VOL. XVI.
INDIANaAJPOLIS, INDIAKA, SATURDAY. MAY 21, 1881.
NO. 21.
NBUUB. -
F
OB SALE—Wblte Pekln- due* eggs at |1 lor 13.
JAMES M. MABLOW, Adams, Ind.
FOR BAIaE—.Blount's Prolific corn, from 2 to t
esrt per stalk, 75 cents per peck.   £. J. REEL,
Vincennes, Ind. ... .
—-G-101. BALB--VBerkshlfe male'pigs,* bred from Im.
_T ported stock. Prices reasonable. JOHN H,
SWALES, Logan, Ind.   . *     '...--.
FOB SALE—Farms—In various parts of Indiana,
by M. ARBUCKLE, Agent, M East Market
street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
F
OB BALE—Thoroughbred   Scotch   Shepherd
£nps.   Address C. B. FATJLKMEB, 720 Booth
*         •   *
Meridian street, Indianapolis, Ind.
EOR SALE—Several flrst-class yearling bulla of
rood oolors.at reasonable prices.  Address A.
L. BRYAN 4 SON, Greencastle, md.
FOB BALE—Eggs, fl per IS, securely packed.
Light Brahmas exclusively. - D. D. MILLS. M
north Delaware street, Indianapolis, Ind.     .    .
T710B SALE—Thoroughbred Short-horn cattle of
X both sexes, all recorded ln A. H. B. Address
UEO W. THOMAS, Homer, Bush county, Ind
FOB BALE—x-ggs irom my fine mahogany colored
Partridte Cochins at tl SO per sitting, or two
tl SO. Address BEN 8. MYERS, CrawBordsvlIIe Iod(
FOR SALE—E*gs—From. Pea Comb Partridge Cochins and Wh'teXeghut-ns, -*2frl3 "DB. W.
J. ELSTUN, llN.-Mertdlsnr street, Indlanspolls.Ind
FOB SALE—Yearling Short-born bulls ut of
Cambrian, Jubilee's and Young Mary's. Reentered In the A. S. H. R. JNO. A. THOMPSON,
Edinburg, Ind.
FOB SALE—Eggs—From the best yard of Brown
Leghorns ln the West at {1 per sitting.   I have
-tbeblr^s to. show, for themselves.   Address J. B.
DUTY, Waldron, Ind.
FOB SALE—Four registered Alderney bulls at
reasonable prices;" ready for service. My Jerseys are second to* none ln the State. B. 8. DORSEY, Indianapolis, Ind.    ••*-■ -•■  .
FOR SALE—Thoroughbred Bhort-horn cattle, Po-
.land China pigs. CoUwold sheep, and Plymouth
Rock eggs. 8atl*> 'action guaranteed or money re*
fnBdM. -0. W. TUELL; Vallonla, Jack-ion Co.v.lnd.
FOB BALE-*-Yearling bulls out of Louans, (lam
brlas, Phylllses, etc.ty Geneva Wild Eyes'
86*7, A. S; H. B. by -Itb'Duke ot Geneva. 1750, out of
Imp. Bogulsh Eyes. J. C. JENKINS. Petersburg,
Kentucky,    ..--.* ....
OR SALE—Jersey Bull—Diaz Chief, No. 5,600
. _u    solid tawn, one .year, qjd, nose, tengue. switch
and feet black; yellow skin} line iorm; none better.
. Price 130.  DR. 1.8. XABHART, Mulberry, Ind.
. -sow
F
FOB SALE—The lightning Mole Trap. The enly
efficient mole trap In the market., Formerly
made by Alfred T. Sinker, can be bad by addressing
W. P. MYEB.74 South Pennsylvania street, Indf
anapolis, Ind(> ,   ,-   ,
• 1TIOB SALE—AH persons desiring a show bull for
JP mil, should call on, or adijre- s us at once and
get one, or be beaten this fall. 63 to select from. 47
reds.  Pedigree first-class.  DB. J.P.I 0B8TTH A
- BON, Franklin, Ind. , .-*.'.
EOB SALE—Fifty head of flrst-class thorongh-
. bred Short-horn bulls ready for service, representing the best families and strains. Will be sold
at private sale for three weeks. Address J. P. FORSYTH A tsON, Franklin. Ind.
FOB SALE-Short-horns—I have 10 head of Shorthorn oattle on my farm near Richmond, Ind.,
embracing snch families as Donba Rosas, Endoras,
Bright promises, etc.. also pure Bates bull. I ofler
an elegant chance to persons wishing to start a
berd as my animals aro all first-class breedersand
flue Individuals/ Tbe majority of these cattle were
bred by the well-known breeders, B. Meredith &
BON. of Cambridge City, Ind. Address FBANC1S
A. COFFIN, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOB' SALE-EXTBAOBDINABY—Having succeeded ln obtaining at a fair rate some addl-.
tlonal numbers of Texas land scrip, we are enabled
to offer them nntll further notice at past prices, to-
wit: -*76 each. As heretofore Btated, each certificate
entities the bolder to 640 acres of land, which can
be entered in person or by. correspondence any time
. within Ave years, any where ln Texas. No requirements as to settlement, etc. Title direct from the
Stale, and absolutely 'perfect.; Tbls ls undoubtedly
the safest and best investment ln the world to-day.
In a letter Just'received from the General Land
Commissioner, he states there are plenty of good
lands subject to entry under this scrip, a-lpply In
person or by mall to THB INDIANA INVESTMENT CO., Bankers and Brokers.
MONEY to Joan on Improved Farms at7percent,
interest.  M. E. VINTON A CO., S and„4 Vinton Block Indianapolis, Ind,
MONEY to loan on farms at 7 per cent. Interest,
My terms are -teir and liberal. THOS. O. DAY,
87 East Market street. Indianapolis, Ind.      .
MONEY to loan bn Improved farms at T per cent.
Commissions reasonable.   WM. HENDERSON,?!!-:. Market street. Indianapolis.  '      - ■
TO LOAN—In sums j>f JMO.to po,OCO. for tenn of
..years.at7and8per cent.,on farms ln.Indiana; Interest payable annually on lst of January of
each year, with privilege of paying tie principal or
any part thereof at any - time, ln sums of not less
than |100, or loan may be continued at option of borrower, provided'security remains unimpaired and
interest promptly-paid". Our commission for negotiating loans are aslollows: taOO to 11.000, i per oaaX;
over 1,000 and less tban J3.0C0, Stf per oent.; 11,000 to
5 ,000, i per cent.; over 85,000,2 per oent. H. B. PAL
MER £ CO., 90 East Market street, Indianapolis
eow *■
MIMJELXAJiEOUS.
¥
UB BALK OR EXCHANdE-Good house andlot,
north, for a farm. Addrsss 265 ». Tennessee St.
CURRANT WOBMB quickly and easily destroyed
without polsOn; « years success. Sendldiine
and «c stamp for recipe to SCOTT MORRIS. Frank
Unclad.
A
GBAND DISCOVEBY—By.actnal experiment
—.- a remedy was discovered that will Insure potatoes against the Colorado bug, without the use or
drugs, or hand picking. Send |i, ard toeltormnla
will be sent by return mall. Q. B.- POMEROY,
Walnut, Ind. ''
The census statistics show that the
people of the United States pay $26,250,-
100 annually for their daily newspapers.
This is money well spent^ and probably
yields a better return, all things considered, than money spent in any other
way.  *   •, <*. ■   .1 ••-■• ••• - * ■-  i , .* **'
 ■»■>■» —
During the year 1880 there was manufactured in the United 'States 1,460,837
tons of steel rails.' This was the largest
amount manufactured in any one year
in the history of the country, and is 31
per cent, greater than the production of
1879. ..... •
: A man named Hawthorne recently
, took a drove of" seventy-fivs hogs by
steamer to the Cascades from Portland,
Oregon'.   On the way he proceeded to
! eew up the eyes of all the swine, in order
that, after landing, they might not stray
into the forest and get lost.   He had
I served some of them in that cruel way',
.yhen, by threats of the vessel's officers,
r he was compelled to desist.
'tyivt
Mb. I. N.'Barksb,' Thorntown, Ind., 'a
well-known and reputable stock breeder,
bassoiriepf tb.9 befet Berkshire' breeding
stock in the West, and as fine a lot of pigs
as can be found anywhere.
We have before us the 1881 catalogue of
Jersey cattle on Beech Grove Farm, near
this city, Churchman <fc Jackson, proprietors. We fl ad the animals catalogued all
very flne, belonging to the best milk families of this popular dairy breed. .This herd
of Jenrys is one of the finest in all respects
in the country.   Great care has for  years
the cattle-yards at the foot of Sixtieth street,
was inspected by m»ny -shippers. -It is the
Invention of Isidor Kitsee, ot Cincinnati.
The advantages he cl Urns are that cattle
are fed and watered regularly with, comparatively little. troubl^Uiat they are kept
clean during a long .trippind that they are
not bruised by the j->urney. The car 1b
somewhat larger than the ordinaiy cattle-
car, which usually accomodates from fourteen to seventeen head. This accomodates
twenty, and with ample room. The stalls,
of which there are a series on each aide,
are arranged diagonally with the length of
the car. The partition boards are strong,
but have such Bpring that they will allow
ofa severe strain without bruising the
cittle.   Eac'i animal is  chilced  befona
yards. I am aware a prejudice exists against
them, and many statements made that do
not agree with fact, but after twenty years
experiencs with one of them, my testimony
is directly Iu their favor. In 1856 a corn
and cob mill for horses was added to thi
working machinery of the farm, the ex-
pease being f-15. Within six months 2,000
bushels of corn had been satisfactorily
ground with it, and at five cents per bushel
for grinding, the account stood something
like this: Price of mill, f-i5; grinding 2,000
bushels of corn, ?100; profit, J55. Since
that year the amount ground In that mill
has varied irom 100 bushels to 1,000 per
year, and to-day I ground a grist with old-
time expedition. To this som? one may
reply that I charge myself for  nothing,
Canoor Wart.
Editors Indiana Farmer: -   ■
I have a three-year-old mare that had a
cancer wart on fetlock joint, fore leg, which
I cut off about three weeks ago; bled profusely at tbe time; sin-* then have bathed
It in pork brine.but It don't get well,and my
neighbors say it will grow out again. Can
you tell me what to do for it? C. T.
Take a piece of flit iron about the siz? of
the base of the wart with the edges raised
a little; heat it to a white heat and cauterize it severely.
L. "Is. G.: You wrote on both sides of the
paper, and we cannot use your letter.
Blister his loins. See blisterin this week's
Farmer. Ii affected in breast, see rowel-
ing also.
NICHOLS, SHEPARD * CO 'S THUESHJNO  MACniNE WORKS, BATTLE  CBE£K, MICHIGAN.
been taken in  breeding only  the  best
strains. ■ ' ••     '■>"'■ 'A ■■
Mb. J. L. Thompson, Grant county, Ind.,
has superb flocks of sheep, and has been
very fortunate this season in raising a large
number of fine" lambs from his flocks.
They'are-in prjme condition.
Mb. J, H. Swales, Dearborn county,
sends ns a very; fine sample of wool from
the fleece of one of his yearling Cotswold
ewes. The fleece weighed 18 pounds.. All
of his yearlings ' clipped from 15 to 18
pounds.    ' , , ,"'
Mb. J. G. Putnam, .Neosho, Wisconsin,
has sheared his sheep, and the buck lambs
averaged 12' pounds apiece. They were
only eleven months old. ' He has one that
win soon be two years old, and his fleece
weighed.. twenty-two pounds. Acme's
fleece weighed 32 pounds, and one of his
lambs fleece weighed 18 pounds, and another 18}i. Acme and the two lamb* are
the ones that Mr. Putnam and Mr. Baker
bought in Vermont last fall.
MAY MEETIICG OF THE WOOt-GBOWEBS'.
As heretofore announced, the May meeting of the Indiana Wool-growers' Association takes place in this city on the 25th and
26.h inst. The followihg is the programme
as arranged by the committee at the January meeting: ■      . ,
Semi-annual address of the President.
Appointments of all committees for the
session.   .
"What is the Best Mode of Wintering a
Flock of Fifty or More Sheep," by D. H.
Thompson., ■-.•'C   '    ...
"Manner and Time of Breeding Ewes,
and Give the Best Mode of r'Caring for the
lambs from Time of Birth to Weaning," by
Uriah Privett." "".„,,*        '  .    .'...-
"What is the Best Cross to Put on Our
Common Sheep," by Lee McDaniels.
"What is the Best M(3de of Caring for the
Different Breeds of Sheep, including shelter, etc., by S. W. Dangan.
•'"The Shepherd Dog and His Character,"
by William Hodson.
". Characteristics of the Oxfordshire
Diiwns Sheep," by T. S. Cooper..
,i .   HEW'CATTLE CAB.  .   ..
A new car has been constructed for the
transportation of cattle which has" been
tried with satisfaction between Cincinnati
and New York city. The World of the
latter city Bays of it: : • .
I   ,"The 'parlor cattle car' on exhibition at
bucket made of galvanized iron. Into
this, by-an automatic arrangement, food
and water are supplied. Orer each stall is
a bin containing two bushels of grain.
When a lever' is turned, five . quarts of
grain are emptied from each bin' into the
bucket.' The water is carried in a tank in
the top of the car. At tbe desired time
seven quarts of water are turned Into the
bucket by moving a lever. The: fl >or
slopes from either side to the center of the
car, where at intervals iron gratings are
placed. The cattle can lie down when
they please, and the partitions b3tween
them prevent their interfering, with each
other. The ordinary loss in the weight of
cattle on a three days| trip is from 8 to 12
per cent. Those brought here in Mr. Kit-
see's car, .which came from . Cincinnati,
were out three days arid lost only 2% per
cent. The car costs about (200 more than
one of the old style."
JERSEY CATTLE. .
Messrs. J. E. Mooney & Co., Pleasant
View Stock Farm, near Louisville, Ky.,
last week, bought the entire herd of Jerseys ©wned by Albert G. Herr, Esq., Jefferson county, Ky., 22 in nnmber, 21 cows
and heifers and one bull, for $3,600 cash.
Among the cows are imported Flenvilla
2,720, and Louette 2,719, which have made
respectively 16 and 18 pounds of butter In
seven days on grass and moderate feed.
Eight of these cows have made each from
12 to 18 pounds of butter In seven days.
All the young cows are inbred in tbe celebrated imported Duke of Grey holt. The
young ball Lvly. Mary's Chelton Duke,
recently purchased by Mr. Herr, from T.
S. Cooper, Esq., was sired by Chelton
Duke (Centennial prize winner) and dam
Mr. Hand's imported L-idy'Mary. He is
from two of the best milk and butter families in the'United States.
.*FABM'MILL8.
, We have many times answered question-
as to the value and profitableness to farmers in keeping farm mills, with whi<f_i-[!)ey
can ntiliza the large per cent. «f ft»»^ '■-•a'
is wasted In whole grain fee».ii!,e, ....
another answer at point from ;*.. c-i *x, -/.
ienced farmer in a letter to th*. **..!».«.*,
G.-ntleman:'"      ,*   .', ■■•-       '
"Farm mllis have always been to me valued farming implements, and in my opinion not only a source of profit, but a convenience that puts "their worth far above
market value, and I cannot imagine why
they are not oftener fonnd in the farm-
saying that my timo should be worth something. It is worth exactly as much as the
timeconsumed in taking a grist tothe gristmill, but as T can do my own grinding at
home quicker than I can go to mill, other
things being equal, it looks aa though that
a reduction should be made in my toil to
compensate for my time spent in going to
the grist mill."
From an Old Breeder.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a flock of 3,000 head of American
Merino sheep. Think I have them bred to
a degree of perfection not often attained,
surpassed or even equaled, having been
caring for and breeding sheep for 40 years.
Made the .first (of many purchases) ia Vermont, in 1852, from the best At wood or Iu-
fantado flocks in the State. Having made
selections in person with all the care and
skill I possessed. Limbs mostly dropped,
breeding 1;600 ewes, a portion were dropped iri March, many of which* were lost,
owing to cold and snow, have been doing
well since the weather got warm. Think
30 per cent, of this springs lambs will be
lost, and 40 per cent, of last year's lambs
are now dead from "paper skin" (so-called)
pirasites in bowels and stomach. This
loss embraces a radius of 30 miles, t-oibr-;/;.
ing the best wool-growing and-*»li6-'t>4
breeding sections ln the United S-ates,-
from the Allegheny mountains west 100
miles. My fl>ck averages about' fix to
eight pounds of washed wool to thi) tl- - eo.
Some ewes and rams shearing f.'orti iii to SO
pounds in the grease. Feed became - or?
scarce. G-x-.d jjrade sheep have been selling for* frcci ?4 to $6 per head, and
thoroughbred at ?20 at $100 per head with
wcm>1 on. We awf planting com and shearing sheep. There is much complaint of
corj/not growing, everyone is hunting old
oo-jp, Wool (new clip) will not likely start
»f ovei'i-. oents,but think growers had bet-
hold {of better prices; so many sheep dying
' -vill .cause a reaction within a year. Sheep
..-iii. be high and in demand, as there is so
^r>nt* r.n-r~ tt?"rit"™ ojTr.lr.g 'ip i,-**. ih*:.*
iMOd;:>-. 1.0". S!-' •: *•* **<iO*;U** b'* w*U tri-aj!*.^
m'th .tgr, _ cuttort- .»•■■-'. •....'-£..■;■. l«-»ro,-y
c-iriungjo pasture- *u*.i "'.orn m, «ocl..j
the weather will admit; every wool-grower
and dairyman should'raise sugar stock
to feed in such winters as the past; "when
they cannot get to the ground sheep become costive, get the stretches, die, and no
one knows why ln such winters.
Independence, T'o. ..-■    C. W. BKAxn.
This department Is edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Bnrgeon, author ot Navin's Explanatory
Btock Doctor,
Bnles to be observed by those expectlnc correct
answers:
L Btate the rate of pnlse.
2. The breathing.
8. The standlnr attitude.
4. Appearance of hair.
6. If cough, and secretion from nose, whether
glands between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
the bone.
«. If breathing ls rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time mnst be lost In blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every ttt o hours, for time is too short for an answer.
7. Parties deslrin; answers by mall must enclose a
stamp. *
Editors Indiana Farmer
Please tell me what to do for my horse.
He has a place on one side of his sheath
that has been there about a year. At first
it looked like a wart, but has grown to be
«s large as a hen's egg, and is sore to press
on; does not make him lame or interfere
in any way with his traveling.
, A Rbadeb.
Cut it off and cauterize the base with an
iron heat-xl to a white heat.
Lame Colt.
T.dUor*. Ir.'iana Farmer: ,
,Cau you tell me what ails my colt? He
got lame in his left hind leg about a week
ago. Can discover no fever or soreness in
i nny of his joints. When in the stable he
stands on his toe, when led on level ground
tl >*» not limp much, but going up hill
limps very bad. a. L.
Itycil. cannot discover the disease it is
difiieut to give a remedy. Squat down in
front of him and observe both hock-jointe
on the inner anterior surfaces, and if you
■ilscover, a spot on the lame one more
promlnant than on the other at the same
point, blister twica daily for ten days. See
olister In Fabjteb.
Knit'on Her Side,
Editors Indiana Farmer: '
I have a half blood Jersey cow that has a
very large knot on the side of her head,
mst below the eye, and extends more than
t *ialf way down to her nose.   It has seemed
! o be as hard as bone.   About three or four
*eeks ago I blistered it thoroughly: Within the last few days the center of it has become soft.   We opened it yesterday and
.■onsiderable  of matter ran  from  it.     I
would like to know what it is and what to
lo for it. '   B. C.
Blister severely with Spanish fly, one
mnce; spirits of turpentine, one pint. Rub
iri well with the hand once or twice daily
ior several days. ■    .
Editors Indiana Farmer. .    T     '
I have a horse that, when he gets fretted
or pulls hard up a hill, wheeze; seems
like be can hardly get his breath. Please
tell me if I can do anything for him. My
neighbor has a mare that got fast in the
stable, hurt the side of her head, very near
where the big head comes; not swelled
any; cone hole in her head that runs mat-
tor; can run a probe up it three inches;
has been so three months.   Can it be cured?
A Reader.
He must be wind-broken. Ii so, no cure
for him. It may be nervousness. Let me
know how it commenced. Tell your neighbor to blister his mare's head. See blister
n FAKMEit.'    .,;•■•■
T
Rowel Him. ;..
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a horse that is lame in both fore
shoulders or feet. In backing he does not
lift his fore feet, but acts as though he was
stretching. .His appetite is good, and ho
keeps in good condition.* There is no heat
or fever in the 'shoulders or feet, as I can
discover; does not walk so lame when "on
soft ground. A. M. U.'
Rowel your horse's breast; set in two oh
each side and one in center, likea five spot
playing card. A rowel is made of a piece
of old leather, the size of a half dollar; cut
out the center to form a ring, wrap with a
narrow strip of muslin, cut a hole crosswise in the skin, and with your finger or a
flat chisel, edged piece of stick, make a
pocket downward and insert the rowel,
first smeared with Venice turpentine. Remove, clean, and smear once daily, first
pressing ont the matter, then return until
matter ceases to secrete. If his, feet are
contracted, mule like, send for my patent
shoe, two for 50 cents. . Inclose ground
measure of feet on paper or pasteboard. .
.  Fatal Sheep Disease.
Editors Indiana Farmer: "     !
Please tell me what to do for my sheep.
They  have  a  cough; some  have watery
tumor beneath tbe throat; a pining, wasting away; the skin is pale; some have diarrhea; when they take the diarrhea I can't
stop it.   On examination in the windpipe
and lungs I find a  worm; it is a white
thread-Uke worm from one Inch to tbree
inches in length, and in the stomach I and
another kind of worm, half an inch long,
[find them by the million; and they ex-
end into the intestines; the paunch is full
-ind the stomachs are nothing but water
tnd those fine worms.   I cut the head open
tnd  found  from four to twelve worms,
some not half an inch in length, and some
nil grown.   Does grub in the head kill
*heep? ' W. R. P.
Take podophyllin, one-half once; flour
if sulphur, black antimony, niter, and sulphate of iron, of each two ounces; per sul-
ohate of iron, one ounce; ground ginger,
our ounces; mix, and give one level tea-
^poonful three times daily in feed.or other-
vise.
Origin and Growth of the Famous
"Vibrator" Thresher.	
On this page of the present issue of the
Fabmer, we present to our readers a fine
view of the largest and moet complete
threshing machine and portable engine
manufactory* in the world. Thirty-three
years ago Nichols, Shepard & Co., after an
experience of ten years previous, as manufacturers of farm machinery, steam engines, mill maohinery, etc., commenced
their career as builders of a threshing machine. Their opportunities to watch and
study the principles of the various machines in use were unusual, and gave them
to see clearly that notwithstanding all the
earnest efforts of the best mechanical
skill of the country, there was still room
for the introduction of a machine that
would unite the ability to thoroughly separate and save grain, with a capacity' for
fast work, simple, durable, and adapted to
work successfully iri all kinds'and condition. After carefully considering the situation they decided to take a "new departure," and brought out a machine
which they very appropriately christened
the "Vibrator." This step was taken in
1S68. The first year they built and sold
ten machines, the second twenty, and
from that time forward, iri the' face of the
most unscrupulous opposition, they have
steadily and successfully "paddled their
own canoe," until now their annual production is without doubt the largest in the
warld, and the old "endless apron" idea
has became defunct,' compelling the manufacture of many imitations of the .'|yi-
brator.". Tbe rapid advance made by the
farmers and threshermen of the oountry^
in the use of farm machinery, brought to
notice the fact that In order to meet their
wants fully a first-class portable farm
engine must accompany this matchless
thresher, and this enterprising company
readily "took in the situation," and lost
no time iri presenting to the country the
finest and most complete portable engine
the worid ever saw. Devoting all their
efforts and 'skill in the single channel of
perfection in the line of threshing machines and portable engines, their trade
has assumed such proportions as to compel the establishment of Branch Houses
and Transfer DDpots at Indianapolis, Kansas City, St. L6uis' and other points in the
West and Southwest. -In order to meet the
demands of their customers they are now
running their factory at Battle Creek '
Mich., with an Increased force and on
more than full time.
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