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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, HATUHDAY. JAN. 1, 1881.
rtIB ».»IaE.
TT^OR eaAIaK-flilrjeeajbusli j>*a«: beet pe*. In  Ihe,
1     --ril,     IM.ei   :, i.eul8  ler   iiaiwr.     LOCKS
VEHRKsC
'OK HAI.K—Mammoth  Br.,- re> gobblers: ct-e-ap.
A-ply  »s>oii.   Adcrrsa  JOHN    u.   -.WALlB
F .. _, ......
D>x 8i, Ivvan. ind.
Ir\OR HAlaK-Tbe-Ti.-e We-aU>er Alra»i.ao .r lial,
'     l*rloe :orente postpaid.    Adur*ss  i£\Ol&.&&.
FARM > It OO . Il d.anapiills.
I^OKSALK—farma—In various parta of lDdtana,
'     by   M.   AKBCOKJ.E,  Afent, t» Kul UllMI
street, IndlanapolU. Indiana.
FOR HALE— Chester WTiUea.   Kxtra pltm: ready
t.ir use-, „,jd bont^Mjstn bred.   a%ddrefla DK. Ii.
MOODY, Kmlneearo. Ke-niucky.
FOR PAI.K-Pore bred Brooie Turk»jf, pali or
ir-o «!-» w 'em- j-lr- .-I P-k n e-u.n*. F»r
prli-e-aa-llr-ss MAY K. Via A I.e.. WastliiiKlon, Ifa-
vl*»ati way, 1ml.
"1JVI1. t-A l.K— A ch, Ire lo; of Pula-itl 1'tiinan'W
1* fits, a-l from re-curded sum »c. wm hr-ert tnem
Ifd-«ir,,i r,.-i»ur*i ,aIH Aildifto W.u.l;KVtt.iU
CVe>rii,.ni, M.rf"n rtiu-iiT. In.1.
T-M-'K Is 1 l.K—Tlnnuue;linretl Jfii-ev i-nllle. Ite-krls-
J? ui.isltti Aiue-rlrHii Je-r;.e-y I utile Ciut>. It-a-l
batter efreitrt-,   s.l:tl*rt.    AatXts-AS   W.   J.   UASaiala-
aele\N, Iu.ilan»|Kjlia. Iud.
1710H SAI.K—A asey-d lot of Cotswold nhe>*">. all
Imfe ri»d rY.iin t st'.tt ts. aod a titt^'l ri'iuilmr e-ll-
Klb'e'o re.-l-C-r. All t ori'ea.(, .nilt-uce, .uoiuplly ttl-
sm.lttl.   K. J  UKJ-JI, Vineeuiie-.
"lTlOH KALK—K«rm, ]"0 h rew, 0.1 grave-l rial. II
J:    mile, iron, c-iu: mrt ,1 u„o, g ks| r-no,-, (.•.„,,
timber, poor hotl.es; wortli 1^0 ("T acre, ra-h; ran i o
ti-.t lor »w.«>,i»..»-tial' ,.8'i Icilaitrs. lo ipth- • ()<im
annual [aynaeuta. T. A. UOODWIN, 2» Th^rpn
-llock.
Ijsolt HALK—A choice lot ef Poland Cbfna plies
1 ready for e-ervlcv; rllherBex; will breed Ksme
flne hows aun ablp at any tlnie to s. It pnrcheueeia,
elte.0 tshoil-l'oro bnh ealvea'or Bale. Hewtnevnts
me be/ore jou bay. I*. II. AJKaVlAef. Host '21, Dana,
Indiana.
I^OUSAlaK-Orchard Kra-Ji.e-d. on-n or iB'.my
' own rul«lo«,r- per bHsbe-l; eackJJ tents. A
rew bushels Ile-auiy of Hebron pout'iea troni ne-tyd,
from'he AK>l<-ultural flej.aiim-o, ». Wa-h<n«ton
citv. t- per huRhet; -aclc 2V «-eot>» Dr-llvej-ed f.eej on
Carpi.    Address J   \V. A I1CII -.It. HM»-ll,-e-r. Ind.
TTiOR H «l.K—8htuL*res or good tiu.be-r Uoo.H-' i.cre-«
JC tl- txrt-tl and house «n It, halaoi e- heavily timbered with while ouk. nsh, hk-kory. fciioi. e-te.; g<sed
waier-power, l.c.o horee-pt'Wer. Tnls Und lies 1.ear
Illack river. In Ark«.i>M*8, up wtnui t>i ais run the
yenr fooi-d. Tba hard vvoi'd on this li*r.d tn.y tie
aawe^l up hy the wr-ier-poweron It And eusltv jn.r-
-.'eied. slit* whole tract will he sold ai a. per uc-re.
Addreefi W. C, careol Indiana I-'ariue-r. ludlau-
apollR, Ind.
IT'Oll Se. I.r—F^rni of forty acres-)0 arres tlrahT,
1 n arr.il coltv^i'd- improv-me-nii, orolnar>:
all tillable*, rlih .oil: SO mlle» n.oih o'this ,|i>: 1*1
!*ei u. te. ( Oita-,li. b- idm> time-, 4 p r < em. liiete-i.
l-feeai e-t yet. Al-i, s4 hci e lami. lu'* o.iihs north of
rK, ll.int-s ii-i «0'"1 t'jke. IIihhi ►lirtl'p, ortliard,
rniriTi-h.n e. I* rooms, low - trail.* he-tof U.-o. 4'aoies
ci ii\^t-«l. 4 mci eei Kiiort tin ber.srde- did die-ry -a-m.
Oilier'onstK«ii: «" (.-..In.; owuy: pos-e-si n^lve-n at
one. V. K. JlOHUIr;i,t(IKa!i. AlaiacC 81., ludlno-
ap'-li-.
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S.MK—Jerae, Hull— Pro,e u.oae. No.
rifl.i. J. J|. Ii . o,< j.peu Oil. in. If'.S. tolor
f ir-.-n ebadloet to tlrao-thiho. 00mo*--, b ack t n-11 ,
a-ioe v.iiite -oi le^vai.d bully, a h-.s,- hint.'f. \,rj
peiith; prh e v'•. towntd, No. *.t)l9 a J II li.
diouped Keh- s, l^T^.tsjlor evboittiliM ,Hiue*.H l'rim-e
Oesjri;»-, ex< 001 toiiMUe-; price $W. Hehet their dam,
xoaK.M 2 pounds of bui.er a day when ire-.li, und bad
to be fo.oed or. tM-r-.re calving. Also.one, boll oalr,
poie Jer-ey. lint not Teatnlerty!. dropped I>ec. rt.
ins '. * onir lawn wiln withe twitch; j,iicevIS. T.J.
Johni-on. Oreeueastle, ind.
ISUft. ij'«** * KO «• "e.
Ten rjjlllloua of rattle are annually
slaughlererl ln this country to »upply the
hone mefU cieinaml, valued at ab mt % I0O,-
O00.IXK). The home markets are thus Men
ts le of immeiiss importauos to the live
btock Interests.
Mb. J. D. Gilbert, Lagan county, 111.,
laUly Bold 1T5 head of boef cvtttle, Sbort-
hora grade', at f<3 65 per 100 pouuds. Ho
was offered $7 per 100 pounds for half of
the rust. B ood tells. Common beeves
-Were Belling at $1 tn {5 at tbe same time.
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W'e bare reciived a very handsome 11th-
Ojjrati ssowtnj; a farm ecer.e aud six animals of the Short horn liprd ol Mr. G. C.
Tuom|«ior>, K linbtirtr, Iod. It niHkes a
liand-KiinB jiU-.ttiri) for our olliru walla, and
tbn fine prfie animals sliow to ilia be»t advantage.
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Mil. T. M. ICkvkal, C flriimiit, Ind., lina
sold his jiialu yearling I'.ilard OIiIiid. "It—
veal'- <>,rwlii IVf«ctloii,to anOnlo tiretxl-r,
fir $150 easli. The pi>r was bn-d by Mr.
Revtinl, and la reoorded In Die Central I'i-
Und China Keconl, Nn. Oi7,|)ajf.n 11-1, Mr.
H al-osnM to samo party u\eariiii|r sow
for $50, by "Turn Oirwln."
A New York sheep breeder writing to
the Country Geutlemitn says that as far us
tils experience goes ho linds bnst returns
from the Daw breed and their crosses,
He thinks that thoy will pay the best per
o-nt. where mutton and wool together are
In good demand. Perhaps whero wool
alono Is the ofjeet, and larjjo Hocks aro lo
tu kept, ihefluo-woiln may bn biSt.
Thh Wool-Orowira meot January 5th
and Ctn, Wednesday and Thursday,*?* heretofore published. Rtilroad arraiij;t>iiient9
have b«en stoired fur spedal ratos over
noarly all leading to thiscity. Persons do-
Birlnn to attend on terms uppr-iflptl must ln
all eases present certificate from the president of the ae-eociition, to entitle tiioui to
tickets at nducod mtps. Mombors notif>->
insr tho president ot their desire to at:,t;nd
tho uieetinu will in all t ascs whpm there is
time to do so, havo tickets forwaide 11 > enable tbem to avail thi-inselven of the terms
granted. AddreRM Fielding Beeler, presi-
dont, Indiaimpolis, Ind.
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JOHN" K/DX). atforuey-nt-Jaw, r^tnir. 23 find SJ
Trorpe ItUrk. Pri.i.-r.*-iort.r "Ti>»- World's 4.H>1-
ltcilon Burma." VvlleuLHniR and c•mtt,*?rclM\ iKi*,.*-
lloti aM|Mr»..ai,liy. JViM^nii. atietiuou uj <l y ..ukii-h-ss
g^*>»* WATeHKH. 4 oh. silver cks*-** ior fl*. >,\erj
iSpOO watch Jeivis-jefJ a;id vtB.rrt.med two >earM.
Win ii .jrUeriiiK state naitieor ex|ireKsudit«. WftUil.ca
sent C O V. v,'itb prlvlJwJge ot .XKi.iln.i-.if bp ort- a0-
vandug any ujoney.   N. A. fc}TKVK.Na, Jeweller,
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iJNfcY iu luan ott Improved ^«irTn*at7pf>r cent.
»»rP3t.    M- **:  V3N1TJK & CO, 3acd4 Vlu-
toD^oJc  (nrffaijaro"....   Ind.
MUNKY *o lo*n on tiuprovett farms ai" por c«nt,
i\ ia<'t«!mis   ri-aMmshie.    v;u,   HKNUKlt-
BfkV.7i K, MarKt-t Htr*"**i, iud-»tiRi»>MB.
MUNKY loiihtiwii   Linus at 7 per  iviii. interest.
M.   lerumttrrfa-r niil liberal. THO.-i.C   DaV,
fc7 Kn.*l Mtsrk"t btr* trt. ififttttttajfttit., Ind.
W A 1ST «l».
"XXT ANTEr»-J,2«nioR«. to   f»iw   hy   thn   Ilmtisatid.
W      ACdrertSU. K. UENltY, Jurdau, Ja^ couuiy,
Ind.
WANTKaO-JOUeS B. tsP.\NN A CO.. Room 11
Eaie^BlucK, Iudiam»wo)l.s, vant all ih«* best
farm property iiiNiirtKl tn il.*.r cibte. Ba-»i cuuip»*
dips and luWfst raieH. \Ved» uo* cnarxe a ■> ihin«
fx-rafor aurvey-or polio Tt^-s <-'•!( »ud »ret raicn
eveil if your policy does uot expire yet. We c*u
fare money lor you.
^ivt ^i$tk
' Lakqi. numbers of fine  Merino Bheep
have been taken to Texas latoly for breed
Ing purposes.
1'ai.meih often rnake a great mistake ln
working brood mares in heavy draft whtn
heavy iu foal. IModtrate txeiciio is well,
but bejond this only damnge can result.
 at*	
JIr. Mooke, DeKalb county, Ind., says
tha, he finds that tqual parts of air-slacked
lime and salt -will cure foot-rot In Bheep,
ono or two applications being sufficient.
"The breeders ol Jersey cattle will meet
at Colutnbus, Ohio, January 4',b. for the
parpo8o of forming a State association, for
an Invitation to attend, which Mr. G. M.
Hoovor, of Urbana, Oulo, has our thanks.
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Elijah Cz.onB, Alamo, reports that his
prize cow, Josie 2i, baa just dropped a nice
' fceiier call from Polls A Son's premlutn-
8ho-,v bnll. Mr. Clore intends to offer 50
Jvnd ot hla stock at publio eale next August.
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l\Iu. Adams Eabl, Lafayette, bus rer ut
ly re-turntd jroui liogland, with a htru „t
Co Ilfrefordp, and a lew Jers-'js, purchased
as i«!;!llions to the stock of his large jarm
in Bi.'ntoii county. Mr. Earl ls one of our
largest and most enterprising farmers.
His farm consists of several thousand acres,
on which he has already made Rome thirty
miles of drain, and purposes adding
' tevciity miles moro r.fixt epring.
THK SHEEP AHD WnOL IKT1.EZSTS
THIS COUJeTHY.
The fact that we hltll have tolmport largo
(,natltities of wool to supply the American
demand, Js quite enough to susrgtsi that
tbejre is au lmiiieut-e field for the sheep
Iireeders in the future. The Americin Cultivator has quite an iritere:-tinjr ^niele on
thissuljact irotB which we give the following:
A glanco at Boroe stistlstics furnished by
fading wool inpl-nhauts show, amongother
things, that in I8S0 thero wereennsumed in
woolen goods, from -our own and foreign
looms, at a fair estimate, four pound* of
wool to o.'.ch person, or 125,000,000 pouuds
in routul nutnb'^s. Tho population of the
United S"Ut«-K is now lS-.f'O'.'.OOO larger than
it was in 1-Cj. Tho iin-rease has doubled
once in twnity-'.nreo years. Consequently the population ten years hence will be
about 61,000,01)0, requiring 2'6,mK),0i-0
pounoB of vool. Alliwin^ the avoia^e
weight of the fltoccs to incresse lo four
pounds per flsece by the dissemination of
mutton breeds end improved Merinoe,
there would be rt quired 64 000,000 flueies
yearly, or g5,K33,3:.3 if the fleece should average ouly threo pounds, to supply the
home demand alono.
This mathematical calculation is a very
simple one, but lt shows at a glance one of
tho reason3 why our farmers should be encouraged In the business of raising sheep,
both lor wool and mutton.
Tne last session of tbe last Congress, and
the first session of the next Coneress, are
not likely io tinker with the wool tarttt, unless it be in favor of American producers ot
tho staple. K-cent oveuts have demonstrated to the wool-growers and agricultut-
isus of this country that thero is a field
more vast than their imagination can take
ln, in tho expausion of the worsted industry and the consequent increased demand
far the finer grades of wool. Hence more
attention should be shown to the growth or
long and luster wools; and indeed, the
combing-wool Industry, as numerous statistics published from time to time, have
shown, has become more nnd more important, from year to year. Clothintt woo'»,
aro produced in superabundance the world
oyer, while there Is a deficiency of long
combing wool*.
Tne Increased manufacture of worsted
fabrics in the United States depends to a
condslderabio extent upon a full supply of
home-grown, long combing wool. It lathe
growing of the lomr combing wool and its
manufacture which have contributed co
largely to tho prosperity of England; but
England to-day st»ea In the increased manufacture of similar goods ln this country an
innovation which sho hardly approv-s of,
but regards with a spirit of jealously. The
thirty millions or more of sheep which
England supports are mainly such as pro
duce the description of wool wo  have been
discussing,
Tn Franco, as well as to England, the
worsted maiitifetcture IsaiiiniiMirlantiiOUree
of wealth. In France, or nt Paris, where
tlio lashlons mostly originate, both in men's
and women's wear, the finest wools outer
into the manufacture of goods. Manufuc-
ttirere, in short, now have to noeominotlale
tbeir fjrirlcs to tho cbangoablo tastes, and
the couscquonoo isthey nowrequire a large
supply of the long, hard, nunhlng wools.
TR0TTUTG HORSES.
Wallace's Monthly, with almndnnt data,
maintains that the law of hereditary ls'3«
true lu the brooding of trottitif; horses, as
in any other department of stock breeding,
and mentions many facta proving this. It
«<ld»:
Tho trotting hor?o is thoroughly composite. Ho is made up of all elements1, but
no fact is hotter eKtablh-hrd than that IiU
trotting Kpoed is Inherited through certain
lines in his pedigree. With theso upeed
linos c!o<rly tlnfiuetl, it. soerm to mako but
little rlilTereneo what the "tililing in" may
be. Whou wo reach tho point whero thero
will Vie no "tilling in," but overy lino a
spued lino for four or five generations, we
will produce the fierlect trotter. Tho trot
will be to him his fast gait, aud wheu you
frighten him in the field he will fly on a
trot, and when you let bltn extend hims-elt
tho first time iu harness, he will show you
a 2:10 gait. The mure perfectly his braiding is kept within the trotting lines, tho
more cunplete and certain the buoc«fs.
The disposition to bronk iuto a gallop Is, oi
all things, the most to be guarded agninst.
In order to securo jirn-tinal and unmistakable progress, wo deem tho development ot
tliesfieod of breeding stuck as of tho very
highest moment. With overy developed
generation the instinct to trot, and to trot
only, is intensitiu.l and strengthened. Tho
developed trotter, there-lore, r.dils Something to his Inheritance,and transmits that
something along with what ho inherited;
But tho undeveloped trotter not only fail-
to add anything, but ho reilly weakens the
inheritance by lion-UBPr. Tois is tho law
of tha ca»e, and it has been ln constant, ex-
einpllficitlon in the running horso for more
than a hundred vnara.
nro Short-horn*; but for milk alone givo
me the scrub; but for beef and milk give
me tba high grade Hhort-horn.
A. D. M.
DaKnib Co., Ind.
Cattlo m ToXQQ.
From the best Inlormalion wo have been
able to gather from the rauch from different portions ofthe State wo-belle vo tbat
Texas  cattle will go through the preeent
wlntfr in better condition and with a less
percentage of loss from deaths than nsual.
The cold weather eot  in osriier and has
been more »HVere. this season than was over
before known; but an o:irly winter is con
ceded to bo indicative ef an early sprini!-
Not o- ly ♦:.:.., but :v< pra..;. .v.-.h. r-.ntl u'.ill ls
in me-.c Inoealitiea, much l>:t ter than usual,
stock aro ntisr-h fitter arid hare on the reg-
nlar .rrajtliig or uuiMjuito ranr;of suffered
but llltlo, if any, <laui::go from tho storms
and "cold snaps"  of  tho present season.
For 'heso reasons wo  conclude  that the
Ktock,;iien of Texas have nothing, from this
sjurc-j at least, to fear or to gather dlscour-
agetn'/jt.    On   the  contrary,   they   have
mur-.'-fe-ioon wh'cb. to copgralulate them
by 'i/tii, rt^hc prospects of t>.o futuro.—
rex»H    " B-oek Jnnnial,
Osmm
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a time; hor hips dropped down in tho
lirrit fetaue; part bloody urine; a good ap-
peiito nil the while; havo treated her to al-
imvstoverythingrecommended; intreseenaS
healthy every way. J. 15. K.
The wonder is that you have not killed
your mure, if you gave everything ordered.
Tbe only chance you have left now is to
blister l:or bick severely. Take Spanish
Ily one ounce; spirits turpentine one pint;
mix and rub in well with the band once
daily for several days. Give her epitlts of
niter, two ounces, in water, in a drench,
every two hours, until her water emells
strongly by lt, then three times daily for
two dayp, then give the powders ordered lu
this day's issue of tha Fakmeh—ginger,
bloodroot, etc.
String Halterd.
Editors IrMlnna Former:
My colt is two -years old and has been
worked some at, light work. Ijist spring I
noticed souu-thin< wrong with his right
hind leg. When moved bo would only oc-
casloiiHlly throw bis leg and foot out and
up, but )rr*r)na)ly became more frequent in
tbene m iti'ins, umii now bo hardly ever
makes a move without throwing hl-i leg
but and up.
Also tl.rno months ago, while drivlne on
*':•' nr-i**. T t«t!   ts\-rtr  tin  old  e
bin) with one ounce of spirits of turpentine
In one pint of castor oil and one of warm
water, hot enough to keep the oil thin,
twice weekly. Apply the following to tho
piles with a small glass syringe, or If not
tjo far off with the finger. Tanni«, four
grains; sulphate of zinc, sugar of lead,
chloride of zlno, of each four grains; laudanum, two ounces; olive oil, two ounces.
Apply dailyonceortoice.
Molting.
BdtteirR Indiana Farmer:
I have ti fine herd of Short-horns. They
have noHie skin disease; the hair comes ott
in email spots aliout ihe head a>'d neck;
the spots are white and sculv. What nils
them, and what is the remedy?   A. D. M.
I gtie^s your cows are shedding (molting)
It is quits common for such stock to do eo
in Europe-. If itchy, poultry lice may bs
tho ciiiKw, use the currycomb and brush,
and keep the dandruff brushed off, and report.
Too Iiong Neglected.
ErtltorBlndli-ria Parmer:
I havo a horse that has b=en lamo for
about one year. Tho sole ol tho hoof or
toot seems to be rotten, and tho frog is
loose and about io cmne out. There ls a
watery discharge that has a very offensive
smell.   Please give me a remedy lor it.
T. K.
Your horse has a thrush too long neglected. Have the sole of his foot pared out,
so thin that it will bend under the thumb.
Then shoe him, and spread the foot and
pour muriatic acid iHto the frog once per
day after the dead Irog is taken away. Ton
ought to lose the use of your horse for your
nestlect.
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Tt*nie^fcr:ii:ti:l'Ht-emoil cy Vr, Joan W. rsaviu,
VetJjiao"b.raeJE.eisUicrotKtvlu'o Explamior.
iStoceTV'rtrOr,
Itulra to l>? observed by tbo»e expecting correct
alltvve ,.;
t. Slate the rate of pnlso.
2. Tbo brecthlnc.
3. Tho Bti-.ndlcir attltnde.
4. Appearanceo! bair.
6. Il ceucti, and Kfrotlon from nots, wltetber
tltcu't feineeo tha jawa can befttt, and bow uear
tlie-. b' tie.
9. fi breathlne: la ranla. Eceoajr&:iIMby rattle or
mtL-tg v.nBd, ro Uutfmvul lje;<st lu tjl!«er!c£
IlllO'-.l, ar.d URllij tlm tttrc of rcirjllo root ftDd tir.ct-
ure u: bcllcdonua -13 drt;-^ 0:1 t-iitrJe e-IUiruMcly
ever;' 1-wo ti>om, stir l]mc Is loo elior! for aa a:iprv-er.
V. Forties dt-r-liliiet aR?v.cra hy luatltiiar.t enclose fe
.vtmft.
Galloway Cattlo.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Can you givemeany information regarding the Galloway cattle? D. W. N.
The Galloways are a hornless breed, native of Scotland. They were some years
ago introduced into this oountry by
Scotch farmers in Ontario, Canada,
and later a few have been brought to tbe
Ne* England State?. They are a medium I
tdzvd compactly built beef cattle, mature
early, and flesh good, Iu color mostly
black. Tney have nut beenesteemed specially a* dairy cattlo. The first Galloways
ln this section of the West arrived a few
dajsago at Chicago. There were thlrty-
t-lx ot'thcci, and their average weight was
1,4'2S pounds, and tbey told at fS CO per 100
pounds. The cattle were bred iu Victoria,
Kansas, by an Englishman wbo a few years
ago started a colony there, but for the past
ourieen months they have bet-n feeding in
CUrroll countv, Missouri.
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My Favoruo Breeds.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I see a good de.l of talk in different
papers about tbe diHt-rent breeds of sbosp.
It looks to me as though tho men who
write these things were bitten and wanted
to bite eome tme else. I bavo been a
breeder of sheep for twenty-five years, and
havo tried diff-reut breeds and I tbink we
have no use for any other breeds, except
the Downs and the Spanish Merino. Tht
D.nvns for mutton and tbe Merinos lot
wool and profit. I have tried the Cotswold
to my sorrow, antl if I was to toll all there
was of thorn I would say much. 1 am now
growius one pound of wool to five poundu
of carcass. I am satisfied with tbat and
have no sheep lor sale. I have tried fib
the diffsreut breeds ol bogs end will now
go bsck to the Chester Whites.   My cattle
ftrtltcrs Zrtdlaua farmer.
PJease tell me in jour next paper what to
do for a heller that will not get with calf.
H. M. C.
If your heifer is fat, let her get low ln
fleab, if not, she must be sterile, and little
oan be done.
Sweats too Freely.
Editors Indiana farmer:
Will you please let me know what is the
matter with my horse? Every time I take
ber out of tbe stablo and drive her, the
sweat pours out all over her.       E. E. B.
Use the medicine recommended for A. C.
I C.'s animal,
Examtno tho Gullot.
Edl'ilrs Indiana Farmer:
ItV mare is efllicted soma way; travels
we"i and puis well, but eating or drinking
uhe'stoops with her hind parts, treiublec,
stejes with ber hind feet, more with tne
right foot than the left. Sue almost sits on
hetihaunches at times. V. C. C.
I Vannot understand what could be the
matter unless she has something sticking
tn ber gullet or stomach, or an abscess in
either. II the latter, blister over the gul-
letf it is situated at the nlg'a or left side of
tbo neck, by the wind-pipe.
Sick COW.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
I havo anoigbhor that wants mo t» ask
you what to do for his cow, whose cream
ibey cannot churn iuto buttor while the is
wiUi call; all right at other times.
; A.  C C.
Cannot advise you in relation to your
oojiv. Try bloodroot, flour of sulphur, pulverized niter, black autimony, sulphate ol
triin and resin, of each two onnoet; ginger
<i,tir ounces; dose one teaspoonful three
times daily in chop or mill feed.
Cripp'ed Maro.
ICUtors Indiana Fanner:
My mar-> was taken sick nine weeks
n-'o; was all right in the morning; drove
■ lUe'mlleand got stiff aud iu a sweat; got
h,r baok homo and sue bronedown iu leoili
..t her hind Je-rs, and sue whs not aole to
jet up for several week; since that sho can
g.-:tup herself and wain, a lew mmutesi
. th. bladti.
which slruck my mare ou the shai.ii. Done,
cutting out a piece of the nkin about the
eize ofthe p«!m of ohh'm hand.   Thewouud
re-fiiseato heal; has tbe appearr-.Ecaof proud
flesh. ...... . .     .
-•-"' R. W. W.
Tour colt is string halted and nothing
can be dono if warm weather will not benefit him.   I think it will.
Use pulverized burnt alum on your
mare'ei leg. This will, destroy the fungus
sprouts. If it then refuses to heal blister
with liquid blister.
Siok Horses.
Ki'Jtors Imtlana Farmer.
I havo a maro four years old that it not
ri,:!;t. Sho eats well, but kbhIh going down
ail tho time; mopes around with her bead
down as though she had no life in fur. Her
hair is dead ltxiklmr. Also an old hcrse
that has bad acnugb all tall; ho smells us
tbnnsh In were rotten; he eats well, but is
wo weak that h'. e:-.nnot stand it to work.
Uis hair looks bad. A Sun
T.iko finger fouroncoes; bloodroot, black
antimony, flour of sulphur, pulverized
niter, sulphate of iron, aud resin, of each
two ounces. Mix; dose one teaspoonful
three times daily, iu ground or chop feed.
Give tbe above to both, and give 20 drops
of Fowler's solution of arsenio lo oich drink
of water three times a day to the horse;
add two drops each day until 40 drops are
reached. As soon ns hla hair looks glossy
stop the arsenic for a fow days and reisume
pgiln.
Fistula.
Editors Indiana Farra»r:
I have a mule that lias a running sore on
his neck; it is on the center of his neck end
just In front ofthe oollu; does not interfere
with his working. It commenced last:
sprinn; would swell break and run, and
then heal up; but now there is a little hole
and no swelling. He is hearty snd well
otherwise. W. J. 8.
It ls a fistulous ulcer. Tako five ounces
of nitric acid, and drop old copper cents, or
any piece ot copper, Into it. Then mix one
ouncw with one ounce of purecider vinegar,
and ii'j.-ct it into the holes to tbe bottom;
use a snipe billed syringe. Ifthe mixture
is too weak, put less vinogar in it, until
yon get it sttong enough to destroy the
walls ot tbo abscess.
Fistula. m
Kdltora Indiana Farmer:
I havo a mare apparently taking flsfula;
swelling on left side; seems just ready to
brtMk. T110 shoulder has appeared tender
fur six or seven monthd. What should be
dont? Hun.
Nv> wonder joar mare's shoulder would
sxtpourato in six months. Why will people
neglect their stock so long? If reported in
timo fifty cents would have cured hei; now
yoa must open the abscoss.
Horse Piles.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
What should be done for a young horse
which is troubiod with piles? I have had
him doctored apparently to no purpose.
J. A. O.
Your horse's liver i9 in fault.   Drench
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Rotation of Crops. y
Editors Indiana Farmer.
Tbe remunerative price of wheat for
the past three yeais, consequent opoo
tbe exceptionally large yields duriug
this time, has led many farmers to put
in wheat all the available land they had,
thus cutting short the acreage of corn
and meadow. The result will be, if it
has not already come, that com aud hay
will increase in price aud farmers will go
back to com and hog?, and raising hay
f..: rrr.rlut. , ■■•■'■
There is a tendency among American
farmers to grow that crop which one
year brings a high price. 80 many thus
raising one^CTiip -wrfi boou produce" aii*"
over production and tbey will then tako
up tho next crop that promises tho best
returns. This kind of farming lias a
tendency to impoverish the soil; this
following of one grain crop after another
for two or three years, without any or
but littlo mauuie, ia not calculated
to keep np or restore the fertility of the
land. Would it not be test to adopt a
rotation of crops and follow it closely,
tbu3 adopting a mixed system of husbandry that will iu the end prove to be
th- most remunerative.
Before adopting a rotation we should
examine the lollowing topics:
1. lis arfaptaiiou to locality. If yon
cannot raise a certain crop, owing to the
climate, adopt one Mtnilar to it.
2. Amount of cattle food provided.
We cannot farm successfully without a
large amount of live stock.
3. Value of manure returned to the
farm.
4. Effects of crops on the future productiveness.
5. Destruction of weeds.
6. Equal distribution of labor daring
the year.
Farmers may practice any rotation
that will keep down the'weeds and keep
up the fertility of the soil. The following I think will very nearly meet the
couditions of most farmers: First year
corn. 21, roots,potatoes or cabbage. 3d,
oats.   4tb, wbeat.   5th and 6th, clover.
The flrst and second crops will bear
heavy manuring, arid corn may be substituted for the root crop on heavy land;
on light land I would.not put so many
grain crops in succession. I would bow
rye among corn to nse for winter pasture for sheep and calves, and plowing it
under for the following crop, thus getting the benefit of the droppings and tho
green crop plowed under. The above
rotation gives the best distribution for
labor. Oats are the flrst crop to be
planted in the spring, then oorn, roots,
and lastly wheat.
Iu harvesting, clover comes flrst, followed by wheat, oats, corn, aud lastly
roots. It is hard to get farmers out of
the old ru?s and hap-hazzard way of
planting crops. If they would adopt the
nbwe rotation, or one similar lo it, they
would see a great improvement in tbe
fertility of the soil. In a future article
I m»y show the amount of cattle food
fornisbed snd the amount of cattle that
may be kept on the farm.     G. W. M.
Parke Co.
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