VOL. XVI.
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IKDLA^APOLIS, INDLAaNA, SATUBDAT. JUNE 18, 1881.
NO. 25.
rOBMAUB.
F
OR SALE—A thoroughbred  Alderney cow and
heifer, call at 185 Harrison atreet, Indianapolis.
FOR BAI.B—Farms—In varlo-os parts of Indiana,
by IM. ABBUCKLE, Agent, W East Market
atreet, Indianapolis, Indiana.
FOR SALE— Eggs— From tbe beat yard of Brown
Leghorns In the West at tl per sitting.   " *
"now for tbemeelvea.  A dor
tbe birds to ahow __
DUTY, Waldron, Ind.
I have
ress J. B,
Fofi SALE—Fonr reentered Alderney bnlls at
reasonable prices; ready for rervlce. My Jerseys are second to none in the State. R. 6. DORSEY, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SALE—Farm oi S3 acres, well Improved,
good stock water, fine buildings. Terms reasonable. Call on, or addreaa K. A. HARTLEY,
Frtendswood, Hendricks Co., Ind.
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FOR SALE—Nice 40 acres af ground. 30 acred under enltlvation. close to Bloomington atatlon,
atthe most reasonable terma. Apply at once to V.
K. MORRIS, 68 East Market street, Irdianapolls,
Indiana.
FOR BALE—I bave fonr Spanish Merino bucks,
two to live years old, which I wish to Bell or exchange for same kind of stock. For particulars, address E. BUTTERFIELB, Wright's Corner, Dearborn county, Ind.
TTIOR SALE—All persons desiring a show bnll for
JC 1881, should can on. cr adtire-a us atonceand
get one, or be beaten this fall. 53 to select from. 47
reds. Pedigree first-clasa. DR. J. P. FORSYTH A
SON, Franklin, Ind.
FORSALE—Farm of 4ft acres ln Hendricks county. Ind.,* adjoining Amo on Vandalla R. R.
Price, »1.650. WIU lease a well-Improved 31 acre
farm adjoining to the purchaser. M. ARBUCKLE,
68 Eaat Market atreet, Indianapolis, Ind.
TTIOR SALE—A fine Light Brahma rooster Juatl
lj year old. of tbe purest strain, $3; and a hen of
eame sitting. (2, or both together (S, boxed ln good
order for shlpplngto any punt Address J. H. Vj
diana Far ---  "-"■ ••-■
SMITH, Indli
Farmer office, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—Farm of 160 acres Di milea Bouthwest of Mooresville, 100 acres in cultivation,
balarce timber and blue- g*a!>B, gcod buildings and
orchard; Also 13 acres, part In enltlvation, balance
timber and blue-grass, adjoining Mooresville, and
house and lots ln tawn. Apply to ABNER HADLEY, Commissioner, Mooresville, Ind.
F
OR SALE— Short-horna—I have-20 head of Short-
     horn cattle on my farm near Bichmond, Ind.,
embracing such families as Donha Rosas, Ei-doras,
Bright Promises, etc.. also pure Bates bull. I ofier
an elegant chance to persons wishing to starts
herd as my animals are all first-class breeders and
fine individuals. The majority of these cattle .were
bred by the well-known breeders, S. Meredith A
SON. of Cambridge City. Ind. Address FRANCIS
A. COFFIN, Indianapolis, Ind.
laOAJIS.
MONEY to loan on Improved Farms at 7 per cent.
Interest.  M. E. VINTON tt CO., 8 and 4 Vin
ton Block Indianapolis, Ind.
'M^
ONEY to loan on farms at 7 per cent. Interest.
ay terms are fair and libera*. THOS. C. DAY,
87 Eaat Market street, Indilnapolla, ind.
MONEY to loan bn Improved farms at 7 per cent.
Commissions reasonable.   WM. HENDERSON, 74 E. Market street, Indianapolis .
TO LOAN—Money to loan on first mortgage of
Improved city and farm property, ln Indiana
and Ohio, at very low Interest, witboutcommlsslon,
and with the privilege of payment before maturity.
Prompt parties, with desirable security, oan be accommodated without delay. All local -securities—
City, Connty, Town and Railroad Bonds—negotiated. JOS. A. MOORE, 81 Kast Market street.
JL   years, at 7 and 8 per cent., on farms ln Indiana; interest payable annnally on Iat of January of
ch year, with privilege of paying the principal or
each
10 LOAN—In sums of |8W to •J10.0CO.- ror torm of
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a; is
chy_  .  	
any part thereof at any time, ln sums of not leaa
than fl00, or lean may be continued at option of borrower, provided security remains anlmpalred and
Interest prompHy paid. Onr commission for negotiating loans are aa follows: K00 to J1.000,1 per cent;
over 1,000 and less than $3,0CO, 8X per aent.; (6,000 to
8,000,8 per cent.; over IS.000,2 per eaat. H. B. PAL
MKR 4 CO., SO Eaat Market street, Indianapolis.
the owner notice of same; If the owner ls
not known to him, he most post np in
three public places ln township, notices describing stock so taken np. The stock so
taken up mnst be fed and cared for. If the
owner appears in ten days from notice, he
is required to pay three dollars for impounding, and cost of feeding. If no one appears,
after ten days the animal may be sold.
HOIKS ABOUT BBEBDIHO.
Professor Tanner, of the Agricultural
College, Eng., one of the best authorities
on the sulject, says that when the
rainfall is small and the herbage more than
usually scant, much difficulty is found in
getting ordinary stock to breed, a dry dietary being very unfavorable for breeding
animals and very much retarding successful impregnation. On the other hand,
rich, juicy and succulent vegetation is very
favorable to breeding.
In another place he remarks that the
nOn-laUpregnatlon ot Uie female may generally be traced to an excessive fatness in
one or both of the animals and an absence
of constitutional vigor. The breeding pow*
ers are most energetic when animals are in
moderate condition, uninfluenced either by
extreme fatness or leanness.
He is also of opinion that the most prolific breeders are usually good milkers and
produce the most healthy and vigorous
offspring.
THE FIRST BH0BT-H0BH SALE.
We believe that the first noted herd sale
of Short-horn cattle was that of Charles
Colling, Durham county, England. This
occured in 1810. It was here that the
noted bull Comet sold for $5,000, and cows
sold high as ?2,500. The herd of twenty-
nine head averaged $700 each. This was
the highest price that ever had been paid
for cattle, and it attracted attention all over
the grazing districts of Europe. Whatever
may be said in praise of other breeds, it is
a fact that no other race of cattle have ever
grown so steadily in favor in the past century aad *»-h»lf.-^First imported Into this
country in 1785, now there is no grazing
district on the continent without them. It
is equally true perhaps, that no other single branch of husbandry has resulted ln so
much wealth and prosperity to the American farmer. .And considering the vast opportunities of the West lt may be readily
seen that we are but at tne threshold ofour
possibilities in this regard. No one who
grows beef cattle can afford to be without
the Short-horn, in grading up his common
cattle.
Th* Buckfeye Sell-Binding Harvester, Manufactured by Anllman, Sillier A Co., Akron, Ohio.
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S.S. Earhart:— Certalnly,breeding bulls
should not be allowed to run at large,- but
should be well cared for. .
Messrs. T.C. Robikson and J. V. Grigs*
bt, will sell at Winchester, Ky., in July,
seventy-five or eighty head of short-borne.
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C. M.Stone, Harrisburg,Fayette oounty,
Ind., has fust sold six Cotswold sheep
whose aggregate weight was 1,280 pounds.
The six sheep sheared ninety-one pounds
of wool.
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. G. W. & D. L. Thomas, Homer, Ind.,
have recently sold to A. "L. Folger, N.
Blackledge and T. A. Jones, Bush county,
Ind., several fine thoroughbred Shorthorns, all straight pedigreed stock.
An important Short-horn sale takes place
at the Union Btock yards, this city, as will
be noticed on the fifth page of the Farmer,
on Thursday, June 23d inst. We are assured that this lsa fine selection of both
males and females, and offers rare inducements to breeders.
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Mb. G. T. Howard, New Bethel, this
county, says the fleeces from the herd of
Geo. Adams, averaged 10}£ pounds, and
those of Geo. Thompson, 10K. Both W8
grade Cotswolds. Mr. Howard has several
fine grade bucks which he offers to Rttv
one wanting snch.
GEOWING DIEHARD FOB BH0BT-H0BNS.
A Maryland farmer writing to the American Farmer says that there is quite a brisk
and growing demand for Short-horn cattle
and Cotswold sheep in that State. Whilst
the demand in Maryland is extremely
brisk for Short-horns, and they are taken
as fast as they can be produced from my
herd of 40 and over registered cows. Last
week I sold to Judge Frederick. Stump,
of Cecil county, Md., heifer calf "Belle of
Poplar Grove)" six weeks old, for 4125,
and "Kentucky Prince," four months old,
for $100. These are not claimed to be
big prices, but fair ones, and fully illustrate tbe fact that Short-horns are the
preferred beef cattle in Maryland. Cotswold sheep are in great demand this
season, and nearly all my lambs are
already taken at paying prices. Having
sold off so close the past season, I have
been compelled to import some yearlings
from Canada to meet the demand for
yearlings, and have a superior lot (registered ones) that clipped an average of 15%
pounds, clear of tags. Three of my own
breeding of ewe yearlings carried over
from last summer, clipped 16%, 17, and 17%
pounds of wool, clear of tags; and I think
this season's lambs, with good care, a yea?
hence may even give larger weights than
these. Good winter keep not only foices
the carcass of the sheep into greater size,
but largely increases the weight of. the
fleece, and it is false economy in any farmer to starve off the fat from his animals
la winter to be able to sell a little more hay
o? a little more cora-
meal, cooked, and after consuming 45 bushels of the cooked meal, they gained 799
pounds, or very nearly 15 pounds to the
bushel of meal.
A. Chandler, Jerome, Hillsboro county, Mich., is meeting with great success
with his stock this season. He breeds Suffolk and Essex swlne, and his reputation
and success are the result of fifteen years
of experience with these two. varieties.
Those of our readers who wish to investigate the merits of these breeds of swine,
should not.fall tp write Mr. Chandler.
STOCK 1AW, .
A correspondentaskaaboutthe stock law.
tod In regard to animals running at large,
The law provides that county commissioner may by order on their own records determine what kind of stock may or may
not run at large on unfenced lands. Where
they have forbidden by order certain kinds
of stock from running at large, any dtkan
may take up such animals, and must give
auditors Iullana Farmer.
I have a high grade calf three months old
to-day that weigh 345 pounds. At, two
months old It weighed 235 pounds. You
see he gained one hundred and ten pounds
1b SO days; never ate anything, but milk
andgriss. John Hamilton.
Montgomery Co.'
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Ea-porimenta in Feeding Hogs. -
ain Iowa farmer put up 20 one-year-old
hogs, and for the first 28 days fed them on
dry shelled corn, of which they ate 82 bushels and gained 837 pounds—over It pounds
to the bushel of corn. He then fed the
same hogs for 14 days on dry corn-meal,
during Which time they consumed 4? bushels aid gained 553 pounds, or 11% pounds
to the bushel. The same hogs were then
fed 14 days on cornmeal and water mixed,
consumed 66K bushels of corn and gained
731 pounds, or 13% pounds to the bushel of
corn.   He then fed them 14 days on oorn-
Bhort-Horn Cattle—Monthly Bales at
the Stockyards.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
There was placed in my hands a few
weeks ago a catalogue of the Short-horn
herd of Dr. J. P. Forsyth & Son, of For-
sythdale, Johnson county, Ind. Being In
Franklin soon thereafter.myfriendDr. Webb
invited me to drive with him to Forsyth-
dale, which invitation I readily accepted,
as it would give me an opportunity to examine the Doctor's herd ol Short-horns
and learn what experience and careful
breeding will produce. Having carefully
examined the pedigrees of the animals as
given in the catalogue on its reception, I
decided at once that each individual animal looked well on paper.
Now, Mr. Editor, I must say that when I
took that catalogue from my pocket and
asked to be shown a certain animal named
in the catalogue, I saw an individual fully
up to the standard of excellency, that such
a pedigree would leave one to expect, and
so with nearly every animal asked to have
exhibited. The Doctor showed us a herd
of about 50 young bulls that with few exceptions would be difficult to beat, either
as individuals or as a herd. The majority
of these bulls are excellent types of the
breed, being large and broad of shoulder
and hip, deep of chest and flank, thick In
the best parts and well put together. On
close examination of the pedigrees I found
tbe Doetor had carefully avoided In-and-
in breeding, which If carried to any great
extent, In my opinion, could but rctault in
degenerating the stock.  .
Now, right here, let me ask why will the
stock raisers of this State persist In raising
inferior scrub stock with the present low
prices of Short-horns and such stock as
this within easy reach? In many of the
stock raising sections of Wisconsin the
farmers have established what they call
tbere, monthly fair or sale days, which is
simply taking the stock that they wish to
sell or exhibit to a general market place on
a fixed day of each month, where all go
that wish to buy any kind of stock. Why
cannot something of this kind be inauguj
rated ln this State at some central point,
say the Indianapolis stockyards, where all
may bring any stock they have for sale or
to exhibit, and where all may come thai
wish to buy? These sales may be either
private or auction sales, as suits the seller.
I make this as a suggestion, that others
may express their views on this question
more fully. . E. S. F,
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Sheep Notes.
-Tho Cotswold often weighs as high as 300
pounds*
The man wheneglects to purchase a pure
bred ram because it costs more than a common one, ls the man who always Insists
that sheep are ver/ unprofitable.
It does not require heiry pastures tor
sheep. They are great foragers, and weedsj
leaves, and even stubble enters into their
bill of fare. They equal the goat ln that
respect.
Sheep raising In Texas continues to be
profitable. In 1875, Mr. McKenzie started
In the business ln Maverick county, with a
capital of -1740. Aa the result of five years
business his clear profits above all expenses
are f 20,187. During this time he has maintained a family and schooled tour children.
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When fattening an animal lor beef, let the
process be as quick as possible. Any Btlnt
in feeding will make the meat tough and
Stall fed animals will fatten moire
Tbls department ia edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Burgeon, author ot Navin*. Explanatory
Stock Doctor,
Roles to be observed by those expecting correct
answers:
1. Btate tke rate ol poise.
2. The breathing.
S, The standing attitude.
4. Appearance of hair.
5. It conch, and secretion trom nose, whether
elands between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. 11 breathing* li rapid, accompanied by ratUeor
rushing sound, no time mnst be lest ln blisterlnc
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of beUadonna 30 drops on tongue Mtemately
••V overy tii o boon, for timo la too short for aa answer.
T. a»-**]ea desiring answers hy mail mnst enclose a
stamp. -*.v .
^pclcrtnarji.
stantly wet with tincture of arnica and cold
water, one ounce of the former to one pint
of the latter. .When the inflammation is
out of it if swelling remains, blister.
dry*
readily than others, and young animals Ire*
quire richer food than older ones,
We take please ln recommending to our
patrons the consideration of Dr. Navin's
advertisement in this day's issue of the
Farmer. We understand that large premiums have been oflered by European
governments to their subjects for the invention of a shoe which would permit the
natural expansion of the horse's foot in violent action, but the honor of such a boon
to the horse has been reserved to our own
great country, as so many other great improvements have.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What shall I do for a mule five years old,
in good flesh, good appetite, but don't shed
very freely and can't stand much hard
work on hot days; ln sunshine don't sweat
much, but in cool weather Is quite strong
and shows ne signs of weariness.    N. B.
Cannot advise you. If we could see it
we might know his ailment.
Editors Indiana -Farmer:
What Is the right age to spay-a heifer?
Give method, if possible. J. W.
' Tou can spay a heifer or oow as soon as
puberty is established, or sooner. You
cannot do it with all the instructions you
can get. There is a veterinary surgeon in
this city who weare told has a new method.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me what to do for my colt. It
ls four weeks old; was foaled very crooked;
the fore legs are bowed out at each knee-
joint; just below the knee-joint when first
foaled was a large lump, about the size of a
goose egg, which was soft; now it has become hard and is about one-third as large.
...... . G.H.CT
Paint the enlargement twice daily with
tincture of Iodine. To straighten the limbs
you must bandage them to two guttered
splints Well padded.
Hoofs Split.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer:
The hooft of some of my cows are troubled
with a cracking or splitting in the center of
each part. ' Is lt gravel? They get thin
and poor and are very lame. E. C.
■ Bub your cows feet joining and up on
the hide and between the hoofs with spirits of turpentine twice, daily until quite
sore, then grease.
■Tip-toeing."
fell tors Indiana Farmer:
My oolt appeared to be all right till about
two weeks old. It then began to walk on
the toes of the front feet instead of flat-
footed, and keeps getting worse all the
time.   It Is hearty. J. W.
Cannot diagnose the case except, by seeing him. Your living ln this oounty, the
expense of going to see him will not be
much.
Lame Colt.
JSdltOfa Ihdlana Farmer:
I bought a colt about Mlf-Se weeks ago and
it soon got lame; was lime about five days.
I could see no B#Bliing any place. Yester***
day It kicked against the stall and ls very
la-iie atealn; swelled some at the knee. List
\ winter kicked against a stump and was
lame a day or two.   What ls the matter?
A.A.B.
'  He Is lame and swollen, yon say-.   WeU,
keep the swollen part, hock I suppose, oon-
Lame Colt.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My neighbor has a lame oolt. When a
week old its fore leg commenced swelling,
and In a few days it swelled as large again
as it was, and it seemed to be gathering
matter. It was lanced ln three or four
places, and has been running bloody matter ever since. We have been using turpentine on it and bathing it with cold
water two or tbree times a day. It Is about
two weeks since it has been lame. Colt
looks well and walks on three legs.
E.H.
. Paint lt with tincture of iodine twice
dally; take a shaving brush or bunch of
hair tied to il stick.
Use the Bowel.
Editors Indian a Farmer:
I have a horse which is crippled in front
feet or shoulders. It seems very hard for
him to back out of or turn round in his
stall, or any small space; limps very bad
when he steps on a stone or anything hard
with the Inside or toe of his foot; stumbles
very bad; Is shrunken In the breast; has
old cracks In the skin on the outside of
pastern joint; hair looks well; eats very
hearty; can't discover any fever in his feet
or shoulders. Subscriber. '
Rowel his breast; insert four rowels.
You have often seen them described in the
Farmer. When the breast is well send
and get a pair of my patent shoes from
John Maloney, of this city.
Waited too Long.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me wbat to do for my colt.
When about a week old he got very lame
in his left fore leg and a large swelling
came on the front part of his knee; he is
now three years old and he has been getting better ever since. He still limps some
and the swelling ls as large as ever, but
there is no soreness or inflammation present. The swelling seems to be a callous
place and not an enlargement of the bone.
The leg is a little smaller below the knee
than the other leg. F. A. A.
You have had extra good patienoe to be
sure, but you waited too long; now nothing but the knife will take the enlargement
away. If the capsular ligaments are not
involved it may be removed by a skillful
surgeon, otherwise must stay.
Catarrh.
Editors Indiana Farmer;
My pigs have a cough with short, quick
breathing. Some call It thumps. Will you
please give a remedy? H. B. T.
They have catarrh, or'lung fever; either
one, give sedatives or diuretics; drop 10 to
20 drops Of tincture of aconite root and the
same amount of tincture of belladonna on
their tongues every two "hours, using the
aconite flrst. For a diuretic, drench with
spirits of niter from half to one and a half
ounces In water every two hours. Thumps
is a spasmodic action of'the diaphragm,
perhaps an attendant upon pneumonia or
pleuro pneumonia. To the first dose of
the niter add half an ounce of the tincture
of digitalis for a 50 or 80 pound pig, and
half that for a lesser one. Give only one
dose of the latter In six or eight hours.
ground  ginger,  four  ounces;  bloodroot,.
flour of sulphur, pulv. niter and black an**
timony,  ot each two ounces.   Dose, one
teaspoonful three times dally In mixed*'
feed.
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. STBAWBEBBT AHD FL0WBB SHOW.
The annual exhibition of small fruits
and flowers made by the Marion County Agricultural and Horticultural SocU (
ety on Friday, the 10th, was a success,,
as regards the amount and' quality of-
the products exhibited. The attendance-
should have been mnch larger. The-
awards were as follows: •
strawberries. ;
Best collection of berries, Oeorge Whltson, Valley,*
Mills. *, •
Best five varieties, Henry Mankedick, city.
Best fi?nr varieties, Albertson & Hobbs, Bridgeport.
Best three varieties, Henry Mankedick.'
Best single variety, Sylvester Johnson, Irvington,
Best variety not heretofore exhibited, Henry
Mankedick.
Best Wilson Albany, same.
Rest Green Prolific, same.
Best Kentucky,Albeitson A Hobbs, same.
Best Captain Jack, same.
Best Cumberland Triumph, same.
Best Sharpiess Seedling, same.
Best Crescent, same.
Best Downing, George Whltton.
CHERRIES.    -
Bestcollection of cherries,  Miss Ringer, Law-.
rence. i     ." '/-
Second collection of cherries, same.       • • /. •
.   FLOWER   IalST. ,'"/
Best ten roser, Thomas laewls, city.
Second best Ave roses ln pots, same,   *.
Best five Fuchsias ln pots, Bertermann Brother*},
city. ..,'•■'.■• # *    -
Best collection variegated plants, Thomas Lewis.
•Best collection five pinks, same.
Second collection five pinks, same.
Best collection Verbenas, same.
Best collection Greenhouse plants, divided between Lewis and Bertermann.
' The premiums for vegetables were all"^
captured by Jacob Traub, of this city..
The  committee appointed to award •-*
premiums on the fruit exhibited therewith made the following report:*.
The small nnmber of premiums ottered
as compared with the extraordinarily
fine display of varieties of strawberries,
made it  difficult to do justice to  all of
the exhibitors.   Iu many instances the
difference was, scarcely perceptible, so*
close  that perhaps a more competent:
committee would have come to a quite-
different .conclusion.   Had- there been
second  and third premiums  it would**
have been more agreeable  to the committee in some instances and doubtless :
to the contestants also. There were also,
a number of very new varieties not oiv
the society's premium list, which therefore could not be considered by the committee.   On  the other hand the com-,
mittee  was greatly surprised to see so*
few specimens of that great market va-.
riety, 'Wilson's Albany, oa the tables.
As flne, showy and deserving as these
varieties  were that secured the premiums, the committee does not wish it understood as recommending them as more ,
profitable or desirable to grow for market, or as amateur sorts, over other fine
and popular new and old varieties;  but
as they are  all very flne  show berries..
and of general good  report, that they.
are worthy of trial in different latitudes ,
for general cultivation.
I. D.G.Nelson,   ,
Mr. Foi*aER, i
W. C. IaAlS-QD-ON,     ;
Committee.
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The great revival in this city still continues. A recent estimate places the.
number of conversions at over 1,600.
Meetings have been held at the Zoo
theater, where a class of people were
gathered wbo never enter a church.
They were found to be interested in
-gacred things and ready and anxious to
hear the truth. Evening meetings have
been continued ln a number of churches,
all week.
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Distemper.   ;
Editors la-d'.lna Parmer.
My horses had.the distemper very bad,
ahd all but ono broke under the throat; he
run well at the hbse and the swelling in
tha throat and between the j*wa disap-1
peared: appetite returned; worked him
yesterday moderately, and this morning he
is attacked with stiffness and swelling on
lower breast and Inside of fore-legs; swelling has extended in toward the middle of
the belly-; comes in lumps, Uttle at first,
then run together; skin very hot. What
shall I do? H. H. C.
Cease working your horse; take a narrow blade pen-knife; place yonr thumb
against the' blade half an Inch from the
point; prick the tumor on each side from
end to end, three inches apart.    Take
The Buokeye Binder.
In the cut on this page we give our readers an illustration of the celebrated Buck- .
eye Self-Binding Harvester, manufactured ::
by Aultman, Miller & Co., Akron, Ohio.
The binding of grain by machinery is no_
longer an experiment but an acknowledged
fact, and the value of this principle ls now
so well known and approved of by farmers
that reaping machines in which it ls a part
are in general use throughout the wh'eati.
growing sections of the  country.    The.,
Buckeye uses either twine or wire, as pur—-
chaser may wish, and the construction is -
such tbat the machine is completely .divested of everthlng ln the way ot traps
triggers and springs, so characteri-atlo of
other binders. . We have no hesitation in
recommending the Buckeye to our readers,.,
for It has been prominently before the public for the past 25 years, and Is to-day the
favorite and leading machine ln every section where wheat is grown- and harvested.
Those who wish to further investigate its.
merits should send tothe manufacturer*
for their special circulars which  contain
detailed descriptions, with engravings and
full directions for operating the machine.
C. li. Merrifield, this city, Is agent for the
machine, and onr readers will always find
»m full line ol them on exhibition at his
wareroom*, No.   69   West   Washington
street.