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'EEKLY Journal of the Farm, Home and Gard
VOL. XVI.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOV. 26, 1881.
NO. 43.
FOK HA I.E.
F
OR RALK-CtH-sip--A fyw  triosof  tine Toulouse
gee**.   U. C GliKEN, liroad Hippie, Ind.
FOK  KALK—18  Plymouth   lit^ck    cockerels,  full
■tock.   (lead).   J. H. GAfcTOX, bunfoni.lnd.
I^OR SAI*K—WhiteH-Lfffborn clilck*.   DR. W. J.
1     KJJSTVK, II North Meridian street, Indianapolis, Ind.
TTtOIt BALF.—White wid Brown leghorns. Avlcn-
l1 bury and Pekin ducka. TILSON A ROB1&ON,
llock Ian?, Ind.
FORSALE—Pekln  ducks, as fine a* you wish, for
»= per pair, if  taken  eoon.   J.  L. BRENTON,
Petersburg, I nd.
I^ORSALK—A few extra «*<k1 Berk-hire boars to
'     sell. Two of them yearllnes—apNy soon.  U.KN-
RY Q MKKKDITH,Cambridge Oty, Indiana.
1T.ORSALK—A tine lot of Brnnxe turkeys, Kmbden
1    -gWRe, Rouen  and   I'okin docks, and I.*iee«ter
»beep.   T. K. <t a F. HlULfeY, Portland Wills, Ind.
FOR HALE—Cheap to close out  the   bu^ness, .5
head of purely bred fchort-hcrns.    For a bargain
address H. LEWIS, P. O. Box Ko. 30, Louisville, Ky.
IflOB BALE—Boar7months oJd. Bire, Black .Hob,
SCA.dam, Juliette, SC-, <"eniral Po'andChinaBeo-
ord.larg«,of fine foim. rrtce.pX). W. a SMOCK,
Indianapolis, Ind.
I7U)R B.\LE—A choice lot of yearling Cotswold
1 ewes, bred to my In.rotted mm. Luke of <ilc«-
ter— prefer to poll in lots of five or n.ore. HK.NKY C
WEKKDITU, Cambridge Cliy, Iud.
17^OR BALE—Home flne Cot>wotd ewes in lamb by
? Gray Prince Zd, all Imported frcm Canada, three
years old, at |15 each; alw> eome Plymouth llock
cockerels at (1.   It. U. CltLST, Ne\f Market, Ind.
FOR SALE—A few thoroughbred Jersey bull
calves. Reftt&ered In American Jersey Cattle
Clnb. Fashionable colors and tbn best butter stock.
Address or call on W. J. UAJiSKLMAN, IndlanapoUs, Ind.
FOR BALE—Cotswolds, Shropshire** and South-
downs, Imported from Canada; ram and ewe
lambs of either breed; 22 yearling Cotswold rams Imported last year. PERRY KaESLIlSG, Onward, Cass
oounty, Ind.
1pOR BALK—We have a fine farm of 210 acre* 10
miles north of Indianapolis on Whiteriver; 150
acres cleared, 60 acres good timber: all well tm proved,
Forsale on eauy terms. WAINK10IIT & II ALL,
Noblesville, Tnd.
T?OK BALE-10 good farms in Wabash and Miami
JC counties. One fiuJt fairo ofllOacrfs; splendid
commercial orchard; 3,200 apples, 2 years planted, 4
sorts; at a great bargain. Address WILLIAM BI-
CKRPON. Real Fstale Aeent, Wahash, Ind.
IpOR BALE— A flrst-class breeding Jack; also a
good ireueral purpose horse. Tbe Jack can show
a flne lot ti colts, and tbe hor»*e bas taken first premium at Indiana Btate fair. Reasonable prices will
be mode.   BIMEON TINDER, Danville, Ind.
1/.OR SALK—Farrm—We bave a few farms for rale
" in Ilnmiltou county. Indiana, fn m 40 acres to
45Geucb. heme \ory (Usuatile and at rfosonable
prios. This is cn«p of tbe f r.ot rovntifhin the Ktate.
Address WAlNBlOHT * HA LL, NobleHvllle, Ind.
1^OR BALK—April l'oland China pj^s (20, and Jone
" pigs at $15. sire, "Iloo+ier Tom," took lpt premium at 6 fairs in three statts InBt year. Took lst nt
Kansas and Illinois Btate fairs of IfSl. -Sire and dams
recorded ln C. P. C. R. D. L, TH0MA8, RujhvlUe,
B*"n county, Ijid.
1j>on bAl-h-A bte-wra CusU m Mill on I., P. and C.
- B. R..28mikw fnm lndianei»oliP. Frame build-
lntr, two-story and basement; coin ehed, scales and
shelter, all in c< mpiete order; latest improvements;
large local trade; in good grain region. For particulars, address WAINRKUIT A HALL, Noblesville,
Indiana.
F
OK SALE— Fenillzers—Superphosphates in ba^rs
__ of 300 pounds each, -flO per ton: Cayuga Laud
Piaster In barrels ot 300pounds each, *|2 25 per barrel;
In ton lots of seven barrels,-fit per ton. We bandle,
also, the Superior Grain Drill with Fertilizer Attach
ment. The Best Drill in tbe world. Write us for circulars giving lnfomiatlon relative to use of Fertilizers
and description of Drill. TYNKR & HADI-KY, Indianapolis. Ind.
FOlt 8AI.K—I now offer for sale a nice lot of Short-
born cows and beifers. All that Are old enough
are safe in caC Will give 10 months time to responsible purchasers. I have also for sale an extra fine lot
of Poland China pigs, some splendid young boars
ready for service; will take a few sows to be bred in
December. This stock is all of my own breeding.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Come
and see, or write for what you want. Address L. 11.
AlKMaVlN', Box 21, Dana, Vermillion county, Ind.
aMISCEl.IaANKOl'B.
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C're-eEt*-
-TTTIIITE Holland tnrfcey**. 12-70 per pair. A N
VV White sow. po. Ley JIINsjiaw, Ore-?
boro, Indian:**.
\V. \\^TOON%"Merc£a^™ior;it) East -Market
.   street, Indianapolis, Ind., bas received a sr?o
ond invoice of flne fall and winter goods.    Get a suit
of him and you *x*ill surely buy another. New Fashion
Plate jU6t received.
FOK   EXCirANGK.
IJ^OB EXCnANOE—A choice, nice youns l'oland
*     China sow for a boar pig.   Addrcm A. C. HjVB-
VEY, Lafayette, Ind.
ITIOK KXC3IAKOK—W) acres of land in Nebraska
: and'some money to exchange for a Finall farm
or a good paw mill in tl.Is Htate. Addrew* J. M.
WmlvOEK, -53 Union «., Indianapolis, Ind.
LOANS.
r\M) LOAN—Money to loan on first mortgage of lin-
X proved city and farm property In Indiana and
Obio, at very low Interest without commission.
Promptpartie6, with desirable security, can be accommodated without delay. -Ill local securities—
City, County, Town and llailroad Bouds—negotiated.
JOS. A. MOORE, 84 R. Market street.
WANTED.
"TirANTED- A girl from thc country to do general
Vt housework, washing excepted. Address J. II.
KIXO-H1117RY, 34 East Market .St., Indianapolis.
%mz Smooth.
Bi.ukqras.-i pastures arc in the finest
condition yet for graring, and stock are
doing finely upou them.
The National Register of Norman Hor-
se*s,«?dited by J. M. Hiatt, is annoum«d
as readv for distribution.
Geo. W. Thomas, iromer, Ind., has sold
oue of his thoroughbred Short -horn calves
to Mr. Asken, Milroy, Ind. Ilis herd is
doing fiuely now.
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It is reported that •JSo.OOO has bt>eu offered
and refused for Lord Stamford's two-year-
old racing filly Gehoiinniss, winner of'six
Important stakes in England tho past season.
 -. -m  -
B. K. Klliott, Knightstown, Ind, h: a
lately purchased Governor of A. W. Uos*«,
Muncie, Ind. Govornoria a noted breeder
and registered in Vol. 1 of the Central Poland China Record.
Good pasture grasses havo a nutritive
ratio of about one of albuminoids to four
and a half of carb-hydrates, whilo corn has
a nutritive ratio of one of albuminoids -o
8.0 of carb-hydrates, showing pasture
' grass superior to com as a Uesh producer.
Mit. -\iaKX. McClintock, Kentucky today advertises a large number of lino
sheep for sale iu <.ur columns, including
late importations of Cotswold and blir.ip-
ahiredowns.   Read his announcement.
D. A. Kurnab, Danville, wants us to ask
our readers if any of them ever knew a
hog to have tlio cholera whilo being fed
with thc slops from a sorghum milll. He
ha.-< f ?d his hogs upon this refuse during
the fa'l and says they are exceedingly
hcarty and iu fine condition, while the
hogs of his next neighbor have been dying with the disease. During the summer
his pigs had the run of tho orchard, and
his theory is that hogs thus treated will
uot take the cholera.' We would like tc
have all the testimony on the qucMtioi-
that our readers can bring from their own
experience.
SALE OF JERSEY CATTLE.
Messrs. J. K. Moonej* A. Co., Louisville,
Ky., sell at public auction seventy head
of the purest bred Jersoy cattle on Wednesday of next week, the 30th inst. Ily »
slip of the types we were made to say
"five" head last week, instead of seventy.
We repeat again, that having personally
examined this herd we can say that it is
composed of some of the best milk and
butter strains in the United States, and
the sale offers a rare opportunity to get
such Btock.
ing butchers' stock; but it will soon come
to bo recognized that for breeding stock
and for young iinimals tho les-s corn they
havo thc better, where a vigorous constitution, sound health, prepotency, and
long life are sought.
CATTLE MOST VALUABLE FOK BEEF.
We give below the awards at the late fat-
stock show in Chicago, and the views of
the committees bearing on breedsof cattle
valuable for beef. Tho animals entered in
the first^elaes for premium were seven in
number, five puro bred aud two grade
-Short-horns.   Tho awards were as follows:
Gain per day
•   Weight since birth
lbs.
, lbs.
1.75
1.73
l.SS
1st. MlUr,|30 _  1^*5
2d Aidrie Roy,£0. :... l-««
3d Quid esset, f}10  1.450
The judges in their report said:
"Tho several animals entered in this
ring were a good lot of well-bred stoor.-*,
showing a large average gain per day since
birth, and for quality, with fow exceptions, were all that could be desired for
profitable cutting, and as likely to furnish
the greatest proportion of the choicest cuts
to gross weight. Thero were some others
in this ring unevenly fatted, rather leggy,
with paunchy appearance, aud in marked
contrast with the majority of the steers,
which were attractive aud much above the
average of choice steers,"
The next class was for steers tlire« years
old and under four. There were only
three entries, all by J. 15. Sherman, and the
a wards were as follows;
Gain per duy
W'elshl since Sjirti.
ft-*].        tvi.
Im. Morris, (SO.   2^» 1.65
2d boynton, *F-0 -   1.W L» •
M Abe Kenlck, {10 -  2,150 I.BS
The judges in their report said:
"The steers exhibited in this ring wero
fully ripe for the butcher, and hnd made
good average gain rerday since birth. The
cattle had not evidently had the ail vantage
of pasturage and the exerciso so essential to
tho best development of all conditions
that insure handling qualities of the first
order."
The Devon class, two- years old and under three, and the awards were as follows:
Oaln per day
Weight  since birth
3*1. BjS.
1st. Jerry, J30   !,«•» 1.1-5
aVIToin, *-»      UTO IM
Sd John, J10      •*» <>■»•<
The report of the judges was as fallows:
"The ring was filled with a smooth, even
lot of medium, well fatted Devon cattle,
which considering age, showed a fairaver-
ago gain ]>eT dfty. The first premium animal
was well proportioned throughout, weil
filled in round, and was tbo l>e»t fatted
of the three. The second premium ste-er
much resembled the steer given tho first
place, was not hardly so well filled in loin
and round, rather thin in llesh fora prime
butcher's bullock. Tha third premium
steer had made as good growth as the
othor steers, rather more coarse In nock
and head than the other steers."
Next came Devons three yeara and uuder, and the awards were as follows:
Oalu per day
Weight since birth
r>i. 2)3.
lst Broad, P>...
, >,M>
0.K
0.HI
m Buck, r»— - : lftn
"Tho steers in this ring were
evenly • fatted, but could have been
much Improved by continued liberal
feeding, anil thoy wero not in condition
to make a favorable comparison with
the former rings passed upon by the
committee, taking Into consideration the
slow maturity ofthe Devou breed of cattle.
The steer awarded the first premium was
bettor in tho loin- and rib, with Iwttor
handling iiualities, and would dre-*8
a larger proportion of not to gross
than tho steer awarded the second premium."
Norman Horso, Imported by K. Dillon AS* Co., rtloomington, 111.
Next whs the grade steer class, of two I he want with auy bigger horse? In con-
years and under three, LT Short-hom", i | sjdering his height and weight, we con-
Horofonli* and one cross-bn-d Hereford j elude he is a little high on his legs, and we
und Short-horn. ; would much prefer   him   if   ho   was two
wi.|ght'"'i" 'e birth j ij»«hr-- lower, with tiie name weight.   Now,
iat Short-horn stwr n,*i i...r,i, ■>.•» i,7Vl       I.-**- ; 'f •"> 1" «* handsomo as he is big.it is likely
-*J short-horn stwr Ookiey, «_a.... i.7»       i.«!        j he is a better horse,to improve   the   farm
*M ii,-r.*ford «eer Kansas, »io  i,it*r.       i.« | stock of tho country tlrm  any   Cleveland
Itay that oould be found   in all   Kngland.
ua
In the next cla«s, grade steers three
yoars old and u:nior four, In which there
woro •'!...entries, fivo of which wero Herefords, and 'the baJiineo Short-h.rn guides.
Tiie judges awarded pri*/..»s as fellows;
Oaln perdsy
Weight since birth
lbs. Hw.
lst  Hereford »t.-er Comiueror, rjaL  2,1« 1.W
3d Short-born sli.-r Talbot, tfSl   2.03.1 1.5:
3d Short-horn steer llarhey, J10    1,W> 1-W
In grades and crosses ono year old or
over thoro were five entries, two Hi-refords
and threo -Short-horns. The award-* were
as follows: i
Gain per day
Weight  Hlnoe birth
Hia. Bin.
IfifiH 1.17
i,-r/)      ■:.<»
1,38) Z.Cli
Lst .Shorl-horn Hta-ef M'*Jor, S*W....
2«1 Sh'n steer Geo. Wash'ton ?Z>.
3d Hereford slm* IJalley, *10	
TheC'ivvelind Ilay Ilorse, Cliampion, that
wa.s tl.r> siro of his grandam, was 17 hands
liigh, and was* supposed to weigh 1,700
pounds. IIo was imported by James
I! *.g|a;, of Kentucky, and after some years
found his wny to the Western Reserve,
Ohio. Ho was too big, and, like most of
his tribe, he lacked that kind of action
which pleases fanners in the horses they
best likotouRe. Uut it is not likoiy that our
friend's horse i.s altogether indebted to
this one cruss^for his unusual size. Many
of the Almonts, when reinforced with
Mambrino Chief blood from the dams, are
good size, and it is likely that Mambrino
Chief blood has a good deal to do with the
size of this fellow. It was our intention
to have visited that district in England
wl.vro the Cleveland 15»ys itre said to have
abounded,  and    examine   for ourselves
Winter Management of Sheep.
A mistaken idea prevails among many
of our farmers who fancy that sheep, like
other cattle, are best cared for during the
inclement season of winter, when confined
in close, warm quarters. The sheep's
tleceeisa covering, provided by nature,
for protecting the animal frcm tho winter's cold. In the same direction it is
found that tho skins of all our fur-producing animals are most valuable when taken
during the winter, the. fur being the longest an d finest whin the winter is mept severe. A very cold winter does not necessarily produce a poor, weak-stapled fleece;
if properly fed, the khcep under such circumstances may even produce a superior
fleece. Sheep -seldom suffer any ill effects
from a dry, cold snow storm, since they
can easily shake off the snow from their
bodies; but they do suffer, often severely,
from cold rains and sleet during the last of
winter and first of spring.
At a season of the year when tbe fleece
is nearly full grown, as In early spring, it
will hold a large amount of water, not Infrequently becoming ice. This chilly
moisture robs the system of a large amount
of heat in drying the fleece. The animal
re quires an extra ration of food to supply
thia demand for heat in addition to the ordinary wants of its system, and failure to
furnish such a feeding will work injury
both to the sheep and its fleece. The inland, hilly pastures of Now England are
less subject to storms of cold, rain and
sleet, and hence better adapted for sheep
husbandry, than the farms along the sea
coast, or even than tho island pastures
sometimes selected for raising sheep and
growing wool. Of all the varieties of
sbeep, the ISIeriuo is best protected hy nature from such storms, its fleece, though
having a short staple, being very compact
and supplied with an abundance of yolk
which makes it almost waterproof. Such,
however, is not the case with the combing
wool sheep and those mountain sheep of
Kngland and Scotland which carry open
and coarse fleeces.—*\merican   Cultivator.
American Horses in France.
One of our Wlitemporaries stales that,
upon what i.s considered good authority, j w|,at js l0ft of them, but wo became inter
upwards of GoO American horses are now j 0,ted among the ,Scot<;h t-attle, and did not
doing service in the French   cavalry,   and j have time.   Hence wc are not able to give
have given  so good   satisfaction   that the ; deuDit0 information   as  to   prices,   etc	
French army officers Induced thoir seciv- Wallacu's Monthly
tary of war lo send two of their most trusty ..-iU-.".rs lu thi- country last reason to in-
spool our horacK. Tl-.py vuintA ooiiipaet,
Iitrdy, m.-tivt; animal about ISJi hands
high, and it is such a class of horscis as this
that Eastern farmers will always lind it
profitable to raise. It should be boruo In
mind that size is but one of tho qualifications. Thoy must have the compact form,
tho hirdy constitution and active temperament combined with size in ordor to insure a ready market at a paying price, and
the more style and speed they have, the
better the prico they will command.
Cleveland Bay Question.
1 havo an Almont stallion out of a tnare
by Mambrino Medley, son of Mambi-ino
Chief, and sho out of a maro by the Cleveland IWy Imported by Mr. Uajig of Kentucky, called Champion. My horse is lt>J4
hands high, weighs 1,300 pounds, and has
mado a great success among the fanners
the past sea-son. His siz-e is unquestionably duo to tho Cloveland blood
of his grandam, and I am now on the
lookout for further investments of this
kind. I would like your opinion of tho
Cleveland Bay family. Ara thoy not Just
what wo want to erosson our average farm
mares to produce your ideal .Vmericau farm
horse? If thoy are as good horses for our
farmers as I seem lo think, why is it that
no ono is making a specialty of their im-
portailohT About wbat eau fine specimens of this class be bought for in Kngland? You see I am trying to get
tho benefit of your travels and knowledge with a view to the mutual Improvement of ihe farm stock nnd my own
pookets. I am anxious to do something to
wean our Western farmers from their mania for "mastodons," and in what way e*ui I
bott-er succeed than by putting withiutheir
reach a class of horses weighing about
1,-IOOp ounds, of good style and action, with
clean legsand sound feet? Will tho Cleveland.**-. 1111 tho bill T"
The foregoing queries come to us from a
young breeder of Iowa, and as they indicate sound practical views about tho size
of American farm horses, wo tako the lib-
well
con-
Corn-fedStock.
(Mr. 15. P. -Johnson, of Illinois, c
known and intelligent agriculturist
tributes to the Kural New Yorker an article on corn feeding from which we make
the following extracts:
"There is no mannerof doubt but an exclusive, or nearly oxclusive corn diet less,
ensthe vitality, invites disease, and finally
destroys tho constitution of the progey,
but also produces butchers' meat of an in
ferior quality comjiared with thatmade of
moro nitrogenous foods.
SVithin 50 years and since thc settlement of the West and the increase iu tho
production of the cereals, and notably In
dian corn, the food material for the making of fat has increased out of all proportion
to that class of vegetation which makes
bono, lieoh and muscle; and without becoming justly sonsibloof the fact, we havo
gone a-struy in putting on fat at the expense of lean, and to tho serious damage,
not only of the health and constitution of
tho animals, but to tho lessening of the
value of the meat, In tho case of butchers'
stock, and destroying tho health of such of
our stock as arc used for breeding and
work. Tho consequences are doar beof
and pork and cheap tallow and greaso, if
not lard, and tho appearance of anew class
of dlsoases in farm stock of all kindB. It
was a natural thing, of course, that after
long centuries of feeding, during which
the most costly aivd difficult thing to get
was fat, when we suddenly became possessed of tho material to furnish it at low
cost, we should mako uso of it in an extravagant way, and that tho result should
beaswoHee; but now that the miBtake
has been forced on our attention in a hundred ways, the correction of abuse will
como in due time, and'just as a matter of
course.
And hence wo hear of more grass, roots,
vegetables and milk for hogs, and barley,
oats and peas in placo of Indian com; and
for -sheep and neat rittie, winter pasture
whicii is evorywhr.ia easy to be made on
all the bluo-pr..:*-s soils south of 40 degrees.
Of courso, ti: return to the   medium   be-
erty of presenting thom to the public,
and of replying to thom in tho same way. j tween th. two systems will bo slow, and
He has a horso that ho says is 1GX hands [ corn will always hold a prominent place
high, and weighs 1,300 pounds. What does   as tho chief and leading grain   in   fatten-
will have the F-ame effect. The best you can
do forlhefoundcKd horse is to cut his feet
lcofe fr<m (he coronary, and keep them
rssped cr cut down continually, as a new
crust is produced. It will take nine to
twelve months to effect the cure. He will
have brittle feet for life.
Inflaixmation of the Air Passage.-.
Editors Indiana Fanner:
I have a horse when worked or driven
to a buggy makes a kind of wheezing
sound in breaking. I know no cause for
it unless it was caused frcm having distemper. He never did work enough to causeit.
He had distemper a year ago.       A..C. C.
Thero are three results of an inflammation of tho air passages, besides thick wind
as it is termed in this country, viz., whistlers, pipers and blowers; the first two.
aro caused by a false membrane across a
portion of Iho windpipe, and are named
hy the character of tho noise made; the
third is a thickening of the mucous w alls
of the same. Tbe chance for a cure in tho
two former are meager, but the latter may
be remedied by blistering, if done in time,.
I fear yours is of too long standing.
Fistula.
Kdltoi-H Indiana Farmer:
I have a maro tbat has the fistula. Give
me a positive cure through the Farmer.
Would corrosive sublimate do to put in
the pipes? Ira A-MoDKsrrr*-..
Anything that will destroy the balls of
the abscess will do. To put back the tumor, cover it with a blister of the following: Powdered Spanish flies, \y2 ounces;
spirits of turpontinc, 1 pint. Mix and let
it stand 24 to 48 hours. Shake well and
rub it on the tumor well. The second day
grease the blistered part with lard, then
wash off and repeat the same process until
the tumor is gone. If it has gone too far
to drive it back, then use the following:
Verdigris, powdered, K ounce; blue vitriol, 1 ounce; corrosive sublimate, 4
drachms; resin, powdered, 2 ounces; arsenic, 3 drachms; spirits of turpentine, 1
ounce; aloes, powdered, \i ounce; alum,
powdered, \4 ounce; fresh lard, 1 quart.
Mix thoroughly to form an ointment.
Put in a wide-mouthed vessel, but keep it
well covered. Squeeze the matter out of
the abscess and drop it full of tbe ointment. It should be well stirred eaeh time
before using, and thus used once a day. -
^cteiuaxtj.
Thl« department Is edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Snrgeon,author of I*-*avin*-s Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Rules.to be observed by thoee expecting correct answers:
1. Btate the rate of puUe.
2. The breathing.
3. The standing atUtude.
4. Appearance of hair.
5. If cough, and -secretion from nose, whether
glands between the JawB can be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. If breathing la rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing nound, no time must be loefc In blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tine-
lure of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every two hours, for time is too short for an answer.
7. Parties desiring answers by mall must Inclose
stamp.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will your fistula remedy hurt a mare
with foal? Also, how often to apply and
how much at a time. W. Lyon,
It will not hurt horso or mare under any
circumstances; of courso put it into the
abscess as often as you please, once or
twice daily.
Swollen <Cegs.
ECditors Indiana Farmer:
I have a horse whose hind legs swell
some when worked. When he stands Idle
for several days they swell above the hock-
joint, but swelling goes down when
worked; there are small lumps or scabs
nearly up to body on hind legs. He eat6
well but will not fatten.
WrM. H. Proctor.
You stand a poor chance of curing him.
Paint the swollen parts onoo or twice dally
and give powders so often recommended
in the Farm Kit.
Foundered.
F-dltors Indiana Farmer:
I have a valuable young mare that was
foundered last spring. Her skin is very
tight, fore legs are stiff, hind legs drawn
under her body, a sore on each hip the size
of a half dollar; had a sore on right front
leg near her body, but is now healed up
and a lump Is now thera; is better than sho
was but is unable to work. D. W.
I suppose her feet are pumiced, that Is
soles broken down and convex. No doubt
the breast rheumatic (sunken.) If so, you
had better breed-hor or kill her. If she
was hero I could do something for hor, but
it is a slow process.
Foundered Horse.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer:
I have a nice flock of sheep and they are
doing well, exoept that they are so snotty.
Will you please tell me what to do for
them? --Uso can be anything done
for a horse that has been foundered for a
good whilo, with feet grown out long and
straight? J. M.
Take alum water and syringe it up the
noxtrils of the sheep.    Porsulphate of iron
Ponds for Carp.
Editors Indiana Fanner:
In your paper of this date there is an article on carp culture, the author of which
is not given .^This I regret because information is there given that if true would
be of incalculable value to all who intend
to raise carp. However, I regard seme of
the statements so far wrong that I ask a
correction to prevent any from blundering. The writer proposes to make a pond
sixty-two feet in diameter. Cement sides
and bottom, attach a pump propelled by
wind, to a well, all for fifty dollars. Error first, he can't do either one ofthe three
things contemplated for that sum. Two
hundred dollars won't pay the bill.
.In this pond several thousand carp are*
to be raised (or other fish.) Indeed he says
that (lie number contemplated have been
annually taken. Error No. 2 consists in
the natural inference, to use the language
of the article, that they are to be taken, for.
■sport and food. Carp eulturists allow
from two to three hundred to the acre,
without artificial food, so at the most th*.
pond would sustain thirty-two fish fit to.
catch and eat.
Tliere should be no disappointment iii
regard to expectations; therefore this t-pr-
rection of somebody's long bow fish story.
Spencer, Nov. 19,1881. b\
A True Friend.
Kdltors Indiana Fanner:
I herewith send you a new subscriber
and hope by the flrst of January to put 60
on your list at least. I will do my best. I
have been a reader of the Farmer for four
years and nothing could induce me to part
with it. I will stick to it and do all I ca»
to advanee its interests. It has done me
more good in advertising than all other
papers put together. Quite recently I sold
my entire stock of game bantams, by one
insertion of a two line advertisement; so
it pays to advertise in the Farmer. Wishing the Farmkr success, I am, yours, respectfully. FRANK IaONO.
Elizaville.
The estimated value of the sweet potato
crop in Virginia this year is $1,000,000, to
say nothing of tho Irish potato crop, which
i.s a large average.
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Marriages Between Belativea.
A Berlin professor is authority for-tb«
statement that among Roman Catholies
who prohibit marriages between persoas.
who aro near blood relatives, the proportion of deaf mutes is 1 in 1,000; among
Protestants, who are less strict, the pro-.
portion is 1 in 2,000; while among Jews,
who encourage intermarriage bctwesn,
blood relatives, the deaf mutes are as 1 tn
400.