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VOL. XXX.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JUNE 1, 1895.
NO. 22.
%&vo gjcpartmctit
P. dying all his real estate was left to his
only ahild, M., she being married a number of yours before. A few years later M.
dies without children. M. has been dead
ten years or more, her husband having had
the use of the farm ever since her death.
Now he (her husband) has died. Where
does the property go? To the husband's
heirs or M.'s heirs. W. W. 8.
It goes to the husband's heirs.
When bonds are sold to build a free pike
and the pike is built for less (several hundred dollars less) than amount of the
bonds, bave the farmers any ohance for a
rebate  on  their  pike  tax?    Answer  in
FABMER. A. W. S.
Tacoma.
There is no provision for a rebate.
A rents B his farm for two years. Has
A or the heirs a right to trespass on said
farm, or cau B prohibit them from comic g
on the farm, or renting a tenant house to
outside parties that is on the farm; there
being no written contract.
A Subscbibeb.
The landlord has no right to tresspass
on the land during the tenants lease. He
has no right to rent a tenant house, unless
the house has been reserved from the
lease. A verbal lease for less than three
years is valid.
The New Cutworm.
Editobs Indiana Farmer:
I send you by current mail a box ot
worms, taken from our olover field, for
recognition. Some say they are cut worms,
while others say they are the army worm.
They have taken everything before them.
Whole fields of clover, oats, corn, potatoes, onions, etc , are taken. Two dozen
are often found around one onion. They
have destroyed at least half of the above
crops in Martin county. How long will
they likely stay? Where did they come
from?
We had a light frost Saturday night and
hail Monday eve. This morning thermometer registered 24° and ice is one-
eighth inch on water standing in vessel.
WUI doubtless kill the whea', as it ia
heading out in many fields.
Martin Co., May 14th. L. C. Fish.
—It is no doubt the cutworm, new in
this State, desoribed by Prof. Troop, on
the first page of last week's Farmer
Where they oame from it is hard to tell.
Potato Saed Balls,
Editobs Indiana Fabmeb:
In the Farmer of May llth you somewhat doubt the statement of H. 8. B in
regard to potato vines haviDg no seed ball
Nevertheless some varieties do not even
bloom like they used to. This 1b true. I
have noticed it for several years. Some 15
or 20 years ago our potato patches were
nearly white with blossoms all over, resembling much a patch of buckwheat; now
there are only a tew blossoms to be seen.
We boys used to gather those seed balls by
the dozen to play marble. with. Nowa
days you can't find enongh to make up a
game. I have noticed, too, that those
blooming have |a darker, greener foliage,
and are more vigorous ln growth than others and at digging time have found some
hills (a very few though) with larger, finer
and more uniform sized tubes. I really
believe these liae tubers are from those
that formed seed balls. I am going to
mark those blooming this year, and will
plant them alone next spring, just for an
experiment. J. H.
Yorkville, Dearborn Co.
—We have to acknowledge that we do
not recollect seeing blossoms or balls on
potato vines of recent years, but do not
know how to account for their absence
The vines seem to be at vigorous as in
former years, and the same varieties are
still grown. The seasons have changed
only in being more drouthy. Perhaps
Prof. Coulter, ol Purdue, can explain the
mystery.
CSJumj and Jumtrcvs.
Please inform me through your paper
where I can get employment in some bake
shop. I have been working at the trade
over a year with a first class baker.     K.
Kosciuisko Co.
Write to Parrott <fc Nickum, this city.
Please give me advice in next week's
paper about sowing millet on following described ground; An old pond that is
drained. Soli ls very deep. Vegetables
mould; does not burn out like a button
wood pond. Raises fine corn when frost
don't catch it, as it has for two years Will
millet do well on such soil? If bo, when
and how much per acre should be sown?
Russlavllle. It J
Millet would yield immensely on such
land, if not too dry to germinate the seed
Sow in June or first of July, one to one
and a quarter bushels.
Will some one who 1b successful In raising yonng turkeys tell me how to care
and prevent tbem from drooping and being drowsy. Mine get droopy and die In
half a day. A cure or a preventive will
be very thankfully received. I have lost
over thirty, and have over 75 eggs sitting.
I have the broDzs breed. I have been trying Mrs Jones' plan of Randolph county,
aad have been very successful with my
ohickens. Many thanks, Mrs .I An early
reply will be gratefully received. Success
to the Fabmeb. Mrs E. B.
Examine them for lioe, and if found
treat them with kerosene and lard, rubbing it over the head and under the wings. I
It has been too dry for roup, but don't let
them run out in the dewy grass In the
early morning. Keep them in till 8 o'clock.
gftje Ifatro.
Postal Oard Correspondence.
Carroll Co , May 21.—We had quite a
severe frost last night. It hit my potatoes,
grape vines and oorn quite badly. I don't
think there will be a quarter of a crop of
wheat ln this township The tly is eating
lt up. Corn is doing very poorly; loo
oold and dry and the cutworms are very
bad. J. I.. B.
LaPortb Co., May 21.—Hard frosts on
May 20, 21 and 22 killed corn, potatoes,
garden stuff*, grapes, strawberries, etc;
garden looks very bad; wheat will be
about one half a crop; apples, pears and
cherries all right yet; old wheat up now to
75 cents; oats small and weak; grass mostly light. Mrs. B. A. Davis.
Dubois Co,, May 20th.—Wheat is in very
bad condition in this oounty; full of Mies
and falling down, and now hus got the
rust on it besides; don't think will make
' _ orop; oorn not muoh planted yet on account of cutworms; what little is planted
Is cut off by worm and frris-; potatoes are
In the same fix; clover all cut off; grass
looks fair. H. D.
tSettcvitl Jt cxos.
Big Strawberries.
Editobs Indiana Farmeb:
As unfavorable as has the season been
thus far for strawberries, I have some of
the finest I ever saw, that I don't think
can be beat anywhere. Thirty- six berries
ot the Cumberland and Bubach varieties
fill a quart box heaped up. Who can beat
lt? I think these berries would make a
good cross. Henry Baker.
Worthington.
—The samples you sent us are immense.
—Eds.
Poor   Proseect   for  Wheat  in  Decatur
County.
Editobs Indiana Fabmeb:
Hessian fly; chinch bug and a ltworms,
cold waves and general discouragement
for the agriculturist.
The outworm has proven himself too
numerous to mention, and all have taken
lt as a matter of course and let tbem cut.
Second planting of oorn will open up ln
fall blast next week, or about the 25th.
While I have noticed a great deal in regard to the above named pest in our State
and county papers I have not as yet noticed any report of the serious damage
done the wheat by the Hessian fly and
Chinoh bug. It was considered even to as
late a date as the Sth of this month that
we would have 75 per cent of a wheat crop,
but to-day the 16th, 10 per cent will prove
a high estimation if the condition remains
half as bad. The larger and more vigorous growth is falling very fast; the
smaller Is literally alive with the eggs, and
just hatched. With this condition many
express themselves aa not intending to
runout the machines. O.hers are examining the stand of olover, and will plow
up and plant to corn. Hundreds of
acres ln this, Jackson township, will not
be cut. It had been generally supposed
that the reason wheat stood so near a
stand still was wholly on account of the
the dry weather, but the recent rains,
while they did considerable good did not
make the improvement desired,and examination developed the real cause. The cold
and disagreeable weather has done considerable damage, however, we .don't think
the fruit seriously Injured. J, C.
Forest Hill, Decatur Co.
Elkhart Co,, May 23 —Frost has done a
great deal of damage to the fruit orop;
fruit growers seem very much discouraged,
especially those who are raising swell fruits
as a specialty; tree fruits don't seem ti be
in j arel so much; grape vines look as if a
fire had run through them, the leaves are
so scorched; I don't know whether wheat
Is Injured much or not; no doubt lt ls hurt
some. H. S. K. B
Perry Co., May 27 —The weather is still
cold, retarding the growth of vegetation,
which has already Buffered greatly from
the worms and fly in wheat; old clover Is
almost totally destroyed and the spring
sowing has suffered greatly; there Is a
large acreage of oorn being planted; wheat
not up with the average; oats looks well;
stock in good condition; meadows would
be Improved greatly by rain; small fruits
and apples promise fair. H. W. R.
Ohio Co. May 17.—We have had one of
tbe worst seasons of May we have had for
a long time; heavy rains and freezing
frosts; corn badly frozen but Is coming on
all right; several fields planted over; wheat
almost a failure on account of fly; I find
some stalks with 11 full grown flies and 8
young ones* price of wheat, 85 j; plenty of
apples, pears and cherries; meadows very
short; clover good except where cutworms
have been; wool, 14c; oorn, 55c, with but
little to sell. A. M. 8.
Clark Co.,May 18th —The cutworms are
still here ln large numbers. My daughter
found 98 arohnd one potato hill, and my
son found 20 around one hill of onions. I
pulled np a mullen under which I counted
24. I have three pieces of oorn to plant
over. The worm not only cuts off the top
but goes down to the roots, eating everything green. They are now full grown
but.how ling they wlll stay Is the query.
Tbe wheat, oats and grass are looking fine.
We do not suffer for showers. Gardens
have been badly damage tl by the worms
and the frost. S. H. W.
Corn-Boot Worm.
Foitubs Indiana Fabmeb:
Find enclosed a worm lhat is doing
quite a lot of damage to oorn on stubble
ground. They mostly just cut the stalk
about half off under ground, but we find a
number out Into heart of stalk and then
eat down In center to roots. J. M. T.
—It Is probably the oorn root worm,that
Is very destructive some seasons. We
have not heard of it for several years past.
The remedy Is to plant the ground to
some other orop till the worms disappear.
Over 1,000,000 plk have been planted in
Lake Mendota, ln Wisoonsln, this spring.
About 500 acres have been planted in
grapes in the vicinity of Mattawan, Mich.
Too many green apples caussd the death
of young Thomas L. Campbell at Henderson, Ky.
Frozsn milk Is now Imported Into England from Holland and Sweden In rapidly
increasing quantities.
Grass or hay ls scarce in Norway from
the comparatively limited area of land
suitable f jr its cultivation.
C. H. Taggart, a wealthy farmer near
Warrensburg, Mo, was ileeoed out of
JJ.,500 by two confidence men.
The earthquake throughout Italy last
week,caused the death of a number of people and the destruction of much property.
Big excitement has been created at Cal-
istoga, Cal., by the discovery of a deposit
of native quicksilver in the center of the
town.
A codfish weighing 125 pounds was
brought into Vinalhaven, Me. The circumference of the head was four feet three
lnohes.
A /.»nesville (O.) restaurant keeper has
on hand an 82 pound catfish, which be wl|l
present to the nominee of the Republican
oonventlon.
Samuel Cutting, of West ville, Mass,,
killed the fatted calf for a recently returned son, whose whereabouts had been
a mystery for 35 years.
James Galian, Jr., of Cincinnati, went to
take a drink of water, when a honey bee
flaw down his throat, stinging him badly.
Galian went into convulsions, and was in
a serious condition for two days.
The only birds fonnd in Alaska after
winter sets In are ptarmigan, or Arctic
grouse, and the Arctio owl, both of which
change their plumage, as the season advances, from dark brown to white.
Twenty acres of celery in Orange oounty,
California, wlll produce 25 carloads. A
carload of celery wlll sell for f 100 in the
Chicago market. At this rate the total
product of the 20 acres would f 10,000, or
|500 an acre, less freight charges. The
celery ls raised on peat lands
#tafce Hews.
Archer Weller, near Greencastle, lost an
arm by the accidental discharge of a shotgun.
So ex tensive is the ravages of the Hessian
fly in Howard oounty that many farmers
report a total loss of wheat.
The Wabash County Agricultural Society, organized nearly 40 years ago, wlll give
its last annual fair thts fall.
More than 100 relatives and frier ds j olned
in celebrating the 80th birthday anniversary of M.chael Thompson, of Howard
county.
Dorcas Luclen, eight years old, daughter
of Prof. William Luclen, of Nappanee,
while playing about a saw mill, was fatally crushed by a rolling log, dying within
a few hours.
Frederiok Knight, seven years old, son
of Professor Knight, of tbe Lapel publio
schools, while playing In the Woodward
flour mill was caught by a revolvlrg shaft
and whipped to death against the fi wring.
Thomas Irving, a farmer of Boone oounty, was aroused during the night by footsteps in an adjoining room, and without
waiting to challenge, he fired a shot from
his revolver. The bullet struck his eldest
son, killing him instantly. •