VOL. XVI.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, DEO. 10, 1881.
NO. 50.
FOK SALE.
FOH SALE-Partiidce  Cchins  and Tt
Write to JOHN' <_UJ>S, Bclln_ore, Ind
ud Tekin ducks.
Ir»OK SALE-A   few   pairs cf   P. Itocfcs. fir_t-cla.^3
_     stock.   J. CU_5XIMiIIAM, Miami, Ind.
iriOlt i_AI_E-.Some verv tine   Wlii e  Holland turkeys, cheap.   WayS'E ^HKLT. Napoleon, O.
I^OH SAI.E-White I_Htliorn chicks.   DR. \\. J.
1     EU_TL*N, 11 North Meridian street, Indianapo-
Jis, Jnd.
1?0lt SALE—White and Iirown Leghorns. Aylfs-
1     bury and Pekin ducks.   TILSON «t 1IOBJSON,
Kucklane, Ind.
1?,OK SALE—Pekin   ducks, aa fine us yon wJkJi. for
:     f!per]ialr. If  taken   soon.   J.   L,   B KEN TON,
Petertiburp, Ind.
Ir^Ol* -SALE—A large !oi of   hue Partridge Cochin
1     chicks at $3 per ji.tr.   Write *oun.   GEORGE
VESTAL. Lafayene, Ind.
I^Oit SALE—Governor, No. .Vw, at reasonable ral**s.
He is a Hrst-c.:!*-1*   Iimt-jU-t.    Is sreof   Governor
_d.    AddreKS lt. L. 11ENSON, Groves. Ind.
I7H>K -JnALE—Shead cf  An&orfl  ^cat>, fsi-ntrl***-orin
juiir*.   A i-ure   pr< taction   to  Pii**en   fu.m clog*.
Addrt-ss It. V. I.O^EV, Indlanarolls Ind.
Ia^OHs « LE-Clu-sier \Vldtt-s-Stwahr*d if desired,
and lM-ai> ruidv for si»r\ to «•>.   l*r.z<- m.ii.iKls thi.s
year.   Addrcvs L. It. >!OOI>Y, Kjnifcei.'ce, Hy.
I^Ul!   SALE-Pekln   ».i.cU.«,   l«r«e   and well Lred.
1      WUlKfii  a few   tiles fur   *1 5c, or (1   per pair  if
taken souii.    A. P. V IlUiHT, Giet-nti wii.Inu.
11*011 sALl'l—A hue lot of Jlmiixe turkeys, Embden
peese.   JLoncn   and   Pekin duck-s,  and Leice^tor
hheep.   T.N. A S. F. SMILEY, Portland Mills. Ind.
1r*0K SALE—Cheap to close out   the   business, 25
"     head of purelv bred Short-horns.     Fur a bargain
address II. LEWlA, P.O.lSox No. 3t', Louisville, Ky.
ITMili SALE—A few extra fine Urmvn Leghorn
; cockerels. I will nuaruntee satisfaction in these
birds. Postal for prices. Address J. It. DUTY, Waldron, Ind.
171 OK SALE—H Shrorwhl-e ewes aud ewe lambs,
1 bred to Sampson, winner of II first prizes and
sweepstakes last fall. URIAH PIUVETT, Greens-
burg, Ind.
17* OK SALE—Joseph Pool. (ireeiishur?;, 2nd., ofl'ers
IluffCochins and Durk Brahmas at reduced
prices for the next thirty days. *ill bred from his
premium imported strains.
I^OKSALK—A Iii_l-classlot of youiiK Poland China
sows. Will breed them w my sweepstakes hog
If panics wish. Eligible fer recording. J. CUNNINGHAM, Miami. Ind.
17*011 SALE—Five thoroughbred Short-horn bulls
1 trom !i to So months old. got by Prince of Min-
■rlewood. No, stASS, Vol. 17 American Herd Hook.
WM. L. MiLLEIl, Fi. Wayne. Iud.
i^OU SALE—A choke lot of yeurling Cotawold
ewes, bred to my imported ram. Luke of Gloster—prefer to sell In Jots ot five oi more. IIENllY C.
MKREDIlTI. Cambridge City, Ind.
I^OU SALp;—A fine s<ock and resident 1SS acre farm
near city, (pike road j, poud 2 story hrick house,
barn, water, fruit, etc.. bn Chicago and Louisville It.
It.    Addres-ip;. YOKK, Bloomington, Ind.
Ir»OIt SALE—Cotswolds, Shropshires and South-
; downs, imported -from Canada; ram and ewe
lambs of either breed; 12 yearling Cotswold rams imported last year. PEIUtY KESLING, Onward, Caas
county, Ind.
IriOR SALE—Thoroughbred Poland China pigs,
1 sired by Star of the West and Prince 2d at $10 to
fl2. Plymouth Bock cockerels 75c each, fl 25 for two,
very befit. BARCLAY MOON <fcfcON, Jerome.IIow-
ard county, ind.
17*011 SA LE— A few male Poland China pigs of good
" size by "Pet's Star" and ''Star of the West," 6ee
"Central Becord," dams rerorded, very extra animals. Address or call on T. M. REVEAL, Clermont,
Marion county. Ind.
IpOB SALE—A first-class breeding Jack; also a
good general purpose horse. The Jack can show
a fine lot ff colts, and the horse has taken rirFt premium at Indiana State fair. Reasonable prices will
be made.   SIMEON TINDER, Danville, Ind.
FOB SALE—Some fine Cotswold ewes in Iamb by
Gray Prince Sd. all imported from Canada, three
years old, at $15 each; also some Plymouth Rock
cockerels at $1. Also fine White seed corn at$l per
bushel in the ear if taken tins fall: sacks 25c. B. G.
CRIST, New Market, Ind.
IT'OR SALE— A nice little farm, 12 miles from city,
on good pike, railroad near farm; in bad repair,
but pretty good house of 8 rooms; stable, orchard,
etc.; good land; 40 acres under cultivation; 1*4 timber.
Can be had at a bargain. If vou are ready to buy
don't miss this chance. V. K. MORRIS, 53 East Market street, Indianapolis.
ITIOR SALE—Twenty-five head of Jersey Red shoats
large enough for breeding purposes,-of both
sexes. Taken from the pen of Clark Pettit, Salem,
New Jersey. Breeders all Imported and in fine growing order. Will sell them during the next 30 days for
■IS per hundred, boxed and delivered at express office.
Fine bred sows |I0per hundred. PP.TER MILLER,
P. O. Box 18, Martinsville, Clark county, Hlinois.
IT'OR SALE—A choice lot of Poland China pigs of
. either sex. large enough for service, desceudents
of the most popular families of Poland Chinas, such
as Tom Corwin, Black Bess and Perfection. Most
of the stock offered being sired by the noted hog
"Star of the Vest," Xo. 535 Poland China Becord.
All stock offered being from recorded animals. Address W.O. REVEAL,
Clermont, Marion count}-, Ind.
FOR SALP_— A splendid farm of 343 acres adjoining a good town of sixoreight hundred people,
IC miles from this city. A fine two-story brick house,
two good barns, plenty of everlasting water; mostly
bottomland; lOOaciesof timber; balance under cultivation; best of society and excellent graded school
anddepot ail In half ndleof farm; pike alongside;
oneof the best farms in the state; IW per acre. V.
K. MORRIS. 5.S Kast Market street, Indianapolis.
17*OR SALE—I now ofiVr for sale a nice lot of Short-
. hern tows and heifers. All that are old enough
are safe in caC Will give 10 months time to responsible j urcbasers. I have also for sale an extra fine lot
of Poland China pigs, some splendid young hoars
ready for service; will take a few sows to be bred in
December. This stock is ah of my own breeding.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Come
and see. or write for what you want. Address L. II.
AIKMAN, Box 21, Dana, Vermillion county, Ind.
VOlt   KXCIIANKK.
IT'OR EXCHANGE—Five pairs of Toulouse geese;
: five pairs of Bronze turkeys, and five pairs of
Buff Cochins from my Imported stock. Fora buflalo
robe, breech-loading shotgun, pair of trained ferrets,
or offers.   SID. CONGER, Flat Kock, Ind.
MISCKaLLANEOL!?.
TtriUTE Holland turkeys. & 50 pfr pair.   A No. 1
\>      Chester White sow, *10.   LON   HINSHAW,
Greenst*oro. Indiana.
JW\ WATSON, Merchant Tailor, 33 East Market
• street, Indianapolis, Ind., ha-S received a second Invoice of fine fail and winter goods. Get a suit
of him and you will surely buy austher. New Fashion
Plate just received.
LOANS.
TO LOAN—Money to loan on first mortgage of improved city and farm propertv in Indiana and
Ohio, at very low Interest withont commission.
Prompt parties, with desirable security, can be accommodated without delay. All local securities—
Citv, County, Town and Railroad Bonds—negotiated.
JOS. A. MOORE, M E. Market street.
WANTED,
TIT ANTED—If you have a pie**e of Western land
>V you want to sell, write G. M. BALLARD.In-
dianapolis, Ind.
"W" ANTED-A girl from the eout dry to do general
>»       housework, washing excepted.   Address J, U.
KIN GSBUltY, 34 Ew-t Market St., I ud.anapolis.
"TIT"ANTED—Every farmer and nock man to send
T t me their address on poMal card for my December circular describlig my l'oland China swine and
Merino sheep. Address J. IL DENHAM, Box 2_i,
bt,.ciairsville, Ohio.	
A/.SENTS " ANTED. r>n fitlny rr rMnmWlMi.fbr !_r
r.-mfceFl h-ilm-jr <"■"-■ M-n.Ui V «v*»r < fler.-d ai*_.«.R*%
i. A. M. wili do wt-H to *.-\J f.r parti.:u.*rf. r. «
ev-toml f»*r*vii>r "f tl>« Ancitnt »nriin OUIin
atiil Maa-mic Emblems wr r*tW too mi nnripr it. and
ne« iliti.trat^i cAL\*.].°iri* rtnt fW, to F. A, M      KLD-
%i\)t Mocha
J. E. Mooney it Co.,Louisville, Ky., has
lately sold several liue Sliort-horns to Indiana breeders in various psrta of the
St .te.
At a recent sale of Angus Polled cattlo
in Scotland, au average of $-.275 *\vas obtained, one animal selling for §112.. and
and another for f'.tOO.
Mr. E. K. Elliott, of Knightstown, hts
purchased a number of tine registered
Poland China pigs from the herd of Milton
Edwards J: Bro. of that place,payinggood
prices.
CoiiNWAi.ia,X. Y., boasts ofa horse forty-
live years old, that can trot a mile inside
of four minutes. His record in his best
d.iys was two minutes and twenty-eight
seconds.
Mi:. I!. T. Hen.-son, I-'ayette couuty,
Ind., states tliat tlie mention of the sale of
"(Jovernor," thc l'oland China, to Mr. Elliott was a mistake, that it was "Governor"
E. D. 553,and that heowns"Governor"No.
505 Vol. ]., C. P. R.
Recently, Mr. W. J. Hasselman, thia
city, bought from Clark A East, Nashville,
Tenn., the celebrated Jersey bull, Sweepstakes Duke. This is one of the noted descendants of a very noted family of Jerseys, whicii have always sold at high
prices. Mr. Samuel MeKean, Terre Haute,
Iud., also bought two beautiful Jorsoy
heifers at the same sale.
Or Polled cattle a writer states that they
are not wholly inofl'ensive; that ho has
seen a man yery quickly lifted ovor a
fence by a polled cow and these beasts
will puslj and strike their heads in the
manner of other cattle, quite as savagely.
The proportion of cross or savage cattle
will be found quite as great among the
polls as among the horned.
Some large and important sales ofShrop-
shiredown sheep have recently boen held
in England. The sales wero largely attended and highly successful. Some of
the most famous rams brought astonishing prices, one of them going at 410 guineas (§2050). Prices ranged all the way down
to a few dollars per head. The Shropshires havo won for themselves an established place.
Feeding Hoga.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
In FAitMEK of 20th is an extract from an
Eastern paper stating that a hoosier farmer
had a gain of 4,000 lbs. on 50 hogs in 30
days from 268 bushels of corn or two
pounds ten ounces per day per head. The
Farmer seems to think that story a "little
fishy."
About 1862 or '04, we fed a lot of hogs
corn only, one of which grew in sixty
days from 310 to 550 lbs, a gain of 210 lbs.,
or four pounds per day. A part of the
time, (three daysj thoy were fed in the
mud, consequently gained nothing.
Two years ago, we fed about 100 head of
hogs with a gain of 13 pounds por bushel
average, until a few days at the last ou a
few hogs; bad weather set in and they fell
short.
A part of the time we made a gain of
more than 15 pounds per bushel. Have
known hogs to gain threo pounds por day
per head for a long timo, or until bad
weather, and uot less than thirty or forty
in a lot. Dry whole corn in all cases, and
Poland China hogsiu all cases. The abovo
results aro what led to our engaging iu
professional pig breeding, and to our oiler
of a Poland China pig to the Fakmek as a
premium. 1'. T,
Cedarville, Ohio.
Weight of Figs.
Thinking it might interest some readers, I will give tho weight of two pigs,
killed at ten and a half mo.« ths old. Thoy
weighed beforo killing 825 pounds,and aftor hanging over night, thejr carcasses
weighed 720 pounds. They were raised
and fattened on hotel slops. This not only
seems good weight for pigs of that age
but remarkable for tho small amount lost
in dressing.   They were pure  Berkshire?.
I will givo weight of a pig the day it waa
four months old, 160 pounds. Although I
fancy Berkshire swine aud believe tlieui
equal to any other breed, 1 do not want to
say superior, because this is the only
breed I ever had much experienco in breeding and feeding. I believe it is often th>
case that men try inferior hogs of tho different breeds and discard them forever,
laying it to the particular breed they happen to be keeping. I myself believe there
is but very little difference between ths
leading breeds of swine. Everything
considered, good breeding is tha main
thing, and good feeding helps powerfully.
I make the above report in weights, age,
etc. of pigs, hoping  that  others  will do
Clydesdale Ilorse "Chance," Imported by Powell Bros., Spirngboro, Pa.
likewise I boliovo it will bo beneficial to
all in being particular about giving the
mauner of feeding. It is claimed by many
that Berkshires dress away loss than any
otlier hog. Is this truo? Let our Poland
China hog and Chester White breeders
speak out. Will soon give weights of
some spring pigs being fattoued to kill if
others will report. D. White.
How to Judge a Horse.
Tho weak points of a horso can be bettor
discovered while he isstandingthan whilo
moving. If he is sound, he will stand
firmly and squarely on his limbs, without
moving any of them, the feet planted
flatly upon the ground, with legs plumb
and naturally poised. If one foot is
thrown forward with the toe pointing to
the ground and tho heel raised, or if the
foot is lifted from the ground and the
weight taken from it, Uisease'may be suspected, or at least tenderness, which is a
precursor of disease. If the horse stands
with his feet spread apart, or straddles
with the hind legs, thero is weakness of
the loins, aud the kidneys are disordered.
Heavy pulling bends the knees. Bluish
or milky-cast oyes in horses, indicate
moon blindness, or something else. A
bad tempered horse keeps his ears
thrown back. A kicking horse is apt
to have scarred legs. A stumbling horse
has blemished knoes. Wrhen the skin is
rough and harsh, anddoesnot move easily
and smoothly to the touch, the horse is a
heavy eater and his digestion is bad.
Never buy a horse whose respiratory organs are at all impaired. Placo your ear
at the side of tho heart, and if a wheezing
sound is heard, it is an indication of
trouble—let him go.
A Cattle-Feeding Experiment.
In the spring of 1880 eight young steers
were purchased for tho experimental farm
of the Illinois Industrial University. Two
were full-blooded Ayrshire, two soven-
eighths Devon, two one-half nerefords,
the dams being "oommon" cows—one a
full-blood and ono abont three quarters
Short-horn. They were jn ordinary condition, tho younger Hereford and the
grade Short-horn being in best flesh. Tliey
were counted fair specimens of the different breeds, except the older Hereford,
which was small for age, and not of especially good form.
COMPARING  BREEDS.
It was purposed to compare tho different
breods under ordinary treatment, rather
than to seoure largest development. May
1, 1880, one of eaoh breed—numbers 1, 2, 4
andO of table—was placed iu pasture with
other cattle, until Oct. 1, whon they were
turned into a corn-stalk field. The other
four wero kept in a small pasture, which
proved quite poor during a part of the
summer, having also oorn eaoh day. They
were plaoed with the othersinOct.,andall
wore wintered iu an open yard, with un-
threehod oats, muoh injured from lodging
and rains, throshed timothy-straw, cornstalks and a very'little corn at the last.
From May 1, they wore all on pasture—
timothy, blue-grass and clover—with full
feed of shelled corn, averaging about two
hundred pounds per day for the eight
head, until September 1; after this tbey
were fod new oorn in tho ear, about one-
half bushel each per day. From July until cool weather they wore on pasture only
at night, having shelter during the day
in a rather dark shed. There was severe
drouth both summers, especially in 1881,
th*s pastures becoming vory short. Tho
wintor wai a trying one on stock exposed
to tho ttorms and mud.
In August one Ayrshire stoer met with
an accident and had to be killed.   Novem
ber 4,the remaining seven woro shipped to
the Chicago fat-stock show, where they
were slaughtered, November 12.
Tho accompanying table gives the ages,
weights at different times, and the results
of tho slaughter test. The home weights
aro "full weights"; those at slaughter are
after being without food or water about
eighteen hours. A committee of butchers
examined the carcass and their judgment
is given iu column "Quality of Carcass."
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g§|gga|^| Weight May 1,1880.
g:-sy?,33ga 1 Weight November 1,1S80.
gSgiiggg (Weight May 1,1881.
•g?i^§S§5;  ' Weight November 4,1881.
^il'.a^y*  1 We's)'t at slaughter.
g|ggg3||i  , Weight of dreesed carcass.
ej ;» ;» 3i i* 5 a     i
siȤif*"?2*a:  |1>er ccnt. of carcass to live weight.
§*8lB_I;(lForc<>uart*ra-
gtggSgJfi j Hindquarters.
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38*35 it a 3 Si jHide.
SaSSSSa; I Tallow
-**-•■»».$._,.; 4-Uuallty of carcass. ■
(SITOOESTIVE FACTS.
Tables are not interesting reading, but
some suggestive facts can be learned from
this one. It is noticeable that no one of
the steers fed grain the first summer made
as much gain as his mate on better pasture,
without gr.iin. It Is evident that "rough
wintering" .was not profitable with those
cattle. No one made a good gain and two
lost slightly. The steers wore weighed, as
a rule, each 60 days during the wholo time,
and the record shows that no one of them
progressed uuiformly, Tlielargeshrinkage
of slaughter is accounted for by the fact
that the home weight was after eating and
drinking; the slaughter weight after fasting.
While no oue of tlio steers .was excessively fat, the percentage of carcass to live
weight is satisfactory. The Short-horns
stand first iu this respect, ono Hereford
next. The committee complimented all
the carcasses as being more profitable for
consumption than those of the excessively
fat animals slaughtered with thom. The
highest percentage of carcass among the
latter was 07.56. The showing made by
the Ayrshire steer is very creditable for an
animal belonging to a distinctively milk
breed. It happens that the order of merits
of the carcasses is placed in the same order
as the proportion of-'improved bIood"in the
different animals. Singularly enough, the
carcass pronounced best had, relatively,
the slightest hind quarters. This steer-
was the favorite of almost all who
saw the cattle when alive. Tho steer with
largest percentage of tallow was placod
last iu merit of carcass; the noxt to him
in tallow wore placed first nnd second in
morit of carcass. The grade Herofords
fords had heaviest hides in proponion to
live weight.
It is oxpoeted to continue like experiments. Tho results of one must not be
considered conclusive.
O. E. Morrow.
mcterwavxj.
This department is edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, author of Navin's Exi'lanatcry
Stock Doctor.
Rules.to be observed by thoee expecting correct answers:
1. State the rate of putae.
I. The breathing.
3. Tbe standing attitude.
4. Appearance of hair.
i. If cough, and secretion from nose, whether
gland* between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
tbe booe.      ,
fi. If breathing la. rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing -sound, no Ume must be lost In blistering
throat, and using tinctni*^ of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 2D drops on tongue alternately
every two hours, tor time ls too Bhort for an answer.
'. Parties desiring answers by mall must Inclose a
StAUip.
j-pared except a slight enlargement on
the tendon at the point of the shoulder.
1 used the acid five times, each alternate
morning, and did nothing else for her.
I wr-uld not use so great a quantity in ».
Kinnll lump. . B. B. J.
Megrims.
J. N.—You wrire en both sides of paper,
and we can't use your letter for publication on   that   acciunt.
Your horse has megrims, an incurable
disease. It is an embolism of the arteries
of the brain.
Warts.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a colt with a wart on inner corner of the eye. It is smooth and remains
about the same size. It seems to be free
from the ball. Sub.
You must cast him, and with a pair of
sharp scissors clip it off and touch with
lunar caustic once daily, if it is placed
where you can do so and not injure the
eye. If you cannot avoid injuring the
e ye, use burned alum once or twice daily.
Bone Spavin.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My colt, when it stands still for a short
time,walks as if it was stringhalted in one
hind leg. If 1 keen it iu the stable it gets
»orrie. When it gives tw»-or three steps
it is all right again. J. M. S.
Your colt has bono spavin, if not string-
halt, which is incurable. If spavin, blister severely. See blister mentioned frequently in the Farmer. To determine
spavin, see if the inner part of tbe hock-
joint is larger than the other, treat for
spavin.
Try Blistering.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My yearling colt has a lump on the in-
J>er side of his hind leg about three inches
below the hock-joint. It is hard; hurt it
I think jumping a fence; is not lame; was
sore for a few days after it got hurt, but is
all right now, only the lump remains.
What will remove thelump?
A Reader.
Prevention in your case would have
been easier than remedy now, while sore,
you could have effectually cured it. Now
it is doubtful, unless with the knife. Try
blistering.
Leprosy.
Reader.—You neglect the rule and
write on both sides of your paper, and we
can't use your letter.
Cannot name the disease; it looks like
leprosy. I would drench him, night and
morning with sulphur,cream of tartar,pow-
dered sassafras, and powdered mayapple
root of each three drachms. Rub the diseased parts with pyroligneous acid, four
ounces; flour of sulphur four; calomel 60
grains; red precipitate, CO grains; spirits
of turpentine, two ounces; lard, six
ouneeB.   Rub morning and evening.
Sore Feet.
Editors Indiana Fanner:
I have a cow that seems to be troubled
with sore feet. At least she is lame and
flinches when she steps ou anything hard
and rough; walks with somo difficulty in
her front feet, holding her front legs rather
stiff'; seems to have no fever, and appetite
good. D. O. E.
I'aris, 111.
It is impossible to determiueananimal's
ailment by saying that it is lame. You
must diagnose the case correctly, then we
can advise what to do. Observe between
her hoof a little below the bifurcation
and see if the biflox canal is swollen. If
so, rub inspirits of turpentine once or
twice daily, with the finger.
Removing Limps.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
For the benefit of A. T. F., asking
through the Farmer of Nov.lt), for a remedy to remove a hard lump from the
shoulder of his horse, made by the collar,
I will give my treatment iu such a caqp.
Last summer, I bought a mule that had a
very hard 1 limp on her right shoulder, as
large as a half gallon tin cup, which
had disabled her from work for a long
time. With a view of getting upsuppura-
tion, 1 injected two hypodermic syringe
fulls of liquid carbolic acid full strength
into the lump. On the second morning
following, I^notioed the lump was much
reduced in size, and repeated the operation. Eight days after the injection I
thought her able for light work, and put
her to a oue .horse plow, by cutting a
piece out of collar to prevent pressure on
tlie lump, and have continued working
her ever since at anything I wished to do
with her.   Tlie lump has  entirely  disa{,-
Wrltten for the Indiana Farmer.
Letter From Washington.
Ten years ago, the streets of Washington
were almost totally destitute of trees, today they present the   appearance of   con-.
tinuous   parks with   rows   of handsome •
trees  in gorgeous  colors, as  tlie  leaves
take   on    the   autumn  tints.     Through
the efforts of Alex. R. Shepherd   and   his
co-lub >rers,   moro than  thrcerfourtUs  ot
our streets are lined with three and   four-
year old elniB, poplars, maples, ash, horse-
chestnut, lindens, etc., in all, over twenty
varieties of hardy and in most cases rapid
growing trees, and though yet in their uv
fancy these trees afforded  grateful shade
to many pedestrians  during  the   recent
hot summer and are now of great benefit
in breaking the force  of the   November
winds.   Tliere is no doubt that Washington in a few years will be the
BEST SHADED CITY
in the country. "We have planted on our
broad streets and avenues upwards of
fifty thousand deciduous trees, and the
park commission is constantly setting
out new trees and replacing old ones.
This is truly a garden city.
TnE NATIONAL ORANGE,
which has been in session here for several days.wasaddressedby Commissioner of
Agriculture Loring, a few days since  at
considerable length.   In the course of his
remarks,he expressed himself as desirous
of widening tho scope of his  department
-f*s as lo include those interests which are
intimately and to a  great  extent  inseparably allied to agriculture, and he  advocated the formation of  separate  bureaus
of the government, controlling and com--
piling mining, manufacturing,   transportation and labor statistics.   He thought a
bureau of manufactures ought to  be  established, where .producors could come to
find  at  any  time  such  information   as.
would be for their best interests,  in   the
production of cotton,wool, etc.    In   relar..
tion to the mining interests, he had seen
at Atlanta enough to convince  him   that
there should be a bureau of this kind connected with the government.   As to railroads, he thought as far as  they  affected
Uie interests  of  agriculture  th»t  something might be done by which the whole
country might be benefited in the way of
an equalization of   fares  and  transportation.   He thought it would be a benefit to
have a tabulated rate of freights and fares
kept, showing the working of the railroad
systems in different states in connection,
with agricultural interests.
The Grange passed a resolution that the
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
should be elevated to a higher plane than
heretofore and that its head should be a,
cabinet officer, and that it could best promote the great interests of agriculture by
being kept aloof from all other  interests.
None of the places they visited in Washington seem to have given our French
national guests more pleasure than the
agricultural department. Commissioner
Loring sent several of the ladies and gentlemen packages of seeds and cuttings of
native American trees and plants, and the
acorns sent are to be planted on the ancestral estates of some of the French   guests.
Dr. Loring will send an expert to Virginia to investigate the pleuro-pneumonia,.
which has been prevailing among the cattle of certain sections of the State.
THE GAME SEASON
in the Washington iwarkets,espeei»lly for
ducks, is now fairly open and great activity both Rinong the gunners and dealers.
in wild game is apparent. Large numbers of ducks are being brought up the
river on steamboats daily, snd those not
consumed hero are shipped by the dealers
to other markets North and AVest. Most
of the ducks, quail, woodcock and plover
come from the Potomac river and Chesapeake bay, the venison from tlie mountains of Virginia and the grouse and
pheasants from the AVestern States. Vegetables are high and scarce here as elsewhere and meats are steadily rising in
price. m
Fred L. Olmstead, landscape engineer
of the Capitol grounds,hae been appointed
a consulting landscape architect to the
department of public parks, Now York
city,at a salary of $2,500 per annum. This
is in addition to the .$5,000 per annum he
gets from the United States. F. ii.
It is asse.-ted that the National Marriage
and Lower Association of U.iion City,
which failed two v. ?eks ago, will not l*
able to pay one cent to the c\rtiticate holders. Their books show $10,000 as the re-
ceij-te ar-.d $27,000 as the amount I ".id to
certificate holders; ihe remaining fl.",,ooo
ha:i been absorbed in silarie.- and other
expenses.
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