Vol IX.
INDIANAPOLIS, HODIANA, MAY 2, 1874
No. 17.
Live Stock-
[For the Indiana Farmer.
KENTUCKY HORSES.
SOME  OF THOSE I SAW IN THE BL"UE GRASS
REGION.
Too much can not be said or written by
way of stimulating our people to breed
good stock and discard the bad or unprofitable. True, there are many of our farmers who know from actual experience the
importance of" breeding up;" yet there are
many more who can not recognize the policy or profit in paying $50 for the services
of a high-bred stallion, when they can get
a colt from a cold-blooded horse for $5.00.
Although this position is entirely untenable and easily overthrown by argument, it
is not my purpose to discuss the question
now, but to tell those of 3'our readers who
believe in cheap animals, something of
what I saw in the blue glass region of
Kentucky, where they raise'none but the
best, and let them judge for themselves as
to which is the true policy to pursue.
Two miles from Paris, Bourbon county,
is located the beautiful stud and breeding
farm of Mr. James Miller, .which he haa
appropriately tyimed " Sunny Side." It
contains three hundred and twenty acres,
in a fine state of improvement. The
dwelling is large and ofthe most approved
modern style, and the stabling and neces-
saryout-buildingall that could be desired.
Mr: Miller also has a splendid breeding
farm of over five hundred acres near.Cyn-
thiana-^ll the resultof "raising finestock
only1.' 'On the* two* places there'are over
one hundred head of horses'' but T shall
only speak of a few of them, with the:as-'
surance that all those-not mentioned are
equally good. From long experience Mn
Miller is.,an excellent judge of horseflesh,
and has selected his stallion's and brood
mares of the very best blood, with'size
enough for all work, speed enough for the
race horse„and style and beauty that:will
sell them in any market. In the stud he
has three"stallions, as follows: '.
1. Joe Downing, dark bay, star, snip
and white hind feet, 15.3 hands high, lb'
years old, by Alexander's Edwin Forest,
dam Lizzie Peeples, by Wagner, 2d dam
thoroughbred. Any description I could
give of Joe Downing would do him injustice, and I shall not attempt it. Suffice it
to say I do not believe a finer, better horse
ever existed. Not only is he a model of
perfection in appearance, but impresses his
progeny with all his golden qualities—many
of his colts selling way up in the thousands, and all highly prized by horsemen.
2. Jim Monroe, dark bay, white hind
feet, 15J hands high, by Alexander's Ab-
dallah, dam same as J^o. 1. This isanoth-
er remarkably fine stallion—strong, square
buijt, good bone, high-headed, stylish and
blood-like. His colts are large, and many
of them promising for speed. Jim Monroe, himself, can trot in 45, though without a record.
3. Miller's Hambletonian, dark bay, 16
hands, bv Alexander's Abdallah, dam
same as above, a fine breeder, as the many
splendid colts of his get abundantly prove.
Among the many young stallions, all of
which are without fault, I can only ask
space to mention:
1. Billy Vandyke, bay, star and white
hind feet, 15.3 hands high, 4 years old, by
Kimbrough's Abdallah, 1st dam by Jan-
nerson's Highlander, 2d dam by Cherokee,
3d dam by Buck Elk, a four mile running
horse. Broke to harness, and though
driven but little, can trot in three minutes.
2. Brown George, brown stallion, near
10 hands high, 5 years old, by Colossus,
Jr., 1st dam by Improved Knight of St.
George, 2d dam by American Eclipse, 3d
dam Hannah Marce by Gohanna, 4th dam
Sans Sallie Maree by Carolinian, 5th dam
by improved Jack Andrews, 6th by improved Driver, 7th by improved Highflyer,
8th by Col. Johnson's Ariel, 9th by Col.
Gaine's Careless, 10th by improved James.
This is a magnificent thoroughbred, with
as fine trotting action as if bred from trotting stock. He is kind in harness, very
compactly and elegantly made, stylish and
fast for his handling. Brown George, as
well as a full brother of his, 3 years old,
151 hands high, bay, also a fine stepper,
with their unexceptionable breeding,
would make fine stock horses.
3. Bay colt, snip and white hind feet,
15.3 hands high, 3 years old, by Joe Downing, 1st dam Carrie Sharpe by Abdallah,
2d dam by Bonnie_ Scotland. For size,
style, gait and breeding, this fellow is second to none of his age.
4. Bay, 15.3 hands high, 3 years old, by
Miller's Hambletonian. 1st dam Ellen
Dills by Alexander's Abdallah, 2d dam by
Saladin by American Eclipse, 3rd dam by
Sailor Boy, thoroughbred. Here is Abdallah on both sides of the house, and
old, of whieh thera are ten to fifteen, are
bred like their brothers in blood, and like)
from his powerful^ make-up. long open;
stride, kind disposition, and fine style, I <
would select him for a coming trotter or
valuable stock horse. Little Giant, by;
Jim Monroe; Sunny Side, by Joe Down-'
ing; A.T.Stewart, by Herr s Mambrino
Patchen; Westwood, by Blackwood, and|
a dozen others, one, two and three year old
stallion colts, are so universally good that
a separate description of each would prove
monotonous. Tne brood mares on the
place—dams of these colts—are all of fine
size, and composed of Abdallahs. Hamble-
tonians, Mambrinos, Pilots, Edwin Forests and thoroughbreds, and many of them
of enviable reputation on the turf. The
fillies, from yearlings to four and five years
[For the Indiana Farmer.
CARE, AND FEEDING OF CATTLE
AND HOGS.
In a former article 1 briefly alluded to
the importance of shelters for our stock,
the impropriety of keeping a greater number of animals than we could keep well,
and the benefit arising from the raising of
good stock. In this I wish to offer a few
suggestions regarding the, feeding, and
management of cattle and hogs.
1. Never stunt a calf or pig by withholding from it a liberal supply of nourishment. To do so is to permanently
dwarf the size, and mar the form of the
j perience. In November, 1872,1 sold three
I steers aged two-and-a-half years. One
; was a " native," bought at weaning, and
[ only a tolerably fair scrub; another was a
i half-blood Short-horn ; the third a seven-
i eighths grade. _ The two last named were
' of my own raising, and had been allowed
| a good share of milk while sucking. The j
! first winter the calves were sheltered, fed I
two ears each of shelled corn per day. and !
had plenty of good corn-fodder. Tho second winter they had good quarters, were
fed fodder, some hay, and about five small
ears of corn each per day. until in March
and April, the amount was increased to six
ears. During the summer they had good
grass. When sold they averaged 1343 lbs.
each, and at 5c per lb. brought $07.15 per
head.    The   seven-eighth grade  was one
Numbers and Prices of Cattle in
the U. S.—The Department of Agriculture reports a decline of 15 per cent, in
Texas, 5 per cent, in Rhode Island and
Delaware, 4 per cent, in Louisiana, 3 por
cent, in Connecticut, New York, Alabama
and California, 2 per cent, in Yermout,
Mississippi and Ohio, 1 per cent, in New
Jersey aud Kentucky. . All the other
States report a number fully equal to or
greater than the previous year, the maximum, 20 per cent., being in Nebraska.
The oldergrades of cattle largely increased
in price in Maine. There is a general increase iu New Jersey, Virginia, Texas,
Minnesota and Iowa. New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Mississippi and Illinois
present but little change; all other States
decline. Nearly all the States report the-
number of cows as equal to or in excess of
last year. Texas declines 7 percent., Delaware and Florida 4 per cent., Louisiana
3 per cent., Massachusetts, New York and
Alabama 2 per cent., Rhode Island, North
Carolina and Ohio, 1 per cent. A number
equal to the previous year is found in Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland,
Virginia. Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Michigan. In the remaining States an increase varies from 1 per
cent, in Arkansas to 15 per cent, in California. Prices are increased in Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts
Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Texas and Tennessee ; in all other
States there is a "decline.
-    *    '       ', "HIGHLAND GOLDDUST."
By L. L. Dorsey\i Old Golddust; first dam, Highland Mary, by Kentucky Hunter; second dam, by Watkins' Young Highlander.
third dam, by Ferther, by imported Messenger; foaled 1867.    The property of Dr. J. T. Kinsler, 22
Circle street, Indianapolis, Indiana.   (See advertisement, seventh page.)
them are of such superior quality, that individual mention is unnecessary; and with
a brief sketch of some of the horses in
training, I will not trespass further upon
your valuable space:
1. Dick Jameson, bay gelding, star and
white hind feet, 15.3 hands high, 10 years
old, by Joe Downing, dam's pedigree unknown. He is a large horse for his height,
fine bone, symmetrical form, and stylish
carriage. He ranks as a first class trotter,
and $10,000 has been offered and refused
for him. When 5 years old he won a hotly contested race of seven heats at Cincinnati, beating Lucy, Lew Sayers, Dart, Ella
Ellwood. Tom Rolf, and Annie H., Dick
taking third, fifth and seventh heats in
2:34, 2:40', 2:41|. He did not again appear on the turf until last fall, at the first
meeting of the Kentucky Horse Breeder's
Association at Lexington, where he won
the 2:31 race in three straight heats, in.
2:45, 2:451, 2:45. At the same meeting he
won the free-for-all purse, beating our
Hoosier favorite Red Cloud, John II. and
Billy Hoskins. Five heats were'trotted,
Jamison taking the three last in 2:341,
2:34|, 2:37?. Track very muddy, or this
time would have been greatly reduced.
2. Bolivar, brown gelding, star and
white hind feet, 16 hands high, by Joe
Downing, dam by Grey Eagle. He is a
high headed, stylish, big horse, combining
a high rate of speed with great power and
endurance. With but very little handling
he has pulled a road wagon a half mile in
1:16, and can doubtless trot a full mile to
harness in 2:30. His quiet, amiable disposition, together with hisgreat speed, make
him a desirable gentleman's roadster.
3; Fanny, bay mare, star, snip and
white hind feet, 15.2} hands, 7 years old,
by Joe Downing, 1st dam by Chorister, 2d
dam by Bertram. Though partially trained
for two seasons, she has no record, but has
speeded quarters at the rate of 2:28.to the
mile. She is a perfect beauty, as well as a
most promising trotter.
4. Ella Ellis, a bay mare 15* hands
high; 5 years old, by Joe Downing, dam
Carrie Sharpe by Alexander's Abdallah,
was trained a short time last season, and
could trot in 2:50. She is a splendid road
mare, and can not fail to become very fast.
Many other first 'class animals will be
handled on the track at Sunny Side this
season, but those named above are a fair
indication of the qualities of all.
N. A. R.
animal, or at least greatly retard its development. , Take two early calves—let one
be generously treated, and the other
" knocked in the head with the churn-
dash"—brought up at starvation point,
and at the commencement of the first winter they will differ in value at least five
dollars; at the end of winter (on the same
treatment) eight dollars, and when thirty
months old the difference will often amount
to from fourteen to twenty dollars. Carry
out in the wintering the opposite lines of pol ■
icy inaugurated with the young calves, and
when two-and-a-half years old the difference in value will be from twenty-five to
thirty dollars.
2. In feeding through our long, cold
winters, see to it that your young stock is
kept growing steadily. If three-fourths of
a given quantity of feed will merely pass
an animal through the winter with life
enough left to slowly build up from starvation when put upon grass, it must be
evident that tne farmer has given all this
amount of feed to have the animal alive
the first of May, it being no larger in stature, and lighter than in the previous No-
A*ember. Add the remaining one-fourth
of the feed, and the animal grows the entire winter, comes to grass vigorous and
lively, and will have gained by the first of
July as much as it would otherwise gain
during the entire grazing season. Can 3-ou
not perceive, my farmer friend, that all
your real profit or gain in the wintering of
this animal is due to the last fourth ofthe
feed? the other three-fourths going to sustain its life. If you buy ten steers thirty
months old, and keep them one year for a
less profit than three hundred dollars advance on the purchase money, you are not
doing a profitable business. Now, if by
keeping good stock, if by sheltering your
stock from the storms and cold of winter,
and if by generous, though economical,
feeding, you can bring your bullocks at
thirty months old to equal the average
weight of "native" cattle, as commonly
kept, one year older, you have saved as
clear gain all that part of thirty dollars per
head left after paying for the extra feed for
two winters. Certainly, in thus " making
time" in the development of your bullock
you may justly claim fifteen dollars per
head as clear gain, against the other or
slow method. Is this rapidity of development practicable without stall or force-
feedings? I think it wholly so; and to
illustrate, will give an item of personal ex-
hundred pounds, and the half-breed about
sixty pounds heavier than the scrub, as
was judged, though they were not weighed
separately. The first winter each calf ate
about" three hundred ears of corn—two-
and-a-half bushels—worth, at forty cents,
one dollar ; the second winter each animal
ate, not to exceed six bushels of corn, at
forty cents, amounting to two dollars and
forty cents, making a total for corn of three
dollars and forty cents each. I can not
estimate the extra amount of hay and fodder given each steer during the two winters over and above the amount usually
fed in our v.icinity at above six dollars and
sixty cents, or a total for extra feed, per
head, of ten dollars. The gentleman who
shipped those steers informed me their
weight was equal to that of " natives " one
year older. The reasons for this_ fine
growth, beyond the feed, are found in the
sheltering, in an infusion of good blood in
two, and in giving these a good start while
sucking. Had all the above steers been
equally well treated from the start, and
been equal in stock to- the best one, my
average would, without doubt, have been
1425 lbs.
In the care of hogs, as they are pre-eminently grain"-eaters, early maturity is of
vital importance. Obtain pure and good
specimens of some worthy breed of hogs,
as the Berkshire, Poland and China, Essex,
York, &c. Manage to have your pigs for
fall market, and for home consumption
come in January or February. A suitable
hog-house, and cold weather is no serious
obstacle. From the start keep those pigs
fat. Never let them get really hungry. It
is far cheaper to make pork, with corn, in
warm than in cold weather. Give the pigs
the run of the orchard during the summer,
as they need the fruit, and the best interests of your apple crop needs that the
"windfalls" be promptly eaten. This
plan, and your pigs when three hundred
days old, will weigh from two hundred and
fifty to three hundred pounds. In all business relating to raising, oare, and kindly
treatment of your stock, let me urge you,
my brother farmers,, to apply . earnest
thought, and when truth is found, " walk
ye in the truth," and thus increase atone©
the dignity and profit of farming and
stock raising. Allow me also to suggest
that, where nays or ill-natured men nave
care of stock, banish all dogs from the
farm except a small xat-terrier.
R. B. Denny.
Bi'tter-making Cows.—Wm. Crosier,
proprietor of the " Beacon Farm," on Long
Island, has been visited, and the reporter
shows that Crozier gets 70c. a lb. in New
York, for all the butter he can make. Allowing each cow to produce 365 lbs. per
annum, she produces $255.50, besides
bringing a calf worth, when dropped, from
$50 to §100. Some are worth over 8150,
for every cow in his herd is either pure
Jersey or pure Ayrshire, and that each
among the best of its kind.' Taking the
cows at an average of $250 each, and cutting down the Dutter products, if one
pleases, to only $200, it will be seen that
the keeping up of such a herd is a profitable investment. I say nothing of the
skimmed milk aud the buttermilk ; but as
calves are brought up after the first month
on the former, and as the latter is fed to
Berkshire pigs, that sell for a high price,
these are are no small items on the account
of profits;—Ex.
What is a Blooded Horse?—He is
a horse having more than an ordinary
amount of drops or pounds of blood in his
system, in proportion to the size and
weight. This large amount of blood acts
upon his system through a large heart, and
correspondingly large ajteries and veins ;
and, put in motion, it acts in driving him
to speed, the same as an increased amount
of fire under the boiler drives off a greater
amount of steam, and makes the machinery go faster. This large amount of blood
also acts in refining the skin, making it and
the horse finer than in a horse of less
blood ; it refines and gives elacticity to the
muscles, the feet, etc.; it refines the entire
horse, making strong the valuable parts,
and fitting the whole system for speed and
endurance.—Live Stock Journal.
Monthly Crop Reports.—Would it
not be well for us to have the condition, or
prospect of the growing crops throughout
the State reported once in each month, in
the Farmer ? Nearly eA*ery county in the
State has its central county meeting each
month. I believe every Patron in the
State would be interested in such, reports.
Let each council make it apart of its D.usi-
ness to inquire from each delegate from the
sub-grange about the number of aeres put
out, and its growing condition, aad then
send such report to the Indiana Farmer
for publication In our county (Carroll),
wheat is badly winter-killed, and without
the spring isveryfavorable-.it cannot make
a half crop; oats and flax are about all
sowed. A large acreage has been put out.
Plowing for corn is being; pushed along
rapidly, and a large crop, will be planted if
the season is favorable. The weather is
cold and dry. Farmjers are well up with
their work.. Pe-ach buds are safe yet, and
there is a good prospect for fruit of all
kinds.   Cattle- are looking thin generally.
Delphi^ Ind.    * JAMES HaSLKT.
 « «...——.—
A Suggestion.—I would not be induced to write you, but for a communication
from Fayette county, which appeared in
the columns of the Farmer of the 28th ■
ult., over the signature of "Sam." which
seems to me very much like an effort to extinguish a fire by fanning it. A hint to tho 5
wise is said to be  sufficient.   Will  the1)
worthy brother please not let his political 1
predilections be quite so strongly marked"'
in future, lest he should be deemed evenj
as imprudent as the Enquirer'!     John.
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