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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., asi^flCTRDAY, SEPT. 11,1.386. NO. 37
VOL. XXI.
THE PAIRS.
RIMH COUNTY   FAIR.
The thirtieth annual exhibition of this
ever-popular society will take place on the
beautiful grim mis, at Rushville, September 14th to 17th. The managers have established a class for standard bred horses,
and are the first in the State to do so. A
large list of special premiums are offered
by the citizens of Rushville.
THE LA WRENCH FAIR.
This deservedly popular fair will be held
September 14th to 17th inclusive, on the
beautiful grounds a* Lawrence, Marion
oounty. All who have visited this fair in
former years speak very highly of the
beauty and excellence of its exhibits and
tbe pleasantness and comfort of its
grounds. It is well managed and deserves
a liberal patronage.
THB LAWRKNCRBURQ FAIR
commences on the 22d day of September.
Careful management has made its awards
satisfactory in every instance; the accommodations of its beautiful grounds and the
certainty of clever treatment combine to
make a visit pleasant. The prospects of
the approaching fair promise more than
any preceding year. The program includes interesting and exciting features for
each day.
VIGO COUNTY FAIR.
The Vigo Agricultural Society has spent
t6,000 or f7,000 this yisar in rebuilding, and
improving their grounds. Nearly 400 new
stalls have been built. The premium list
of $5,000 includes $750 fer herds of cattle
alone. Special premiums will draw a
drove of Shetland ponies. Music will be
a feature. The famous "Battle of Gettysburg," will be exhibited. There will be
excursion rates on all railroads to Terre
Haute for the fair, September 13th to 17th.
All premiums paid in full.
MARION  FAIR.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
A Farmer reporter spent Thursday and
Friday on the Marion fair grounds, one
mile east of the city. The attendance on
Thursday was simply immense. Many
were present that were never there before.
The show in all departments was abreast
of former years, shoeing that this society
is managing its affairs to suit the people.
Horses, cattle, hogs and sheep were there
in good round numbers. Space forbids
our particularizing. Poultry show full.
In the vegetable and floral hall everything
was first-class. The ladies of Marion are
np with the times in styles and designs
and credit is due this society for efficient
work they have accomplished in the last
few years. President Staleman and Secretary /, >mbro both were pleased to note
their success and assured us that they
would be fully able to liquidate all claims.
E. W. P.
The third annual fair of the Washington and Clark County Agricultural Association, was held on their grounds at
Pekin from August 31st to Sept. 3d. The
display in the hall was very fine, though
not so large as might have been. The
show of stock In all classes was a surprise
to every one. A finer show waa never
seen in Southern Indiana. It would be
useless to try  to enumerate parties show
ing stock as they came from several coun-
itse and States. Soldiers day was on
Wednesday. They and their wives were
admitted free. No gambling was permitted. Much praise Is due the management for their good work. A taking feature was a wedding in the hall on Thursday. This is a young association, but It
receives substantial encouragement. The
Farmer was represented by the agent at
Pekin, T. H. B. Baker, who did some good
work.
DECATUR COUNTY.
The Decatur county fair held last week
at Oreensburg was among the best In point
of attractions and brought many visitors
from adjoining counties,particularly Rash,
Shelby and Bartholomew. In this part of
the State a great many fine horses, of both
draft and trotting stock, are bied and the
competition among exhibitors at the
Greensburg fair was unusually close. J.
G. Graham, of Richland, and D. W. Shel-
horn, of Adams, were among the leading
exhibitors of heavy horses. The cattle
stalls were filled by Jerseys and Shorthorns, Mr. E. Eward, of Greensburg,show-
ing a herd of the former, and J. G. Rob-
bins st Son, of Horace, and Ben Powell, of
Waldron, the latter. In the awine department A. S. Gilmour & Co., of Greensburg,
took 21 ribbons on Poland Chinas and
Berkshires. W. M. Tomson, of Clifty,and
I. F. Kendall A Son, of Greensburg, were
there with their Poland Chinas, and L. W.
Hamilton.lireensburg,with Berks, Messrs.
Gilmour and Hamilton have taken their
stock to Chicago for exhibition there this
week. In the sheep show Uriah Privett .fe
Bro., Greensburg, took the lion's share of
premiums. The machinery department
was fairly well filled. In the art hall was
to be found an astonishing varielyof design and execution In the way of crazy
quilts and pillow shams and so on and so
forth—many of them worthy a premium
if only for the amount of valuable time
they must have consumed in the making
The officers of the fair were entirely successful In maintaining an orderly, enjoyable fair. We saw no liquor nor any
gambling. All attractions were such as
properly belong to a fair, and the Decatur
county farmers ought to see to It that
their annual exhibition is heartily patronized.
ORANGE COUNTY FAIR.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The Orange County Agricultural Association held its third annual fair at Paoli,
September 1 to 4 inclusive. The old society disbanded in '83 and reorganized the
same year and assumed the above name.
The present management deserve praise
for the Interest they have excited in stock
breeding.
The quality of exhibits was remarkably
good. There were many articles that deserve mention among which were displays
of tomatoes, Irish potatoes, oorn, wheat
and poultry. The melons were the finest
we have ever seen. The art display was
not very extensive.
The stock shows received the greatest
attention. Capt. W.T.Swift, of Orange,
exhibited a remarkably fine flock of thoroughbred Cotswolds that took the ribbon.
Other breeds were represented. The horse
exhibits were the  finest  ever shown in
Orange. The breeds best represented were
Morgans, T. N. Braxtan, Brown and Jones;
Hambletonlans, Patton, of Washington
oounty; Normans, Clydesdales and White
Clouiis, T. N. Braxtan, of Paoll. The cattle exhibit on Friday attracted chief attention. Orange oounty is rapidly coming to
the front in cattle breeding. Shorthorns
receive most favor. The exhibits of Ham,
Wright, Stout, and others were splendid.
Messrs. Farlow <fc Atkinson were on hand
with their old herds of Jerseys. All ln all,
the cattle show was good.
The speed rings were well and ably
filled. One very noticeable fact was the
absence of gamblers' stands, indicating an
upright management. W. A. M.
She ggtafcg.
The age of a cow has much to do with
her value aa a milker. A ciw with her
first calf never milks aa well as with her
third or fourth one, and for a dairy animal is, as a rule, unprofitable. For this
reason rare should be taken in buying
cows for the dairy to obtain those with
their second or third calves.
In selecting a dairy oow the moat important point ia a good constitution, imii-
cateii by large lungs, stomach and digestive capacity; she should come from a
good milking family; the eye should be
bright, muzzle broad, nostrils thin and
large, chest and lips broad, legs fat, udder
broad, milk veins large, and head small.
Do not let your oows shrink their messes
of milk because of lack of feed and pure
water during the hot weather. If you
have not some soiling crop at hand for the
purpose, as you should have, feed them
hay and grain. It will not only pay In
keeping up their present flow of milk but
pay in the future flow of more and richer
milk. By all means feed your cows so as
to keep the flow of milk up to Its normal
standard. This Is good at" vice to follow
at any season of the year. It is poor economy to stint In feed and lose In the yield.
It is like saving at the spigot and wasting
at the bung.
Have your oows plenty of clean, sweet
water to drink? Can they get It without
traveling a long distance? If not, you
cannot begin too soon to furnish a convenient supply. At this season of the
year swale and swamp water Is simply
abominable. It ia full of germs of decay,
corruption and disease. Bacteria, algae
and all sorts of disease engendering spores
are contained ln stagnant water. When
drank by human beings Its effects are said
to be malarial. The effect on cows is similar. It makes them sick and feverish, and
causes them to give feverish and unwholesome milk. And the water must be easily
accessible, for cows will not travel long
distances for water, in the hot sun, until
they suffer badly for want of It. When
they reach It they will drink to excess.
This will also make them feverish and
sick and spoil the milk. See that they
have plenty of clean, sweet water, easy to
reach.      _^^^^^_^^^^^^_
Ayrshires in the Dairy-
While In Burlington,  Vt., a few days
ago, Mr, L. S. Drew, manager of the Van-
Ness and American hotels, invited me to
ride to his'■Lake View Farm," about three
miles south of the city of Burlington, and
while looking over his herd of Ayrshires I
learned some facta in regard to their ability to produce cream that may be of general interest.
In 18)35 Mr. Drew selected a few Ayr-
Bhlres of the choicest breeding he could
And In Canada, and from that foundation,
with the introduction of bulls from the
choicest families, he has steadily bred with
a view of establishing a herd that shall retain the characteristic type of the Ayrshire, and has steadily selected as breeders
such as showed a large percentage of
cream, and this spring, In addition to the
periodical cream tests, he has adopted the
daily weighing of each cow's milk, and
these figures are from the records of weighing milk and testing for cream.
In looking at the entire herd as they
stand in the yard one cannot help noticing
tbe uniformity of size, style anil color,
being of dark red with white patches, of
fine style and fair size, with a decided
milky look to them all, as you might
naturally expect from over 20 years breeding to one purpose without the addition of
any females after the first purchase. The
herd as they stand to-day are, exi-ept the
bulls, all of his own breeding. The rows
are fed on hay and a light feed of grain In
winter, and in summer on pasture only,
with no grain. They are milked in the
stable, and the milk weighed and record
kept. The cream test was made in June
by taking a portion of each cow's milk
from the pail immediately after it was
weighed and placing In a set of testing
tabes plunged in Ice water for 12 hours.
The following is the amount of milk
from the record of each cow for the month
of June, with the daily average for the
month, and the percentage of cream as
taken from the testing glasses.
Lbs. milk     Av. lbs.   Percent,
for June,    per day.   of cream
Darling of Vt 1102 37 23
Frankey  742 37 28
Creamy   879 32 18
Miss Mabel  909 30 24
Miss Grace 692 21 22
Miss Flow HOD 37 30
Dolly Athol 4tb 1014 84 20
Miss Cornelia lose ss 24
Lady Thorpe 2d   1106 37 20
Jewel 2d ™  719 24 17
Printsteps „ 1093 36 26
Karly Rose 721 24 20
Miss Cornelia 2d 910 30 25
Miss Once 2d 461 15 24
Frunkey5th 7»4 24 26
Average pounds milk for herd, 890 lbs.
Average percentage of cream, 2) per cent.
Mr. Drew Informed me that he felt well
paid for all the time and trouble it took to
weigh hia milk and test for cream, as it
enabled him to know for a certainty which
were hia most profitable oows; and it would
be well if all breeders of dairy stock would
adopt some systematic tests, with a view
of grading np the average yield of the
herd, and retaining only the more profitable ones. C. M. Winslow.
Brandon, Yt.
A mine explosion atScranton, Pa., killed five men and Injured two others.
A little girl was sitting at a table opposite a gentleman with a waxed moustache.
After gazing at him for several moments,
she exclaimed: "My kitty has got smellers,
too!"