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VOL. XXI.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, SEPT. 25,1886
NO 39
THE STATE
Some of the Leading Exhibits and Exhibitors Who Will be on the Ground.
The readers of the Farmer are aware
that the Indiana State fair opens next
Monday, the 27th, inst. This promises to
be the beet fair held since the organization
of the State Board. The grounds will be
literally packed with the great variety of
exhibits, and this year will probably prove
to the board that more ground must be
had, or there must be a re-'ocation for the
purpose of better facilities for our annual
State exhibits. We have space to mention
some of the leading exhibits that will be
on the ground next week, and wish we
oould Include all, but want of space forbids it.
AGRICULTURAL MAOHINKRY.
Among the manufacturers and dealers
ln farm implements and machinery who
will have exhibits on the grounds are the
following:
The Peerless Reaper Co , represented by
C. H. Cannon, of this city, will exhibit
Peerless twine binders and mowers.
The Long A Allstatter Co., of Hamilton,
O , will show samples of their plows, cultivators and rakes. Mr. W. S. Warwick ia
their agent.
Geo. Ertel A Co., Quincy, I1L, the Victor
baling hay and straw press.
The Birdsall Manufacturing Co., through
their agent, C. E. Merrlfield, of this city,
will exhibit the Birdsall separator.
Geo. Pryer, Indianapolis, general dealer
in Implements, will exhibit the Dayton
Plow Co.'s plows and cultivators.
The Milwaukee Harvesting Co., Milwaukee, Wis., through their agent, F. H.
Mill, will show harvester, binder and
mower.
H. J. Prier, of this city, will have on the
grounds reapers, mowers and binders of
several makes, including the Buckeye.
The Case A Willard Thresher Co., Battle
Creek, Mich., will haveengine and thresher in operation.
The Upton Manufacturing Co., Port
Huron, Mich., have taken space for engine
and separator. Mr. A. C. Hamilton represents them.
H. T.Green, of this city, will exhibit
the binder reaper and mower manufactured by J. F. Seiberling A Co.,  Akron, O.
Nichols, Shepard A Co., Battle Creek,
Mich., are represented at this place by W.
S. McMillin, who will have engines and
threshers on exhibition.
J. T. Southern, Indianapolis, will show
the Piano binders, etc.
J. D. Truett, this city, will have on the
grounds a full line of implements manufactured by Wm. Deering A Oo.
H. B. Dickson, this city, representing
the South Bend Iron Works, will show a
full line of Oliver Chilled plows.
J. B Hey wood, Indianapolis, agent for
the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co.,
will exhibit the McCJ^^ck bind"<,rSk*,~w-
ers and reapers.
Chandler A  TaWI JJ J     ~i\_ ill
show their saws-;//f>        ,W
M. C. Henley, \A V ...and
Elliott and Keid, alst .ii_.4,a»wRnd, wiU
exhibit patent fence mat ,'ng machines.
R. B. Fountain, agent! St D_L.'**fx>vae
A Co., will have a full* • xtff/JP* £ai_t
machinery.
t
The Rude Bros. Manufacturing Co.,
Liberty, Ind., will be represented by W.
B Speer with their implements.
The Eagle Machine Co., Indianapolis,
will have threshers, stackers and saw
mills on the grounds.
E Over, this city, will show a full line
of his machinery.
The Eureka mower will be shown by
D. R. Stevens, agent.
C. F. Hunt, agent for the American
Road Machine Co , of KennettSquare, Pa.,
will be on hand wi'h road machines.
Reeves it Co., Columbus, Ind., will show
their straw stackers.
The Wayne Agricultural Co., Richmond,
Ind., will place on exhibition their drills,
seeders, etc.
The Marseilles Manufacturing Co.,
Marseilles, 111., will show corn shellers,
grinders, etc.
M. and J. Rumely, LaPorte. Ind., will
have one of their Rumely separators on
the grounils.
The David Bradley Manufacturing Co.,
of Chicago, will be represented by a long
list of farm machines.
The Kimberlin Manufacturing Co., Indianapolis, will show Iron Duke harrows,
etc.
The Walter A. Wood harvesting ma
chinery will occupy their usual space.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sedgwick Bros., Richmond, Ind., will
exhibit their wire fencing, screens, etc.
Comstock and Coonse, Indianapolis,
will have their force and wood pumps displayed.
The Flint Cabinet Creamery Co., Flint,
Mich,, will show creameries, churns, butter workers, etc.
A. B Gates & Co., this city, will give
away samples of their coffee.
There will be a large number of buggies,
sulkies, carts, etc., etc., and among the exhibitors are Backus A Reagan, this city,
the Connersville, (Ind.) Buggy Co., David
Bradley Manufacturing Co., this city, Columbus Buggy Co., this city, and Middle-
town (Ind.) Buggy Co.
THOROUGHBRED HORSES,
Thos. G. Barry, Indianapolis, will occupy 26 stalls with his French draft horses.
The Door Prairie Live Stock Association,
Door Village, Ind., have through their
agent D. T. Keith, reserved 11 stalls for
their Clydesdales and Cleveland Bays.
Dillon Bros., Normal, 111., will exhibit
about 20 of their fine Normans.
Banks A Hilt, LaPorte, Ind., will show
Clydesdales, Cleveland Bays and Normans.
CATTLE.
H. H. Wheatcraft, Southport, Ind., will
show Jerseys.
Peter Rtab, Indianapolis, will have Jerseys on exhibition.
Jacob Henn, Redmon, 111., has taken
eight stalls for Shorthorns.
Jos. A. Moore, this city, will exhibit a
number of Jerseys and Holsteins.
J. A. Crawford, Oakland City, Ind., has
taken 11 stalls for Devons.
Thos. Wilhoit, Middletown, Ind., will
be present with about 20 of his Shorthorns.
The Indiana Blooded Stock Co., Indianapolis, have taken 16 stalls for Herefords.
Fletcher Hines,   Malott Park, Ind., will
show a few Shorthorns.
\m J. W. StillweU,   Troy, O., has called for
15 stalls for Holsteins.
Adams Earl, of LaFayette, Ind., will exhibit about 20 of bis Herefords.
Fowler A Vannatta, LaFayette, Ind.,
will also have a herd of Herefords on exhibition.
S. W. Dungan, Franklla, Ind., has reserved eight stalls for Holsteins.
SHEEP.
Cook A Morse, Raymonds, O., will show
five pens of Merinos.
Uriah Privett A Bro., Greensburg, Ind.,
have taken 16 pens for Shropshires, South-
downs and Merinos.
Mrs. Ann Newton, Pontiac, Mich., will
show Shropshires.
SWINB.
A. S. Gilmour ,v Co., Greensburg, Ind.,
will exhibit Poland Chinas and Berkshires.
I. N. Barker, Thorntown, Ind., has taken
three pens for Berkshires.
Brown A Hinshaw, Rural, Ind., will
show 12 pens of Poland Chinas.
T. M. Reveal, Clermont, Ind., has engaged 10 pens for Poland Chinas.
G. N. Helms, McCordsville, will exhibit
Poland Chinas.
Wulschner A Dorrah, Mooresville, Ind.,
have taken five pens for Poland Chinas.
W. B. Oilman, Thorntown, Ind., will
exhibit Poland Chinas.
Our readers will understand that the
above is an incomplete list, as a great
many entries have not yet been made, but
it will fully indicate the character of the
exhibits that will be made, and justify
the prediction that the fair will be a grand
success.   Come and see it.
rather under the facts. The reports from
the threshing machine men are every
where to the effect that when wheat la
threshed It exceeds the estimates. These
reports Indicate, thus far, more than IS
bushels of wheat per acre on an average.
And as the area was 2,875,008 acres, this
would indicate a crop of near 45,000,000
bushels.
With a few exoeptions the several counties report a good oorn crop, mostly matured and out of danger of frost. The
other staple crops are good also.
OTHER STATES.
The staple crops in the other States are
not up to this average, though the wheat
crop in the three great winter wheat States
of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, is a fairly
good one. The estimates on the remainder
of the State productions, including the
spring wheat sections, reduce the total
crop considerably.
If this is true of wheat, it is more so of
the oorn crop. It is now estimated that
the total oorn crop will fall 300,000,000
bushels behind that of 1885. We give the
following area from the Department of
Agriculture:
THE CROPS.
The Final Outlook for the Year.
As it has been stated before, Indiana
seems this year to be in the belt of good
staple crops, being affected less by drouth
or other trouble, than any otber section,
as a whole. The Indiana Bureau of Statistic], with returns from all the counties,
gives the following facts for this State.
The area is compared with that ot 1885.
Crops. 1886.
Corn, acres „ 3,211,706
Wheat, acres. 2,875,008
Oats, acres— _ -   889,881
Barley, acres..     13,897
Flax, acres ,,,, ,       18,073
Buckwheat, acres.- «..      6,878
1885.
8,317,060
2,976,520
822,924
29,075
17,769
5,790
1,051.685
74,434
2,552
24,386
Clover, acres- 1,070,717
Irish potatoes, acres     69722
Sweet potatoes, acres.-       2,710
Tobacco, acres     22,084
The returns on live stock show that the
number of cattle in the State, including
milch cows, is 1,251,420; hogs, silages, 1,-
761,529; sheep and lambs, 1,401,612; horses,
513,970; mules, 52,283. The animals slaughtered during the year were: Cattle, 268,-
385; hoga, 1,198,288, and sheep, 28,658. The
pounds of wool clipped numbered 3,761,-
437. The chickens sold and used num.
bered 665,296 dozens; turkeys, 48,461 dozens; geese, 27,018 dozens, and ducks, 33,067
dozens. Miscellaneous Articles—Gallons
of milk, 144,183,993; pounds of butter made,
33,032,140; pounds of cheese made, 531,815;
sorghum molasses, 1,443,797 gallons; maple
molasses, 247,214 gallons; sorghum sugar,
49,032 pounds; maple sugar, 188,273 pounds.
In addition to the State Bureau reports,
our own reports, made from the several
counties by intelligent farmers, justify
the belief that our last report of 39,000,000 to
40,000,000 bushels of wheat this year, was
1885.
Per
1886.
Acres.
cent.
Est. acres.
Ohio.  _	
  8.017,461
98
2,985,000
I nd iana...................
 l.nOjMl
MS
1,720,000
Illinois  _....
._.... 8,589,088
100
8.541O.0CO
7,925,000
Iowa.. 	
  7,519,542
105
103
6,485,000
5,880,000
3,88O,C0d
120
110
Nebraska.  „.
 8,526.475
Minnesota-	
     648,91)
101
670,000
101
1,100,000
Michigan	
101
915,000
Kentucky	
  8,551,667
99
3,615,000
99
3,535,000
104
49,180,000
By adding the reports from the other
States we find that the aggregate area
stands for 1885, 73,130,150 acres, against 75,-
670,000 for 1886.
But while the area exceeds that of laat
year, the drouth which prevailed in large
districts cut the crop short, as stated. Indiana stands highest ln condition being
between 8 and 9 per cent of a full average
crop, indicating about 120,000,000 bushels
this year. Illinois is put at S3 per cent of
a full crop, or a crop of about 186,000,000
bushels.
Ohio for condition stands at 17 per oent
below, or a crop of a little over 90,000,000
bushels.
Iowa has less than two-thirds of a crop.
Kansas is put at 60 per oent of a full crop.
Minnesota stands well up, and reports
but 12 per cent below an average. Other
States mostly report lower averages, and
the total crop for the year about 300,000,000
bushels behind that of laat year.
Prefers Alsike to Blue Grass.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What little experience I have had in alsike clover has been entirely satisfactory.
For honey my bees prefer alsike clover to
anything else, while it is in bloom. My
cows and horses prefer alsike clover hay to
any other for winter feed. On September
7th I went to see a neighbor who I knew
was pasturing some yearling steers on a
patch of alsike clover, and when I asked
him how they liked it, he remarked that
his calves ate the alsike clover off level
with the. ground, while the blue grass
grew to be knee high in the same pasture.
Danville. J. R. N.