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FOR SAI..E.
FOK SALE—Pure-bred shepherd pups.    Inquire of
JAMES M. WINSIIIP, ftushvilleVlnd.
rOR  SALE—Brown   Leghorn   c M-kereis and Muscovy ducks.   V. II. FISHEL, Hope, Ind.
IT'OR SALE-Thoroughbred  Short-horn  calves of
-     good families.   CALEB ROA11K, Avon. Ind.
FOR SALE-Pekin ducks and  Brown   Leghorns,
cheap, by JOHN   MORRISON, Box 77, Shelby-
vil'e, Indiana.
IT'OR BALE—Merino Sheep—Bams, ewes and spring
'    lambs.   Prices low.   Address J. II. DENIIAM,
BoXa-a.Kt.Clalnville, Ohio. 	
IT'OR SA LE—One flne pa'r of Sliver Gray Dorkings
1     from   reliable  strains.    rr.c«,  $3.    Address  S.
CALDWELL, Wabash, Ind.
IT'OR SaVLE—A flne lot of Poland China pigs.    All
of mv own breeding.    Verj* cheap.    Address L.
H. AIKlfAX, Box a, Dana, Ind.
FOR SALE—Durham bnll, four vears old, beautiful
red color, and considered the best ln the country.
Price, 5100.   ANDREW COHEK, Lebanon, Ind.
FOR SALE—Cotslvold buck lambs at *?15 from my
imported buck.     He weighs :*r_5 pounds.    The
prize winner.   JAMES II. MARLOW, Adams, Ind.
OR SALE—Blount's Prolific corn ,Mammit:*i Pearl
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potatoes and German or C*ol<1 en millet.   Whole
sale and retail. K.S.TEAGAItDEN,I>avenport,Iowa.
ITTOTi SALE—Cheap to close out   the   business, 35
head of purely hred Short-boras.    For a bargain
addresa II. LEWIS, 1*. O. Box No. 30, Louisville, Ky.
ITIOIt SALE—A splendid farm of GO acres, neur
. Friends Wood, Hendricks county, for sale cheap
ny J. C. MAGCt, Capital Shoe Siore, Iudianapolis, In-
iana.
OR SALE—Some choice bucks and buck lambs of
the  lonff-wool  breeds.     Imported   direct  from
Canada,   price* reasonable.   Satisfaction guaranteed.
W. -D. PRIVETT, Greensburg, Ind.
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FOR SALE—One-half mile north of Bloomington,
Ind., a small farm of 51 acres, good Improvements; also 95 acres adjoining lt. For particulars addrees CHARLES T. ROBERTSON, Bloomington,
Ind.
FOR SALE—A few thoroughbred Jersey bull
calves. Registered in American Jersey Cattle
Club. Fashionable colors and the best butter stock.
Address or call on W. J. HASSELMAN, Indianapolis, Ind.  • -
IT'OR SALE— Ths finest lot of Plymouth Rock oock-
: erels in this state. I won the lst prize at every
fair I showed at this season. Price, $2 each, or £{ for
two. Addrees J, CUNNINGHAM, Miami, Miami
county, Ind.
IT'OR SAXE OR TRADE—My premium Southdown
7 bnck. awarded me by the Indiana Far.mkr
through Mr. II. C. Meredith in 1&$0. Price £3), or will
trade for Cotswold or Leicester ewe. JOHN T. CORN,
Portersville, Ind.
IT*OR SALE-Fine Cotswold ram, 3 years old, en-
' titled to registry, price $35, and two full blooded
Cotswold rams, price Jl-i per head, boxed and delivered on cars. Address \V. HENRY BELL, Scott's Station, Shelby county, Ky.
IT^OIl SALE—Farm of 210 acres; good grain and
? stock farm; well watered; oneof the best and
cheapest in the county; buildings and improvements
good; six miles of Bloomington, Ind. Must sell. Address C. M. HOUSTON, Bloomington, Ind.
IT'OR SALE—Farm of 80 acres; 50in cultivation;
. good frame house, barn and outbuildings; good
young orchard, beginning to bear; situated '2H miles
of Plainfleld, Ind., 1*4 miles from school and church.
Address A. S. HOCKETT, Plainfleld, Ind.
FOR SALE—A few Cotswold male lambs, got by
my superior imported ram; also a few pure bred
Berkshire pigs, April farrowed, sired by my imported
hog, Elmwood Prince. Prices verv rea-sonable. Apply soon.   JOHN H. SWALES, Logan, In<£.
IT'OR SALE-Registered Poland China pigs, from
J three to five months old, at $15 to J20 each. Have
taken sweepstakes at many of the leading fairs this
season, including herd sweepstakes at Lafayette. Address J. CUNNINGHAM & CO.,Miami,MiamiCo.Ind.
Ir*OK SALE—A first-class breeding Jack; also a
good general purpose horse. The Jack can show
a fine lot r f colts, and the horse has taken first premium at Indiana State fair. Reasonable prices will
be made.   SIMEON TINDER, Danville, Ind.
IT'OR SALE—Cheap—53 acre farm one mile south of
. Monrovia, Morgan county, Ind. All underfence;
mostly under cultivation; house of 4 rooms, cellar, 2
wells, barn, apple and peach orchard, springs and running stock water. Only $1,600, if sold soon. T. E.
JOHNSON, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SALE—Mostly on time a fine river bottom
farm, above overflow, 8 miles north of this city;
gxjod buildings; finest orchard in county; pike along
side, school-house and churches near. Owner a nonresident and will sell very low; 85 acres under cultivation ; no better land. Call on, or address V. K. MORRIS, 58 East Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.
IT'OR SALE—Choice farms near Indianapolis, 180
_ acres 14 miles north, two-thirds cleared, Dalian: e
fine pas:ure with running water; new frame house. 8
rooms; good barn; excellent fences mostly walnut
rails; second bottom soil and no better in tie State
Price, $8,500. Also 32 acres ad'oining the above, siniij
lar soil, house, barn and fences; has windmill, pump,
and stcck scales. Price, ?60 per acre. M. ARBUCKLE,
58 East Market street, Indianapolis.
IT'OR SALE—Fertilizers—Superphosphates in bags
7 of 200 pounds each, ?40 per ton; Cayuga Land
Plaster in barrels of 300 pounds each, $2 25 t>er barrel;
in ton lots of seven barrels, S14 per ton. We handle,
also, the Superior Grain Drill with Fertilizer Attach
ment. The Best Drill in the world. Write us for circulars giving information relative to use of Fertilizers
and description of Drill. TYNER & HADLEY, Indianapolis, Ind.
IT'OR SALE—I will sell at rnblic auction at my re*-
1 idence, Kelseyville, Ineuana, 10 miles wen from
Fort Wayne, on Wednesday, October 19th, my farming implements and stock. The stock, consists of
about 40 head of thoroughbred and high-grade Shorthorn cattle. A large herd of Berkshire hogs equal to
any herd in the country. Among the horsea Is an excellent pair of Clydesdale Allies by imp. Scotsman.
Farmers and stock breeders desiring to procure good
stock will find this an excellent opportunity, persons
desiring to attend by rail will meet on Wabash road
at Aboite Station and *t Areola on Pittsburg road In
forenoon on day of sale and returned after sale free.
- Liberal termi of credit with approved note. S. B.
KELSEY.
MISCELLANEOUS.
STRAYED—From 347 Ash street, this city, two
cows. One white, with inside of ears and nose
brown; tne other a Durham, roan and white, moetly
roan; both young and giving milt.
JW. WATSON, Merchant Tailor, 33 East Market
• street, Indianapolis, Ind., haa received a second Invoice of fine fall and wlmer goods. Get a suit
of him and you will surely buy another. New Fashion
Plate Just received.
^m. all under cultivation; hedge fence; mile east of
city of Emporia, Kansas; one-third cash, balance on
easy payments to suit purchaser. Will trade for good
farm in Central Indiana. T. K. JOHNSON, Indianapolis, Ind.
LOAN'S.
MONEY to loan on improved farms at 7 per cpnt.
CommlssoDaS reasonable. WM. HENDERSON,
74 E. Market street, Indianapolis.
MONEY TO 1,0ANION FARMS—In sums Of ?500
and upwards, with privilege of partial payments or prepayment of whole at any time. H. B.
PALMER & CO:, TOE. Market St., Indlanaplis, Ind.
TO LOAN—Money to loan on first mort^gage of improved city ana farm property in Indiana and
Ohio, at very low interest without commission.
Prompt parties, with desirable security, can be accommodated without delav. All local securities-
City, County, Town and Railroad Bonds—negotiated.
JOS. A. MOORE, 84 E. Market street.
A young son of Mike Flannigan, Connersville, was kicked on the head by a
horse last week, and fatally injured.
There will come a time to each one of
us, when, whatever we are, that we shall
be; when the seal of permanence will be
set upon the spiritual conditions; when the
unjust man shall be unjust forever, and
w. the righteous man shall be forever righteous.—Yaughan.
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Stiotli.
Dr. S. P. Forsytii & Son, carried off the
sweepstakes prizes at both the Franklin
and Edinburg fairs on their Membrino
stallion.
For "mess pork" the sides of the hogs,
exclusive of hams aud shoulders, are cut
into strips of six to eight inches in width
and packed fresh in barrels with Turk's
Island salt. The barrels are then tilled
with brine.
Mr. Smith Wooterh, of Union county,
hns recently bought a tine Shropshiredown
ewe, from an Illinois importing company.
At the Rush county fair he bought a 340
pound buck of  the same breed, recently
imported from England.
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Mr. D. Ia. Thomas, Rushville, Ind., exhibited his Hambletonian and lilue Bull
horses at live fairs this season and captured
thirty-four premiums. Also, ho exhibited
a Poland China pig at the State fair ami
got lst premium on him. At tho Stato fair
he purchased a fine young Clydesdale stallion of G. A. Stanton, of  Greenwood, Ind.
The receipt used for  sheep dip iu Texas
is:
30 ponnds of lime,
30 pounds of sulphur,
14 pounds concentrated lye,
15 gallons of waterjfor tho solution,
1 gallon solution to 12 gals, water.
Tho use of this dip is said in maii3' eases
to euro the scab, but it is questionable
whether it will not damage tho fiber and
growth of wool. In this latitude tobacco
dip has given tho best satisfaction in all
respects.
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It is said that the Australians have a very
stringent law for the eradication of scab in
sheep. They havo the State Scab Inspectors, whose business it is to seo that the law
is enforced. Every sheep owner who discovers indications of scab in his llock is
obliged to notify all llock masters within a
.certain radius, of the fact, and also to post
notices in public places. If the disease is
not stamped out within 90 days, the diseased animals must be killed. The—result
has been that scab lias almost disappeared
from Australian flocks.
FEEDING COBN.
Messrs. J. A. Field it Co, manufacturers
of the Big Giant feed mills, St. Louis, Mo.,
are offering four of theso mills as premiums
to cattle and hog feeders. The premiums
are to go to such feeders as have best results in feeding cornmeal as compared
with feeding wholo corn. These will bo
very important experiments, and we hope
much good may come of them. Circular
giving particulars will be sent by addressing J. A. Field it Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I desire   to know something of the Gal
loway or   Polled  cattle.   Are   there  any
herds in this State; also how do they com
pare with the Short-horn cattle as breeders f
W. Sport.
If there are any aYngus cattle for sale in
the State, tho owners should announce
them in the Farmkr.
Notes onSBritish Live Stock, etc.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
In many districts in tho northern counties of England and in the south of Scotland, the deficiency of pasturo grass has
had a remarkably deteriorating effect upon
cattle, and prices havo depreciated accordingly. Tho outlook seems to be by no
means oncouraging, and the present lot of
tho British farmer is far from enviable.
.As a class hovrover, the British agricultur-
lists are at bottom endowed with a good
deal of "grit," which is fortunate for them
under existing circumstances. Many
doubtless vriil leave their occupations and
try their fortune elsewhere, but though
sorely tried by misfortune, tho bulk are
far from being absolutely disheartened.
There has been an important sale the early part of this month by Messrs. Ayro of
Liverton, England, of one of the oldest
herds of Devon cattlo in the country. They
were the property of a gentleman who had
taken over 500 prizes for pure bred Devons
and Leicester sheep. The herd had been
formed about a hundred years ago, and
during the period since, all the pedigrees
have boen carefully kept. Devons are pro
verbially the oldest and purest English
breed of cattle. They are hardy and can
fatten on a scantier pasturage than other
breeds. They havo met with general
approbation in several countries, and
as they thrive in almost all climates, and
even whero tho soil is poor, they have usu
ally proved a provitable investment whore
ever they have been sent. To this fact tho
United States farmer can well testify.
Horses are fetching but dull  prices, ex
cept such as are suited for heavy draught.
Clydesdales forAmorica have  been   purchased at unusually high prices,  and  important shipments of fine   animals of this
grade are expected to be made ere long.
tVt the last Durham Agricultural Society's
annual show, the Marquis of London derry
took the first prize for draught mares with
Flora. At this show there were prizes to
the amount of £300 in cash, and the same
amount in cups and plate. The first prize
in cattle was taken by Mr. Willes, of Be-
dales, for a roan bull. There was a good
show of eows and sheep.
At a recent salo of Shropshire sheep at
Browood, thirty-three rams wero sold,
bringing under the hammer an average
price of £21 Cs 8d per head. The highest
prices fetched were 52 guineas. Twenty
shearling ewes were sold in pens of five
each at 5 guineas per head for two pens,
and 7 guineas a head forthe others.
The dreaded foot and mouth disease is
reported occasionally, but not to sufficient
extent to warrant any additional regulations against contagion. Recently thero
have been fair imports of beasts and lambs
into the London market from Boston and
.New York and also from Bremen and Har-
lingen. Really fine stock has met with a
fair sale at full prices. The best scots and
crosses have sold at an average of from 5s
<!d to 5s 8d per 8 Sis. In foreign beasts,
business has ruled quiet, and priocs have
been weak. Trade in sbeep has beon dull.
Tbo best Downs and half-breeds havo sold
lately at 6s 6d to Gs 8d per 8 lbs. Prices on
the whole aro slightly in advance of those
at the corresponding period of last year.
Considerable shipments of wool have latterly arrived in London from Melbourne,
Adelaide and Odessa.
It is probable that there may shortly be
some legislation for the prevention of anthrax among animals in England, arising
from the use of the refuse of wool manufactures for manure, and an elaborate report has been submitted to Parliament by
Professor Brown, clerk of the Veterinary
Department of tho Privy Council office,
upon the subject. This is really what is
known as the wool sorter's disease, wliich
is due to the presence of the microscopic
plant (.Bacillus anthracis) in the lluids of
the body, and is communicable to man as
well as the lower animals, by the introduction of the spores of this plant into the
blood. Many valuablo suggestions have
been oflered herein wbich will doubtless
have due weight in future regulations.
F. A.
Shropshire Sheep.
As indicating the esteem in which this
breed of sheep is held abroad, the London
Agricultural Gazette says, that at the Derby
Royal Society stoek show, while the en-
trios showed 39 Leieest-ers, 31 Cotswolds,
39 Lincolns and 29 Oxfords, there were
152 entries .of Shropshires. "While the
other breeds represented eight to a dozen
Hocks, the Shropshires on exhibition, were
drawn from thirty-seven different flocks.
Mr. Woods, of Virginia, who has long been
engaged in raising this breed of sheep,
writes concerning them to the Country
Gentleman:
I have been raising Shropshire sheep
from the best importations since shortly
after the war, and have.no hesitation in giving it as my opinion'that'thoy are the hardiest and most profitable of all the English
breeds which have been imported. I have
reared sheep since 1837, when I commenced
farming; have tried the Cotwolds, Lincolns,
Leicesters and South-downs, and different
crosses, and this long'experienco confirms
mo in the opinion I have expressed above.
None of the pure, large long-wool breeds
aro adapted to this country; they require an
abundant supply of the best grasses, and
do not stand well the changes in our climate during February and the early spring
months. To do this a closer fleeco is necessary to prevent cold, rain and sleet from
penetrating so readily to the skin, peculiarly damaging, after the relaxation produced by a warm spell. The Shropshires
produce much heavier fleeces than the
South-downs. The wool is called delaine,
or medium clothing, aud is much sought
for. For mutton they are first-class, and
lambs by Shropshire rams from common
ewes and others command the highest
price in northern markets particularly.
Tho rams are remarkable for their great
vigor, and a great many ewes served by
them produco twins.
Prize-Winning Fercherons.
' Mr. M. W. Dunham, Wayne, Dupage
county, Ills., took the grand sweepstakes
prize of -$1,000, and grand gold medal at
■fhe Chicago fair this season, on his Percheron herd of imported horses. Also for
the best draft mare, Mr. M. W. Dunham's renowned mare Mignonette took
tho sweepstakes prize of $500 and grand
gold medal. She has been the winner at
nearly all the great shows of France, also
taking the highest honors at our own Centennial, and now makes her grandest victory over the finest collection of mares
ever exhibited. She stands the unapproachable draft mare ofthe world, invincible. The committee on best draft stallions, recommended a special gold medal
struck for Mr. Dunham's stallion  Vidocq.
^cicvinarxj.
This department is edited by Dr. Johs X. Navix,
Veterinary Surgeon, author of Xavin*^ Explanatory
Stock Doctor,
Rulee^to be observed by thoee expecting correct answers:
1. Stat* the rate ot pulse.
2. The breathing. 8
3. The standing attitude.
4. Appearance ot hair.
5. If cough, and Becretion from nose, whether
glands between the jaws can be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. If breathing is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time must be lost in blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every two hours, for time is too short for an answer.
7. Parties desiring answers by mail must inclose a
stamp.
American Short-Horn Breeders' Association.
This Association will meet at Jacksonville, Bis., Wednesday and Thursday, October 26 and 27. Tlie election of officers of
the Association for the ensuing two years
will be held at this meeting. It is probable, also, that propositions looking to a
change in the organization will be considered by the convention.
Hon. S. F. Lockridge, Greencastle, Ind.,
the secretary, states that ho will bo pleased
to receive short essays on appropriate subjects to bo read before the body; also any
suggestions on matters of interest to the
Association.
Ensilage in the East.
Thc value of ensilaged food for live stoek
Is certainly destined to be thoroughly
tested in the I\pw England States, as noted
■Below in an item we take from the New
England Homestead:
If silos aro a folly aud ensilage a humbug, as many farmers would fain believe,
the folly has been so extensively perpetrated that we shall all know it  ere long for
certain.   During tho past year, many thousands of dollars have been "run into the
ground" in silos, and many hundred silos
Constructed whicii  are   now boing filled.
Among them we may mention the  elevon
built by W. n.   Wilkinson   of this city at
IfTs Holyoke farm, with a total capacity of I
over 1,000 tons; two, each 45 by 15 by  16K
feet at "Mapleeroft," the   fine farm of W.
K. Hurd in Forestville, Ct. ;'one, 40 by 12by
15, holding 172 tons, just finished by Alon-
zo Stcbbins at Vernon, Vt.; one of 125 tons
capacity, constructed by Robert Gillett  of
Xow York at   Lenox;   and  that  of C. A.
Wakefield of Pittsiield, 65   tons' capacity.
2*£. Jil. Washburn of Lenox was the pioneer
enrflaglst In -Brirksliin* county.    He built
and used a 185 ton silo last season, and lias
this season built another of 180 tons,  both
of  concrete,  and  both   now   well filled.
Henry A. Barton A Son, of Dalton have
just finished three, made of concrete,  and
holding about 50 tons each, which thej- are
now filling.   A. R, Cleveland,   of   Dalton
has built a very thorough silo of. concrete,
holding 180 tons, and has it about half full.
Charles E. West of Dalton is now building
a CO ton silo.   So many and intelligent experimenters as  theso  ought surely to arrive ere long at some definite conclusions.
and give a remedy; and is it contagious?
Would bo glad that the subject could bo
mentioned in tho Farmer, but would bo
pleased to hear at once, as there is considerable anxiety felt on tho subject.       C. 1).
Your neighbor's cows have been eating
somo indigestible food, perhaps com stalks
poorly chewed by hogs or linseed from
which the oil had been thoroughly extracted, or some such stuff, tho effect of
whicii is a violent itchy sensation commonly called mad itch. Keep such stuff
awav from cattle.
Origin of the Short-Horns.
Tlio London Live Stock Journal comments as follows on the only history ofthe
Short-horn breed of cattle, lately published
in book form in London by Rev. W. H.
Beever:
"One is interested to learn that it was
hot till towards the close of tho last century
that systematic attempts were mado to improve the breed of, live stock. To Mr.
Bakewell, of Dishly, who lived between
172fi and 1795, belongs the honor of having
been tho first to move in this direction. In
former times 'the production of beof and
mutton did not enter into tho speculations
6f writers, or the calculations of agriculturists,' and it was not till a greatly increased
demand for animal food came from the
largo manufacturing centers that farmers
began to givo attention to the all-important matter of breeding. Aftor Mr. Bailey
came Messrs. Cully it Chargo, and thoy
were suocoeded by Messrs. Colling, Mason
Taylor, Nosham, Seymour and others, by
whoso exertions this part of the country
was vastly benofitod. Whon tho Messrs.
Colling commenced operations there was
undoubtedly a largo storo of old-fashionod
material in tho hands of tho surrounding
land-owners, notably the Rislabies, of
Studloy Royal. C. Colling's groat move
seems to havo been the purchaso of the cow
Favorite and hor daughter from Mr. Maynard, and his falling in with the historic
Hubback. His other cows he picked up
as opportunity offered from neighboring
herds, as did his brother Robert. The great
difference Hfetween tho two brothers, who
had so much in common; was that Robert
kept all but clear of tho "alloy" infusion
which Charles, with such gratifying results,
adopted.
Editors Indiana Farmers:
Please publish in the Farmer the law
requiring saloons to be closed on all national holidays. What days are considered national holidays? M. B.
A man who holds a licence to retail intoxicating drinks, under the laws of Indiana, can keep his saloon open 24 hours
for 365 days, and keep it full of customers
if he can get them; but it is unlawful for
him to sell on Sunday, on election day, on
the 4th of July, on the 25th of Docomber,
or on the lst of January; but he can employ a bar-tender from somo other placo,
who is unknown to his customers, and
who disappears the next day, and by this
means sell evory day in the year. A city
ordinance may cliteo saloons on these days,
if the police enforce it. *
Sprnined.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a cow that hassomethingthe matter witli her hind legs; when she steps,
she drags and jerks them. She has beon
that way for two or threo weeks. She is
well every way and in good condition,
L. M. F.
I suppose sho has been sprained; elso
has paralysis of the adductor muscles of
tho hind extremities.
A Kicked Ilorse.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a valuable young horse three
years old, that about a month ago received
a kick on his right hind leg about three
inches below tho hock joint on the out-
sido, and thero is a hard lump left there.
Can I take it off and how? J. P.
Y'ou had hotter havo treated it properly
then; now it is doubtful; blister it. Speculating to save veterinary fees, is a dangerous saving.
Sore Ears.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a mare that is four-year-old and
she and her mate got sore ears about a
year ago. Her mate got all right ti i i sum
mcr; but tho mare has one sore ear yet;
it is a white scab in the inside of the ear
commencing aV>o\it ope inch from tne top
and runs 40Wn about two ih'ches. lean
scratch a scab of something- like wheat
bran   only   it   is white. J. M.
Paint tho erupted parts with tincture of
iodino twice daily until well.
Thrush.
Editors Indiana Farmer: * ,
Will you please tell me what to do for my
horse?" The frog in left fore foot seems to
be rotting away. Tlie blacksmith says it
is thrush. Ilorse is five years old and in
good condition. Stands on plank floor
and well groomed. L. B.
Your blacksmith is correct. Your horse
has thrush, and the plank floor has not
caused it. Open the cleft; keep clean and
pour in muriatic acid tincture, weekly. If
foot is contracted have an expansion shoe
put on.
Ringbone.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a eolt 17 months old which was
taken with distemper about two months
ago; lost flesh so fast that it is a mere
shadow; most of the hair came off of its
legs from knees to hoofs but have mostly
healed, and now it has an enlargement
just above the hoofs, on its hind feet,
which is by some supposed to be ringbone.
A. W. T.
Of course if tho enlargements aro hard
most likely it is ringbone. Blister with
fly blister so often recommended in the
Farmer; rub in for several days.
Diseased Nostrils.
Editor? Indiana Farmer:
I have a four-year-old mare that has
some disease in her nostril. I would
like to know through the Farmer what it
is, and what will cure her. Thoro is a callus or tumor on the inside of the right
nostril about five inches from the end,
which causes her to make a noise when
breathing. It shows an enlargement on
the outside. Sho ran at the nose a groat
deal this summer, but has not run much
lately. W. C.
It is either a WT»rt, or polypus. If not,
feel between hor jaws, and if kernels are
found it may be glanders. The best you
can do is to employ a veterinary  surgeon.
Small Jjaraps.
Edltora Indiana Farmer:
I have a horse that is breaking out in
small lumps from the size of five cents to
that of a dollar, and larger on'his sides
and belly. Ho don't seem to suffer with
it; he is about eleven years old; has been
rather thin in flesh but has been improving lately. He has been running on pasture, and feeding on green fodder and a
little new corn. L. H.
Take ginger four ounces, black antimony, flour of sulphur, sulphite of Iron,
pulverised niter of each two ounces; mix,
dose in ground feed; one teaspoonful
three times daily. Paint the eruptions
with tincture of iodine once or twice daily.
Indigestion.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a neighbor that has lost two cows.
I will give you the symptoms as well as I
can. When first noticed they were rubbing tho lower lip, and from that to the
under part of jaws and side of jaws, and
tho side of head; and as tho humor seemed
to spread, their ravings increased to madness, and made every effort to rub their
head on fence stumps and in fact every
thing they came in contact with. Their fev-
or was excessively high. They had a kind
of a spasmodic action of the stomach or
something like the hiccough. They died
in from 24 to 30 hours after taken. From
this description, can you name the disease
Letter from Southern Illinois.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Greenup lies 40 miles west of Terra
Halite, on tho line of the Vandalia railroad, and is tho largest town in Cumberland county. The town is surrounded by,
and is built on a barren, sandy clay hill.
One mile west is the Embarrass river, and
along this stream is somo very fino fanning
land. The county general]}- is composed
of timber land and prairie in about equal
proportions. The timber landisagrayish,
sandy soil and when now is very productive, but it does not wear very well, nor
stand the drouth. Tlio prairie land is a
black, sandy loam, though we sometimes
find it of a grayish color.
The prairie is almost always wet land,
and is liable te drown out in a wet season,
unless it is well ditched.   But I am sorry
to say that the peoplo take little interest
in ditching out this rich and fertile  land.
The laws of the State aro favo^     ., and
fair to all parties, in regard  to ditches  of
public importance, but the people  are  so
contrary and pig-headed that it costs a lawsuit to get an outlet through adjoining
land.   They have no enterprise or public
spirit, and plod along in the samo old ruts,
content to mako a scanty living, when, by
using common sense and uniting together, they might mako one of  the   finest
counties in the State and increase the valuo of  tbeir farms   five   times   over.   T\\e
price ol land ranges from $2 50 to $25 per
acre.   The cheap  land  is  on  tho   blufls
along the river, from which tho timber
has been cut.   First-class land with common improvements can be bought for $18
per acre.   An Eastern loan company 1 as
an agent   hero  and  it   has been almost
the ruin of this country, as men have borrowed money and
mortgaged titeir farms
without a thought of how thoy would
make money to pay out at tho end of fivo
years. About eight out of ton lost
their farms. Tho loan company being
anxious to realize on their loans, ofl'er this
land at a figure just high enough to savo
them from loss. This is why land is so
cheap and not becauso tho land is really
poor.
Stoek of all kinds except stock hogs,
are a good price, horses especially. Our
crops this season are almost an entire failure on account of tho chinch bugs and
drouth. From the 29th of Juno we can
count G6 days without a shower. Add to
this, millions on millions of chinch bugs
and you can see what a poor chance we
had to make any corn.   I willl give
MY OWN EXrERIF.NCE
in farming this season, and I believe it is
a fair sample. Thero were 55 acres of
wheat on the placo, most of it being put in
very lato last fall. Only 30 acres were cut,
a nd these|30 acres only threshed out 40 bushels—only the seed back. The largest yield I
heard of was nine bushels to the acre.lti
I had in 24 acres of corn, whicii at harvest time looked vory promising. But as
soon as the wheat was cut the chinch bugs
came swarming into the corn by millions,
and they are there yet, for thoy never left
it all summer. I will not get one wagon
load of corn from 24 acres. Tlie good
farmers of Indiana will hardly believe me
when I say that thoro are thousands of
acres of corn in this county that will not
average one bushel to the acre, and this
is also true of all the counties lying
south and west of here. Some of tho farmers in tho river bottoms will have enough
to winter them but nono to sell. All tho
upland ahd prairie farmers will have to
buy corn to fatten their meat and feed,their
horses. It is now being shipped in here
from the counties north of us, and is selling at 70 cents. By diligent inquiry I
learn that not more than half the usual acreage will be sown to wheat this fall. A
great deal of this will be sown very late—
say in the next two weeks.
The applo crop is very short; hardly
enough for home demand. Tlie early potatoes were good, but tho lato ones aro a
total failure. This country is the natural
home of tho strawberry, as it grows wild
©n the hills and prairie. Gooseberries and
currants also do well here, as the bushes
are never troubled by worms. The hay
crop was good and is selling at ?10 per ton.
J. A.
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injuries with a graver.
Modern women of fashion work hard
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