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VOL. XVI.
rNT)I.Ay.APO.LIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY. JULY 16, 1881.
NO. 29.
FOB HALE.
-t-tnl* SALE—At cost, 80 tine North Indiana-rolls
H Farm Wagons. Addreis, cr call en, JAS.
FRANK, Circle Park Hotel.
FOB Si LE-Four registered Alderney bnlls at
reasonable prices; ready for service,  iix Jer-
,,rt are recond to none in the Btate.   B. S. DORSEY. Indianapolis. Ind.
FOR SALE—Cotswo'd Sheep—JS head of shearling
bucks and 30 bead of thearllng ewes, alllm-
norted from Canada Jast November, and a lot of
iprlne lambs. Address £. J. RI* EL, Vincent:es.lnd.
FOB SALE—Nice. 40 acres *f ground. 20 acres under cultivation, close to Bloomlngdale station,
•.uhe roost reasonable terms.  Apply at once to V.
K. JIOBRIS, 68 Eaat Maiket Btreet, Indianapolis,
Indiana.    ■   •■...
FOK SALE-Farm ot SCO acres IX miles of Indi-
arspolifi Stockyards, on flrst and second not*
torn ol white river.  1» seres In enltlvation. Price,
IS COP; 12 000 eaeh. balance In *S years to suit buyer at
percent,  M. ABBUCKLE, 58 East Market St.,
Indlanapclls, Ind.
FOB BALE—Threshing Engines—We have on
hand several good secondhand threshing engines of stsndard make. Warranted In flrst-class
ronnlng order: alio Stationary Engines and Sawmill outfits. BICHABDS <6 BOTLER, 119 South
Meridian street, Indianapolis, Ind.   -
those who are using Cotswold rams, and
thus find their way to reward In the combination of mutton and wool by using
well br,ed Cotswold rams.
FOB SALE- Short-born»-I have -20 head of Shorthorn cattle on my farm near PIcbmond, Ind.,
embracing such families as Sonha Boeas. Kr floras.
Bright Promises, etc.. also i*uxe Bates bull. I ofler
an elegant cbance to persons wishing to start a
herd as icy animals sre all flrst-class breeders and
fine Individuals. The majority of these cattle were
bred by the well-known breeders, 8. Meredith A
BON. of Cambridge City, Jnd. Address FRANCIS
A. COFFIN, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOB SALE-Two forties, or eighty, as they Join.
In nortb part of Marlon connty, Ind., about 12
ml'es Irom the city; one of the tracts basbonse,
barn, etc., comfortable; rained at f 1 SCO. The other
is not Improved except a good orchard; valued at
11,-tO*. Will tell the entire 80 for (40 per acre, or a
fraction less on easy payments. If yon cannot call
before tb> 18th on me, see Mr. Israel Taylor In the
Central Bank, as I expect to be absent after tbat
date for a few weeks. Cnt this out. O. W. ALEXANDER, 38 East Market ctreet, Indianapolis, Ind.
TOLOAN-Insums Of |500 to tlC.OCO, for term of
years, at 7 and 8 per cent., on farms In Indiana: Interest payable annually on 1st of January of
each year; with privilege of paying the principal or
any part tbereof at any time, ln sums of not less
tban flOO. or loan may be continued at option of borrower, provided seenrity remains unimpaired and
Interest promptly paid. Onr commission for negotiating loans are aa follows: $500 to $1,000,5 per cent.;
over 1.000 and less than I3.0C0, 3,*-i per cent.; 13,000 to
•S.OOO.Spercent.; over 86,000,2 per cent H.B.PAL
MET. & CO., SO East Market street, Indianapolis
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FOB SALE—Farm of 160 acres of rood land ln
Hendricks county, Indiana, 12 miles westol
Indianapolis, on a leading gravel road from Indianapolis to Springfield, Illinois. Bald farmls within
one-fourth mile f*f flne brick school house,, tbree-
fonrthsofa mile from a good frcmeM. E. Church.
halfamilerromP. O. on I. and St. L. R. B. Well
supplied with stock water and a well of never falling water at the door. There ls 120 acres of tbe land
under cultivation/and the timber Is thinned ont
* and well set In blue-grass For further particulars
address, or call on, JAMES SicCLAIN, Avon, Hendricks county, Ind.
, WANTEO.
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AKTED—Horses—The Indianapolis Fire D*-
partment wants six (6) horses from 5 to 7
years old. spirited, of gcod action, tood strong bone,
and warranted perfectly sonnd, to weigh about 1,4<x
pounds.   Any one having a horse ol this description
to se>], address the undersigned.   J.  O.  PENDEK-
QAST, Chief Fire Engineer, Indianapolis Ind.
MMtELlsNIOrS.
STRAYED OB STOLEN-1 Brown Bay Mare, 4
years old, medium slze^hod with smooth shoes,
1 hind foot white, some white on nose, yoke on
wben last heard from. I will pay (10 reward for the
mare, or for lnformatlng oi her whereafconts. I can
be notified by postal card. JOHN A. HANCOCK,
New Point, Decatur county, Ind.
I/O ANS.
MONET to loan on farms at 7 per cent. Interest.
Hy terms are tair and liberal. THOS. C. SAY,
tt! East Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.
MONEY to loan on Improved farms at 7 per cent.
Commissions reasonable.   WM. HENDEB
BON.74E. Market street, Indianapolis.    ;
TO LOAN—Meney to loan on flrst mortgage of
Improved city and farm property, in Iudlana
and Ohio, at very low Interest, wlthontcommlsslon,
Prompt parties, with desirable security, can be accommodated wltbout delay. All local securities-
City, County, Town and. Railroad Bonds—negotiated.  JOS. A. MOOBE, 84 Fast Maiket street.
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Wtnth
J. A. Leonabd, Hamilton connty, Ind.,
has a lamb which, at 34 days old, weighed'
55 ponnds. ' Ee thinks that can't be beat.
The show cow} Sally Stephens, owned
by Mr. S. S. Earhart, Clinton connty, Ind.,
has twin calves which weighed 144 pounds
at birth.
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A sheep breeder of this county recommends all who have the care of sheep this
summer to be sure and dip them in tobacco water, or diluted carbolic acid, sulphur,
Etc, as the ticks are unusally numerous
•Mid irritating. The same breeder tells us
that he had difficulty in keeping a new flock
he had bought with his old one. until he
took off the bell from the leader of the
strange flock and put it on that of the other,
when both flocks united and have kept together ever since.
— »        	
T. C. Lippitt, formerly of Monmouth,
Hi., has moved his superb flock of Merino
sheep to Shenandoah, Iowa. Tbat State he
thinks has many favorable features for the
sheep-husbandman. His floes despite the
severity ofthe past winter came through in
good condition. At shesiring,his ram Hercules yielded 29M pounds, and' Patrick
Henry 27 pounds. They are both Vermont
stock of Robinson and Atwood strains;
Of ten ewes the highest yield of .fleece was
&% pounds, and the lowest 17K pounds,
the average being 19 4-5 pounds.
MBTTOH AB WBLL   AB WOOL.
„ The Kansas Graphic says that sheep men
In that section are disappointed in not
Meeting the reward they expected, and
falses the question whether th6ir disappointment is not from the fact that-they
have been breeding to produce flne, heavy
fieeoes, profoundly ignoring mutton; and
Whether they had better not use the Cotswold ram, and thereby combine mutton
f and wool. We wonld simply ask these
^appointed men to read the reports of
FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IK EHOLAND.
The Mark Lane Express says of the prevailing stock diseases in England:
'•It will be seen from the increasing proportions of the list of iufected areas week
by week, that .foot-and-mouth disease ls
likely to prove a source of loss and trouble
for some time to come. It ls decreasing in
some parts of the country, notably in Norfolk and in the West Riding of Yorkshire;
but lu Dot ham, in Derbyshire, in Worcestershire, Warwickshire, and in some parts
of Lancanshire, it is largely on the Increase.
"An outbreak of swlnefever in the neighborhood of Glasgow Is, assuming rather a
serious aspect, large numbers of animals
having died from the malady. Professor
McOall has given orders tbat no swlne' are
to be removed from piggeries without his
orders or permission. The pigs on being
attacked with the fever become spotted and
discolored, death generally ensuing in a
few dayB."     .       -    .......
AMEBICAH BEBKSHIBE ASSOCIATION.
At the late meeting of the American
Berkshire Association, held at Springfield,
111., rules 13 and 14, forgovernment of pedigrees in the American Berkshire Record,
were amended to read as-follows:
- 13. Each change of ownership of reoorded
animals must be accompanied by a transfer signed by the former owner. This transfer will be placed on file for publication,
and a certified copy furnished by the secretary to the buyer. Blank forms for transfers will be sent on application.
14. Pedigrees, as soon as approved, have
Record numbers assigned them. Certificates of registry, bearing on the reverse
thereof the pedigrees of the animals recorded, will be Issued in advance of publication.
Comparing the above with tules as formerly adopted, it will be seen that by rule 13
no fee for transfer of ownership will hereafter be required, and that by rule 14 certificates of registry will be issued in advance
of the publication of the pedigree, without
tbe requirement that owners become subscribers to the volume in which the pedigree will apppear.
SHEEP AHD DOGS IK KEHTUCKT.
According to the statistics of Kentucky,
there were in 1878, 930 dogs over two years
old, and 7,795 sheep killed by dogs, valued
at $22,602. This will average 8Ji sheep, and
$24 30 as the value thereof destroyed by each
dog reported. In 1879 there were 1,925 dogs
reported, and 11,825 sheep killed by dogs,
with an aggregate value of $30,178, making
an average of 61-7 sheep, with an aggregate valuation of ?15_ 70 destroyed by each
dog reported.
What was the matter with the Kentucky
dogs in 1879, that they could kill only 61-7
sheep each, while a much less number in
1876, could and did kill 8M eacbT It seems
to be with dogs as with boys, the more of
them you have, the less work they do. In
proof of this, Lawrence county, Kentucky,
in I878, reported 134 dogs old enough to
kill sheep, and got only 80 killed that year.
In 1879 the same county reported only two
dogs and got 70 sheep , killed. In .1878,
Muhlenburg county reported 17 dogs and
only 127 sheep killed; and ln 1879 only two
dogs but.209 sheep killed. Following the
report through the counties in most cases
reporting the greatest number of sheep
killed by dogs reported the smallest number of dogs.
Dogs, like boys, again have much mischief laid at their (kennel) doors, which
they never committed; yet it is hard to believe that those intrusted with 'it
would report sheep killed by dogs that had
died of rot. May be in some counties, but
few dogs live to be two years old and the
patriarch duties and privileges of sheep
killing devolve on the younger dogs.
Seriously, there is about as great a discrepancy in this matter in the Kentucky
report o f 1879, as ever occurs In "haphazard"
statistics. This, the final compiling officer
cannot help, but solons who assemble in
the next legislature who think these inquiries worth making and publishing,
should sharpen up the inquirers, and prod
np the delinquents till there would be some
sort of consistency in the results.
IMPOBTAHT PACTS ABOUT PEEDINQ
H0ESE8.
We have frequently alluded to this subject in the past few years, and we find our
previous views corroborated by the Dublin Farmer, which adds the following to
the discussion of thls.important subjeof:
"Horses have but one stomach and that
relatively small. It contains, when fully
distended, but 15 or 16 quarts, and in this
condition is too full for the performance of
its functions. Usually, when digesting
the food, the horse's stomach does not contain more than 10 quarts, and as more food
is eaten some of the contents pass onward
into the intestines, to make room for it. In
eating a full leed of hay, the stomach is
raX and emtH ty Nuffield K 5heUenberger, ^orowYiUt.Butltrg
filled two or three times, so that the part
first eaten can remain but a short time for
digestion. Now, here is a point of great
importance. The albuminoids of the food
are digested in the stomach, and a stom-
achful of grain contains four to six times
as much ot these as a stomachful of hay.
Consrquently for a sufficient quantity oi
gastric juice to be mixed with the grain
aud produce its full effect, requires a muo
longer time than with hay. If, then, we
feed oats or corn, and immediately afterward hay, we may be very certain that the
grain will be forced from the stomach before it is perfectly digested; but, if we feed
the hay flrst and then the grain, it is net
difficult to understand that the latter can
remain in the stomach a sufficient time.
"There is one advantage ln mixing oats or
ground feed of any kind with hay or straw,
and that ls the more perfect mastication
which the animal gives in this case; but it
is doubtful if this advantage holds good
with cattle, as they do not chew their food
perfectly when eaten, but rely on the rumination which follows. In mixing feed
for horses we should not put a great
amount of coarse food with the grain, or
we will give them more than the stomach
will hold, and the last portions eaten will
force the flrst ones into the Intestines, bo-
fore they are thoroughly impregnated with
gastric juice. Thus two pounds of hay ana
four pounds of oats are about as much as
should be fed at once, when mixed, and if
more oats are given the hay should be decreased. For instance, five pounds of oats
and one and a half pounds of hay may be
given.
"These facts will give us a better understanding of the effect of water on diges
tion. If, after feeding hay and then oats,
we allow the horse to take a large d.lnk oi
water, a considerable part of the oats will
be carried by the water into the intestines,
and we get little ofthe advantage of feeding
the oats after the hay. If such a drink is
taken soon after eating hay alone, the effect will not be so injurious, because hay
does not need so long a time for digestion
as grain. If only one or two quarts ol
water are allowed, it will pass the food in
the stomach without changing its position
to any great extent. When the--stomach
has got rid of a considerable part of its contents it seems a difficult matter for it to
force out the remainder, aud fermentation
and colic sometimes result. A drink ot
water at such a time, by carrying on the
substance, which has remained long enough,
relieves tbe condition."'
COMBHTATION BTOCK SALES.
It is high time, that some kind of organization be effected by the breeders and stock
raisers of Indiana, for regular combination
stock sales, say two or three times a year,
here at Indianapolis. Thirteen railroads
now radiate from here to all sections of tbe
State and other States/and afford facilities
for access and shipment second to no other,
point in the United States. There are
scores of owners of various kinds of stock
who want to sell, and there are constantly
other scores who want to buy. Periodic
combination sales would bring sellers and
buyers together, and each would thus be
accommodated. These sales to be open to
any one who has any kind of cattle, horses,
sheep, hogs, etc., for sale, whether thor-i
oughbred or grades. The character of' all
kinds as regards quality could be made
public, and thus all be suited. For the
present the State fair grounds, or the park
south of the city and near the belt road,
could be used, water and other facilities at
either place being abundant. About the
20ih of October would be a good time to
bold the first sale, and pnt the enterprise
on a substantiallfooting. Let us hear from
stock men on this sutject.
Ensilage, Again.
Our stock excelled any In the county 'n
condition, at close of feeding ensilage and
turning out to grass. Our yield of milk
has been 25 per cent, more than when stock
was fed on common plan; the quality,also,
of milk was much richer' and the butter
produced sold on top of the market. So
far from thinking the ensilage system a
failure, we are putting up a silo on our
other place, as are many of the largest
farmers in this section who watched onr
present' silo and the stock closely during
the past winter. We have just cut eight
acres of rye and stored in our silo and are
now sovlng corn for ensilage next fall, on
land where the rye stood.—Whitman &
Burrell, Cor. Country Gentleman.
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Don't Whip a Frightened Horse
Mr. Bergh, president of our Society for
the Prevention of cruelty to Animals, says
in the organ of that society, wbat every reasoning being ought to know, and that is to
never whip your horse for becoming frightened at any objeot by the roadside, for if he
sees a stump, a log, or a he.p of tan-bark
in the road, and, while he Is eying it carefully, and about to pass lt, you strike him
with the whip, lt is the log, or stump, or
the tan-bark that is hurting him lnhis way
of reasoning, and the next time he will be
more frightened. Give him time to smell
all of these oi-Jects, and use the bridle to assist you in bringing him carefully to those
objects of fear.
This department ls edited by Sr. John N. Navli
Veterinary Bnrreon, author ot Navin's Explanatoi
Stock noctor.
Bules to be observed by those expecting oorre.
answers:_*-     ...,..„...' '   .
1. State the rate of pulse.
2. The breathing. '
8. The standing attitude.
t. Appearance ot hair.
t. 11 congh, and secretion irom nose, wheth.
glands between the Jaws can be felt, and bow det
the bone.
6. It breathing ls rapid, accompanied by rattle c
rushing sound, no time must be lost ln blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tine
ore of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every t-r o hours, fbr Ume ls too short for an answe
7. Parties desiring answers by mail mnst enclose*
stamp.
Editors Indiana Farmer
My mule has a knot where he was castrated, about the size of a hen's egg. What
can I do for it? A. C. J.
Paint it twice daily with tincture of
Iodine for 10 or 15 days, or cut it out.
Sheep Tioka.
■ditors Indiana Parmer
Please give me a cure for ticks or lice
on sheep. I have some lambs that aie
bad. Had one die. They are In good
flesh. Wm. E.
Make a solution of tobacco. Boil one
pound of common tobacco in one gallon of
water, and apply sparingly, putting lt on
one side first and then on the other. Strong
ooze applied all over would kill the sheep,
-    -Ue   - - - Sweeney.
Editors Indiana Farmer
One of my neighbors has a colt that ran
against a fence and hurt its shoulder,when
it was four months old, and it has been
lame ever since. The leg and foot are
smaller than the otber. The colt ls now 13
months old, and is a very little sweeneyed.
. A Subscriber.
I am afraid you let your days of grace
pass by. Blister to excite the parts into
healthy action Is the best you can do now.
See' blister in fornler numbers of the
Farmer.
,   Curbed.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a very flne draft colt two years
old that got curbed two weeks ago in the
pasture. The beck is not swelled scarcely
any; never showed a particle of lameness,
but just a little sore to pinch with' tbe hand.
Can the enlargement be removed, also
would It be better to keep him np or let
him run on pasture while he is. being
traateuT S.W. R.
Itis somewhat doubtful about entirely
removing curbs. Blister it severely. See
blister recipe in many late number&of the
Farmer. .   .,\,.
Went Blind.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Foul Mouth.
Editors Indiana Farmer
Can you tell me what Is wrong with my
horse? He can't eat corn or hay; holds his
head to' one side wben trying to eat; his
eyes are full of matter, and he gets very
poor. R. A.
He has either a foul mouth or one or
more of his teeth are decayed, or projecting. Have his mouth examined. If sore
mouth, burn three ounces of alum; grind
and mix with one handful of salt and a
double handful of meal; put on a pie-pan
or board; make a swab of a shingle or thin
board wrapped with muslin, dip in water,
roll in mixture and swab mouth, roof,
cheeks, over and under tongue, etc., twice
daily.
Murdering Horses.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
You wanted me to let you know if my
mare runs at the nose, or coughs, or bas a
kernel between her jaws,—to which I can
say no. She has had no cough for nearly
a year. Her hair looks all right. She rubs
herself like she was itching; lays down to
rest all right now. I work her right along
now. I turn her on pasture. Her neck
gets for awhile. Some say the cords
of her nose need to be cat. J. M. C.
Yon say "her neck gets for awhile," bnt
don't say what it gets, but that your neighbors Bay that the oords of her nose need to
be cut. In the name of humanity, decen-
cy,christianity, and all the attributes which
constitute an enlightened people, wben
will men quit giving advice upon subjects
they know nothing about? Tell them that
the horse has not cords, tendons they suppose he has, nor anything else to be cut,
except muscular fiber or skin. Perhaps
they want to cut off nervous influence and
let the lip drop for life without the power
to elevate it. Well may it be said that the
horse is the most unfortunate animal that
exists. Does a human physician ever cut
peoples nosct? Only yesterday we returned home from Sullivan county where
a very esteemed gentleman lost a valuable
horse by congestion of the lungs. A pretender of tbe veterinary art and all his
neighbors having fooled hird about eome
other disease, the horse having died before
I got tbere. Of course he had been curable
for" some time. Let your horse's nose
alone. Rub the Itchy parts with tobacco
ooze, and tell your neighbors to attend to
something they understand. Boil a quarter of a pound of tobacco in one pint oi
water. '
Postal Card Correspondence.
ENDIAXA,
Bartholomew Co.—Wheat is thns far as
threshed making an average of 16 bushels
per acre. Some fields mnch greater and
some less. Corn is very promising, and se
are oats as a general thing. , A. D.
Sullivan Co.—There ls a good stand ot
corn here. Wheat Is not near an average
crop. The oats crop is small and short.
Clover harvest is over. Not much fruit
except apples.   Health good.    '     F. N,
Johnson Co.—The best yield per acre of
wheat I have heard, of was one field that
made 28 bushels per acre. Most is far be-
low that and the average not far from 14
bushels, I think. Corn is clean and in
good condition.    . S. C. R.
Shelby. Co.—So far as we have threshed
in this county the yield indicates an average of 16 bushels of wheat per acre. Some
pieces have yielded over 25 bushels per
acre. Corn is doing very fine, and oats
will be good. About half the apple trees
are dying. J. R. c.
Huntington Co.—Some good fields ot
wheat; others poor; average half crop.
Corn prospect gocd, some fields late where
replanting was necessary. Thermometer
103° in the shade on the 9th. Many dyiflg
apple trees with fruit on them. Health ot
man and beast is gcod. Prohibition sentiment is growing. S. H. W,
Kosciusko Co.—Weather very warm.
Wheat about all cnt, but not so good as anticipated before harvest; will not make
more than half crop. Corn is very uneven
and small, though dry weather In May is
tbe cause, did not come even, Oats is a
fair prospect. Meadows quite light. Cattle are looking reasonably well. Hogs
rather scarce. E. L.
Wabash Co.—I find the wheat in this
county will make about % crop,  but will
only a little above the clods, while the-
black ground is invariably oovered witb
good corn. I examined several hills of
corn in those dead and damaged patches
and the center root was (?ead, and in some
instances It had entirely rotted away.
What causes this I am unable to say, and
yet it is strange that it is alone confined to
the clayey soils. Can anyone assign a
cause for it? Oats short. Wheat in this
locality is tolerable fair, near an average
crop. Quite a good crop of grass has been
saved. . Bees scarce. I have not seen a bee
yet since spring flowers come forth. The
apple crop will be short. Harvest-hands
$2 per day. The report was that J3 would*
be asked, which led to the sale of many
self-binders, but there is much complaint
atthe imperfections of some of the machines. J. P.
MICHIGAN.
Berrien Co.—Wheat will prove to bf a
much poorer crop here than that of last
season, and mnch below the average crop.
Most of the fields are very thin, but the
berry is good everywhere. S. D. J.
• OHIO.
Butler Co.—Wheat threshing has begun, but it is not yielding as it did last
year. From 14 to' 16 bushels per acre will
not be far from the average in this part of
Ohio.   Corn now promises well.
D.V.J.  .
HaUlVOH.
Gallatin Co.—Prospects for wheat here
are very gloomy indeed. Here ln the precinct of Bowlesville where the wheat averaged last year 25 and 30 bushels per acre,
It will not average more than eight and
ten bushels this • year. Hessian flies 'have
damaged a great, deal of wheat this year.
Farmers have planted their corn three and
four times and then have failed to get a
stand. Colorado bugs have destroyed
neatly all the early potatoes. Some kind
of a disease has broken out among the cattle in this vicinity and is killing a great
many of them. M. F.
sossoimi.
Jackson Co.—A card frorn a subscriber
relating to the prospect of crops in Illinois
along the Vandalia line, will probably be-
accepted by you for the card column.
There are very few gocd fields of wheat to
be seen—very poor and thinbn the ground,
presenting an inclination to ripen irregularly, with green and dead-ripe heads in
the same fields, the weeds often overlooking the crop, and constituting when cut
the greater bulk of the sheaves. The-
growing corn also lacks regularity as to
size, many fields of quite backward
growth for the season, and scarcely, distinct above the furrows. The oat crop,
however, Is very promising. Grasses and
meadows rather inferior.   Potatoes fair.
O. M. M.
The cut on this page represents "Tom
Corwin 2d," bred by Dnffleld & Shellen-
berger, Somervllle, Butler county, Ohio,
and now owned by Samuel Shel-
lenberger, of tbls firm. He is kept for the
exclusive use of their herds, from which
there were put out last season more first-
class show pigs than from any two herds in
the State of Ohio.
Tom Corwin 2d has taken more sweepstakes acd first premiums than any hog of '
his age in the United States. If let to
sows outside of our own herd during the
coming season, the price will be $20 for
service.
We bave on hand at present 150 pigs
from him ready for sale and shipment to
any part of the country at reduced rates of
express.
I have a  two-year-old colt that I just W'e'i^  ' AT     C ,sA  " ""P.   °nl ™"
got castrated abont three weeks ago, and i 7 y made UP °* the "Plendld prospect
he took to bleeding and bled  nearly to . *or oats ar,(l corn.   Potatoes never looked
death—bled  so he  went blind
seven hours after lt was done,
in about
.. His eyes
turned a deep blue and are very clear, out
he can't see a bit. I would like to know
the cause, and whether he can be brought
to his eye-Sight again, and what to do for
Wm.       . •       J. H.S.
If hia eyes are blue, and are not running,
but clear, the chances are that he will not
recover his sight. Try the following:
Break the end of an' egg; pour out the albumen; mix the yolk with salt, all that
can be mixed, in; place among clear coa's;
burn to a char;' pulverize and put into the
eyes once or twice daily.
better and the acreage never was larger in
(his county. The apple crop will be light
and many apple orchards one-half dead today; and it is difficult to say what the condition of the other half will be by the last
of September. W. S.
Montgomery Co. It is unusually hot
The mercury raises to 1C3° to 105° in the
shade and very dry. Great patches of corn
in the fields are dying, hardly a field has
escaped. It is confined entirely to the
clay ground. I see fields with clay spots
varying from K to 1 acre almost dead  and
Experiment With Wheat.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Only three grains of my Blount seed
corn sprouted. I also got two poands of
cane seed from Dagenhart, of Ohio, and
not one grain in the lOOsprouted. ■ Those
advertising seeds to sell should be very
careful how they put up their seed, for
it is a great misfortune to the farmer to
plant bad seed. -   ■ '     ■
I told you of my experience in drilling
wheat 14 inches apart. For the two
years past it has been satisfactory.
Last fall I drilled five acres 14 inches between the rows, seven-eighths of a bushel to the acre. The wheat is in the shock
and the result is so good I will try 10
acres for my fall sowing. The wheat
is very heavy and thick. I hope some
one else will try and see the result. Be
sure and have the ground in good fix so
that all will come up. I drilled a field
of oats last season and the result was a
third better than broadcast. I have a
field now drilled, and it is in appearance
far ahead of broadcast in the same locality. Don't forget to drill about 1J bushels to the acre, or 2 bushels. .      Z. P.
Ladoga.
—Did you cultivate the wheat or oate?
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