Vol. X.
INDIANAPOUS, INDIANA, AUGUST 7th, 1875.
No. 31.
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Hon.  M. H.  Cochrane, Hillhurst.
ComptOD,  Canada, last  week   received
from  England  by   the  steamer   Nova
Scotia, via Quebec, the following Short-
! Horns:
i    1.   Siddington tth—Bred by Mr. Bowly of Cirencester, by 7th Duke of York  (17754), dam
i siddington by 4th Duke of Oxford (11_7), gr. d.
Kirklevington 7th by Earl of Derby (10177), 4c.
2.   Grand Duchess of Sarringtonia~Bred by
J " I f. Oliver of Sholebroke, by 18th Duke of Ox-
t   <"d (__->)> dam Orand Duchess of BarrlDglon
i ' >■ 7th  Grand   Duke (19876), tracing  through
<'>'l-te  Leaf by Earl  of Derby  (10177),  to Mr,
' '' t.„' _ady Barrington by Son of
The samples sent us are very fine
i-.'aed, fully equal to any sent us lately
hy tho western patrons and readers of
the Indiana Farmer. The figures
ta'b clo .upntly for sheep husbandry.
j.-i,~_u;  Jot. I   May   the  next   State
(10177),
* Herdsman
! - Princess—Red, bred by Messrs. Leney st
!;; -•. by 6th Dnke of Oneida (80997), dam Prln-
i •'•■ m t ouise by Grand Duke of Kent (2_89),
I t".'c.n»to Sir C.  Knightley's Cold Cream by
i 1 * r.   i DubUn (10178).
'.'h. Bate, portion of  Mr. Cochran's
now  consists of 21 females, with
1 .il«: of Hillhurst at their head.
: • tiicvi are no less than five Duch-
■ wo Moss Roses, four Louans, two
.* oy;-, and one each of the   Miss
'Liz-rka, Vellum, Princess, Bar-
'vivklevington, Secret and Place
Viidrie Duchesses 2d is due to
in September to llth Duke
and 10th Duchess of Airdrie
to 2d Duke of  Hillhurst.
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c'i<ttb are all doing remarkably well
''Won, as   the pastures   are   very
int.   I think I   never   saw such
i:>A,n  of white  clover as we are
ge:-i g—Country Gentleman.
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A hi rcughhred and Full-Blood.
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EditorIndiana 1-Mir^-n•--! tht-Lit»ht
perhaps it might be ot-  .>■ *_, "uu-rjst -o
your readers to know somet! 1 ,v'
ing the quality of stock raiseu io
ton  county.   The   Bhow  in   ca
measurably poor, being principally .   V!v0 |;;
"scrub" stock.   There is however a fo . ,•'■
herds being started of Short-Horns by  cj
'• c-tor of the Buffalo Live Stock
..il, in reply to a correspondent who
'21 re. know if the terms full-blood
iiorongbbred mean the same thing,
-,,.. 1
Mr. J. M. Bray, A. Houghey and others.
The raising of sheep is not indulged in
by our farmers to any great extent on
account of the amount killed by dogs.
In the way of horses we can boast of
having a fair class, although there is no
importing company organized within our
limit. There are a few_ Norman and
quite a number of English now in our
county as well as fine lot of Lexington
horses that were introduced by Mr.
Bray.
As to hogs we think there are but few
counties that will beat us either as_ to
quality or quantity. The breed raised
principally are the Poland China on ac-
couut of their large size and adaptability to fatten at any age. There are a
few however that indulge in the Berkshire, but I think with only moderate
success. I have a sow that I purchased
of Senator Cardwell of this county about
fifteen months old of the Poland China
stock that has fine pigs that came the
12th of May, and when siity-eight days
old I weighed the largest one, which
drew 77J lbs., and have weighed it
again to-day and find it draws 106, being
a gain of 28 lbs. in twelve days and
making the pig 81 days old. It might be
proper to state that this pig has been
fed hard corn and some milk, and run
with the sow and the rest of the litter.
The sire of these pigs is owned by S. & H.
Frazee, and will weigh at this time between eight and nine hundred pounds,
and is expected to weigh close to one
thousand against the 25th of August, the
time of our fair, where he will be on exhibition. Yours in favor of big hogs,
H. Frazee.
[We are glad to receive these county
reports of live stock, and hope to have
reports from every county in the State,
and out of it, too, where we have readers.—Editors.]
 ■ .  _   . ;—
Care of Horses..
Ot
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correspondent is quite correct in
ins;   that these terms mean  the
th'isr.   This   the   meaning given
-•  Webster!   and   the   National
*n   Breeders'   Convention de-
0-bred, full-blood, thorough-
ncnyms referring to animals
> y-ti well-defined breed, with-
aixture of other blood.
s   Breed—Animals   produced by
•r together different breeds.
! :- "^beproductof a cross between
a pisf: ir-i and a "native."
Bi.'v. Gisde-i-Animals of mixed blood,
in which the | blood of a pure breed
largely predominates.
This is a short statement of the whole
matter. These definitions were given
because of the vicious practice having
grown up 'among some Short-Horn
breeders of calling grades "full-bloods,"
and thus misleading the inexperienced.
There never was any foundation for a
distinction between the terms "full-
blood" and "thoroughbred," and the
use of full-blood to mean only a grade
was productive^- misunderstanding and
deception. It is not so used now among
the best breeders.
Cut Feed for Horses.
The London Horse book says: All
horses must he fed in the same proportion, without regard to their ages, their
constitution and their work; because the
impropriety of such a practice is self-
evident. Yet it is constantly done, and
is the basis of diseases of every kind.
Never use bad hay on account of the
cheapness, because there is no proper
nourishment in it.
Damaged corn is exceedingly injurious,
because it brings on inflamation of the
bowels and skin diseases. Chaff is better
for old horses than hay, because they can
chew and digest it better.
When a horse is worked hard its food
should be chiefly oats;_ if not worked
hard its food should chiefly be hajL because oats supply more nourishment and
flesh-making material than any'other
kind of food; hay not so much.
Rack feeding is wasteful. T,he better
plan is to feed with choppeiihay_rfrom a
manger, because the fooals* hot then
thrown out, and is more easily chewed
and diges.ed.
Sprinkle the hay with water that has
salt dissolved in it, because it is pleasing
to the animal's taste and more easily
digested. A teaspoonful .■ t)f salt in a
bucket of water is sufficient.
An accurate farmer has furnished the
Country Gentleman a statement of bis
experiment with feeding cut feed and
meal to his horses, accompanied with
weighing and measuring. He cuts oats
and straw about an inch long with a raw
hide cylinder machine; and this chopped
straw is then treated with corn-meal and
bran mixed in about equal quantities as
to weight, so that each horse has about a
bushel of cut feed and three quarts of
the meal and bran twice in eaeh day.
Sometimes hay is cut instead of oat straw
or both are mixed. It is found that two
hundred pounds per week of this mixture of corn-meal and bran, added to the
cut feed will keep a pair of working
horses in the best condition. This, he is
satisfied from experiment, is less than
two-thirds cost of keeping them on uncut dry and whole grain. The corn-meal
alone is not so good for horses as when
mixed with bran. An excellent meal is
made of ground-oats. The fodder is cut
by horse power, on stormy or spare days,
and stored in large bins, so as to furnish
always a surplus on hand.
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The Stock Journal, of Texas, upon
the subject of stock raising in Texas, and
the future development of the industry,
says that the 750,000 of beef cattle which
Texas has sent for the last three or four
years annually to the markets.of St.
Louis_ and Chicago, havo not, in- any
material degree, diminished the price of
butchers' meat in the markets of the
chief cities of the Union. With a quadrupled population, even, the demand and
consequently the price, would without
doubt keep pace, since Texas is now
shipping immense quantities of canned
beef to Europe.
HOG CHOLERA (TYPHOID FEVER.)
Among other interesting articles in the
(English) Veterinarian for the present
month is a valuable paper "On Typhoid
Fever in Pigs." The subject at present
deserves special consideration, as pigs
are reported to be dying in an inexplicable manner in various parts of the
country, and it is extremely doubtful
whether farmers, or even their professional advisers,are aware ofthe nature and
symptoms ofthe typhoid fever in swine.
Hitherto no bad results are reported to
have occurred from the eating of pork or
bacon obtained from pigs suffering from
the malady; but certainly the use of such
food, charged as it must olten be with a
specific blood poison, cannot be safely
indulged in. Mr. Brood thus reports
his investigation of an outbreak which
occurred in a herd of 120 pigs, about half
of which had been recently purchased
from a dealer. On their first becoming
amiss the meal upon which they were
fed was supposed to be at fault. Nine
days after the purchased pigs arrived.
"Some refused their food, and were
very thirsty. They appeared to be sick,
and also suffered from diarrhoea, the
discharges being of a dirty yellow color.
Red patches or spots likewise showed
themselves on the skin of the majority
of them. The first death occurred on
December 7, and in a few days afterward
as many as seven died in one day. As
soon as the disease was observed, the
meal, the supposed cause of the malady,
was discontinued, and a portion of it,
with the viscera of one or two of the
pigs, was sent to Mr. Ekin, an analytical
chemist at Bath, for examination, Mr.
Ekin reported that he could not detect
anything ofa poisonous character in the
meal. The disease continued to progress; and in other sties, near the affected
animals, were about seventy fattening
pigs, which also soon began to show
symptoms of the disease. They were immediately killed and dressed, and I fear
sent to the market and sold with many
of the smaller pigs, notwithstanding the
spotted condition of their skins. I made
post-mortem examinations of several of
the young pigs, and also of those whieh
were being fattened. In some cases the
skins of those whioh died were as red as
though they had been painted over; in
others the redness varied from large
diffused patches to simple spots. The
mucous membrane of their stomachs also
differed in the extent of its pathological
condition. In some cases it only showed
patches of congestion, but in others ulceration existed, the ulcers being more
or less covered with thick layers . of
effused lymph. The ileum and c<T_cum
were in the majority of cases more or
less ulcerated.and in some_ of the animals these lesions were visible through
the serous membrane. In a few cases
there were large patches of thick and
tough membranous-like deposit around
the ulcers, as well as layers of more recently deposited lymph covering them.
Complications existed in many of the
cases, such as more or less consolidation
of the lungs, slight patches of ecchy-
mosis. congestion of the liver, laryngitis,
&c. Subsequently to the occurrence of
these cases (viz., on Dec. 31)1 was requested again to go into the country and
examine some more pigs which formed a
part of a lot of eighteen that had been
bought in Bath market on the 19th of
December, one of them having died on
the day following the purchase. When
I arrived eight were dead. I examined
the viscera of all of them, aud found the
morbid appearances to be precisely like
those observed in the pigs alluded to.
By the 7th of January the whole of them
were dead. On the 9th January I forwarded the viscera of two of them to
Prof. Simonds. who confirmed my view
of the nature of the disease, and asked
me to keep him informed of the further
progress of the malady."
Indiana Farms? Family.
Onr Postal Card Correspondence.
FAYETTE COUNTY-July 30th.
Corn crops very flne.   Wheat rotting ln the
■hock.   Oats and hay a total loss on account of
continued rains. W. R.
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY-August 2nd.
Wheat very greatly damaged by floods and
rain.  Oats nearly ruined.   Corn on high land
good, but washed out ln bottoms.
A. P. Comons.
WELLS COUNTY-July 31st.
Wheat badly sprouted.  Oats down and about
ruined with rain and army worms.   Corn good
on uplands, but washed out ln the bottoms.
A. V. GUARD.
.UECATUR COUNTT—August 2nd.
The rain ls ruining the wheat ln the shock.
Oats down and spoiling.    Much hay damaged
by  rain.. Corn  ruined  in overflown bottom
lands.  Eariy potatoes good.        W. B. Heck.
HOWARD COUNTY-July 31st.
A great deal of wheat growing ln the shock.
Corn and oats badly down.   Grass good, bnt
poor timVfor hay making.   Some signs of potato rot. W. 8. E.
CORROLL COUNTY—July 31st.
Farmers are gcttlug their wheatshocks out of
the wafer—everything overflowed.    There will
be but little wheat left.   Oats down, and nearly
ruined.   Corn on upland good yet.
James Vail.
SHELBY COUNTY-August 2nd.
Tlie farmers are not in good spirits. The
continued ralus have put the wheat and rye to
growing in the shock. Oats flat on the ground
and nearly ruined. The bottoms are all overflown, and corn ln them ruined. Subscriber.
Galled Shoulders of Horses.-—As
warm, weather advances, troubles from
sore shoulders on horses will increase,
very largely the result of poorly-fitting
collars. The proper way to prevent this
trouble is to remove the cause on the
start. Where the breast has become
galled, wash frequently with some stringent solution, such as alum water or a
decoction of white oak bark. Arnica is
excellent for galls, and should be applied
at night after the horse has finished
work, and well rubbed in.
Blind Staggers in Pigs—Prof. Law
gives the following directions for the
treatment of blind staggers in pigs: When
the hogs are attacked, dash bucketfuls of
co]dwater over the body, throw purgative
injections into the rectum, composed of
six ounces of sulphate of soda, and
one or two teaspoonfuls of spirits of
terpentine in ten ounces of water. Setons
saturated with terpentine may be inserted
under tbe skin behind the ears, or the
back of the neck maybe blistesed by rubbing in the following mixture: Spirits of
terpantine and liquid ammonia, one
ounce each, powdered cantharides, two
drachms.
.  ■    «■   s»    s _
Glanders in Enjland.—This horrible
disease is now ver.-* rife amoung the horses
in London and in the collieries in Durham, ln the latter place, a miner contracted tbe diser.se and died with it. He
was inoculated by washing his hands in
% cistern atwhish an affected animal had
drank. There is a defect in the English
law relating to infectious diseases, as far
as respects glanders. The authorities
have only pover to seize and kill those
infected aninals found in the streets.
This defect will be remedied, probably,
and glandered horses will subject to be
seized and slaughtered at any and every
place.
, C0RR0LL COUNTY-August 2nd.
This part of the county Is all under water
by late rains. Wheat mostly ln the shock, and
badly damaged. Corn much damaged by wind
and water. Oats lost, except for hogs. Very
little nay saved yet. S. M. Bakbek.
IROQUOIS COUNTY-llllnols-July 31st.
Corn looks very flattering ln this and adjoining counties.   Meadows light.   Oats well filled,
but Dadly down.   Winter wheat froze out here.
Flax promises a large yield.   Live stock looks
well.   Potatoes very good.    J. J. Whiteman.
JAY COUNTY-July 31st.
It has rained three to seven days per week for
sometime.    Wheat  ln  stack  and  sprouting.
Oats and flax nearly ruined.   The army worm
la working badly on corn and meadows.   Potato crop looks well, but the rot has appeared.
Onward,
from another.
Oats nearly  ruined by army worms; some
cornfields are eaten by them.     Clover hay
nearly all spoiled with the rain
Geo. J. Welborn.
MARSHALL COUNTY-Auaust 2nd.
The wheat that was harvested and shocked
in the field Is very greatly damaged. It is
sprouting, and a few rains more would have
none. Oats are down badly, and mnst be greatly damaged. Corn on rolling land promises
well. J.Cameron.
Gibson Connty—Angnst 2nd.
Weather very wet. Wabash and White rlvers
out of their banks. Wheat growing In the field.
Potatoes rotting. Very little threshing done.
Loss on small grain large. The Indiana Far-
her ls a welcome visitor, and everybody here
reads it. J. K.
PUTNAM COUNTY-August 2nd.
The wheat, still mainly ln the shock, ls growing, and greatly damaged. The corn crop ls
thought to be lighter every day. The hay cut
last week is all spoiled. I think the clover hay
ls all ruined In the stack. Timothy damaged
badly. J. W. Robe.
Fayette Connty—Angnst 2nd.
Wheat about one third of a crop, and that
rotting ln the field,   Oats good, but cannot be
saved.    Flax all spoiled by the wet weather.
The prospect for corn is good.   Potatoes good-
Vegetables good.   Fruit crop a total failure.
Things look blue to farmers. Ed. W. Johnson.
MONROE COUNTY—July 31st.
It looks like we were going to lose all the oats.
Most hay saved, but was light.    Wheat almost
a failure.   Fruit scarce.   Hogs scarce, worth 6>_
cents. Horses and mul_, low and plenty. Sheep
scarce on account of dogs.   We need stringent
laws against dogs to increase sheep raising.
W. A. Kirby.
Corroll Connty—Angnst 2nd.
We are almost drowned out. The wheat, oats
and flax are nearly ruined; corn ls badly damaged ; hay ls not saved vet, and ls badly damaged. The water courses are higher than they
have been for many years. All business Is at a
stand still, and the people are down at the
mouth. R. D. B.
Miami Connty—Angnst 2nd.
Harvest not over yet. Wheat not verj- good,
badly damaged by the wet weather. Oats are
aDout mined, all being flat on theground. Hay
a reasonable crop. Potatoes look well, bnt
leara are entertained that they will rot if It does
not quit raining. Hogs are scarce and high.
Cattle plenty, and look well. M. H. SI.
10HNS0N COUNTY-August 2nd.
Hay and oats good, but cannot be saved on
account of rain. Corn badly damaged by wet
weather, but good in the southern part of this
connty. Wheat too wet to stack or thresh, and
sprouting in the shock. But two days without
rain since the 16th af July. The Farmer Is the
most welcome visitor to our family. E. D. B.
Union Count;—August 2nd.
We have had rain nearly every day and
night for the past week. Wheat is nearly all
spoiled in the field; oats also; corn and potatoes good yet. Water courses very high, sweeping fences and bridges away, and doing much
damage. One man was drowned in White
water in this connty. Union is a small connty,
bnt ls noted for health for man and beast, and
can sho w as many large hogs and cattle as some
larger counties. T. E. P.
KOSCIUSKO COUNTT—Jul* 31sL
Wheat harvest hardly over yet, and very little
stacked. Timothy ready to harvest, but weather too unfavorable yet. Corn doing well, potatoes excellent. Hungarian ls being much destroyed by worms—thought to be the army
worm—it has only touched Hungarian yet.
Stock hogs scarce and high. B. F. H.
PORTER COUNTY—Jul. 30th.
The crops ln this county, with the exception
of wheat are unusually good.   Ihe army worm
ln some localities are doing damage.    The late
storm  blew down oats, and broke down the
corn.   The damage to corn was not very extensive.   Fruit a failure, but all things considered,
the farmersof this county have reason to rejoice.
F. B. Corns.
FLOYD COUNTY-August 2nd.
The Incessant rains have greatly damaged the
farming Interests. Almost ruined the wheat
aud oats crop, and done much harm to corn,
potatoes, grass etc. Much damage has been
done to the lands, also, by washing ln gulches.
So tt seems that our promised prosperity of a
few weeks since haa disappeared as a myth.
D.W.V.
SWITZERLAND COUNTY-August 2nd.
We have had five good days for harvesting ln
the past three weeks. The oats crop ls very
heavy, but nearly ruined by the rain. Hay
greatly damaged. Early potatoes rotting;
onions ditto. The streams have done great
damage to crops on the bottom lands It ls the
most gloomy period our people have ever seen.
B.G.L.
TIPPECANOE COUNTY-August 2nd.
The most rain since 1_1 here. Wheat sprouting in the shock ln the field. Little hay saved.
No oats cut, and are flat and nearly ruined.
The hog cholera is raging fearfully here. The
corn on high lands promises well, but washed
out ln the bottoms. Wabash and all streams
overflowed, and millions of dollars worth of
crops destroyed 1_ the valley. E. M. B.
Benton Connty—August 2nd.
The weather for the past six weeks lias been
extremely wet. Timothy nearly all spoiled.
Oats are flat, and will have to be cnt with a
scythe. No wbeat sown of any consequence
The chinch and potato bug crop has been
hopelessly ruined. Corn has been damaged
considerably, but how much can not be ascertained at present; ltls about two weeks later
than last year; many fields have Just begun to
tassel and silk. W. L. Uowe.
PULASKI COUNTY-July 31st.
Harvest is about over, so far as the wheat crop
ls concerned. Many farmers have excellent
wheat. The entire neighborhood will average
more than a half crop. Oats badly lodged.
Potatoes excellent. No fruit worth mentioning except small fruit, the yield has been abun>
dant. Wheat will be damaged to some extent
by the wet weather, however, we are all right
provided we trust ln God and work away.
G. W.Grant.
SHELBY COUNTY-August 2nd.
It has rained every day for ten days here, and
the affairs of the farmers are becoming alarming. The corn will notmakea half crop, including all planted. . The wheat on uplunds ls all
growing in the shock, aud ln the bottom lands
lt is all washing away. Oats entirely lost.
Meadows not cut, and could not be for several
days If it would quit raining. It is still raining,
and looks as much like rain as lt did ten days
ago. Jerry Dtjoan.
Jaokson County—August 2nd,
We are very much dlshartened nere on account of the weather. It has been very rainy
here for the last five or six weeks, with very
high water In our streams, greatly damaging
crops of all kinds. What little wheat that was
harvested ls rotting and sprouting ln the shock.
The rain and wind destroyed our oats crop,
which was good. The high water has greatly
damaged the corn crop ln the bottom lands.
The ground ls so soft we can't cut onr hay.
WAYNE COUNTY-August 2nd.
The wheat, oats, flax, grass and barley ls all
spoiled with the wet. There has not been a
single day since the wheat has been cut that lt
has been fit to haul In. The tops of the shocks
are all green. The oats are flat and the straw ls
rotting. Flax ls dead ripe and falling off. Hay
ls spoiling. Barley Is unsaleable If It could be
saved. Potatoes are rotting. Corn is being
drowned out In the low lands. Not one farmer
in a hundred has his wheat or oats ln.
D. Bulla.
TIPPECANOE COUNT—July 31st
Weather continues exceedingly wet, last week
we had two nice days, and one this week.
Some ofthe heaviest rains of the season ln the
past two ^veeks. Very little wheat stacked;
that ln the shock ln a very damaged condition.
The growing corn crop is very weedy, and considerable lntured from continued rain and wind
storms. Corn is turning yellow on low ground.
No weather fit for threshing wheat. Oats good,
but badly down. Meadows not cut yet. Health
good. J- c. Bartholomew.
ttasfa County-August  2nd.
The heavy rains still continue. It has rained
every day and night for two weeks, except
about twenty-fonr hours. "Wheat ls all sprouting and rotting ln tho shock, which are green
all over. Oats are all down and rotting, flax ln
the same condition. Corn on high ground looks
well, but drowned out on low ground. Grass
almost ruined. Fruit almost an entire failure,
except grapes. Vegetables very flne. Potatoes
taking the rot.   Hogs worth from 5 to 6">_ cents.
C.J. Bowen.
brown county—august 2nd.
We have had rain for eight consecutive days.
Three times dnrlng that interval Big Salt creek
has been out of its banks, doing much damage
to crops.   Wheat and oats have been washed
away.   Corn flat.   A great many fences washed
away.   There has not been dry weather enough
to stack the grain since cutting.   Most of the
grass is standing yet.   We had a light rain this
morning.   Without clear weather soon, we can
save nothing.   Farmers are much discouraged.
Alfred Williams.
Henry County—Aneast 2nd.
Rain Is the order of the day and night for the
past three weeks. Wheat ls aU ln the field
sprouting and rotting. No threshing done.
Grass not all cat yet. Seed all beaten off the
timothy, and weeds about as high, and sometimes higher than the grass." Very little oats
cut, and what is not cut is mostly down so lt
never can be. The ground ls thoroughly soaked,
Not more than three or four nice days for as
many weeks, and no better prospect this morning. The outlook for farmers ls very gloomy.
Apples are almost a failure. Potatoes a full
crop. B. Allen.
Jobnson Connty—August 2nd.
It rains or pours every day, more or less. It
has rained every day for nine days. Creeks
and branches are on a high, sweeping corn,
wheat and fences before lt. Wheat ls almost
ruined; shocks look green enough for good
pasture; no weather fit to stack er thresh lt.
Meadows spoiling. Potatoes are rotting badly.
Oats spoiling. Things loo_ very discouraging
at present. Hogs and fat cattle scarce and high.
When is the best time to sow timothy to insure
a crop next season, and how much seed to the
acre. Jno Fisher.
•    JEFFERSON COUNTY—JULY 31ST.
There has not been twenty-four hours without rain for six weeks, and stlsl It comes.
Wheat ls sprouting ln the shock, with no hope
of getting lt under shelter. Oats are down, and
on low ground are underwater sprouting. The
grass that has been cutis badly Injured. Maay
flelds of corn on the "flats" are entirely ruined,
nearly all sho wing "yellow fever." Wm. Baker, of this county, lost $50 worth of sheep by
dogs this week, but still some people think lt
would not be right to compel the owners ot
dogs to pay a tax and have the dog registered,
and compel it to wear a collar, testifying that
the tax was paid. Shall we have protection, or
must we quit keeping sheep.   DelossWood.
Bartholomew Connty—August 2nd.
Hay, oats and wheat have been almost entirely destroyed by the heavy rains wltnln the
last two weeks. The wheat shocks are green
with growing wheat. Corn on the upland Is
being damaged by the continued rains, and
that ln the river bottoms has been standing ln
water from two to four feet deep for tnree days
past, which If continued much longer will destroy lt entirely. Wheat ln the bottoms swept
away. Eighty acres gone from one farm, and
sixty from another near here. Stock hogs are
ecarce, and selling from 6% to 7 cents. Fruit r.
failure. • It turned cooler last night, the thermometer marking 60 degrees this morning, but
still continues raining. Fiatreck and the East
fork of White river are higher than they have
been for years. Rainfall for last six days 1%
Inches. J. A. P.
Franklin County—July 31st.
We are having our share of the rain, and it
seems like we are in for It all summer, or rather
fall. Some meadows have been cut and put
up, but they are worse off than those that have
never been touched. Some meadows have
been partly cut and left lying in the Held, and
are the next thing to rotten. Oats are so badly
down that If lt does not stop raining soon, they
will be spoiled. Wheat Is sprouting in the
shock, and It still keeps on rlnlng, until the
farmers are getting discouraged. Hereafter,
please consider me a representative from old
Franklin, as I see no one else is going to take
upon themselves the responsibility. The
grangers of this county talk of giving a picnic
soon, at which they are going to have speeches
by a number of our best speakers. ILong life
to the noble order of Patrons of Husbandry.
M. F. Cupp.
SHELBY COUNTY—AUGUST 2ND.
We had the heaviest rain on the 29th day of
July that ever tell here. Old men say that they
never saw such a rainfall. It fell 7% Inches
deep, on a level, washing away fences and etc.
A great deal of corn has been drowned out ln
the bottoms, and ln consequence, It will not
make any more than one-third of a crop.
There will not be enough wheat saved for seed
and bread. There are acres of lt washed away,
and the remainder Is rotting ln the shock. It
has rained every day for over a week, and the
sun hasn't scarcely shown ln that time. The
farmers about here have no hopes of raising
anything this season. G.W. H.
Cass Connty—Augnst 2nd.
Rainy, Rainier, Rainiest, has been tho order
this seasen, especially since the lst of July;
consequently farmers faces have assumed quite
lengthy dimensions, and are pretty well over
spread with a coloring of blue. For which,
under existing circumstances they are to some
extent excusable. However, we must accept
the situation as lt comes, as cheerfully as we
can; do our duty and trust Providence with the
rest. Wheat is very poor, and very much grown
in the shock by rain. Oats good, but all down,
and can't be taken up with any farm Implement we have except Mr. Porker. Corn on upland moderately good; on wet land very much
damaged. Hay mostly sprouted. Cattle doing
poorly. . H. A. Woolley.
Howard county—august 2nd.
This part of the country has been visited by
one of the most terrible and destructive rain
storms that has ever occurred in the memory
of the earliest settler. The rain commenced
falling Saturday evening about five o'clock,
and continued without abatement till noon on
Sunday, when there was an intermission until
toward evening, when it set In with renewed
energy, and rained the greater part of last
night. It is impossible at this writing to tell
what the extent of the destruction is, but ln the
bottoms It will likely be complete. Wheat in
shock, oats, timothy, and in fact everything in
the bottoms are entirely snbmurged. Fences,
lumber, wheat, and many other things are constantly coming down the W_d Cat creek.
Brldges thought to perfectly secure were torn
from their foundations and swept away. The s
roads are greatly damaged. The crops on uplands are also damaged. Some of tne farmeis
are discouraged, but it only remains for us to,,
keep ourheads above the water and cry "every-
' thing ls right." T. Hanna.
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