voLxm
FOB BALI.
lnd.,£
•>___SHIEBii FOB —AXE—The undersigned
_" have for sale near, Plainfleld, Hendricks Co.,
d., SO first-class pigs, nearly all sired by imported
"Canada John.""Trice $15 each or S25 per pair.
6 young boara old enough for service. Price H20 each.
10 fine young sow*s-rgilts—to be bred to "Canada
John" ln December and'January. Price 825. To be
delivered after breeding. Imported "Canada John"
will also be offered for sale after January. Price
ISO. He is a flne breeder. Also fine, nicely-bred
young-Short-Horns for sale. Correspondence soli-
ated? ,       CHARLES _OWDER & SON8.'
-• Nov.lTth; J8T7;   >:..<;- -.<      ■*-,  r  : 48-aow-tf;
hu
TjlOR SALE—Wm. A. Macy,
JD   a few bushels of Brazilian Artichokes for sale.
*ff;,.     nn -.*■, t,-.-,.,  ..ow*•""<• '"<<   l.*<**-*..
,"T^OK SA_--&A.wa-^}ee ithe *dvert_ement7o?
J_-i W.,B.-.gatry,on 5th page.    ., ,        , 102w .
"I710R SALE—Lt. BrahmiEggs for hatching. See
J3 .1,Breeders' Directory. . Q. A. DAKIaET., . 10 It
CO. BURQESS, Dentist.. Office in rt»m i, Va-
m  jen'a Exchange Bloclc,N. Penn. St     7-tf.
DECIDED BARGAINS to reduce our choioe
breeding stock of Yorkshire, Berkshire, Essex, Chester White and Poland China pigs of all
ages. Also sheep, cattle, and fancy poultry; finest,
new breeder's manual, elegantly Illustrated and
giving fhll description ofthe different breeds. Price
•Scents. Beed Wheat; all the best varieties, grown
especially for seed. Also turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, radish, spinach; and all seeds for
the fall. Prickly Comftey, the most wonderful forage plant, setts OM per 100; 60 cents extra by mall.
Seed catalogue free. BENSON, BURFK-A CO.,'
■aa Church street, Philadelphia] Pa. *•-. . ; ; ..'.ilS-ly
IOR BALE, CHEAP-A valuable farm. For particulars address 8AJKEON BOONE, Richmond,
'"   : '—   , ;■"■'.: '•'-■"■ ■■• - 7-lt-
-fJIOK SALE-Baskets for sbipplngeggs. • <
JJ 1 per dozen; Send orders to K. (i. Bj!
Indianapolis.,,.,,....      i|  ..,,, ■-..,-. ,,r ..
OniyM
BAG LEY,
10 tf.
Ed.
OR SALE—Fine bred Bronze Turkeys, cheap.
Address WM. B., THDRSION, Indianapolis,
  ■'■■■ '" -■-*■ -     - ■<■>■> "  102t
•"TnORSALE—Eggs for hatching from pure-bred
J_    fowls ftomti.00 to J2.0O per setting.' Write.
Q. Q. CHILD, Claysvllle, Washington Co., Ind. 8-lt
lOR SALE—Eggs of pure-bred Pekin Ducks at
12.50 for 13. Satisftction guaranteed. Address
>. ANNA K. PARES, Austin, Scott Co., Ind. 9 3t
TIJIOR BALE—Geese eggs from premium stock,
XJ Toulouse, Embden, and White China orswan
geese, 11,00/pr dozen. Address JNO. W. VAN-
BCYOC. Broad Ripple, Marlon Co., Ind., 9-7t
"E-OR SALE^-SEEDS—Clover,
per dozen. Address J. B. CONATY, Orchard Home,
India_apolfs.   ~ *  ~ '" '" ""'
Timothy,   Blue
      Grass and all kinds; also Seed Oats.   JOHN
OST_RMAN, cor. Washington and Tennessee Bts..
Indianapolis. 8-13t
FOR BALE—Light Brahmas bred from Fetch 4
Williams' stock. Prices reasonable. Eggs tl 50
■ " lress J. B. CONATY, Orchard Home
Reference, W m. H. try. 10 13t
*1710B 8ALB—I will sell four flne, young Bronze
JD Gobblers at only $2 50 cents each, delivered on
cars, in light coop. No hens for rale. W. H. FRY,
Indianapolis.          ,    . 10-2t
"TTIOR SALE—A few Light Brahma and White
Jj    Leghorn Cockerels, at 13 each, If called for In
the next 30 days,
ders Point, Ind.
O. P.
HOLLINGSWORTH, Tr-a-
10 lt
TTIOR BALK—BUFF COCHIN FOWLS-CHEAP-
'JD    A fine lot of fowls from stock that took three
lst prizes '76-T7, at 52 to Jo per pair.
Indianapol—
A. SELFERT,
6-tf :
"TTIOR SALE—A few pairs White Leghorns; also 3
Jj.   Light Brahma cockerals at $2,00 and »3,00
each, No. 1 birds.
Washington St.
THOS. W. POTTAGE, 84 West
9-3t
TTIOR SALE—Galvanized Eureka 8u ■ _-.--
a s* ^v^-isMyXtiietcj^x*?}iot_—ia-oi~ine#5 SEp Tipuui
-which we will Wat the low rate of Si-SO per hundred." Address IND. FARMER CO.. Indianapolis.
-—- —V- _rnl
FOR BALE—SEED CORN—The Yellow Chinese
Ears two feet long; actual yield, 160 bushels
rsr acre; the cobs irom one bushel weighing only
pounds. Send 25 cents per package, or 51.00 per
peck. Address C. WADE Battle Creek, Mich. 9 lt
TTIOR SALE—Eggs from Bronze Turkeys and Tou
Jj louse Geese7l3.00 per setting. Light Brahmas
and Partridge and White Cochins, »2.5o per setting.
The Brahmas and Cochins are bred from Philander
Williams' stock. JERRY,CARTER, White lick.
Boone Co., Ind. 8-4t
PARTRIDGE COCHINS 
Spann,whowonso many premiums^onhiB
FOR SALE—John M,
JL Spann, who won so many premiums on hii
flne collection of Partridge Cochins at the Indianapolis Show just closed, will sell a few birds at very
low-prices. . My stock is all pure, as I keep but one
kind.   Address J. M. 8PAHN, IndlanapoUs.        4tl
EOR SALE—A farm containing 120 acres, two
miles from Lena, Parka Co., Ind.,on the Indl-
. anapolis and St. Louis R. R-; 50 acres under cultivation; young orchard; small fruit abundant; dwelling and out-houses; well watered; 60 large poplars;
!40O sugar trees; other timber plenty; coal plenty.
Price 820,00 per acre Address JAS. O. COLLINGS,
Bellmore, Ind. 1  102t   _
1';;Me_iyi''iI&''W.'<C?Dav-i. of_»ubl_ij
.        11., t.J ■*    a,   .J   ■     , i,\4      I |i .'.--* t--^ i'*,i\i '   -\S ''   <    1,\        I
Ind-,' haYeieceived,a valuable yonng Jei;-1
aeybull, "Litchfield 2d_Ta,8Wi"',(_-',J.*'
0. 0. Krister) -from-F/'R.'Stan^'tEcho!
Earm," LltchfieldjCdrini His-Sire;'-""l-fieli-:
field,"' won the Centennii-^w^rdjapd,^
special-prize of $350,.ofleted.by the American Jersey Cattle Club as the*best:bulL
This will be quite an addition to the Jersey blood of our State., ,, "./.'•    '
a    ss,    i     1 - J ' '
What Ails My Sows?
s* -*     **
I would like to know wbat was the
matter with two of my best sows. I fattened them until they were ready for
market, and the weather being too warm
to butcher, I turned them out of the pen,
and each of them brought forth seven
nice pigs. When the pigs were two
weeks old, the sows took sick, their milk
all dried up, and in order to save the pigs,
I had to feed them mush and milk. 'The
pigs are healthy and doing well.-1 The
sows lived four weeks from the time they
first took sick, but -would not eat anything, and I tried them with everything
that I could think of; they moped around
and lay down a good part ofthe time. I
_^^n0|¥S^^^rfefS|LT<rW
knowledge, unless I cS_? this cholera, and
and I don't think it is. My hogs are all
healthy now. T. J.S.
Gibson County.
-— a   ■»   > ■
Value of Straw to the Fanner.
Feeding Stock.
Some who pride themselves on
being good feeders and tenders of
stock, feed a little lees than their
cattle will eat.    They let them
become hungry and are, careful
to keep them so.  Such cattle are
always restless, and if they have /
flesh; will lose it, While the same ?
amount of food daily, after they
have once filled ^einselyes ,wi}l
keep Lthem: quiet. / j- If.' they are
quiet arid will lie' down contentedly chewing the, cudj; they will ^
thrive...,Thus a slight change in [ir,
the manner of feeding makes all Z*}
'the difference between profit'and i5*
loss.' Itmay beasat_factio- to r"
the farmer to Bee his cattle -grab (*.
at the hay and bolt it down greed- ^fc-'l
ily, but it is more satisfactory to W
his animals to eat leisurely and 10**
rest contentedly, and vastly bet- £
ter for thefarmer's pocket to have K.
them do so.   This is a subject in %t.
which I am interested, as I look    ^
to the products of live stock for
my support and worldly gain.   If
I am not correct in these statements I should be glad to be corrected.—Cor. Maine Farmer.
nroiANAPOLl, INDIANA, MAECH 9,187a
No. 10.
QUERY AND ANSWER.
Sheep Ticks,—I wish you, or some reader of the Farmer, would tell me what will
kill sheep ticks and not injure the wool,
and much oblige a reader. J. W.
Carlisle, Feb. 22.
Apply sulphur, coal oil, or a weak solution of carbolic acid, unless some reader
can advise something better.—[Eds.  ,   ,
Defiance Combined Riding and Wai—Ing Cultivator, manufactured by
f! B. D. BUFORD A CO., Bock Island, Ills.
fortable stables -will be found fully as Ik ___mation of throat and lungs; but this
uable for stock as hay of ^e-od quality, fr is a mistake, and ifthe farmer will keep
will take cattle, sheep and colts throlv Js^raw and litter out ofthe place,and allow
housing farm animals to feed then Wrougt'fout of an*y clo3e Pen-
the winter season, is to keep tie Istabl? '     '■ *""""
floors in a nice, clean condition, md ta tf
For the Indiana Farmer.
How He Invested His Money:
A few days since, a neighbor farmer
having received some hundred dollars,
more or less, remarked to his family that
he did not know what to do with it, as ho
was afraid to keep it about him, as he had
had some experience in that line, having
been knecked down by robbers some
years sir-ce, near his home, but by vigor-
 , pub hallooing, aid._^^ii3Vfir.eJ&cx-*J»si'r
o-o o-rlC-M    Tiie~_e_t day after the above remark
I pie to cola air, as they would on coming
free' ventilation he will not be troubled
yAth coughing- hogs.   Let any one who
doubts this statement enter a hog pen with
V*lpr dust floor any morning after a drove
oi'lbgs have left it, and he will notice one
t*i^T* i a' once> *ne absence   of  noxious
ifMsrnellj because the foul gases'have been
Msprned by the  dry dust.   The  excre-
M^ ^ly be mixed also with the dry dust
a long   cold winter without ne
using any! other kind of food; and; b
them  out in the   spring in good
dition.     [We    do    hot    endorse.]'
making a  good crop of straw of vi
as food for stock, and feeding the hay, j
der, etc., of the farm as is usual, douhl
amount of stock can be kept throudj •-*•. i*ti*f^
winter that is kept when it1i*-f***-tffif^ Not a single straw should
of fio'IBlfe value to a fan^r^^^^.l^WiyJowea' in the sleeping pen, as I said
not wanted for stock food, whea, V-ja^-AA '^ * <^^^S^Ji8-nigr' "_'T "*' "^
manure and for bedding dowt W^iMti^/tWTPPo1^ cough on au*
The most difficult thing connected^ wit;   ' ""*tn
Clover and Timothy—Tell A. C, of
Indianapolis/that clover, and clover and
timothy mixed do well in Grant county,
sown with flax; as well, or better than
it does sown on; wheat. I expecit to
grass (wiEnty acres of flax ground as
soon as it will do. Weare glad to find
so many well written, instructive pieces
in your paper* May prosperity attend
you. ,        , 0. Shugart.
Grant Oounty.   '   ' -r
A Fish Pond.—Will some of the kind
I readers of the Farmer inform me how to
l make and supply a fishpond?   How deep
1 should the water be ?   What should be
put in the bottom, gravel, or flat rock?
Where can spawn be purchased?   What
kinds of fish are best suited for this climate ? What kinds breed and grow fastest ?
My   situation is  is   a  black, swampy
ground, with cool springs around.
Henry Co., Feb. 27th. Fishy.
" Fishy " should send for Norris' American Fish Culture, price $175. It can be
furnished through this office.—Eds.   .
adde
"T_10B8_L_—High Class Light Brahmas. Mystock
- Jj is irom the best strains in the country, and
will give satisfaction. I keep no other breeds, consequently no crossing. Eggs ln season from the
above; -also White China Geese and Fekln Duck
Eggs. Chester White Figs and Italian Bees. Address
DJflaOS WOOD, North Madison, Ind.      '    '    6tf
"TTtORSALE—One Grade Heifer, eighteen months
_■ old, out of a flne milker and a full breed Alderney Bull, and bred to an Alderney Bull. Will
drop calf in August. Price, J50.00. Also want to
exchange one Poland-China pig, of either sex, ten
weeks old, for a pair of Maltese kittens. W. G.
DKLA8HMUTT, Martinsville, Ills. 10-lt
FOR SALE—My entire stock of Dark Urahmas,
consisting of 8 hens and one cockerel for IS
dollars. Also Toulouse geese eggs from stock weighing IS to 18 lbs., each, at 32,00 for 9 eggs. 5.0C0 Mammoth cluster and Doolittle raspberry plants, 11,00
pr 100 88.00 pr 1000. AH of the above stock guaranteed first class.   J. R. DUTY, Waldron, Ind.   9-3t
BREEDING BULLS FOB BALK—Forest Napier
11973; six years; the great prize winner; London Duke 15th 20274, a surperior breeder, and Oakland Duke 2d, a promising 11 months calf, all red,
In prime condition, and flrst-class individuals; will
be sold low. Inspection solicited. A few Berkshire
Pics and South Down Bheep for sale. Address
HENRY C- MEREDITH, Cambridge City, Ind.   7-7t
EOR SALE—Three Jersey bull calves; Jason, No.
875 took first premium at Indiana state fair,'77;
two and a half years old bull, 8100; Phidias No. 1533,
seven months old. Dam made ten and a half
pounds of butter, ln seven days, at two years old;
price 850. Prince Engenia, five weeks old, not registered price 830. Will exchange the latter for fint
class Poland China pigs. T.J. Johnson.^
Greencastle Ind. 10-**"
WAStf-KB.
XITANTED—GOOD FARMS-Address M.  AR-
•' VV    BUCKLE, Real Estate Dealer, 7*1 _. Market
st, _td_-apolis.   etl.
TIT ANTED—A lady of experience desires a situa-
W  Hon to teach a school, either lnthe country
or town.   References given If desired.  Address
_Ills, 1*84 N. Alabama street, Indianapolis...   19-a
TANTED—The August and September num-
•""* --   *- ' "--> Amer-
ley Cattle uud, etuiea Dy ueo. a. Waring,
Jr.   Who has thero to sell and at what price? Aj L.
"\\r~iJeisof the MonSuy Bulletin of th-e>Ame^
lean Jersey CatUe Club, edited by Geo._E,     -  —
Jr.   Who has them to sell and atr   "
DAVIS, Dublin, Wayne Co., Ind..
TaT ANTED—800 Young Men ts leant telegraph-
W    lug, and take offloes on the lines. Salary 160
.    '-i-        aaaa, _aaa .—— ^  Mm  tn fwalvB
to 875 per month can be earned ln ten to twelve
weeks: Address, with stamp for circulars, DIDI-
ANAPOLIS TELEGRAPH INSTITUTE, Bates Block,
weeks.
lANAPC
1 opposite Postofflce.
42tf
MISCEIX ANEOTTS-.
JURE HONEY-DEW TOBACCO.—Send ten cents
for a package of seed.   Address CHARLES
'. PEUGH, Kossuth, Washington Co., Ind.     10 lt
fT" ESSONS—English, French, German or Latin,
II j given by mail. 35 centa each. 85.00 for 20
lessonl "A triumph." "Fills the place of a good
teacher." Prospectus for stamp. Name this paper.
HENRY M. DOUGLASS. Champaign, 111.       10 3t
•XT-UNO MAN I Do you want a lucrative sltua-
1 JL tion in business? If so, attend the old reli-
tble Indianapolis Business College, Bates Block,
vpposite the Postofflce, in same building ln which
he Indiana Farmer is published. Address, with
-.t__?fofclr^aSs,etc., _0¥RNER A GOOblER,
Indianapolis, Ind. *2-u
STRAWBERBIES BY MAIL.—Capt. Jack, Cum*
berland Triumph, Champion and Frontys
. Seedling, 50 cts. per dozen.  Monarch, Kentucky,
Green Prolific, Chas. Downing and Cowing s Seed-
t llrg, 30 cts. per dozen.   Packed in best manner^In
1 large quantities, at low rates. Address GRANVILLE
[COWING, Muncie, Indiana.
9-lt
How to get rid of the straw seems to be
a matter of more importance to a large
majority of farmers, than how to preserve
it, or make it of value to them. To di&
pose of it in the easiest manner possible,
many farmers set fire to their straw at.d
burn it up immediately after the grain is
separated from it. It is common to thin-
that straw is totally worthless so far as
stock food is concerned, and of; but little
value for any other purpose. Before pronouncing it Worthless, if they would give
it a fair test we are of opinion that qui te a
different idea would be had.   ;
Instead of burking it all in a pile just as
it was hauled from the thresher, if it was
scattered over the Held where it grew, or
some other piece of ground, and then burned, and the ashes immediately plowed under, it would do good, but burning it all
ih aheap is a total loss and a thing no farmer can afford to do.
In a country so extensive as ours, where
stock raising is carried on to so great an
extent, it is a thing of the greatest importance to know how to raise it with as little
expense as possible, as the less it costs the
farmer to raise hi3 stock up to the period
that it is of the proper age to be sent to
market, the greater will be his profits,
and the more successful will he his occupation. > ■'
X"r cattle and sheep, straw of any kind,
if it is bright and in good order, is splendid
food when properly prepared, and
horses will also eat it and look quite as
well as they do when fed On hay. But in
addition to hay, or oat straw mixed with
bran or meal, horses that are used steadily
for work should be fed plenty- of shelled
oats, or corn, as they1 ,'cannot stand hard
usage without such grain. * ;We do hot
pretend to say,' either, rthat straw alone
should be/ed to cattle or sheep, as thereis
too much bulk and not enough strength in
it, to insure the greatest sat-faction; but
along with it should be fed a small quantity of wheat bran and middlings mixed,
or corn meal—making what is familiarly
known as/'chop." Without so preparing it, it is doubtful about them eating
enough of it, if nothing else is fed in connection, to keep in as good condition as is
desirable.
If a farmer has plenty of room in his
bam he should store his crop of straw
therein as soon as he threshes his grain,
and then with a good straw cutter, run by
horse power, the work of manufacturing it
into number one feed is easily accomplished, and this can be done in stormy weather or when it i3 too unpleasant to work out
of doors.   Straw prepared and fed in corn-
is positively necessary, there is uotlai'g so
good as a litter for the stables as fin-fly'cut
straw.   It is a   splendid absorbent and
makes a bedding for stock to lie drwnjon,
tjUite superior in our estimation to  any
other material in use, while its valie as an
addition to the manure is much superior
to sawdust, tanbark, and such articles.   It
shoule be cut quite short for thia purpose,
and a large quantity can be prepared at a
time and be piled up in the barn,;where it
will be convenient for use as it is! needed.
Enough should be thrown in to the stalls
every morning to keep them dry, ahd at the
end of every week they should be thoroughly cleaned out, throwing their accumulations into the manure cellar, or if there is
no manure cellar, it should be thrown in
a heap under cover, and occasionally have
a quantity of water poured over it to haa
ten decomposition.   If piled up out in the
weather* it is liable to receive too much
water and the strength soak out and wash
away.   Unless the straw is cat short, It is
not advisable to use it as an absorbent or
stable litter as it cannot be conveniently
removed from the stalls on account of its
clinging together and forming a solid sheet
of manure.   When the straw is finely cut
it is easily removed from the stables and
is always easily handled afterwards.   Taken alto^ther, straw is highly valuable
to the farmer, and instead of letting it rot
all in a pile as is often the case, or burning
it and making a total loss, it would be
much better to use it as stock food by preparing it as above described, or to employ
it as a material for littering stables, and
for other purposes as may be deemed profitable.
. A Cow Disease.—Will some one please
give some information in regard to the
cow disease that is abroad. It occura
just after calving. We wish a remedy by
one who tfnows what causes them to die.
A great many have lost ali the cows they
, had., Onl man in Wayne county lost
eight.   S(fne call it the milk fever.   M.
was made, a fine haired, kid gloved, gentleman, in a fine rig, drove up and wished
my neighbor to take an agency to sell
hog traps. All he would have to do was
to receive them. The company would
do all the advertising, eta, allowing him
ows what causes them to'die. [ $1.50 for each trap sold.- After consider-
Ky., Jan.
>
J
Hendrica Co., Horticultural Society.
' A meetilg was called at Danville for the
15 of Feblary to take into consideration
the proprlty of forming a Horticultural
Society. Hicholas Ohmer, of Day ton)
Ohio, kintly consented to address the meeting. N. (1 was promptly on hand, and
his remari were listened to by a large and
intelligent audience in the Christian
church. . 1 seemed well pleased with the
remarks, he lst of March was appointed for a rmanent organization. This
meeting s also a success, and after
agreeing v in a few very brief rules for
the gover: tent of the society, A Furnas
was electe President, J. N. Scearce, Secretary ana -easurer, and Charles Foley
Librarian.
About t jive varieties of apples were
placed on i table. W. A. Ragan was
appointed examine the fruit, which he.
did and th< passed it to the other members with i narks on quality, hardihood
of tree anlbearing qualities, as well as
profit for nlket. The next meeting will
,be held oilhe first Saturday in April:
Subject, "llmting and Transplanting,"
opened by lOhaver. Call and see us Mr.
Editors.    | Reporter.
Dry Clay Floor for Pig Pens.
ldiana Patents.
able soft-soaping, he concluded to take
the agency, the company agreeing to
send him fifty traps. The papers were
signed, and the gentleman trapper drives
off. The next day, a gentleman, claiming to belong to the legal profession, from
Cbampaign county, Illinois, called on
the new made agent with a note, given
by him for $173 50. Mr. Agent was struck
dumb, when shown his note and signature. He protested against paying it,
and accompanied his legal friend to
Richmond and consulted some of the
legal gentlemen there about it. They
advised him to compromise the matter,
and he did so, paying $100. I am sorry
to say that my brother farmer is not a
reader of the Indiana Farmer. If he had
been, he "would have learned how these
sharpers get up their papers, as you gave
a sample in No. 46, November 17th, 1877.
Several more ofmy neighbors have been
taken in, in a similar way, on lifting
jacks, clothes lines, plow points, etc.
Cook's Crossing, Wayne Co.     V. R.
Gravel Roads.
,   From a circular on Diseases of Swine by
Dr.1 Dunlap, Canton; Illinois, we make the
following extract regarding the advantage
of clay floors and beds for pigs:    .,
•.The sleeping apartments should be dry
and well ventilated; avoid straw for;bed-,
ding, unless you are willing to change it
every second day at least. ■■ Damp, moldy
straw will assist more in the spread of dis
eases than any other item, and I have noticed particularly that hogs allowed to
sleep around hay and straw stacks were
the first on a farm attacked withj disease.
The best floor fbr a sleeping room is a dry
clay floor, raised from six to twelve inches
above the surrounding soil.   This can be
easily done by building two parallel stone
walls twelve feet apart, or placindtwo logs
of sufficient length, twelve feet apart and
filling the space between to a lejrel with
the top of the wall or logs with (flay, not
surface soil, which is fllled with1, organic
matter.   This done a pen can be erected
with sides properly boarded up to keep out
cold wind, rains and snow.   The hogs will
work up this clay to suit themselves for a
bed, and you will find the clay turned into a dry, impalpable powder, the best and
cheapest disinfectant known.   You may
if you so choose, throw in a few ashes or a
little lime previously mixed with dry clay.
I know that this teaching will ba received
with some doubt by many farmers who insist that the dry dirt causes coug i and in-
List of
State of
each bear:
Furnished
solicitor o:
Indianapol:
informatioi
No. 200,:
Lexington,
tus for preei
No. 200,3!
Clark's Hi"
No. 200,-
of Vevay,
connections
No. 200/"
of Michigi
escapement
No. 200/
Garrett,
nts issued to citizens of the
ana, March 5th, 1878, and
date February 19th, 1878.
is paper by C. Bradford,
tents, 18 Hubbard's Block,
Ind., of whom copies and
lay be obtained.
To  Joseph Harlan, of
improvement in appara-
butter.
To John E. Johnston, of
ir improvement in gates.
To Rodolph M. Samson,
improvement in pitman
To James M. Hitchcock,
[Hty, for* improvement in
watehes and clocks.
To Wm. G. Mentzer, of
rovement in gates.
Rockville, Feb. 21.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
I wish to ask, through the Farmer, of
gentlemen, in different parts of the state,
as to the best mode of constructing gravel
roads; first, as to grade, viz., what is the
best width and elevation of grade; second,
as to best mode of ditching. Should the
ditches be Wide and reasonably .deep, and
should they be near the grade or otherwise? Where gravel is somewhat scarce,
and consequently expensive, what is the
best mode of utilizing the gravel mixed
with sand? How wide should the gravel
be for a single brack? Should the gravel
be shouldered so as to keep in place, or
otherwise ? What should be the depth
of gravel, etc.? In- short, everything
about it, so as to make a good road. Persons who are posted will confer a favor
on many of your readers by answering
the above. .,.;.- , John Ott. ,
A corresp1
man writes:
so simple il
Prepare the
in two feet
Open the
single nut
free from
As soon as
commence
every  dired
tubes are
up new shi
tinu-es to
matures.
Laying Tile.—The information that
Delos Wood gives to Mr. McClelland does
pretty well with some exceptions. I don't
think it best to merely dig a spade wide bub
I believe in digging wide enough to work
in. That gives me a chance to see where
it is too deep or too shallow. Neither do I
think it best to use a stick with an arm,
but I believe in getting down into the
ditch, and with my own stout arms I take
hold of the tile and lay them down, being
very careful to get them square and
even at the, joints; placing them against
one of the banks. If the tile wont fit close
up, let the open space be at the bottom.
After I have got the tile laid I take my
shovel and throw in some clay, enough to
cover the tile, and then tramp it down
with my feet. I have no reason to complain about my ditches not doing good
work; neither will any one else, by following this rule. I have tile ln that has been
laid ten years, and to day the water is running as clear as a spring branch.
Giant Co., Feb. 27.
Eli B. Marshall.
gro'
lent of the Country Gentle-
' io cultivation of chufas is
be told in a few words.
. as for beets or carrots,
■rs, ridging very slightly.
Uwo inches deep, and drop
le foot apart.   Keep them
i by shallow, level culture,
shoots appear, they will
jiring out fibrous roots in
upon which roots the
.   These, in time, send
,jnd thus the plant con-
ad spread until the crop
A Law on Ditching,
Toronto, Feb. 17.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Is there any law to force an outlet to
a ditch through another man's farm at
that man's expense? He has a ditch,
but it is not sufficient to carry off the
water. Constant Reader.
The law of 1873 provides that appraisers shall be appointed to determine the
amount of benefits and damages resulting
from ditching through adjacent lands.
The law is too lengthy for publication
here. You had better examine a copy,
which may be found at any justice's
(office. See Acts of 1873, pages 165 to
175.—Eds.
Blue Grass.—I would like to ask a few
questions, to be answered in your paper:
1st. When is the proper time to sow blue
grass, and how much seed to the Acre?
2d. Would it do well among rye and
wheat? 3d.   Would you advise sowing
. 're blue i>r.,en rtfirjart timo'^r^a'l W.^
xutlAxrotsSriUeXxite,thel-ae grass or orchard
grass; how much orchard grass seed to
the acre, and when is the proper time to
sow it? 5tb. Which is the best to sow on
low, wetland? Which are the best hogs
to run with feeding cattle, Poland Chinas
or Berkshires 1 Reader.
New Lebanon, Sullivan Co.
Ant.—Blue grass does well in the
spring, on rye or wheat; it Bhould not be
pastured the first year, however. It is
the custom with our oldest farmers to
s ow timothy and blue grass together, as
the latter is tender at first, and is liable to
wither in a dry season, if not protected.
Orchard grass is earlier by about two
weeks and does better in a shaded pas-
t ure than blue grass, but it is not so nourishing. The amount of seed required
depends upon the time of year and manner of sowing, condition and quality of
s oil, etc. Some of our readers will, doubt-
les s, answer other of your queries.—[Erie.
\
LAYraa  Tile—Another Plan.—Mr.
Wood, of North Madison, gives his plan of
laying tile and I will give mine.   I take
two pieces of timber, three and a half feet
long and two inches square; dress out one
end of each, four inches, making them half
round and leaving them one inch thick;
roundoff the ends, then fifteen or eighteeti
inches from the upper end, cut them half
off; dress up the ends to make handles; lay
them across each other and put in a *ma\\
bolt atthe intersection, and I have a pair
of tongs. I lay my tile along side the ditch;
step one foot on each side; take my tongs;
clap around the tile or in the end; place in
the ditch and tap it once or twice with the
end of the tongs to settle it down.   I ca n %
lay faster than I can with my hand*; don't
get muddy nor wear out my hand*.    Jf
any farmer has a better plan I would like
to hear from him. r  r» u/
Groveland, March 2.
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