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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, APRIL 24,1886. NO. 17
VOL. XXI.
THE IJPPEB WABASH COUNTRY.
The   Live Stock Industry in  Northern
Indiana.
Wabash, the oounty seat of Wabash
county, is a handsome incorporated city,
situated on the Wabash river and has two
railroads. This county, is one of the best
agricultural districts of the State, and the
bottom lands of the Wabash, Eel and Sala-
monie rivers which flow through it, have
no superior in productiveness. Among
the first we met here was Mr. E. W.
Powell, and the fact of his getting first
premium for largest number of subscriptions for the Indiana Farmer is evidence
of his energy and pluck. Accompanied
by him we took our first road drive in the
county. A drive of ten miles over a good
farming country, with good brick homesteads where progress seems to be the
order, we reached the railroad station of
LaFontaine. Close by,just one side of the
village is the 200 acre farm of John W.
Harper, and the home of the
ASHLAND HKRD OF SHORTHORNS.
The farm is a good stock one, is well
watered, aud when the contemplated
buildings are erected will be equal to any
place in the county. Mr. Harper came to
this State several years ago from Fayette
county, Ohio, where he imbibed his early
love for this grand type of cattle, and purchased his present farm. During this
time of continual breeding he has made
many sales, has enlarged and cultivated
the feeling for higher bred cattle, has
shown at a yearly circuit of county fairs,
always successfully. This herd of thoroughbreds now number about 30 head and
in it are found some fine examples of the
families of "Rose of Sharens, Craggs.
Fashions,Frantics and lanthes." The bull
at the bead of the herd is owned by him
and Warren Mason, of Mason, jointly, is
recorded as "Acklam Sharon 4th, 49642."
He is a pure "Rose of Sharon," was bred
by the noted breeder, Abram -Renick,
of Clintonville, Ky., was calved July, 1881,
is a dark handsome red in color, has good
top lines, a little deficient through back of
the shoulder, a good front, masculine
head, well down in the twist, has proved
a splendid getter, and was pronounced by
his breeder at time of sale to be one of his
"choicest." He was got by Airdrie of
Sharon 42716 (bred bv Renick) out of
Poppy 10th by Airdrie 3d, 13320 (both bi
shown  us  here are  nice, growthy, and
hearty,and the young steers are a beefy lot.
It Is six a. m.,  but  none too  early to
start for the
"STOCK   FARM OF WARREN MASON A SON,"
distant six miles southest from Wabash
and at Mason P. O. The farm comprises
240 acres of quite level rich laud. The special crops are wbeat, corn, oats and grass.
Of wheat he has raised 42 bu. to the average, for years it has continuously yielded 25,
of corn as high as 127 bu. The water
for house, cattle stables and barn-yard is
furnished by wind mill from an 83 foot
well. The farm is well worked and has
had 4,000 rods of tiling done upon it. The
foundation of his
WAVERLY HERD
of Shorthorns was laid seven years ago by
the purchase of one bull and two heifers
all under one year of age, and were purchased by him in Kentucky. From this
small beginning he has now a superior
berd. He has shown at many of the
prominent fairs in the State, has taken
$2,300 in premiums, and his bull sales
have amounted to $2,350. Louan of Waverly, got by Cheeny 11239 out of Louan of
Waverly by Webb Duke 18465 and Bridesmaid 2d got by Mazurka Lad 8572 out of
Bridesmaid by imp. Robert Napier 2620,
tracing to imp-. -T^mrng Ph-His by Fairfax
(1023), were the two first females purchased. They were both bred by J. W.
Burgess, of Lexington, Ky. They are still
in the herd and have proved good breeders
as well as milkers. The first bull purchased and used was <lipsy Lad 35645. He
was bred by Hall & Taylor, of Paris, Ky.,
was got by Marmaduke 2558 out of Gipsy
Queen by Geneva Lad 892 to imp. Jessamine by Leonidas 970. He was used for
three years and then sold for beef at six
cents a lb. and weighing 2,500 lbs.—the
price of a good pair of fat steers. The bull
at present used is the "Rose of Sharon,"
owned jointly with J. W. Harper and
noted above in this article. Although we
thought him deficient in some respects ail
the weak points are improved in all of the
stock of his get and they stamp him as a
valuable sire. The three-year old "4th
Duke of Waverly" is a handsome stylish
red bull, was bred on the farm, was got by
"lst Duke of Liberty" out of Fashion by
Pearl Loudon Duke 33444, etc,, to imp.
FAshion by Don Juan (3610) and Is a grand
young animal and with the two-year-old
Mary of Waverly, the two-year-old Young
Phyllis of Waverly and the yearling Sarah
of Waverly got by Acklam Sharon 4th,
49642, out of Louan of Waverly will be the
show herd that be has selected and is filling for the series of fall fairs. They together are a handsome party, bright red
by Renick) and traces by well delin' JjfJ,'- color, of marked firmness and propor-
lineage to imp. "Rose of Sharon" (b*"ed \ .ions, fine muzzles, clean heads, grand
T. Bates, of Kirklevington, Eng.) h- -Juu' packs and low splendid handlers, and
vedere(1706).   In connection wi.-q no'i«n|   ust   prove a  winning herd  even with
' strong competition
sire will be used the rich roan Lord Oxford, bred by Mr. Harper. He Will be two
years old in June, has already proved his
value as a stock getter and from his rich
breeding on both sides has a right to be
called a good one. He was got by Acklam
Sharon 4th, 49642 out of Oxford Countess
14th by T. J. McGibben's "Belle Duke"
22107, etc., to Craggs for 7th dam who was
bred by Thos. Bates, Klrklevlngton, Eng.
Tbe breeding of the tine Oxford Countess
14lh is given above and she has proved to
be one of the best females in this herd and
is only six years old. What a usefulness
yet before her. Liberty Belle 2d was
calved in 1H81 and traces through her dam
Liberty Relle by Gipsey Lad 35645 to imp.
Frantic by 4th Duke of Yonk (10167).
Fashion 26th traces to imp. Fashion by
Don Juan (3610). Ida May Is a 12-year-old
rich red roan, was bred by F. M. Ford,
Bourbon Co., Ky., is an Ian the. was got \,
by Thorndale Duke 15592 out of lima de
Murska by Muscovite 8677, bred by R. A.
Alexander, of Ky., and traces to hup.
Iantha by Barforth (3085). She has bred
five splendid calves since owned by Mr.
Harper has proved a good dam, is a splendid, heavy milker and one of the best in
the berd.   The young males and females
The son has the entire berd ih hand and shows h is love for
them by good judicious care and management, and will rank high as a breeder in
the near future. To these young enterprising men we must look to fill the
gaps as the older ones pass off from the
stage of life and upon them must rest the
continuance of this industry.
Mr. James Lynn, (Mason P. O.), owns
the adjoining 400 acres of land west of
Mason A Sons. He has lived upon tbis
good grain, grass and stock farm fer 35
years, and by an honorable course of life
and legitimate farming has acquired a
large competence of this worlds wealth.
For years he has been largely interested in
increasing the value of the stock in the
county by high breeding. Several years
ago,he with some other enterprising farmers purchased the imp. Percheron stallion
"Blucher," a horse that has added many
thousands of dollars to the horse wealth of
tliis portion of the State. Tbey paid for
him a large prioe but he proved a financial
success, aside from which it created a revolution by convincing farmers that there
was money to them in the raising of better horses, for his colts at salable age readily brought $200.   Mr. Lynn invested but
$180 but this came back and with it
more than $2,000 for the sale of young
horses. Some ten years ago he commenced
breeding tnoroughbred Shorthorns and
his
PINE OROVE HERD
now numbers about 20 head. The bull at
present in service is Dick Richard 43267.
He was bred by Thomaa Wilhoit of Middletown, Ind., and got by Forest Richard
23177, out of Frantic 21st by 4th Oxford
Duke 10574, etc., to imp. Frantic by 4th
Dukeof York (10167). We could not see
him to good advantage as he was in close
quarters, but we are sure from the stock
of his get that we saw, that he is a good
sire. While looking at the females of the
herd our attention is called to a nice party
of calves and growthy steers. There are
six of the heifers and cows that trace to
and from Rosa 2d who was bred by James
Jackson of Rich Valley, Ind. She was got
by Forest Napier 11970, outof Ella by
John Martin 8425. The eleven-year-old
Rosa, Vol. 15, was got by Forest Napier
11970, her 7th dam was Cherry by imp.
Gold finder 2066. There are also several
females of Princess family that trace
through Princess 4th by Grand Duke of
Goodness 35692,to Cherry lst by Gold finder
2066. This berd are quite even in form
and color, have wintered well, not fleshy
but in good breeding condition. Someof
the young "heifers are particularly good.
Mr. Lynn has had enterprise enough to
show his cattle at varions fairs and always
carried home his share of ribbons. Mr. L.
haa a substantial briok house for his home,
has good barns and we notice men at
work upon a new and large corn house
tbat will contain a feed-grinder, etc. All
the surroundings indicate prosperity and
thorough interest In his herd and farm.
About eight miles east of Wabash is a
good farm of slightly rolling land, containing 160 acres with a good barn equal
to any in town and owned by E. W.
Powell, of Wabash, your spirited local
agent in the oounty. Here we were hospitably entertained, saw some good horses,
among them a four-year-old bay mare of
tremenduous power, lately imp. from
Canada. We left here much pleased with
our visit during the short call. _ Returning
to Wabash, James C. Ross led 'out for our
inspection his fine coach and roadster stallion,
CAPTAIN VILLIS.
This horse six years old, isa beautiful mahogany bay, 16 hands high, weighs 1,200
lbs , is a stylish fine mover, has clean
limbs and traces to splendid stock. He
was sired by Gramalda, by Joe Djwning,
by Edwin Forrest, by Bay Kentucky
Hunter, by old Kentucky Hunter, by Imported Messenger. His dam was by Robert Bonner Startle by Rysdyks Hambletonian, etc., Startle's reputation is well
known in the stud by all horsemen. This
is a good horse to breed to, having size and
style enough for any driving horee.
THE WABASH  IMPORTING CO.,
importers of Belgian and Norman horses
are located at Wabash and are the most
important stables that we have found.
The company consists of N. Meyer, A.
Strauss and H. Wolf, who are stirring
men, wide awake to the stock interest.
Mr. Meyer is a partner in one of the
largest sale and exchange stables in the
East with headquarters at Newark, N. J.,
selling annually about 2,500 horses. He
came here, entered this business for the
purpose of selling stallions, so that within
a few years he might be able to, at any
time, buy a car load of horses - suited for
his trade. They made their first importation of stock horses in 1885, which consisted of seven Belgians and three Percherons, or "Draft herses," as they term
them, and again in February of this year
iour more Belgians and four Normans.
Mr. Strauss started this week again for
the old country to where thia type of horses
are bred to the highest perfection. He
will visit the American Horse Show held
at Paris, France on May 17 and 18 and will
there make a selection of, and also at other
points, a large number of coach and draft
stallions and breeding mares and fillies
for their third important importation.
They enjoy fine facilities having friends
and a large circle of acquaintances
there whioh aid them much, and
better still are backed up with ample
means. They have on hand now but
"four" stallions, their sales have been
made readily for they had those that met
the wants of the buyers. Two of them are
Belgians the othera are "Draft." The
Norman horses are so well known that
any description of them at length is unnecessary. The Belgians are a different
type, are lower set, more blocky, shorter
backs, well coupled good clean flat limbs
and bone, good shoulders and stitles,
high crested or arched necks, small heads
and ears and draft purposes unequaled.
They are also the owners of imp. Blucher
a horse we bave already referred to as
having done so much good in this county.
H.' is 16 years old, as active and supple as
a colt, stands square and is near to being
a perfect horse. They are also the owners
of, and have in stud the high bred Hambletonian Dr. Livingston. He is dark bay,
four white ankles, star and white splash
on one nostril, is nine yeara old, stands
15% hands high, weighs 1,150 and is registered. He has no weak points, is clean,
strong and sound, and a sure getter. He
was sired by George Peabody, son of
Rysdyks Hambletonian— Peabody's dam
by Imported Trustee Livingston, dam
was Sally Green by Harry Clay and running to Abdallah. The combination of
blood that produced St. Julian, Bodine
and other celebrated trotters. This company of horse importers and breedera
promises to be an important factor in the
development of the type of horses that
they will sell and breed and we notice
their work and stables with pleasure.
LAUNDER A HARTER
are also breeders of horses at this place.
They have in stud the Norman horse
Kimris 1324 Vol. 2. He was imp. in 1881,
Is now eight yeara old, weighs 1550, stands
15 '< hands high, was sired by a son of
Virdorq 483 by Coco, is compactly built,
plenty of bone, well developed muscles,
well coupled and a spirited, easy and rapid
mover. Their Young Fusilier is a Clyde,
was imp. from Canada, was bred by John
Taylor, of Belleville, Ont., is a dark bay
Hi'',, hands high, 1,600 to 1,700 in good
flesh, was sired by Scott's Fusilier and
dam a pure bred mare. He has plenty ef
size, bone, muscle and strong loin. Their
12-year old Blue Bull Jr., No. 2878 in
Wallace's Register, the sire of Lottie P
21714, Is a beautiful chestnut and a perfect
counterpart of his sire, James Wilson's
Blue Bull, who got more fast trotters than
any horse in the west. This stock is not
excelled by any for roadsters, trotters,
family or general purposes, as they are all
stylish, good movers, and find a ready
market at long prices.
HTJRSERYMEH, FLORISTS AHD SEEDSMEN.
Annual Meeting of the Association.
Tbe llth annual meeting of this Association will be held in the Department ot
Agriculture Buildings, Washington, D. C,
commencing Wednesday, June 16th, 1886,
and continuing three days. The Association is the largest body of horticulturists
in the country, and the objects sought,
commend themselves to all engaged in
any of the departments of the nursery
trade.
An outline program, hotel and railroad
arrangements and other information may
be obtained by addressing the secretary,
D. Wilmot Scott, Galena, 111.
If seed-corn is soaked in strong copperas
water for two or three days before planting
it is said there will be no trouble about
wire-worms.