.lire Stock.
Thi cholera is destroying the hog crop
to an alarming extent in the section west
of Mattoon, Illinois.
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Indiana stock men have bought a
number of the fine short-horns sold at
the late series of series in Kentucky.
The Oscaloosa, Iowa, Herald, of Ootober Hth, says: "Hog cholera prevails to an alarming extent in that county, and anything that can stop its ravages would be a God-send."
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Hog Cholera—Another Cure.—
A correspondent, " J. W. C," wishes us
to say that he -has an infallible cure for
hog cholera to sell. We object to publishing his name and address gratuitously, especially as we know nothing of the
merits of his remedy, and as he proposes
to sell the receipt. We will cheerfully
publish the receipt free if he will make
it free to our readers. But as he intends
to profit by its sale he should be willing
to pay for the advertisement.
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Mother Fine Premium.
Union City, Darke Co., 0.,1
Ootober 23,1875.    j
Editor Indiana Farmer:
I will give to any agent sending the
largest number of yearly subscribers to
the Indiana Farmer from Darke county, Ohio, between this date and the l3t
of April. 1876, Young Tom 4th, as a
fremium. Young Tom 4th is a fine
'oland China, out of Black Tom, which
took the sweepstakes premium at the
Indiana State Fair.
George F. Parent.
STOCK FOE THE INDIANA AGRICULTURAL FARM.
Messrs. Sutherland and Burke, who
attended the late Kentucky Stock Sales,
bought the following celebrated Short-
Horns for the State Agricultural College Farm:
From B. B. Grooms.
ALEXANDRIA.
Red.   Bred by Ezra Cornell, Ithica, New York.
Calved December 25,187*, by 10th Earl of Oxford 11161, Samuel Campbell.
PEDIGREE.
lst d. Adallna, by 8th Dake of Thorndale (23-
791), Sam Thorne. 2nd d. Imp. Agnes, by Lord
of Brawlth, (10465)| B. Wilson. 3d d. Alva, Amateur (3007), Captain Sliawe. 4th d. April Daisy,
by BeJshazzar (1703), Mr. Booth. 5th d. by Abraham (2905). R. Thomas. 6th d. by Simon (5131),
Thomas Sample. 7th d. by Young Oeorge (3885),
Mr. Watson.  Sth d. by Oeorge (276), C. Colling.
10tfi.Ear. of Oxford 14161, by 2d Duke of Oneida
9926, dam 12th Lady of Oxford, by 10th Duke of
Thorndale (28458); 7th Lady of Oxford, by 6lh
Duke of Thorndale (23791), 4c.
6«i Duke of Thorndale (23791). by 3d Dulse of
Thorndale (17791); dam 4th Duchess of Thorndale, by 2nd Graud Duke (12961); Ducness, by
Duke of Gloster (11382), Ac.
Lord of Braivith (10465), by Emperor ('
Moss Rose 2d, by Sir Wa"           "'
.   -        . ,      ,;dam
alter (2639); Moss Rose,
by Belvedere 2d (3127), [he by Belvedere (1706).
bred by Mr. Stevenson aud owned by M.r Bates].
The Great Stock Sales in Kentucky.
We continue a synopsis of the Short-
Horn, and other stock sales in Kentucky :
NORTH ELKHORN IMPORTING COMPANY'S
SALE.
No. Average.
71 O.ws and heifers...$611 51
9 Bulls „. 472 22
S621 25
COTSWOLD BUCKS.
Total.
$45 530
4250
H9 700
Sales of Imported Draft Stallions.
Fairbtjry, III., October 25,1875.
Editor Indiana Farmer :
I sold at tlie Iowa State Fair,
"Joseph," imported bay horse, to W. H.
E. Smith, of New London, Henry county, Iowa, for $2,000. Also Duke of
Burney, imported August 16th, 1875, to
J. Wheeler & Co., of Pella. Marion
county, lowa, for $2,500, and contracted
and left Granger, imported in May, 1875,
to other parties, at $2,000. I showed
these horses at Tippecanoe county, Indiana, this season.
I have imported 19 head this season,
and have sold 5 head in Indiana, and 5 in
Iowa, and 3 in Illinois, and now have 9
head on hand.       Virgin & Brown.
Visit to George  F. Parent's
Farm.
Stock
Editors Indiana Farmer :—Last
week I visited George F. Parent's Stock
Farm font miles north of Union City, in
Darke county, O., on whioh he raises
many thoroughbred hogs, of a superior
quality. Last spring he owned sixty
head of thoroughbred hogs, a greater
part of whioh have since been sold. R.
Baldridge of Hagerstown, bought "Black
Tom" for $50.00, which has since taken
sweepstakes at Indiana State Fair, and
he has lately been offered $150 for him.
This shows that raising thoroughbred
stock pays. Sheppard & Alexander, of
Charleston, 111., bought fifteen choice
hogs at a high price. Mr. Parent will
give "Young Tom 4th," a very superior
pig as a premium to the person sending
the largest club for the Indiana Farmer
from Darke Co., O. The stock is all
sheltered in good buildings and great
care is bestowed on them.
ARABELLA. 2d
Bred by Ezra Cornell, Ithaca, New York.
Calved April 10th, 1875, by 10th Earl of Oxford 14161, Samuel Campbell.
PEDIGREE.
1st d. Arabella, by 10th Duke of Thorndale
(28458), Samuel Thorne. 2nd d. Ames Imported, by Lord Brawltti (10465), B. Wilson. 3d d.
Alva, by Amateur (31)07), Captain Bhawe.
4th d. April Daisy, by Belshazzar (1703), Mr.
Booth. 5th d. by Abraham (2905), R. Thomas.
8th d. by Simon (5136), Thos. Sample. 7th d. by
Young George ('1885), Mr. Watson. Sth d. by
George (276), C. Colling.
lOfft Furl of Oxford. 14161, by 4th Duke of Geneva, (30958), dam 7th Lady of Oxrord by 6th
Duke of Thorudale, (23794), 2d Lady of Oxford
by 2d Grand Duke, (12961), Ac.
IMA Duke of Thorndale, (28158), by Baron ot
Oxlord, (24371), dam 4th Duchess of Thorndale
by 2nd Grand Duke (12961), Duchess by Duke of
Gloster (11382), &c.
Lord of Braivith (10165) by Emperor (6973), dam
Moss Rose 2d by Sir Walter (2639), Moss Rose by
Belvldere 2d (3127), [he by Belvirtere (1706), bred
by Mr. Stephenson, and owned by Mr. Bates].
LADY CHESTERFORD, 8th.
Roan.   Calved April 15,1868, by General Sheridan 6179, Samnel Thorne.
PEDIGREE.
lst d. Lady Chesterford 6th. by Highflier S78<
Samuel Thorre. 2ndd LadyCbesterford2d,by
Kirklevington, 610. Mr. Vail. 3d d. Lady Chesterford, by Earl Ducie (12799), Jonas Webb. 4th
d. Lady Jane, by Red Roan Kirtling (10691), Mr.
Clover. Sth d. Lady Ann, by Pam (6272), Mr.
Adeane. 6th d. Countess, by Vanguard (504i),
Earl Spencer. 7th d. Dodona, by Alabaster
(1616), Lord Althrop. 8th d. No, 6, by Dr. Syntax (220), Mr. Mason. 9th d. bv Charles (127),
Mr. Mason. 10th d. by Henry (301), Mr. Mason,
llth d. Lydia. by Favorite (252), C. Colling. 12th
d. Nell, by White Bull (421), C. Colling. 13th d.
Fortune, by Bolingbrofce (86), C. Colling. 14th
d. by Foljambe (263,) C. Colling. 15th d. by Hnb-
back (319), John Hunter. 16th d. Bred by Mr.
Maynard, Eryholme.
General Sheridan 6179, by 6th Dnke of Thorndale (23791), dam Bertha by Dnke of Thorndale
2787.   Gloster's Bloom by Duke of Gloster (11382).
Highflyer SIS, by Dnke of Gloster (11382), dam
imp: Diana Gwynne by Duke of Lancaster
(10929), Ac.
Kirklevington 610, by Duke of Wellington 55,
[an Oxford, bred by T. Bates dam Lady Barrington 3d by Cleveland Lad (3407), bred by T.
Bates], Ac.
Earl Ducie (12799), by Scrivener (1079). [Bred
by Earl Ducie], dam Lady Carolina by Golden.
Rule (7041), [a Foggathorpe bull], Ac, to a Mason
and Colling bottom.
Cattle descending from the Mason blood are
now greatly esteemed.
from Be P. Thompson, Moundale.
LADY JOSEPHINE.
Red.   Calved Nov. 7th, 1872,
FEDIQBEX.
Got by Earl of Chatham 17010.
lst d. Lady Crescent, got by Dnke of Pntney
6686. 2d d. Duchess 15th, by Marmion 2d 4996.
3d d.Duchess llth, by Duke ol Carlisle 8850. 4th
-   -    -        ■■-   -     p>ln     ~       ^
1 buck, Hart Boswell, Lexington, Ky 8150
1 buck, Scott Vanmeter, do  175
I buck, John W.Burgoss, do    60
3 head SU5
COTSWOLD EWES.
II ewes Hart Boswell, Lexington $1,030
2 ewes, John W. Burgess, do     115
1 ewe, A. H. Davenport, do       90
1 ewe, Chas. Harp, do  45
2 ewes, John W. Coleman, do  110
2 ewes, Richard Spurr, Chilesburg, Ky_.„ 165
1 ewe, Scott Vanmenter, Lexington  110
20 head „ J1.695
SOUTHDOWN BUCKS.
1 buck, Scott Vanmeter, Lexington 1260
1 buck, J. G. Kinnaird, Chilesburg  160
2 head .8420
SOUTHDOWN EWES.
3 ewes, Scott Vanmeter. 1305
2 ewes. E. G. Bedford, Paris, Ky 145
1 ewe.W.AW. Pickrell, Mechanlcsburg, 111.   55
1 ewe.J.G. Kinnaird 110
1 ewe, E. W. Stone, Danville, Ky    80
8 head S695
Two Weeks' Sales.
The following is a summary of the
Short-Horn stock sales in Kentucky for
two weeks, giving the number sold,
amount realized and average price of
each herd sold:
No. Amount Av'ge
Herds.                   sold. Realized. Price.
Vanmeter A Farra 60 86,120 1102 00
Dr. J.J. Adair _.. 33 4,385 132 88
Wesley Warnock „.. 80 30,180 S77 25
B. B. Groom A Son 73 123,450 1,691 09
H. P. Thompson 96 53,080 552 91
North Elkhorn Imp.Co. 80 49.8U0 622 50
J. C. Jenkins „.  15 19,010 1*367 33
Jas. H.Davis 28 8,9V) 267 31
Patterson A Corbin 58 19,700 S39 65
John A. Gano sr.'. 37 7,137 192 89
B. P. Goff J. 70 19,410 277 28
Vanmeter A Suddnth... 93 24,380 262 15
John W. Prewltt 68 22,500 330 88
Redmon r>ros  31 6,840 220 64
H. F. Judy  40 6,835 170 88
Total _. 860      8399,777       8461 86
SOMETHING HEW FOE PREMIUM.
[Special Correspondence Indiana Farmer.]
LETTER   FROM   BARTHOLOMEW
COUNTY.
Sheep at the Illinois State Fair.
Not for ten years have we seen so
large a display of sheep at an Illinois fair
as was exhibited at Ottawa last month,
and never have we seen better individual
animals than then represented the different breeds. About four hundred animals were shown. But two exhibitors
of fine-wooled sheep were from outside
Illinois—one flock' from Vermont and
one from Iowa. The Downs had some
fine representatives from Canada, and
two pens just over from their native hills
in Old England. Ia long wools the honors were pretty evenly divided between
the Leicesters and Cotswolds, while the
only Lincoln sheep shown got a ribbon.
The classification of sheep does not
seem to meet the ideas of exhibitors, and
a committee has been appointed by the
Wool-Growers' Association to consider
the matter, and confer with the State
Boaid of Agriculture before the preparation of the premium list for another
year. Just what changes are needed was
not indicated, nor are we certain that
those moving in the matter were clear on
the point A general interchange of
.opinions should be hid io the end that
the wishes of the majority of those most
^interested may be clearly understood.—
[Live Stock Journal.
CORBIN ft T-ATTERSON S 8ALE.
55 females aggregate 818,615 00
Average       339 00
4 bulls aggregate _    1,030 00
Average _..     257 50
JAMES H. DAVIS   SALE.
26 females aggregate _ $6,950 00
Average     267
JOHN A. GANO & SON S SALE.
32 cows, aggregate .$6,756 00
Average „     211 12
5 bulls, aggregate     381 00
Average       76 15
B. P. ooff's SALE.
48 cows, aggregate 817,290 00
Average       360 21
12 bulls, aggregate    1,115 00
Average        95 42
10 17's and grades, aggregate       975 00
LATE SHORT-HORN SALES.
d. Duchess 3d,
ce Leopold 869.    6th d.
epo,
82).
Duchess 2d, by North Star (4592). 6th d. Ducb
ess. by Splendid (5297). 7th d. Flora, by Patriot
(2412). 8th d. Nonpareil, by Young Denton (963).
9lh d. Imp. Arabella, by North Star (160). loth
d. Aurora, by Comet (155). llth d. Aurora, by
Henry (301).   12th d. Aurora, by Danby (190).
CANNON BALL.
Bred by E. G. Bradford, Paris, Ky.   Red.
Calved July 4th, 1874.
PEDIGREE.
By 21st Dnke of Airdrie 13S73. Imp. Cannon-
dale, by Royal Wharfdale (22S05). Minnie, by
Lord Cobham (20164). Cannon ball, by Robinson Crusoe (13610). Cannondale, by Bridegroom (11203). Cherry Ripe, by Sir Walter
(2639). Young Cherry, by Young Waterloo (8757)
Cherry, by Waterloo (2816). Old Cherry, by
Waterloo (2816). Next dam by Kitt (2179). Next
dam by Kitt (2179). Next dam by Page's Bull
(6269).   Next dam by Mlddleton's Bnll (438).
Twenty-first Dnke ot Airdrie (13873), by 10th
Dnke of Thorndale (5610); dam 4th Duchess of
Airdrie, by Fordham Duke of Oxford (2863).
Royal Wharfdale, by Dnke of Wharfdale
(19648), a pure Duke bull.
S. F. Lockridge, of Greencastle, this
State, has lately made the following sales
from his Short-Horn herd to A. R. Roberts, Riverside Farm, Decatur City, Decatur County, Iowa:
cows.
Oxford Fragrance, 10 years, by Royal Oxford,
(18774); dam,Fllligree3rd by Dr. Buckingham,
(14105);
Lady Seaham of Elkton, 4 years, by Climax
5453; dam, Lady Seaham 8th, by Victor 7th,
6274;
Maid of Seaham, 2 years, by Lone Star, 14743;
dam, Lady Seaham of Elkton, by Climax 545S;
2nd Maidof Seaham, 1 year, by Childe Oxford,
13651; dam, Lady Seaham of Elkton, by Climax, 5453;
Eva llh, 3 years, by Weehawken, 5260; dam,
Eva Sth, by Mountaineer, 8671;
Flossy Field, 2 years, by Prince ADram,8832;
dam, Pattle Field 2nd, by Red Duke, 6086;
Annie Gary, 1 year, by Geneva Lad, 10129;
dam, Annie Laurie, by Burnside, 4618;
Gem— Caroline 3rd, 1 year, by Childe Oxford,
13651; dam, Caroline 6th by Star Duke, 11015;
Coreopsis, 10 months, by Childe Oxford, 13651;
dam Cora Lee, by Burnside, 4618;
BULLS.
Minnie's Commander, 20422, 20 months, by
Grand Commander, 12085; dam, Minnie Bum-
side, by Burnside 4618;
Leatherstocklng,2D181,1 year, by Childe Oxford
13651; dam, Eva 7th by Weehawken, 5260;
BeUefontaine, 19008, ll months, by Childe Oxford, 13651; dam, Belle Renlck, by Airdrie 2478;
Blythe Benny, 19052,11 months, by Breastplate,
11431; dam, Gem-Caroline, by llth Dnke of
Geneva, 9843:
Prince Willie, 9 months, by Prince Abram,
8832; dam, Minnie Bprnside, by Burnside, 4618
St. Elmo, 3 months/by Lord Strata allan, 17591;
dam Eva 7th, by Weehawken, 5260.
To
Ind.:
BULL.
Young Commander, 21363,21 months, by Grand
Commander, 12085; dam, Cora Lee, by Burnside
4618.
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To Prevent the Spreading of Contagious Diseases Among Cattle.
Detroit, Mien., October 20,1875.
Editor Indiana Farmer:
I notice that you are offering prizes
for club lists for the Indiana Farmer,
and accordingly,'in consideration of our
regard for your valuable paper, I desire
to offer a fine young thoroughbred
Suffolk pig, from one of our choice bred
prize-winning sows # of 1875,_ male or
female, at the recipient's option, as a
premium, to be at your disposal, according to your plans and arrangements, for
the purpose of stimulating an interest in
securing an increased circulation of
your paper, t offer a Suffolk pig from
the fact that they are comparatively
unknown in your State, and consequently
would be a more desirable prize than
one of any other breed. Besides, I believe that their introduction would be
of unlimited value to such a po'tk producing country, especially when corn is
so high, as this breed will produce as
much pork on a half or two-thirds the
amount of feed, as the common or native
hogs will require, to do the same.
With many regards, I am yours truly,
Wm. Smith,
Per E. W. Cottrell.
Note.—This prize is given by the
proprietor of the celebrated Ravenswood Stock Farm, in Michigan, who had
such a magnificent show of swine at our
late State Fair, upon whioh he carried
off many premiums. The premium is
valued at $48, and will he highly prized
by the lucky winner. We take this occasion, in behalf of the readers of the
Indiana Farmer, to return hearty
thanks to Mr. Smith, and Mr. Cottrell.
We are exceedingly glad to accept this
offer. It will introduce this valuable
breed of hogs into our State.—Editor.
Haw Patch, October 25th.
A rich region.
No one can look over the broad acres
of this Haw Patch portion of Bartholomew county without the conviction that
it is one of the richest and most beautiful of the State. The soil is doubtless
best adapted to the cultivation of corn,
though the finest of wheat is annually
grown upon it.
For many years the farmers all about
here, and indeed, generally over the
country have given their chief attention
to the raising of corn and hogs. In this
line they have found the most sure way
of getting their money back. In such a
soil as they have have here, it is perhaps
wise, and the better plan, to go in for hog
raising. It requires less labor, less personal attention to so run their farms, and
the example has prevailed trom time
immemorial until nearly every farmer
has grown rich in bis swine culture.
Harvey Allison, Putnam County,
Premium from Pennsylvania.
Dispersion of the Vinewood Herd.
—This valuable herd, the property of
Messrs. B. B. Groom & Son, that was
disposed of on Thursday, the 14th inst.',
was taken by the different States in the
following proportion:
Illinois, 11 head 831.900
Iowa, 21 head.. — 28,170
Kentucky, 10 head. _ _ : 18,575
Michigan, 5 head - 11*555
Connecticut, 4 head    8,725
Canada, 3 head -    6,875
Vermont, 2 head    6,4<V)
New York, 5 head     4,9'jO
Indiana, 4 head.    2.425
Minnesota, 4 head    1,965
Massachusetts, 2 head    1,560
Missouri, 1 head „    1,050
Tennessee, 1 head       250
74 head „ .' 1123,400
—Kentucky Live Stock Record.
The finest and softest wool is always
found on the shoulders of a sheep. But
not one person in ten thousand is aware
of this fact Let us watch an expert
when he is, about to pass judgment on a
sheep concerning the value of the animal
for producing wool, and it will be seen
that he always looks at the wool en the
shoulders first.
A correspondent of the London Live
Stock Journal, state3 that three years
ago two of his cows showed symptoms of
the foot and mouth disease (epizootic
aphtha). He had his other three cows
at once removed to another stable. The
next morning one of these was also found
frothing at the mouth, and he had her returned to the diseased ones, at the cattle
shed. The surgeon that was called in
pronounced the disease the genuine "foot
and mouth," and insisted that it was
useless to remove the well ones, as it
must run its course through the whole
lot. But this advice was not followed.
The diseased animals were kept to
themselves, and the others had lumps
of rock salt kept in their boxes; and two
feet from each cow's head, a small box
was constructed in which was placed a
pieoe of camphor, and afterwards some
disinfecting carbolic powder. Carbolic
acid and water was also_ sprinkled in
the shed where the diseased cattle
were kept. The same man attended
both lots; the two cows separated from
the Bick ones, and treated as above, never showed any symptoms of tne disease.
They were only kept in at night, being
allowed to graze in the fields during the
day\
Editor Indiana Farmer:
In your issue of the 23d inst., we saw
the letter of D. W. Voyles, New Albany,
Indiana, and recognized in it a spirit not
only worthy of commendation, but laudable emulation. Believing in the great
efficiency of the public press, in the
work of general education, and in the
Indiana Farmer as a valuable assistant in its special work and mission
among the farmers of the States, we, the
Towanda Eureka Mower Company, of
Towanda, Bradford county, Pennsylvania, do with great pleasure, and much
good will, second the action of D. W.
Voyles, and hereby donate one of our
No. 2 (standard size) Direct Draft Eureka Mowers to your premium list,
hoping it may be an inducement to many
of your subscribers to enter into friendly contest, striving to place the larger
list of subscribers in your hands and be
rewarded with a superior Mower. We
hardly need to speak of its many advantages. They_ who have used the
Mower once, are its friends and patrons
for all time. It is absolutely a Direct
Draft Mower, with a greater capacity
than any other Mower in the world.
We utilize power with very little loss by
friction, and work a six foot cutter far
easier than the usual Side Draft Mower
can work a four foot bar.
We do not expect to make this article
an advertisement of our Mi'wer. If any
of your subscribers are curious to know
of its merits, wewill gladly send circulars on application, or correspond with
them.
Wishing you great _ success, and an
ever increasing recognition among the
farmers, whose friend and patron you
certainly are. we remain,
Respectfully yours,
S. D. Maddin.
John A. Joyce, an Internal Revenue
Officer, stationed at St. Louis, has been
tried and convicted on three separate
charges of aiding and abetting distillers
in defrauding the Government. The
penalty is not less than six_ months nor
more than three years improvement
and a fine of from $1,000 to $5 000
and to be forever debarred from holding
any office of trust or profit, under the
Government.
YE OLDEN TIMES
Away back in the early settlement of
this rich Haw Patch region one of the
first settlers killed a fine range hog for
the inward strengthening of the brethren
who attended "a big meetin'" they were
holding in the neighborhood. Chickens
were scarce and garden sass had failed,
and the said hog was the main reliance.
The meeting went on a day or two, when
the good old fire began to burn, and the
people got shouting happy, lt was then
they shook hands and felt clever, and
when they were at their highest point,
the owner of the aforesaid hog seized
the hand of the preacher, and exclaimed :
" Brother Fairchilds, I'm powerful glad
you've come to our meetin'; the Lord is
a workin', and you must stay as long as
the hog lasts ; 'taint half eat up yit r'
MIXED BREEDS.
From that day to this the hog has
been a "staple commodity in Bartholomew. I notice, however, that but few
of the farmers have the pure blooded
hog—you see an admixture of them all.
They do not seem to care so much about
the different breeds as they do about a
big fat hog of any kind. That they lose
money by such economy there is no
doubt—for choice breeds of hogs make
better meat, as well as better weight, and
of course bring higher prices.
It is certainly true, that scrub hogs
eat as much as any others, and yet they
can never make as good bacon as fine
breeds. The hog has a status as well as
the horse or the cow, and the intelligence
of the age should be directed to the best
breeds, for first-class meat as well as first-
class prices. _ The farmer who fails to
attend to this matter, though he may
not see it, loses money every year, not to
say anything of hip ambition or reputation.
1100   CHOLERA.
Many of the farmers of this county
have lost largely in their hogs dying of
cholera. This has been the case, also,
as is well known, in all parts of the
country.
The questions have been asked by a
number of our acquaintance: " Is there
not a hog that is cholera-proof? " "Do
all classes or breeds of hogs have this
disease alike?" We have answered
according to our best information that
we did not remember of the cholera ever
being among any pure breeds, that were
properly cared for. It seems that many
think that because a hog is a hog,
he can live any way, and anywhere, and
to our mind it is not a matter of wonder
that hogs die of cholera. Of course we
do not profess te_ know as much about
hogs, in their liability to diseases as our
friends Charles Lowder, Harvey Lewis,
James Riley, or any others of the professional swine breeders of the State,
and yet we will risk the declaration
that our best breeds of hogs, when decently cared for, and fed and watered,
but seldom ever have any disease about
them. If we are mistaken in this .we
are willing to be Corrected.
We want sound, healthy hogs, or else
the grand old dish of "ham and eggs"
will go under par. The fact is, if hog
cholera and the still more dangerous disease of trichinae continue in the swine
world, we will have to institute an addition to the professional world, and have
hog doctors. Why not? It would save
men as well as hogs from crossing the
river.
THE   POOR  HOO
has a hard time o£ it, just because he is
a hog. People think he can live on eating anything, "and then in his younger
years, it is "roet hog or die " with him,
and to keep from sheer starvation he
will even eat a dead hog. Well, no
wonder, for lw often has to make his
own living until fattening time comes—
being a hog he is-not at all- particular—
as he hasn t to eat himself when he dies.
Who can blame him under the circumstances?
WEALTHY   COUNTY.
This is a very wealthy county, and in
many respects will compare well with
any in the State. With a population of
25,000 in the county, and of 4,000 in
Columbus, the county seat, and located
in the richest of soils, the people have
grown wealthy as easily as any in the
whole country. Forty years ago, when
the Madison railroad was being built,
lands along the line bounced up to $25
per acre, and it made many of the people
wild. Hundreds offered to sell out at
that price, but fortunately for them,
buyers were scarce, and only a few were
so unfortunate as to sell. Hence most
of the old families had to stay to fight
the ague, to struggle with bilious fevers,
and to wrestle with poverty. So that
the second generation now ohiefly own
the rich acres of this fertile country.
•   AGRICULTURAL  ENTERPRISE.
The farmers of this oounty, however,
show greater energy as well as ambition
in raising corn, wheat and hogs, and their
farms generally look well. In dwellings
and orchards, they show very considerable rural taste, while in large barns they
are greatly behind our old Pennsylvania
farmers. In the cultivation of their
soils they make very free use of all the
patented improvements of the age—the
plough, the corn planter, the drill, the
roller, the mower,_ reaper and thresher
are all found now in very general use—
so that they may be set down as good
farmers, in their leading lines—though
if we are properly informed, they have
NO AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
in this county—their  connection with
the Edinburgh Fair perhaps answers all
their purposes, yet we cannot but think
they are in error in this respect, as it
has the appearance of county indifference.
In searching our State Agricultural
Reports, we look in vain for any Bartholomew county exhibition. County
pride, in our view, would indicate
another course, for if these Fairs do any
good, this county should surely have one
of its own every year. The exhibition
of their agricultural, mechanical and'
artistic productions, with their stock of
various^ kinds, would serve as a comparison with other counties, and at the
same time stimulate them with ambition
to come up to some other counties in
many things they pay but little attention
to now. An improved stock in horses,
cattle, hogs, sheep. Ac, would add not
a little to the wealth of the*county, and
give greater prominence to the intelligent energy of its citizens.
THE INDIANA FARMER.
With the reading proclivities of the1
people of Marshall county, the farmers of
this county would no doubt be greatly
benefitted.' As the organ of the Granger
enterprise, and of agricultural advancement, the Indiana Farmer should be
a favorite paper in this county, as it is
already in most parts of the State. Our
observation teaches us that those who
fail to post themselves in their particular
calling usually refleot but little honor
upon their profession. This is true of
farmers as well as of any other classes
of our citizens, and the Indiana
Farmer being the only newspaper in the
State wholly devoted to his interests and
calling, every farmer should read it, and
his family should have it, in order that
they may avail themselves of its numerous intelligent suggestions, and grow up
all with the advancements of the age.
The wealth of our farmers should be
represented intelligently in every mart
of trade and in every public interest of
the country. This it seems the farmers
themselves now see, and see better, we
think, since the Grange movement began
than ever before.
If the complaint is made that the
lawyers and politicians have more than
their rightful share in the legislature
and government of the country, it is no
more than should be expected for in all
ages and countries the genius of intelligence has ruled the masses of the people,
no matter what the government has
been. Of course they pretty generally
take care of themselves in more ways
than one, and this all others would do
under the same circumstances.
Jefferson.
Hog   Cholera   Cured.—John   S.
Navin, Veterinary Surgeon, of this city,
desires us to assure our readers that he
has a  well-tried   remedy for the hog
cholera, which he warrants to cure in
ivery case, when properly administered.
He will send the preparation in pack-1
ages of any desired size and price from '
50 cents to $5 00.   Persons desiring a.
small amount on trial may send 50 cents
for a small package. 43-4w
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