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VOL. XVI.
INDLA_KAPOMS, INDIANA, SATUBDAY. FEB. 19, 1881.
NO. 8.
_   _      Nice White »eed corn.
fiRAOO ). Edlaburg. In J.
-|T10R_8*I.J-:
SAMUEL
FOnSALE-Gardevn r-eeds-CSroff * Co., T7 Eut
Marltt-t street, Ind-an-polls.         ^^
FOB SALE—C'hloce farm near the city, finely tm-
MoVta.;   BAWVKB *t Wa-vlSviOK.Bve0m.Tal-
bott block.
FOR BALE-Cholce  selected  While and Yellow
5J_7oVn.  iddVea- J. B. .OHaNSOI..laau«l.
rrankllu county, Ind.  __
TflOB BAT.E-
        -Plymouth  Bocks and Golden Bam-
__   "borg cblc-en. and  eggs.   Adores* T.  HUle-
MAa*, Br., Terre Jiau te, Ind.
FOR BALE-Farms-In varloua partii of Indiana.
by  M. ARBCCKIaE, Agent, tv8 Kaat Market
atreet, Indiana poUs, Indiana.
lot of 7 and*Inch (round) drain
_.„... ,_ts; quality ti
0~. DAWSON, laawreuce, Ind.
_P°3l"injrarl1na7qualliyjirVt-cl_»j.'"Addrea- M.
TnORlJAIaK-TbeTIoe Weather Almanac for MB,
Jb Price W cents postpaid. Address INDI.ANA
FARM Kit CO.. Indianapolis. 	
OHBATaK-Mtolv** Itfd Wetbersflejd onion seed,
      r>ert** ; f- per lb,  K. T. t_.a»,
inty.Itid.
~V*-     ■--
t}    per B'aJl. Tic v
Canrelth. llmry cou
TTsOlX. SALE—H. B. Earhart.Mulberry. Ind-.
„ , has a
"taw Wiort-bornnfaie calves icr aale; also some
**.Tgh-gr_de calves, the product of hla Hue show conn
Ijfovt J^IikIl
Mb. D. J. Whitmobb, Casatown, Ohio,
has a very fine lot of Poland China pigs
from Perfection Bess, 2,128, record, from
among.which our agent to whom beoffered
a pig will have first choice. His herd of
Devons and Jersey cattle have gone
through winter in prime condition.
**»
We give the cut of one ol the recent importations of Clydesdale horses by the
well-known firm of Powell Bros., Spring-
boro, Pa. This breed of horses is constantly growing in favor, and tbe firm of Powell
Bros keep a competent gentleman almost constantly in the field abroad in selecting tbe beet of this class for importation by them.
E
oi Toi
Olt ft *.LK— Mammoth  Brorre turkey*.. *S to 60
Ve.»      ...a.a.a ~-   ,,,,,,      „ , „ „   .    *nu,   n.lP.
leouVida per pair at tytein olt>: al*o a lew pairs
■!u|"ii*e*le«e.   KLLi» HOUtfeC. Ulckne-ll. Hid.
OB I* A I.K—A good lot of Cut**wold slietp, all Imported  from   Kngland  aud   Canada,     Corre-
srondenco   promptly   answered.    Address   fc. J.
F
aro  —.
BK1.L. Vlnceunea, Ind.	
FOB 6ALE-jTh.ee Clydsdale stallions. Imported
Octc'Ber lift, and one grade bet ween'C'yl***
dale   and    Norman    homes.    Addre-a   110B1-BT
(JRAIO, Greenwood, Ind. 	
FOR 8 ALE-A nn*«Vhorse power engine. « flne
boiler, large Iron tank. 2 set* of pumps.llrnH extractor, smoke-stack,  etc., in good order.  Address
.KNGINli.FarmerOmce.	
TC",0BHALK-
„„..„....-Kossuth Joker one year, and a paper
of Honey Ivw and a paper of White *J obacoo
seed, all postpaid for 15 centa.  Stampa taken.  Address C. W. PKUOH, Koeautb.Ind,	
NOR 8ALE-8tock aud eggs from roy Imported
"   3lgb-clas*   Dark    Brahmas   a
dncks.   Rend for illustrated circular.    M
F{
dncl...   .—  .   .
NEH, Wlnterowfd, Shelby counly. Ind.
and   Pekl
""    H. CON-
FOR SALm-We bare a good lot of Alilaw cloT-er
seed, raised In 1660. which we will aell in lots to
•ult purchasers. Please write for particulars. LEW
UEili *- CO., BlutTlon. Wells county. laid.
FOR  SALE—Oneflne  young stallion, four years
old tins  spring, a  cross of the  Norman  and
Morgan  stock,  lias   taken four first premliima at
'three different county laUx. Address B.M.DUNKIN
. Carroll, Carroll county, 1 nd.
Mb. A. W. Ross, Muncie, Iod., has a
superb herd of Poland Chinas. Mr. R,
has been breeding Poland Chinas exclusively for twenty yours, and haa beeu a
very successful exhibitor of his stock at
the numerous fairs in that time. He took
54 first premiums the past year, and many
second and sweepstake premiums on his
stock. Prince lst.Governor 2d,01d Beauty
and Black Bess stand at the head of his
herd.
a_»
B. F. Maqre, Tippecanoe county, Ind.,
reports his flock of Cotswold sheep for the
year ending Jan. 1,1881, as follow.:
•J6 head at |t0   __   .f 160 00
Cost of keeping........—„ _...._..___ 62 00
Total.
.(.1.0.
Its pounds wool Wc.
lt sheep sold	
Premium, at fairs.....
28 head on band _
-IBS 78
   547 00
 „     61 00
 . 260 00
FOR BALK—Choice Wisconsin and Minnesota
Iriprlug Barley. Farmers wanting pure and
cbolceseed.com. oats, barley, grass teed, or potatoes, will please drop po«t_l toT. M. HAYES at CO.,
12S Court street. Cincinnati, Ohio.
F°
"(OR HALF—Thorouiibbre-d Short-horn calves.
  Poland China pigs and Cotswold sheep. Correspondence solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed,or
mon-y refunded. Calt on, or address O. W, TUELL.
Vallecula, Jackson county, Indiana.
FOR SALE-Orchard grass ee«d, crop of 1880. my
own raising, J3 per bushel; sack 25 rente). A
few bushels Beauty of Hebron potatoes from seed
from tbe Agricultural I>ei an mem at Washington
city. «*• per bushel: tack 2S rents. Delivered free on
cart.   Address J. W. AHCII B.B. Spencer. Ind.
FOR SALE-FerUlliers—Cayuga Land Plaster In
any quantity by the sack, barrel or car lota rn
balk. Bone Dust Amonlated Bone Guano ard Superphosphate* Plaster Sower and seeder combined.
Write ua for circulars and prices, stating kind and
quality wanted. TYNKR at HADLiY, Indlanapo-
.. lia, Indiana 	
FOB SALE—Garden Seeds—Fiesh new crop, ln
packag-aor bulk. Field Seeds. Clover, Timothy, Kentucky Blue-grass, Almke and Mellltot Clover. A full line ef Garden Seed Drills. Garden and
'Field Cultivators, and standard aerlcultural machinery. Write ns for circulars. TYNEBet HADLEY, 75 and 77 West Waabintton street, Indianapolis, Indiana-
Total  _   .._  |05S 71
That shows 100 per cent, of profit, which
ls very satisfactory certainly.
Thb American Hnina.no Association announce that it will be sometime yet beiore
they oan make any announcement of
awards on the "improved cattle-car" prize,
offered some time ago. They have received
over one hundred models and specifications, and it will require considerable time
to make examination of patents already issued on similar inventions, and to put the
specifications in shape to be submitted to
the judges appointed to examine the
models on hand. The high character of
tbe gentlemen composing the association
is abundant guarantee that everything
will be conducted in the most honorable
manner. Those who sent models without
pre-paying express charges will find their
models at express offices in Chicago undelivered. It was expressly provided that
pre-payment should be made on all sent.
Protect.on   for   Bheep  Husbandry,   of the same stock but in vain.
Editors Indiana Farmer: 1 CALVIN FLETCHER.
I have served as township trustee for     Spencer, Owen Co., Ind.
nearly three years.   During tbat time thej »**-,» —
farmers  of my  township  have  suffered; Editors Indiana Farmer
FOR SAXE—Eggs from my Improved P. Rocks.
No otter breed kept. Having Improved my
at>ck over last year. I will sell is eggs lor 11; EH for
IX packed securely and all orders not proving 50
percent, fertlle.or an accident in shipping or ba-;ch-
fng, I will duplicate the order for one-half the pur-
athase price. Satis taction guaranteed, or monev refunded. A<tdrewi B. CJ. CRIST, New Market, Montgomery county,Iud.
TTIOR SALE-Shorfhorps-
 . _..    .    ..     -I haveaoheadof Short-
      horn cattle on my fatm near Bichmond, Ind.,
embracing snch families aa Bonn* Ro.as, Kndoras,
* Blight Promises, etc., also pure Bates bull. I offer
an elegant chance to pemons wishing to start a herd
as my animals are all first-class breeders and tine
Individuals. The majority of these cattle were bred
by the well-known breeders, s. Meredith & Son, of
tlambrldge City, I nd. Address FRANCIS A.COF-
FiN, lodlaoapolis, Ind.
FOB BALK—Farm of 1C0 acres, 25 mllei north of
this city ln lliitullton county, X mile of  pike,
Ita* acresln dnestatecf cultlvailou,  wHI rtra'ned,
ln a well improved country.   Price,  IVn/O.   Very
cheap. Also, a  well Improved farm ot 98 acres,
14 miles nr-rih of this city, on a  pike;  opposite
• *-Ce.ool-*ion*e and church;  75 acres in  cultivation,
*   well drained, abundance of fruit of various kinds,
' good frame-house and  large barn.   In an excellent
community.   Price,5,000    If yon want such as the
- above, come Immediately. M, AKBCCKLE, Agent,
68 East Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR BALK—A good stock farm situated on the
New Albany and Paoli turnpike seventeen
■ miles from ttie former and twenty-one fr.im the latter place. This farm consists of ISO acrps of fine
/armiog land, fifty acres of it In Umber, the rest
nndergo-M cultivation; well fenced, woll watered
byaapring branch, haa two wells and a<*l*tern*
good frame cottage of nine rooms: two bams and all
©Urer neceseary buildings: two good bearing or-
obards; ncairgood stores,school and three churches.
A very desirable farm. Terms easy. Price, to,'"*)
cash, or part payments, well secured. JONATHAN
F. HANCOCK, Palmyra, Harrison county, Ind.
FOR BALE—Blount's   Trollflc    
stock.worthy  or extensive   trial.
Corn—Premium
-.- trial. Yield past
season about IM bushels per acre. Per quart, by express, JS cts. When packed with ether seeds, only
a)cta    By mall, postpaid. 6<jcW per quart: 25eta
Ser *.lnt. Mammoth corn, 20ots per pkt. Whlta
.uviati oa'a yield double the Northern or common
white oat, and do not rust; per quart, *.> cts, by el-
pre-n: <• cts by mall; 11 per pecfc 41 ner buahel, bv
eipresa,bags Included. We 'save a cumnteteand
choice a tick ot garden, neld and Bower seeds, onlias,
rosea and plants. Beed potatoes, onion seta. etc. The
only complete seed store In tbe state. We make a
specialty of tine seeds and plants, and can eopply
market garfeoers and large growers on the most
reasonable terras, h-end lor our catalogne and pric-e
llst. Address J. F. MJiNDESHALL & CO., 78 Kast
Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.
I grease with lard and treat the other side
the same. Give the powders ordered F. H.
for his horse.
Profits of Good Stock.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
It seemB to be the proper thing to tell
your readers how much money there is in
really good sheep. Subjoined you will find a
statement of income from 22 head of fine
Cotswolds. I now have seven head of fine
ewe lambs more than I had last year, these
I have not sold. I had thirteen lambs, two
of which were l*uck lam ds. I sold four of
my old ewes. This accounts for the seven
ewe lambs Instead of 11 (which I really
have) as I substituted four yofing ewea for
the four old onfa2 sold.
STATMENT OF INCOMg.
7 ewe lambs valued (not sold) at }12 { 84 00
1 buck lamb ac-ld..... ™.    ^....:.  13 00
1 buck lamb ftfid „. ..„ _.._  10 00
4 dry ewea (shearling sold In Jane) _ _....  30 03
2S6 pounds wool—     101 IS
Total  _ .„ „. _?-38H
My flock is more valuable than ever.
Saying nothing aboot feed or value of manure, the Increase from my sheep, twenty-
two head at twolve dollars per head, is over
ninety per oent. of money invested.
I have just weighed a calf threo months
and twenty-three days old that pulled
down three hundred and forty pounds. He
ls a Short-horn and the hlockiest call I
ever raised. He has been feed on skim
milk, shorts and shelled corn since he was
six weeks old.      Wilson Hunt & Sous.
Montgomery Co., Ind.
FORSALK-Farm-I hereby offer, very cheap,an
excellent farm of IM acres, pleasantly situated
_ Int. very healthful locality.one mle northwest of
Dillsborough, Dearborn county. Indiana, two miles
from the Dillsborough depot ou th** O. and M. B. It.
The farm is nine and one-ball miles, ny excellent
. turnpike, frcm   Aurora, where there 1* as good a
market ior farm  produce as there Is In the Htate.
Tbe* Improvements   consist of a two-story frame
l*o_*e, 41 foot tront, with dining and klfcr.p* ro.ms
annexed; a stone mllk-hcttse. wood-huuse. {iranary.
and corn-crib and  carriage-bouse cora*'tned, aod a
■ capatciojs barn; allot which are In gocd repilr and
moat conveniently situated.   Besides tr.ese Improvements there  13  afire young orchard ot trie very
choicest varieties or apples, pears, plums, aod cher-
1     lies; also a domestic  vinery that Is hard to excel.
'     The yard Is handsomely laid  ont and adorned wHh
<JJ many kinds of evergreens. The farm la well watered
aod has from SO to 40 acres of good wood-land, near-
ly void of undef brush,and well net to grass, which
makes It admirably adapted to stock raining.  Taking everything Into consideration. It Is a most desirable'arm and comfortable  home.   On easy terms.
Pvte-M-aslon will be gl 1 en Immediately on purchase.
(Forfinther particulars, address J. s. BECKBTl,
' Aanwa, Indiana.
Sheep Husbandry.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Having seen in the Farmer accounts of
the profits from small flocks of sheep, I
will give my experience. I started one
year ago last December with 32 head of
good common sheep, for which I paid $10-4.
Raised 30 lambs from 22 ewes. I sold 26f*
pounds of wool for ?80; seven sheep, ?37.
I have no w 50 head worth J200. Total, J317;
fli-st cost, 8104, leaving a balance of §213.
I had five die during the time.
Clinton Co. J. D. Vail,
 <  **-  s*
,       Bheep.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will some one who has experience please
inform me through the Farmer whether
sheep will thrive on clover pasture? also
bow many sheep one acre of good average
pasture will support thoughout the season.
Millvllle, Ohio. J.J. O.
heavily by dogs killing their sheep. WHO
your permission I wish to submit to th,j
readers of your valuable paper a few figures from my township book as regards
tho same.
The value of sheep killed by dogs from
April 10, 1878, to this date was JJ-523. Of
tbat amount sheep to tbe value of ?:S 11 were
killed by hounds, and to the value of
$127 50 was killed by pointers aud bird
dogs. The value of sheep killed by dogs
not known was $51 60.
Of the above amount, sheep to the value
of J422 50 were killed by dogs from adjoining townships, and ofthe value of $49 was
killed by dogs of onr township, and of the
value of $51 50 by dogs not known. The
adjoining townships that furnished tbe
dogs to kill the sheep for farmers of my
township have a surplus dog fund that
their trustees are turning over to their
tuition funds, adding the value of sheep
killed by dogs not known to tbat of those
killed by dogs ofour township, we would
have$100 50,uot being one-fifth of the value
of sheep killed in tbe township.
By my observation I don't think tbat a
l»w to protect sheep raising will be a sue
cess unless it applies to a oounty instead of
a township. A law, with the present rate
of dog tax, if applying to an entire county,
would be a success, I think, as all would
then have an equal chanoe. Without such
a law farmers of small townships have to
suffer the loss of sheep killed by dogs
from the large adjoining townships.
With the Jaw applying to the entire
county alike, a farmer having sheep killed
by dogs should have the sheep appraised by
Bworn appraisers and file his claims within
ten days after the killing of sheep with the
trustee of his township, the trustee to present the claim the same as tbe township
poor bill, to the county commissioners and
draw the amount from the county treasury;
and at the expiration of the year any dog
tax money remaining in the treasury might
be applied by the oounty auditor to the
tuition school fund. Trcstke.
Wayne oounty, Ind.
*>-»*.
To Keep Dogs at Home and Hake
Them Useful.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The greatest vexation a-farmer submits to
is paying taxes on a dog and running after
the pigs himself while the dog is visiting.
Ten years ago we reformed, bought a new
pup, found him visiting at eight months
old, caught him, slipped his head through
a crack in the rail fence, castrated him,
and thereafter found him at home. He
lived six years, and was the most vigilant
dog I ever knew. He was of bull blood, and
strong. He killed, unaided, 13 tresspassing dogs, which were kindly embalmed
afterwaid in tho waste lime heap. • Since
thon I caMrato all dogs. I am interested
in It, and consder It best for me and my
neighbors. I havo never noted undue
alugglabneSss follow tho operation. I
have killed proud sluts after sheep. I
think tbey are a leading cause in sheep
killing. My only regret has been that castration makes dogs so good.   I want more
The woight of one of my Chester White
pigs, killed at eight months old, was 311
pounds, net. Jacob Rager.
Williams Co., Ohio.
^dcrinarjr*
This department is eeilted by IJr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Burgeon, anthor ol Navin's Explanatory
Btock Doctor,
Rules to be observed by those expecting correct
answers:
1. Stats the rate of pulse.
2. Tiie breathing.
8, The standing attitude.
4. Appearance of hair.
s. Ii cough, and t*ecret!on from nose, whether
glands between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. It breathing ls rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rnahlng sound, no time must be lost In blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every two hours, for time lt too short for an answer.
7. Parties deslrlnganswers by mall must enclose a
stamp.
Scab.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
I have somo yearling calves that are affected with a scab, commencing around the
eye and spread Iuk over the head. I first
noticed it about two months ago; at first
it looked only dry and harsh, but now
seems to be raw in places. A. B. C.
Rub parts affected twice per day with
tincture of iodine.
Bruised Lumps.
Editors Indiana Former:
Some timo since I asked for information
to remove bruised lumps on horses' feet. I
followed tho directions closely, and his feet
wero, as I thought, all right, but he took
cold in one foot and 1 am failini; to heal the
sore.   Please toll me what to do to heal it.
A Reader.
Take sulphate of zinc and four ounces of
water in vial and apply onco or twice per
day.
Calloused.
Editors Indiana Farmer
What shall I do for my colt? Two
months ago its -hind leg swelled badly
from the hoof above pastern joint; it
broke and run some. I poultioed it, and it
is healed up, but tho swelling remains, and
it is hard and calloused. I have tried several remedies. Can a callous be removed
without injury? H. P.
Yes, a calloused enlargement can be removed with the knife, but your country
veterinarfes cannot do it safely. Have yon
blistered it? See recipe for blister in this
issue of the Farmeb.
Blister.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
,1 haVe a neighbor that wants me to ask
you what ails his horse, and what he shall
do for him. He snagged himself three or
four months ago,' near the hock-joint. Ic
swelled up very much, so mucu so that
when ho got down he could not get up for
a number of days, and while down he
bruised one of his knees very badly, so
much so that it gathered around the joint
and baa broken in a nnmber of places.
Both joints are very much swollen, and
continues to discharge matter.     A. C. C.
Blister the knee and hock with canthar-
idep, one ounce; spirits of turpentine, one
pint; rub on with the hand twice per day
for five days, then once per day; rub only
Yellow Water.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Can yon let us know the best remedy
to cure '-yellow water" in horses? That is
the namo the people here call it by. The
blood turns into water. Nearly every
horse wa*j s fleeted here iu the past fall.
F.H.
Take bloodroot, pulv. niter, ilonr of sulphur, black antimony, and sulphate of
iron aad resin, of each two ounces; ground
ginger, lour ounces; mix. Dose, one teaspoonful three times daily in chop or mill
feed.
Ticks.
Editors Indiana Farmer
Please tell us what will free onr sheep
from ticks, and keep them free.
A Reader.
Make a weak solution of tobacco oozs;
take a quarter of a pound of common tobacco and boil in one quart of water. This
will kill them, but beware that you don't
kill the sheep. Put on in patches at a time,
or make it weak. Rod precipitate and lard
will kill any vermin, on parts where the
animal cannot lick tbe poison ofl.
Query.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What shall I do for my call? It was
taken with tho colic in the first place. I
doctored it and it got better, but has lost
tho use of both hind legs. It has been
down eight days. T. H. W.
It is impossible to know what keeps your
calf down, whether its back is sprained or
his limbs, etc. You must point out the
parts affected before a remedy can be prescribed. I fear you have given too much
diuretic medicine, and that it inflamed its
kidneys. If you know that its hind legs
are aflected, they may be paraljzsd. Blister any part you find affacted.
Sprained.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me what ails my oolt. I have
a maro colt that will be three years old in
tho spring; bave worked ber some. About
15 days ago she got to standing on the toe
of her right foot, with tbe fet-lock joint
bent forward; no fever in it; not swollen;
don't make her lame. When she first commenced standing on hor toe, for two
mornings she seemed stiff in her leg;
when I wonld back her she would throw
hor leg out to one side; cords wonld jerk
when bent; after a few steps she would
walk all right. G. 8.
Your colt has a sprained tendon, or grog-
gihess, a contraction of the perforans tendon,- if you find the part affected, blister
severely, and excuse from all exercise.
Warbles.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a yearling calf that is getting very
thin in flesh, although it eats very heartily
all the time. Its back seems to be literally covered with warbles; hair is rough and
loug. Subscriber.
Your calf is not impaired in its constitution by warbles (botts); those are inserted
by a fly, as botts of another genus are in
the stomach of the horse, and yet another
in the nostrils of sheep. Neither do any
injury if left alone till matured. Injury,
however, may be, and ia often done, in
trying to remove them. If you force them
out by placing a finger on each side of
fall-grown cows have been killed. They
will come out when matured. Give your
calf the following: Bloodroot, flour oi sul-
pher, pulverized niter, black antimony,
sulphate of iron, of each, two ounces;
ground ginger, four; mix. Dose, one
rounding teaspoonful three times daily,
in cut, chop or mill feed.
Indigestion.
Editors Indiana Farmest
I want to ask a question about a disease
that ls affecting the cattle here. Symptoms first are constipation, and have lever;
are restless for a while, then commence
gnawing and licking their tails and hips;
soon rub themselves raw; keep pounding
and rubbing for two or three days, and die
something like mad Itch. E. P. C.
Your cattle died of indigestion (mad
Itch). You must be allowing them to eat
dry cornstalks, or cutting up cornstalks
too near the lower end, and mixing them
with bran or meal to induce them to eat
the sapless stuff; or you may be feeding
them oil-cake liberally, which in large
quantities is indigestible. This I assert
independent ofthe sarcasm of oil-mill proprietors, and the shipping to England of
the unhealthy stuff, Of course if fed sparingly it will take a long time to destroy
digestion. Nothing, however, is more certain than that they have recourse to some
food out of which the essential oil is pressed
or never had any oil in it. Woody fiber of
any kind is indigestible in large quantities; the only remedy is to pour down purgative oil plentifully into the rumen, viz.;
eastor or linseed.or both.
Glanders.
Editors Indiana Farmer
About a month ago my neighbor's horse
began to lail in health; pulse at a low rate;
breathing natural; standing attitude droop- *
lug; appearance of hair, bad. During last
Bummer a lump as large as a hen's egg was
discovered between, his jaws, about six
inches above the lower extremity, which
was supposed to be a snake-bite; was
worked all summer and fall, and seemed
in good health, but now the glands on the
lelt Bide, between the jaws, are enlarged,
and tbe Bald lump still remaining, constitutes part, or the entire, enlargement of
the glands. Secretions from note at the
first stage of disease, was of thick yellow,
but now of a dark bloody matter. Breathing rapid and loud, breath very offensive
to smell, rate of pulse high. Tbe animal
is in a miserable condition. The country
doctors here call it the epizootic and lung
fever combined. M. J. F.
Tell your country doctors that catarrh
fever (epizootic) and lung fever combined,
wouldn't allow a horse to Jive one month,
and further, that the two diseases do not
combine; that catarrh fever may run into
pneumonia aud kill the animal inside of
a week, If not ln three days.
Your horse has every symptom ot glanders, if your pathology is correct. Be
careful of his contact with other stock.and
with persons in the family. You had better have him examined by a veterinary of
some skill.
Siok Sheep.
Editors Indiana Farmer
I have a lot of sheep tbat are heavy with
Iamb, Borne of which are sick. They stand
around for a few days, and when down
they have to be helped up; eat nothing,
and finally cannot stand When helped up,
and then soon die. T, E. H,
I suppose the weakness is tbe
result of inaction, this being a very
unusually stormy winter, animals with
young are greatly injured for want
of exercise; your human physician
will tell you the same. I have known
mares and cows to be lost by being confined too long, also sowe; all animals in a
state of pregnancy need exercise in the
open air, for two reasons. First, the lungs
must have exercise to keep them in healthy
action; second, the blood must come in
contact with the oxygen contained in tho
atmospheric air for tbe purpose of decarbonizing the blood; thus if the blood is
healthy so is the animal; of course there
are other cause3 of ill health; exorcise,
however, is out of the question for thoso
already sick. Take carbonate of ammonia,
half an ounce; flour of sulphur, ground niter, bloodroot and blaok antimony, ol each
two ounces; ground ginger, four ounces;
mix. Dose, one rounding teaspoonful threo
times dally in feed; add a spoonful of
ground flax-seed.
one-half found the limb for ten days, thenthem, you may kill your calf, as many
In Florida the value per acre of cleared
land is $9 48, and of timbered land S3 03.
In Iioufsiana cleared land is woith $14
36, and timbered land $3 53. Iu Texas
cleared land is worth $8 98, and timbered $4. In Arkansas cleared land is valued at $11 78, and timbered land at S3 48.
In Oregon cleared land is worth $21 71,
and timbered $4 50. But in Neoraska
cleared land is worth §8 92, aad timbered $25 85 per acre.
A farmers' convention at San Francis-
co[on lfst week resolved to farm a wheat
growers' association for California, for
mutual aid and protect!' n against middlemen. The establishment of an
agency at Liverpool for, freights and
commissions is intended.
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