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VOL." XVI.
INDlAKAPOLiIS, INDIANA, SATUBDAY. SEPT. 3, 1881.
TOBUU.
F
OR BALE—Pure»rfd Phepherdpups. Inquire
0IJ A JMhS M. WIP6HIP, Bnshvllle, Ind.
FOB BALE—Twenty colonies best Italian bees for
sale lo* by T W. ABBOTT, 874 North Tennes-
lee street,.Indianapolis, md.
FOB PALE—A Sne lot el Poland China pin.
of my own breeding.  Very cheap,    --■
H. AIKM A1.. Box 21. Sana. Ind.
     All
Address Ia.
FOB BALK—Twe yearllrg bulls, Beds. Young
Wary. 5168. Favorite: ToDCFPnyllls.7550.Kva's
proud Duke 2d.   E. C. THOMPbON, Edinburg, Iud.
FOB 8AI.E—Cotswold buck lambs at $15 from my
Impoi ted bnck.   He weighs tis ponnds.  Tne
piiie winner.  JAMES M. MAKLOW, Adams, Ind.
FOB SA 1/E—Jersey bull. Friar 2d. A. J. C. C. registered. No. 4270.2 vara old.   Solid fawn, b ack
points. Addict a O. I. feTRA't TON,BuUervUle. Ind.
FOB BAIaE—Cheap  to close ont the business. 25
head o'purely bred Short-horns, for a bargain,
iddress B. LEWIS.P. O. box I'o. 30, Louisville,Ky.
FOB 8 a IaB.—A few fine Berkshire male plg*.slred
by Eimwood Ptince. Imported hog. Prices
very I> w. A pply sen. JOHN H. SWALES, Logan,
Be»rborn county, Ind.
TftOB S » L.E—A few pairs_o£ nice younr Plymouth
Bock chicks four and five months eld. at-$2 a
pslr. MM.J.o.Kll*G8BUB'y,c*.relndlanaFarui-
ei lo , IndlanapoUs latt.
FOK SAJE— 00 hntheis pure Clawson Wbeat
Wfce has Bock Wheat ior sale Please announce It through tbe Indiana Farmer. B. £.
CfltONETH, Oreencaatle. Ind.
FOB BAlaE-Two flDe ltd bull calves.8months
old. irrm Imported Chofdea, also cows and
heifers, all recorded which we win sell low down.
AddreM JACOB TAYLOR,Spice.and, Ind.
FOB SALE- Cotswold Sheep—80 head ot shearling
bucks and 30 head of shearling ewes, all Imported from Canada last November, and a lot of
■prime lambs. Address £. J. Kl- EL, Vlncences,lnd.
FOB SALE-One half mile north of Bloomington,
Ind., a small farm of tl acres, good Improvements: also 95 seres adJ-lnlDK it. For particulars,
address CHABLKS T. BOBM.TS0N, Bloomington,
FOB BAI*E-Be*fd Wbeat—Alabama White. In
any quantity up to 100 bushels. Best wbeat lor
•ur climate. Price t! 60 per bushel. Samples sent
on application. Addresa WM. A. FLINN, Balem.
Indiana.
FOB BaUaaE-Clawson Wheat-! bave 76 bntbels
■gocd Beed when which I will sell at 1175 per
bushel, delivered at express cilice, the purchaser
rtylajr for  tlie tacks.    Address D. * 8.   BaUTII,
Spring field, Ind.
FOK SALE-A first-clMs breeding Jack, also a
•good general purpose bone. The Jack can
chow a Use lot ot colts, end the horse has taken first
rremluntat Indiana State fair. ■ Reasonable prices
wlllbs made   SIMEON TINDER, Dam-Lie, Ind.
T70K SaLE-lon.COO Apple, Peach. Plum and Cber-
X ry trees. AKoa large stock or Raspberries,
btrawberries. Gooee berries, Blackberries and Currants. Bend a list of wbat yon want and we will
tire special prices. H. M. MMPSON & CO., Vln-
c«a&ea,Iud,
ister of Agriculture, that no cattle disease
existed in any part of tbe Dominion, the
Princeton Standard,referriog to the visit cf
Cr. Thayer, of the American Cattle Disease
•Commission, to that coanty says: After
making several ante-mortem examinations
of diseased cattle in the vicinity of Picton
and New Glasgow, Dr. Thayer was joined
by Dr. HcEahran, a veterinary surgeon,
sent here by.the Dominion government.
These gentlemen, assisted by residents ot
the town, investigated tbe matter as folly
as possible. They lonnd the farmers seriously alarmed abont the disease, and with
reason, 'as it was raging with great malignity in many herds. One farmer, whose
sick cow was examined, bad lost seven cattle already this season, while five had died
last year. Another man, when asked if be
had-' any sick cattle, replied: So, every
one was dead. Many such instances were
discovered."
T?0K SALE—Cheap. If token soon, my flne Jersey
X1. bull, Mlnulns.No. MM.  Is one or finest bred
in the State. Dark fawn, rich yellow skin Is sure
getter; lain fineconritlon either for service or show
rlojr: rj.ve nstdhtmin my herd two seasons, and
do not *wl**h tn lnbre-ad. W onld trade for otber noes.
. B. 8. KTJ-oSEIaL, Zionsville. Ind.
■T?0K BALK-Yellow Missouri Wbeat lor Seed—
X Selected by Agricultural Department at Washington aa specially adapted to tnls ' locality. Was
Sruiiuced by a crosa between the Bine Stem and
ledlterraneat. Smooth heads. stiff heavy straw.
Suitable for bottom or upland. Yields heavy. Bave
raised lt for three years with great success. Can
spare & few bushels. Delivered at express office ln
sacks at tl toper bushel; 81 Wior X bushel. Ii KINKY
C MEBKD1TB, Cambridge City, ltd.
lsOAsn.
■Vf OlsrEr" to loan on improved farms at 7 per cent.
JSX. Commissions reasonable. WM. HEKDEB
6011,74 E. Market street. Indianapolis.
TO XOAN—Meaeyto loan  on first mortgue of
improved city* and farm property, ln Indiana
and Obio, at very low interest, wltnontcom-mlsslon,
Prompt parties, witb desirable security, can be accommodated without delay. All local i
City, County, Town  snd   Railroad Boi
atei. J OS. A. HOOBE. 84 * ast Market street.
  securities—
[lroad Bonds—negotl-
MlaCEIalaAHEOKS.
8 TBA TED—From 847 Ash street, this city, two
cows. One white, with InBlde or ears and nose
brown; the other a Durhsxn, roan and white, most-
ly roan, both yoang and giving milk.
FOR BALE OUTBADE- A good Spanish Merino
bnck. premium stock, will trade foragood
Cotswold bock lamb, or yearling, rrwlll sell reasonable. Address C. G. LANDiS, Ollead, Miami(Jo„
Indiana.
WASTED.
WANTED—A good and industrious man snd
wife to take charge of a Broali farm near the
;!'y. Man most understand atock. Apply at 124 E.
Vermont Btreet.   W. P.UHBIbTIAN.
°$,W£
jtaclu
The quality of the wool raised in California anj Oregon this year is reported 20 per
<snt. better than last year.
Wastes for Btock Is reported as getting
very scarce in many quarters. In some
localities stock have to be driven many
■fc-Uw for water.
The number of horses, cattle, mules,
ibeep, and bogs in Ohio by the returns of
1881 in ss follow: Horses, 707,025; cattle,
'.633,462; males, 23,078; sheep, 4,923,174,
*nd hogs, 1,795,770.
•Much: hay and fodder have been used in
'he past ftw -weeks of the drouth to supply
'he food usually afforded at this time of
fear by the pastures, which have dried up.
^° greater drouth has prevailed in many
Actions oi the West ln the past forty years.
— m,	
Th* importation of 100 splendid Norman
W<sj, t»y e. Dillon * Co., Bloomington,
'"•» as heretofore noticed, arrived at New
fork on the steamer City of London, in
'e best condition, and are now doing well
a the farm of the company at Blooming-
'*"» 111. ' Those who have been to see the
loraesprOaonn<ie them -very fine indeed. ^
^USKABI CATTXE DISEASE IH KOVA
SCOTIA,  CANADA.
^^Information from the East, states
Jtt the cattle plague is prevailing to an
^rmiog extent in Canada E*8t. -The
rtaoeton Standard says:   "Notwithstand-
! the emphatic denial of the depaty-mln-'
What Is EnsilageP
Written by A. S. Heath, M. D., Professor of Cattle,
Sheep and Swlne Department of Columbia College
ot Comparative Medicine, and President American
Institute Farmers'Club.
Ensilage ispresrved gieen 'odder crops
in pits called silos. This was first successfully accomplished by Auguste Goffart in
France in 1873. This green fodder is kept
In a state as near the natural focd of herbivorous animals as it is possible, fer use
tbe year round when it is desirable to feed,
either in tbe droughts of summer or the
cold of winter.
THB PRINCIPLE OP EalSIIaACIB -
is essentially tbe same as tbat of canning
fruits or vegetables by excluding atmospheric air from these gigantic jars or silos.
It is one of the most remarkable inventions benefitting modern agriculture, for it
supplies an enormous quantity of food tor
animals from the hitherto' almost useless
dry stalks of the cereals and grasses, which
it now preserves fresh with all of their
natural and nutritious juices. Thus by
ensilage a large quantity of cheap food is
preserved, hy which m-aans all of the phosphates are preserved to the soil, and, therefore, two crops may be harvested from
every acre at the leaat possible impoverishment of the soil, for these crops are
gathered before tbe maturity of the  seeds. <
THI. PB0CES3 I
is simply to cut the crops designed for ensilaging just at the approaching or early
flowering season. These are cat hy a
power cutter abont % ot an inch long, so
as to enable them to settle and pack firmly
in the silo so as to most perfectly exclude
the atmospheric air. Pressure sufficient to
exclude and keep out the air is all tbat is
required.
Among those wbo have taken advantage
of this process Bince 1876 in this oountry
are Messrs. Francis Morris, O. B. Potter, C.
W. Mills, Whitman <fc Burrill, John J.
Heally, and scores of practical and scientific agriculturists, wbo have all verified
tbe great valne of ensilage by keeping
larger herds on less land than it was possible on the old wasteful, imperfect and indigestible and nnnntritious fodder. Tariety of crops for ensilage Is desirable, .
THE  FEEDLNQ
of properly mixed and properly preserved
fodders possesses many advantages over
the old system. First-class butter, cheese,
beef, mutton, lamb and veal can be supplied to a high priced market all through
the droughts of midsummer, and the cold
of a long and severe winter. All herbivorous animals thrive better In winter on ensilage than on dry fodder, and the quantity and quality of tbeir products are superior.
All of our grazing animals suffer less ln
labor in giving birth to their young. They
bave shorter labor, and both parent and
offspring are safer from the dangers of parturition and the accidents of Infancy
when feeding on green grass. Therefore,
ensilage is a great boon to onr domestio
animals which give birth to their young
in tbe winter or early spring, because it is
so near akin to the tender herbage that
nature so abundantly supplies. Stock live
longer and produce more profitably when
fed on ensilage, and fewer animals die of
indigestion, impaction, stone in the towels, milk and other fevers.
MAIZR
is doubtless the most profitable and the
largest yieldingcrop. It should be planted
in double drills, 4 inches apart, and the
double drills 28 Inches apart, so as to permit cultivation with plow or cultivator.
Tt ls desirable to have the drills run north
and south so tbe suu and air may supply
the crop with the largest amount of nutriment, and the sweet varieties are best.
Corn should be cut at early flowering.
It is an excellent practice after cultivating between tbe double drills, to strew
coirse manures between these drills. By
this means grass and weeds are kept down
and tbe ammonia from the rains are appropriated by the crops.
MIlaa.ET
makes a large and profitable crop, as also
does clover, for they can be cut two or
three times ln tbe sea-ion, and cut in early
•STUAW   BICK.
bloom, and, when  ensilaged,  these crops J eaoh layer of grains.   Two Inches of bran
never irjore cattle even wben very  liber-1 to eaoh layer of six inches of grain makes
ally fed. Rye, oats, wheat and barley will
often prove more profitable to dairymen
when converted into ensilage and fed in
the dry, hot season than wben left to ripen
for the grains.
The southern cow pea or bean also
makes a valuable crop for ensilaging. In
fact, the entire grass crop can be ensilaged
with economy and profit; for green fodders in silos do not burn up by lightning
or other accidental burning of barns. Aud
the loss In quality o( badly cured hay in
showery weather is infiaitely greater than
It is generally estimated. The horses and
mules are as mucb benefited and aa
cheaply kept by ensilages as are the bovine or ovin *> races of animals.
By tbe  most exact calculations of those
who have bad the most experience witiien-
| silage, it has been proven tbat at least o ae-
I third greater number of animals  can  be
kept on the Bame number  of acres, than
by the old method of feeding dry crops,
ALI.   ENSIXAQB
should be permitted to slightly ferment
before feeding. At this stage it can be fed
with corn meal, cotton seed meal, shorts,
or bran, where high feeding is desirable.
This plan is especially beneficial to working oxen, horses and mules. *
Thare should be near the large cities bIIos
of ensilage for the humane and profitable
purpose of supplying green fodder to sick
animals. There is nothing more grateful
to these poor brutes when sick than green
food, and it acts better than many medicines and much medication. Diet is an
important means of cure.
SILOS.
These may he made of earth, brick,stone
or cement; and it is an economy to build
two side by side as in thus doing one wall,
the oeiter one, answers for both silos. The
dimensions must vary according to the
quantity oi crops ensilaged. Convenient
sizia are 12 by 20 ft. and 14 ft. deep, or 12
by 30 tt. deep. The depth of the bottom
of the silos should be from 4 to 6 ft. below
the surface of the ground to maintain an
even temperature. Bat tbe ground should
be underdrained. The walls may be made
of brick, stone or cement, cemented on the
bottom and walls inside and out and
coated with a thin coating of refined and
melted asphalt, which may be put on with
a broom. This will make walls impervious to water or air. Inside walls must be
perpendicular.
The silos should be covered by cross
sections of plank 3 feet wide, buttoned and
fastened witn screws, and jast long enough
to extend the width ofthe- silo, so that
when lightly weighted they will settle
with and cover the section of the silo for
which they are made. By the removal of
the section nearest tbe door of the Bilo, the
ensilage can be cut down like cutting
cheese, jast»in whatever quantity may be
required lor immediate use. Tbe cut surface of the ensilage will not ferment, proving that ensilage can be transported like
pressed hay. Though if desired to be
kept for a long time, it is safer to have it
pressed into hogsheads.
IN TUB TKEDINO VAXUK
of malc9 ensilage Itis estimated tbat 910
pounds is equal to one barrel of oorn meal,
A silo 20x12x18 leet will contain 100 tons
of ensilage.
Prof Oeorge, in the book of the
New Jersey Agricultural. Experiment
Station—perfectly ■ reliable authority—estimates that'eighty - pounds of good ensilage wtll tarnish the full amount of 'carbhydrates for a full-grown oow for  a day.
Fresh brewere^raiDS may be preserved
in Bilo, perfeotly sweet, by means of lay*
ers of wheat bran,
about the proper proportion. This combination of bran and grains makes excellent food for milch oows, and when fed
with ensilage It makes a perfect fodder as
can be used for milk production in winter.
Western Dealers Warned Against
Buying calves in the East.
The recently appointed Treasury Cattle
Commission bas just Issued the following
circular, addressed especially to Governors of States and Territories west of the
AUeghanles:
Omick oriHiUMins Stat bs Tskasubt i
Cattlk i ouuiBSxOa-r, Chicago, auq *.». J
Dea.* SiB—Tiie Treasury Cattle Commission—appointed by the Secretary ot the
Treasury—in pursuance of an act ot the
last Congress, deem: it their duty to call
your attention to the imminence of danger
to which herds of the States and Territories
west of the AUeghanles are exposed from
trafllo ln dairy calves, which is becoming a
very oommon one between these States,
now happily exempt from cantagious
pleuro-pneumonia of cattle and tbe infeBted
distrlots. That a very large portion ot onr
oountry has, up to this time, remained exempt from this dangerous malady is owing
chiefly to the fact that the current of our
cattle truffle hitherto haa been mainly from
the West toward the seaboard, but the business of purchasing calves from the Eastern
dairy , districts, and scattering tbem
throughout tbe Western States and Territories, which has within a year or two past
assumed sack mammoth proportions, has
augmented tbe danger to which the uninfected districts are exposed ten-fold, and if
it is permitted to go on unchecked the
danger of a general infection of the great
cattle growing and grazing regions is imminent. We therefore call upon you to use
whatever influence you may legitimately
bring to bear upon the people of your State
to disoountenaqf-e and discourage the traffic
that ls fraught \iith such danger to tbeir
material interests. The district known to
be infected with the scourge embraces
pretty muoh the whole of the country bordering on the coast, from New York city
southward to Washington city, and extending to a greater or less distance inland;
but the Commission would recommend
that until a more thorough examination
can be made and a complete isolation of
the infected herds be Bscured, every possible means that can be legitimately resorted
to shonld be brought to bear to discourage
and prohibit the traffic: in cattle from any
where near the infected regions. Respectfully yours. Jakes Law,
E. F. Tateb,
J. H. Sanders,
Commissioners.
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Storing and Feeding Corn Fodder.
Mr. J. Taloott, R ime, N. Y., communicates to the American Cultivator this estimate of the value of corn-fodder, and his
method of feeding it, based on an experience covering many years:
"To have corn grown for feeding to farm
stock of all kinds in its green state, and
especially to milch cows, I prefer to grow
it thinly so tbat the ears shall be freely developed, and when the ears are fit for boiling as green corn for family use, then to
begin to cut tbe fodder and feed to dairy
cows and working oxen, and, in fact, to all
kinds of farm Btock. Dairy csws and
working oxen will eat their rations from
the whole corn, bat horses and calves need
to have tbeir supply run through a cutting
machine, in order that they may not waste
any of the stalks and eat all clean. I have
kept my working oxen in the stable on
corn thus grown fbr a number of years
evenly spread over past, and. have found no feed that I think
ls of equal value grown on so little land.
I can begin to feed the lag{ of Jnly, and
continue the green feed until frost comes.
After that I have continued the same leed
dried, into the month of December. In
order to have a succession of corn for fodder I plant early corn for the first feeding,
and the larger and later sorts for tbe late
feeding, and before frost comes cut all and
put in stooks in tbe field, taking care to
have the stooks well put np and well tied
with two bands at tbe top, the tops being
turned down so that the upper band is
bound round the tops thus turned down,
in order to shed all rains effectually. All
my fodder corn Is cut soon after the ears
reach tbe boiling stage."
The report of the success and methods
of Mr. J. I*. Browning, Lake Waccabuc,
N. Y., in curing and feeding the crop appears as follows in the Chatham Courier:
"I had fifteen acres the past season,
which I cut and put in stooks about the
same size as hill corn is made into. I left
them to cure a little for two weeks, then
carted the whole in, I could very readily
wring the juice from the dryest of it when
carted in. Three sides of the mow were
sided with match siding. Between every
second load I put from 400 to 500pounds of
oat straw. When stowing away I was particular to have that which was the least
cured in the center of the mow. When
the mow was filled, I put a good load of
straw on top. Last winter all came out in
the very best condition, both green and
moist; both were eaten more readily by
stock than the best of bay. When I changed irom the feeding of these stalks to No. 1
hay I found I did not get nearly as much
'milk and butter, I do not feed tbe stalks
without cutting. There is great economy
In this way of feed, as the remaining portion of bill corn makes good bedding. I
use Cummin's cutter, which ents any desired length and also crushes."
a   as    .
Sheltering Hay or Straw Hick.
There are many ways In which farmers
may profitably sed without much expense,
manage for tbe comfort of their stock.   The
illustrate on this page Is suggestive in
this direction.   It Is noticed that the side
framework is simply made of fence rails,
and that of the roof of loDg poles, witb the
lower end resting in the ground.   The hay
or straw for feed is stacked on this framework in the shape of stacks or ricks to turn
the raln.and while itis ready for winter feed
it also affords good shelter from the storm
for stock.   The framework may be made
permanent,- to last from year to year.
TMs department is edited by Sr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Burreon, author ol Narln"s Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Rules to be observed by those ex-pectin* correct
answers:
1. State tbe rate of pulse.
2. Tbe breatblns.
8, Tbe standlnt attitude.
-t. Appearance of hair.
6. It cough, and secretion from nose, whether
elands between tbe Jaws can be felt, and bow near
tbe bone.
8. If breathlnr Is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no Ume must oe lost in blistering
throat, and nsln-r tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tanrue alternately
every two bonis, fbr time ls too short tor an answer.
7. Fames aeslrtn-r answers by mail must encloeea
stamp.
Bloody Milk.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My cow gives bloody milk from one teat,
What is the cause and remedy ?
J. R. A.
Paint her bag twice daily with tincture
of iodine, and and give the powders so
often recommeded in the ^aVBMEB, one teaspoonful three times daily.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer:
My neighbor's horse yesterday broke out
all over with small lumps, size of small
marbles. He is otherwise well and eats
hearty; has been worked, fed and watered
regularly. Please name disease and elve
■">med.>? W. H. J.
Hives is the disease. At least you will
know it but by that name. It is not dangerous; keep tbe horse warm.
Bloody Milk.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer:   .
Wbat must I do for my cow? I have
a heller tbat dropped her calf last May, and
she gave bloody milk for a while; then it
got all right until tbe last two or three
weeks her milk appears all good, except
about tbe last half gallon. It when
strained, and set away, settles bleed at the
bottom. Sbe appears In good health, and
is a big milker. Mt jj; j*^
You will findadvlsein tbls week's Farmer on this subject given to another in tbls
department.   Use the same remedy.
Cows Going Blind.
-fcadltors Indiana Parmer:
My neighbor's cows eyes commenced
swelling, and in a short time were so swollen that they cannot see. Some of the eye
balls burst out, and some bave lost both
eyes. Some can see a little out of both
eye», some only one; two are entirelj
blind, so that they have to be led about
Mr. Elizn Kepley has 13 out of 14 in thai
condition. They run in stubble pasture o>
nights and in timber in day time.   There
are also others in the country in the same
condition. Please name the disease and
give remedy? W. H. J.
I cannot name the disease. It seems to
be epizootic. I cure all, if taken in time,
by opening the end of an egg, pouring out
the albumen and mixing in salt with the
end of a teaspoon until quite stiff; burn to
a char by setting among clear coals; grind
and put or blow it in their eyes twloedally*.
Sheep Disease.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What can I do for my sheep? Borne of
them are tunning badly at the nose, but
most ot them are in fair condition.. Those
running worst are thin and donot Improve.
8ome ol them have the scours; both iambs
and aged sheep; good pasture, clover, timothy, red-top and blue-grass. A. R.
Put your sbeep upon ■ poor, dry pasture
for a few days, It can be readily procured/
in this locality. Blow persulphate of iron
up the nostrils, out of a pretty long tnbe/3
"Warts.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
I bave a mare eight years old, tbat hurt
her leg at the to. k-joint a little in eome
way. Soon after she was hurt there was a
sac formed. After opening the sao there
was some yellow matter run out, and in a
short time after, somethirg commenced to
grow out at tbe sore tbat looked like proud
flesb. I put on blue vlttriol, but it don't
take it away. What is it and what will
take it away? Can it be a cancer wart?
The leg bas swelled a Uttle at the bock-
joint, since she was hurt. Sbe is in fair
flesh and eats hearty, and it lames ber but
very Uttle. J. V.
If you think it is a wart cut it off close
and sear, or cauterize it witb a hot iron,.
having first heated it to a white heat before-
cutting.
Varieties of Wheat.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
; I notice tbat tbe question of seed
Wbeat is being agitated. I have been
running a thresher for several years, and
have paid particular attention to all the
varieties of wheat raised. I will first notice the "Fultz," it has made the best
general yield but is hard toget out ofthe
head, and will not ripen so it can be
threshed and show no white caps. The
"Fultz" needs good strong ground, it
does not do well on poor land and as a
general thing is sown ,to thick, and in
locality is cut too green in most cases..
That this wheat is running eut Is evident. The old swamp wheat has had
good grain for the past four seasons, and
I think if we had seed of this variety
that was brought in from a distance it
would do well on poor lands. Mediterranean has done well and will do to sow
on clay lands where it will not be liable
to fall down. This variety is old but
good. The red chaff velvet is a very
hardy variety and a sure crop, but is not
as great a yielder as the Fultz; hut in
threshing, in the past four seasons I
bave not seen a bad bushel of it
threshed. It invariably comes to perfection, stands up well, and is a No. 1
red wheat. In my opinion equal in
quality if not superior to tbe Mediterranean, and is a'better yielder and never
rusts. The earl; May is a standard va- '
ilely in this locality, is well adapted to
£*«or lands; is a sure crop acd has a
number one grain, its greatest drawbacks is its beards; ripeiis early and
stands well, I think this variety is
worthy of more attention tban it is receiving. Of the Clawson I have little to
eay. I think it has no merite; it ripens
so late that it is liable to rust, ccab, etc.
fc Now for the farmers, machine owners-
and country grain merchants. Country
grain merchants pay the same price for
all grades of wheat. They have one
price and pay the same for cheat.cockJe.
rye, ragweeds^straw, chaff,, etc. The
more bushels the machine owners get
out of a job the better it is for them, and
the farmer he is tbreebing for. . The
farmer says to tbe machine man "save
all you can, 6ur wheat merchant pays
the same price for dirt tbat he does for
clean'wheat." Farmers have as a rule
quit cleaning their seed wheat, as it does
not pay expenses. I think it high time
that wheat buyers should pay for wheat
vhat it is worth, and then farmers
■\ >uld clean their Beed,' and machine
m i would run screens, and pay some
attention to how wheat is cleaned. As
. wkeat Js bought new the man that has
got?S wieat must make a sacrifice on
bill-ood article in cider that the man
wi'h poor goods can  get  tbe  market
price. NOKTHFIElaD.
Boone Co*
Charles Bapp's flouring mill, north of
Terre Haute, was burned on the 25th,
together with 350 barrels of flour
and 4.20Q bushels of whea'. Loss, flO,-
000; insured for $5,000. The cause ofthe
flre is unknown.
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