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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. ^H'
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1878, v. 13, no. 10 (Mar. 9) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA1310 |
Date of Original | 1878 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or not-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Date Digitized | 2010-10-07 |
Digitization Information | Original scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Description
Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Digitization Information | Orignal scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
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•>___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;
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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 _
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