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VOL. XVI.
INDIANaAJPOLIS, nSTDLaUSTA, SATURDAY. JAN. 22, 1881.
NO. 4.
FOBHAXaE.
F
OH H*LE—Nice  Wblt* *eed  coru.   SAUUE-L
DRAGO'), Kdit.burg. Iud.
17* OR SALE—or Tr^e-F»rma la Intllnna and II-
;    Jlnols.   C\  K. Cotflu.iU North Delaware .meet.
FOR SALK-TheTie* WVmiher Alm.u>*r for I«l,
Hrlc«Mc€nU postpaid.     Address  INDIANA
- FABMVA CO., Indianapolis. _^__^_
FOR BALK— Farms—In various part* of iBdlana,
bv   M.  AHBUCKLK,  Ageut, bS -East Market
Btreet, Indianapolis, IndiiDR.
FOR BALE—Shepherd pup*. ftHont five weeks old,
Mil blood  and  (-mart.   Address J.  A.   UOCS-
TON. P. O. box 4», Bedford, Iod
FOR BALK-Cheater Whites.   Extra pics; ready
for imp, nnd Borne bows bred.   Address DR. E.
MOODY, Eminence, Kentucky.
FOR RAI-K—Cheip—A well-improve* H5 acre
Bioctfarna, IS mtitM from c-Uv and rolt*Mr«\
tUleicood. For particulars, addressW, D. YORK,
BloomlnBtcn, Ind.
■OOUHAr.E-AEO*itt lot or Cot-Hwold aheep, all im-
X) ported from England ami Can.t-da. Corr*-
j-.ponder.rn promptly aqs.v.-ered. Address iC. J.
R1ZKL. Vlacennea, Ind.
FOR SALE—A ..inlted qunntlty of Mammoth
c«*t.. ihat I raffed on mv prhe n<*re ct Hi bush-
Pis. W.U deliver on railroad, tn sack, at fifty f»nU
p«»r peck OKOHUE O. COOK, HevastapoJ, Kt<a-
clusko county, I nd.
1 7*011 H\LK—Clydesdale HtalH-nu—A very fine
" tnrrouirhbrert Clydesdale malllon, hai Rplenritd
ntyle and action- Calor, <tarlc brown; vre\ght.l.*GO.
F**T further i art!cu)arn, address Il.U. FALiKR, Ht.
Htepbe-Ui, Beneca couuty. Ohio.
FOR SALE—A few Poland China ple.s of the nett
premium-.akin.: nock; hH.vl.n-: taken over
fifty premiums la^t year. WM sell at fair prices. I
hev« special rates witti express company. Addresi
J. OONN^OHAM, Miami, Miami county, Ind.
EORHlLE-Orchard grass *e«d, crop of 1S80, my
own  raixlntc, fJ  per bushel;   eaok25 cents,   a
lew bushels  Beauty oi* Hebron   potatoes trom seed
from the Agricultural Department at Washington
city. Kperbuabel: fackSS cents. Delivered free on
cars.   Address J. W. ARCHKR.&tencer.Iud.
FOR SALK—Choice Garden, Field and F.»w«r
Seeds, of every kind. A lso Bulbs, Ro'es, and
rinnta. Hend for our Catalogue. We offer some
grand piemlums to Club*. Seeds given away to
A rent*- Our Hcedn ar« the hest In tbe world. J. I*\
MKSDKNHALL & CO.,78 E*«t Market Btreet, Iu-
dlanapolls. Ind.
"TpOR 8ALE—A desirable and cheap stock farm of
JD 197 acres HX miles Bonthwesi of city stockyards.
P«rst and second bottoms or White river. lKOin
cultivation; be*t quality nf soil; teyee sufficient
with a little repair. Price, sS-tWn. In very easy payment* at low interest, M. altCCCKLE, E8 Kast
Marset street, Indianapolis, Iod.
FOR BALE—FA«aof i» acres adjo-nlii* Dablln,
Warn* eounty, Indiana. This is one or the
most desirable locations in the State: good ncbooU,
chnrche-* aud soctetv; trftme residence o-t lOroowin,
barn, cribs, good orchard, rnnnlug stock water. Will
etcha-iK** for imp raved farmlh Kat ter u Ka<-eaif.
FoTartlcnlarf., ^ddreas JaMFS MOORE, Dublin,
or JESSE D.CAltM.CHAEL, 81 Circle utrett, Indl-
anapclia. Ind.
"IJIOR SALE-Farm—Nfeedlnj? money ba41y I offi-jr
Jj tor sale a gooo improved farm of one hundred
and thirty-three acres in kScoct county, tourmfles
lYcm two railroads; thirty-three acres In timber,
balance blow land; good frame house, barn, and
other buildings all In good repair; ten acres wbeat-;
good netghbornood; beetoi fruits; flue localliy fnr
good health, vegetables, grain, ox stock. S. W.
MOROAN, Indianapolis, Ind. ,
IfiOR RaLE-Farms—One of 10) acres 11 miles west
' ofthlscHyon Nat'onal p)ke.75 1.a cutilvatlon;
good large frame honse and bam, good orcuard.
fence3, and good soil. Price. O.UUO. Also, 40 acres 14
miles north of this city, 82 id cultivation; frame
house of 6 room**, etc. Price, ft;,i",0 Also, a well-
Improved farm I. miles north of this cit>, JS- acres;
110 la flnestateof cultivation. 40 In grass and timber;
good sou. Price, *?i0 per acre. M. ARBOOKLK, m
East Market street. Indianapolis, iud.
FOR SALE—Bhorthorna—I have 30 head of Short-
born cattle on my faim near Blchuiond. Ind..
embracing such famlilec aa Donna Kottas, Ennorae,
Bright promises, etc., alfl'J pare Bates bull. I offer
an elegant chance to persons wishing to start a herd
aa my animals are all fli>t-cl»ie breeders and line
Individuals. The majority of these cattle were bred
hy the well-known breeders, S, Meredith <fc Son, of
I'ambridKeCliy, Ind. Address FRANCIS A. COFFIN, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR 8* LE— 840 acres or good timber land, 30 acres
cleared, and house on lt, ba]ance heavily Umbered with white oak, aslr, hickory, gum, «tc.; good
water-power, 150 boree-power. Tnls land lies iiear
Black river, in Arkaufaft, v.p wblcb boats ran tbe
year round. The hardwo-xi on ibis laud maybe
sawed up by the water-power on lt and easily marketed. Xhe whole tract will be fold at |5 p*»r acre.
Address W. C., care of Indiana Farmer, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR HALE-Farm of J60 acres, second or third
best ln tnis county In soil, Improvements aud
location. Win produce 8-j bushels of corn; 40 bushels of wheat, and 3 tons of hay per acre of a good
season. The flne large brick dwelling ovst M,5(*0;
the barn aud other buildings cost J3,(H0. and tbe tile
ditches cost fzj&ufrz a total expend ture ot (10,000,
after paying |75 per acre for tbe farm in 1867 The
farm Is only 7 milea northwest of this city on a pike,
In the best improve-?] part nt this county. Price $75
per acre. M. ARBUCKLE, Agent, M Ka3t Market
etree-1, Indianapelts, Ind.
tVAKTED.
"TTrANTED-l^iOiogs to  saw  by  the  thousand.
TV     Address G. R. HENRY, Jordan. Jay couuty,
Ind.
*\1/ ANTED-To buy  ft Clydesdale  stall I "ti, not
T»     over eight or under four years old.   Address
F.. J. REEL, Vincennes, Ind.
"TTrAXTED-JOHiV 8. SPA-VN <t CO.. Room II
>V Bates Block, Indianapolis, want all the best
farm property insured lo tbeir oBlce. Best companies and lowest rates. We do not charge anything
extra for surveyor polio'fees. Call and get rates
even If your policy does not expire yet. we can
save money lor you.
Tit ANTED—The Indianapolis Cabinet Company,
TV     OfOceftnd  Factory  head of Malott bveaue,
Indianapolis, Ind., waats
l,ax> 000 feet of wn-Innt logs.
l'*£2 ?* ,eet of ash logs.
J.0O) ooo feet or poplar logs.
LOfl/t)) feet of cherry logs.
-Zrr«   ,ch they w111 pay the highest market price
and allow good measurements.
BD^CfalJLAJrEOV.*.
rpO EXCHASOK-Om pair of Pekln dncks for a
JOHN KIDD, atvorney-at-law, rooms 3 and •»
Tuorp-* Block. Proprietor of "Tlie Wondl Uol-
lectfon Barean." CaMIectlor*** aod commercfal IItlgi>
eioQ a specialty. Personal attention to city bustnean.
OOr WATCHJCS^ 4 oi!. »n*?er case. rpr_«8. Krery
JftOOwatoh JeweW aud warrant.**! two yer.L
when ordering state name of express otnee. \Vatcr.e3
Bent CO. D. with privlledgeofejamlnlnibav-oi-e ua-
vanting any money,  jr. &.. STKVKNa, Jeweller,
Brandon, Wisconsin.
laOAHn.
MorfEY to loan on rmoro.***d FarmsatTpercenet.
Int*re«t.  M. E. Vl>lTOa, * CO.,3 and 4 Vinton Block Indianapolis. Ind.
MONES' to loan on improved farmr. at 7 per eent.
a^„ .Om.mla»lon» reasouable. WM. H-CNDER-
"ON.74 K. Market street, Indianapolis.
MONKY to loan on farms at 7 per cent. Interest.
Mj terroa aro fair and liberal. TllOd. C. HAY,
w Hast Mearket street, Indianapolis, Ind. .
MB   TRADE.
Pon TRADK-KOaore farm In Montiomery Co.,
■ .-?*.0*-?* rn,,.P*ril(T,ilars, addreruii. M. HAlr
LARD. Indianapolis, Iud,
||iuc ^locli.
Mr. CiaORK, Montgomery Oo., Ind., will
hold his Short-horn cattle sale this year at
the Crawfordsville fair grounds in August
next. He has lately sold some fine grade
heifers for $75 eaeh, and a thoroughbred
cow for J275.
 .»	
In the proceedings of the Swine-breeders'
Association published last week tke name
ofthe secretary was spelled Willey, whereas it should have been Wiley, and that of
Ssmuel Dragoo, Edinburg, was misprinted
"laaGro."
_ .tae.	
^-Messrs. J. O.Putnam it IUKmi, Neosho,
Wis;oiu«ln, lately bought a thoroughbred
Merino buck and two lauibs for which they
paid ?1,043 78, and 5819 78 was tlie price
paid for tho ram. This ram took first
premium at tho last Vermont Stato lair.
Mr. S. Rader, Woicott, White county,
Ind., writes us as follows: "For killing
lice on cattle or horses take sassafras roots,
boil them to a strong tea; tako some old
cloth and wash the animal so as to wet the
hair and hide thoroughly, and I will guar-
autoo it to dostroy the liee. Either warm
or cold when applied will do this. I have
used this on cattlo and colts with the best
oi success, and no danger of any bad effect
or Injury to the animals."
CLYDESDALE H0BSES.
The Messrs. Powell Bros., Sprlnsboro,
Pa., imported six lots of Clydesdalo horses
in'1880, and others are soon to follow. One
member of this firm, has recently returned
home from Scotland, where he spent last
summer and fully investigated the merits
of draft horses, and became fully convinced
of the great value of this breed. The Illustration this week shows one of their recent
importations.
VALUE OF PEDIGKEES.
Mr. S. M. Shephard, this city, at the late
Swi De-breeders' meeting gave a talk on the
"Value of Ptdigrees for Swine." He said:
The practioe of keeping a record of tbe
different families is of a very remote origin.
The practice was first applied to the horse,
but as the importance of it became realized
lt was used for other domestic animals,
until at present the system of keeping a
record has reached the "feathered tribe,"
It is impossible for a man to remember tbe
characteristics of diflarent animals and unless a rtcord of the animals and their ancestors are kept for reference, there will be
serious mistakes made in breeding, that
will take years to correct. Breeders and
iarmers should devote more timo to
thought and to keeping a record of their
different breeding animals and business
transactions, and leas time to physical
labor.
HAHDUHG SWINE FOB MABKET.
The subjeelol "TuemostProfitable Mode
of Handling Swine for Market," was presented and discussed at the late Swine-
breeders' meeting by several of the members as follower
Mr. Jou68 said the best mode is ln keeping your hogs ready for market at any
time, and then sell them, when there is a
suitable market.
Mr. Reveal agreed with what had been
said, tbe first hundred pouuds ccst less to
produce than the second, and the second
cost less than the third. The last pound of
flesh put on the hog invariably costs the
most.
Mr. Macy—There Is quite a difference in
raising swine for market and for breeding.
If hogs are raised for pork exclusively
they should be pushed as rapidly as possible
Mr. Dragoo—If pigs have the ran of a
good grass lot thero will be no danger of
over feeding. The most profitable age to
put hogs into market is at the earliest age
thoy can be mado marketable.
Mr. Craig—I have been feeding hogs for
several years, and give my spring pigs
plenty of grass and a variety of food through
the summer, and fat them on corn In the
fall.
Mr. Edwards— I think the most profit ia
In putting hogs on tbe market the flrst
year of their life. > I think it pays to give
hogs swill once a day, and never give more
feed than they will oat up clean. We can
make cheaper pork by feeding while on
grass, rather than In cold weather.
Mr. Pegg—I turn my hogs Intended for
market on clover when in bloom, and let
them rnn about two months and then fatten on corn.
What to Feed Bheep.
Editor* Indiana Farmer:
Is shorts and eorn mixed good to feed
sheep, and what proportion? Will some
oue teat has experienco give me through
the Farmkr the best kind of grain to feed
sn^pf E. M. J.
Knightstown, Ind.
Tho Wool Growers' Association at its recent meeting decided in favor of shelled
cam as tbe best winter feed lor both wool
and mutton.
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TIIK   WA11DEN...A Ilerontly Imported (nyaeMlal-* Ilorse, Onned l»y Powell Broa,,
r.tiru.igbol'O, l*? nil sylvan I a.
whose hands I may fall Into, and I don't
want enemies." It seems tome that no
farmer who is capable of. doing business
should be prejudiced infavorof any breed.
I should take 1,000 sheep which yield seven
pounds each, 7,000 pounds of fine wool; this
Is liberal for fine wooled sheep, at 60 cents
per pound, 54,200; against 1,000 sheepyield-
ing 12 pounds each, 12,000 pounds, at 50
cents per pound, 56,000; this leaves a balance of ?1,200. This is not all, for the difference in weight ot carcass is equally aa
important as an item for food, as is the wool
asa fabric. Whendoctorsdiffer,however,it
should be no wonder that farmer's notions should be wide asunder. My preference, if a wool grower, would be found for
either the Downs, the Leicesters, the Cotswolds, or the Iaincolns. I would have both
mutton and wool, and consequently more
money.
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Angora Goats.
Editors Indiana Parmer:
Where can I buy Angora goats? I would
like to have them with lamb. Let any one
having any for sale announce the fact in
the For Sale column of the Farmer,
Greensbure, Ind. W. D. C.
Diseases   of Sheep   and   Different
Breeds.
Address by Dr. 1.1*.. Navin before the Indiana Wool
Growers' Association. !
The sheep is naturally tbe healthiest,
though the tenderest of aU domestic animals, scarcely ever getting sick except
from some great provocation, malarial influence having more to do with it than all
other oauses combined. The sheep ls an
Inhabitant of every climate from the torrid
to the frigid zone. It seems to adapt its
shape and the texture of its wool to tbe
climates of every country which it is a
native. In hot climates Its wool is scarcely
finer than hair, and In temperate, or
colder climates it is finer, until the silky
wool of the Saxony sheep is reached. It
also can, and does subsist on whatever
fare its native country produces. In fact,
sheep in some countries live chiefly upon
salt flab, and in all countries its flesh is admitted to ba the healthiest of all aninAl
tood. In Europe the sheep is subject to
about
TWE>*Tr rivB diseases,
none of which are incident without cause
or provocation, except, perhaps, thrush lu
the mouth, or blaln. With these two ex-
oeptions, all others aro the result of treatment, or of malarial Influence. Foot disease, the rot and dropsy, are the result of
malaria and pasturing upon wet, and
marshy lands. DiarrtdU and dysentery are
the effect of feoding, or of some affection of
the liver by malaria. Water on the brain,
epilepsy, apoplexy, hydatid on the brain,
and lockjaw, are caused the same as in
other domestic brutes. Bots ia the sinuses
ofthe head are the larvso of the fly, so-called, but smaller than those which horsemen
dread so much. Bronchitis, lung fever,
colic and inflammation of tho brain are
also manufactured diseases, or the effect of
treatment, cr usage.
thk r.or
is perhaps the most formidable disease of
the sheep. It has its origin in the liver,
and subsequently affects tho entire glandular system, the lungs, the kidneys and the
entire cellular system; the abdomen becomes filled with serum (water) of a greenish color. This is called dropsy by some
veterinary surgeons, and sheep raisers.
But this is erroneous. Its symptoms and
cause are of moro importance to know
than Is the remedy. These are dullness,
bluish color of the skin, diarrheal, and
thirst, which are thc main symptoms of the
disoaso. Thirst, however, is the most, noticeable from the fact that sheep never drink
In parts of Europe until taken with the
rot. Neither do they eat salt there. The
great and immediate cause of rot is attributable to wet or marshy lands, except ln
wet seasons when all lands may rot more
or less. And strange to say no sheep ever
aontracts the disease on either dry or wet
lands, while rain continues to fall and
keeps fresh upon the ground. It is therefore a prevailing opinion, if not certain,
that the little insects found ln the biliary
duct and gall bladdsr, called flukes, are
taken up by the sheep off the graaj after
the ground dries upand are passed into the
liver through the absorbants, or .lacteals of
the bowels, which take up the nutriment
out of the food, as trichina in pork le, by
the human subject. After sheep are seen
to drink, or the blueucss of the skin is observed, they are pronounced as having the
rot, and if not in order for the butcher
thoy are immediately removed to luxuriant pastures and fattened, and will fatten
(if not more readily) equally as readily as
healthy sheep for at least two months.
DROPSY—BUD WATBB,
is a disease much resembling the rot in
many respects; the water in this disease is
found in the chest and in the abdomen,and of
a reddish serous color, differing from the
green color in rot. The symptoms of the disease are enlargement of the abdomen.apnffy
swelling beneath or between the jaws, hurried breathing;-either cost.veness.or dittr-
rha>3 may ba present. It observed in time
lt may be successfully treated until the
sheep is found uneasy, largely swollen,
and breathing hard; at this stage ol the
disease nothing can be done.
Foot-rot is a very troublesome disease to
the shepherds ln wet or in muddy places,
or wot pastures.
CAU8B.
Between the hoofs of the sheep a small
aperture may bo seen, called the biflex
caual, whose office it is to secrete an oily
fluid ijr tlie purpose of lubricating the
hide between the hoots, it being called into
action by overy step tho sheep takes In providing its food, therefore when perpetually
wet, or constantly dirty, the parts swell,
and this secretion already spoken of, is
stopped, or retarded; therefore not only Is
the hide deprived of the oily secretion, but
the secretion itself becomes an Irritant of
the glands which secreted it; therefore in
fl animation of the parts is tho consequent
result; honoo foot-rot, which, unless retarded and remedied very soon, destroys
not only the hoofs, but the glands, and perhaps the coronary border which secretes
the hoofs.
THE MOST rnOFITABIaTS BREED,   OR BBEEDS
OF SHEKr.
Much has benn written and published in
the agricultural papers by the differeat
breeders oi sheep, ovidently for the purpose of selling portions of their stock for
high prices; each writer of course true to
his individual interest, therefore not stopping at any assertion likely to ba credited
by the unwary. Each succeeding year ior
the last ten or twelve years has brought us
such immense weights of fleece over the
last years weight, that at such a ratio our
stock of sheep would appear to bo turning
into wool, leaving very little to be placed
to the mutton side of the account. A few
years ago no sheep master would venture
to assert that a ewe of his sheared over 12
pounds, or a ram more than 15 pounds; this
then was considered a superior weight of
fleece, and indeed it was, and still is.
Subsequently, however, men have advertised 15 for ewes and 20 for rams and
wethers. To beat the above weights, innocent men just foran experiment.you know
weighed their fleeces and became agreeably surprised to find that their flocks outstripped all prior weights, and inform the
public that they obtained 25 and some 30
pound fleeces and thought themselves
monarchs of all they survey, if not the
American continent, and of course the
universe; until Kansas is heard from with
35 pound fleeces. Now, if one man upon
the face of tbe earth ls dupe enough to
credit such an assertion, ho should be tenderly taken care of. Thirty-five pounds of
wool, 560 ounces, in one year's growth, is
one ounce and a half per day, less 25 ounces
divided upon the 365 days in the year. Will
any sane man acknowledge himself such a
dupe as to credit such a fabrication, especially when we flnd the weight of carcass
of those sheep average 110 to 120 pounds
after shearing. Next season it is expected
that the above will be beaten, and if such
increase of wool reduces the carcass, we
shall see men publishing heavy carcasses.
To be just toward my Kansas friend, I
shall strike a debtor and creditor sheet, allowing him 85 on the creditor's side, and
charging a debit against him of yolk 10
pounds and dirt 10 pounds, leaving of clean
wool 15 pounds. Wool, aot yolk, (grease)
is what the people delight to read about—
it is all that will draw money.
Gentlemen, the controversy is scarcely
waged between the proprietors of long-
wooled breeds, or middle-wooled breeds,
or long against middle, but between both,
and the short wools or Merino. Not being
a breeder or owner of sheep, I therefore
have no enemy to punish or friend to
serve. I take the attitude of the Irishman
on board a ship In a storm, who prayed
first to God and then to the devil. When remonstrated with he said: "Sure I don't know
^petcrinarji.
This department Is edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Burgeon, anthor oj Navin* Explanatory
Btock Doctor.
Kales to be observed by those expecting: correct
answers:
1. Btate tbe rate of pulse.
2. The breathing.
3. The standing attitude.
4. Appearance of hair.
5. If congh, and secretion from nose, whether
glands between tbe Jaws can be felt, and how near
ih^ bone,
8. If breathing ls rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sonnd, no time mnst be lost ln blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna M drops on tongue alternately
every tiro hours, ior time is too short for an answer.
I. a'artle. desiring answers by mall must enclose a
stamp.
What is the Matter of My CowP
Editors Indian Farmer:
Please t«ll me what is the matter witb
my cow. She dropped a calf a few weeks
ajfo, but she don't giv6 a spoonful of milk,
but eats hearty. j^ g.
Take flour of eulphur, black antimony,
pulv. niter, sulphate of Iran and bloodroot
of each two ounces,- ginger, four ounces;
mix. Dose, one teaspoonful three times
daily in chop feed, bran, etc.
Lame Mule.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What can I do for my mul6? The muscles are contracted from the coffin-joint up
to tbe knee-joint on fore leg. I think it is
caused irom a strain. It has gradually
been glowing on her for a year. She can
only touch her toe on the ground.
W. Is. S.
A year ago when your .mule became
afflicted, something in palliation or prevention might have been done, but now
nothing less than cutting the terfdons
would avail; this being a delicate, operation, no one but a veterinary surgeon can
operate with any chance of success.
Kioked.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a mare that received a kick on the
inside of the hind leg, just below the cambrel joint; is badly swollen; was healed
up, but is very lame; good appetite and
grows poor; has been about a month. What
must 1 do? j# -ry_ N|
Blister with Spanish fly, one ounce; spirits of turpentine one pint. Rub in well
with the hand until pain is felt; tie up for
short time to keep her from biting it. Repeat once or twice dally for ten or twelve
days, then grease and let go. If in a few
days any of the swelling remains, paint
with tincture of iodine twice dally.
Blood Spavin.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What is the matter with my mare? She
has a swelling on her left hind lerr; soft,
and on the inside of her leg on the hock-
joint. I aiso have a mare that cannot hear
anything. She is aline animal. I have
not owned her long. She has been that
way for two years. If there is a remedy,
please give it. j^ s< K/
Your mare has a blood spavin, and nothing will cure it except a blister or the fire
iron. See blister in this issue of the
Fabmeh.
Your deaf mare I think is incurafcle, at
least I cannot give you any remedy that
will have any good effect.
Disabled Horse.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
Please tell me what ails my horse and
what will effect a cure. His excretions are
a good deal like that of a cow; has a dry
cough; hair rough, and when he hurls
himself it is almost Impossible to heal,
List fall he snagged himself on tbe pastern
joint, and it has just healed.
SUBSCRIBKB.
Take five pounds of gronnd flaxseed; if
not ground, steep it all night in cold water;
place a wash-boiler two-thirds fulX of
watty* upon the stove, when boiling-, pour
the Bleeped seed in; keep well and constantly stirred, rubbing the bottom of the
boiler to keop it from burning; boil quite
slowly, and keep cold water by to keep It
from boiling over, which it is apt to do.
When it becomes a thick Jelly, vand cool,
give one teaspoonful throe times per day
in chop or mill feed. To know when it is
a jelly immerse a tincupful in cold water.
Rheumatism.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a flne mate that is lame. On the
snow or Band, or going up a hill, it is not
noticeable. It seems very difficult for her
to go down hill; on a barn floor, or rough
ground. Is it in the feet or shoulders, and
what is tt?
J.C.W.
It is rheumatism of the muscles of the
breast and contraction of the feet, or
either one or vice versa. If the breast is
hollow between the shoulder points it ls
rheumatism. If the feet are narrow like
those oi a mnle, and the frog hard, she has
contracted feet, with perhaps corns, and
sweeney, all curable.
What Ails My Horse?
Editors Indiana Farmer:
He has been ailing for one year. He
can't set his feet back; he shoves or works
them back; urine highly colored; hair
rough. It does not seem to hurt him to go
forward; eats well. What shall I do for
him? M. E. K.
Twelve months is too long for your horse
to suffer. You do not give the proper
symptoms. Examine his breast. Is it
hollow, and the point of shoulders at
breast larger than coaamon? It may be his
loins are sprained. Try. Can he turn
round in a narrow circle? The urine has
nothing to do with his locomotion unless
bis kidneys are affected. Let us know.
In the meantime give him ground niter, a
level teaspoonful every evening and morning, in chop feed or bran.
.   Corebro Meningitis.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Can you tell me what ailed my sheep? A
fine ewe in good order and due to drop a
lamb in about six weeks, held her head a
little to one side lor several days, but ate
hearty until yesterday morning, when Bhe
was unaMe to gtt up, holding her nose up
and head back as lar as possible; shook her
head occasionally as if something was
wrong with it; died before noon. What
can I do ior the next one. W. H. M.
Your sheep died of either cerebro meningitis or dropsy of the brain. This water
is contained in small sacs, and the latest
and best cure is to lay a pad on the upper
portion of the head and strike tbe pad with
a maul, not a maul to be used with both
hands, but one tbat will suddenly jerk tbe
head and break the little sacs which con"
tain the water. If meningitis, drop tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna alternately on ber tongue every two
hours.   Dose, five drops.
I wish when men do not know the disease, they would cut dead animals open
and let me know how the parts affected
appear. I would have very Uttle difficulty
in giving correct opinions; this is always
done in Europe.
Cost of Fencing.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Manufacturers goto Congress and have
laws made for their especial benefit.
The lawyers of Indiana have Hjtate laws
tbat greatly protect their interests, aud
physcians are now roundJy paid out of
public money for what they used to do
gratis. There is a matter that would be
of great assistance to the farmers of this
Btate, that should be attended to by our
present legislature. I refer to highway
fences. We are required to put much
moie material in our road fences than
should be necessary, because the law requires us to fence for road stock. Tight
fences would not be required, were it not
for the hogs and sheep turned on the
roads to graze. Three strands of barbed
wire, or three boards, would be suilicient
to keep cattle out of inclosures. Any
stock that would not be kept in place by
euch fence should not be tolerated at
large. Indiana comprises 33,809 square
miles. Suppose a public highway ls situated on one-fourth of the seotion lines,
each section would have one mile of
road fence. This would give ub about
8,452 miles of road fence for the State.
This built close to the ground, as we
have to build now, costs not less than
one dollar per rod, or $320 per rulemaking a total of $2,704,640. Can this
amount of fencing be reduced, in justice
to the people of the State? Certainly!
tbe farmer should keep such fence
around his pasture as wonld keep his
stock off the road, but where his arable
land is by the road, the fences named
above would do. Fences built with the
bottom rail, or board, or wire, two feet
above the ground would cost nearly one-
third lees than the tight fences now
built.
Brother farmers, think of this and Jet
us hear from you. Let ua look after our
own interests. H. Lkamikc., Jk.
Tippec-noe county.
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The d« crease in the rates of railway
transportation in Iowa haa been 58 per
cent, since 1869.
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