VOL. XX.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, AUG. 29,1885.
NO. 35
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A FINE AGRIOtJLTTJBAL OUTLOOK.
As Seen by an Intelligent, Practical
Farmer.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer:
We have had several very heavy rains
in the last few weeks which makes threshing rather tedious. Wheat is turning oat
much better in quantity and qurlity than
was expected at harvest. I have taken
some pains to find out what variety is
. turning out the best, and find that it varies
with the location. In some .sections the
beardless variety yields double that of the
beardy white; in others there is no marked
difference. There is one thing seems to be
definitely settled, that the fly Is more apt
to injure the smooth than the bearded
Just before ripening. -If I were going to
sow on wheat stubble I would much prefer to risk a bearded variety. -
I have heard, of   several  cases of the
crickets.cutting the twine bands, so badly
* ln some instances as to render stacking
ou* of the question without rebinding and
that to where the wheat had only stood in
the*'stock a short time. We have faith'
enough in.yankee iDgenuity tn believo
''^i'. It .will be equal to this .'•i'tiertjiwicy.'
•<fcnd confidently-expect that ere Jong-we
shall have twine made for binding that
wili be unpalatable for crickets or grasshopper, by being passed through a chemical composition. There has been bu't very
-little of the '
,', OATS CROP THRESHED
yet on the "account of rain doming on before they were cured so fficiently to stack or
mow. In manyplaces they are yet in the
shock. The crop, is considered above the
usual average,   its to the _t      ''*>«;
/TORN CROP
the universal answ&btwhen  farmers are
interrogated • as tit the erudition of  their
corn is "splendid, .riever better,i* or tortus
of lik'*-£ ''port.   The truth of the 'matter is
id w^ oave a, favorable fall the
>,..to say the least, will be Im-
• There are msfhy reasons for this.
a, them is that the season has been
y favorable for tilling corn.   Another
.-that  farmers here  and elsewhere are
aking'up to the fact that if they expect a
*op the ground must-be thoroughly prewired before pit*"      _-, and that it is not
e "RirJAia*.**"^'.        ~ t,  but tixft~j*n_-vtxttz'
layi well that pays'." ■'-f—*—""^
f-T HAY THAT WAta* .WADE
"early Is in prime oondition, vETfffvery^
; much of the late made hay is almost
,' worthless. '*.,*" • -.
POTATOES
are about matured. The crop is not considered large but ample for home con-'
sumption. ... .v,
PM>\VIT«VfcifoilWHRAT
is well  advanced, and the soil turn-up
nice and in_li6yr^YVSm-t.-Vlll\-\>_--J_Wr<itstra.
acreage sown. I notice that many of our
farmers are adopting the admirable plan
recommended in a recent article by your
very ablecorrespondent,Mr. Stahl, pulverizing as they go. By the way, Mr. Stahl's
recent articles takes much better with the
farmers than did bis late writings on
"160"Acres Net Enough.'" Well our friend
was a little off on that, as many of onr
overworked, overburdened farmers - and
their wives, especially the latter, are f<*st
fljidtng out.
' PREPARE FOR WINTER.
We may soon expect northern blasts
warning us of the winter that will soon
be here. When it comes we can rest much
easier around our glowing fires, or on our
beds, to know that the domestic animals
in our care are safely sheltered from the
pitiless blasts without. "But," says someone as he replenishes the quid of tobacco
or refills the pipe, "times are so very close,
wheat so low, corn not very good." They
waited and probably went to the show
-when they should have plowed. "And I
will have to postpone building until
times are better." Yes, I know farmers
that have made the same excuse for the
last 25 years, and still the long looked for
better times have not come. The dry
cowa that should have . been driven to the
stables fat and sleek year by year, for the
lack of shelter have had their carcasses
driven out to.the nearest woodss-"Wolf
in., the tall" is what /he owners "say was
the cause. In short ^w-T:; lurplus that
should have gone into the farmer's pockets
had been worse than lost in neglecting to
provide what a little judgment and forethought would have provided. Shelters
,need not ljecessarily be expensive or ornamental.*■"it^iiithlngiuore permanent Jan
be pjrovideVl straw makes excellent temporary sheds, if managed right. Take
your time and cut a fetf erotches and
some poles and build* a platform . around
and on-which toJVack- the straw when
threshing, with an opening if possible *•.
the southeast^ and.yoU. will be astonished
when winter comes,".,to see how snug
stisek.. will look on sT'cold blustery day*
Try;it, brother farmers.    N. B. Hoover.
.Miami Co. .
%<xxo gqrarftwjmt.
BT VINSON CARTER, ESQ., THIS CITY.
If a bachelor dies without a will, and his
parents are dead also, but his brothers and
•"'-iters living, do they get his" property or
does it go to the State T     A Subscriber.
It goes to the brothers and sister?.
Please give us through the Farmer the
law in regard to public ditches. A ditch
passing through this section - -was required
to be -jomplet^byAWe "fall" of '84. One
man fall**-'to"complete his work. The
d;.vcn"ic6mmissioner refuses to be consulted
about the matter.        & Agent.
It is the ditch commissioner's duty to
attend to the completion ofthe ditch. If
he refitses-v-io.do so, then you can sue
him on his bond. ~"v—* J—
Please state the law in regard to horse
detective associations. What authority has
a.constable that is appointed by the county commissioners to make arrests? Could
he arrest suspicious parties without a warrant? A Reader.
Ac officer of a horse detective associa-
UonjRho has been appointed a constable
by the county commissioners, has just the
same power, as any other constable. He
may arrest without warrant if a crime has
actually been committed and there is reasonable ground to believe that the person
arrested is the guilty party.   ;\
If a railroad company condemns right
bf way and runs its track across A's farm,
in a rolling section, where large quantities
of water run off on east side of farm with
every freshet, can they in years afterwards
remove a sluice-way from under the track,
cut  a deep, ditch on  the aide of  track,
through high ridge in center of farm at
place of crossing, run all this surplus of
water back on the west side of A's farm,
where there is no way for it to escape,
without being liable for damages?
C. R. Ij.
The railroad company is liable for damages.
A sold B a tract of land ln this State on
which there is a mortgage of half the
value of the land. A gave Ba written
agreement to have said mortgage removed
by a cortain timo. Time has expired and
mortgage not removed. A lives in Arkansas How shall B proceed to compel
A to lift the mortgage? A gave B a warrantee deed. A is worth some money and
owns real estate iu an adjoining county.
A sold B the land less than one year ago.
A failed to pay the taxes this year. How
will B proceed to get A to pay the taxes?
, F. O. B.
gay off the mortgage and the taxes and
then sue A and attach his land in the
county where his land lies. You had bet-
do it at once, before A sells the land, as in
that case the only remedy would be to sue
hlnf in Arfttnsas.
1. What constitutes a lawful fence.?**
2. Is a barbed wire fence a lawful fence?
3. Can I make a partition ferjoeof barbed
wire, without the oansent of the opposite
party? " ",'   ,'   -  .  '' , '   *
4 -If I n.?.H'ti baJ*bod'rwii% Tbiicn*fi\tbt,
public highway^ am J "responsible If/stock
iu passing along said Toad should get damaged thereon?
5. If sto-'k gets in my fields through partition or outside .fences, what recourse
have I? ' Subscriber.
j 1. A lawful fence is such a fence as will
liirn hogs, si. \pp, cattle, horses, etoi   r"   •
2. Yes.   /'. '/.':'■',
3. Yes. ";  -'.".■ . "    *
4. Np. '-""._ ■• ■    •    -v      , a *   :
5. If your land was inclosed by* ^awful
fence, you can recover <forv the darpage
done. -
A and B bought farms one-half mile
from main road, then they bought 16 feet
of .0,» One-half miles ^north to main
road, 25**years ago, and B, gave road out
south to maTi^oad"one-quarter mlie 22
years ago. Thero was a steep hill nearly
half way in the'road so. tbat they had to go
one or the other way, through A's farm to
get to said road' or through B's ' woods
around said hill, till 10 years, when they
fenced each side of the road up the hill
anS the read has been open ever "'since,
cl«ar through. Has never beeh'worked by
township. Can parties now owning land
shut said road up? What course shall
they take to make ltr a township road ?
J. S,
' The road is a mere private way and the
parties owning the land may close it np if
they desire. It may be made a township
road by petition to the county commissioners.
A and B have adjoining lands. Two
branches of considerable size run through
said lands, B's land being below A's. B
changes one of said branches from its
natural course, running it about 25 rods
along the line of A ; cutting it so near the
line, and n6t making a sufficient channel
to hold the water, that the natural washing has taken /in part of said line, and is
still invading. B also the changes this
branch into the other just below the line,
thns throwing the water of two branches
in a channel only sufficient to convey the
water of one, causing an inundation of A's
land, and damaging and destroying crops;
whereas had it not been for said change
such damage and destruction would not
occur. Can A by law compel B to remove
said branch, or will A sue for damage and
here after hold his peace? J. H. W.
A may sue B for damage and also compel the opening et the' branch in its nat
ural channel  and the closing of the new
channel.
"Washington Letter.
jTrom oar regular correspondent:
Notwithstanding the fact that the President is away summering in the depths of
the woods and the Cabinet is scattered
about generally, the work in all the offices
at the National headquarters goes on
smoothly.
The disporslon of the heads of the Government has not the effect to lessen the
ranks of thoso who are anxious to draw
pay in the humbler walks of office. These
are still here in great numbers and are
urging their claims with great vehemence.
It is said that a mob of them actually invaded the bed chamber of Mr. Lamar, the
Secretary of the Interior, last week, and
although Mr. Lamar is an early riser they
found him with only the drapery of his
couch about him. Stormy timos are predicted next winter, when Congress assembles, and when the office seeker will be
backed by his Congressional Relegation.
Th-wb Is talk that when Congress meets
aild »e appropriations fofthniriaintenance
of the civil service aro bwagTU't-.sidered by
tli.e-H*.(Hsev*t >r^jjjat>-pa»Jf>o*^?u tu"^___t,
tbe salaries of clerks aad othervi«ss«.5
employest It is urged phsit_ Government
employes are ovor-paid ia" cOm'parisoif
with tho same classes'In the employment
of private firms. One reason for tuinking
that the civil service would afl'ord ptOnf^
of good clerks at lower salaries -is th-J fact'
that few ofthc%3a who now*; pass the examinations are unwilling to Be appointed
temporarily as copyists until'vacancies occur among the grades of clerks. EV$ry
vacancy for a copyist is taken by those
who have passed the higher . grade examination, • . ■ ..•:.-"
Whatever* cjianges are made in'tl;*j law,
it is not belioved they will. be of a kind to
please the spoilsmen.*- They hope to .have
the law amended so • that when age'rson
passes the. civil service ' examination he
may receive a certificate to that effect, and
with that in his pocket, he can seek out
his Congressmen, Who stilly after the old
plan, when the spoils doctrine prevailed,
go to the head of a department and say
that he wants his man appointed, provided as he is with a certificate that he. has
passed the civil service examination.
It is said that the Navy is to be overhauled to weed but,shirks and sinecures.
The Naval officers who have'frisked so
gaily in the saloons of Washington, occupied the front seats at tbe opera, and
been so much admired in. the fashionable
promenades of . the city will be sent out
upon the rough sea. Poor fellows, it will
make some of them very sick. - Onr Navy
is top-heavy with officers, and all sorts of
places have to be devised in order to give
them something to do. The serviceable
vessels are only 39 in number -while there
are over 1,400 Naval' officers of all ranks
from ensigns to admirals. If the United
States Navy had four times its present
number of war ships it would not lack'for
full quotas of officers to command them.
The Marion County Agricultural and
Horticultural Society will hold its next
regular meeting on the premises of Shep-
ley Fry, in Franklin Tp., abont nine miles
southeast of the city, on Saturday, August
29, at 10 a. m. Tho'fe will be an address by
N. H., Albaugh, Vice President of the
Montgomery County Horticultural Society of Ohio. Subject: "DcTes Fruit
Growing Pay?"