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VOL. XVII.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, DEC. 23, 1882.
NO. 52.
FOll HAkE.
F
OR SALE—Che-ter  White piss at *10 each.   Address P. D. SHRAPER, Jerome, Ind.
F
OR HALE—Farm, 50 »«res near Martinsv111e,lnd.
Address J. M. ST. JOHN, Franklin, Ind.
FOR SALE—FARMS-Of every variety of description and price.  STUART A HOSS, Kokomo,
Indiana.
FOR SA LE—Chester "Whites, extra boars and sows
ready for service.' Address E. R. MOODY, Em-
Inense.Ky.
FOR SALE—Two high-grade Short-horn calves. Ti
blond.   For particulars, address O. W. ALLEN,
Box 21, Dana, Ind.
FOR SALE—A choice lot of  pure Poland  China
plg*i, of  elthirsex and eli-lblefor record.   Address 8. C. I OY, Mauds, Ohio.
f*.OB 6AI.E— Jersey cows from two to seven years
Prices reasonable. Correspondence sotic-
~. COWAN, oxford, O.
FOB SA1.B-
t(j.   Prlc
lted.   C. C.C0
F<  j^/JsE— A select lot ot lmpor'ed Ojlord-down
fves all in lamb by an imported ram.   For price
ad<* s\__ a. M. t ARR, Salem, Ohio.	
T/pRSALE— A good farm ot  125 acres, tb'ee miles
aT/ southwest of Mishawaka. St. Joseph   Co., Ind.
ddress JERE BEC'HEH, MIshawaka, Ind.
FORSALE—Poland China boar. Butler 2d. No. 10CT,
C. P. C. R. Sure breeder. Terms reasonable.
Address DAVIS * FRAIZER, Mooreland, Henry
Co., Ind.
FOR SA LE—Light Brahma cockerels. Pekin dneks
and Bronze turkeys Cheap if taken in the next
80 days. Of the best strains In the State. C. ADAMS,
SV Louis Crossing.
FOR SALE—Thoroughbred Jersey Bed Pigs—A
few boars ready for service, and a finelot of fall
pies for sale cheap. W. W. NOBLE, LaGrange, Lorain county, Ohio.
FOB SALE—Pedigreed Short Horn cattle and Poland China hogs, over 15 years a breeder. Please
tate abont what you want and address L. H. AIK
MAN, Box 21, Dana, Vermillion Co., Ind
FOR 8 A LE—One pair of my prise Plymouth Rocfes,
ten pair fine Toulouse geese, five pair Brents
tnrt eys, and want pair of trained ferretts and trained
bird dog.  SID CONGER, Flat Rock, Shelby Co.,lnd.
FORSALE— Cheap, thorough Poland China sows
from recorded picnium stock, bred to our prehears. Also, stmie'rine Bronze turkeys and Plymouth
Rocfc cockerels.   Address J M.DYE.Northfield.Ina.
TTIOR SALE—A farm of HO acre}, 1 mile west of El-
*Ju letsvllle, Monroe county Good limestone soil.
' Plenty of water and timber. Moderate improvements. Writ*for panieul.rs. J: B. KIRBY, Ellets
ville. Ind.
FOR SA LE— Fancy fowls. Bronze turkeys, Embden
geese, Rouen and I'ekin < ucks. Light Brahmas^
Partiltigeand White Cochins, and Brown Leghorns.
Address T. W. * S. F. SMILEY, Portland Mills,
Parke Co , Ind. |
Tj>OR SALE—I have a few mole first-class pigs for
V sale of both sex, (hey are the'feet of Legal Ten
der. No. l''19.?>d Vol. Ceniial He** i>.vi.-..,^rwin
" ■'*     " '    '    ' , _—*Jre*>s R
%mt Jftacli.
Barclay, Moon <tSoji, Jerome, Ind.,
have sold their fine yearling sow,
Llzz'e 8216, C. P. C. R , to Randolph, Bros.,
Fillmore, Putnam Co/, Ind.,at ahandsome
price.
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Ths annual meeting of the Indiana
W.-tol Growers' Association will be beld
at the State Biard of Agriculture r *oms,
this city, beginning February 1st, instead
of January 4,1883.
Barley is used chiefly for making pork
in England. All the small grains except
wbeat are used in Canada. In New England, potatoes and other vegetables are
largely used with corn.   .
A correspondent sdvises piercing the
ears of jumping sheep, passing a twine
cord through them and ' tying them back
over the head. He says that" he has used
this remedy effectually.
Ii. H. Airman, Dana, Ind., has recently
s *ld a Short-horn oow, and fine Poland
China sow to T. J. Groves, Tippecanoe Co.,
Ind., and considerable other fine stock to
other breeders in this and other .".tates.
. Experiment stations in Germany have
demonstrated that a 1,200 horses eits to 25
26 pounds of hay per day when no other
food is given, but when fed grain also they
e*t but 20 to 23 pounds of hay when at
work.
VChlna pigs; sired
f and other boars;
\iuth Rock coefc-
V.AY   MOON  <fc
/acres in Morgan
fesvllle. Dwelfing
und intbuildings;
\ ddress JOHN A.
My, Ind.
Mire "Duke oi York'
ind chicks, also trios
':s, 1 trio Buff Cochins
jes low.  Satisfaction
HLEi , Mltr, led. eow
Poland China pigs . from
igistered stocs.   Young
m  took first and  second
fair 011881.   Special rates
oular and  prices,  stating
lOMAS, Rushville, Ind.
F
stock
ThlsU
aregla
able In
dlana.
IjtOB S.
Jt?    eithc
best stralnr
arms!—In Howard, Miami,
Jlinton counties.  Also No. 1
Jasper and Pulaski counties.
ining country In Indiana.   We
l Is to all seeking homes or proflt-
i STUART A HOSS, Kokomo, In-
joice lot of Poland China pigs of
cended from a h< rd of the very
_      ffcave been produced and mostly sired
by the]ustlyViair!brated hdi, Star of  the West" No.
535, Vol. 1, C. f*yjJ. Record, all eligible for eitherrecord.
...       _■ .. -JYgyjSAjJ ciermont, Indiana. Marion
FOR SALE—A crKoire lot of Poland China pigs, of
either sex, fromxihe most popular families, all
elligible to record, beiijig sired h> "star of the West,"
'Tom Corwin, 2d,:* "fAive or Take" and other good
breeders. Tairs furnisr\ied not related. Sowsbred
and safe in pig before shipment, lf desired. Address
W. O. REVEAL, ClerniontXMarion county, Ind.   *
FORSAI.E—One % Jersey. \ow, calf two months
old; price £75. Five H Uj\Ji heifers, three in
calf; price from fto to $60. Five thoroughbred unrest
istered heifers, all solid colors wi\th black points, all
in calf, some springing now; priccte from Jb5 to $125.
Twenty Poland China pits Irom \ registered stock,
three months old; price fl2each, $£>,'2 per pair. Address WILLIAM BAKER. No. th Ma*..dison, lna.
FOR 8 ALE—Garc en farms at half iVrice. 15 acred
nnderdrained, rich land; t rick houa.«e of 9 rooms;
running wattr; terms fpSOO cash, ?8iio liij 3 years. 47
acres in two pieces, with * rehard on each; \ good barn
and small honse on one piece; terms, ftl,50l>**.down and
♦1,450 on time. All within four miles of vine city,
northwest. Inquire at first toll gate on the L^f fayette
road. Apply at once. E. CHURCHILL, 417 iNidlana
avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
ItllHC'EliLANCOC*-*.
I PATENTS S'CURED— H. X. JOHNSON & CO.,
Patent Agents, Washington, D.C.   References;
on. J. A. Logan, Hon. W. B. Allison.   Send for clrcnlar.
SENT ON TRIAL.—Oar Cattle Pump waters all
kinds of stock perfectly wit', out attention, hand,
or wind. Simple, durable, and cheap. Equals any
windmill. Send for circular. Agents wanted. E. B.
TAYLOR <6 CO.. Indianapolis. Ind.
SEND "for standard Light and Dark Brahmas,
Plymouth Rocks.Brown Leghorns, Pekin ducks
and Toulouse geese. Also a choice lot of Poland
China pigs for sale, of either sex. Satisfaction guar-
anteea. No circulars sent out. Write for what you
want. Address B. W. HARVEY, Bloomingdale, Ind.
VETERINARY INFIRM ARY—pr. Navin, V. 8.,
has secured as partner, Dr. M. J. Treacy, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.Lon-
don, England, and Fellow of the Royal Veterinary
Medical Society, Edinburg, Scotland, a surgeon ot
ten years professional experience. Hospital and
offlce, 31 Kentucky avenue. Telephone connection.
Horses, cattle and dogs scientifically treated. Residence; 76 North Mississippi street.
WANTED.
WANTED—Pictures Enlarged, Oil Painting at
photograph   prices.   Agents wanted.   SNYDER A CO., 19 Baldwin Block, Indlanapoll3.
WANTED—We want an agent in every township
between this and the Holidays to take orders
for onr splendid list of new b^oks, fcibles.Albumsand
Cyclopedias. Prlcelist.descriptivecirculars andsam-
ple pages sent to any address, trek, on application
to J. M. OLCOTT, Indianapolis, Ind.
Ninety-three thousand acres have been
planted under the new arboriculture act
in Kansas. Preference is given to the
oottonwood tree because of- its rapid
growth.
Ebert Hammack, a   five-year-old boy of
Vincennes is a musical prodigy.   He plays
than forty  ordinary  selections of
Mrch music on the organ  or piano, givT
[^ to each an expression  and a technical
' atment  quite surprising.   He  is a son
■ it Biptist minister.
A shepherd in S roth Australia declares
that Canada thistles furnish more and better food for sheep during a protracted
drouth than any plant tty.t^n.ws. ,Th>
"duwer burth aro'eattn by la^ja'us' in preffei-
3nee to any kind Oi grass. That may do
iu Australia, but not here. . ■ '.-
About one-third of tke Veef used in
Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore is
now shipped in refrigeratirtr&insdressed,
and has resulted in a considerable reduc-
tipn in prices. In one week of November
20,000 pounds of Chicago dressed beef was
sold in "Washington, D. C.
Late experiments in feeding hogs have
shown that two bushels of oats are worth
as much as one bushel of oorn for mak-.
ing pork. " In many parts of the country
it is easier to raise two bushels of oats
than one bushel of corn. The cost of
threshing the oats is less than that of husking the corn. T.> produce the best "results
the oats should be ground before they are
fed. They will be readily eaten and digested, however, if they are soaked in milk
or waler.
A Nebraska paper says Ed ward Blewett
of Freemont, is bringing into the State
48,000 Oregon sheep, that in their present
oondition will average 115 p^ uads in
weight. A part of the uumter he proposes
to make fat on Nebraska corn. Last year
he put 40 pounds per head on a lot of
wethers, and thinks he cau do equally aa
•well again. The magnitude of his operation is calculated to make our Eastern
shepherds start. It has not been many
years since Mr. Blewett was a penniless
boy,' wandering through Nebraska in
search of something to do, and he evidently found it.
ment of that country has expressad its
willingness to p^y their expenses.
THE COUNCIL OFTHE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF F.NGLANr>
at their meeting on the 1st of November
chose six of their members, Lord Vernow,
Ludbury Hall at their head, to represent
Eagland at the exhibition and to promote
the interests of English breeders. As regards France, tbe Minister d' Agriculture
has taken it in band himself, to induce the
French farmers to take part, and the Consul General in Hunburg, Count de Unn
de Saint Bidier takes great interest in the
exhibition. Russian farmers have already
siguified their intention to send horses to
the show, and Atnericm papers are warmly recommending it t > the farmers of that
o mntry.
From all these'particulars which we have
gathered, it seems ceitain that it is a grand
work which has been taken in hand by a
number of citizens of the old Hansi Town
and deserves tbe greatest praise, as they
are doing it at their own risk, for we have
not heard that the government is going to
support them with funds. The risk is a
very large on e to-*, for the budget is 500,000
m.(£25,000) which is only to be covered by
r.mt and entrance-fees, which latter very
much depends on good weather. Let us
h>>pe therefore that tbe International Agricultural Cattle Show in Hamburg may
be favored with real Queens weather.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Three years ago I bought of W. C. William*, Knightstown, Ind., a thoroughbred
Poland China boar pig. I kept him until
last fall, sold him to Mr. Hottle, of Washington county, Ind. He wag ,«'.M last
week at Ne*v Albanystock y&\- ^vs'^Ying
675 pounds. That hoe was 'W-'''","' stock
hot; that, jjcs been in this p.rt of tho State.
Palmyra, Ind. C. E^ Taylor.
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Editors Indiana Farmer;
The five sheep I bought at the State fair,
of Mr. W. T. Woodford & Son, Paris, Ky.,
are doing well. I believe this'to be one of
the best breeds of Cotswbld sheep in the
country; I believe that I know what good
sheep are, as Ihave had50yearsex*perience
with them. Now is the time to feed your
mangold wurzel and rut* bagas among
your dry feed, if you want good wool and
plenty of it. H. T. Adams.
Cass Co., Ind.
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Corn and Pork
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will you please tell me how much pork
a bushel of corn will make? A. B.
Spencer Co., Ind.
'This of course depends on the quality
and breed of hogs, as well as upon their
oondition and state of maturity when fed.
It has been found by repeated experiments
that in feeding well bred hogs in fair condition to fatten, that one bushel of corn
fed in the ear will make twelve pounds of
p>rk. .
 «  m  '	
Poland Chinas
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Stock never yas in finer'condition than
at present, and sales have been good this
season. We have shipped stock to Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,
Wisconsin, Kentucky, Ga^rgia and Michigan. We shall breed about 25 sows for
next season, and use such noted boars as
"Little Tom," "Wide Awake," "Royal
C >mmander" and Royal Gem."
Wallace & Andrews.
Butler Co., Ohio.
THE IHTEENATIOHAL AGBICTJLTTJEAI.
CATTLE SHOW.
This show which will take place in Ham-
trg, Germany, in July, 1883, promises to
beco\me a very extensive one.   The board
of management in forming  the programs
of the £*"jXhlbitinn,have taken into .consideration th§M*iflerent suggestions which have
been supplied from agricultural societies,
in Germany^, and other countries, as well
as from greatc,private breeders, and having
in this waygiv^en generalsati.i-"*Hnn,have
received BuppoiL.:l from  all par.s  .ru^r.
many.   Some douo*ta whioh have been impressed by GermaniWlf-bloodhorsebreea-
ers, have b«?en removf^d through an alteration in tbe programs.    NVcry favorably h»s
that part  of the  prograunns been received
by tho breeders of horses antJi cattle, which
enables the jury to  award  pirizes, which
have originally beenintendfdloqrone kind
of cattle, to  another of which th?ere  may
be a greater number.   At a meetinjVof the
Eist Pussian Horse Breeders,  which^ook
place in Insterhurg,   on the 28th  of dScto-
ber it was resolved to send   East Prussia
horses  to the'exhibition. 'The  breeders
from all parts of Germany, north  as well
as south, have signified their intention to'
send their cattle to*the  exhibition.   But
not only'in Germany, but  also  in other
countries the exhibition is  receiving particular attention.   Committees have beeu
formed  in England,  Austria,   Hungary,
Belgium, Holland and Sweden,etc.,to promote the interests of the exhibition.   The
breeders of Switzerland are going to send
their produce collectedly and   the govern-
Coneiders it Oood.
Editors Indiana Fanner: •
We oonsider the Indiana Farmer one
of the best papers ti advertise in we have
ever tried. It sold pigs for us all over this
State, also over Ohio and Hlinois. We
have lately purchased the young boar,
Y.iung Success, of J. Cunningham, for
which we paid $72. He was bred by E.
R. & J. M. Klever, of Bloomingburg, Ohio;
is o-ie of the best in the State.
PlTZBR & GWINN.
Howard Co., Ind.'
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Ht»Tg*an Horses.
Edit<ir» l  ill*"*. Farmer:
I 8,w n   v rv interesting article in the
last  issue  «.,!   i >* •   Farmer  on  Morgan
Horses.   I think t>ui!h articles will interest
most farmers and breedfi -..   I was  raised
in Vermont, in   one of the counties most
noted for  that race, of  horses, and   have
been breeding and handling them for the
past 27 years, and could  give some of my
experience with them.   I have been keeping Morgan Stallions since the first  pur-
jhas(\ln Vermont, in 1855.   I think if there
isiS»any breed of stock  of any kind   in this
counlKry that should be  perpetuated, it is
the MoSrgan family of horses.
MoHeSLy Co., 111. N. S. C.
will preserve meat sweet and from flies
for a year or more. Pork from hogs killed
in early winter may be preserved fresh for
co.iking the follv wing spring and summsr
by first putting it in brine for eight or ten
days, or sufficiently salted to be palatable.
Then cut it into slices as for the table; fry
it about half as much as for eating and
then pack in jars, pouring the melted
greise over it. Properly civer and set
away in a co .1 place, as lard is kept. When
warm weather co tries, and fresh "meats are
desirable take out the slices as needed, and
finish frying them. They will be found
to be fresh and as good to eat as pork can
be!, the lard having kept them sweet and
prire. / ■	
.       The Fluke Rot in Sheep
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Professor Garside of the R-vyal Agricultural College, Cirencester, England, has
published a letter in which he treats of
thi beneficial action of salt administered
in bases of fluke disease in sheep.
j / Hog to the piperon the subject read
be! / j the Devonshire Chamber of agriculture at Exeter by Mr. Heath, the veterinary inspector for that county,he supplement? that gentleman's statements by asserting, that the administration of salt has
bedn rscommended for centuries as -a
meansof pre venting the disease, and quotes
a direction given in 1587 by Leonard
Mascali, chief farrier to King James, in
which salt, in conjunction with bran, was
recommended as a preventive remedy
agsanst the rot.
T4ie use of the remedy has often been
urgpd by veterinarians, and especiilly by
Prc'essor Simonds, ex-principal of the
ItoUil Veteiinary C.dlege, who read an es-
•V <a ''ho R,1**j°uf bufoif the "Royal Asn-
c.i./jrai'Society in 1SG>a Tic Icot-arc \:0z
pul«.ishedin the Society's Journal, and
alsclas a pamphlet, and was republished
by the council of the society during the
outbreak of sheep rot in Eagland in 1879
aridp880. When speaking of the treatment
of tue disease. Professor Simonds In-
siiit.ed\ripon two essential points,viz.: that
a liberal supply of manger food, such as
crushe4 corn, oats, peas, beans, etc., should
be administered; and i-econdly that with
it should be combined medicinal agents
possessing tonic and anthelmintic properties, Ho selected common salt and sulphate ot iron as the two bast agents. The
following was the formula he furnished:
Take of fine\y ground oilcake (linseed) and
pea-meal, 1 bushel each, ditto salt and aniseed 4 lbs;, ditto snlphttfe of iron lib.
Each sheep totreceive half a pint daily. In
dealing with the prevention ot rot, Professor Simonds urged that in very wet
seasons the administration of the medicine
should be commenced in June, if not in
July, and continued to the end of October.
He deemed it advisable however, to reduce
the dose of salt as contained in the above
formula one-half, by adding one bushel ef
crushedpats and another of crashed maize.
This would bring the dose of salt to a
quarter of an ounce, the exact quantity
that Mr. Heath, gave. Professor Garside
points out that&t is essential that the dose
of salt should be carefully regulated, as in
large doses it is exceedingly dangerous.
In conclusion the Professor alludes to the
researches conducted by Mr. Thomas,
Professor Rolleston's assistant, who has
succeeded in tracing the whole history of
the young fluke, and has found that its
early stages are passed within the body of
a small fresh-water mollusc—the IAnnceus
truncatulus of naturalists. A.
ful three  times daily,
one beast.
The  above  is for
Will you be kind enough to till roe
through*the Earmer, what ails my mare;
about six weeks ago she had a very severe
cold but is now over that; when she turns
around it is with seeming great pain, and
it appears like it is in her loin; appears
something like a hog with kidney worm;
she eats heartily of grass but will not touch
grain. J. M.
%If yonr mare's loins are affected blister
severely; nse cantharides.lounce; spirits
of turpentine one pint; rub in well with
the hand, once daily, for a few days or
until quite  sore; then   grease with   lard.
Give her one teaspoonful of ground niter,
once daily until she passes water freely.
. I have a mare tbat has something on her
jaw; it looks some like a wart; I have noticed it for a long time; it was about as
large as my thumb on the l»rge part of the
jaw, about six months ago; it inflamed
and she scratched it till it bled, from that
on it commenced to enlarge to the size of a
man's fist. Continues raw and bleeds
some, is of a seedy appearance.
W. D. II.
Take arsenic acid, and apply it to the
tumor once daily while it is absorbed, say
for four to six days, then let it alone until
a portion falls off; then If not all gone, repeat. Do not be alarmed'at it swelling, it
will all go down. Or.outitoff and cauterize
its base.
Postal'Qas'd CoxTeapondenceo
IN OIAKA.
Parke Co.—Corn crop good. Wheat
spotted by the fly. Hogs are dyingrapidly
from cholera.   Stock othjrvfisetloinr-wrli.
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Steuben Co.—Crops all good and condition of winter wheat first-rate. Young
cattle scarce and high. Stock generally
looking well. .  E. S. E.
Knox Co.—The early sown wheat here
was damaged some by fly, but late sown
looks well. Stock in fine condition, and
prices good. Farmers are in good condition in all their affairs. . C. E. R.
WISCONSIN.
Racine Co.—Fall work about done.
Hay crop being rapidly sold. Stock scarce.
But little sicknesa in this section.
G. H. H.
tion. Grain is selling at remunerative
prices. Live stock high. Land worth $50
to $60 per acre. AV. 8. M.
Oil UK
Fulton Co.—Corn yielded 35 bushels
peracre. Wheat a good crop, held at fl;
large acreage sown, and looking first-rate.
Hogs plenty; cattle scarce; sheep light.
W. M.
Delaware Co.—Wheat looking finely.
Corn produced a fair crop, potatoes not
more than one-half. Fruit was a failure.
Stock in fair supply and In excellent condition.   Labor commands fair wages.
E. M. E.
Warrbn Co.—Wheat is looking well.
Grain brings fair prices. Apples are
worth fl per bushel; potatoes 50c; barley
60c to 70«. Hcgs sell for $5 50 to ?0 per
cwt.; caltie $4. Hay brings $10 per ton^iij
the mow. G. W. 8.
Montgomery Co.—Wheat and corn good
crops; oats poor; barley badly damaged by
army worms. Fruit less plentiful than
usual. Tobacco, one of our principal products, yielded but half a crop this season.
M. D. S.
* NERRASKA.
Nemaha Co.—Corn yielded 40 to 60
bushels per acre, and sells at 30 cents per
bushel. Barley plentiful. Potatoes worth
25 cents. Hogs are worth 5c to Be a pound;
cattle $20 to $30 per head. G. W. D.
Butler Co.—Crops good except in hail
district. Corn will average from 30 to 75
bushels per acre, wheat 18, oats 60, Potatoes plentiful. Corn is worth 30c, whoa*.
C5c, cats 25c, potatoes 20c. Land eells'T^r
$10 to $25 per acre. Stf'k ingo(*d deraa:*\.
W»«j«*4f»!*.' '    . A.?*>J.'B
Seward CO.*—Corn r "'>oun;Vful crop anl» '
about all gathered ; sells at SOc per bushel.
But little wheat raised in this section.
Oats, timothy, flax and rye are staples.
Stcck plenty, but selling at fair prices.
Land is on the rise;'work $15 to $25 per
acre. A. E. B.
Richardson Co.—Wheat and rye looking well. Cropsgeneraliy have been good.
Wheat is worth about 70o per bushel.
Land sells at $25 to $40 peracre with plenty
of buyers. Cattle selling at fair prices.
Farm labor is worth about $20 per month.
Health exceptionally good. I. S. P.
HA.KOTA.
Spink Co.—Wheat threshing con tinned
late in the fall. Wheat, corn,oats, barley,
flax and potatoes gave good crops. Land
worth $5 to $15 per acre. Live stock in demand. Labor of all kinds receives good
pay. This is a first-rate place for young
men who want to "grow up with the coun-
try." J. R, T.
TENNESSEE.
Blount Co.—Crops generally good.
Oats damaged by rust. Stock scarce at
high prices. Lands advancing in price.
Heath excellent. F. M. W.
Campbell Co.—Farmers in this section
are rather behind the times. Their habit
of planting nothing but corn, wheat and
oats, year after year, upon worn out and
unfertilized land has resulted in greatly
reducing its value. "Valley lands rate at
$50 to $40 per acre. Farm hands are paid
$10 to $15 per month. Live stock generally low. Tbe great need of our section is
a railroad to develop our mining and
timber resources. J. H. C,
mmvvi.
Meat Sweet.
to keep smoked
and  good  until
J. N. A.
Ke
Kdltors Indiana
Will you please
and pickled meat
next fall.
This can  be done  by pacHMjag  smoked
meat in pounded charcoal.   The^i^iarcoal
1. I have a colt with a number of small
warts on his upper lip and nose; should
they be removed? If so, please give a
remedy.
2. Will blind or wolf teeth hurt a colt in
any direction. W. R. R.
1. Ot course, cauterize the warts using a
dull heat.
2. Wolf teeth never do the least injury
to either mouth or eyes.
"I have a mare that has a crack in the
frog of her fore foot, running from the
point of Ihe frog in front, back to the hair
at top of hoof; fully one inch deep. What
own I do to cure it? A. C. M.
If I' understand your pathology,. your
mare has a thrush, if so, it has quite an'offensive smell; take and cut away the sides
of the fissure and pour in muriatic acid
twice weekly, and keep it clean. It is the
result of either filth or contraction. If
contraction, spread the foot; if f?ltb,clean-
liness is indispensable.
Please tell me what ails my cows. They
get dizzy and staggeraround like a drunk-
enjrian and soon die. I had three taken
that way and I used the following treatment: Applied turpentine and coal oil
and gave them salts and ..sulphur. This
seemed to help them and saved thebdance
of my cows. E. K.
Take poilophyllin, one oupce; four of
sulphur; bjoodroot, pnlverizea niter,blaek
antimony,lsulphate of iroD, of **ich, two
ounces; ginger four.   Dose, one teaspoon
•VEST VIHUINIA.
Brooke Co.—Corn good, oats , light, hay
first-class. Winter wheat looks well.
Hogs have fallen in price from 7*4cto 5J4c.
Sheep growing is the principal business
here. Land well timbered; pastures good
and well watered. C. N. B.
Wetzel Co.—The country here is rough
and hilly, and covered with valuable timber, such as oak, cheistnut, poplar, eto.
Wheat and corn produced good crops; oats
failed almost entirely. Tobacco crop good.
Land cheap and greatly in need of buyers.
J. M. N.
II IJfcOIH,
McHenry Co.—Fanning interests here
are in excellent condition. Dairyingtakes
the lead. -Stock of all kinds good. Labor
high. Crops not as good as usual, with
the exception of wheat. Plenty of stock
and plenty of feed. Farmers here will
winter all the stock they can manage and
sell in the spring or fall. S. P. S.
Scott Co.—Corn yield light. Winter
wheat In good- condition; an Increased
acreage sown. Hogs rather scarce. Land
worth $50 to $75 per acre. J. H. P.
Piatt Co.—Large acreage of wheat sown
and in good growing condition. Grain
crops good. Potatoes rather scarce. Cattle in gocd fix for wintering. Hogs
healthy bnt not fat. Labor worth about
$20 per month. M. C.
Ed«ar Co.—Local agricultural interests
are prosperous.   Corn is mostly cribbed:
I crop gocd.   Wheat is in first-class condi-
Sorghum Manufacture in Illinois.
The manufacture of sugar from sorghum
in Central Illinois is meeting  with  more
snccfFs than the fiiends of the  enterprise
expected.   The work is done after Louisiana methods, heavy crushers and all the
improvements in use in the  South  being
employed.   The sugar is said to be  equal
to open-pan New Orleans.   The raw sugar
sells for eight cents per pound by the ton,
and at a little over nine  cents  at  retail.
"B.'F. J." writes that the machinery  and
the process are both successful, but rather
lees sugar is found in the cane  than   was
hoped for, and the bulk of the product will
be a good article of sorghum syrup weighing 11 pounds to the gallon.   If the frosts
do not injure it there will be cane enough
to make 500 barrels or 25,#0O gallons.   Tho
cane, after taking off the leaves and  seed
heads, is placed  upon  a  moving  apron,
which carries it to a set of three rollers, 24
inches indiameterandfourfeetlong.   Tho
pTet-sure is sufficient to extract a large per
cent, of juice.   The cane then moves on to
another set of rollers sprinkled beforehand
with hot water to dissolve the sugar.   After
the second squeezing the bagar-se is nearly
dry enough to burn.   The juice is  heated
in tanks defecated with lime of milk, then
skimmed and boiled in another tank to250
Baun e.   It is then filtered and reduced to
syrup weighing 11 pounds to  the gallon.
For conversion into sugar the syrup is run
into tanks on wheels and put  in a  room
where a high temperature  Is maintained
while granulation continues. The company
pays $2 per ton for the cane stripped   and
delivered.   They expect to make glucose
out of the seed.   Tbe first batch of the me-
lado or the concentrated  juice  from   the
vacuum pan of 7,000 pounds, proved after
all to be much richer in cane  sugar  than
the chemists expected, promising to yield
3,000 pounds of raw sugar and 4,000 pounds
of syrup.   The proprietors of the mill  are
confident of a favorable result.   The  correspondent adds:   Tbe profitable outcome
this year is still in doubt, and will be  for
some weeks. Nevertheless, i f half a suceexs
can be made with sorghum under the dis-
anvantageg of 17 inches of rain-fall  and a
mean summer temperature of 70  degree**.,
there is little doubt that the  manufacture
of sugar frcm sorghum will in timodevol-
op into a great  industry.—Cbicugo Tribune.
There was a paper called Wfrd« d'.iritf a
very good business in a Mlxsomj town,
UDtil a man started a rival *-li»«t which he
christened Action*. It kneckfd tho <-»tli<*r
fellow fky-bigh, because Actions speak
louder than Words.
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