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Vol. IX. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, OCTOBER 3, 1874. Liys Stock. Public Sale of Alderney's. ; '■ We call special attention to the adver- Tlie Berkshire Hog the Hog Of thej tisement, on another page, of tho public Future. " (sale of Alderney cattle to take place at Terre Haute next week. We trust that An experienced stock man writes that i none of these valuable dairy animals will it becomes more and move evident that the Berkshire breed of swine is crowding aside very fast all other breeds of hogs in the Western pork-producing States.. If we inquire why this is the case, we find several very weighty reasons. At first, the Berkshire is a very hardy hog, which transmits it qualities upon its offspring with great certainty, and which has_ a dark-colored skin, less subject to skin- diseases than that of almost any other breed. Secondly, the Berkshire matures very early, is very active and industrious, is an excellent feeder, fattens very rapidly on almost anything commonly used as food for hogs, and contains, when well fattened, as little offal as any other known breed. Thirdly, the Berkshire has the most desirable size ; is neither too small nor too large,—that is, the same is sufficiently small enough to be fattened, if grain is scarce, and is also able to grow large enough for any purpose, if well fed and rationally treated when young. It is true, some other breeds—the Poland-China, for instance—attain a larger size and a greater weight, but require more time to mature; while a well-bred Berkshire pig under one year old will outweigh in net weight, if it has been sufficiently well kept, any Poland-China of the same age. I myself have a Berkshire sow which had a live-weight of 500 pounds when 11 months old, and which outweighed any Poland-China or any other hog of the same age. Therefore, if a Berkshire pig can be Drought so young, to such a weight—and_ my pig might have been heavier still, if I. had fattened the same for the shambles,—there needs to be no more complaint that Berkshires are too small for general purposes. Neither should the same be classed any more among the so-called small breeds, as is usually done; but they should be enrolled as a middle breed, as which they have been recognized for a long time in Kurope. Further, the meat of the Berkshire swine is much more solid and less flabby than that of almost any other breed, and therefore the most desirable, not only for family use, but also for packing purposes. be permitted to leave our State. Imliau is especially adapted to the dairying busi ncss and as the Alderney or are the best of all bfeeds for dairy pur- ( protective society,. ^ Thebasis is that no poses our farmers will show their wisdom by saving this hero to the Stale and importing others as fast as their means will allow. The Champion Drag Saw. The champion reversible drag saw is guaranteed to be the best in use, never breaks, will saw a tree just as it falls on even or uneven ground, into any length, without the tree or power being moved. One man can saw from fifteen to twenty- five cords of wood per day, or three to four thousand staves. Every, machine guaranteed to do all claimed for it. One cheese shall beiSold for less than 15] cents ! 0f these saws can be seen on exhibition per pound, and if a member must sell , Exposition grounds, made and when the market is lower, then either the I ' . '.,, , society or any member will buy it until it: sold by Champion Drag Saw \\ orks, Ao. A Salem correspondent says: "A worm, the body of which is about the size ot a knitting-needle, of u yellowish ca.-t. and about one-half inch in length, has attacked the cabbage, and the probability is they ' will entirely ruin it. A new kind of worm has attacked the wheat, that is yet only about two inches high, and cms it square off. What pest will come next?" , The cheese-makers of New York State Jersey cattle j propose to organize themselves into a will bring that price. 31 Third street, Louisville, Kentucky. 'Horses Pawing in the Stable. I have tried a variety of means, among others, the strap and chain, but all failed, llecently I devised a plan which has succeeded to my entire satisfaction. I make a frame four feet long, and of sufficient width to reach nearly the top of the manger, from which I suspended it, allowing it to reach to within about ten inches of the floor. I boarded up the sash or frame, in order that he could not get his feet over the lower bar, whieh was a round stick two inches "in diameter. The act of pawing sets the swing in motion, causing it to strike against the shins, which so disgusted my animal that he very soon gave it up entirely. G. T. A CELEBRATED SPANISH MERINO BUCK. The first Merino Sheep brought lo the U. S. were imported by Chancellor Rub't R. Livingston, in 1802: a pair of tacit sex. Fine Horses. T. G. Duncan arrived in this city Monday, bringing with him four magnificent English stallions for improving the breed of draught horses in this country.. They are magnificent animals, deep-chested, broad-breasted and powerful. The oldest, six years old, weighs 2,100 pounds, and is seventeen hands high. The others, two four and one five years old, weigh 1,700, 1,800 and 1,900 pounds respectively. They will compete for the State Fair premiums.—Journal. Horse Shoeing. Never touch thc bars, frog, sole or outer surface with a knife or rasp. Shoe with light, thin shoes that, allow the sole bars and frog to be brought in contact with the ground, and thus bear their due proportion of the horse's weight." Use small nails, and not over five of them. Never allow the points to be driven high up the wall of the hoof. For ordinary service in thc country during the summer months, use only tins which protect the toe, but leave the entire ground surface of the foot unprotected.—Murray. Tlie Atrocity of Blinders for Horses. We never could see what vice or deformity lay in a horse's eye that should make it necessary to cover it up and shut out its owner from at least two-thirds of his rightful vision. The poets say that old age looks backward; but we never heard such an idiosyncrasy charged upon tho horse. The theory that he is less apt to be frightened when shut out from everything behind him, we suspec't to be a fallacy, else saddle-horses and war-horses would he duly blinded. Every horse is as familiar with his own carriage as with his own tail, and as far as his "personal" fortitude is concerned, is no more disturbed at being pursued by one than by the other. As for the other scare-crows that come up behind, they are mostly so familiar to the animal that the more fully the horse can perceive them thc more quietly does he submit to their approach. 1 hen it is such a pity to cover up one of the most brilliant creatures. The horse has borne such a hand in the civilization of this rough-and- tumble world, that it seems not so much a cruelty as a discourtesy, as well as -a disgrace, to hide his form with embarrassing toggery. No wonder we estimate the force in the world as horse power; no wonder the Romans and the Germans, each in their own language, designate their aristocracy as riders; no wonder their descendants make chivalry a synonym for their highest virtues. Let the horse be given his due, and unblinded. The check-rein is another nuisance in harnessware wliich has almost entirely disappeared from England, the army having at last given it up by order of the commander-in-chief, Sir George Burgone, all honor to him. ■ m* . Talue of Wheat Meal. Jl Profitable Cow. The following figures show the exact yield of milk from one cow, owned by .1. I Cosway, Oakfield, N. Y., for the six months ending May 22, IST-t: November 2;i to December 2-1 December 2:! to January 2"> January tn fo February 21 February 2 ) to March 23 March 2J to April 2'-> April 2:;to May 2! ..1,(02':, ..i,-.-'ljj ..i,-»% Total 8,78i«i The largest yield for one day was 5Si lbs.; smallest yield 10 lbs.; average for the wholij lime over 48 lbs. per day. January 15, frMH one milking of 20? lbs, milk, she madel pound 8 ounces butter. Her milk will average 1 pound of butter from 20 pounds of milk; for the six months 4559 pounds of butter. She is still giving 4G lbs. per day, now on grass. She had plenty to eat thc whole time. I would like "to hear from any one that can beat that on dry feed. J. S. C. From Texas. A Live Oak county (Texas) correspondent says: I I have a neighbor who imported, two 'years ago. a ram two years old. from Dr. | Handall, of New York, and be reported him to shear .'SO pounds, not quite 11 months' growth. This year tbe same man imported another two year old, also from Dr. Kandall, N. Y.—so I have it, as I did not see thc ram—and he says he sheared 35 lbs. So you see Texas is not so very far behind California for big fleeces, if not big humbugs. The sheepmen here havo all. got the blues. Bain all the time, and grass knee- high. Lambs dying, and old sheep likewise. I shall not raise enough lambs to keep'up the original flock this year; and if it does not stop raining, in three months from now I shall be flat broke, with nothing but a lot of wild land to make a living off of. Red Hogs. ffh Mysterious Cattle Disease. A car-load .of twenty-one cattle from Buffalo were attacked by a mysterious disorder at Washingtonville, Orange county. New York, on Saturday. Eight suddenly died and others will die. _ The dis- jease is conjectured to be an affection of the J lungs caused by the recent dry weather ad long confinement in the cars. The London Dietetic Reformer shows by scientific data that wheat meal, which is cheaper than bolted meal or fine flour, contains one-third more nutriment than flour docs from which the bran has been sifted. Fine flour, according to this journal, is not food at all, in the proper sense of the term; the elements of the grain that are separated in the process of bolting being essential to perfect nutrition, those who use fine flour *are obliged to subsist mainly on other things, or lose their health; thatno one, therefore, who makes baker's bread a principal article of diet can long maintain health, while those who use wheat meal bread, unfermented and unadulterated, can maintain their health with a very small addition of other food. The original color of the old Berkshire breed of swine was more or less sandy; and although the characteristics of the breed were greatly changed in the course of thc "improvement" which resulted in the Berkshire of today, this sandy color of thc original breed has not been entirely eradicated, and very often makes its re-appearance, even among the best herds. We do not know that occasional sandy hairs are regarded with disfavor by first- class breeders, but a pig of which the prevailing color is sandy, would certainly be considered a disgrace to his stock by any Berkshire breeder. There is a family of hogs in certain portions of New Jersey known as the Jersey Beds, or Durocs ([described in the Proceedings of the National Convention of Swine Breeders, page 29), which in some sections are of a dark red color, and in others patchy sandy and white. Their origin is unknown ; but it is surmised that they aro descended from importations of the old Berkshire breed made years ago, before it had been improved by crosses of thc Chinese.—Live Stock Journal. Ouit contributor at North Madison, Dclos Wood, made seventeen entries at the recent fair in Jefferson county, and carried away a premium for all but one. It pays to show superior stock and products. New Outlets to tlie East. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is building a road through to Chicago, and will soon have it completed and trains running. It runs parallel with and alongside of the Michigan Southern road some thirty miles out of Chicago andaroundthe head ofthe lake; thence itstrikes off and pursues a course as far east as Defiance, Ohio, midway between the Michigan Southern and Pittsburg & Fort Wayne roads, and thence southeasterly to the Ohio river, where it connects with the main line ofthe Baltimore & Ohio road, striking some of the wealthiest towns in Indiana and Ohio. It has the easiest curves and lightest grades known in this country. The line of the road traverses the system of north and south lines converging toward Lake Erie and makes no less than thirteen connections with the most important of these lines. At Tiffin it connects with the Cincinnati. Sandusky & Cleveland, and the Mansfield & Lake Michigan railroads; at Fostoria with tlie Lake Erie & Louisville road ; at Deshier with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton; at Defiance, with the Ohio State Canal, and the Toledo, Wabash & Western railroads, which drains all Southern Illinois and extends into Missouri and Kansas, operating in all over 1200 miles of road. In connection with it tho road offers a line from Toledo to Chicago 13 miles shorter than the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, or any line now in operation. Indiana Farmer Family. Onr Postal Cai'd!Correspoiidenco. Washington Counly, Livonia, Sept. 23rtl. Corn below an average, owing to drouth and chinch bugs, stalks drying rapidly. Pastures parched for want of rain. Apples are scarce. A few peaches. Wheat sowing is progressing slowly no prospect of its doing any good till it rains. 1 think I can beat the world for large crab apples. 1 have them that weigh three ounces and a half apice. Alter trying several varieties of Irish potatoes, I think theearly rosestandsunrivalled. Among sweet potatoes the white lirazilian stands ahead. J. K. HOWARD. Randolph County. Winimok, Sept. 25. Wheat average yield, XX In quality; Corn, the best crop ever grown In this locality; Oats and hay short, not over a half crop; Karly potatoes good, late ones, not a half crop; Fruit; apples a failure, a fair crop of peaches, grapes Ac. Stock; hogs about two-thirdsof a crop, price six cents; cattle large fat, scaice, small, young, average price two lo three-cents per lb., sheep scarce, no sales lately. Weather dry and warm; wheat* aoont seeded,chinch bugs destroying the lirst seeding. Stock healthy, pastures 'short, money scarce. Granger stock on Ihe rise. T. W. HKECE. Daviess County. Sept., ajnl. I Dry anil not much prospect for rain. Farmers are busy in scedinglhcii- lands. They break their ground early and roll, and harrow and drill and roll. There will he more wheat sown this fall than was last, in this county. Wheat all threshed, good price. So to :r, cents per bushel, flats not a half crop, l'otatoes not a half crop. Corn is good in this part of the county, In the north part cut short by tbe drouth and chinch bugs. |Io*> crnplight, price good. Cattle plenty and price low three cents gross. Wlnlerapples scarce and dropping oil". Bethel Orange Xo. U-V) is prospering,- numbers forty members and still they come ; composed of as good farmers as there is in the countv. I'A'KMEK. White County. Moxticki.lo, Sept., 21th. I see in a recent number of your paper that certain parties are oflering Fultz wheat at extravagant prices. I wish through the Indiana Faumei! to say to the farmers not to be imposed ui>on by paying such prices. Carroll county will i harvest a few thousand bushels of Fultz wheat next year, (if no accident happens to the crop) the wheat Is in the hands of men who will dispose of it upon reasouable terms. I have fifteen acres that ls looking nne. j. LILLY. Jennings County. ISuxi.KiiVir.i.i:. Weather dry. Corn all cut. Wheat sown, but not coming well ou account of drouth. CWnch bugs plenty. Grangers meet with strong opposition here, increasing slowlv but steadily. L. 1'. DKOUGHER. Hancock County. Wksti.anii,Sept. 21. Our Grange Fairheld iii this township by the Hlueriverand Shilo grange on the Bid and 21th was unite a success. There were ;J2.1 entries made, ah from our own granges. There was as large a show of fruits and vegetables as I ever saw at any falr. Tlie show of stock was very good but not so large probably asit would have been If we bad gone to the expense of fixing up stables for them. There were no premiums awarded, it being a free exhibition. There was a large crowd out on the last day. j.;. S. COFFIN. Admas Counly. Ski'tkmhkh, 28th. Having seen nothinglii the Fakmkis fAra this county, I thought I would write you few lines. The corn crop in this county is the best In twenty j'cars; oats a good crop; wheat better than was expected before threshing; potatoes about an average crop; hay a little short; fruit half crop; hogs not more than half crop; cattle plenty and cheap.' We have of Grangers a fair crop. J. MEKIUJIAX. Jefferson County, Noi'.Tii Madison, Sept., 28th. Our fair came off last week, and was a perfect success. There were more entries, more visitors and better articles than at any previous exhibition. Theshow of horses, sheep, poultry, agricultural Implements and farm products, were especially flne. The large display of fruits could not be excelled in quality and appearance. Farmers here have nearly done sowing wheat, a few have been waiting for the long desired rain, which fell on the 20th, raining gently all the afternoon. We hope for more soon. No hogs for sale, and no buyers. I). WOOD. Jasper County. HnNS.SKi.AKK, Sept., 2S. Mr. Editor.—Dc-ar Sir, I would like to have you, or some of your subscriber Inform me through your excellent paper, when Is the best time in the year to cut down the common swamp willow, so that it will not again sprout, and grow. I am a reader of your paper. J. W. M. Switzerland County. East Knteiu-hize, Sept., 26th- Com good. Wheat above an average. Hay and oats half crop. Hogs scarce. Early potatoes fourth of a crop, late potatoes a failure. Peaches and early apples good, Late apples scarce. Weather very dry, and early sown wheat coming up poorly. We have just held our fair which was a success. II. STOW. Information Wanted. In John Worrell's article on "Hog Cholera and Cure," he gives a prescription, but omits to mention the amount of black antimonv to be used. I.»t him please give us the information, and oblige. . H. H. F. Kosciusko County. Etna GiiEKX.Kept., 20th. Wheat is all sown, hut owing to drouth looks bad except summer fallow that were stlred several times', they look well, while land plowed just before sowen looks as bare as the road. We more than ever see the necessity of summer fallows, especially of a dry fall like this. We had a fine rain September, 27th, after twenty-two days of dry hot weather. Wheat is growing tine now. > Pasture is quitedryandsliort. Wheat SI 00, corn «0 cents, oats 40, hayS12 per ton, hogs Ii cents on' foot, anil scarce at that; cattle low. The Indiana Fakmkk Is a desirable paper, we are always ready forthe next number before It comes. ty. IDKN. %m>.
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Transcript | Vol. IX. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, OCTOBER 3, 1874. Liys Stock. Public Sale of Alderney's. ; '■ We call special attention to the adver- Tlie Berkshire Hog the Hog Of thej tisement, on another page, of tho public Future. " (sale of Alderney cattle to take place at Terre Haute next week. We trust that An experienced stock man writes that i none of these valuable dairy animals will it becomes more and move evident that the Berkshire breed of swine is crowding aside very fast all other breeds of hogs in the Western pork-producing States.. If we inquire why this is the case, we find several very weighty reasons. At first, the Berkshire is a very hardy hog, which transmits it qualities upon its offspring with great certainty, and which has_ a dark-colored skin, less subject to skin- diseases than that of almost any other breed. Secondly, the Berkshire matures very early, is very active and industrious, is an excellent feeder, fattens very rapidly on almost anything commonly used as food for hogs, and contains, when well fattened, as little offal as any other known breed. Thirdly, the Berkshire has the most desirable size ; is neither too small nor too large,—that is, the same is sufficiently small enough to be fattened, if grain is scarce, and is also able to grow large enough for any purpose, if well fed and rationally treated when young. It is true, some other breeds—the Poland-China, for instance—attain a larger size and a greater weight, but require more time to mature; while a well-bred Berkshire pig under one year old will outweigh in net weight, if it has been sufficiently well kept, any Poland-China of the same age. I myself have a Berkshire sow which had a live-weight of 500 pounds when 11 months old, and which outweighed any Poland-China or any other hog of the same age. Therefore, if a Berkshire pig can be Drought so young, to such a weight—and_ my pig might have been heavier still, if I. had fattened the same for the shambles,—there needs to be no more complaint that Berkshires are too small for general purposes. Neither should the same be classed any more among the so-called small breeds, as is usually done; but they should be enrolled as a middle breed, as which they have been recognized for a long time in Kurope. Further, the meat of the Berkshire swine is much more solid and less flabby than that of almost any other breed, and therefore the most desirable, not only for family use, but also for packing purposes. be permitted to leave our State. Imliau is especially adapted to the dairying busi ncss and as the Alderney or are the best of all bfeeds for dairy pur- ( protective society,. ^ Thebasis is that no poses our farmers will show their wisdom by saving this hero to the Stale and importing others as fast as their means will allow. The Champion Drag Saw. The champion reversible drag saw is guaranteed to be the best in use, never breaks, will saw a tree just as it falls on even or uneven ground, into any length, without the tree or power being moved. One man can saw from fifteen to twenty- five cords of wood per day, or three to four thousand staves. Every, machine guaranteed to do all claimed for it. One cheese shall beiSold for less than 15] cents ! 0f these saws can be seen on exhibition per pound, and if a member must sell , Exposition grounds, made and when the market is lower, then either the I ' . '.,, , society or any member will buy it until it: sold by Champion Drag Saw \\ orks, Ao. A Salem correspondent says: "A worm, the body of which is about the size ot a knitting-needle, of u yellowish ca.-t. and about one-half inch in length, has attacked the cabbage, and the probability is they ' will entirely ruin it. A new kind of worm has attacked the wheat, that is yet only about two inches high, and cms it square off. What pest will come next?" , The cheese-makers of New York State Jersey cattle j propose to organize themselves into a will bring that price. 31 Third street, Louisville, Kentucky. 'Horses Pawing in the Stable. I have tried a variety of means, among others, the strap and chain, but all failed, llecently I devised a plan which has succeeded to my entire satisfaction. I make a frame four feet long, and of sufficient width to reach nearly the top of the manger, from which I suspended it, allowing it to reach to within about ten inches of the floor. I boarded up the sash or frame, in order that he could not get his feet over the lower bar, whieh was a round stick two inches "in diameter. The act of pawing sets the swing in motion, causing it to strike against the shins, which so disgusted my animal that he very soon gave it up entirely. G. T. A CELEBRATED SPANISH MERINO BUCK. The first Merino Sheep brought lo the U. S. were imported by Chancellor Rub't R. Livingston, in 1802: a pair of tacit sex. Fine Horses. T. G. Duncan arrived in this city Monday, bringing with him four magnificent English stallions for improving the breed of draught horses in this country.. They are magnificent animals, deep-chested, broad-breasted and powerful. The oldest, six years old, weighs 2,100 pounds, and is seventeen hands high. The others, two four and one five years old, weigh 1,700, 1,800 and 1,900 pounds respectively. They will compete for the State Fair premiums.—Journal. Horse Shoeing. Never touch thc bars, frog, sole or outer surface with a knife or rasp. Shoe with light, thin shoes that, allow the sole bars and frog to be brought in contact with the ground, and thus bear their due proportion of the horse's weight." Use small nails, and not over five of them. Never allow the points to be driven high up the wall of the hoof. For ordinary service in thc country during the summer months, use only tins which protect the toe, but leave the entire ground surface of the foot unprotected.—Murray. Tlie Atrocity of Blinders for Horses. We never could see what vice or deformity lay in a horse's eye that should make it necessary to cover it up and shut out its owner from at least two-thirds of his rightful vision. The poets say that old age looks backward; but we never heard such an idiosyncrasy charged upon tho horse. The theory that he is less apt to be frightened when shut out from everything behind him, we suspec't to be a fallacy, else saddle-horses and war-horses would he duly blinded. Every horse is as familiar with his own carriage as with his own tail, and as far as his "personal" fortitude is concerned, is no more disturbed at being pursued by one than by the other. As for the other scare-crows that come up behind, they are mostly so familiar to the animal that the more fully the horse can perceive them thc more quietly does he submit to their approach. 1 hen it is such a pity to cover up one of the most brilliant creatures. The horse has borne such a hand in the civilization of this rough-and- tumble world, that it seems not so much a cruelty as a discourtesy, as well as -a disgrace, to hide his form with embarrassing toggery. No wonder we estimate the force in the world as horse power; no wonder the Romans and the Germans, each in their own language, designate their aristocracy as riders; no wonder their descendants make chivalry a synonym for their highest virtues. Let the horse be given his due, and unblinded. The check-rein is another nuisance in harnessware wliich has almost entirely disappeared from England, the army having at last given it up by order of the commander-in-chief, Sir George Burgone, all honor to him. ■ m* . Talue of Wheat Meal. Jl Profitable Cow. The following figures show the exact yield of milk from one cow, owned by .1. I Cosway, Oakfield, N. Y., for the six months ending May 22, IST-t: November 2;i to December 2-1 December 2:! to January 2"> January tn fo February 21 February 2 ) to March 23 March 2J to April 2'-> April 2:;to May 2! ..1,(02':, ..i,-.-'ljj ..i,-»% Total 8,78i«i The largest yield for one day was 5Si lbs.; smallest yield 10 lbs.; average for the wholij lime over 48 lbs. per day. January 15, frMH one milking of 20? lbs, milk, she madel pound 8 ounces butter. Her milk will average 1 pound of butter from 20 pounds of milk; for the six months 4559 pounds of butter. She is still giving 4G lbs. per day, now on grass. She had plenty to eat thc whole time. I would like "to hear from any one that can beat that on dry feed. J. S. C. From Texas. A Live Oak county (Texas) correspondent says: I I have a neighbor who imported, two 'years ago. a ram two years old. from Dr. | Handall, of New York, and be reported him to shear .'SO pounds, not quite 11 months' growth. This year tbe same man imported another two year old, also from Dr. Kandall, N. Y.—so I have it, as I did not see thc ram—and he says he sheared 35 lbs. So you see Texas is not so very far behind California for big fleeces, if not big humbugs. The sheepmen here havo all. got the blues. Bain all the time, and grass knee- high. Lambs dying, and old sheep likewise. I shall not raise enough lambs to keep'up the original flock this year; and if it does not stop raining, in three months from now I shall be flat broke, with nothing but a lot of wild land to make a living off of. Red Hogs. ffh Mysterious Cattle Disease. A car-load .of twenty-one cattle from Buffalo were attacked by a mysterious disorder at Washingtonville, Orange county. New York, on Saturday. Eight suddenly died and others will die. _ The dis- jease is conjectured to be an affection of the J lungs caused by the recent dry weather ad long confinement in the cars. The London Dietetic Reformer shows by scientific data that wheat meal, which is cheaper than bolted meal or fine flour, contains one-third more nutriment than flour docs from which the bran has been sifted. Fine flour, according to this journal, is not food at all, in the proper sense of the term; the elements of the grain that are separated in the process of bolting being essential to perfect nutrition, those who use fine flour *are obliged to subsist mainly on other things, or lose their health; thatno one, therefore, who makes baker's bread a principal article of diet can long maintain health, while those who use wheat meal bread, unfermented and unadulterated, can maintain their health with a very small addition of other food. The original color of the old Berkshire breed of swine was more or less sandy; and although the characteristics of the breed were greatly changed in the course of thc "improvement" which resulted in the Berkshire of today, this sandy color of thc original breed has not been entirely eradicated, and very often makes its re-appearance, even among the best herds. We do not know that occasional sandy hairs are regarded with disfavor by first- class breeders, but a pig of which the prevailing color is sandy, would certainly be considered a disgrace to his stock by any Berkshire breeder. There is a family of hogs in certain portions of New Jersey known as the Jersey Beds, or Durocs ([described in the Proceedings of the National Convention of Swine Breeders, page 29), which in some sections are of a dark red color, and in others patchy sandy and white. Their origin is unknown ; but it is surmised that they aro descended from importations of the old Berkshire breed made years ago, before it had been improved by crosses of thc Chinese.—Live Stock Journal. Ouit contributor at North Madison, Dclos Wood, made seventeen entries at the recent fair in Jefferson county, and carried away a premium for all but one. It pays to show superior stock and products. New Outlets to tlie East. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is building a road through to Chicago, and will soon have it completed and trains running. It runs parallel with and alongside of the Michigan Southern road some thirty miles out of Chicago andaroundthe head ofthe lake; thence itstrikes off and pursues a course as far east as Defiance, Ohio, midway between the Michigan Southern and Pittsburg & Fort Wayne roads, and thence southeasterly to the Ohio river, where it connects with the main line ofthe Baltimore & Ohio road, striking some of the wealthiest towns in Indiana and Ohio. It has the easiest curves and lightest grades known in this country. The line of the road traverses the system of north and south lines converging toward Lake Erie and makes no less than thirteen connections with the most important of these lines. At Tiffin it connects with the Cincinnati. Sandusky & Cleveland, and the Mansfield & Lake Michigan railroads; at Fostoria with tlie Lake Erie & Louisville road ; at Deshier with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton; at Defiance, with the Ohio State Canal, and the Toledo, Wabash & Western railroads, which drains all Southern Illinois and extends into Missouri and Kansas, operating in all over 1200 miles of road. In connection with it tho road offers a line from Toledo to Chicago 13 miles shorter than the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, or any line now in operation. Indiana Farmer Family. Onr Postal Cai'd!Correspoiidenco. Washington Counly, Livonia, Sept. 23rtl. Corn below an average, owing to drouth and chinch bugs, stalks drying rapidly. Pastures parched for want of rain. Apples are scarce. A few peaches. Wheat sowing is progressing slowly no prospect of its doing any good till it rains. 1 think I can beat the world for large crab apples. 1 have them that weigh three ounces and a half apice. Alter trying several varieties of Irish potatoes, I think theearly rosestandsunrivalled. Among sweet potatoes the white lirazilian stands ahead. J. K. HOWARD. Randolph County. Winimok, Sept. 25. Wheat average yield, XX In quality; Corn, the best crop ever grown In this locality; Oats and hay short, not over a half crop; Karly potatoes good, late ones, not a half crop; Fruit; apples a failure, a fair crop of peaches, grapes Ac. Stock; hogs about two-thirdsof a crop, price six cents; cattle large fat, scaice, small, young, average price two lo three-cents per lb., sheep scarce, no sales lately. Weather dry and warm; wheat* aoont seeded,chinch bugs destroying the lirst seeding. Stock healthy, pastures 'short, money scarce. Granger stock on Ihe rise. T. W. HKECE. Daviess County. Sept., ajnl. I Dry anil not much prospect for rain. Farmers are busy in scedinglhcii- lands. They break their ground early and roll, and harrow and drill and roll. There will he more wheat sown this fall than was last, in this county. Wheat all threshed, good price. So to :r, cents per bushel, flats not a half crop, l'otatoes not a half crop. Corn is good in this part of the county, In the north part cut short by tbe drouth and chinch bugs. |Io*> crnplight, price good. Cattle plenty and price low three cents gross. Wlnlerapples scarce and dropping oil". Bethel Orange Xo. U-V) is prospering,- numbers forty members and still they come ; composed of as good farmers as there is in the countv. I'A'KMEK. White County. Moxticki.lo, Sept., 21th. I see in a recent number of your paper that certain parties are oflering Fultz wheat at extravagant prices. I wish through the Indiana Faumei! to say to the farmers not to be imposed ui>on by paying such prices. Carroll county will i harvest a few thousand bushels of Fultz wheat next year, (if no accident happens to the crop) the wheat Is in the hands of men who will dispose of it upon reasouable terms. I have fifteen acres that ls looking nne. j. LILLY. Jennings County. ISuxi.KiiVir.i.i:. Weather dry. Corn all cut. Wheat sown, but not coming well ou account of drouth. CWnch bugs plenty. Grangers meet with strong opposition here, increasing slowlv but steadily. L. 1'. DKOUGHER. Hancock County. Wksti.anii,Sept. 21. Our Grange Fairheld iii this township by the Hlueriverand Shilo grange on the Bid and 21th was unite a success. There were ;J2.1 entries made, ah from our own granges. There was as large a show of fruits and vegetables as I ever saw at any falr. Tlie show of stock was very good but not so large probably asit would have been If we bad gone to the expense of fixing up stables for them. There were no premiums awarded, it being a free exhibition. There was a large crowd out on the last day. j.;. S. COFFIN. Admas Counly. Ski'tkmhkh, 28th. Having seen nothinglii the Fakmkis fAra this county, I thought I would write you few lines. The corn crop in this county is the best In twenty j'cars; oats a good crop; wheat better than was expected before threshing; potatoes about an average crop; hay a little short; fruit half crop; hogs not more than half crop; cattle plenty and cheap.' We have of Grangers a fair crop. J. MEKIUJIAX. Jefferson County, Noi'.Tii Madison, Sept., 28th. Our fair came off last week, and was a perfect success. There were more entries, more visitors and better articles than at any previous exhibition. Theshow of horses, sheep, poultry, agricultural Implements and farm products, were especially flne. The large display of fruits could not be excelled in quality and appearance. Farmers here have nearly done sowing wheat, a few have been waiting for the long desired rain, which fell on the 20th, raining gently all the afternoon. We hope for more soon. No hogs for sale, and no buyers. I). WOOD. Jasper County. HnNS.SKi.AKK, Sept., 2S. Mr. Editor.—Dc-ar Sir, I would like to have you, or some of your subscriber Inform me through your excellent paper, when Is the best time in the year to cut down the common swamp willow, so that it will not again sprout, and grow. I am a reader of your paper. J. W. M. Switzerland County. East Knteiu-hize, Sept., 26th- Com good. Wheat above an average. Hay and oats half crop. Hogs scarce. Early potatoes fourth of a crop, late potatoes a failure. Peaches and early apples good, Late apples scarce. Weather very dry, and early sown wheat coming up poorly. We have just held our fair which was a success. II. STOW. Information Wanted. In John Worrell's article on "Hog Cholera and Cure," he gives a prescription, but omits to mention the amount of black antimonv to be used. I.»t him please give us the information, and oblige. . H. H. F. Kosciusko County. Etna GiiEKX.Kept., 20th. Wheat is all sown, hut owing to drouth looks bad except summer fallow that were stlred several times', they look well, while land plowed just before sowen looks as bare as the road. We more than ever see the necessity of summer fallows, especially of a dry fall like this. We had a fine rain September, 27th, after twenty-two days of dry hot weather. Wheat is growing tine now. > Pasture is quitedryandsliort. Wheat SI 00, corn «0 cents, oats 40, hayS12 per ton, hogs Ii cents on' foot, anil scarce at that; cattle low. The Indiana Fakmkk Is a desirable paper, we are always ready forthe next number before It comes. ty. IDKN. %m>. |
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