Vol. XI.
HTOIAMPOLB, MDIMA, MAY 27,1876.
No. 21.
EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT.
FOR SALE.
F
OK SALE—Eggs, Half price in June,
net, Sunman, Ripley county, Ind.
J.Ben-
21-tf
FOR. SALE—Eggs—From 8 varieties, at J2 per
dozen.  Circular free.   CDickinson, Waterloo,
Ind. 14-low
EOR SALE—Seed potatoes—Extra Early Vermont
BrowneU's Beauty and Compton's surprise, 50o
Mr bushel, or fl per bbL  Wm. Ahrends, Sunman,
pley county; Ind. 15-8w.
FOR SALE—BERKSHHtES—I have several choice
Berkshire pigs for sale at reasonable prices
there and Are months old. W. A. Maze, Sharpsville,
Tipton county, Ind. *-tf
FOR SALE—Seed Sweet Potatoes, on reasonable
terms, or furnished to responsible parties to
sprout on shares of one-half; (Yellow Nansemond
variety.)   H. A Wooley, Galveston, Cass Co.. Ind.
"ITIOR 8ALE—We have tour young registered thor-
Jj ough bred bulls of good color and make, for
sale at from 850 to 8100 apiece.    J. Taylor & Son,
Spiceland, Ind
21-lw
FOR SALE—FOWLS and EGOS—All bred from
first-class stock.    Turkeys, Chickens, Ducks
and Peafowls.    Send for circular and price-list
5-16 L. 8. GOODWIN, Waterloo, Ind.
EOR SALE—Essex Pigs—The Essex are of good
size, mature early and fatten readily at any
age. Color, black; meat and lard excellent. Can
furnisl. pairs not akin. It is a good time to buy. •
Address A P. WILEY & SON, Augusta, Marion Co.,
Ind. 21-tf.
EOR SALE.—I will sell, at very low price, a No. 1
Jack, five years old next foaling time. Sired
by Castillion; 1st dam. Black Sampson; 2d dam, Pioneer, 3d dam, Black Warrior. This Jack is near 15
hands high, large bone, good length of body, carries
himself up well, good action. Has made one season
and proven a success. For further particulars call
npon or address M. W. ROBERTS,
Brook's Station, Ky., on the L. & N. railroad, thirty
minutes ride from Louisville.
FOR SALE—A Farm of 820 acres for sale. The
best farm in Jasper county, for sale; 210 acres
in high cultivation, the remainder good timber, all
adjoining. The land produces 80 bushels of corn
per acre, nas on it a good bank barn, 36x52, a good,
new, well-flnishedr two-story frame house, with ten
rooms, cellar, well and cistern, is very pleasantly
situated. Any one wishing to buy a strictly number
one farm will do well to give this their early attention. For further particulars, address, Jared Benj a-
min, Rensselear, Ind. 20-2
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■\TtTANTED—Young men wishing to attend the
W best Business College In the West to send
stamp for circulars to the Indianapolis Business
College, Bates Block. Graduates assisted in getting
situations. *-tf
FOR SALE.—M acres of choice bottom and hill
land, one mile from the Court House, Lafayette, Ind., at &80 per acre, worth double the amount
asked. For terms, address W. J. HUFF, Monti cello,
Indiana. 18-4w
WANTED—Farms and Country Town   Property (anywhere In the States) for City Property and Western and Southern lands.  We have extra facilities for making exchanges.  Send full description. WADSWORTH & ELDER,
1-?             16H Hast Washington St, Indianapolis.
STOCK NOTES.
Numerous stock sales will be held next
week.   The stock will be first-class.
Fine'Wool.—We have received from
J. G. Oiler, Campbe'llstown, Preble county, Ohio, a most beautiful specimen of
wool from his fine Cotewold buck. We
have .seen no finer sample anywhere."
A. C. Harvey, of Lafayette, Ind., purchased two well bred Berkshire sows of
S. Meredith & Son. They were in pig
from the fine boar "Coming Star," and
they now have 17 -as fine pigs as any in
the State, worth at least $170. He also
purchased of F. McKeever, some fine Poland Chinas. He is trying to improve
the stock of .Tippecanoe county, and we
trust will succeed.
For the Indiana Farmer.
POLAND CHINAS 0B MAGIES.
I see in the issue of the 29th of April,
an article under the above heading, contributed by Wm. Clark, of Centerville, as
an explanation to the name Poland China
or Magie as applied to a breed of hogs.
He says he is well acquainted with the
way Mr. Magie breeds hogs, and also
says he will give Mr. Johnson the information he requests as near as he knows it.
He then goes on to say that if any name
was ever a humbug it was that of Magie
or Poland China, as applied to hogs. (The
American people dearly love to be humbugged, especially when it comes in the
way of a nice Poland China hog). Now,
Mr. Clark may have told it as near as he
knew it, but I think his information in
regard to the matter was very limited.
Of course everything must have a name
and the name Magie was not at first applied to the hog by Mr. Magie himself,
but by others who, bought hogs of him.
As to the origin of the hog and the purity of blood, <fec, Mr. D. M. Magie and
others in the neighborhood of Monroe,
Butler county, Ohio, over forty years ago
commenced improving their hogs (as all
farmers should) to get the most out of
the feed consumed and by crossing the
following named strains, Poland, Big
spotted China, Big Irish Grazier, and By-
field; and with careful breeding they got
a hog that they thought suited their condition 'fcnd .market, and which was the
foundation of the Poland China hog of
to-day. They have been bred in direct
line from that time" until now, consequently they are a pure breed. Their
origin dates farther back than the improved Berkshire or Chester White either.
termed thoroughbreds. Three oi tne
above strains were imported, and Mr.
Clark not having seen a Poland or China
hog, proves nothing in regard to there
being no such hogs. As to Mr. Magie's-
breeding and business in that line, he is
like a hundred and one men in our own
State. If they have an order which they
cannot fill from their own herd they go
to a neighbor and buy, and if the hog
does not always give satisfaction the sender should not be branded as a humbug,
or swindler, for the best of breeders can
not always give satisfaction.
I once bought a Berkshire of a good
breeder, that was an entire failure in every respect, but I did not blame the
breeder. All good breeders that are
properly informed concede to Mr. Magie
the honor of being the most prominent
in producing the Poland China hog.
Those buying hogs of him gave them
the name Magie, and they bore that
name until 1870, when Mr. A. C. Moore,
a prominent breeder of the same hog in
Illinois, became jealous of the name and
began agitating the question for a new
name, and at the Swine Breeders Convention in 1872, the name Poland China
was adopted, and is now in general use.
The names Magie, Poland China, and
Butler county hog, all mean the same.
,    John M. Magie.
Otterbien, Ind.
Mr. J. D. Campbell, of this city, has
sold his imported Suffolk stallion "Glems-
ford," to Jas. A. Sanders, of Hamilton
county, Ind., for twenty-five hundred
dollars. This stallion was imported by
Mr. Campbell last year, is in all respects
one of the finest horses in Indiana. He
is the winner of one royal, and many
other prizes, and took the first prize
medal at the late stallion show at the
State Fair Grounds in this city. Mr.
Sanders has obtained a prize in this purchase. Hamilton county is rapidly
improving her stock of all kinds and we
are glad to note that she possesses one
of the best horses in the State.
Wool.—The Philadelphia wool market
is reported unsettled and prices declining, the. belief among dealers being that
values have not yet touched bottom.
Sales are freely made in that market at
large concessions, and a further decline
is anticipated.
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The Magie, or Poland Chinas.
Our illustration represents a pair of this
fine breed of swine. Mr. Magie who originated the stook between the years 1837
and 1840, retains the original name by
which they were known, but which was a
few years ago changed to "Poland China,"
by the National Swine Breeders Association. The two names represent the same
identical stock. Mr. Magie says
of this breeed: "The question is
frequently asked: What makes
or constitutes the Magie Hogs?
They were produced from four
pure and distinct breeds of hogs,
three of which were imported,
namely: Poland, Big Spotted Chi-
The Magie hog is of fine bohe,-
but large size, combining more
eminently than any other, the excellencies pf both, large and small
breeds, being docile, very good
feeders, breeders and sticklers,
fattening readily at any age, and
yet attaining great weight at maturity. They sometimes dress
350 pounds at from ten to twelve
months old; from eighteen to
twenty months old, 500 to 600
pounds. The Magie hogs have
long bodies, short legs, broad,
straight back, deep sides with square
heavy hams andshoulders, drooping ears,
and are of fine style generally.
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For the Indiana Farmer.
AMONG THE BREEDERS.
spirit enough to retain in our State most
of the cattle sold.
i      DR. FOBSYTHE'S HERD. "
ButUt commenced to write a few lines
relative to the Doctor's herd, to be sold.
His catalogue was in the hands of the
printers when I was at his place and of
coursa I did not have a good chance to
learn much of the strains of blood of
whicbihis herd is composed, not having
takenj^ufficient notes to enable me to
speakjin full. One very essential thing
to give character and quality to a herd is
a good and highly bred bull. Then to
commence, we find in the Doctor's herd
the finely bred White Rose bull "Sham-'
rock*7l5456. He was sired by the cele-
show bull Muscatoon 9057. Sham-
dam was by young Duke 6323,
as by imported Duke of Airdrie
He is a deep red bull of fine size
ape, and those of his get which I
saw if ere much like their sire in color
and general appearance. All those to be
sold trader two years old I believe were
sirediby him except two, and all the
cowsj fifteen in number, are now in calf
to him. "Gip Taylor" 14359, a fine red
bull four years old, got by the celebrated
sire !and good show bull Dick Taylor,
5508'will be sold in the lot. I remember
one wery promising young bull now old
enough for service, sired by 11th Duke of
Genlva, his dam by 14th Duke of Thorn-
dalaj and his grandam out of Bedford's
Brides by imported Duke of Airdrie. I
alsqsaw another good yearling bull from
The Short-hora Breeders Association.
. This Association will hold its annual
meeting in this city on Tuesday next.
There are indications that the meeting
will be very well attended, as it should
be. As will be seen by the programme
given below, as heretofore published in
the Farmer, very interesting topics will
bo presented, and discussed by our most
noted breeders. A great fund of information may be gained by hearing these discussions:
' High prices paid for Short-horns, and
their influence upon farmers.—W, W.
Thrasher, Groves P. O.
The disproportion of premiums paid at
fairs, in horses and cattle—H. Craven,
Pendleton.
The milking qualities of Short-horns,
as compared with other breeds—J. N.
Woodruff, Nineveh.
The management of cows at and near
calving—L. McDaniel, Rushville.
Public sales—cash vs. credit—Claude
Matthews, Clinton.
The effects of close in-breeding—H. C.
Meredith, Cambridge City.
The proper method of feeding cattle,
and best time for turning off—Joseph
Bridges, Bainbridge.
Animal painting—George W. Kimble,
Greencastle.
NEWS  OF  THE  WEEK.
M.
Late Sales.—The joint public sale of
Short-horn cattle of Wm Pritchett, and
H. C. Wright, held at Louisiana, Mo., last
week was well attended, and prices were
well sustained. Sixteen of Pritchett's cows
brought $6,070, an average of $379 each,
and his four bulls, $490, equal to $122
each. Wright's twenty-two cows sold
for $3,625, an average of $164 each, and
his seven bulls $765, equal to $109 each.
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Forsythe & Williamson's Sale.
This sale, as heretofore announced will
take place on the 1st of June, next Thursday.   The stock to be sold is superb in
every particular, and will doubtless  call
out a large attendance.   The herds are
referred to in this week's Farmer by one
of our best stock raisers, more in detail.
The State Association meets here on the
30tb; it will adjourn to attend the sale of
Messrs.*Meredith & Son on the 31st, and
.returning will hold an evening session on
that day, and the next day those present
will attend the sales of Dr. Forsythe, and
: the Messrs. Williamson, at the State Fair
Grounds.   The  railroads have reduced
'the fare and  the  street-cars will run to
|the Exposition ■ Grounds all day.   We
ficafidently expect a large attendance.
SWINE AND POULTRY NOTES.
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QUEEN OP OXFORD, and ROYAL CHIEF, two full-blooded Magie hogs,
(known by some as Poland China). Property of D. M. Magie, Oxford, O.
After many cordial invitations I paid a
visit on the 20th inst., to the breeding
farms of I. N. Barker and James Riley,
near Thorntown, Ind.,—names now familiar and Reservedly popular in all parts of
the country as breeders of high class
poultry and pure bred swine. Both breed
the Berkshire hog and possess specimens
which are as nearly perfect as it would
seem possible for breeders to obtain.
Their present stock of pigs, if they fulfill
present promise, must win many prices
wherever exhibited next autumn. Mr.
Barker's poultry consists of Buff and Partridge Cochins, Light Brahmas, and Golden Sebright Bantams, the Cochins being
his specialty. He will be able to show
some chicks at the fairs which will please
the eye of all lovers of rare, fowls.
Mr. Riley's fowls are of the Light
and Dark Brahmas, Buff and P. Cochins,
Sebright Bantams, White Holland Turkeys and Aylesbury Ducks. His earliest
chickens died but the later clutches are
doing finely. I have often wondered how
these plain, quiet men had acquired such
extraordinary success and decide that it
is the true reason of all permanent success, a love of their business, industry
and fan- dealing. They have a mania
for the very perfection of stock, have the
pluck to build and keep scrupulously
clean the needful shelter, and care for
their wants, and, finally, to deal truthfully and fairly with all customers. Friend
Barker, as host and escort, has the
thanks of W. C. Gerard.
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The orange crop of Florida this year is
estimated to be worth $375,000. The
trees are mostly young, and the crop will
rapidly increase each year.
In a recent visit to Johnson county I
had the pleasure of calling on our hospitable friend Dr. J. P. Forsythe, residing
some five miles west of south of Franklin. The readers of this will recollect
that the Indiana Short-horn Breeders
Convention meets at Indianapolis on the
30th day of this month at the Agricultural Rooms at the State House, for the
purpose of discussing the merits of the
Short-horns as a breed for Indiana farmers. At this meeting several valuable
original papers will be read by some of
our most practical and observing breeders and farmers, and the facts and statements therein contained will be discussed
by the convention. A session will be
held at 10 o,c!ock a. m., at 2o'clockp.m.
and another one at 7 o'clock p. m. After
attending the sale of Short-horn cattle of
S. MEREDITH & SON,
at Cambridge City, Ind., on the day following, the last day of this month, those
interested in the convention and in the
rearing of good cattle wMl return in the
evening to Indianapolis, and another interesting session of the convention will
be held at 7 o'clock p. m.
On the next day, the 1st of June, the
herds of Shorthorns owned by
DR. FORSYTHE AND J. T. WILLIAMSON,
of Thorntown, Ind., will be sold at public
auction on the Indiana State Fair and
Exposition Grounds, Indianapolis.
The convention alone ought to be
enough to attract every Short-horn breeder in the State to the Capitol at that time,
and then when we take into consideration the very extra inducement occasioned by the sale of so valuable a lot of
cattle, we cannot but look for a very full
attendance not only of those engaged in
breeding' Short-horns, but of the good
farmers of the State, who will eventually
replace their low grade of cattle for those
of purer and better blood. It is really to
be hoped that Indiana breeders and farmers will not only be present at the 'sale,
but that they will be prepared to bid
quick and long, and that tliey will show
the same cow, but * sired by Shamrock.
Either one of these ought to induce lively bidding.
GOOD MILKING QUALITIES.
One thing I noticed in the cows,as a
herd is their good milking qualities, just
such cows as will raise good, strong, thrifty
calves and be worth their keep to the
family in good milk and butter. Such
cows are among the most profitable for
farmers or breeders to buy, but not to
the man who wants to take all the premiums at fairs regardless of any other
valid consideration from the cow; and
yet such cows being thin in flesh are not
likely to bring the long prices sometimes
obtained for those with more fat and of
less value. While the cows were not fat
they were in fair flesh and showed good
feeding quality and constitution, and
showed that they had not been fattened
expressly for the sale as is sometimes the
case. The cows will be worth as much
to their purchasers as they would be if
they had been fattened to such an extent
that they would bring at the sale on an
average $100 per head more. L.
Some Fine Sheep.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—I find that
it has become necessary for me to send
you the weight of my large lamb. It was
dropped March 9th, 1876; weight at eight
days old, 20 pounds; at sixty days old, 60
pounds; weight of dam, same day, 165
pounds; weight of buck, same day, 175
pounds. The date of weighing was May
9th, and the weighing was done in the
presence of witnesses who were not interested.   My lamb is a male.
I lately purchased of J. M. Harshbarger
& Son some extra fine Liecesters, and I
also purchased his imported buck Lord
Raghn—Lustershire 2d; pedigree was given m the Farmer some time in the winter.   I also bought five yearling ewes.
Lord Raglin sheared 14 pounds of wool
on the 12th, and the five ewes sheared
55 pounds, making 11 pounds average.
I will have some very choice young buck
lambs for sale in the fall.
Messrs. J. M. Harshbarger & Son have
a very choice lot of sheep, all of which
they bought in Canada. Then- farm is
well adapted to sheep raising as well as
general farming.
I accept the challenge and will weigh
every month. Levi D. Brown.
Otterbein, Ind.
Growing Sage for Market.
Editors Indiana Farmer :—Will some
of the many readers of the Farmer
please give some information for the cultivation of sage. What variety is best
for market, and how to cut and cure to
best advantage, and oblige.       J. R. B.
Answer.—We cannot answer our correspondent better than by quoting the
following notes from an experienced
grower in Mass., contributed to the
Scientific Farmer, of Boston:
It is the practice of sage growers in
this city to prepare the land the same as
for an onion or carrot crop, that is, put
it in the best condition of garden culture
the cultivator is caple of. The seed may
be sown any time from early in May to
the first of June. Sometimes it is sown
in June for a late cutting. If sown very
early, the labor of weeding is much more;
if very late and there is a June drouth,
it may not get a good start. The custom
here is to have the rows about 15 inches
apart, using about 5 lbs. of seed to the
acre; cover about the same depth as
onion seed.
It is folly for a man to sow sage seed, |
unless he can say of weeds, what General
Grant said of General Lee: " I know Lee,
and am not afraid of him." When the
cultivator san say, "I know weeds and
am not afraid of them," it will be safe
for him to sow sage.
The cutting and drying of sage begins
in September, and where the crops are
larger, continues till cold weather. It is
the custom to take but one cutting from
the roots, sowing new ground every season, except when left for seed, then every
other row is taken out, leaving the rows
for seed about 30 inches apart.
The Scientific Farmer further remarks :
Sage is sold green in the city markete,
or dried on frames under cover, and sold
later in the season to manufacturers.
The averge product is nearly $500 per
acre, and the cost of production about
$150 (Henderson, 1868). The sweet herbs
are among the safest of market garden
crops; for, as above stated, if there is not
a ready market for them when green,
they can readily be dried and sold at a
good profit.
State News.
Centerville is to have a boot and shoe factory, employing 150 or 200 hands.
The chinch bug haa made its appearance in
Clarke county.
More than an average crop of wheat is anticipated in the prairies of Kosciusko.
The largest county in the State (Jasper) has
374,354.04 acres, and only 1,523 polls.
The apportionment of School revenue for
tuition has just been made, amounting to
$1,087,574.70.
A den of wolves has been captured in St.
Joseph county, five of the "varmints" being
taken.
The Michigan City Enterprise says the prospects for fruit were never better in Northern
Indiana.
The Brookville American says there is a
regular organized band of horse thieves in
that part of the State.
The note of preparation for the celebration
of the 4th ot July, is heard in a great many
towns in this State.
George Manly of Connersville, was shot
and fatally wounded by bis colored porter a
few days ago.
The Madison Courier complains that no attention is paid to the fish law in Jeffersou
county.
The 79-year-old man who started to the
Centennial, from New Albany, Ind., a short
time since reached Wheeling, West Virginia,
all O. K. on the 20th.
A destructive bug is at work upon the gooseberry bushes in Rush county. Soapsuds and
ashes are recommended as an exterminator of
the pests.
Pilfering has been carried on to such an
extent in the southern bounds of this county
that the farmers have to keep their smokehouses locked, or put their meat in the garret
or elsewhere, to keep it from the invaders.
Mr. George Morgan, or Chesterton, Porter
county, is  the owner of a gun presented by
Wm. Penn to an Indian chief under the "old
"Ee^nfle is now"JnTSXiIIIcagO flfibv's»M«--iuKi—...
James Williams, near Williamstown, Decatur   county,   lea   his toine-'ox'tuni) fo? Mg	
horses and, not retnmin g for scniiu time, search  . -
was made for him, when he was found in a
lane near the dwelling dead.    It is supposed
he fell a victim to heart disease.
Kokomo Tribune: Wheat does not promise
well in this county. More flax will be raised
than ever before in a single year. Two houses
of this city have loaned one thousand and
two hundred bushels of seed. And more
corn will be planted than ever before.
The body of a man was found floating in
the Ohio at Madison, Satir" ay morning. lie
had on his person $187.10 in money. Papers
found in his pocket would indicate that his
name was G. M. Bondarant. It is supposed
that he is one ol those unfortunate persons
who lost their lives near Vevay a few days
ago.
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General News.
Reports from Oregon say the surplus wheat
for shipment will be a fair annual average.
A rigorous enforcement of the excise law in
New York, against the saloons in being had.
A heavy snow-storm prevailed west of Laramie, Wyoming territory on the 21st.
A severe hail storm in varions portions of
the northwest last Sunday, damaged the farming interests considerably.
It is expected that before the season is far
advanced, there will be a cut in railway fair
to the Centennial.
An epidemic of suicide seems to be abroad
in the country. There were very many cases
reported during a week or two past.
The Bergen Tunnel explosion in New Jersey
injured 552 houses, and entailed a damage to
property estimated at $100,000.
The officers of the Internal Revenue, are
making numerous seizures of illicit distilleries in Missouri.
McKeeand Maguireof the St. Louis whteky
ring having exhausted all devices to secure a
pardon, were last week sent to prison.
The vicinity of Morristown, N. J. was visited by a terrific hail storm on the 2lst, which
is reported to have utterly destroyed the fruit
crop.
Prussia has sent a mining commission of
scientific men to this country, to examine the
mineral and coal fields. The commission will
pay the coal fields of Indiana a visit.
Reuben Bicket, of Bloomington, 111., has
confessed that he assisted in firing the town
of Laselle. on the night of the 12th, by which
a whole block was destroyed.
It is estimated that there are now 240,-
000 Angora goats on the Pacific coast,
and quite an industry is anticipated in
breeding them, as their skins make ex
cellent lap-robes and gloves, while their
wool is very precious.
fire-damp occurred Jn a
Saturday, by which
An explosion of
Virginia coal mine on
eight men lost their lives.
Fitzhugh, the Door-Keeper of the lower
house of Congress, haa been removed from that
position because he exhibited all the characteristics of a fool.
Attorney-General of the U. 8., Kdwards
Pierrepont, has been confirmed Minister to
England, Secretary of War, Tsft, as Attorney-
General and J. I). Cameron of Fa., Secretary
of War.
A railway bridge on the MaysviHe and I,ex- <i
ington, Ky., road gave way a few days ago
under the weight of a passenger train, precip-v
itating one coach into the stream below, seriously wounding about thirty pawengera.
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