Ipleultoal
INDIANA STATE  FAIR AND
POSITION.
EX-
TO BE HELD AT INDIANAPOLIS,
SEPTEMBER 7th TO OCTOBER 3d,
1874. INCLUSIVE.
PREMIUM LIST.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
None but actual producers can compete in sections 58,50, 60, til, and 62."  ~ •"   "
SECTION 58. *'.*'*
Vegetables. ■*
Best 3 cauliflowers '. '. $2
Best 6 broccoli t  2
Best 6 vegetable eggs  2
Best 6 cucumbers  2
Best peck white beans *..* 2
Best 2 quarts Lima beans  1
Best half gallon garden peas, dry '. 2
Best half gallon field peas, dry .'...;.• 2
Best half peck peppers for pickling  2
Best peck tomatoes  3
Bestcollection tomatoes  5
Best half dozen ears green sweet corn  2
Best half peck dry sweet corn , 2
Best 3 squashes, any kind  2
Best 3 Yankee pumpkins  2
Best 3 sweet pumpkins  2
Best half dozen nutmeg melons .... 2
Best 3 drum-head cabbage  2
Best 3 flat Dutch cabbage  2
Best 3 heads cabbage, any kind  2
Best 3 water melons  2
Best collection vegetables by 1 exhibitor  15
Second best  7
SECTION 59.
Soot Crops.
Best half bushel turnips :. 12
Best dozen parsnips :  2
Best dozen stalks celery  2
Best dozen radishes.....  2
Best dozen carrots  2
Best dozen roots salsify ;  2
Best dozen roots horseradish  2
Best half dozen red beets .'  2
Best half dozen turnip beets  2
Best half dozen sugar beets  2
Best half dozen red onions :.*...;  2
Best half peck yellow onions  2
Best half peck white onions  2
Best dozen turnip radishes  1
Best dozen long radishes..; .,,... 1
Best display enlons in variety and qualityT...... 5
SECTION 60.
Potatoes.
Best peck pink peach-blow  $3
Best peck white peach-blow  3
Best peck early rose  3
Best peck Prince Albert	
Best peck early Goodrich	
Best peck early Harrison	
Best peck pinkeye.	
Best peck Shaker russets	
Best naif bushel, any variety	
Best half bushel sweet potatoes	
Best 10 varieties Irish potatoes, 1 peck of each
variety „  10
Best peck Peerless potatoes.  3
SECTION 61.
Grain and Seeds.
Best early field Dent corn  810
Best half bushel yellow corn in ear  10
Second best.  5
Best half bushel white corn In ear.  10
Second best  5
Best half bushel corn, any color  10
Second best  5
Best half bushel hominy corn  5
Best display and greatest variety wheat, all
kinds, not less than % gal. each variety.. 20
Best half bushel white wheat  10
Second best  5
Best half bushel red wheat  10
Second best  5
Best half bushel spring wheat  10
Second best  5
Best half bushel rye  5
Best half bushel oats  5
Best half bushel buckwheat  5
Best half bushel barley  5
Best half bushel flax seed  5
Best half bushel millet seed  5
Best half bushel timothy seed  5
Best half bushel orchard grass seed  5
Best half bushel Kentucky blue grass seed  5
Best half bushel English blue grass seed  5
Best half bushel red-top seed  5
Best half bushel red clover seed  5
Best half bushel English clover seed  6
Best sample ten pounds broom corn  5
To the County Agricultural Society making
the best display and greatest variety of
field, garden, and orchard crops, kind and
qualify to be considered, no variety to
exceed half bushel In quantity  100
Second best  50
good: The new Italian onions recently
introduced often attain large size, but are
coarse-grained, and so soft that they have
proved out Doorkeepers. Particular localities often have a special variety believed
to do better, but for the country at large
the main reliance is still in the following
three sorts :
White Portugal or Silver-skin.—The earliest of the three, its fair size, early maturity, beautiful silver skin, and mild flavor,
make it a favorite in market during summer and fall, but it is a poor keeper, and
.Dot profitable for winter storage.
Danvers Yellow.—In earliness, next after
Silver-skin; the best cropper of any; a
good keeper, and constantly growing in
public favor; but it is a light seeder,which
makes the seed of a higher price, and thus
Patrons ajj Husbandry
The Executive Committee of the State
Grange will meet in this city April 7th.   *
Secrf.takiks can get   roll-books   an
blanks for quarterly reports free, on application to M. M. Moody, Secretary of State
Grange, Muneie, Ind. *
Hard Times.—Corn fifty cents a bushel. The President's salary $50,000 a year.
Wheat $1.30a bushel.   Congressional back
I am opposed to paying out money to the
National or State Grange on mere custom.
I am bitterly opposed to some customs. It
has been the custom of the law-making
power, both national and state, to raise
i their salaries to suit themselves. Well,
j we grangers are opposed to this. Further,
it is the custom of some when they get into
power, to make places of profit for their
friends or persons of their order. Too
many officers are ruinous to us grangers
who keep the world moving. I think, in
this part of the state wc are in for fewer
officers and lower salaries. We are tired
of this promise of retrenchment and reform, and as Senator Morton said at our
count}* town while  making his speech in
pay steal $5,000.   Pork at $4.75 a hundred.
Congressmen's salary $7,500 a year. Thou- fUvoVof "electing U. iO'rant' President of
sands of laborers thrown out of employ-' the   United States,   the   "straightest   of
"BARON LANCASTER."   (No. 13,422.)
Short-horn bull.    The property of Hon. John Wentworth, Chicago, Illinois.    In color, Baron Lancaster is roan.
July 27,1872 ; got by imported Baron Hubback 2d, 13199, out of imported Booth's Lancaster, by
Baron Booth, (21212); Anne of Lancaster, by Lord Raglan, (13044.)
He was calved
New Granges.—The following is a .list
of the new granges organized since our last
report:
Mundye Station Grange—J F Payne, M; J
Smith, Sec; postoflice, Gosport, Owen.
Quincy Grange—Martin Scott, M; J II Smith,
Sec; postoflice, (Quincy, Owen.
Paris Grange—J V Hudson, M; Walter MeGam-
on, See: postoiiice, Paris, Jennings.
May Flower Grange—JO Grant, M; C H Piatt,
Sec; postoiiice, Zenas, Jennings,
Grand View Grange—Wm l^odge, M; Christopher Dove, Sec; postoffice, Newton, Fountain.
Waterloo Grange—Thomas Laws, M; Jacob E
Stevens, Sec, postoffice Brownsville, Union.
Mt. Pleasant Grange—S M McReynolds M; John
Fairchild, Sec; postoiiice, Posey ville, Gibson.
Rising Star Grange—James P Carter, M; G Wagoner, Sec; postoflice, Stewartsville, Posey.
Wabash Grange—Erasmus Vickery, M; Samuel
E Roades, Sec; j>ostofflee, Covington, Fountain.
Plum Creek Grange—Jno Richards, M; Stephen
Richards, Sec; postoiiice, Needmore, .Morgan.
West Union Grange—Wm H Mallow, M; James
M Robinson, Sec; postoflice, Franklin, Johnson.
Geneva Grange—Joseph B Jones, M; John S
Bentley, Sec; postoflice, Sulphur Hill, Shelby.
Noble Grange—Samuel Gregory, M; John A
Goar, Sec; postofflce, Waldron, Shelby.
Lewis Creek Grange—Cameron J Lympus, M;
Thomas Jackson, Sec; postoiiice, Shelbyville,
Shelby.
Freedom Grange—Scott Billings, M; Thomas J
Ward, Sec; postoffice, Sugar Branch, Switzerland.
Bennington Grange—Peter Wycolf", M; James I'
Marsh. See; postoiiice, Bennington, Switzerland.
Sunny Side Grange—John R Linn, M; D S Wil-
ber. Sec; postoflice, Aurora, Dearborn.
Martinsville Grange— Lafyall Simes, M; H It
Stevens, Sec; postoiiice, Martinsville, Morgan.
Outer Grange—Charles Record, M; Wm Maxwell, Sec; postofflce, Centerton, Morgan.
Clear Creek Valley Grange—John Williams, M;
Michael Hammonds,Sec; jiostofflce, Martinsville,
Morgan.
Venison Grange—F A Kellams, M; W M Farmer, Sec: postoflice, Midway, Spencer.
Rural Grange—Duncan McQueen, M; Nathan J
Goble, Sec; postoffice, Vienna, Scott.
Oakland Grange—James Pomel, M; A K Martin,
Sec; postoflice, Oakland, Spencer.
Pleasant Branch Grangis-Elias McDonald, M;
Joseph E Allen, Sec; postoflice, Prospect, Crawford.
Franklin Grange—David Butler, M: William
Thomas, Sec; postoflice, Georgetown, Floyd.
Spencer Grange—Warren Askren, M; Isaac M
Sonner, Sec; postoflice, Barren, Floyd.
Neudurham Grange—James Livingston, M; Hiram Hruner, Sec; postoflice, Westville, Laporte,
Lincoln Grange—James M. Capenter, M; B C
Bear, Sec; postoffice, Laporte, Laporte.
Ross Sugar Grove Grange—Jno Bush, M; Simon
Entjleman, Sec: postoffice, MUltown, Crawford.
Sliver Lake Grange—Warren Herrendeen, M: G
8 Freeman, Sec; postoffice. Silver Lake, Kocfusko.
Polar Grange-John B Nees, M; John Heath,
Sec; postoffice, Polan, Putnam.
\V illmington Grange—Daniel Tomlinson. M; W
M Chambers, Sec; postoffice, Butler, DeKalb.
Quick Grange—Isaac Monnet, M; Simpson Evans, Sec; postoffice, Lebanon, Boone.
Jackson Grange—D B HInton, M; FranclsGray,
Sec; postofflce, Rushville, Rush.
Social Grange— Amon Dowdy, M; H W Currv,
Sec; postoffice, Cllnlon, Vermillion.
Union Grange—James Bumgardner. M; William
Julian, Sec; postofflce, Libertyvllle, Vigo.
Johnson Grange—John Huxford, M: Samuel
Bently, Sec; postofflce, Clinton, Vermillion.
Live Oak Grange—James Biles. M; J Campbell,
SECTION 62.
Field Crops of Indiana.
Best 5 acres white wheat $10
Best 5 acres red wheat  40
Best 5 acres English wheat _.. 40
Best 5 acres spring wheat  20
. Best 1 acre white wheat  20
Best 1 acre red wheat-
Best 1 acre English wheat..
Bast 1 acre spring wheat	
Best 5 acres corn	
Beet 1 acre corn	
Best 1 acre potatoes..!	
Best H acre potatoes.	
Best 5 acres oats	
Best 1 acre oats..
Best 1 acre timothy    20
Second best    ""
Bestl acre clover hay	
Second best	
Best 3 acres corn by boy under sixteen years-
Second best _	
Best 1 acre corn by boy under sixteen years....
Second best	
Onion Culture.—Annually large sums
of money are sent to Europe for onions,
while our soil and climate are admirably
adapted to the culture of this valuable
bulb.   Rich, warm soil and careful culture
will almost insure a remunerative crop.
'■We hope that some of our practical gar-
Ideners will give us some _ suggestions on
! this subject.   Below we give a list of varieties which our experience confirms as
many do not grow as largely of it as they
otherwise would.
Large Red Welhersfield.—The old standard sort; a good keeper, and universally
known. A good proportion is one-fifth of
the first to two-fifths of the latter, by
which a less hurried harvest time is secured, and you have a variety suited to every
demand of the market.—J. B. Root, in
Purdy's S. F. Recorder.
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"Competition Open to the World."
—This announcement is often seen on posters advertising the various agricultural
fairs of the country. For State and other
societies representing large extents of
country, this is no doubt advisable, but for
every little county fair to be thrown open
to the "competition of the world" may not
be quite the best way. It is true it sounds
somewhat important to make such an announcement, but the question is, is it conducive to the best interests to be subserved by the holding of the fair ? These fairs
should be so conducted as to enlist the interest and sympathy and co-operation of
every farmer and farmer's family in the
county or district represented by the fair.
If it _ fails in this to any great degree, it
fails in its real mission among the people.
Each one should be made to feel that it
was his or hers. If outside parties are
permitted to come in and carry off a large
part of the premiums, it has a discouraging effect on those who are the real support of the county organization. All
should be permitted to place their stock,
productions, and wares on exhibition, but
no premiums should go out of the county.
Thus the interests of the society and county would be mutually built up. t.
ment at the commencement of the winter.
Congressmen's forward pay $G25per month.
Money scarce, business dull, no demand
for labor or produce, taxes increased, the
national debt increasing. Office holders
having a gay and festive season at Washington. God help the poor ! The Government protects the rich. Starvation among
the lower millions. Corruption among the
upper tens. Let every laboring man and
every business man of moderate means
look upon this picture, and then ask himself how far he is removed from being a
pauper slave; how long it will be before
all the money powers of the country are
concentrated in the hands of a few men;
how long will it be that this country will
be free other than in name.
[For the Indiana Farmer.
AN OPINION.
At the meeting of the North American
Bee Keepers' Society, held in Louisville,
Kentucky, December 3d and 4th, 1874, it
was resolved that the Secretary should
publish the proceedings in full in pamphlet form, and send a copy to all members
that pay their annual fee of $1. Now to
enable me to perform said duty I request,
all that are members, or who desire to become such, to please send me their names
and the dollar. Abner J. Pope,
Secretary of N, A. B. K. Society, Indi-
anapolis, Indiana.
I see in the Farmer a definition of when
a subordinate grange takes its financial
existence. It says, "If organized in the
first half of the quarter, by usage they pay
quarterly dues." What does Article II.
section one in the by-laws of the National
Grange mean ? I know what it Bays very
well, and according to my sense of language,
it does not admit of any such construction.
Here it is: The financial existence of Subordinate Granges shall date from the first
day of January, first day of April, first day
of July, first day of October, subsequent
to the day of their organization, from
which date their first quarter shall commence. Now, I think that this is very
conclusive._ and needs no interpretation.
It is so plain that the most common men
can comprehend its meaning. Further,
the first part of the quarter, or the last
part of the quarter, has nothing to do with
it. It is my opinion that if a grange is
organized on the second day of April, it
pays no dues from that time till the first
day of July; then from that date begin its
dues. But it is said they do this by usage.
I should be glad to know if usage is law,
when there is a law on the statute books.
If there were no law, then comes in custom,
and we submit to custom where no law
exists.   This is merely my opinion, and
economy." All these promises we are
tired of hearing spoken of by office seeking politicians. We are tired of these
"scheming politicians," let them be Republicans, Democrats, or anything else.
Further, we do not think labor in the shop
or on the farm degrades us, so that we
caunot think, and plan, and mature our
thoughts, and arrange them so as to be of
benefit to every useful calling. The Grange
here is increasing in numbers and favor
with the people. We are always glad when
the Farmer arrives. Geo. Davis.
Rushville, Ind.
GRANGE MISCELLANY.
Sold to Mr. William Worthington of
Argos, Marshal county, Ind., one Throuirh-
bred Bull Calf, Muscatoon stock, for $150.
Leonidas McDaniel.
Rushville. Ind.
WnAT will the Grange accomplish ? It
will bring the farmers together in council,
where they will cultivate a kindness and friendship for each other, feeling
that their interests are identical. They
will combine in securing a just reward for
their labor, the removal of oppressive
monopolies, and a voice in the affairs of
the country. They will unite their strength
in developing their minds and enlarging
their range of knowledge that they may
wisely exercise the_ franchise, and exert
the influence in society to which they are
entitled by their numbers and character.
Mace.
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Clay Grange No. 136, renews its allegiance to all the rules ofthe order, but will
resist all perversion of, or -met oahments
upon said rules. This graLge is opposed
to every effort from whatever source, to
drajj the granges into partisan politics, believing that, while all questions of general
interest should be freely discussed in all
proper places, every member of the order
should be left free to exercise the franchise
as his judgment may dictate. It also is
opposed to all class political parties, but
believes that the whole force of the order
should be directed to the social, educational, agricultural and eommerchl interests of its members.
Sec; postoffice, Perrysville, Vermillion
Culp Grange—T J Buchanan, M; W S Kissenger,
Sec; postoflice, Winamac, Pulaski.
Green Fork Grange—B L Harris,M; Mary Brown,
Sec- postoflice, Green Fork, Wayne.
Allen Township Grange—C L*lrish,M; ATDan-
lel, Sec; postoffice, Kendallville. Noble.
Union Grange—Samuel Hook, M; John it King,
Sec; postoflice, Pimento, Vigo.
Rock Run Grange—Tiios Cornthwait, M; Edward Bradfleld, Sec; postoiiice, Rockvllle  Parke.
Catlin Grange—MT Catlin, M; B F Brown, Sec;
postoffice, Catlin, Parke.
Grafton Grange-—J B Williams, M; Ellsha Traf-
ford, See; postoiiice, Mt. Vernon, Posey.
Wabash Valley Grange—A brain Knopp, M; Jacob Harner, Sec; postoiiice, Prairieton, Vigo.
West  Vigo  Grange—Hiram   Bloom, M;   W J
Cusick, See; postoflice, Nelson, Vigo.
Pierson Grange—T J Payne, M; M B Tryon, Sec;
postofflce, Pimento, Vigo.
Lost Creek Grange—S E Coltrinn, M; II C Dick-
erson. Sec; postoflice, Seeley ville, Vigo.
O K Grange—Joseph It Bailey M; William Bailey, Sec: postofflce, l'ralrie Creek, Vigo.
ITrbana Grange—G M Lambert, M;  M B Well-
man, Sec; postoffice, Urbana, Wabash,
Turkey Creek Grange—Wm Garris, M; Perrv
Wiseman, Sec; postoiiice, Tipton, Tipton.
Falmouth Grange—Wm McCrary, M; J M Ross,
Sec; postofflce, Falmouth, Rush.
Black River Grange—Thomas Marvel, M; W S
Hunter, Sec; postoffice, Owensvllle, Gibson.
Camp Grange—Wm Knowles, M; Warrick Armstrong, Sec; postofflce, Owensville, Gibson.
Geneva Grange—M Wynn, M; W H Tomlinson,
Sec; postofflce, Sclplo, Jennings.
Shelby Orange— James Simpson. M;'M J Singer,
Sec; postoffice, Bryantsburgh, Jefferson.
Jefferson Grange—J G Mager, if: Chris Smart,
Sec; postofflce, North Madison, Jefferson.
Staver Grange—J E Lindzy, M; postofflce,	
Wabash.
Salem Grange—G W Rldgley, M;  J W Steele,
Sec; postofflce, Lagro, Wabash.
Milan Grange—Christian Elsass, M; R H Richardson, Sec; postofflce, Milan, Riply.
Canaan Grange—G T Warfleld, M;  A A Craig,
Sec; postofflce, Canaan, Jefferson.
Liberty Orange—A V Jessup, M; Geo Swartz,
Sec; postofflce, Bryantsbnrgh, Jefferson.
Madison Grange—L W  Beal, M;  Ollmore Lee,
Sec; postofflce, North Madison, Jefferson.
Mitchell Grange—Alex McCounell, M; James
Harper, Sec; postofflce, Francisco, Gibson.
Port Gibson Grange—Geo Davis, Jr, M; V Garrison, See: postofflce, Princton, Gibson.
Laurel Orange—M R Phillips, M;  Frank Sawyer, Sec; postofflce, Mlshawaka, St. Joseph.
Mt. Zion Orange—Isaac Hall, M; George Goss,
Sec; postofflce, Medera, Jackson.
Cattle  Sale.—I  have recently sold
Short-horns to the following persons: Excelsior f»th to Thomas Thompson, Shelbyville,  Indiana;   Excelsior 8th, to Lewis'
Einscl, Lafayette, Indiana ; two three-year
old heifers, Floss 3d and Julia 2d, to same -
party.   The inquiry for improved stock in J
Indiana is better now than it has been fori
a number of years.
J. T. Williamson.
Thorntown, Ind.
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