Vol. X.
IKDIMj^OUS, MDMTA, NOVEMBER 6th, 1875.
No. 44
IdYs Stock.
AYEES & McCLINTOCK'S SALE OF
SHORT-HORNS.
We took a short leave of absence last
week, and went down into Kentucky, to
attend the great Short-Horn sale of
Ayres & McClintock, near Paris, Bourbon county. The day was cool, but
pleasant, and the attendance large. The
sale Mas held on* the farm of Mr. H. D.
Ayres, five miles from Paris.
On our short trip out to the place of
sale we got our first sight of the famous
Kentucky Blue Grass region. The land |
lies high and rolling and evidences of the
limestone substratum are apparent
in every ravine. It is a beautiful and healthy country and is chiefly
devoted to grazing of cattle, the purpose
for which nature evidently intended it
The most bountiful provision had been
made by the proprietors #f the cattle for
entertaining their guests, and a sump
tuons dinner of ohoice viands was spread
under the trees on the lawn, at which
the immense crowd partook to the full
Being in Bourbon county, we thought it
possible that the decanter would appear
at the tables and elsewhere, but were
most agreeably disappointed in this
respect. A emperance picnic could
not have been more free from all appearances ofthe use of liquor of any descrip
tion. Everything in connection with
the sale passed off with the utmost har
mony and good feeling and t
satisfaction of all concerned
could learn. _ We were
with our brief visit and
ant acquaintances we
eminent and gentleman
our sister State. We were_
many of our Indiana Short-
the sale and to see that they made several good purchases. There should have
been many more, however, from our
State at these sales and we regret that
so few »f the choice stock sold are
coming this way. We must do better
next timo.'
The total number of cattle disposed of on the
catalogue was 95 head. The aggregate sum
received was 129,000, being an average of S305.25
per head.
The 13 bulls sold for $3,965, being an average
ot 8300.50 each.
The 82 cows, heifers and calves brought S25,'
035, an average of 8305.30.
Fifteen of the cows and four of the bulls
brought less than $100 each. Thirty-two cows
and two bulls brought between $100 and ?200
each. Twelve cows and four bulls bronght between $200 and $300 eSch. Three cows brought
between $3»0 and HOO each. Six cows brought
between $400 and $600 each. One bull at SoOO.
Ode cow, Countess 6th, bronght $600, and one
Red Rose 28lh, 5610. Four cows, "Nathalie"
2nd, "Hattie" 2nd, "Red Rose" 19th, and "Belle
Mapleton." and one'bull. Rosy Prince, 12838,
brought $700 each. One cow, "Young Mary" 2d,
brought 8*05, and another Young Mary $905.
Two cows. Alba 2d and Hilpa.sold for $975each.
Those that solu for over 81,000 were Rosemary
2nd for $1,010 to Joshua Banon of Kentucky;
Waverly Rose to Jos. T. Redmon, Paris, Kentucky, for $1,050; Oxford Myrtle 2nd to Mr. Barton, Kentucky, for $1,075. The bull 2nd Geneva
DuKe, sold for $1,260 to J. J. Adair or Kentucky.
The cow Hilpa Duchess went to B. Groom <ft
Son of Winchester, Ky., for 52,500.    .
Fifty-eight cows averaging 5357.75 each,' nd
eight bulls averaging $373.75 each, remained ln
Kentucky—most of them ln the vicinity of
Paris. Eleven cows averaging$217.25 each,and
one bull ai $60, went to Illinois. Seven cows
aversgine $191.45, and three bulls, one at $M,
one at $200, and one at $500, respectively, c me
to Indiana. Three cows, averaging $92.50, went
to Missouri. One cow at $1S0, and one bull at
$150. to West Virginia, and oue cow at $60, to
Iowa.
The Indiana purchasers at thissale are J. W.
Marlatt. Milton, b. Sweet Duke, 165, Laura,
$115; Duke of Helena, $200; Lorena 2d,$105. J.T.
Williamson 4 yon.Thorntown,Beauty 3d,$170:
May Queen. $400; Lady Thorndale, $275. The
bull, StarDnke2d, for $500; Lydia 2d,$175. R.
G. Haworth, Liberty, Lena 10th, $100.
GUERNSEY CATTLE.
M. C. Weld, who is visiting the isles
of Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney, writes
an interesting letter to the Country Gentlemen about the breeds of cattle in
these islands, from which we make the
following extract:
The size of Guernsey cows has_ been
greatly increased, so far as I can judge,
within a few years, those of poor farmers, or belonging to poor people, being
much smaller than those oi tho better
class. The Guernsey cows with which I
have been familiar in our own country,
many of them imported ones, are not
nearly solarge as these. I refer to those
here considered and really the best breed.
The prevailing ctlors among the cows
of Guernsey are yellow and white, yellow
inclining to red and called red (yet not
what we consider red), yellow inclining
to fawn and to buff—all these mingled
more or less with white, although solid-:
colored animals of all shades are found.
Occasionally the white prevails, and an
animal would be called "white with spots
of red or yellow." A gieat many are
more or less brindled, and there are
those of dark brown, buffalo color, and
nearly black, more or less spotted; while
some would almost pass for Dutch cattle^
so strong is the contrast between the
black and white. I
I found a strong feeling among the!
islanders against the Jersey cows. One
would not he allowed to land except to
be killed within   three months, and if
sweet and well flavored, but rarely high
flavored, as first-rate butter ought to be.
It is usually marketed in pound pats
laid upon cabhage leaves, and the pound
is, I believe, about 10 per cent, heavier
than ours. It is difficult to learn the
amount of butter given by any particular
cow, for, as with us, few larmers will
take pains to keep milk separate and
weigh the butter, made by one cow for
a week or for three and a half days. The
prevalent system, or more accurately a
common practice, is to milk three times
a day, sending either the noon and
night's milk to market.and keeping the
morning's milk, which is more than one-
third, lor butter, or sending the nig^ht
and morning's milk to the city, retaining only tbe noonday milking for home
use.
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The following are the summaries ofthe
sales of Short-Horns in Kentucky which
have taken place since our last issue:
W. L. SUDDUTH.
55 cows, aggregate .$9,550 00
Average     272 85
6 bulls, aggregate-     455 00
Average-      75 83
W.  C. VANMETER.
44 females aggregate $12,350 00
Average      2S0 68
8 bulls, aggregate _ _.  2,125 00
Average .'...„ _.      263 63
J. W. PBEWIT.
56 females, aggregate _ _..H8,470 00
Average       329 82
12 bulls, aggregate    4,040 00
Average _...      S36 66
J08Ern SCOTT   h CO.
98 females, aggregate $19,425 00
Average      211 14
19 bulls, aggregate....    3^45 00
Average       170 80
P. J. BARBEE.
20 cows, aggregate- _ 46,770 00
Average     S38 60
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For the Indiana Farmer.
Sheep Killed  in  Marion County by
Dogs.
The following statement taken from
reports  of   the   several   township
ees made to the county commission-
Marion county for the year ending
e 18th of October, 1875, shows the
number of sheep killed and wounded by
dogs in the county during the year, and
the amount paid the   owners   for the
ained:
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DRAFT   MOWER.
GALLANT DUKE 8646 S. S. R.
MesBH. Hall & Taylor, of Paris, Kentucky, have sold tbeir yearling bull
Gallant Duke to Charles Lowder, of
Plainfleld, Indiana—price $1,000.
This bull is a deep red in color, good
handler, well let down in the flank, wide
in the crops and heart, good horn, finish
and style without a fault—weighs at 19
months old 1,520 lbs. He was sired by
'the Rose of Sharon bull, Lord of the
Manor 12332; his dam was the celebrated Geraldine 14th, by the Rose of
Sharon bull. Duke of Mason 9898. She
was sold to Col. Jones, of California, for
11.500, and was a prize animal.
The grand dam of Gallant Dnke is
still alive, although near 19 years old-*-
with a young calf by her side, and in
calf. She has produced twins four times
and been a regular breeder. She is of
the well known Gakted family and the
dam of tho Freemartin cow of Messrs.
Hall & Taylor, that has proved to be a
breeder.
Gallant "Duke was one of thehc&rd at
Bourbon county, Kentucky fair in the
1st prize ring of bull and his calves—and
2d in his own ring at Cynthiana, Kentucky.
Muscatnon 7fto7,  the  grand sire of
Gallant  Duke,  was perhaps the.most
.famous   show bull ever in  Kentucky.
iHe won 21 first prizes in his own riDg.
»nd was in or at the head of 18 first
prize herds from 1867 to 1870.
Coming from Jersey, where indeed many
ofthe cows are by no means small, these
Guernseys looked like Shorn-Horns in
stature. The reason is, ^obviously, because they are usually not allowed to
breed before they are three years old or
over, and are well fed at least, and often
rather forced in their growth from the
first. I am inclined to think that these
large cows give more milk than the
Jerseys; they are usually milked three
times a day, and more butter is probably
made per head. Were the test to be
made to learn which cows would produce
the largest amount of butter from a given
amount of feed, I am inclined to think
THE JERSEYS WOULD WIN.
My only reason for thinking so is that
the Guernseys appear naturally to take
on flesh and fat more readily than the
others. As I said, I have seen a good
many '"Guernseys" in America, said to
have been imported from the island.
Some I am quite sure were; as to others,
bought in Soutbamptonor Liverpool, it
may of course be considered doubtful
whether they ever saw Guernsey. Among
them all, good and bad, I never saw such
bad heads, as prevail among the cows of
the best herds here. They are, to b?
sure, good useful heads, but coarse and
lacking in grace and beauty. The muzzle is large and broad; the facial line
rarely straight; and often decidedly Roman; the eyes not prominent and often
steal!; the horns straight and heavy, but
usually waxy, and tbe forehead snaring
the general fullness of the face. Add to
this, in the majority of cases, a thin but
rather dewlap running up to the jaW, and
you will agree with me that such cows
lack some essential points of beauty.
This is the worst I can say of them and
their breeders argue in favor of one of
the least attractive features, the broad
muzzle—saying that the broader it is the
better, because they can grasp more grass
at each bite; hence it seems to be a cultivated feature. The argument is obviously absurd, for appetite does not depend upon the size of the mouth; and I
doubt if any one has ever seen a cow with
a mouth so small that she could not
easily satisfy her appetite, provided she
had feed enough. If rapidity of eating
were really desirable, the length of a
cow's tongue weuld be a much more important point to breed for,
AMONG xn0§E HERDS
whieh show care in breeding, the cows
are generally deep in the carcase, thin in
neck and withers, and not coarse-limbed.
They make a good point in the loin being
broad across the short ribs, and wide between the hips. Somewhat depressed pr
sloping rumps are common, and the tails
o'ten coarse. They generally "handle"
well—the hides being mellow and soft,
not thin, but plastic and yielding, and
loose from the flesh and ribs. I have
never seen so many fine udders, and the
prevalence of well-marked escutcheons
or milk mirrors is remarkable. The
teats also are generally large, but hot too
large, and several cows exhibited the
most extraordinary development of milk
veins I have ever met with.
found to bc alive after that time, she
would be slaughtered by the authorities.
These rules apply to all foreign cows except to the cows of Alderney, which arc
considered to be of tbe same breed with
the Guernseys.
ALDERNEYS.
I have not visited Alderney, and shall
not be able to, which I regret, for there
are so many different reports about the
cattle that I would like to see them for
myself. I saw half-breeds both in Jersey
and Guernsey which appeared to bo excellent cows._ They were all of a dark
color, but this is not uniformly the ca'se,
and with a single exception showed a
lack of careful breeding, having sloping
rumps or some other fault of form. Tho
inhabitants of Alderney have also stringent laws against the importation of foreign cows, although, as in Guernsey,
many French steers are annually imported to fatten.
GUERNSEY IMPORTS AND EXPORT8.
In this connection I quote an abstract
of the report upon the importation of
neat cattle for last year, as given in the
Agricultural Society's annual pamphlet.
These were all of the French race,"
namely, 1,521 oxen, 113 cows, 9 heifers.
97 male and 20 female calves, which, in
the total, was an in increase of only 7
head over the importations of the year
before.
EXPORTATION.
The same. tt>*f &8 exportation of
breeding animals was 19 bulls and 654
cows and heifers; being an increase over
the previous^ year of 75 head. The exportation this year seems to be still more
upon the increase, though I have no data
to base this view upon, except the
opinions of different people, and the fact
that some high prices have been paid in
England for prize winners, both bulls
and heifers. I learned of one cow selling at £60 and another at £55, and yet
these were net considered as the best in
the island by a great deal, but large,
handsome and fat. These seem to be
the taking points in the English market.
The cows are bought by English farmer?,
not by the gentry, and are used as butter-makers, or to give color to the butter
ofa herd,
GUERNSEY BBTfaeft.
I was greatly disappointed with the
quility of both Jersey and Guernsey
butter, as lt appears in the market and
upon the hotel tables. It is not thoroughly worked; is generally full of
buttermilk, and of course not waxy and
firm as it ought _ to be. The color of
Jersey butter varies a good deal; that
of Guernsey may vary also, but it is generally of the richest yellow that can be,
and is never colored, as I was repeatedly
assured, and have no reason to doubt.
One of the officers of the agricultural
society, and a magistrate, assured me that
colored butter was not known in the
island. The price I found to be about
20 to 22 pence (fay 45 cents) a pound,
while in Jersey the price is 16 or 17
pence (say 35 cents).   It is made   with
tor the Indiana Farmer.
FALL TREATMENT OF STOCK
The fall with its cold rains is upon us.
Many leave their stock out,, their young
stock and sheep, till the blasts of winter drive them in—and even milch cows
arc left to shiver in the rains and the
cold. Every owner of milch cows must
have noticed that each milking at thc
close of a bad day is less than at other
times. The animal then suffers severely,
and loses flesh fast, and just at a time
when it can least afford it—when it goes
into winter quarters. A pull-back now
will be a pull-back all winter. Instead,
good treatment will not only prepare for
the strain of winter, but afford a fair
harvest of early winter butter.
It is always best to put up cattle for
winter early, saving thus also the meadows and pasture, the grass of which will
be a protection during the winter, and
afford pabulum for a spring start, and
then the land will not be trampled and
become muddy and compact—a serious
hurt, and overlooked generally or supposed^ to bc of little consequence. This
is an important point, and cannot be too
much enforced on the attention of
farmers. Even if the weather is good
and the grass tempting, keep the stock
yarded during the day and housed at
night. Sheep may be kept out later
than cattle or horses. So_ mav calves;
but at night and during rainy days have
tho calves under shelter. Remember
they have never known what severe
weather is, and they are tender. They
want careful handling and kept growing
all the time, and all they will bear, as
every moment they lose (in growing) is
so much lost beyond recovery. So with
the young sheep and the colts. When
put up feed liberally and regularly.
Coarse fodder, if pretty ripe or hurt in
caring, is better run through tbe straw-
cutter, or better still scalded or steamed,
making, comparatively, summer food of
it. This, with a little meal added daily,
will not only increase the strength and
good condition of tbe cows, but the
milk will be like summer milk, abundant
and rich. It will pay richly fo feed in
this way, and keep clean, well-littered
stables, vcntillated, yet not so cold as to
cause suffering. Save the stock in the
fall; save the meadows and pasture, and
the pocket will feel the effect and at
once, as well as the season following.
F. G.
The Skeleton of the Great Racer,
Lexington.
A. J. Alexander, Woodburn Stud
Farm, Spring Station, Kentucky, has
consented to deposit the skeleton of the
renowned Lexington with, the Smithsonian Institute at WashiflTrton. D, C.
Frof. Baird has written, expressing his
desire to have the skeleton, and promises
handsomely mounted  and
and 20 maimed.
Warren 28
Wash lngt*n 45 and 4 maimed.
Total 2m 2) «,591 45
No payments were made in the townships of Centre and Decatur, although
it is probable that sheep were killed in
both.
From the above statement, farmers
who raise sheep, and consumers who eat
mutton and wear woolen clothing, may
draw their own conclusions; but my
own opinion is that all the dogs in
Marion county are not worth as much as
the sheep reported killed and maimed.
S. Cory.
HORSES  FOR FARMERS.
For the ordinary American farmer,
who cultivates the average-sized farm of
about 100 acres, in a variety of crops, a
breed of horses is required suited to the
heavy work of the farm, the hauling of
crops to market, and also possessing desirable quality in carriago horses.
Such farmers cannot afford to keep
separate teams for draught and carriage
purposes. They want horses which,
when hitched to the plow, will move
with unyielding strength through sod or
stubble, will draw the wagon loaded
with grain, hay, corn, or roots to the
barn or stack, the loaded manure wagon
over the 6oft, yielding earth; that will
force the reaper through the stoutest
grain, or the mower through the thickest grass; that will move wagons heavily
laden with tho farm's products to market, and at the same time, when the
farmer wishes them to get over the
ground rapidly, with carriage or light
waeon, will be on hand.
Some will say that the farmer has no
business with fast horses. If he has
not, we should like to know who has.
He is generally located miles from his
market town, whither he is often obliged
to go several times a week, to market,
on business, to church or lectures, and
he cannot afford to waste much of his
valuable time onthe road.
Frequently he is on the road in winter,
Vhen the mercury is in the vicinity of
zero, and he wants no team with a
snail's pace then : and often, in summer,
he is miles from home, and an approaching shower makes it important that he
should outstrip the wind. At such times,
if he haB a horse, or a team that will
make a mile under four minutes, he will
appreciate it.
We would hefe say, that a farmer
should never have a horse that will go
his mile under three minutes,_ for he
himself, or his growing boys will sometimes be strongly tempted to trials of
speed with those professional gamblers
who are to be met with in every town,
and who are more dangerous to the good,
moral, and business habits of farmers
and their sons, than almost any other
influences, save that of the grog-shops.—
Rural Home.
to  have it
,   .   placed in a conspicuous position in the
very little salt, and when quite fresh is 1 museum.— Thf. Live Stock Record,
Every Agricultural Society, says the
Detroit Tribune, that has made racing
and trottiDg a feature, has failed of success; on the other hand, those that have
not offered any premiums for fast steppers have been blessed with a wholesome attendance, and with large receipts.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Southern Kansas has been suffering
from prairie fires.
Syracuse, N. Y., reveled in five inches
of snow oh the 30th.
Gen. Sherman has realized 130,000 from
the sale oi his Memoirs.
New Albany is building a school
house for colored children.
Steuben county had 10,000 barrels of
apples for market this year.
The tobacco crop of Spencer county,
Indiana, is estimated at 6,000,000 lbs.
Block coal at the Clay connty mines
has been advanced twenty-five cents per
ton.
Memphis recently experienced a sharp
touch of earthquake. No damage resulted.
The relations between the United
States and Spain and Cuba are said to
be grave.
The President has designated Thursday, November 25th, as a day of National
Thanksgiving.
During October, 247 prisoners were
fed at the jail of this county, at a cost
of $1,518.10.
The storms of last week were pretty
general in the west and south, and did
considerable damage.
Large numbers of hogs continuo to
die in Southern Indiana, with some disease unlike cholera.
A new census of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, shows a population of
31,000 and 32,700 respectively.
The Government is putting several
war vessels in condition for service in
case of trouble with Spain.
Starke county, Indiana, boasts of one
of the finest lakes in the country and
which is stocked with fine fish.
Typhoid fever is said to prevail to
almost an epidemic form in the vicinity
of Kokomo, Howard county, this State.
The woollen mills of Robert Adams,
near Anderson, Indiana, were destroyed
by fire a few days since.   No insurance.
The returns of the assessors of Illinois, show 2,809.969 hogs returned for
assessment, against $3,452,213 last year.
The National Gold Bank and Trust
Company of San Francisco, California,
has suspended, in consequence of a
run.
The National debt was reduced
$4,069,015.00 during the month of October, and since June 30th, 1875, $10,291,-
514.
Brigham Young has been committed
to jail by the Courts of Utah until he
sees proper to pay Ann Eliza $9,500 alimony. '
Ripley county, this State, holds in
trust $253,000 of Congressional school
fund, which loaned at 8 per cent., yields
$4,440 for tuition purposes.
The will of Isaac M. Singer, the sewing machine man, is being contested by
one of his many wives. He left an
estate of $13,000,000.
Peter Carmichael, a large stock dealer >
of Harrodsburg, Monroe county, recently   sold   a   lot of cattle to an eastern
dealer, which brought $12,000.   A large
sale.
Since the first of January last, the
Elgin, Illinois, Board of Trade has sold
cheese to the value of $300,833 90, an
excess of the same period last year of
$17,35432.
Virginia City, Nevada, was recently
nearly burned up. The loss reaches
the millions, and thousands of people
were left homeless. The charities of
the people have been flowing thitherward for the relief the sufferers.
At the State elections held last Tuesday, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Minnesota _ and
Illinois were carried hy the Republicans,
and Maryland, Virginia and Mississippi
by the Democrats.
Immense crowds of people attend the
revival meetings of Moody and Sankey
in Brooklyn. The secular press of
New York devote much space to reports of the wonderful interest manifested by the people at their meetings..
At Denver, Colorado, wheat is worth
about $2; potatoes 60 cents, though an
immense crop was raised. Other farm
products are quoted at proportionate •
prices. Corn is worth $1 per bushel. A
larger crop of this grain was raised
there the past season, than in any year
past.
There   were   on   exhibition at the
Terre   Haute  Centennial   Tea   Party,
last week, the following_ articles of ye
ancient   time:       Washington's   silver
knee-buokles, yellow buckskin   gloves
worn by John Hancock, a watch made
in 1733, a coffee pot over one hundred J
years old, and a mahogany chest which
carried golden guineas from England in.
the days of the revolution to pay the'
Hessians.