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IKDIANAPOUS, INDIANA, MAY 15th, 1875.
No. 19.
LiYG Stock*
VISIT TO AN ALPERNEF FABM,
KENTUCKY.
Editor Indiana Farmer:
I thought perhaps a few lines about
my visit to the Alderney Farm of John
B. Poyntz, Maysville, Kentucky,-would
be interesting to those who are contemplating making a purchase of those fine
butter dairy cattle. Mr. Poyntz k Son
did all they could to make my stay there
comfortable and pleasant.
The Alderneys are not a very handsome cattle to look at, especially to one
who has been accustomed to see perfection only in a Short-Horn. I was not
prepared to see such rich, golden butter,
and naturally the first question was:
"Mr. Poyntz, what do you use to color
your butter with?" "Nothing at all,"
was his answer. "Well," I said,-"I
want to see you milk the cows, and churn,
and all, before I can believe." Well,
Mr. Editor, I have seen it all, and like
one of old, " seeing is believing," with
"me.
The farm consists of 490 acreSjdevoted
to the breeding of Alderneys. The land
is rolling, with living stock water in
each pasture. Four hundred and forty
acres is well set in blue grass, and about
fifty acres is cultivated in corn and
vegetables. His orchard consists of
about 2,000 apple, pear, and cherry trees,
with an abundance of vines and small
fruits.
The dwelling house is large and well
arranged for comfort, with modern improvements, such as gas, water, &c.
The barn is the handiest and best
arranged stock barn I have ever seen—
about 60x80 feet, with basement for
cattle. The cattle are fastened by
stanchions in two rows, heads together,
about four feet apart, so that they all
' eat hay from the same manger. His
herd consists of 150 head, of all ages,
from the fancy colors to all the variations.
It requires the constant attention of two
experienced herdsmen, besides Mr.
Poyntz_& Son. The cattle are all quiet,
not a vicious X>oe among them.
I have often been asked since I came
home, if I believed Mr. Poyntz to be an
honest breeder, and reliable man to deal
with. I unhesitatingly say' yes. His
neighbors all testified to his honor as a
man, incapable of doing a dishonorable
act.
If any of the readers of the Indiana
Farmer desire any of this breed of
dairy stock, it will pay them to visit this
farm, and see for themselves. They will
be treated like gentlemen, by a gentleman. W. D. Ward.
Kokomo, Indiana.
Stock-Growing in Texas.
A correspondent of the Journal, from
Texas, writes upon this question:
The modus operandi of stock-raising
is simple enough.' A man will buy or
lease, just as he is able, a small tract of
land—fifty acres is enough—and erect a
house and some cattle pens, covering
about an acre: then he has a ranche.
He then invests what capital he has in
cattle, which are worth $6 a head; this
includes cows, calves, bulls and beeves:
we'll say he has but little capital and
buys only 100 head. They are counter-
branded, that is, the brand of the man
he buys from is put on the cows again,
and he having selected his brand, puts
it on them. He now has a stock of cattle ; he has a claim on the range; he
knows he has fifty cows, and should
have forty calves, at least, the next
spriDg, and he goes out with eight or ten
of his neighbors. They stay out for a
week or more collecting their cattle and
drive them into the nearest pen. where
first the young calves are branded and
marked, then_ the unmarked yearlings
(called mavericks), are divided among
them, according to their stock, and
branded and marked. The cattle are
then turned loose and the rancher has
nothing more to do except raisehimself
a small crop and occasionally ride over
the prairie to keep the run of his herds.
The cattle increase rapidly, and within
ten years' time, with the start I have
mentioned, with proper care, any man
will be rich. These remarks apply
equally to horses and sheep, except that
horses must be watched closer to keep
them from straying too far, and that
sheep must have herders to stay with
them, folding them at night. They
have to be watched closely to keep down
scab and itch. The cattle are of the
long-horned Spanish stock, though it is
being improved by crossing with shorthorn stock. The horses and mules are
the product of Spanish mares from
American horses and jacks. The Spanish stock is the noted Moorish barb,
degenerated by inbreeding. Cross them
with the right strains and you have the
best and toughest horses in the world.
Mexican sheep form the foundation of
all sheep ranches. Cross them with fine
Spanish Merino bucks, and starting
with two bucks ^costing $150,'and one
• hundred Mexican cows, costing $ GO, and
, in ten years you will be worth $50 000.
|But to make stock-raising pay requires
{close attention and a hard, rough life
.tor a few years, a
The State Association.
The State Association of Short-Horn
Breeders convenes in this city on Tuesday, the 25th instant, instead of the 26th,
as stated last week. Two days' session
will probably be held. • The attendance
will probably be large and tbe meeting
a very interesting one.
Alderneys.
L. W. Hasselman of this city has just
added one bull and two heifers, irom
the celebrated Kentucky herds of Hardin and Alexander, and Voyles of New
Albany, to his herd of choice Alderneys
on his farm, three miles southeast of the
city. This herd comprises twenty-three
—sixteen of which are Herd Book
animals—all choice.
Kentucky Short-Horn Sales.
Editor Indiana Farmer :
I report to you sales of Short-Horns
from my herd, made recently to aWartin
Rigsbee, Rush county, Indiana, Princess
Geneva 2nd, 15955, got by 7th Duke of
Geneva, 79.511, out of Indian Princess
3rd, by Victor 7th, 6274; Ivanora 14th,
got by 14th Duke of Thorndale, 8031,
out of Ivanora 9th, by Duke Stoner,
6991, and her bull calf, by Louan. Duke
14726, Miss Hampton, got by Conqueror
11555, ou* of April Morn, by Grand
Duke of Moreton, 5732; Maud Mueller
4th, got by Adelphian 11255, out of Maud
Mueller 2nd. by 7th Duke of Geneva
7934, to D. M. Bliss, Allen county, O.;
Louan, Duke of Geneva 2nd, got by 7th
Duke of Geneva, 79_ t.
.T. C. .Jenkins.
Prospect Farm, near Petersburg, Ky.
Results of Swine-Feeding.
Gari.anp, Arkansas: A pair of China
hogs produced 38. pigs, which sold at
$20 per pair, bringing $3S0. Deducting
$30 for cost of original pair, $23 for
corn, and $48 for hotel-slops, total cost,
$101, and there remains a profit of $279.
Hillsdale, Michigan: A neighbor
fed 6 hogs one year old, and weighing
1,600 pounds, 25 bushels of ear corn
within two weeks, gaining 200 pounds.
—Ag. Depl. Reports.
Co-Operation
in   the
Stock.
Sale of  Live
The Sangamon County (Illinois) Stock
and Produce Sale Association was organized August 1, 1874, by about forty
representative farmers of the county.
The object of this enterprise is to bring
together the producer and consumer of
live stock and other farm-products, and
to eliminate, as far as possible, the large
profits of middlemen, especially in commissions, expenses of shipment, &c
Regular auction-days are designated,
and every facility is securedfor the sale
of animals at reasonable prices, regulated by the association. Thc membership
in October consisted of 118, with numerous additions since. Four monthly sales
have been held since the organization,
and will be repeated during each month
of thc year. E. F. lies is the president,
and Charles F. Mills, secretary. Both
these gentlemen reside in Springfield,
Illinois.
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Premium Fig.
Editor Indiana Farmer:
I received the Poland China pig from
James Mustard, of Broad Ripple, Indiana, as a premium for a club to the
Indiana Farmer, in good order. He
is a very fine pig and is admired by many
who saw him at Montpelier, and at my
residence in Jackson township, Wells
county, Indiana. I am informed by
Mr. Mustard, that he is 5i months old.
He weighed, when received at Montpelier, 158 pounds. I feel proud of prize.
Many thanks to the Farmer. Your
paper has many warm friends in this
section of the county, and I expect to
use my . influence for the Farmer
wherever I go, as I consider it the
farmer's friend and counselor.
R. Halt,.
Montpelier, Blackford Co., Ind.
Editor Indiana Farmer:—I received trio of black Spanish chickens
from John Bennett, Sunman, Ripley
county, Indiana, as a premium for a
club for the Indiana Farmer, in good
order. My neighbors unite with me in
saying they are very fine chickens and
pure stock. I feel proud of my prize.
The Farmer has many warin friends in
Huntington county and still increasing.
Peter Weese.
Huntington, Indiana.
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THB CHILD BROS. ORGAN.   (Bee Notice on pagre 4.)
THE ENGLISH HORSE SUPPLY.
A late number of the London Sj>orting
Gazette, in discussing the recent edict of
the Emperor of Germany, forbidding the
exportation of hoifes from his dominions,
makes some very startling  admissions
in regard to thc draft-horse supply in
England:
"The Emperor William has forbidden
the exportation of horses beyond the
German frontier."^ These are the startling words to which we briefly called
attention last week, and they almost make
us for a moment wish that we. too, in
England, had an Emperor with the absolute power to promulgate and enforce
immediately such anedict when he feels
that such a course is for his country's
good.       *      *       *       *
The edict ofthe Emperor of Germany
means a complete revolution in the trade
in horses. How it may affect those of
his own subjects.who are breeders, and
how they will relish it, we shall not stop
to inquire. That is a matter whfen
solely concerns the Emperor and his subjects. It is enough that he wills it, and
they must obey! The question with
which we are most concerned is, How
will it affect us in England? It will
affect us in a manner and to an extent
which very few persons, we fancy, understand or anticipate. Qur object, therefore, is to enlighten them. We hear from
one of the most competent men in the
business the astonishing statement that
no less -than three-fourths of the draft
horses in the carriages, omnibuses, tram-
cars, drays, and vans of London are imported from the dominions of the Emperor
of Germany, and at the present moment
there is absolutely no ether source to
which we can look for a similar supply.
#' * * If a supply of troop or
baggage horses is required for the autumn
manoeuvres, where are we to obtain them
from? The greater portion of those
employed in the manoeuvres last year
came from France; but France herself
is now in need of 10,000 troop horses, so
that she cannot help us; and, indeed,
there are not wanting those who say that
France's extremity is Germany's opportunity, and that tbe imperial edict has
been issued with a view to crippling and
embarrassing France. Be this as it may,
the fact remains that the French Government is at this moment in want of a large
number of troop horses. The Spanish
Government is in a similar predicament,
and wants at least 5,000 horses, and
wants them badly; in fact, there are
agents of both these countries now in
England buying up all they can get, and
paying as much as £50 apiece for them.
In an able article in the Daily Telegraph
of March 6th, evidently compiled from
trustworthy sources, it is stated that
England, France, and Austria have each
somewhere about 3.000,000 horses, while
Russia has 16,000,000, and the United
sStates of America 10,000,000; and the
Russian Inspector General of Cavalry
boasted not long since, and not without
reason, that Russia and the United States
were the only two countries in the world
which could stand the strain of a long
war without being under the necessity
of importing horses from abroad.
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Vermont Merinos.
To a statement that fine-wool sheep
had almost disappeared from Vermont,
E. W. Bissel, of Addison, writes as
follows:
. This is not true when applied to this
section of the State. I can name fifty
farmers in this town who are breeding
pure Spanish Merino sheep, and who
continued to improve their flocks through
the trying times from 1867 to 1870, when
they would not sell for any more than
their pelts and mutton would bring.
These men are now reaping a rich reward
for their perseverance and skill in breeding. For the past four years they have
sold their surplus stock at from
$10 to $200 per head, to -go to Western
States and the Pacific coast, and there are
a number of ewes that would cost the
purchaser from $100 to $200 each. There
is not a single lot of wool unsold in town,
nor do I know of a lot in the county.
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS.
Hoo.-hoi:.ni> Horse.—Will some one
please tell what will cure a hoof-bound
horse ; and also, what will cure a curbed
borne? J. H. S.
Shelby Co., Ind.
Sweet Potatoes.—Why should high
ridges or hills be made for sweet potatoes. Is there any advantage in this
method ?
Answer.—In a deep soil it is unnecessary. The object is to get a deep soil-
bed for the potatoes to grow in, and the
only way to do this in shallow soils is to
throw it in ridges or hills. If the soil is
deep, it may be pulverized and made
friable to a ^ood depth, and very little
ridging or hilling done for planting.
Mr. Editor.—There is a part of my
answer in last weeks Farmer, placed at
the head of J. II. T.'s answer for lousy
cattle. I think hungarian a much better remedy for cow-lice, than Mr. J. II.
T.'s remedy, provided they get all they
can cat. A. C. Bradbury,
Jackson Co., Ind.
Alfalva Clover.—Would some
reader of the Farmer please inform me
whether the above mentioned clover is
more durable than the common seed;
also, if it is good for hay, pasture, or
what? And above anything else is it a
good fertilizer? And would it do any
good on clay soil ? P. of II.
Answer.—Alfalfa, or Lucern—the
same thing—needs a very deep soil to
succeed, or at least a porous calcareous
sub-soil, as its roots penetrate very deep,
and it stands drouth better than any
other grass. With such a sub-soil, it is
very durable. It is also excellent for
hay, yielding very much more than any
other grass ; is most excellent for horses
and cattle, and is a most excellent soiling
crop.
Trumpet Flower.—Would like to
know if "S. V. G." has ever tried the
experiment of grubbing out and burning
the Trumpet Flower creepers to any
great extent,—whether he would commence on a ten acre patch of them,
knowing that ho would do likely to go
to the depth of from two to five feet to
get the roots of the plant. We know
for a fact that the roots extend to that
depth or more, besides riuning out in
various directions horizontally. This
would make grubbing up root and branch
on a ten acre lot,_ rather a tedious operation ; so we_ decide at once that our
friend's advice is not practical. What
is a better plan besides the salting process ?   Wc would be glad to know.
Pencil Esq.
Answer.—Pare the hoof well, removing all the dead horn from the sole
and reduce the wall by rasping; shoe
with a plain shoe, wide at the heel, and
spread the shoe a little at the heel with
the tongs after it is put on ; then bathe
the hoof thoroughly two or three times
daily with a compound of 4 oz. linseed
oil, 4 oz. saltpeter, 2 oz. oil of spike,
and 2 oz. aqua ammonia, mix and shake
before using. The shoes should be
changed once a month.
For curb, 2 oz. muriate of ammonia, 1
quart of water. 4 oz. tinct. of poison
hemlock; dissolve ammonia in water.and
add the other; use thick bandage, and
keep it wet with this solution.
Profits of Milk.
Fairfax, Virginia: From milk sold
in the Washington (District of Colum-
"bia) market during 1874, tho yield of 27
cows, I received at the railroad-station
$1,600. or $59 per cow. They grazed on
100 acres and consumed the wheat-straw
produced on 25 acres, fodder from 30
acres of corn, besides 2 acres of broadcast, 15 tons of clover hay, and 100
bushels of wheat-bran and corn-meal.
Garland, Arkansas: A Durham milk-
cow, with calf, cost $50, and consumed,
during twelve months, food valued-at
$73. She yielded during the year 630
gallons of milk, averaging 50 cents per
gallon, and worth, in the aggregate, $335;
cost of cow and feed $123, leaving a
clear profit of $212.
Indiana. Farmer Family.
Our Portal Card Corrtwpondenoaj.
TIPTON COUNTY.
Fruit all killed;  wbeat looks bad; spring
backward; grass abort; feed plenty.
John Carter.
FULTON COUNTY.
Wheat looks very bad; corn plenty; potatoes
scarce; bay plenty, but no grass yet.   Much
obliged to I. N. Barker, Thorntown, for beet
seed he sent me. E. P.
GIBSON COUNTY.
Drilled wbeat looks fine; broadcast, winterkilled.    Bpring wet and cold.    Hogs scarce,
worth $5.50; wheat tl'; corn 55 cts; oats 60 eta;
potatoes tl„0. J.K. C.
HAMILTON COUNTY.
Fruit all kills*!; drilled wbeat looks well;
broad-cast bad.   The cold snap rather blocked
breaking for corn, still lt goes bravely on.
J. 8. Phillips,
another.
Drilled wheat looks well; wheat sowed In
corn ls >yry poor. Farmers backward about
planting corn. Frnit nearly all killed; oaU
look tolerable well. Hogs scarce. Wheat ls
11 15 per bushel. Clover looks bad. Prospect
looks bad for farmers.       O. ty. Bowerwine.
MIAMI COUNTY.
Apples all killed by late freeze. Wheat ls
looking better since the rain. Clover ls badly
killed. Timothy meadows very much iDjured.
Corn worth 65 cents; wheat tl; potatoes SI 20.
cattle and hogs scare, and high; fanners up
with the season with tbeir work. tius.
WHITLEY COUNTY.
The season ls very backward; grass Is coming very slow; feed Is not as scarce as last year,
and stock ls generally in better condition. Tbe
prospect for fruit is not very flattering. Our
Oranges are In a healthy condition; and tbe
Indiana farmeb Is liked by all.
J. L. Taylor.
PERRY COUNTY.
Wheat prospects are very poor, the wheat
being frozen out during tbe winter. Fruit ls
nearly all killed; no corn planted yet, weather
too cold, prospects are favorable for a greater
number of acres being planted than usual, as
well as other kinds of produce. Farmers generally are aiming to cultivate a larger crop
than ln former years. J. W. Grigsby.
ADAMS COUNTY.
The weather ls wet and cool. Flax and oats
all sown. No corn planted yet. Feed scarce;
corn worth 68 cts.; potatoes 75 els.; wheat Jl.
Hogs In good demand and scarce. Early
sown wheat looks well; late sown ls nearly
a failure. Every intelligent farmer, and especially Grangers, should take an agricultural
paper of some kind, and so far as I know we
can find no better paper than the Indiana
Farmer. Isaac B. McLkod.
WELLS COUNTY.
Late sown wheat much damaged by the
winter and late cold winter, but early sown
wheat on fresh land not much hurt. Peaches
all killed, and other fruit more or less damaged. Btock bogs scarce, and selling at from 5
to 6 cents. Corn plenty, selling at 65 cents per
bushel; wheat f 1 10; potatoes 75 cents; oats
50cents; hay $10 to 515 per ton. Spring cold
and backward. K. H.
JOHNSON COUNTY.
Fruit all supposed to be killed. Wheat badly Injured by late cold spell; that which ls on
high ground hardly worth letting stand. Cannot be over half a crop, at best, ln this neighborhood. Some little corn planted, but too
oold and wet for lt to do any good. Stock hogs
good price, bnt not many selling. Corn worth
60 cents; wheat f 1; potatoes from Jl 20 to }1 35.
good horses J150; mules from J250 to $300 per
pair. Farmer a welcome visitor ln many families. , E. S.
GREENE COUNTY, OHIO.
We have had a severe cold spell, freezing the
ground so the potatoes was frozen ln the
ground. Wheat looks bad and wont make one-
fourth of a crop. The fruit most all killed.
Corn plenty and brings 65 cents per bushel.
Stock hogs very high, selling for 6 and 7 cents
per pound. Fat cattle are scarce. Good horses
are high. The pasture Is very backward for
the time of year. D. M. St. John.
BLACKFORD COUNTY.
We are having a very cold, backward spring,
and at the present time we are having too
much rain. The farmers are very badly behind
with their work. Very little corn planted yet;
wheat very badly Injured by the late cold
weather, cannot make a half crop. Fruit of
all kinds played out; wheat worth from 90 cts.
to tl; corn 55 cts.; oats 45 cts. Btock hogs scarce
and dying with cholera. In some localities
feed ls scarce, and pasture very short. Consequently cattle are ln a thin condition.
W. F. B.
HENRY COUNTY.
The weather continues oold. The fruit is
badly injured by the cold weather In April.
We had another snow on the 2nd of May.
Wheat that was not put in well looks bad, and
some that was well put In looks well. Corn is
worth 60 cents; potatoes tl, and plenty for sale
at that price for seed. There are several farm
era here who make the raising of potatoes a
specialty; there was' fifteen car loads shipped
from this station last fall. Hogs are scarce and
worth t8 to J7 per hundred. The Indiana
Farmer Is a welcome friend.     J.M.Vance.
MARION COUNTY.
Fruit all killed ln this part of the county,
though our raspberries show some prospect for
fruit; wheat looks well that was put ln well;
that which was broke and sowed late looks
poor. We expect a large crop ot "Arnold's
Hybrid" wheat, as my neighbors nearly all
sowed some of It, which spread out well before
the winter set ln, and stood the weather flne;
lt also stood the late raid of weather like a
stone wall. No corn planted yet, though many
are done breaking. Potatoes scarce, as many
bushels were lost by bad management, ln not
patting them away right; the Peachblow is
our main crop here. Sanders H.
Traders Point.
JAY COUNTY.
Oats and flax sowed. Very wet. No corn
planted. Fruit generally killed. Wheat poor
and feed scarce. Hogs dying with thumps-
some one give us a remedy through the Farmer.   Grangers all right.      W. H. Whetzel.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
Wheat here looks well; lt ls all sown that
will be this spring. We have a cold,-
backward spring. There will be a large com
crop planted here. Wheat ls worth 85 cents;
corn 65 cents; hogs scarce at 5% cents; cattle
plenty and low. There ls not much grain on
hand here. The land here is very rich and
productive. Price of land varies according to
Improvements, from $10 to $10. I am well
pleased with the Farmer ; we wish you great
success, the course you are pursuing Is correct.
J. B. CORBALY.
CARROLL COUNTY.
In my last report from this county, I stated
that wheat had come through the winter all
right, but after a more careful Inquiry, and
observation, I And It Injured to a considerable
extent. It is too soon yet to form an Idea of
what the final result may be. Preparations
for planting largely of corn is being made, If
we mayjudge from the number of corn cultivators that are being purchased by the farmers. OaU and ftax not all sown yet; plowing
for corn ls being pushed along as rapidly as
possible. The weather has been unfavorable
for seed that has been sown. Wheat is worth
$1 05 and tl 10; corn 62 cts.; oats 50 cts. The
Granges are in good working order.
Camden, Ind, Jas. Haslet.
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Shepherds'   dogs   are   too   much
neglected in this country, while sheep-
killing curs are allowed to multiply without limit.   The " Turf, Field and Farm"
thinks that the best breed of dogs for'
sheep-keepers  in  this country is the '
Scotch colly, of which there are many,,
well bred specimens to be found, particularly in Western NewfcYork.
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