eekly Journal of the Farm,Home and Garden.
VOL. XVI.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OOT. 29, 1881.
NO. 44.
FOK ftAI.K.
ITtOK SALE-ChOKier White pies, |I5 apiece, or 1-3
.     a pair.   BEN F. MOORK, Monlieello, Ind.
IT'OR SAI.E-White:i-eehora chicks.   1)K. W. J.
.     KlaSTUN, 11 North Meridian street, Indianapolis, Ind.
IT'OR SALE—Merino Sheep—Kama, e».t« and spring
'    lambs.   Prices low.   Address J. H. DENHAM,
Box 2-1, Bt. Clalrsville, Ohio. 	
FOR BALE—Thoronghbred *scoteh Shepherd pups.
U B. FAUKN'ER, S53S. Meridian etrtet.
F
OR SALE—Good Short-born bnll,3 years old,color
red.   F. P. JOHNSON, indlans'ioUs, Ind.
IT'OR SALE—A flne lot of roland China pigs.    All
1     of my own breeding.    Very cheap.    Address L.
11. AIKMAN, Box -.1, Dana, Ind.
IT'OR BALE—Durham bull, four years old, beautiful
'    red color, and considert-d the bent In ihe country,
trice, 1100.   ANDREW COIIKE, I-ebanon, Ind.
FORSALE—Cotswold huck lambB at (15 from my
imported  buck,     lie  weighs 32S pounds.    The
prite winner.   J AMES II. MARLOW, Adiims, Ind.
IT'OR BALE-Jersey liull-'-Oi!ord Duke.4716." Two
1     yeirs old.   Full   black   pointrt.   Choice  animal.
Addn-ss II. O. COWAN. Oxford, Butler county. Ohio.
IT'OR SALE—Blount's Prolific corn.Mummoth Pearl
poiacuf-s and (iermim or (iolili-n millet.   Whole-
-taleanil rt-tail. K.S.TKAUAHDHN.Davenport.Iowa.
1
70U SAI..K—Cheap to close out the busim**, "S
J lioad of purWy bred Short-horrm. For tt bargain
address H. J,KW18t 1*. O. Box No. 3t>, Loulwville, Ky.
I710H HALF—First-cla-ss Kngiish Berkshire male
pigs, ready for service. Also While Holland
turkeys. Address W. A. MAZE, Sharpsville, Tipton
oounty, Ind.
I7.0K SALE—Some choice bucks and buck lambs of
* the long-wool breeds. Imported direct from
Canada. Vrioes reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed.
W. V. MilVETT, Greensburg, Ind.
ITtOH SALE—Some flne Cotswold ewes in lamb by
. (iray Prince 3d, all Imported from Canada, three
years old, at fI5 each: al-so some Plymouth Kock
•ockerels at 91.   It. 0. CRIST, New Market, Ind.
17*01.. SALE—A few thoroughbred Jersey bull
? calves. Registered in American Jersey Cattle
Club. Fashionable colors and the beat butter stock.
Address or call on W, J. HASSELMAN, IndlanapoUs, Ind.
FOK BALE—The finest lot of Plymouth Rock cockerels in this Ktate. I won the lst prize at every
(air I showed at this season. Price, p each, or $3 for
two. Address J, CUNNINGHAM, Miami, Miami
connty, Ind.
171 OH SALE—Fine Cotswold ram, 3 years old, en-
? titled to registry, price *35, and two full blooded
Cotswold rams, price si5 per head, boxed and delivered on cars. Address W. HENRY BELL, Scott's Station, Shelby county, Ky.
171 OR  SALE—Farm of 210 acres; grood grain and
'     slock farm;   well watered;   oneof   the best and
cheapest in the county; building and improvements
§ood; six miles of Bloomington, Ind.   Must sell.   Ad-
raw C. M. HOUSTON, liluomUigton, Ind.
IT'OR 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, Kim wood Prince. Prices very reasonable. Apply soon.   JOHN II. SWALES, Logan, Iu<.
171 OR SALE—Registered Poland China pigs, from
three to five months old, at ?lo to fX> each. Have
taken sweepstakes at many of the leading fairs this
season, including herd sweepstakes at Lafayette. Addrees J. CUNNINGHAM <fc CO.,Miami,MiamiCo.Ind.
ITIOR SALE—A first-class breeding Jack; also a
good general purpose horse. The Jack can show
a ftnelot f f coltd, and the horse has taken first premium at Indiana State fair. Reasonable prices will
be made.   SIMEON TINDER, Danville, Ind.
IT^ORSALE—Two Jersey Cattle Club bull calves,8
" and 9 months old. and one herd book calf trom
as good stock as there is In tbe State, sired by my fine
bull "Delanore Boy." Also White Holland turkeys,
singly or in pairs. MRS. T. J. JOHNSON, Green-
caste, Ind.
ITIOR SALE—I cock and 8 hens, Partrigde Cochins;
; 1 cock and 8 hens, Silver Penciled Ilaniburgs; 2
pairs Golden Polish; l pair Silver Duckwing Ga*nes;
1 pair Black R. R. Games; al-so other stock. Address
O. W. DUNNING, Marion Poultry Yard, Marion,
Grant county, Ind.
ITIOR SALE—Cheap—53 acre farm one mile south of
; Monrovia, Morgan county, Ind. All under fence;
mostly under cultivation; house of 4 rooms, cellar, 2
wells, barn, apple and peach orchard,springs and running stock water. Only $1,000, if sold soon. T. E.
JOHNSON, Indianapolis, Ind.
ITIOR SALE—Farm of 250 acres. 1 mile from railroad
. station, a» aces good blue-grass, running wa'.er
entire year, good orchard, 18 miles from Indianapolis,
Ind. Onlv (".JO per acre. Now is your chance. Send
for particulars at once to V. K. MORRIS, 58 East
Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.
ITiOR SALE—Mostly on time, a fine river bottom
* farm of 125 acres, above overflow, 8 miles north
of thia city; good buildings; finest orchard in county;
pike along side, school-house and churcl.es near.
Owner a non-resident and wltl sell very low; 85 acres
nndpr cul 1 vat.on; no better land. Call on, or address
V. K. MORRIS, 58 East Market s'reet, Indianapolis,
Ind.
IT'OR SALE— Fertilizers—Superphosphates in bags
1 ofacx* pounds each, friO per ton; Cayuga Laud
Plaster in barrels of 300 pounds each, $2 2» i>er barrel;
in ton lota of seven barrels, il4 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 Fertili7.ers
and description of Drill. TYNER & HADLEY, Indianapolis. Ind.             	
MISCKaLI.ANEOIJS.
STRAYED—From 347 Ash Btreet, this city, two
cows. One white, with inside of ears and nose
brown; the other a Durham, roan and white, moetly
roan; both young and giving milk.
JW. WATSON, Merchant Tailor, 33 East Market
• street, Indianapolis, Ind., has received a sec-
end invoice of fine fall and winter goods. Get a suit
of him and you will sorely buy another. New Fashion
Plate just received.
ITIOR SALE, OR TRADE—Bottom farm of 160acres.
. all under cultivation; hedge fence: mile east of
«tty of Emporia, Kansas; one-third cash, balance on
easy payments to suit purchaser. Will trade for good
farm in Central Indiana. T. E. JOHNSON, Indian-
apolls. Ind.	
LOANS.
MONEY to loan on improved farms at 7 per cent.
Commissons reasonable. WM. HENDERSON
74 K. Market street, Indianapolis.
MONEY TO -LOANrON FARMS—In sums of $500
and *     -f"       -'-"- '
ments or pi  ,   .
PALMER A CO.,90 E. Market St., Indianaplis, Iud.
JAm   a»at    aC A   4j       Jl*1/^1«*I-V'l af.     •*■   al-*•*- .tU l^J J SJ    044.1*0    I
 and upwards, with privilege of partial  pny-
nientsor prepayment of whole at any time.    II. B.
rpo LOAN—Money to loan on first mortgage of Im-
X proved city and farm property in Indiana and
Ohio, at very low Interest without commission.
Prompt parties, with desirable security, can be accommodated without delav. aVll local securities—
Citv, County, Town and Railroad Roods—negotiated.
JOS. A. MOORE, M K. Market street.
WANTED.
TlMNTEI>-5,<100 bushels clover seed. Hfgh.et
'"' market price paid. Bring a sample to us. We
payra-re than anv one else lnthe city. J. F. MEN'-
Da-.MIiLL & CO., Beadsmen,"» East Meriet atree',
IndJanap)!!., ind.
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%im mocha
jRe^ember the sheep flocks as the days
approac for cold rains. They will pay
yoa an.pl} .,ext spring for tho outlay in
providing thfctu »,0iter_
*>«r. of our Chicago,  ,„temr>ori.ries b
no means refer in conipln. nt        tcrm8
to tho stock exhibit at  the "gr. .%hi
fair," or ita officers. If what they ci.      ^
truo of tho  awarding  committeo of sf.,.
prizes, somo of them had better be  given
a wide borth hereafter at fairs.
Hereafter in Great Britain thero will
bo a certain courso of training for veterinary surgeons. After 1883, the farrier and
the cattle doctor will be superseded by
men who must pass a lawful examination
in regard to tho diseases of horses, cows,
sheep and dogs.
Is Iceland, the sheep are never shorn;
the wool gets ripe and is pulled off quite
easily without causing tVc animal any
pain. It may, in truth, be said that wool
grows in Iceland." The annual exports
amount to 1,300,000 pounds, and, though
when it comes off the animal it is tlie dirtiest wool in tho world, it goos to market
the*cleanest. Near Reykjavik thero aro a
number of boiling springs, where all the
household washing of tho town is done.
To this spring all the plucked wool is
broughtand washed in thesteaniingspring,
then taken out aud dried on tho grass in
the sun.
Editors Indiana l--arni\-r*.
Will you please request tho brooders of
Jersey Ked swino who livo in the State to
advdrtiso through'tho Indiana Farmer,
as I want to buy some. I). A.
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Ticks on Sheep.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
For the benefit of thoso that have ticks
on sheop and don't know how to get rid of
them, 1 would say:- I havo cleared my
shoep of them by giving them a littlo sulphur a fow times in the fall, and by spring
the ticks were gone, never used dips nor
washes. Some of those recommended I
would not use as thoy aro dangerous if
not properly managed. _J. L.
Bateham, Maryland.
Holsteins.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will you please answer whether Holstein and belted cattlo aro the samo, or
whether Holstein aro black and white
spotted cattle and of a larger breed than
the belted? 1'aul Hughes.
. Montgomery Co.
Thoro is no breed known as belted cattle. Holsteins are black and white in color,
spotted, pied or mottled, and are a large
breed. This is tho breed doubtless to
which our correspondent refers.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
In an answer to W. Sport, I would say
there is no full herd of Black Polled cattle
in this State that I know of. Galloway
and Angus cattle are virtually the same
breed insomuch that it would tako a good
judge to separate them if mixed in a herd.
A mixed herd with both got the herd prize
at St. Louis fair. As a breed thoy differ
much from Short Horns in mako of carcass and make the best cross known, with
any breed. The demand for Black I'ollod
far exceeds the supply at present, consequently thero is no advertising of them
in stock journals, soon prices will range
double that of the best Short Horns.
LaFayette. J. li. Lutz.
Pink Eye.
This phantom "pink eye" is no diseaseat
all of itself, but a symptom or effect of
other diseases, such as influenza, complicated with influenza catarrh, or strangles,
or both, one being an inflammation of one
or more parotid glands. The other an inflammation of the sub-maxillary, and the
other of the thoracic or mucous membrane
Br. Dodd, a very able English writer, in
a book written by him, siys: At an early
period, when the veterinary profession
was in its infancy in England, epidemic
catarrh, influenza and strangles were
termed "pink eyo" by quacks whenever the
eyes became inflamed, and it does appear
that they stick to it to the present.
Dr. Spooner, another eminent veterinary
surgeon aud writer says: Speaking of epidemic catarrh, the bowels wero not much
disturbed, but tho fieces were enveloped in
with a thin, slimy mucus, but in many
cases the affection of the eyes was so violent as to amount to temporary blindness;
and adds: aMematic swelling of tho legs
was enormous.
We have had sporadic cases of the present scare-crow, both in this country and
Europe, to my certain knowledgo, in the
last forty-seven years. Either in 1842 or
1843 we had it all over the British Isles. I
was then in Ireland, and no man was ignorant enough to call it pink-eye.
Tho most formidable caso of combined
influenza and catarrh I ever mot was a
young maro of Commissioner Montgomery's of Shelby county, Indiana. She was
found standing in a fence corner, her legs
so much swollen that it was utterly impossible for her to bend them sufllciently
to walk from the orchard to the stable.
Her eyos were *so badly inflamed that tho
conjunctiva protruded beyond tho eyelids,
presenting more tke appearance of a rose,
not a pink, but a red or scarlet rose; tho
eye-balls protruded at least three-fourths
of an inch, minute fibers of veins burst,
and a stream of blood continued to flow
I .pm one and a continual dropping from
l.or. '
Hoping that we shall havo no further
scare, and that every man seeking notoriety will seek it in somo other way, perhaps
by works that will show, and convince
more fully than by inkslinging, I am respectfully, Joh.v N. Navin, V. 8.,
 »  *♦  .	
The American Farm Horse and how to
Improve Him.
We reproduce from Wallace's Monthly
the following extracts from a very interesting and intelligent discussion of this
important question:
From the fact that our farmers have, to
generally and for so long a period, perinit-
ed their sentiments of attachment to control their judgment, no one need be surprised when we say there is no American
farm horse. By this wo do not mean that
thero aro not individual horses to bo found
that are tho very perfection of farm horses,
but thero is no breed and no typo that can
be pointed to as tho "farm horse." The
necessities of tlie farmer have not driven
him to select a horso of given size and
qtialilications as the best for his use, for he
uses all sizes and all types—governed, apparently, by liis attachments or his prejudices in favor of what ho already has. Under this stato of things thero has been no
progress, no improvement in tho character
of farm horses, whilo every other description and breed of livo stock has advanced
to a degree of perfection that the world
never dreamed of fifty years ago. The
field is a most discouraging one, but any
man who has carefully studied it would fail
of his duty if he did not contribute his
mite to set the ball of progress in motion,
as rolates to tho farm horse, just as it now
rolls gloriously on as relates to all other
domestic animals. In the absence of any
type or breed to which wc can refer, we
must lirst answer the question,
WHAT IS A FARM HORSE?
In answer to this question, wo can pay,
in a general way, that the best farm horse
is that particular dcscriptioirof horse that
can best perform all the duties and services
placed upon him, on and about the farm,
and that will bring the most money when
he is offered for salo. In different localities
and under different conditions of soil and
variety of products, there may be an honest difference of opinion as to what is the
best typo of farm horso, but when we add
the other branch of the qualification—
what he will bring in the market—we reach
a definite point in the description, about
which there can be no disagreement. He
should bo sixteen hands high, and weigh,
when in ordinary flesh, from eleven hundred to thirteen hundred pounds. This
height and weight will indicate a massive
body on rather short legs. He should be
of a good dark color that does not fade
with tho sun, and he should be free from
objectionable whito markings; he should
have heavy bone and sound, well-shapen
feet; he should havo good length of neck,
and a strong, expressive head and countenance, without being coarse and clubbish;
his barrel should be deep and round and
not tucked in tho flank, and he should
carry out level on tho rump, with tho tail
set on high; his carriage should bo lofty
and gay, and he should be smooth and
symmetrical at all points. In short, he
should be handsome, and ho should be
proud of it. But however shapely and
handsome ho may be, if ho is too light in
the limb, or if his legs are not broad, clean
and flat, or if his feet are not sound and
healthy and in good shape, he should be
rejected. With regard to size, it may be
added that one or two inches added to
sixteen hands will not detract from his
market value, but ono or two inches below sixteen hands will reduce his prico.
He must not impress you as suited to one
particular use only, as to run a race or to
pull a heavy load, but to be suited to every
uso that the variedneedsof thefarmermay
require of him. He must impress you as
suited to pull the plow and the reaper and
the family carriage, as well as the heavy
load of grain to tho market town, and, if
needs be, to carry his master right proudly
on his back.
WHAT IS NOT A FARM HORSE.
.Thero are a great many so-called "maxims" among farmers and breeders that may
be wise, in a general secfSe, but their supposed applications oftentimes do harm instead of good. Take for example the very
common admonition to "breed up," and
we find all the editors of the parrot tribe
apply this to the running horse, and insist
that tho "thoroughbred" must necessarily
be tho best farm horse. Tlie truth is, he
lacks every essential quality and characteristic of the farm horse. IIo is bred for
the single purpose of running. He may be
fourteen hands high, or he may be seventeen ; ho may be homely, or he may be
handsome; but whatever he may be, he
lacks bono and substance for any and every
purpose of the farmor. Besides his lack of
the necessary physical qualifications, 'he
has a mental organization that will always
unfit him for the duties of farm life. He is
too much of a gentleman to work.
In all the annual agricultural exhibitions
in Great Britain, there are classes designated as "Agricultural Horses," and these
classes embrace Clydesdales, Suffolks,
Shire horses and their crosses. The term
"Shire horse" is a name recently given to
tho old English cart horse and such mixtures of blood as cannot bo registered in
the Clydesdale and Suffolk stud books. All
these varieties are of enormous size, varying from 1,800 to 2,000 pounds. They are
spoken of and classed as "Agricultural
Horses," aud with their surroundingHand
under the conditions of English farming,
(hey aro very appropriately named. Jack
Frost does little or nothing in England towards preparing the soil in winter for easy
culture in summer, andin tho heavy,clayey soil it requires a very strong team to
turn it over. But tho chief distinction between their method and ours is in the item
of transportation, whether in the fields or
on the road. You never seo a four-wheeled
wagon (here, but only great cumbrous carts,
with broad tires, and just suited to a horso
weighing a ton, and to a pace of two and a
half or three miles an hour. The idea of
taking him off on an errand of three or four
miles, or of hitching him to the family carriage, if thero were one, for tho same distance, would be regarded by John Bull as
supremely absurd. The samo conditions
exist on the continent, and you see the
same immense two-wheeled carts everywhere. The ordinary plain farm wagon is
quite too complex and expensive for the
comprehension and purse of tho average
European farmer, and he will havo none of
it; but give him his cart andagreatmouo-
tain of llesh between the shafts, and he
knows just what he can do. The"Agricul-
tural Horse," in tlio old world, is just like
his master: he performs his narrow rounds
of allotted drudgery without either hope or
fitness for anything else. Thc "Farm
Horse" of thc new world must also belike
liis master in tho potsibilites that open before him, and in his fitness for whatever
may be required of him. Our methods and
ippliances being entirely different, it follow^ that tlie horso suited to theso methods
•tnd appliances must be different. As we
iiavo no breed of farm horses of our own,
ind as"the "Agricultural Horse" of Europe
is not suited to our wants, we must make a
breed, by selecting and breeding for a
specific type. It is much easier to talk
.bout this than to put it into execution.
Tho difficulty is not in our inability to find
iiorscs of tho right type and character, but
in educating the farmers up to the point
where they will know the true type of
farm horse when they see him.
WHAT IS THE REMEDY?
Iii attempting to reply to this question,
■io vital to the horse part of the farmer's
productions, we will suggest some plain,
common-sense principles that may help
him in mastering the problem. Ho mus-t
■study the horse, in his structure and form,
for himself. We don't mean by this that
he should be able to name every muscle cr
avery tendon or every bone, but that he
•iliould educate his eye to just proportions
and quality of structure. To put the matter in the most practical shape, wo will
assume that the horse is 16 handshigh,and
that he weighs about 1,200 pounds. From
these data we have a compact horse, of
good length, and not high on his legs.
Whatever may be the opinion as to the
best size for the farm, this 16 hand, 1,200
horse, is the right size for tho market, and
tliat fixes this as the profitable size. With
this as a standard we are ready to com-
msnee the lesson.
First, study and compare the feet of different horses, in their size, in their shape,
in their spread of heel and in the texture
and quality of the hoof. With a good eye
and a careful improvement of the opportunities that offer almost eyery day, a man
will be surprised at how much he will
know about a horse's foot in a very short
time. "No foot, no horse" is literally
true.
Second, that part of the leg from the
hoof to tho fetlock, generally called tho
pastern, should receive due attention. It
is not only the seat of ring-bones and other
troubles, but there isa proper angle at
which it should stand—it may be too upright or it may be too much depressed.
Third, the shape and quality of the legs,
from the pasterns to and including the
hock and knee joints, are of tho very highest importance. These are the features
most closely scanned for imperfections
and unsoundness. The leg should be
broad and flat with the tendon placed well
away from tho bone. The whole should
have a smooth and glossy appearance and
be perfectly smooth to the touch. Round
legs are to be carefully avoided, and they
generally have a gummy and unhealthy
appearance. The hock joints should be
large and distinctly marked in all their
members, and free from tendencies to curb
or spavin. The knee caps Should be
broad and well defined, and special attention should be given to the strength and
breadth of  the  fore  leg  just  below the
knee. The shape of the angle of the hind
leg, at the hock, should be studied. Some
are too straight for action, and others aro
too much bent for strength. Tlie judgment should be clear and decisive in requiring plenty of bone. These are the
tools with which the horse does his work;
they embrace the seats of nine-tenths of all
his ailments, and they embody awful mysteries that it is supposed nobody but the
cross-road horse-jockoy can find out. By
carefully observing for himself, and comparing one horse with another,any farmer
can soon tell a good leg from a bad one
with as much certainty as the best veterinary surgeon in the world.
Fourth, when wo get abovo the feet and
legs we aro out of the region of mystery,
and it is hardly necessary to touch any
specific points that will not at onco and
without prompting suggest themselves to
the judgment of the scholar. Af ter a good,
intelligent head and ear, the length, shape
and setting on of tho neck are very important. The arching of tho ribs, the
strength of the coupling, and the carrying
out of the croup well elevated, aro essential in a good and in a good-looking horse.
His valuo in the market will be deter-
minedj largely by his general symmetry
and the loftiness of his carriage, all of
which the farmer can exercise his good
taste in securing.
PAY NO ATTENTION TO BLOOD.
If there is any one thing that we would
wish to relieve the farmer from more than
any other, it is from his confused notions
with regard to blood. What possible difference does it make if a horse's great
grandmother -once ran a race? He is not
breeding horses to run. What advantage
would there be in having a forty-second I
cousin of St. Julien? He is not breeding
horses to trot. Look for the horse that fills
the requirements of the above description
and never mind his pedigree. There is no
running instinct to be cultivated, and
there is no trotting instinct to be looked
after. The only shadow of an inquiry that
we would mako about his ancestors would
be as to their size «'"] f"r')|| pp^tl.-it without the least regard to what blood they
possessed. The few handsome horses of
fine size that aro now produced aro rather
the result of accident than design. In all
this country we don't know a single man
who is intelligently breeding for size and
form, and yet of all the varieties in horse
breeding this is the most simple and easily
accomplished, for tho breeder can see just
what he is doing. It is like perfecting the
form of the prize bullock, for the great
desideratum is tho perfection and beauty
of form, with a good slinging walk and a
vigorous, determined trot. The test of excellence is, practically, the elegance and
beauty of form. With this as the leading
object in selecting and breeding, there is
no reason why, under intelligent and persistent management, the American farm
horse should not become tho most beautiful aud attractive of all his race.
^cktiuarii.
This department is edited by Dr. John N. Navin.
Veterinary Burgeon, author of Navin's Explanatory}
Stock Doctor.
Rules.to be observed by those expecting correct an*
Bwers:
1. Btate the rate of pulse.
2. The breathing.
3. The Eta iding attitude.
4. Api-t-fcranceof hair.
5. If cough, and secretion from noso, whether-
glands between the Jaws can be felt, and how near-
the bone.
•5. If breathing is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time must be lost ln blistering,,
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately-
every two hours, for time ls too short for an answer.
7. Parties desiring answers by mall must inclose -a.
Btamp.
. Polled Angus Cattle.
The fine steamship Dominion, which
leaves the Mersey to-morrow for Quebec
and Montreal, will take out one of the
most valuable consignments of polled
Angus cattle ever shipped from this country. It includes the cows Charmer III.,
bred by the late Mr. M'Combie, of Tilly-
four and purchased for one hundred guineas at the recent sale of the Marquis of
Huiitly's stock; Mary of Balquharn, bred
by Mr. Adamson, Melon; Princess of Mont-
bletton; the heifers, Princess Dagmar;
Fairflower; Gretchen; Beatrice of Canada,
bred by Mr. M'Combie; Pride of Endovie;
Annie III.; Princess of Paris, and Canadian Lass. These animals, after having
undergone the usual ninety days' quarantine at Quebec, will be conveyed to East-
view, tho estate of the Hon. J. H. Pope,
Minister of Agriculture for the Dominion,
at Cookshire, in the province of Quebec.
They were purchased for the hon. gentleman by Mr. George Wilken, Waterside of
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, who was instructed to spare no expense, so that the best
quality of stock might be obtained. It is
worthy of mention that Mr. Pope, who is
probably one otf the most competent judges
of stock on the American continent, has
already some sixty head of pedigree polled
Aberdeen cattle at Eastview, and with the
addition referred to it may be said tbat he
is now the owner of the best herd of this
class of cattle outside Great Britain; indeed, it is questionable whether it can be
surpassed by any other at present in the
British isles. The same steamship will
also take out a number of Short-horns for
Mr. Joseph Hickson, ofthe Grand Trunk-
railway of Canada.—Liverpool Journal of
Commerce.
The third annual meeting of the, Amer-
icm Clydesdale Association will be held
at the Grand Pacific Hotel,- Chicago, Illinois, Thursday 10, 1881. For particulars,
address Charles F. Mills, Secretary, Springfield, Illinois.
Removing Warts.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me what will remove warts
from a cow's teats. She is a line cow, and
the warts are getting worn* nil the tii-iie..
Subscriber.
The warts on a cow's teats may begotten
rid of by the application of tincture of
iodino once or twice daily, if large, better
cut them off with a pair of scissors..
Bad Shoulders on Horses.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
We have a horse that has bad shoulders-.
There are lumps on the shoulders which
seem hard, and when worked, the lumps:
get soro and run a little, and then heal up
till worked again. W. II. F.
Paint them twice daily with tincture ofl
iodine for at least 10 or 12 days. Must be-
excused from work until fully recovered.
If this fails, coating or blister must be ro~
sorted to.
Cattle Lice.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Can you tell me of a sure cure for blue
lice on cattle? I have tried carbolic acid
and in fact everything I have heard tell of
that was death to cattle lice. Would like
to havo something that would kill nits as
well as the lice. M. K.
Tako four ounces of tobacco, boil in
three pints of water; this will destroy all
vermin. Do not apply it all over tho body
at once, lest it should kill the cow. Use-
it one side at a time.
Strained Leg.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me what to do for my maro.
She was crossing a ditch with the plow,
when she aimed to jump it, her hind feet
coming down in the ditch, straining the.
cord that runs up on the inside of the-
hind leg. It is swollen very large with
mueh fever. I am now using tho blister
you so often recommended.
J. R. Hurst.
If you waited for the consequent inflamation to subside before blistering, or ha*\
reduced it with arnica and cold water, the*
blistering would havo beon the true practice. If not, you made a mistake in adding
fuel to quench fire.
Constipated.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
"What shall 1 do for my cow? For three
days she has had no operation on tho
bowels to amount to anything. At times?
appears to be in great pain, lifting first
her front feet and then her back feet, running forward and backward, and turning
suddenly around and wants to lie down
most all the time. J. T. II.
Your cow is constipated; commonly
called dry murrain; a stoppage of tho
faces in maniplus, the only cure is cathartics. Givo castor oil one quart, then one
pint every twelve hours until relief is obtained.
Bad Condition.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What is the matter with my horse? He
is losing flesh, and his eyes matter, and
seem like they would sink in his head,
and he seems to bo weak; but ho eats
heartily, and he makes water from five to
six times a day, and it has a greenish color,
at first, and at last it looks like gall. Ho
has been so for about a week. M. F.
Take Sulphate of iron, flour of sulphur,,
black antimony, blood root, of each two
ounces; ginger and pulverized niter of
each four ounces; mix. Dose ono teaspoonful three times daily in chop or any
mixed feed.
Killed With the Knife.
Editors Indiana Farfner:
One of my neighbors had a horse that
had the flatulent colic. He was sick for ten.
hours, when he began to swell, lln
stuck a knife into the lioi-se three times—
onco in front of the second rib from the
hip, onoe ln front of the first rib, and the
third time just back of the last rib. The
horse lived four days and then died. Was
it the colic that  killed him   or tlie knife?
G. Lv
The knife killed. I never heard of such
a senseless operation in all my practice.
A knife may not, seldom does kill a cow
if properly used, but a horse's bowels are
too thin and generally tear before the edge-
of the knife, even when stuck betweea
the hip and last rib. Why not use a
trochar, which is entirely safe. Certainly
he had sense enough to not stick him by
the first rib, it being covered by his shoulder. Each puncture between the ribs
must have had a fatal result.
It is one the first principles of stock-raising that a calf should bo kept constantly
growing from birth to maturity.
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