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Vol. IX. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, NOVEMBER 7, 1874. No. 44. Live Stock* Hoos are being slaughtered here now at tbe rate of six thousand head per day. The amount of money going out for bogs it is to be hoped will make it a little plentier. a ♦ a - • The numerous stockbreeders who exhibited their herds at our late State Fair were greatly pleased at their success here. The large breeders of Ohio and Michigan say that our exhibition of stock was the finest this year of any in the United States, and predict that the Indiana State Fair, here in the center of the great stock- breeding district of the West, must become the great show-ground for the breeding States. These gentlemen speak in the highest terms of their success in the sale of stock while here. A Wonderful Colt. The Turf, Field and Farm is responsible for the following: "Among horsemen it has been known for a long while that a Methodist minister owned a colt of which marvelous things are told. The animal was black as a raven, and bore the name of Blackwood. The value of the horse, in the estimation of the owner, may be seen by the pleasant little price that was put upon him. The horsemen on. the street laughed that a plain Methodist parson, in the wilds of Kentucky, offered his animal for $60,000. A gentleman from New York heard so much about this colt that he took a trip down to_Kentucky to look at him. He saw ' him move. He describes him as a marvel. His nostrils become red as fire; his eyes dilate, and he seems transformed, The captivated New Yorker offered $30,000 for the colt. The owner received the proposal with disdain. He did not even reply; ordered the horse back in the stable, and went into the house. Another visit was made and the horse changed owners, $50,000, it is said, being the price." !Tf*YV 'X *£ s~ ii s. re 3 ?i\ \ 6~ _- * Y7 $">£ ftrsss* Short-Horn Cow, BRIGHT LADY, the property of M. H. Cochrane, Compton, P. Q. Large Sale of Short-Horn Cattle at Paris, Kentucky. The short-horn cattle sale of E. G. Bedford, wliich took place is the largest sale that has ever been made in Kentucky. Twenty-one cows and heifers were sold at an average of $1,095, and fourteen bulls at an average of $1,105, a total of $5S,715. The Sale was largely attended by traders from all parts of the United States and Canada. The principal animals sold were London Duchess, ninth, to John Kennedy, of Paris, at $6,000; London Duchess, seventh, at $5,100, and London Duchess, eleventh, at $4,400, to T. J. Megibbon, of Cynthiana, Kentucky; the Twenty-first Duke of Airdrie at $7,- 025, to J. H. Spears & Sons, of Illinois; London Duke 19th, six months old, at $3,500, to Wm. K. Duncan, of Illinois. The sale was made by Colonel L. P. Muir, live-stock auctioneer. After the sale of Mr. E. G. Bedford, Messrs. Hall and Bedford sold twenty-seven cows and heifers at an average of $442, and sixteen bulls at an average of $258; total, $15,825. American Beef for England. English papers mention the arrival at Liverpool or 270 head of cattle from America, by steamer, to be disposed of in the Liverpool market. The appearance ofthe cattle is spoken of as excellent; they weighed 1,800 to 2,000 lbs,, and realized from £17 to £29 each. The Liverpool butchers are anxious to encourage the trade, and it is contemplated to run a steamer to Galway, which would be a saving of time on the voyage.— Country Gentleman. a »» a A curious specimen of Nature's handiwork is exhibiting about the country in the_ shape of a calf, born in Moravia, Cayuga county, in this State, and now more than three months old, which has a perfect body, but two distinct though exactly similar heads. It breathes through all four of its nostrils, and takes its food from both of its mouths, holding its head squarely to the front, and giving no preference to either.—Cin. Gazette. * '—a m* . The Los Angeles (Cal.) Express is of of the opinion that the Fall wool clip of that county will reach 2,000,000 pounds, and for the entire year 5,000,000., It believes there are fully 600,000 head of sheep in the county. The clip this year shows an increase over that of last year of 1,500,000 pounds; this too, notwithstanding that the needs of agriculture are steadily encroaching on the old ranges of | the sheep. 2P% Sheep Husbandry. .." It seems wonderful to me there are so many drawbacks mentioned in regard to sheep husbandry. I had never less than leveraThtifidreds of' sheep when in England, and never had any disease of the skin, or any kind of check to prosperity with sheep, and never saw any casualties which could not be accounted for by bad management or from causes outside of any tendency to delicacy of condition in sheep, or liability to disease. Here in the United States I have had hundreds of sheep in my charge, and I positively declare there is no truth whatever in any statement about the sheep or wool being injured by rain in any mild weather, or any weather in mild climates. It is the coddling aud close confinement which injures sheep. It is a common custom in some parts of England to soak and wash the sheep which have been lying in the turnip fields all winter, and to do this in March, or as soon as the muddy soil dries up so that the dirt can be cleaned out from the wool before it becomes dried in. These sheep suffer no inconvenience, for the wool soon dries next to the skin ; and where any long wooled or short-wooled sheep are fed regularly and have good shepherds in attendance, rain does not hurt them. In fact, I believe it is injurious to cattle as well as to sheep to be kept dry always, and I am Quite sure that in any mild season, the very best provision for_ horses, cows or sheep, is a shelter which they can resort to just when they please. Sheep are not at all liable to skin diseases unless mismanaged. Scab is easily cured by dressings of various kinds, but it is a contagious disease, and though no one knows better than myself how good roots are for sheep, I know they will not cure the scab. Rain does strong, healthy sheep good, and it is the alternate fattening and starving of sheep which causes cotted fleeces. They require one uniform kind of good treatment, so that there will be no sudden changes in their food or lodging. Some people think when change of food is recommended either in cattle or sheep, it means to give them one kind of food one week and a different kind another. The only change that does any good is_ a variety, and a change of any of the articles as occasion may demand, and which any one acquainted with them would see was necessary—not a change of dry, astringent food for a time, and then to soft, relaxing feed; and close confinement for one period, and then liberty for another while, for this is what would produce shocks to the animal system, and interfere with the even growth of a fine quality of wool. Change only when necessary.— Cor. Country Gentleman. Notes for Horsemen. Poll Evil Remedy.—A correspondent of the Wester Rural says :—Probe the pipe to the bottom; take equal parts of corrosive sublimate; and white vitriol, about what you can pickup on the point of a small penknife. Put it in a thin muslin cloth, tie a thread around it, put it down the pipe with the probe, letting the end of the thread hang out at the top, repeat this ouce a week for three or four weeks, until the pipe comes out. If prop- perly done I will warrant a cure without the use of the knife or causing a stiff neck. 1 have cured many horses both for myself and others and never had a failure. Young horses are particularly worth the trial. After the pipe conies out, there is nothing to do, but keep the parts clean with soap suds and water. Don't I\ed Ripe Hungarian Hay lo Horses.—An Illinoisan writes:—"I have had quite an experience in feeding ripe unthrashed Huugarian to horses. In every instance, if continued long, the results were bad, in some cases rendering the horse unfit for service ever afterwards. I have always supposed too, that millet would produce the same effect. _ My plan ii to let either variety get first ripe enough for the seed to grow, I then cut with self-raking reaper, set low. I bind up like grain and let it lie in sheaf a few days. Then it is stacked, and threshed when convenient. When threshed, the straw is stacked again carefully, and fed out to stock through the winter." India Rubber Horseshoes.—A rubber horseshoe has been invented by a gentleman in Newark, N. J., which is made and lined in a similar manner to the rubber shoes worn by humans. It is made of the best quality of India rubber and is designed as a substitute for the iron shoe and as a means of preventing many maladies to which horses' feet are subject, it being claimed that horses suffering from cracked or contracted hoof, and similar hurts are generally cured by the substitution of this for the metal shoe. It is easily removed and put on the hoofs, and thus the animal, while in stalls or pasture, may go barefoot. It cost about one-third more than overshoes'and weighs 40 per cent. less. It is claimed to be durable.— Rural New. Yorker. Do- Horses Reason. O. AV. Fiske, in Our says: For many years Dumb Animals, I have made the hoTSe a subject of thought and study. At times I have been led to believe that horses have reasoning powers, and can understand and apply them in various ways. For the last two years I have driven my mare nearly every day over the same road. About one mile from my home are two roads, one leading to the church, the other leading to the depot. Now six days in the week I drive to the cars, and on Sunday to the church. At the point where these roads separate, I give my mare her head, leaving her free to make herchoice, and on week days she will go straight to the depot, and on Sundays she goes of her own free will, io the church; I never knew her to fail me jet. It puzzled me for a long time to learn hov," she should know any difference in days; and I have come to the conclusion that she reasons from facts—facts connected with every-day life. On week days I start from my stable in a two-wheel carriage ; on Sundays I start my horse in a carryall, thus making an entire change, both in time, place and carriage; and from these facts she must be guided in her choice of roads. Many think this is instinct; if so, where does reason begin? Registration of Stallions. This is a subject that is attracting considerable attention just now, and in view ofthe importance of improving our stock, is one that should command thc attention of our coming General Assembly. As a model of directness aud brevity, and as showing also the importance of such an act, we copy from the statute of one of the Eastern States an act on the subject which became a law last year : Section 1. Any person or persons owning or keeping a stallion for breeding purposes, shall be required before advertising, by written or printed notices, the services of said stallion, to file a certificate with the register of deeds in the county where said stallion is owned or kept, stating name, color, age, size, together with tho pedigree of said stallion as full as attainable, and the name of the person by whom said stallion was bred ; and it shall be the duty of the register to record such certificate in a book kept for that purpose, properly indexed, upon receipt of a fee of fifty cents for each certificate of not more than one page, and a further sum of twenty-five cents for each additional page. Section 2. Any person who shall neglect to make and file the certificate required by the provisions of this act shall not recover any compensation for the services named in section one, and if he shall knowingly and wilfully make and file a false certificate of the statements aforesaid, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars, to be recovered by complaint, indictment, or action of debt in any court of competent jurisdiction ; and all penalties recovered shall be for the use of the county where the offense is committed. The Nebraska Sufferers. The Angora Goat. Speed in Milkino Cows.—A correspondent of the Country Gentleman, who is a disbeliever in the ability of one to milk a cow in five minutes, writes as follows: I occasionally read in the different agricultural papers of men milking eight and ten cowsanhour. Iwouldliketo knowif they milk only just as long as the milk runs free, and Jet thestrippinggo. Ihavedone my very best (have milked cows over ten years) on two cows, and cannot milk and strip them thoroughly under twenty minutes. One yields six, the other five quarts/ at a mess. I should be very much obliged for a_ little information as regards the quantity of milk taken in the hour. Importation of Holsteins. We find the following in a New York paper of the 21st: Mr. John H. Comer, whose stock and dairy farm is situated at Goshen, Orange Co., N. Yr., has imported a herd of Hol- stein cattle which is now at his stable, No. 323 West Twenty-first street. The herd includes a fine two-year old bull and six cows, all of which are splendid specimens of the animal creation, and in admirable condition. These cattle are very large and heavy, weighing at three years of age from 1,200 to 1,500 pounds apiece, and the cows giving twenty quarts and upwards of milk per day. Their disposition isvery quiet, they are good feeders, and will prove a valuable addition to the breedingstock of the dairy districts ofthe State. The cost of importing the herd was over $5,000, but the money has been well expended. The cultivation of the Angora goat is attracting some attention in Australia, where it appears to thrive very well. The hairis said _ to make a good "mohair" fabric, but its quality depends very much onthe nature ofthe locality in which the animal is reared. Undulating prairies with a good supply of pure water are best adapted to the habits of this goat. In sandy, hilly districts it thrives admirably, but the hair is inferior and falls off very quickly. The flesh is excellent, and is preferred in some parts of Australia to the best mutton. The milk is of good quality, and yields a good supply of butter and cheese. The hair is worth about four shillings a pound, and one ram will yield about four pounds at each shearing. The best plan is to shear twice a year, as this prevents the hair from falling off and from splitting; at each shearing it is about six inches long. Compared with the merino sheep, the Angora goat seems to have the advantage in the fact that the former produces only three and a half pounds of wool, worth two shillings and sixpence a pound, and that six merinos will eat as much as seven Angoras. These facts are important in view of the acclimatization of the Angora goat in other parts of the world. ■ »» a A horse in Lockport, in this State recently made his appearance in a blacksmith's shop where he had been shod the day before. His lameness attracted the attention ofthe blacksmith, and on pulling off one of his shoes it was found that a nail had been driven so as to hurt his foot. A fine light bay mare was stolen from Samuel M. Carter, of Amo. Hendricks county, on last Tuesday night. Her only mark is a white hind foot. Look out for her. To the People of Indiana: There are ten thousand people in the western part ofthe State of Nebraska who are reduced to tho verge of starvation. Nebraska, usually so prolific, has this year met with a sad mishap in the loss by grasshoppers of all the crops grown in the border counties. I lately traveled over the devastated region, and found tho inhabitants in a most deplorable condition in Gundy, Hitchcock, Jasper ISoon, Furnas, Franklin, Phelps, Howard, Greeley, Valley, Buffalo and Sherman counties. Fully one-third of the people had no shoes and were clothed in rags. Many were livins on little pieces of black bread, watermelons, squashes, and a few were already suffering from hunger. There was not over ten days' supply of anything in the counties. Three counties had no meat, and most of the inhabitants had not tasted animal food for six weeks. When houses burn, food is generally at hand, and the people live on in comfort; but when crops fail, then suffering and death must soon follow. The roar of the flames and the crash of falling buildings awaken the most lively sympathy of more fortunate neighbors, and they give liberally; but in the loss of crops the bony hand of starvation comes silently to grasp the vitals and wring life from the body. The people of Nebraska have suffered a worse disaster than fire. # For ten years this State has not only maintained its own people, but "exported largely and contributed liberally to the wants ofthe unfortunate of other States. Omaha gave twenty thousand dollars in cash to the Chicago sufferers after the fire, which was more than one dollar per head for every man, woman and child in the city. The Nebraskians are now struggling manfully to maintain their unfortunate people, but they cannot do it unaided. There are ten thousand destitute to be fed from now until crops grow again. To feed, clothe and warm these will require at least four dollars each per month for seven or eight months, a sum equal to $280,000 or $300,000. Not to seed the people would be to leave them where we found them, without any means of living, and we must therefore give them seed to plant in the spring. This will take $100,- 000 more. The people are our frontiersmen, and we are equally interested in the settlement of the West. People of Indiana, the facts are before you. What will you do in the matter? What is done should be done quickly. The destitute Nebraskians live in a beautiful section of country. They are loth to leave their new-found homes, and 1 think it is our duty to maintain them until crops can be grown again. It would not be good policy to break up fourteen new counties of the Wes?t, yet this must be done unless the people are fed rich city of Indianapolis should this matter, and do it promptly James S. Brisbin A- <&l The aid it 3Sg*3
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Transcript | Vol. IX. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, NOVEMBER 7, 1874. No. 44. Live Stock* Hoos are being slaughtered here now at tbe rate of six thousand head per day. The amount of money going out for bogs it is to be hoped will make it a little plentier. a ♦ a - • The numerous stockbreeders who exhibited their herds at our late State Fair were greatly pleased at their success here. The large breeders of Ohio and Michigan say that our exhibition of stock was the finest this year of any in the United States, and predict that the Indiana State Fair, here in the center of the great stock- breeding district of the West, must become the great show-ground for the breeding States. These gentlemen speak in the highest terms of their success in the sale of stock while here. A Wonderful Colt. The Turf, Field and Farm is responsible for the following: "Among horsemen it has been known for a long while that a Methodist minister owned a colt of which marvelous things are told. The animal was black as a raven, and bore the name of Blackwood. The value of the horse, in the estimation of the owner, may be seen by the pleasant little price that was put upon him. The horsemen on. the street laughed that a plain Methodist parson, in the wilds of Kentucky, offered his animal for $60,000. A gentleman from New York heard so much about this colt that he took a trip down to_Kentucky to look at him. He saw ' him move. He describes him as a marvel. His nostrils become red as fire; his eyes dilate, and he seems transformed, The captivated New Yorker offered $30,000 for the colt. The owner received the proposal with disdain. He did not even reply; ordered the horse back in the stable, and went into the house. Another visit was made and the horse changed owners, $50,000, it is said, being the price." !Tf*YV 'X *£ s~ ii s. re 3 ?i\ \ 6~ _- * Y7 $">£ ftrsss* Short-Horn Cow, BRIGHT LADY, the property of M. H. Cochrane, Compton, P. Q. Large Sale of Short-Horn Cattle at Paris, Kentucky. The short-horn cattle sale of E. G. Bedford, wliich took place is the largest sale that has ever been made in Kentucky. Twenty-one cows and heifers were sold at an average of $1,095, and fourteen bulls at an average of $1,105, a total of $5S,715. The Sale was largely attended by traders from all parts of the United States and Canada. The principal animals sold were London Duchess, ninth, to John Kennedy, of Paris, at $6,000; London Duchess, seventh, at $5,100, and London Duchess, eleventh, at $4,400, to T. J. Megibbon, of Cynthiana, Kentucky; the Twenty-first Duke of Airdrie at $7,- 025, to J. H. Spears & Sons, of Illinois; London Duke 19th, six months old, at $3,500, to Wm. K. Duncan, of Illinois. The sale was made by Colonel L. P. Muir, live-stock auctioneer. After the sale of Mr. E. G. Bedford, Messrs. Hall and Bedford sold twenty-seven cows and heifers at an average of $442, and sixteen bulls at an average of $258; total, $15,825. American Beef for England. English papers mention the arrival at Liverpool or 270 head of cattle from America, by steamer, to be disposed of in the Liverpool market. The appearance ofthe cattle is spoken of as excellent; they weighed 1,800 to 2,000 lbs,, and realized from £17 to £29 each. The Liverpool butchers are anxious to encourage the trade, and it is contemplated to run a steamer to Galway, which would be a saving of time on the voyage.— Country Gentleman. a »» a A curious specimen of Nature's handiwork is exhibiting about the country in the_ shape of a calf, born in Moravia, Cayuga county, in this State, and now more than three months old, which has a perfect body, but two distinct though exactly similar heads. It breathes through all four of its nostrils, and takes its food from both of its mouths, holding its head squarely to the front, and giving no preference to either.—Cin. Gazette. * '—a m* . The Los Angeles (Cal.) Express is of of the opinion that the Fall wool clip of that county will reach 2,000,000 pounds, and for the entire year 5,000,000., It believes there are fully 600,000 head of sheep in the county. The clip this year shows an increase over that of last year of 1,500,000 pounds; this too, notwithstanding that the needs of agriculture are steadily encroaching on the old ranges of | the sheep. 2P% Sheep Husbandry. .." It seems wonderful to me there are so many drawbacks mentioned in regard to sheep husbandry. I had never less than leveraThtifidreds of' sheep when in England, and never had any disease of the skin, or any kind of check to prosperity with sheep, and never saw any casualties which could not be accounted for by bad management or from causes outside of any tendency to delicacy of condition in sheep, or liability to disease. Here in the United States I have had hundreds of sheep in my charge, and I positively declare there is no truth whatever in any statement about the sheep or wool being injured by rain in any mild weather, or any weather in mild climates. It is the coddling aud close confinement which injures sheep. It is a common custom in some parts of England to soak and wash the sheep which have been lying in the turnip fields all winter, and to do this in March, or as soon as the muddy soil dries up so that the dirt can be cleaned out from the wool before it becomes dried in. These sheep suffer no inconvenience, for the wool soon dries next to the skin ; and where any long wooled or short-wooled sheep are fed regularly and have good shepherds in attendance, rain does not hurt them. In fact, I believe it is injurious to cattle as well as to sheep to be kept dry always, and I am Quite sure that in any mild season, the very best provision for_ horses, cows or sheep, is a shelter which they can resort to just when they please. Sheep are not at all liable to skin diseases unless mismanaged. Scab is easily cured by dressings of various kinds, but it is a contagious disease, and though no one knows better than myself how good roots are for sheep, I know they will not cure the scab. Rain does strong, healthy sheep good, and it is the alternate fattening and starving of sheep which causes cotted fleeces. They require one uniform kind of good treatment, so that there will be no sudden changes in their food or lodging. Some people think when change of food is recommended either in cattle or sheep, it means to give them one kind of food one week and a different kind another. The only change that does any good is_ a variety, and a change of any of the articles as occasion may demand, and which any one acquainted with them would see was necessary—not a change of dry, astringent food for a time, and then to soft, relaxing feed; and close confinement for one period, and then liberty for another while, for this is what would produce shocks to the animal system, and interfere with the even growth of a fine quality of wool. Change only when necessary.— Cor. Country Gentleman. Notes for Horsemen. Poll Evil Remedy.—A correspondent of the Wester Rural says :—Probe the pipe to the bottom; take equal parts of corrosive sublimate; and white vitriol, about what you can pickup on the point of a small penknife. Put it in a thin muslin cloth, tie a thread around it, put it down the pipe with the probe, letting the end of the thread hang out at the top, repeat this ouce a week for three or four weeks, until the pipe comes out. If prop- perly done I will warrant a cure without the use of the knife or causing a stiff neck. 1 have cured many horses both for myself and others and never had a failure. Young horses are particularly worth the trial. After the pipe conies out, there is nothing to do, but keep the parts clean with soap suds and water. Don't I\ed Ripe Hungarian Hay lo Horses.—An Illinoisan writes:—"I have had quite an experience in feeding ripe unthrashed Huugarian to horses. In every instance, if continued long, the results were bad, in some cases rendering the horse unfit for service ever afterwards. I have always supposed too, that millet would produce the same effect. _ My plan ii to let either variety get first ripe enough for the seed to grow, I then cut with self-raking reaper, set low. I bind up like grain and let it lie in sheaf a few days. Then it is stacked, and threshed when convenient. When threshed, the straw is stacked again carefully, and fed out to stock through the winter." India Rubber Horseshoes.—A rubber horseshoe has been invented by a gentleman in Newark, N. J., which is made and lined in a similar manner to the rubber shoes worn by humans. It is made of the best quality of India rubber and is designed as a substitute for the iron shoe and as a means of preventing many maladies to which horses' feet are subject, it being claimed that horses suffering from cracked or contracted hoof, and similar hurts are generally cured by the substitution of this for the metal shoe. It is easily removed and put on the hoofs, and thus the animal, while in stalls or pasture, may go barefoot. It cost about one-third more than overshoes'and weighs 40 per cent. less. It is claimed to be durable.— Rural New. Yorker. Do- Horses Reason. O. AV. Fiske, in Our says: For many years Dumb Animals, I have made the hoTSe a subject of thought and study. At times I have been led to believe that horses have reasoning powers, and can understand and apply them in various ways. For the last two years I have driven my mare nearly every day over the same road. About one mile from my home are two roads, one leading to the church, the other leading to the depot. Now six days in the week I drive to the cars, and on Sunday to the church. At the point where these roads separate, I give my mare her head, leaving her free to make herchoice, and on week days she will go straight to the depot, and on Sundays she goes of her own free will, io the church; I never knew her to fail me jet. It puzzled me for a long time to learn hov," she should know any difference in days; and I have come to the conclusion that she reasons from facts—facts connected with every-day life. On week days I start from my stable in a two-wheel carriage ; on Sundays I start my horse in a carryall, thus making an entire change, both in time, place and carriage; and from these facts she must be guided in her choice of roads. Many think this is instinct; if so, where does reason begin? Registration of Stallions. This is a subject that is attracting considerable attention just now, and in view ofthe importance of improving our stock, is one that should command thc attention of our coming General Assembly. As a model of directness aud brevity, and as showing also the importance of such an act, we copy from the statute of one of the Eastern States an act on the subject which became a law last year : Section 1. Any person or persons owning or keeping a stallion for breeding purposes, shall be required before advertising, by written or printed notices, the services of said stallion, to file a certificate with the register of deeds in the county where said stallion is owned or kept, stating name, color, age, size, together with tho pedigree of said stallion as full as attainable, and the name of the person by whom said stallion was bred ; and it shall be the duty of the register to record such certificate in a book kept for that purpose, properly indexed, upon receipt of a fee of fifty cents for each certificate of not more than one page, and a further sum of twenty-five cents for each additional page. Section 2. Any person who shall neglect to make and file the certificate required by the provisions of this act shall not recover any compensation for the services named in section one, and if he shall knowingly and wilfully make and file a false certificate of the statements aforesaid, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars, to be recovered by complaint, indictment, or action of debt in any court of competent jurisdiction ; and all penalties recovered shall be for the use of the county where the offense is committed. The Nebraska Sufferers. The Angora Goat. Speed in Milkino Cows.—A correspondent of the Country Gentleman, who is a disbeliever in the ability of one to milk a cow in five minutes, writes as follows: I occasionally read in the different agricultural papers of men milking eight and ten cowsanhour. Iwouldliketo knowif they milk only just as long as the milk runs free, and Jet thestrippinggo. Ihavedone my very best (have milked cows over ten years) on two cows, and cannot milk and strip them thoroughly under twenty minutes. One yields six, the other five quarts/ at a mess. I should be very much obliged for a_ little information as regards the quantity of milk taken in the hour. Importation of Holsteins. We find the following in a New York paper of the 21st: Mr. John H. Comer, whose stock and dairy farm is situated at Goshen, Orange Co., N. Yr., has imported a herd of Hol- stein cattle which is now at his stable, No. 323 West Twenty-first street. The herd includes a fine two-year old bull and six cows, all of which are splendid specimens of the animal creation, and in admirable condition. These cattle are very large and heavy, weighing at three years of age from 1,200 to 1,500 pounds apiece, and the cows giving twenty quarts and upwards of milk per day. Their disposition isvery quiet, they are good feeders, and will prove a valuable addition to the breedingstock of the dairy districts ofthe State. The cost of importing the herd was over $5,000, but the money has been well expended. The cultivation of the Angora goat is attracting some attention in Australia, where it appears to thrive very well. The hairis said _ to make a good "mohair" fabric, but its quality depends very much onthe nature ofthe locality in which the animal is reared. Undulating prairies with a good supply of pure water are best adapted to the habits of this goat. In sandy, hilly districts it thrives admirably, but the hair is inferior and falls off very quickly. The flesh is excellent, and is preferred in some parts of Australia to the best mutton. The milk is of good quality, and yields a good supply of butter and cheese. The hair is worth about four shillings a pound, and one ram will yield about four pounds at each shearing. The best plan is to shear twice a year, as this prevents the hair from falling off and from splitting; at each shearing it is about six inches long. Compared with the merino sheep, the Angora goat seems to have the advantage in the fact that the former produces only three and a half pounds of wool, worth two shillings and sixpence a pound, and that six merinos will eat as much as seven Angoras. These facts are important in view of the acclimatization of the Angora goat in other parts of the world. ■ »» a A horse in Lockport, in this State recently made his appearance in a blacksmith's shop where he had been shod the day before. His lameness attracted the attention ofthe blacksmith, and on pulling off one of his shoes it was found that a nail had been driven so as to hurt his foot. A fine light bay mare was stolen from Samuel M. Carter, of Amo. Hendricks county, on last Tuesday night. Her only mark is a white hind foot. Look out for her. To the People of Indiana: There are ten thousand people in the western part ofthe State of Nebraska who are reduced to tho verge of starvation. Nebraska, usually so prolific, has this year met with a sad mishap in the loss by grasshoppers of all the crops grown in the border counties. I lately traveled over the devastated region, and found tho inhabitants in a most deplorable condition in Gundy, Hitchcock, Jasper ISoon, Furnas, Franklin, Phelps, Howard, Greeley, Valley, Buffalo and Sherman counties. Fully one-third of the people had no shoes and were clothed in rags. Many were livins on little pieces of black bread, watermelons, squashes, and a few were already suffering from hunger. There was not over ten days' supply of anything in the counties. Three counties had no meat, and most of the inhabitants had not tasted animal food for six weeks. When houses burn, food is generally at hand, and the people live on in comfort; but when crops fail, then suffering and death must soon follow. The roar of the flames and the crash of falling buildings awaken the most lively sympathy of more fortunate neighbors, and they give liberally; but in the loss of crops the bony hand of starvation comes silently to grasp the vitals and wring life from the body. The people of Nebraska have suffered a worse disaster than fire. # For ten years this State has not only maintained its own people, but "exported largely and contributed liberally to the wants ofthe unfortunate of other States. Omaha gave twenty thousand dollars in cash to the Chicago sufferers after the fire, which was more than one dollar per head for every man, woman and child in the city. The Nebraskians are now struggling manfully to maintain their unfortunate people, but they cannot do it unaided. There are ten thousand destitute to be fed from now until crops grow again. To feed, clothe and warm these will require at least four dollars each per month for seven or eight months, a sum equal to $280,000 or $300,000. Not to seed the people would be to leave them where we found them, without any means of living, and we must therefore give them seed to plant in the spring. This will take $100,- 000 more. The people are our frontiersmen, and we are equally interested in the settlement of the West. People of Indiana, the facts are before you. What will you do in the matter? What is done should be done quickly. The destitute Nebraskians live in a beautiful section of country. They are loth to leave their new-found homes, and 1 think it is our duty to maintain them until crops can be grown again. It would not be good policy to break up fourteen new counties of the Wes?t, yet this must be done unless the people are fed rich city of Indianapolis should this matter, and do it promptly James S. Brisbin A- <&l The aid it 3Sg*3 |
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