VOL. XT I.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY. MARCH 26, 188 L.
NO. 13.
FOB HAIaE.
FOBSAIaE-Oarden Sneds—Gron" <"* Co.,77 East
Market street. Indianapolis,
FOR s»I,K—White P<*kln dnck: eggs at|l lot IS.
JAMtS M. MARl OW. AdamB.lnd.	
FOB  BAIeK-Garden Be-eds-Sead  for catalogue.
t.roffA Co., 77 East Market street.Indlarjapolls.
FOB SAI E—White Cochin and Pekin dnck eggs;
flrst class b.rds "rJ ror 13 eggs.  Address A. I*
gjIITJ., Prln eton. Indiana. 	
FOB SALE—Blount's  Prolific corn, Itom 2 to 6
,*.,*» pers-alk.TOcenls pea-peek.' B. J. BKEI*,
yincennes, Ind.
FOB   BALE-Five   Toulouse  geese   arid    Pekin
drakes, also p.ultry and eggs. I.N. BABKKR,
Thorntown, lad.
FOB SALE—A flne l*.orman stallion, *>yt*ars old
this i-prlng.   Address F. C. McCLOCD, Peru
Miami county, Ind.
FOB SA LE-Choice Yellow seed corn, thoroughly
te*».ed.   |i per hushel;  sack, "3c.    -NO. .W.
CL»KK. Arlington, Tnd.
FOB SA.' E-Plymouth  Bocks and Golden Hamburg chicken   *.' per pair.  Eggs.  Ad ress T.
BDIM AN, Sr., T.rre Haute. Ind
FOKBAlala—I'arniB—In various parts of Indiana,
by  M. ABBDCKLE, Agent, 58 East Market
street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
FOB SALE—Eggs,   Light  Brahmas   fl   per   ».
Birds large  and   we-11  marked,]?. D. MILLS.
78 N. Delaware Sr , I  rilanap. lis, Ii d
IJIOK ISALE—or Keut-Farmot  20) acres In Jack-
'    son t; >uuty, In-*., near  railroad.   Twrms  easy,
OO.t OPFIN.M North Delaware street.
FOB BALB.- Feet, sier-s Favorite— a new white
grtuee, very hardy, for particulars and price ad-
dresb W. A WuBKMaN, Greencastle, Ind.
FOB SALE—Buff Cochins, Light Brahmas, Ply-
i.i.nth    **o>-l*-. aun   R Ben  dnck eggs,   t-per
U    KINSLEY at NIUHOLLB. Sbelbyville, Ind.
FOB SALE—A tew trios of pure Buff Chochln
chickens breddirect trom I. N. Barker's s rain,
al |Sper trio.   "Write L. H AIKMAN, Dana, Ind.
"T7IOK SALE—Mammoth Brorte turkejs.45 to60
P pounds p-r pair at 2yearsolrt; also a lew pairs
oi Toulouse geete.   1.1.1.18 BOUSIL. Blcknell, inn.
FOB SALE—Two first-class Stiert-horn bulls, one
yearling aiid one two-year-old. of .nod *.edl
uree and color. Address J. N. COBY, Fort Wayne.
Indiana
FOB 8A LE-The Jersey bull Randolph. ir62; color
dark lawn, black polnn-.ih.ee jear» old For
particulars, etc., aduress Ja. S M. BkaKSON, Farmland Ii.d.
FOB t*ALE— E-es— Fr .m tbe best yard of Brown
Legoorns tn the West at |1 per Biiline.. I have
tiebir s t>* ehow for inemselves. Address J. B.
LU1Y, Wahrron, Ind.
EOB SALK-Ko. llhorrughbrfd and high grade
lulls,ready for service. All reds. Price. tiOto
IPOenca.. Gnanapteed as represented. Write L. H.
AIKMAN, Dasa. Ind.
-*C"OK b AT.E—A good lot of Cot*wold sheep, all Im-
X ported trom r-nglana and Canada. Carre
syondeure promptly answered. Address E. J.
ItEl-.L. Vincennes, Ind.
F0K8ALE-A few doren Plymonh Bock egs-a.
al->" G. 8. Ba-tarns, at reasonable price. Can
s**rd **» d< sen of each. Care It diana Aarmer, J. G.
KINOf-BDKY. I.-idlarapolls, Ind.
FOB SALE-Stock and ergs. Irom my Imported
and high-class Dark Brabnas and Pekin
ducks. Send for Illustrated clrcalar. M. H. CON-
SER, Winterowi-d,Shelby conniy, Ind.
FOB SALE— Eggs from Light Brahmas.Plymonth
Kwcks. Partiidget'ochlnB,Brown Leghorns and
■pekin Dnck*,. 11'0 perls, packed to go Batel** anywhere. J. I*. BBh.N1 ON, Petersburg, Pike Co., Ind.
FOK SALE—Thoroughbred cows; cows In cal'
co» a with calf by side; 2-year old hellers, bred:
Also belter* 6 months to 2 ye**rold. Always-* tate
abont what yon want, and write L. H. aiKMaN,
Dana, Ind.
FOR8ALE-6 Imported Clyde* daleStall'ons three
half bloon Stallions, at low pricei and on easy
terms. Al**n.*lxj*hei*h*erd_xjup8 reedy to ship. For
farther reticulars apply to Wit ME IK LB, Pendleton, ISO., formerly Ind., Pa.
FOR S* LE—Eggs: Ll.ht Brahmas. Pljmouth
Bocks, Partr'di-e, White and Buff Cnoohlns,
r&vaefl. B. 8. Ramburgs, Galdon Sebil.bt .Bar-tam ,
Br nie tnrkeys, Enibden *.*-»«-. Pekin Ducks.
Write for what j ou want. ELVIN dk CO., Peru, Ind
1i*OR SALE—A small larm ot 54 aores nearlndl-
1 anapolis. 40 acres tillable, 1 nimedl-te possession
given. Owner going away Mnst se-11. Now Is the
"time for a bargain House* stable, orchard, etc.
Address or call on V. W. MOKKiS, 58 East Market
street.
FOR 8ALK-20.00U aire- chcltelandin Emm-tt
cnnty. Iowa, at ,3to **• per acre, o- easy
"payments with credit of |2 per acre tor all laud
broke the first year. Call and see plat* and description ot lands. U. At. BALLARD, Journal Building,
■Indianapolis.
FOR BAI/E-1 Trio ol W Leghorns, pitce|3; J D.
Brahma heus at *.v. 7 Silver Gray Dorking heus
or pullets and one cockerel at |. 2*. each, or all for
110 Extra fl--. 4 W. ite Holland turkey heus and
a gobbler,price t-ear-h, *.r all for %», MRS. T. J
. JOHNSON, Greencastle. Ind.
ty\vt
W. A. Bridges, Trafalgar, Ind., haa a
Cotswold lamb which at nine days old
weighed twenty pounds.
Messrs. Powell Bros., Spi-ingboro, Pa.,
have received two importations of Clyt.es*
dale horses since the lst ot January last.
O. T. Gordon, Meta-nor**, Ind,, has jast
purchased a car-load of Cotswold sheep
from A. McClintock <S* Son, Millersburg,
Ky., they are a choice lot and all recently
imported.
Mb. Robert Craig, Oreenwood, Ind.,
has sold to W. B. Crooks, Rockville, Ind.,
the Imported Clydesdale stallion the "President," by Ivanhoe, also to E. H. Reed,
Newcastle, Ind., Imported Carrlck Chief
by Prince Charlie.
Mb. A. Mablatt, Milton, Ind., has lately
sold tome fine breeding animals from his
Short-horn herd, to prominent breeders in
this and other states. He intends to have a
pnblio sale In a few weeks, which will be
announced more definitely hereafter.
Mb. A. M. Hough, Lawrence township,
this county, has a precocious young mare,
t at has presented him with a fine colt, at
the tender age of one year and eleven
months. Both mare and foal are doing
well. The mare is common stock, but the
sire is of Hambletonian and Golddust
blood. Tbere can be no mistake in regard
to the age of the mare, as she was raised in
the neighborhood, and is well-known to
many farmers there.
We are in receipt of the catalogue of a
choice selection from the Bow Park herd ot
Sbort-horns, Brantford, O tario, Canada.
The saleot this fine selection from the popular families, takes place, as announced
elsewhere, April 13th, at Glen Flora, Waukegan. 111. This is the 12th annual sale of
the Bow Park Association, and its well-
known, honorable rules in the past will
draw a large and good class of buyers from
all sections.
F
OBSilaE-Orchard grass seed, crop of 1880, my
_ own raising, *2 per bushel; pack 25 cents. A
tew bushels Beaut) of Hebron potatoes Irom seed
from tbe Agilcultural De* arlmetit at Watbington
city, K per bushel; *ack 25 cents. Delivered free on
cars.   Address J. W. aRCHp.B. Spencer, Ind.
FOR SALE—Farm-B alf ln good tltuber.the other
halt lngtx.d cultivation: lar.e apple orcba.d.
plenty of otier fruit: nood two story he nse,stone
chimney; other ontbulidli.gs: n.ver (ailing medical
»eilof water at thedoor. besides other tunning
sarins- on piae-p. For further information address
J. B. HLTUH180N, Pula.- ki Station, Ky.
FOB SALE-Fertllliers-f ayujia land Plaster In
any quamliy by tbe sack, barrel or car lots ln
bulk. Bone Dust Amonlate*  Bone  Guano aidSu-
Perpbospbates   Plaatei Sower and Seeder comnlut-d.
.  Write ua for clnulars a, d  prices, .tailtg kind and
\ quality wanted.  TVNEB <ft HADLnY, Indianapolis, Indiana
FOB SALB-Seed   CUM- Golden   Drop:  limited
quantity.   I brnu.bt the seed from Canada last
spring.  They grew very tall and beavy, and don't
- fall down,   fco cents per onsbel, sacks added.  Also,
Tellow Dent seed corn. No. 1, In  sacks, shelled, |1
Kr bushel, delivered on cars   CAL. F. DARNELL.
dtanaoollB. Ind.
Streams Eerve as the --Teat checks upon their
straying away, for they never will go too far
from water. In the spring of the year the
oattle men of the plains have a grand
"round up" (as it is called), the stock is
picked out by means of the brand, and
those cattle that are meant for the Eastern
market arestarted for Omaha. They travel
about ten miles a day, and generally take
the whole season in the journey from the
winter ground to the Missouri bottoms. At
Omaha the cattle are put on the train and
shipped nomln-illy to Chicago, but really to
different points along the road, to be
handed over to farmers for fatt nin x. Mr.
Stewart delivered over 1,900 head to farmers last fall, and of these only eight were
lost during the winter. The parlies who
receive the cattle agree te fatten them at
the rate of five cents for every < xtra pound
of weight they add to the animal. This
seems small at first Right, but where cattle
put on 250 extra pounds during a winter,
and where two hogs are fed from tbe refuse
of each ox, the farmer finds that the result
to him is equivalent to selling his corn at
100 per cent, profit. The large cattle raisers, of course, have their inspectors, who
travel from farm to farm to look after their
property, and gather it together in the
spring for shipment to Chioago, where they
aie either slaughtered or shipped to Europe. The cattle men have a great advantage over mere farmers, in that they are to
a great extent independent of railways. If
they are badly treated by one corporation,
they have a simpleremedy in driving their
stock a few miles to tbe next road.—Poult-
ney Bigelow, in Harper's Magazine.
Ii.uH SAleE-t.arden Seeds-Fieth new crop, ln
' packages or bulk. Field Seeds: Clover. Timo-
thy,-eniur.y Blue gra>s. Alslke and Mellltot Clover. A full line ef GaidenSeed Drills, Oarden and
Field Cultivators, and stat dard agrieultural nn.
-hlnery Write ns Cr circulars. TYN1B 4 HAD-
LtY.7. and 77 West Washington street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
FOB PALE-At very 'ow prices, seedlings and
► eed-..,f Catilpa Speciosa or Hardy Catalpa.
Also Teas' new J*n*nese Catalpa. Russian Mul-
; b-rry.a valuable frnltand timtier tree. Gre.gand
etherb.st rasi.berr. piau.s. Snvder. Taylor's Proline, a d Wallace blackberries. Sharpiess and other
choice str-wherrles. Dcs.rlptive price-lists firee.
K. Y. TEAS, Dunrelth Ind.
More on Grubs in Cattle.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
As Doctor N. has Introduced new subjeot matter on the grub question, allow me
to reply. To his sound reason, theory and
facts I have nothing to say, as it may kill
the cow. I sometimes take a notion to
curry my oow in winter, and that is the
way I find out when "grubs" are tbere, as
the cattle do not like it at all; that is to be
rubbed over the lumps. I have a young
oow, (besiies the "old oow"), she would
fairly rave if I put my hand on her back,
before grubs were out. Now she loves to
oe rubbed on the back.
The Doctor, says "she (the old cow) may
be ol little value, her nervous system reduced by want, starvatlon,and the bots not
being able to penetrate the old parched
hide may not have had enough bots to
give her a severe shock." That would be
rough, if not everybody that knows me,
knows I am one of tbe best feeders and
care-taker of stook in the land .stabling them
in winter and give them a chance to go in
the shade in summer. The old cow of little
value is one of the best butter cows in the
oounty. The young cow is a high grade
Jersey; both had 16 to 20 grubs under their
skin on back. He says the air is let in when
grubs come out. I think not; as the pressure closes the space, no chance is left for
air The only danger I can imagine, would
be, if the "old cow" would be let out in a
oold rain, soon after the operation. He
says "Let nature alone." In answer to
that, will say I have been reading man;
agricultural papers for years, and often see
it recommended to squeeze them out,never
to the contrary. Several years ago I had
two Alderney calves shipped from New
York, In the fall; In early spring I found
both very grubby, and equeezed them all
out, after cutting on two sides, as stated,
and tbey improved at once. I will risk all
of my cattle while making the grubs
"pop." John Beknett.
P. S.—After writing the above I find in
the American Stockman and Farmer, my
former article copied, and the editor adds:
"Grubs found in any animal, working injury to them, causing running sores, and if
in any number, will cause death. It is far
better to get rid of them by any means."
Sunman, Ind.  ■ J. B.
FOR 8*.LK-ro(X*0 fruit.shade and ornamental
trees at whiles»le and retail. Peaches a spe
taaliy: my peaches I have-iowii In New Jersey: we
think all the i eacb sto. k ln Indiana is winter killed;
the old peach trees In this valley in particular.
Aiso,Colt8-old and Lincoln-hire sheep ct latelm-
P.-rtailon from fsnsda. Correspondence solicited.
An<ire-» WILLIAM SIOEK-ON, Wabash, Ind.
P
OB ha LE-8hort-h..rns— I have SO head of Shorthorn cattle on D,y fa m near Rlchu.ond. Ind.,
embracing si.ch fanilliee as Donna Bopas. Endc-as,
B Uht Promises, etc.. a!s<>pure Bates bull. I offer
an ele.aot chance lo persons wiahlng to start a herd
f-t my animals areall Hret-cla-s hreecers aud tine
Individuals, ihe -najoritv of these cattle were bred
»> the well-known breeders, 8. Meredith A Son, ol
''ambrtrUe t liy. ind. Address FRANCIS A. COP-
* IN, Indianapolis, Ind.
Stock Baising in the Far West.
There is a cattle man of Council Bluffs
who is said to own 100,000 head of cattle in
Idaho. He has a range of sixty square
miles of land not worth one cent to the
acre for agriculture, yet affording excellent
pasture for cattle. He has ten men employed^ wages varying from twenty-four
dollars to forty dollars per month, to look
after tbe stock. These men require 200
pouies to handle the cattle. An overseer
is hired at $1,200 a year. During the winter,
however, four men can do all the work required, which is mainly breaking the ice in
streams that the cattle may have water.
Southdown Sheep.
BY CASSITJS M. CLAY.
The Southdown sheep are eminently a
fixed and normal breed; and when they
have been kept pure, they have maintained
their exact type ior near an hundred years
of known record, and how many more
years "the memory of man runneth not to
the contrary." I have a print ofthe South
down taken in England in 1806, and an oil-
painting taken 26 years or more, ago, and
they both are almost identical with living
specimens on my farm, bred from the last
date. They were mostly in 1806 found in
Sussex on the chalk Downs, of England,
and have now spread over the civilized
world. I quote the "specifio characters—
Faces and legs gray; bone fine; neck long
and small; low before; shoulder high; light
in the fore quarter; sides broad; loin tolerably good; backbone rather too high; thigh
full; and twist good; wool very fine and
short, (the fct.ple being two to three Inches
in length) weighing an average of two and
one-half pounds per fleece at two years old.
Flesh fine grained, and of excellent flavor;
quick feeder**; constitution hardy and vigorous; capable ot great improvements."
Tbe Ood plete Grazier, London 1806, tays
Herdwick breed, a variety of the Southdown, apparently, had white faces with
black specks, and the "Dunfaced" were
also lanny legged. These are evidently
cognate breeds modified by climate and
tood. But I find no mention in this complete work, of the "Oxforddowns or the
Shropshiredowns," which are no doubt
composite breeds; and certainly mucb
coarser in all respects i han the pure South-
downs. These defects of the Southdowns
have all been cured, so that of all living
sheep they are most highly formed; being
in that, a fao simile of the Short-horn. A
buck of mine weighs 230 pounds, and the;
average fleece is now five pounds; t^e
buck's fleece being seven pounds, so i'.t
fleece and weight have no doubt dot M ii
since 1806.
I have been a breeder of Bhes, all my
life; and my father before me took great
care of his sheep; the Mert*'. > being tli.-u
the favorite imported sheep. In 1 _**>-. I
gave up the Merino and founded a fUx.-k ot
Southdowns upon the Jonathan arid
Samuel Thorne, New York, and Robert
Alexander, Woodford, Kentucky. I suppose no better sheep were ever Imported
into America, as these gentlemen spared
neither time nor money, and at that time
the foreign demand was small, and the
best animals were sold for America.
MTeTTOl*.
The Southdown is no doubt the best mutton sheep on this continent. The bone is
small and the meat on the best points; and
well marbled, that is mixed with alternate
fat and lean; it ia also juicy, and near to
wild game in flavor. In England there is
no dispute on this sulject, and the carcasses of the Southdown may be found
in tha markete of the principal cities
of Europe. The long-wool sheep, though
paying well in fleece, are poor mutton; being coarse In texture and "padded" as the
butchers say, in fat. It deed the old saying
"tbe finer the wcol the finer the mutton,"
is not without some truth. The Merino
mutton is of high flavor; but lacks in
bulk and flne points.
EABLY MATUBITY AND HABMNESS.
The origin of the Southdown gives index
of its hardiness; and its early maturity is
tbe first of all sheep. I have a few ewes
now with lambs following them, and the
mothers not one one year old till lst of April
next. Our bucks are now greatly in demand to cross on the common and other
improved breeds, to have early lambs for
the New Tork and other Eastern markets,
coming in order in the early summer and
fall.
WOOL.
The wool of the Southdown varies greatly in fineness; I believe it is now next to
the Merino and Saxon; and at times equal
to them; it is therefore strong and warm,
and of more intrinsic value than the long
wools, as it makes finer and stronger goods.
For some years the long wool sold highest,
last year tbe Southdown here bore the same
price, and must at length surpass it. It
does not follow that because a large breed
of sheep has more wool than a smaller
breed, that the larger is more valuable. Tbe
true test is what breed will make the most
woolior the same care and feed and shelter, etc. By this test, my opinion is, that
the Southdown is at least equal to the long
wool breeds, even for wool. The larger
size sell highest, because of the advantages
of shipping to eastern markets, but the
smaller Southdown will make up in quality what it lacks in size.
COLOB.
The tendency of culture in all domestic
animals is to sport in color. The "Short-
horns or Dutch cattle," in 1806, were red
and white; they have been, by fancy breeding made red, red and white, roan, and
white. So the common barn-yard fowl,
pigeons, etc., vary in color, in tbe same
species and variety. So now I find in my
flock ot Southdowns, the u ray, the tawny
and specked /ace with white and brown,
and tbe brown faced, and legs of the same
color; aud there are very fine, and about
t »-ual specimens of each color For ten
years my bucks have been imported sheep,
or from the herds oi "Warfield, Bedford,
Davenport, Kenney, Kinnaird; all gray or
tawny faced, and yet I see no especial color
as the result. The Thorm and Alexander
stock were gray, and tawny, and my own
breeding bucks have generally been of
same ooloi s. Now either tbey have sported
in c-rior, or the- cognate original breeds
named in tbe Qrezier have been intermixed,
and classified under ' a common name of
Southdowns. In practice I see no difference in the characters of the sheep, in consequence of color; except the browns seem
rather superior in size. The wool of all
seems about the same ln color, oil, and
fineness. I repeat that particular sheep
greatly excel others in fineness of wool. I
am of the opinion that the Southdown may
be made the equal of the Merino in that respect.
White Hall, Kentucky.
This department ls edited by Dr. John N. Navin.
Veterinary Surgeon, author ot Navin. Kiplanatory
Stock Doctor.
Bules to be observed by those ezpectlng c-orrect
answers;
1. state the rate of pulse.
2. The breathing,
a. The standing attitude. .
4. Appearance of hair.
'5. If cough, and secretion from nose,  whether
glands between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. 11 br**atlalng ls rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushlrt, .-..rind, no time mnst be lost In blistering
thro-.*., i or u-ing tincture of aconite root and tlnct-
u*    o' SV'eui-i'na 20 drops on tongue alternately
r *>>'r>" **^"i.* t:c  rr-. .tor time ls too short for an answer
h Parties .'fcsiriri;. gnawers by maU must enclose a
:,U»-.-.p.
Kttl t. .rs V i dJ'_ j a Farmer:
I b i (. . horse that has brittle hoofs.
What vr-.ii toughen them- S. M.
„ Mi--; tar with linseed oil to the consistency
ol p-int, and keep them lightly coated with
ihe same.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
My calves have hen lice on them. What
shall I do to destroy them? W. D. S.
Remove tbe hens, and tobacco juice or
wood ashes will kill the vermin; so will
red precipitate and lard, on parts not licked
by the calves.
Bdltort Indiana Farmer:
My mare has got hard knots lust below
the knee-joint, on the Inside of both of her
fore legs, about an inoh and a half or two
inches long. N. O. P.
Let them alone; they are splints; when
she is ten years old there will be no splints
there; they never injure.
Editors Indiana Farmer
My young cattle are fall of lice. What
is the best. remedj T D. A.
Tobacco ocze will kill all vermin; put it
on in patches. So will red precipitate
mixed in lard, rubbed on parts where the
animal cannot lick; wood ashes will also
kill vermin and not injure stock while
kept dry.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
il have a mare tbat abont ten weeks ago,
jast above the hoof, Cjime three crack.**;
alter. conHiderable trouble I got thn.n
healed, but tbe leg continues to swell. She
is not lame, and allowing her to run out
the pain subsides.   The limb seems very
hoi; keeps In very good flesh on but little
feed; swells up as high aa the hock-j-int.
A. F.
Your mare has a disease called anasarca,
dropsy of the cellular tissue, commonly
called milk leg. Keep it constantly wet
with tincture of arnica and cold water, one
ounce to the pint of water. When the heat
subsides paint with tincture of iodine once
daily for two weeks, or blister.
Editors Indiana Farmer
I have a c->lt loaled last Jane, since that
time it has been afflicted in the stifle-joint,
and lor tbe last month or two has been getting worse; at this time a person can see
through the joint in and out with ease. Can
there be anything done to restore the
proper action ot the leg. B. F. M
If you know tbat the joint is affeoted,
blister once daily with pulv. cantbarides,
one ounce; of spirits of turpentine, one
pint; rub in well with the hand for ten
days.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a colt with a callous place on tbe
f(astern-j int. It was caused by its jump-
ng over some rocks, the rock cutting bin
leg at joint. The wound is healed, but the
callous still remains. How shall I proceed
to remove UT S. D. P.
Blister with Spanish fly, one cunce, and
spirits of turpentine one pint. Rabin well
with the hend twice daily for a few days,
or until quite sore, then once daily for
seven or eight days, then grease with lard
and let go; the entire enlargement will
scarcely'be removed.
Editors Indiana Farmer!
My sheep have been running at the nostrils. They will run tor two or more
weeks and get well for a time; have been
so for two years; one died r*cently. I
opene its head; no grabs or worms in th*>
head. What are ttie symptoms of the roi?
It is contagious. The lambs take It from
their mothers. W.' F.
Throw your sheep upon their backs and
fill their nostrils with alum water, or a
solution of persulphate of iron made thinner than the offi ional formula, of make
tbem snuff the persulphate. If every man
losing stock would do as you have done, 1
would, be better able to give advice. Let
me know result.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a mare six years old tbat was
kicked about a week i-ince on hock-Joint
or lett hind leg, outside; does not appear
lame, but when touched by the hand ls
quite sore; part is very much swollen and
bard. I had a small bottle of Merchant's
Gargling Oil which I applied immediately
after .washing with castile soap, but bas
done no good; mare ls well; appetite ravenous; pulse even. I have preserved all
the valuable recipes found weekly In the
Veterinary'Department, but find nothing
tbat answers my case. Please give remedy. W. M.
Keep the parts constantly wet with tincture of arnica and cold water, one ounce to
the pint of water; when all Inflammation
is out if any swelling remains, blister, and
let aU such stuff as gargling oil and Mustang liniments alone.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a horse that strained a bock-joint
and it was swollen very much, but is getting better very slowly, and tbe liniment
I used took the hair off the hock. It ha
been sprained over two weeks. What
Bhall I do to hasten recovery and to bring
out the hair? Tbe horse dues not limp in
walkiDg, but does at times in trotting.
Can I work the horse before the leg is entirely well without danger of straining it
agaliit D.
Who ever recommended you to blister your
horse while inflamed, I fear endangered
his ultimate recovery to its former natural
state; tbe character of the blister, for blister it is no matter about its name, will determine whether the hair bulbs are destroyed or not; greasing with lard is all
you oan do now, then wash and paint daily
with tincture of iodine for 10 or 15 days.
following: Podophyllln, bloodroot, pulv.
niter, flour of sulphur, black antimony,
and sulphate of iron, of each two ounces;
ground ginger, four ounce?; mix. Dose,
one teaspoonful three times daily in chop
or mill feed.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a horse that haa a kind of thumping in fl*nk when worked bard; eats
hearty; hair looks all right. I have understood that he waa worked last snminer
until he thumped. E. F.
Your horse has a spasm of the diaphragm, called thumps, which was curable
for a season, but now it bas become ohronio,
and I fear incurable. Qlve him 1 ounce of
barbadoes aloes and half an ounce of ground
ginger, In a pint of warm water, then give
the following: Ground ginger, four ounces;
bloodroot.podophyllln, pulv. niter, flour of
sulphur, black antimony, and sulphate of
iron, of each two ounces. Dose, one teaspoonful three times daily in chop or mill
feed. Feed with bran at least two days
before the aloes; in 12 hours give gentle
exercise, until first operation from bowel*;
blanket, and give rest for a few days.
■Edltoa. Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me wha- ails my neighbor's
oow. She takes spells of cold and shivers
all over, like having chills; will run to the
straw pile and run ber bead Into tbe str • w.
She has no milk lor three or four days after
the spell; don't eat the first day after the
sp-H; atter the spell is over she appears
well and milks. J* M. 8.
The shivering is the forerunner of an attack of fever; no animal takes fever without having more or less chill before it. I
would suppose tbe lnfl*mmation to be in
her bead. I should bleed her pretty freely,
not less than six quarts, and give her th**
GEl-ERAIi  NEWS.
Corn planting has finally commenced in
Southern Texas.
Tbere are 175 breweries in Iowa, and
4,000 saloons.
Wheat is knee high in San Joequln valley, California.
Germany is buying large quantities of
American evaporated apples.
- Large numbers of Canadian horses aro
being imported for American use.
There were 580 births, 160 marriages and
750 deaths in New York city last week.
The visible petroleum supply is lsrge
and increasing, and is now estimated at
12,000,000 bbls.
Iowa's surplus grain has been decreased
fully one-tbird by the long and severe
winter and deep snows.
Over $ 1,500,000 of foreign gold arrived at
New York last week, and rully as much
more is now en route to that port.
In many sections of New Jersey hay is
worth 830 per ton. Many farmers have
butchered and sold stock on account of
Bcarcity of bay.
During the month of March the United
States asF-ay < ffice in New York will transmit 520,000,000 gold bullion to Philadelphia for coinage.
Farm wagts are expected to be higher in
New England tbis season than for some
time past. Farmers are already making
contracts at from $18 to ?22 per month.
Brash, the inventor ofthe Brush light,
is in a fair way to become a millia»nair?.
His income is {900 a day, which isn't bad
for a man only thirty-two yeats of age.
In exploring for a leaky water main on
one of the streets ot Minneapolis,Minn., it
was discovered that the frost in the ground
lacks just three Inches of being ten feet in
depth.
In the fer West—Colorado, Wyoming",
and Montana—it is calculated that, a million head of cattle have perished on- the
vast plains of that section, whose cattle
trade is tributary to the Union Pacific
A committee of the Michigan legislature
has reported with recommendations tbat it
pass a bill requiring liquor drinkers to take
out a license, with a penalty for the liquor
seller selling to any one who is not thus
licensed to drink.
- There are ln the United States, according
to the census report, 25,523,562 males and
24.632 284 females. The natives number
43,475,506 and tbe foreign born 6,677,360.
Tbere are 43.404,877 whiteB 6,577,151 colored,
105,463 Chinese, and 255 other Asiatics. ,
The subscription to the perpetual fund
to provide ior a life income for the oldest
ex-President ofthe United States has been
oompleted. It amounts to $250,000, of
which $216,000 has been paid up, aud so
investld that it will yield an annual sum
of?13,160.
The new railroad route to the Pacifio
was opened on the 17th of this month. On
the evening of that day a through car left
Kansas City for the coast. The same time
will be made and the same price charged
as by the old routes.although the new route
Is three hundred miles the longest.
Nearly 1,000 immigrants have just arrived in New York from Bremen in one
ship; ninety Hungarians are bound for
Pennsylvania, the rest are going to Michigan, Illinois and Iowa, The total arrival
of immigrants for the first week of this
month was 5,323 an increase of 2,479 over
the first eight days of March, 1880.
Last June there were in the warehouses
in this country 27 311,163 gallons of bourbon and rye whisky, which on Jan. lst,
had increased to 37,209,846 gallons. Of this
enormous quantity about 22,000,600 gallons
belonged to Kentucky, a little over 6,000,-
000 gallons to Pennsylvania and about
2,000,000 apiece to Ohio and Maryland.
In the United States fish culture dates
back barely a quarter of a century, while
in Europe the industry has been systematic for more than 600 years, and in Asia
for thousands of years; and yet the Unitee,
States, atthe International Fish Exhibition at Berlin, Germany, excelled all ot •■
countries in their exhibit of appliai
and methods pertaining to fish culture.
The value ofthe live cattle exported'
the United States during the year er
March   1,   1878,   was  $4,205,893.   Foi
year ending March 1,1879, was $10,8! '
For the year ending March 1, 1880, I   -*■ .-
$12,065,459, and lor the year ending "
1, 1881, it increased to $20,681,738,ora       •  ,
total for tbe lour years j ust passed c
8j6,331.   This does not show  a ve/
condition of our live stock   trade,
'proof positive of the good opinion   /   ,   ,
om beef has lor itself in the maik,:     . **,-
old world.
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