VOL. XVI.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY. SEPT, 10,1881.
NO. 37.
rOBSAIJ.
F
OR BatLE—Poretrtd  Phfpherd pops.   Inquire
ot JAM ts M. WIKPH1P, Rushville. Ind.
FOR SALE-Twenty colnnle s best Italian beeB for
sale low by T W. ABBOTT, 871 North lennes-
see street, Indianapolis, ind.
FOR BALK—A fine lot ol Poland China plga.   AU
of my own brerdlnr.   Very cheap.   Address!*,
H. AIKMAN,Box 21, Dana.Ind.
FOR BALE—Two yearling bulls, Reds, Tjuug
Mary. 5168, favorite: Yoooe PhyUl9.7550. Eva's
Proud Dole 2d.  a£. C. THOMPbON. Kdlnbuig.Iud.
FOB BALE—Cotswold buck lambs at -Jl) Irom my
Impoitedbuck.  Be weighs 8S> pounds. Tne
prije winner.   JAMES M. MABLQW, Adams,Ind.
FOR SALE-Jersey bull, Priar 2d. A.J. C. C. registered . No. 4270.2 years old.   Solid fawn, b act
points.   Address O. J. feTBA'l TON .Butlerville. Ind.
POB BALE-Cheap toclose out the business. iB
head off purely bred Short-horns, for a bargain,
address H. LEWIS, P. O. box No. 30, Looisvllle.Ky.
FOR SALE—One full blcod Jersey bull, lull dark
points and solid co'.or. Also. Cotswold bucks
and Iambs. Terms reaionable. WM. A. BRIDQKS,
Trafalgar, Ind. eow
FOR-"ALE-Bed Mediterranean wheat, pure and
perfectly clean, by 8. E. PENNINGTON,
Cable. Caampalgn Co , OMo; *|2 per bushel; money
to accompany order
FOR S a LE—A few pairs ol nice young Plymouth
Rock chicks fonr and Ave months old. at |> a
pair.   MRS.J.-U.KINGSBDRY.c^relndlanaFarm-
er CO . Indianapolis. Iud.
FOR SALTC-8-ort born bull. Harriett's Duke,
29783. Dnke topped oo solid Bates foundation.
Will be sold for want of further une. WALTER
BHISPHEB1., Clinton, lad
FOR SALE Ci .t•■ -?oId Sheep-30 head of shearling
bucks tt-d .io head of shearling ewes, alllm-
ported fr :,\ Vantw-ii last November, and a lot of
spring Jam'--. Address E. J. RiEL, Vlncennes.lnd.
FOP- h AI.S-Odo half mile north of Bloomington,
Jnd., abrcallfarm of 81 acres, good Improve
mer.ts -also 8a acres adl-lnlng it.  For particulars,
address <;il.ITILES T. BOB-thTSON, Bloomington,
Ir.dlai.."..	
TM'K P-Al K—A flrst-clars breeding Jack, also a
V goo J general purpose horse. The Jack can
si-on- i* '.no lot ol colts, and the horsehas taken first
• ■ooii..*.* at IndtanaState fair. Reasonablepr.ces
i. in >,<-. i. ade   SIMEON TINDER, Danvl.le, Iud.
T''(.It SALE-Farm of 60acres: 50 ln cultivation:
_T Rood irame house, barn and outbuildings; good
**rmrg orchard, beginning to bear; Bltuated 2H
i:llosof Plialndeld, Ind.. IM m'lesfrom chopland
•ti itch.   Address A. S. HOCKEl'T, Plainfleld, Ind.
-fTiOK SALE-100.COO Apple, Peach. Plum and Cber-
X ry trees. Alio a large stock of Raspberries,
Strawberries. Gooseberries. Blackberries and Currants. Send a list of wbat yon want and we will
give special prices. H. M. SIMPSON & CO., Vincennes, Ind, ^_a
FOR SALE—Fertilisers-Superphosphates In bags
ot 200 pounds each, »40 per ton: Cayuga Land
Plaster in barrels of 300 pounds each S3 25 per barrel, in ton lots of seven barrels. IMoer ,to_n we
handle, also, the Superior Gtain mill with Fertiliser Attachment. The Best Drill In theworld.
W/tteosfor circulars giving Information relative
to nse of Fertilizers acd description ot Drill. TYNEB & HADLEY, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SALE-Yellow Wlssourl wheat for Seed-
selected by Agricultural Department at Washington as specially adapted to tbls locality. Waa
£rodneed by across between the Blue Stem and
ledlterranea . Smooth heads, stiff heavy straw.
Suitable for bottom or upland. Yields heavy. Have
raised lt for three years with great success. Can
spare a few bushels. Delivered at express o™jeln
sacks at |2 60 per .bushel; »150 for X bushel. HENRY
C. M KKEDITH, Cambridge City, lad.	
•LOANS.
MONEY to loan on improved f-arms «« »JP«"™»-
Commissions reasonable.  WM. HENDER
BON,74 E. Market street, Indianapolis..
M
ONEYTO LOAN ON F ARMS -In sums OM600
.»■.«. and upward*,with privlleaeof partlalpay-
meots or prepayment of whole at any time. a., a.
PALMER & CO.. 80 E Market Bt.,Inalanapolte.Ind
TO LOAN-Meney to loan on first mortgage of
Improved city and farm property,In Indiana
and OblS, at very low Interest, witnonicommission,
Prompt parties, with desirable security, can be ac-
corHmodated withont delay. All locaf secuilti«j--
Clty, County, Town and Railroad Bonds-negotiated   JOB. A. MOOBE. 84 East Market street.
niaCKlXANEOES.
STBAYED—From 817 Ash street, this city, two
cows.   One white, with inside or ears and nose
brown; the other a Durham, roan and white, mostly roan, both young and giving milk
FOB BALE. OBTBADE-A gocd Spanish Merino
buck, premium stock, will trade fjragood
Cotswold bnck lamb, or yearling, or will sell reasoa
able. Addresa C. G. LANDD.S, Gllead, Miami Co,,
Indiana.
JW WATSON, Merchant Tailor, S3 East Mar-
. ket street, j ndianapolis. Ind., has rece.ved a
second invoice of fl* e tall and winter goods. Get a
sultofhim and you will surely buy another. New
Fashion Plate Just received. 	
"VT OTICE-I want an honest farmer n every
N neighborhood In Indiana, Ohio and Illinois1*0
Sakeupaclub or fruit trees. No traveling agents
emploved. Write soon for Call information. LA-
FaYETCE HOLMfeS, Medora, Ind.
WAHTED.
TTTANTED—A good and industrious man and
W wHe to take charge of a small farm near the
city. Man must understand stock. Apply at in n.
Vermont street.  W. F.CHRISTIAN.	
THE DBOUTH AND THE BAI1JS.
The drouth has extended into almost
all the Northern sections of the country,
and many portions of the South have suffered also. In parts of New York and Vir
ginia, as -well as all the Central and
Western states it has been extreme,
causing serious damage and in many
cases suflerlng to the stock, as springs
and wells have failed, and water could
be had only by driving long distances.
.AJthough rains have been falling almost
daily for over a week past, they have
not been general, and while some sections have been thoroughly drenched,
others and, perhaps, in close proximity
have hardly beeB touched. Boone county, Hamilton, Hendricks, Tippecanoe
and others west and north of this have
had all tbat was necessary for starting
the grass, and softening the ground for
seeding wheat, while Marion, except
perhaps a narrow strip in the northern
portion, had but little more than enough
to lay the dust, and the ground is as dry
and hard as ever, and this condition is
said to be even worse, south of here.
But the Bpell—the dry spell—is broken
and we look for showers once more with
a good degree of confidence, and shall
not be surprised if we have more than
we want before the end of the month.
^ivt jpjtoclu
There are several breeds of hornless
cattle—aa Norfolk and Suffolk Rsd Polled,
Aberdeen or Angus, and Black Galloways.
J. E. Mooney & Co., Pleasant View
Farm, near Louisville Ky., sold at private
sale last week several fine Short horns at
good -prices.
G. S. Meem sold a number of Cotswolds
and South Downs at Baltimore, Aug. 26th,
at prices ranging from f 12 to (30 each, finding bnyers fot 180 out of 200 offered.
Mr. Bagstaff's, Mt. Sterling Ky,, sale,
was fairiy attended and sixty cows and
heifers were sold for $10,125, being an average of ?168 67, and twenty-one bulls
averaged ? 11215. Total amouut ot sale,
$12,480. Tbe highest price was 5,10, paid
by Mr. George M. Bjdford for 8487 Second
Duke ol Springfield, a Young Mary. Ten
Young Marys cjws bronght an average of
$233.	
James M. Marlow, Adams, Decatur
county, Ind., sold duiijgtheDdcaturcounty fair, to J. G. Robbins and J. H. Styers,
of Decatur connty, the fins "Imported
Sweepstake" buck for $150. "Imported
Speepstake is one of the most successful
show sheep ever in Indiana, having taken
more class, and sweepstake jr zsthan any
ram of his age in the State. His lambs are
like himself.   "Very successful in the ring.
We have received a neatly printed catalogue of the Grass land Farm Herd of
Snort-horn cattle, the property of J. P.
Hymer & Sjd, Roachdale, Putnam Co.,
Ind. This herd is to be sold at public sale,
Oet, Sth, on the farm, just west of Roach-
dale, William Allen, auctioneer. The catalogue' was printed at the office of the
Drainage and Farm Journal, and copies
can be had either at that ifflie, or of the
proprietors.
Thb cattle-growing part oi the conntry
has moved west rapidly in the last few
year*?, and the new states have been
opened np, until now .most of the stock
coming to the Now York market is raised
west of the Misissippi. Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado, Iowa and Missouri have taken
the business from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and many farmers in the latter states
are turning their attention to raising sheep
and hogs as more profitable.
Mb. Alexander MoClintock. Millers-
burg, Ky., has recently sold many fine
breeding ewes, and rams, of the Cotswold
and Shropshire-Down breeds to parties in
this State, Illinois, Kentucky and Ojio,
for prices ranging from $35 (the lowest) to
$.60 each. The latter price was for a ram
sold to Mr. J. W. Bjckett, Aurora, Ind.
Mr. C. T. Gordon, Metamora Ind., bought
a two year old ram at $140 and J. A. Teal,
Rushville, Ind., one year old ram at $50.
WIBTEE PA8TT/BE.
Our stock men depend largely on the
fall.growth of Blue-grass for late fall and
winter food for cattle,. The long and continued drouth has cut off this resource for
the coining fall and winter, but it is not
too late too make a substitute. Half a
bushel, or three pecks of rye to the acre
sowed among corn this month will afford
abundance of pasture in November and
December and whenever the ground is
bare in the later winter months. Rye is
the earliest of spring vegetation, and the
rye field will give a large amount of excellent pasture for the months of March and
April, before it is needed for a summer
crop. This is a timely hint and shonld be
Improved immediately.
The Mew Cattle Eemedy.
The Drover's Journal, Chicago Illinois,
says: "A strange disease has manifested
itself among the cattle, in central portions
of this State, that seems to be exciting
more public mention than the facts would
seem to warrant. The disease manifests
itself in the animaVe eyes, which become
watery, then show signs of infl Animation,
and this followed by 'boil-like gatherings
on the pupils of the eyes.' We have heard
ofits outbreak in Menard, Logan, and
McL an counties, and in two or three
localities further sonth. A Menard county
correspondent says: The most generally
accepted theory as to the cause of the malady is that it is occasioned by the combined Influences of heat, dust, and scarcity
of water. The theory advanced by some
that it originates from contact with the
dust of the rag-weed is shown to be fallacious by the fact that it exists among herds
ranging on pasturage, free from weeds of
any kind. C*ttle grazing on timbared
pastures do not appear to be sntj ict to attach. Cattle-raisers recall the prevalence
of the same disease in previous years of
drjuth and excessive hot weather. But
Blight damages resulted then, and it is belie ;ei the return of cool weather will mark
its subsidence aad the recovery of nearly all
the ufll cted stock. As yet the epidemic
has excited but little alarm in Menard or
elsewhere."
HeYefords in the United S ates.
Speaking of the demand for Hjrefords
in this country, Judge T. C. Jones, writing to tbe London Live Stock Journal,
says that it is to be ooserved, in the first
place, that it ls of recent origin, and it cannot bs predicted what the future of the
business will be, or whether the Hereford
calves will be so well adapted to the hardships and privations of our wild ranges as
now anticipated. The Hereford breed,
like other approved wild breeds of British
cattle, has been much Improved of late
years, and will not endure the hardships it
was accustomed to undergo in some quartets fifty or a hundred years ago; and it is
not likely lt will prove more profitable than
crossesof theShort-horn breed under a system which allows a large percentage of the
unimproved cattle of the plains to perish
from hunger and tbe severity of the cold
every wiuter. It is, moreover, believed
by a majority of intelligent observers that
this ranch;method of producing boef—barbarous alike in its influence upon man and
beast, will prove an ephemeral business.
The grass in these wild and uninclosed
districts is scanty, and really nutritious
but a few months in the year, so that vast
ranges are required—it is said, from three
to five acres to graz3 a single sheep. The
most of the varieties being annuals, the
re-seeding necessary is each year of course
diminished by heavy stocking; we, therefore have reports of increasing scarcity of
grass in all the old-jr districts. It is, in fact,
the general opinion of men best informed
in regard to the system of beef production,
that it has already reached its  maximum.
Imported Stook.
Mr. T. S. Cooper, of the firm of Cooper,
Maddux & Co., Raading, OMo, bas arrived
with a splendid importation of fine stock.
From a letter written on board the steamer
j 1st before arriving at New York with
this stock, Mr Cooper writes:
"We are now within a day's run of Naw
York, aud have on board 503 head of Jerseys, old and young, 17 head of Guernseys,
174 head Oxford-Down sheep, and 11
Berkshires. Of the Jerseys, 134 head go
to our farm at Oxford Park, IX -ading, Ohio,
the rest were selected by Mr. E lward Burnett, of Sonthborongh, Mass., on the Island'
for himself, Messrs. Havemeyer and Dinsmore; Mr. John D. Wing, Mr. William
Simpson, and Mr. S. M. Bornham, each
have a few among the lot. Tne 17 Guernseys belong to Mr. Burnett; and are a
very handsome and valuable lot. AU the
Oxford sheep and Berkshires go direct to
Oxford Park, with the exception of a few
Ox'ords and Jarseys which go to my
brother in L'nden Grove. This is the first
lot of Jarseys from the Islard since the
zinc label requirement has been put in
force by the American Jarsey Cattle Club,
and I am sorry to say with all our care
and attention, a large number have come
off, and I am quite anxious to hear what
the club will do ln this case. This shipment to avoid quarantine was made direct
from the Island at a large expense, and the
cattle have not been near any otber port
since leaving, and this steamer has not had
a hoof on board before for six months, and
has never had a disease on board. Sdll
for all this these poor animals may be
forced into close confinement for 90 days,
to fulfill the quarantine restrictions, the
Idea of which is perfectly absurd, as they
have never had a disease on the Island.
"Our shipment of sheep go direct to Oxford Park, and are the best lot I ever saw.
The ram Prince ot Walas (« son of Free-
land), weight 470 pounds, leaves England
with great honors, having won three
prizes at the Royal, three years in succession. Tnere are also other Royal prizj
rams in the lot, as well as the first priza
pen of Royal yearling ewes, averaging 270
ponnds each. We intend to show at Pittsburg, Chicago and St. Louis.."
.   m.    »
The Corn and Hog Crops.
Tbe drouth has put people to discussing
the future of feeding season and hog crop.
It is well-known now that in many districts of the West the corn erop of this season is a short one. The Cincinnati Price
Current ln a late discussion of the matter
says that "in some localities the crop was
then ruined past recovery, but in other regions lt has greatly improved. Then
again, lt mnst not be forgotton that there
la yet a large quantity of old corn in the
West, at remote places, which when prices
ruled as low as they have done the past
two years, would not bear transportation
to market, but which, now that prices
have advanced so that they are 50 to 100 per
cent higher than they have been, and
transportation rates are lower, will come
forward. The higher prices too will enforce greater economy In the use of com,
so that what is apparently a short c op
may prove, with the old corn yet available, an ample supply to fatten swine,
make whisky, and export to foreign
countries, and leave enough for other consumption and seed." The same authority
says that "the amount of pork produced
does not depend entirely upon the production of corn. In the year 1875, the corn
crop amounted to 1,321,000,000 bushels, and
the number of hogs packed in the West the
succeeding winter wa-j 4,880,136. In 1878
the com crop was 1,388,200,000 bushels,
and the number of hogs packed during the
succeeding winter season was 7,480,648, the
largestlnumber on record. With an increase it only 5 per cent, in the corn crop,
there was an increase of over 50 per cent,
in the packing. Tne corn crops of 1879
and 1880 were still larger, but the number
of hogs packed In the winter season has
fallen off, although it has been more than
made up by increased summer packing.
-In some pretty broad regions of the
West, there will doubtless not be sufll lent
corn to feed the live stock, and already
such stacks is being sold off, or partially
so; but there are other localities
where tliere is an abundance of feed, and
not many, comparatively speaking, of the
stock hogs will meet their fate until they
have attained a fair average weight. The
natural result of course will be to reduce
the supply of Ut hogs from what it wonld
bave been under more favorable circumstances, but the vast extent of territory in
the West, more of which is annually
brought under cultivation, and with the
indncement of high prices present and
prospective for pork it cannot be assumed
as a certainty that the supply of hogs for
the coming winter season will fall off materially from the usual amount.'?
^pctcrmarg.
This department is edited by In. John N. Bavin,
Veterinary Burxeon, author ol Navin's Explanatory
iltxm Doctor,
Rules.to be observed by those expecting correct
answers:*   _      .
1. State the rate of pulse.
2. The breathing.
3. The standing attitude.
t. Appearance of hair.
6. II couch, and secretion trom nose, whether
(lands between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
lie bone.
e. It breathing Is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time must oelost In blistering
throat, and nsing tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna -20 drops on Urn-rue alternately
every two hoars, fbr time Is too short for an answer,
7. Parties desiring answers by mall must encloses
itamp.
two hours until cough ceasef; blow persulphate of iron up their nostrils twice
daily. For the ticks on the lambs take
sour buttermilk, and to every quart add a
handful of salt, apply as a dip or otherwise.
Tumor.
Editors. Indiana Parmer:
Will you please publish in your valuable
paper a cnre to take the swellicg or thickness out of a horse's limb? We have a fine
horse that struck his knee against a pike
that was driven in a long pole, used in raising barns; he was running very fast; run
the pike in the knee j-int straight in 14
inch, up along the fl-sh \\i inches. The
horse has been hnrt about ten weeks, and
is now abont over the lameness and at
work. We would like to know a remedy
that would be good to apply on his knee to
take out the swelling, or what is called
thick knet? It is soft, bnt don't seem to
go away. He has also a'slight curb on his
hind limb, and what is called the hawk on
tbe same limb is thickly swollen and considerably larger than the other.
M.S.
I think the soft tumor on knee mnst be
exc"zid; there is asac which contains a reddish, yellow fluid, and if cnt into, will discharge, but heal soon and swell sgain. So
danger in cutting ont the sec. If the capsular ligaments are avoided, a curb .of long
standing is incnrable.
Cough.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me through yonr paper wkat
is the matter with my neighbor's horse,
and give remedy T He has had a slight
cough for about six weeks which seems to
be getting worse. There seems to be but
very little if any discbarge from the nose,
but only a dry hacking cough. Is in good
flesh; hairlookB well; eats bardj; stands
natural and breathes tbe same. Nothing
seems wrong with him except the cough.
He was driv n some distance about 10 days
ago in the dust, and lie seemed to be a little sick for a day or so, afterward eating
but very little and since then the cough
seems worse. Subckiber.
If you flnd no kernel between his jaws,
take ground ginger four ounces, flour of
sulphur, black antimony, pulverized niter,
sulphate of iron of each two ounces; mix.
Dose, in chop or ground feed of any kind
one teaspoonful three times daily, take
Fowler's solution of arsenic, two ounces,
give him 25 drops in his drink three times
daily, add two drops daily until fifty is
reached, If hair gets too bright and slick,
stop tbe arsenic for a few days and, then
commence as before.
^    Bolts His Food.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me what to do for my horse.
He is ten years old, and in tolerable gcod
condition, but his dung is all the time as
soft as cows dung, and the grain he eats
not digested; ana therefore he won't fatten
up as he should. H. K.
Your, horse is too ravenous and bolts his
food; else his teeth are ailing. Give him
ground feed, and if his bowels do not act,
report to me.
Snagged.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a valuable young mare that got
snagged by stepping over a stump. This
has caused a running sore for over a year.
The mare works well and eats well and
seems to be in good health as far as I
can see. Readkb.
Tne idea of "working well" has been a
source of great Injury among stock owners.
The abcess has become fistulous; has
formed a wall or sao which must be. destroyed. Take niter, seven or eight ounces,
and drop in it as many copper cents or
other clean copper as it will dissolve. Mix
one ounce with one of pure cider vinegar,
which inject with a syringe at the bottom
of the canal once daily. If too weak add
less vinegar.
Cough.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer:
We have a fine three-year-old mare on
our place that has a congh, and has had all
summer. She has two, sometimes three
or four fits of coughing during the day.
She is in good plight and works well, when
we work her; but she is on pasture nearly
all the time. The difficulty seems to be in
her windpipe. Piease tell us what to do
for heiT Wm. A. J.
If an irritation of the trachae, windpipe,
blister along its course, using Spanish fly
two ounces to the quart of spirits of-turpentine. Keep rubbing in with the hand
every ten minutes, until the parts swell
and the hide cannot be pinched up, and a
sac forms at lower end; drop on the tongue
half a drachm of tincture of aconite and belladonna every two hours alternately.   .
Catarrh.
Editors Indiana Parmer.
I bought a flock of sheep last Jane, which
I think had been kept on the same farm
nntll they had become slightly diseased.
They seemed to do very well for a while
and then they began to die one at a time,
and now I have lost tour. I couldn't see
anything wrong with those that' died, but
one is now sick that seems to.be snotting,
and I notice some that are coughing.
Some of my lambs are weak and not doin »
well, and on examination, find that they
are covered with ticks. What can I do for
the Iambi? Ao but.
Your sheep have catarrh; drop five drops
of tincture of aconite and five ol tincture of
belladonna on the tongue alternately every
Postal Card Correspondence.
EBSTIKKT.
Ltow Co.—Crops a failure generally.
Wheat one-fourth crop. Corn one-fclxtfc.
Potatoes none. Some turnips sown. The
whole town ont of water, carrying water
half a mile. Stock all Iooks bad. Farm-
era all look down and expect hard times
in 1882. The health tolerably good, but we
hope for the better. Pastures all dried up.
The timber dying in the woods. Themast
in woods eaten up by squirrels. People
cutting up their corn, no ears.
W. H. W.
Lewis Co.—Wheat about half crop, will
average about tbree to 10 Vushels to the
acre. Corn will not make half a crop on
account of dry weather. We have bad no
rain to amennt to anything since Jun»
Pastures are all dried up. Apples are mi
so plenty. Peaches are about half a en 1.
Cattle look fine. Hogs and sheep are."*
healthy, bnt scarce. Stock hogs are wortu
five cents per pound. W. G.
mcmeAN.
Ingham^Co —We are having some very
hot weather at the present time and very
dry. Threshing is nearly over. Corn will
be fit to cut in abont 10 days. Late potatoes will be a failure. Cattle and hogs are
scarce. Sickness in the form of summer
complaint is prevailing to some extent
here. Your correspondent owns and runs
a saw-mill; that is when we can get water
enough to furnish steam. Pastures are all
drying up. Farmers have begun to dig
potatoes and husk corn. Z. C.
AJa.LBAMA.
LAjWBKKcia Co.—Corn a half crop in the
valley; on the hills a failure. Cotton half
crop. Gardens all burned upon account
oi the drouth. This is the driest year that
was ever known in the valley, so say old
settlers. Have not had a rain for six
weeks.   Cattle in good order.     C. Q A.
TEXAS.
McLbknan Co.—Threshing ls all over.
The wheat and oat crop was fair. Corn
and cotton crop short on account of drouth.
Cotton picking is now in full blast. Still
very dry. Stock water scarce and grass
drying up. N. B. H.
INDIANA.
Hakbison Co.—The situation in this
part oi the oountry is becoming alarming.
Our wheat crop did net yield much, and
' aU garden truck is almost entirely off. We.
have not had rain Bince the 30th of Jnne.
Some localities in the county ha\e fared a
little better however. Many acres of corn
here will not yield anything but a little
fodder, and a great many are cutting it
now. There is no ground broken for wheat,
nor any prospect ot getting to break any
soon. Unless we get rain soon there will
be a light crop sown this fall, and the time
has already passed for breaking to get the
best results. Many will sow their corn
fields, but that does not generally yield
well. Fruit is burnt up and dwarfed so it
is of but little value. R. B.
RiPLaSY Co.—Drouth in this county still
prevails. Pastures bare. Stock has to be fed.
Hot much breaking done yet. Farmers
getting somewhat discouraged. Wheat all
threshed; and makes from two to eight
bushels per acre. Com that was planted
early and Btocd first planting will make
half crop; acres by the thousand will not
make five bushels per acre. Stcck hogs
are being sold from three and a half to
four cents, and plenty to sell; healthy feed
of all kinds will be scarce and high. Millet will not be cut. FarmerBare pasturing
it* I. W. N.
Tipton Co —The drouth is oppressive In
this county. Dust is very deep. Stock
water Is yery scarce. Corn is drying up
prematurely. Very little gronnd broken
for wheat. Potato crop very light. Grass
nearly dried up, so that fire will run over
almost any kind of gronnd. Fires are doing immense damage1 in some places, and
farmers are ln constant dread of losing
their fences, buildings and crops by it, if
it does not rain soon. It will be almost
impossible to prevent a general destruction
ol property. W. A. M.
Beiston Co —We need a good many
farm hands to cnt and husk corn in this
connty. Laborers are scarce. Will you
please give notice ard oblige a subscriber.
C.P, S.
Pebry Co.—Weather dry and hot. No
rain ior seven weeks. Corn crops short.
Wheat all threBhed and yielded five and
one-half bushels per ac;-e. Lite potatoes
none if it don't rain soon. Pastures about
all dried np. J. M. H.
RAMiorrH Co. -A terrible drought of over
four weeks is 1 Gliding our region. Pastures are burnt np. Streams dry, and stock
suffering. Some signs of rain, but don't
know whether itwlU comeornot. Iwanta
farm to rent. If any one has a farm to rent
please advertise in the Fabmbb.
J. W. MoG.
Porter Co—Late potatoes gone np;
will be a failure. Early potatoes worth f 1
25 per bushel. Corn will not be one third
crop; ground so dry cannot seed any.
.Pastures are all dried up. Hog cholera
very bad. Stock hogs scarce, and.high;
fat *|6 on foot. All crops are very near a
failure here. G.
Montgomer-z Co.—I have been running
a threshing machine for some five weeks,
so will send you the result; number of days
run, 30; number of acres threshed, 1,650;
number of sets made, 76; number of men
threshed for, 77; nnmber of bushels '
threshed; 17,300; am now threshing clover
seed. Will report the same when done.
Seed is turning out well. R. G. C.
DiKaib Co —Diy and hot, only one
rain since wheat harvest and that while
the wheat was in shock. Everything drying up. Wheat one third of a crop, 6 bushels per acre. Oats a fair crop. Potatoes
none. The corn will reach a half crop.
Hay full crop. Piice of produce is on the
boom. Farmers hold last wheat you
bave, and we will get the money back
we lost on wool. A. D. M.
LaGkakge Co.— It is very dry here at
present; no rain since the latter part of
July. Wheat all threshed; the average is
six bushels per acre. Oats are a good crop.
Corn is not as good as farmers had antiei-
pated on account of the severe drouth.
Hog cholera has made its appearance in
some localities. Farmers are discouraged
in general. No wheat sowed, a large
amount to plow yet. Farmers are at a
stand still. A. E. K.
Monbob Co.—There fell the master rain
to-day. Here in Monroe county it has
been very dry since the first of June. It
commenced raining at 2 p. m, or near that
time, and fell full six inches of water-
washed fences away and moved logs tbat
never had been moved.. The farmers will
hold up their heads and go to plowing for
wheat. Plenty of hogs and no buyers.
Corn half crop. Wheat one third of crop.
Early potatoes good, late ones,played
out. N.L. r,
Montgomery Co.—Weather dry as I
ever saw it; have had no rain to amount
to anything since the 14th of July. The
creeks and wells are all nearly dry
Wheat all threshed; average about ten
bushels per acre. Com will be two thirds
ofa crop. There was no flix raised in
this township; and very little oats. Potatoes will be scarce. There is an abundance of Btock hogs for sale. Any one that
has the corn could make a nice thing this
fall by buying them up and feeding them,
J. E. B.
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