GARDEN CITY
SULKY PLOW
See description
on the eighth page
of this week's
paper.
Live Stock*
STOCK IN  NORTHERN INDIANA.
On a recent trip to attend a grange
picnic at North Manchester, Wabash
county, we had the pleasure of visiting
three ofthe most prominent breeders of
the county: John Comstock at Liberty
Mills, breeder of Short-Horn cattle,
Henry Comstock, his son at same place,
breeder of Poland China pigs, and
James Jackson, of Rich Valley, Short-
Horn breeder.
HEN RT COMSTOCK'S
farm lies on the bluff and bottom of Eel
river one half mile south of the village
of Liberty Mills. The location of his
house and barn is high, dry and pleasant,
the ground sloping in every direction.
His farm is well watered with living
springs. The bottom is highly productive and is covered with a heavy crop of
corn. A fine orchard covers the hill in
the rear of the house, and we were de-
Mighted to find here what we have not
seen elsewhere, in the state the present
season, a partial crop of good, sound
apples. The yield will be less than half
the usual amount, but even a small crop
is far better than none.
The soil in this part of the State is
quite sandy and not the best for grasses,
especially, in a dry season, but we saw
some excellent pasture in the vicinity
and some heavy timothy was being cut
in a meadow near by, on the farm of Mr.
John Comstock. The rains prevented
its being cut at the proper time and it
was rather dry for feed excepting the
bottoms of the stalks which were still
green and nutritious. We saw a meadow
of sixty acres on the farm of Mr. John
Comstock that was mowed in June, yielding nearly one and a half tons to the
acre, and promising as much more at a
second mowing.
Mr. Henry Comstock is known to our
readers as a breeder of
POLAND CHINAS,
bronze turkeys and dark brahma chicks.
He has a good stock of each kind now on
hand. We confess to seme surprise at
the hogs he showed us. From the
samples he exhibited at the State Fair
two years ago we did not expect to see
anything very superior, but among the
twe_ty sows and seventy pigs he showed
us are some animals seldom excelled.
He has been breeding this stock for
seven years past with care and attention.
His aim has been to produce an animal
well developed in the most valuable
parts; of good constitution and capable
of being fattened at any desired age. He
certainly shows some very well shaped
pigs. He does not pamper his swine but
gives them plenty of corn and the run of
a good pasture. They are consequently
prepared for the ordinary treatment hogs
usually receive when sold and improve
instead of lose on acquaintance.
Among the animals that pleased us
best are Tennessee Belle, Beauty,
Theresa, and a young sow called the
Granger's model, particularly. This last
is well named a model.
Mr. C. will exhibit a small part of his
herd at the State Fair. We commend
them to-the attention of all interested in
the breed.
s .OKT-IIORNS.
Mr. John Comstock . owns a large
tract of very valuable farming land lying
west and south of Liberty Mills. Over
200 acres is in fine blue grass pasture,
part being in sparse timber and part on
open ground, all well watered by Eel
river and numerous springs and wells.
'He has at present thirty-four head of
^thorough bred Short-Horn cows, about
lequally divided between reds and roans.
PERCHERON AND NORMAN
HORSES.
Oaklawn Farm.
Several of them are Bplendid animals and
of the most fancied pedigrees. He has
also thirteen yearling heifers and five
young bulls. Louden Duke, a fine red
roan, two years old, recently purchased
of Mr. Warfield, of Kentucky, at $1,500
will hereafter stand at the head of his
herd. He is a superior animal and will
make his mark in coming years as one of
the best of his breed in the ijtate.
Most of Mr. C's. young stook were
sired by his Duke of Wabash county.
He by Duncan's Duke of Airdrie, dam,
Louau 7..
The entire herd is in splendid condition although they are summered entirely on pasture. Wabash county would
do well to buy and keep within her own
borders all of these excellent cattle that
Mr. C. is ready to sell.
Mr. Comstock is quite an old citizen
having settled here about forty years
ago, when the Indians were more plenty
than the whites. He is one of the most
intelligent and progressive farmers in
the State, one evidence of which is the
fact that he subscribes for seven agricultural papers. Another is seen in the barns
and other improvements on his farm as
well as its excellent condition and productiveness. Still another evidence is his
valuable herd of Short-Horns gathered
and bred within the last ten years. He
is the pioneer Short-Horn man in that
section of the State.
james jackson's herd.
Five miles west of the town of Wabash
is the station called Rich Valley, from
the fertile and productive bottom lands
which surround it. East and north of
this station, covering several hundred
acres of rich bottom and upland, lies the
stock farm of Mr. James Jackson. The
bottom .land is devoted to corn and
meadow and the hills and level land above
is mainly in pasture. A small orchard,
bearing no fruit this year, occupies part
of the enclosure surrounding the residence, which is on the brow of the hill
and commands a fine view of the wide
valley of the Wabash below. Mr. Jackson has devoted his attention for several
years past principally to the breeding of
SHORT-HORN CATTLE.
His good judgment and great care have
made him quite successful in producing
some valuable specimens of the breed
which will ere long bring pecuniary compensation in accordance with the labor
and skill bestowed. Mr. J. will probably exhibit part of his herd at the State
Fair and if he does so will make a creditable display and one that Wabash county
may well be proud of. Among the animals worthy of special mention are his
Bull Blanton Duke, a rich red, broad
backed deep chested animal, No. 18640,
A. H. B., Airdrie, red and white, Duke
1, red and white, Duke, 2 red; cows and
heifers, Queen 1 and 2, red and white;
Violet, red, a splendid animal; Beauty 2,
red; Cora 2, red, with spots; Dora, roan;
May Day, roan; Pink 5, red and white,
and Eloise, red.
Mr. Jackson has published a list of
his thoroughbreds, which he will send
to any address,
Mr. J. has commenced breeding South
Down sheep and has a small flock of very
fine looking animals, but is not yet prepared to receive orders for them.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Watne, Dd Pa a e Countv, )
Illinois, August 20.    j
Editor Indiana Farmer:—Knowing that you are interested, and always
glad to hear of the progress in the stock
interest of tbe country, I drop you a few
lines to let you know of my return from
Europe, where I have been spending part
of the summer in selecting horses to replenish my stud preparatory to the fall
and spring demand, and have succeeded
in reaching home with twenty-seven
stallions and wares, six more having preceded me, making a total of thirty-three
for the season, being the largest importation ever made to this country. My
stock is ofthe choicest blood of France,
selected from the best stud stables of the
old district of Perche so noted aa the
birth place of the famous Percheron
race, with which we have attained such
grand results in producing valuable
horses by crossing upon the common
mares ofour country, and many of them
are horses approved by the government
and were drawing an annual subsidy of
from 300 to 400 francs. The most of
them are gray, but have some dark colored ones to suit the fastidious tastes of
some of our people; weights varying from
1400 to 2000 lbs. As to their quality I
do notfeel disposed to indulge myself in
any vain expressions of their superiority
over all other breeds or individual animals in this country or Europe; but will
content myself with the pleasure of
showing all who may visit Oaklawn a
stud of horses that notwithstanding the
draft that has been made upon it by the
sale of $150,000 dollars worth of stock
during the past eighteen months, still
presents forty Btallions fit for service the
coming year, besides brood mares, suckling colts, yearlings, two year olds, etc.
Hoping to have the pleasure of seeing
you personally at my home, I am, very
truly yours, W. W. Dunham.
Hog Cholera Cure.
For the Indiana Farmer.
CATTLE FOR THE BUTTER
DAIRY—BREED VS.
FEED.
My previous articles were designed to
establish the existence of two kinds of
dairy cattle, and that there was a necessity for the breeder of butter stock,
keeping his cattle separate from the
milk cattle, a diverse kind.
Feed continues the flow of milk, does
not increase the per cent, of cream or
give increased richness, other than by
volume of milk. The Channel Island
cattle are admitted to be more perfectly
endowed with the faculty of enriching
their milk than any other cattle, there
fore are superior as butter cattle.
Feed, in producing the flow of milk,
brings into actios the faculty of enriching milk, with which each cow is endowed, to a greater or less extent and
her value as a butter maker is determined by the per cent, of cream contained in her milk; this faculty differing
in cows is demonstrated to every milker
of cows, who feeds them alike or pastures
them in the same field where they drink
the same water. The difference in the
richness of the milk given by their cows
should prove to them, that breed, not feed,
gives the richness, otherwise tho product
of all cows would be the same, in per
cent, of cream contained in their milk.
When a sufficiency of suitable feed is
afforded the «ow_ to fully develop her
capacity for secreting, the flow should be
simply maintained, any attempt by additional leed to increase the product,
diverts the secrcfion, from cream to fat
and the butter cow is reduced to a beef
animal by improper feeding. To avoid
such trouble, we should learn to judge
the capacity of cows, and only feed to its
development. John B. Poyntz.
Maysville, Ky.
The Louisville Exposition opened on
Thursday.
Yellow fever has disappeared from
Barrancas, Florida.
The failure of the Bank of California,
affects (he east but little.
Prof. Cox is engaged in a Geological
survey of Huntington county.
The insurrectionarynegroes of Georgia, are being tried at Augusta.
_ There are 80,000 applications for pensions pending in the Department.
The cost ofthe mail service in Indiana
for the last fiscal year, was $471,074.
Josephus Savy State Treasurer of New
Jersey, has been arrested as a defaulter.
^.Tatnes B McCreay, Governor elect, of
Kentucky, has been duly inaugurated.
It is estimated that there are yet 18,-
000 bushels of old wheat iu Clinton county.
A crooked whisky distillery in Parke
county has-been seized by the U. S.
Marshal.
Mexican marauders are still busily engaged in cattle-stealing and murder, on
the ltio Grande.
Out of a tax levy of $323,000 in Morgan county, 111., last year, but $3,000 remains delinquent.
_ The Bank of California, at San Francisco, failed a few days since, the result
of wild speculation.
The Peru Timet, says if thc weather
continues favorable tho corn crop willbc
an average one in that county.
One William Westerndt, is undergo-
ing trial in Philadelphia on the charge oi
the abduction of little Charley Robs.
Some time during the Exposition and
Fair, a grand industrial parade will take
place in this city.   Time not named yet.
General Sherman will be prcscntat the
soldiers' reunion at llockville, Parke
county, on the 6th and 7th, of this month.
Jennings county is preparing samples
of her magnificent blue lime stone, for
exhibition at the Philadelphia Centennial.
The Maclntire investigation has come
to an end, and nothing was found to inculpate the Superintendent in any degree.
Rev. Isaac Denman, a prominent Baptist minister living near Bridgeton, Parke
county, was killed by the cars at Lodi,
on Monday last. •
The Grand Lodge of I. O. O. F. ofthe
United States meets in this city duriug
this month. A grand parade will be a
feature of the occasion.
It appears that the State Fair and Exposition grounds will be ornamented with
twelve or fourteen whiskey stands. A
disgrace to the city and the State.
The Prescott, Arizonia, defaulting and
absconding Postmaster has been captured and several thousand dollars of the
amount embezzled, secured.
It is reported by a local paper at Rising Sun, that as a result of the late continuous rains, the burs have sprouted
and are growing on thc backs of the
sheep.
A disease known as the Spanish fever
is raging among the imported herds of
Kansas and Indian Territory cattle, in
Logan county, Illinois. Many cattle
have died of it.
Crop reports from tbe vicinity of St.
Paul, Minnesota, say that large and val-
uble crops have been harvested. They
have experienced heavy rains lately,
damaging slightly the grain yet in shock.
The corn prospect is reported poor, owing to thc very eool season.
Indiana Farmer Family.
Onr Postal Card Correspondence.
A correspondent of Moore's Rnral says
he used the following cure for bog
cholera with good success:
Madder, 1 lb.; sulphur, 1 lb.; saltpeter, 1 lb.; resin, 1 H>.; black antimony,
% lb.; copperas, li fos.; asafetida, J lb.;
arsenic. 2 ounces. Dose, one tablespoonful to five hogs, in slop or ashes, once \
day if they have the cholera; once a
week to prevent it.
Our Premium Pig No. 13.    *
Montpelier, Ind., Aug. 8.'
Mr. MtrsTARD—Sir :—Yours of the
27th July was received and in answer 1
would just say the hog you sent me
(Indiana Farmer premium) is doing
fine. He is the finest that I have seen
or heard of in the county, and that is
the opinion of everybody that sees him.
I have a very fino Poland China sow
that brought me ten pigs the middle of
May. She saved eight of them, and they
are fine piss. They aro ofa full blooded
Poland China boar from Comstock's
pens, Liberty Mills, Indiana; conse»
quently, I will not want to buy any sows
this fall. If I should see any one that
wants to buy I shall tell them of James
Mustard and his fine stock of hogs.
Reuben Hall.
The Postal Laws.
The Boston papers say boldly that the
postal outrage was the work of Senator
Hamlin, acting under the whip of the
Adams Express Co. It appears it was
not intended to include transient newspapers, perhaps books and some other
things, which do not.interfere much with
the express, and it is said that the 'law
will be repealed next winter.' But unless
our Horticultural and Agricultural
friends look pretty sharp they will find
the law will not be altered as it effects
them. The Adams Express Co. having
been powerful enough to ride over them,
Will doubtless be in a position to keep
the advantage gained. — Gardener's
Monthly.    _.   	
A Snake's Nest.
Editor Indiana Farmer;
Some workmen eagage . in repairing
the road on Hudson Hill, near Gosport,
found a black-snake's nest under a limestone rock. It contained twenty-one
eggs, somewhat larger than those of a
partridge, one of which was "pipped."
The young serpents were a foot long,
prettily spotted. The men broke all the
eggs but one which a boy took home and
has been endeavoring to hatch it, but at
last accounts he had not succeeded in
raising a snake.        T. S. Milligan.
HUNTINGTON COUNTY-Augutt 30 h.
Farmers are plowing, preparatory to seeding.
There will be about the nsual amount of wheat
sown ln this locality. Peter Weese.
NEWTON COUNTY-August 27th.
There will be about one-half of the oats erop
saved ln this county. Potatoes are good, but
are rotting. It will take Ave weeks of dry
weather to make two-thirds of a corn crop.
Corn ls on the stand still.  Too mnch rain.
Hess.
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA—Augutt 24th.
Rains continue with us. A northeast storm
has visited us for two days. The wheat and
oatii In thc field arc verj- much damaged.
Your crop reports are one of the most valuable
fs'aturi. of your paper. It. 8. Allen'.
CLAY COUNTY-Augutt 30th.
We are having flne wealhsr now. Harvest
hns closed. Plowing for wheat has begun, preparatory to thc fall seeding. W'e have abont
an average crop. The Indiana Farmeb Is a
welcome visitor each week. More names will
be added to your list. W.E.C.
FULTON COUNTY-Augutt 27th.
A great deal of tlie wheat in this part of the*
counly has been cut, and to far as I have
knowledge ofthe average yield ls twelve bushels per acre, but as a general thing Is not of a
good quality. Corn will not be very large on
account of so much rain. The Patrons are having good times plcnlclng now. One every
week. A. 15.
CASS COUNTY-Augutt 28th.
The weather has been more favorable for
farm work for the last few days. A large
amount of threshing has been done. The
yield Ispoor, on accountof wet weather. Corn
lsl>nckward,but will be good wherflt was well
cultivated, but a great pot Hon has grown up
with tbe weeds.   No apples or peaches.
_. B. L.
MARSHALL COUNTY-August 30th.
Very flne weather for a few weeks past, with
a fine shower yesterday. The ground has been
getting dry and nice; roads good, better than
for a long time. Corn, as near as I can learn
will make two-thirds of a crop. Potatoes ln
abundance. Wheat Is worth f 1.10, and as far as
I can gain Information, tbere will be about
thrsse-flfths of acrop. O.W.OLX(_
LAGRANGE COUNTY-Augutt 27th.
We still have occasional heavy rains. We
consider ourselves very fortunate In this counly. Crops still look fine. Potatoes were never
better; so with oilier crops. (Since our last we
have heard that In adjoining counties farmers
are suffering terribly from floods. Last summer Lagrange suffered probably more than any
county In the State. Now we arc favored. We
have not had sulllcienl rain to raise the water
In our wells. F. II. Collett.
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY-Augutt 28th.
Thc weather Is very flne and dry. Farmers
nie plowing for wheat. I promised to give
your readers a report of our threshing: I will
do so now. We threshed 17 Jobs, and got 3711
bushels of wheat from 38ft acres acres, throwing
out from one-third to one-fourth that was
so badly sprouted that lt was not worth threshing. Hog cholera Is very bad In this part of
the countv, farmers losing "nearly all their
hogs. D. W. Gates.
RANDOLPH COUNTY-August 27th.
Since the rain has ceased we have had flne
weather, and we have all done our best to save
what Is left. But little saved, and that ln poor
condition, with no sale. Old wheat ls worth
JI.50. Corn promises an average crop. Oats
nix. Hay ditto. Potatoes good, not much rot.
The money crop will be short with farmers.
Flax seed all damaged, and very slow sale.
J. ty. ItEECK.
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY-Augutt 30th.
The weather for the last week has been flne,
which is a good thing for the corn crop. Wheat,
bay and oats was saved ln poor condition, on
account of so mucn wet weather during harvest. In order to bring stock through winter
In good condition more grain will be required.
The prospect at present ls good for fall and
winter pasture. Btock will be likely to come
into quarters ln good condition, which ls quite
an item. Wash. Iden.
PIKE COUNTY-Augutt 27th.
The greater portion of that flne corn I wrote
you of in former reports was all washed away,
and hundreds of families lost all they had.
Fences were all swept away, as well as several
houses, among them, that of a widow lady,
who, with her two children were drowned.
Much sickness ls predicted for this fall. The
writer ls Just op from a three weeks spell of
sickness, and is once more able to attend to
business. D. Dorr.
HOWARD COUNTY-Augutt 24th.
Weather pleasant, but too cool for corn; the
temperature ranging from fifty to sixty. Fod.
der growing fast, bnt ears not doing so well.
Farmers are well along with their threshing,
but there, ls but little wheat of good quality,
and Is averaging from three to fifteen bushels
per acre. Health In this part of the county
(Harrison township) ls good for this season of
the year. No serious sickness, bnt considerable
chills and fever. Worst prospect for agricultural show at onr coming fair that I have ever
Been since we have held fair.   G. H. FbaIjcis.
HAMILTON COUNTY-*Uflult 30th.
The weather is very warm ahd dry since the
wet spell. Farmers are busily engaged plowing for wheat, threshing, pulling stumps and
killing weeds. A great portion of the wheat
that ls being threshed ls not very good, and
prices are worse. Corn ls not going to be a very
heavy yield; there are too many idle stalks ln
our fields with no shoots on them. Oats were
all down, and when being cut shattered off so
bad that they did not pay for the titrable ef
cutting. Potatoes will be better than was expected three weeks ago. Stock looks very well,
except hogs, and cholera ls raging among them;
the crop ls light. Ground breaks hard, especially where lt was tramped while wet. There
are many speaking very highly of the Indiana
Farmer around here. J. H. Axbkrtson.
OWEN COUNTY-Augutt 28th.
The rains have at last ceased, and we now
have fair weather, and people are rejoicing
very much, although we was visited with the
terrible flood ln this county, as well as other
portions of tbe State. The corn U all destroyed
ln the White River bottoms, and ln all cree_
bottoms. The corn on flat lands ls all drowned
out, which will make corn very scarce and
high. Corn on upland an average crop, and is
worth 125 per acre. Wheat was mostly lost by
the wet weather, the remainder ls abont all
threshed, and ls very inferior ln quality, not
good enough for bread and seed, consequently, a
light crop will be sowed. Oats were a good
crop, and generally saved. Meadows light, and
hsy put uplnpoorcondltlon. Hungarian good",
and the good weather has given people a chance
to save lt. Hogs are dying rapidly with the
cholera in this neighborhood—worth 6 cents,
September delivery.
Owen County G .angzk.
TIPPECANOE COUNTY-Augutt 28th.
ftlt IsTdue our Order throughout the State that
reports of our aciicultural ;condlti^_Tbe made
from the several Granges, that we may form
some Idea of the productions of the country
Corn on thc uplands look well, but on low land
and bottoms, where lt ll not entirely drowned
out, Is badly damaged, and on a good deal of
the prairie lands where it was planted late, it
being too wet to till well, the prospects are
poor. Wc cannot expect more than from one-
third to one-fourth erop. Wheat ls very badly
damaged, averaging abont nine bushels per
acre.lOa Is, more saved thanexpected, bnt ln a
damagedtcondltlon. " Hay was damaged~to
some extent. Potatoes are damaged by rot
andfsecond growth but we will have' about a
lial_„crop. orange still alive. Our new holl'lS
nearly finished. Several copies ol the Indiana
Fabmeu Is taken. We expect the grange, and
individual members thereof to survive and
prosper after all the unfavorable circumstances
oi the season. James F. Pierce.
County and District Fairs.
Fairs will be held next week, September 7th
to llth, at
Logansport, Cass Ctounty.
Charlestown, Clark County.
Aurora, Dearborn County.
Washington, Daviess Csjunty,
Connersville, Fayette County.
Pendleton, Madison County.
Seymour, Jackson County.
Valley Mills, Marlon County.
Martinsville, Morgan Couuty.
Bloomlngdale, Parke County.
Shelbyville, Shelby Connty.
Week after next, September lilth to 18th, at
Columbus, Bartholomew County.
Delphi, Carroll Connty.
Cambridge City, Wayne County.
Princeton. Gibson Connty.
Corydon, Harrison Connty.
Rensselar, Jasper County. •
Franklin, Johnson Oounty.
Bedford, Lawrence County.
Ft. Wayne, Northern Indiana.
New Harmony, Posey County.
Rushville, Rush County.
Winchester, Randolph Connty.
Aurora, S. H. Indiana.
Tipton, TIpten County.
Union City, Union Agricultural Society.
Terre Haute, Vigo County.
Wabasn, Wabash Connty. .
Centerville, "Wayne County.
Snort-Horns in Henry County.
Middletown, Henry Co., Ing., )
August 27th, 1875.    J
Editor Indiana Farmer:
Below will be found a report of the
number of registered Short-Horns in
Henry county, Indiana:
Owners' Names. Male. Female. Total. Postoffice,
Wm. A. Painter,
1
1
2
Middletown.
T. Wilhoit * Son,
7
35
12
-   ss
ty. D. Cooper,
1
5
6
Cadiz.
R. H. Cooper,
—
1
1
ss
Benj. Wilhoit,
3
8
11
ss
A. D. McCormack
, 1
—
1
ss
J. P. Nicholson,
1
7
11
New Castle.
J. L. Peed,
3
5
8
U             It
Wm. Peed,
—
'2
2
SS             SS
Leroy Peed,
1
2
3
ss         ss
Ervan Peed,
1
—
1
ss         ss
J R. Peed,
1
5
«
s.          ss
Cannon & Lamb,
1
—
1
st         ss
J.S.Walker,
5
12
17
ss          (I
A. Davis,
—
1
1
ss         ts
Benj. Allen,
1
—
1
tt          st
Jesse Gilbert,
1
—
1
SI            rt
D. F. Millican,
1
—
1
if         ts
James Evans,
1
—
1
Mt. Summit
Wm. Shlvely,
1
—
1
St               It
J. B. Gilbert,
1
—
1
Louisville.
A. C. Wood,
1
_
1
Greensboro.
Phelps <t Henly
1
—
1
Spiceland.
J. Taylor & Son,
3
14
17
it
J.S.Hodson &Son,l
6
6
tt
Jesse B. Jessup,
2
1
3
Kingston.
Making a total of 147 recorded Short-
Horns in this county.   Respectfully,.
Scott Wilhoit.
The Governor has commissioned the
following gentlemen, forming the Board
of Trustees for Purdue University:
"The nominations by the State Board
of Agriculture were R. P. Haynes and
John Sutherland; by the State Horticultural Society, Joseph C. Ratliff; appointed by the Governor, Reuben Wells,
Mahlon D. Manson and John R. Cof-
froth. Messrs. Wells and Ratlifi will
serve one year; Messrs. Sutherland and
Haynes two years; and Messrs. Coffroth'
and Manson three years.