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vol. xm. HO3IANAP0LIS, INDIMA, APRIL 27,1878. No. 17. FOB BA1B. OR BALE-Eggs of eleven diBerentainos pi mrtOtryat »S for 13 or five dozen for «5, In ■^pjagkage. T. - JQHNEON,, Green-castle. Ind. or SALK OB TRADE—Fanna In various parts °ofindto" a-Vddresa St.ARBUCKLE W • Estate Broker, 74 Kast Market St. Indianapolis, tf • T>LYMOUTH Bock eggs, »3.W for 1^- Light Brah ' _T _A,*tt.50forl5. Address FRANK WILLI_M- ,.BON, Nora, Marion connty, Ind. IOR SALE—The Farm com— __..... .-! HER CO., Indianapolis. Book. Complete method of keepi _ counts. Price, tl.00 each. Address INDIANA FAR- and Account of keeping farm ac -n_lOR BALE—Eggs of Pekln Ducks, Ught Brah- tl mas. Black Spanish, and Bronze Turkeys, at reduced rates. Send for circular and mention this '" card: J. BENNETT, Bnmnan, Ripley Co., Ind. -tjior SALE—Light Brahmas bred from Felch _ lj William*' stock. Prices reasonable. Eggs 1150 - an. Address J. B. CONATY. OrchardHome, 10 ISt Sd IT —J*—U. aVUUICM a-» SS. W,la.l*iW". —lanapollB. Reference, Wm. H. FTy. "F EOR SALE—The largest stock of salt, calcined plaster, land plaster and cement The only use that keeps these goods always on band at low- ' est prices. ANDREW WALLACE. Indlanapoli- EOR SALE—My entire show herd, of Chester White hogs; have won over 11,000 ln cash Erises every year for the last five years. Twenty ead. Price toOO.OO. E. B. MOODY, Eminence, Ky TJIOR SALE—The art of propagation by J.Jen J3 __», Nuraeryman,.Winona, Oh—*. Full and complete inst—ictioni illustrated by • numerous cuB,,eto. Price_6p cents^postage prepaid. lNDI . FARMER CO tace prcp l.,Ind—ni spoils. Ind. CJHED OORN-Largo Tennessee White Oom © • Sample, peck. 10 cts.; one ponnd, « eta. I also have the White Oil Oorn, at the tame price, by mall, postpaid- Address O. W. PEUQH, Kossuth Washington Oo., Ind. OE—(AR HILli POULTRY YARDS—Jacob Kennedy, proprietor Toulouse Geese, Aylesbury Ducks, White Holland Turkeys, light Brahmas, Buff and Partridge Cochins, B, B. B. Game Bantams eggs In season from all the above fowls at reasona ble—.tea. Lizton, Hendricks Oo., Ind. EGGS from premlnm stock, D. Brahmas, White, Black, Buff and Partridge Cochins, P. Bocks, B. Leghorns, Bronze Turkeys and Toulouse Geese. Over 100 premiums In 1877. Eggs, except Geese and Turkeys, *2.0O per 13; 26 e«ts. »3 50. Geese and Tor keys.few. WIMT-WHICKER, Pecksburg, Ind. 12*8t - ' ' PECIAL NOTICE-Alter AprU 40th, I win sell Plymouth Rock eggs from the best breeding- yard in the State, at -J2.0O per doz. Bronze Turkey eggs, J3J50 per doz. AH from my beat stock, which ls inferior to none, as has been repeatedly proven at our poultry exhibitions. WM, H; FR_,I_ ' apolls, ind. For the Indiana Fanner. Tile Draining. Crop Prospects in Indiana. not all killed.- The peach buds are Martin Co. Herald. Fruit promises well, bo far.—Mishawaka Enterprise. Mo3t of the early cherries are killed.— Worthington Press. The prospects for a large wheat crop were never better.—Wabash Courier. The prospect for fruit in this section is Tery flattering.—Zionsville, Boone Co., Times. Peach trees are in full bloom, and bear evidence of a large crop.—Winchester Herald. There are very few poor fields of wheat in Union county, this spring.—Liberty Herald. f,. The late cold snap did but little injury tb the early fruit crop.—Martinsville Gazette. In tbis section the prospect is very fine for all kinds of fruit.—Petersburg, Pike Co., Press. The prospects for fruit in this section is very flattering, as yet.—Laurel, Franklin Co., Eeview. Peach trees are in full bloom, and the prospect is favorable for a good crop.—- Anderson Herald. The coming wheat crop looks fine, •prospects for fruit very good.—Camp- bellsburg, Wash. Co., Ncwb. In my article on laying tile, to your paper of March 9th, I did not say how wide the ditch should be dug. As I have just finished a short one, I measured it and found it to be fourteen inches wide at the top, and-sloping to six inches at the bottom. Into this I put six inch tile, for the purpose of draining a swale for the public highway. This ditch was 80 inches deep .1 the upper end, which was the lowest ground. I have some drains which I dug through a raise in the ground, which took it six feet deep, in order to turn the water from the other side of the farm into my own outlet, and in digging that deep I found it no easy task. Here is where I found it necessary to dig wide enough to work in. Friend Wood thinks that a good workman can work with ease in a ditch one foot wide and four feet deep, but, I believe he must be mistaken. I commenced ditching for my father (some twenty years ago, and I believe I know how it is done, but 11 Wheal never looked better at this sea- 't work four feet in the ground son of the year than now.—North Man- ndian- FOR SALE—A farm containing 120 acres, two miles from Lena, rarke Co.; Ind., on the In dianapolis and Bt Lcuis R. B.S 50 acres under cmtt- - ration: young orchard; small Suit abundant; dwell- -- lSg aud outhouses; well watered} SO large poplars; ■IOO sugar trees; other timber plenty; coal plenty. -"*■--- Address JAS. O.COLLINGS, 17 8t 1 sugar Price _0.00 per acre. Bellmore, Ind. "Fc„ ■will give satisfaction, i keep no other breeds, consequently no crossing. Eggs In season from the above; also White China Geese and Pekin Duck Eggs. Chester White Pigs and Italian Bees. Address D_LOS WOOD, North Madison. Ind. "Mr -I7J0R SALE—Again we off^^lej^atrons^f tte FarmE- a limited quantity of White Oil Corn. _,„ry farmer who has not procured this corn should send 25 cents for one package, or U for five packages. It yields fully as good a crop of large, white, oily corn as any other variety and matures ranch earner. Any time ln May is early enough to Slant and never be caught by early frosts. Ad- ress CHARLES JOSLYN, 117 North Illinois St., Indianapolis. ©a_53u__\. m. YOU1V& FOMTU2VATUS, 25231 at two years. (A. H. B.) Owned by J. P. HTMEB A- BON, Breeders of Short-Horn Cattle, Ashby's Kills, Montgomery Co., Indiana, 1877. EXPERIMENTAL THOUGHTS on the subject. The time was once when we all thought if we only had plenty of corn, we could raise all the hogs we wanted aiuLniake all the money we needed,in~a few years; but we find from sad experience that large crops of corn are grown and OR8ALHi~HiguaassUghtBr»hma- •^6i<><*tg_it_ .&ff at'very ruinous prices for thd want Is from the best strains In the countTy, and ,, ■ J ..r , . . .,.. of'hogs to consume it, and why is thisi The answer is "because I have no luck rais. ing hogs." Now there must be a reason for this. While we are ready to ad- mit*that com is a very important ingredient, that does and must enter into the hog product, yet in my opinion there are many others equally essential, and I will suggest a few. All who know anything about the hog and his origin, know that he was a native of the wild forest, before he ' HOG CH0LEKA. -f e Dr. Dunlap's Theory—Reply' to Dr. Cheory—Reply ti __*__/# /<**"•-: of April i*3t^ -_)p< a_)peaer a WAIIIB. "laTANTED—Farmers' sons and school teachers, W as agents, are making money now, selling Dr. Hall's celebrated Health at Home, or Family Doctor. Bend tl.00 fbr complete outfit and secure territory. We refer to the Editor of this paper. Fred. L. Horton c. Co., Publishers and Book-binders, 60 B. Market 8t„ Indianapolis. _ ■VITA-TED—25 cents in scrip or stamps for a pkg W White OU Corn. CHARLES J-„LYN, 117 N. Ills. Bt., Indianapolis. WANTED—All persons Interested ln circular saws to read the advertisement of W. B. Barry. l_t_ MISCELLANEOUS. c C. BURGESS, Dentist. Office ln room 4, Va ( Jen's Exchange Block,N. Penn. St. 7-tf. ■VTOVELTY PACKAGE contains 200 articles; no JX two alike: sent for 25 cents. D. L. GILL, loot Wilcox Ave., Chicago, HI. TO LOAN—Money to loan on Improved farms. J. H. HARDKBECK, 36 East Market St, IndlanapoUs, tf DECIDED BARGAINS to reduce our choice breeding stock of Yorkshire, Berkshire, Essex, Chester White -and Poland China pigs of aU ages. Also sheep, cattle, and fancy poultry; fluent new breeder's manual, elegantly illustrated and giving full description of the different breeds. Price 25 cents. Beed Wheat; all the best varieties, grown specially for seed. Also turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, radish, spinach, and all seeds for - the fail. Prickly Comfrey, the most wonderful forage plant, setts J4.00 per 100; 60 cents extra by mall, teed catalogue free. BENSON, BURPEE A CO., 2SB Church street, Philadelphia, Pa. 88-ly For the Indiana Farmer. HOG RAISING. Hog raising has been a business that has attracted the attention of the farming . community of the west, from the first settling of the country to the present, and much of their wealth is attributable to the • hog product, and perhaps always will in the future enter largely into the interest of the corn growing States of the union. Therefore it becomes absolutely important for all those interested to put forth their energies and wits to learn all they can about the hog, his nature, hisf habits, his wants, and the best method of breeding and raising, and the most systematic way and means of producing the largest amount of pork, with the least amount of expend, itures and the least tax on the fertility of his lands, as well as to provide ways and means for the promotion of his health, for the latter recently has been the most discouraging feature of the business. I have lived to be an old man, and have devoted alarge portion of my life and energies to the business, and have learned > some things on the subject, and the more I learn the better satisfied I become that J much more may and will be learned in the tfuture, and therefore I will venture a few lthy,~and prove ould prove their scrofulous taint HOID FEVER. settle poison in the fell into the hands of the granger, and the time was in this country when hogs could be found in the woods in large herds like deer and other wild animals, and made their living like them, from what they could gather from nuts, roots, vegetables, etc. While left in that, their natural condition, cholera, thumps, and the various diseases now prevalent, were unknown. My opinion is that much of the disease and difficulty in hog raising grows out of the fact that we have taken tbem entirely too far away and out of their native and natural customs and habits of life, and have undertaken to raise them too much on the patent right system. We will have to study their nature, habits and wants, and accommodate ourselves to them, and devote some of our leisure moments to the study of "hogology." It is clearly evident that the hog is quite a VEGETARIAN; is just as fond of grass as the cow, the sheep, or the horse. Without vegetable matter no hog can prosper long and be healthy, it matters not how much corn may be fed to him; and I will venture the assertion that all who read this article will remember that of times, when they had their hogs in a close pen or a dry lot, and fed them all the corn they could eat, and gave them all the water they could drink, that they became cloyed, and did not eat their corn, and began to fall off and grow less, in place of larger. The trouble was that they wanted a change, they wanted vegetable matter, grass, or roots of some kind. The great amount of corn fed them had produced too much heat; their blood had become too thick, their bowels costive, hence if kept long in that condition, disease will inevitably be the result. Now I had a full and fair demonstration of this fact last fall ahd winter in a lot of young hogs tnat I fed. They were spring pigs, and during the summer I fed corn and they run on blue grass, and did well, and were healthy. As soon as new corn would do to feed I put them in an acre lot of corn, and kept and fed them there till January, and for the last month they fell ofl in flesh, did not eat heartily, began to root, were much discontented and did no good. I removed them from there to my hog barn, on a pen that was floored, but run out in a small lot, and as I brought them up, they passed through a meadow that had a nice growth of fall grass, and they were so ravenous after it that it seemed almost impossible to force them to leave it, and I presume that had I left them there for two weeks, and not fed them one ear of corn, I could have saved corn and made more pork, and I know that it would have adde_ largely to the feeling and comfort of the hogs. I. H. Clermont. [TO BE CONTINUED.] In your paper ___ letter fr*<6e^.«*^ _ , the V. S." should _ead Very Scrofulous, as he attributes all the contagious diseases man and beast are subject to, to scrofula. It does not require thb testimony of a physician or a Geriian/Professor to prove to a farmer thaj diphtheria and typhoid fever are not scrofulous diseases, or the result of scrofula/ E very man has Been these fatal disease _ appear, attack persons previously ht fatal to persons who ancestry free from a: for generations back. i DIPHTHERIA AND T Diphtheria is a blood; typhoid fever i a zymotic poison in the blood. Both -e contagious diseases, are received into the system through the mucou membrane, pass through a stage of ix ubation, and then show their presence >y outward signs. The four organs of tht aody most affected by these diseases a ) the lungs, the bowels, including the iver, the skin and the kidneys. Why d these four organs suffer most? They i e the great waste- gates of the system tt :arry off any morbid or foreign subst ice in the blood. Let me illustrate tl i: If a man eats onions, the peculiar dor of the onions passes off from the >lood through the lungs; ditto with wh ky, but the spirits find an outlet also 1 rough the kidneys and sometimes thro ;h the skin; other foreign matters find pi outlet from the blood through the tfwels. Now, a sep- tio poison, receiveqinto the stomach, diphtheria that fanned the spark of consumption into flame was contagious. Then it stands to reason that the farmer should select healthy and hardy breeds of .hogs, and be careful not to allow inbreed- passes into the bloo then the poison b waste-gates of the s; blood of the poiso remains in a state of incubation a certs 1 length of time and aks forth; all the tem strive to rid the matter. A portion of it is eliminated trough the lungs and passing out via the proat, causes ulceration, where the poilned air strikes the posterior part of th hroat, by its change of direction. The dneys also carry off a portion, but at la becoming inflamed from oyer work, tl y are closed up and ulceration and but. uration ensue. In the same way the i in and bowels strive to assist in tnrowii; off the poison and become clogged fr n over work. Such are the effects of i poison in the blood. Why certain poisoi affect certain organs more particularly 1 an others has not yet been discovered, i-aw, HOO 30LE—A is simply diphthe i or typhoid fever attacking the ho -I have examined carefully many sic aid dead hogs, and so far have foun ao symptom that could not be tracec o one of these two diseases. I have a )'received many letters from promini c stock men in Indiana, Illinois and Iwa, who state that I have fully diagn-d every case they have had of contaada disease. Is there such a disease as : 8CBOFULA 0 CONSUMPTION in swine? There x*nch a disease, but it is not contagio n although a whole drove may be attahld with the disease at the same time,1 jcause all have the disease hereditary ij their systems, and the septic poison )!y excites the smoldering spark into Burning flame. It is the same as in ms—a dozen children may have diphthea or some kindred contagious disease1 Those with good constitutions will ecover fully, whilst one or two who haV hereditary scrofula in their systems, wi take on rapidly consumptive diseaseeither in lungs or in bowel*^ and san pass away. The consurr ttvas •p& Ha*a#V--^1-&*,ftS ai_ioug_ hemay obtain hogs beau- tiful in form and massive in size, yet inbreeding will cause scrofulous disease in -theprogeny.and sooner or later he will see his entire drove swept away by consumption, which will supervene after some contagious disease has attacked his herd. As consumption in man can be prevented from developing by careful diet and hygiene, so can the spark be prevented from developing into a flame, in the hog by attention to sanitary laws—and the farmer can also prevent the spread of contagious diseases, by feeding regularly some medicine which will keep the blood in a healthy condition, and antidote any poison which may be received into the Btomach. But the first and most important point is to allow no vegetable matter for BEDDING. Keep your swine on a dry clay floor for sleeping quarters and never allow them to sleep around hay or straw stacks, or on hay, straw or vegetable litter of any kind. Dry clay is the best and cheapest disinfectant known, and every farmer can obtain it without cost. The next point is GREEN FOOD during the summer. The hog is a graminivorous animal and demands and must have green food, grass, clover or oats, and the farmer who attempts to raise hogs and fatten them on dry corn and slop, may be taught by bitter experience that he is fighting against nature; I bave been led to make a careful study of the so-called "hog cholera," and to seek a remedy for the disease, but I warn all hog raisers that no medicine can take the place of care and attention, and if the farmer disregards the laws of nature and common sense no medicine will prove of any use. Albert Dunlap, M. D. i Septic poison mentioned in Dr. Dun- lap's article, is of a nature to promote putrefaction in bodies. Zymotic means pertaining to, or caused by fermentation. A zymotic disease, is any epidemic, contagious or sporadic affection which acts on the system like a ferment. Dr. Dunlap's theory certainly seems plausible, and his great experience and universal success in the treatment of the diseases in the human system, which correspond to the so-called cholera in swine, give weight to his statements upon the subject. In the case of the swine that were dissected, near this city, under direction of Dr. Fletcher, some weeks ago, of which mention was made at the time, but the account of which the Doctor has not yet found time to prepare, the parts affected were partly those mentioned by Dr. Dunlap. In one the lungs were almost totally destroyed, in another the kidneys were exceedingly inflamed, while in another the heart seemed to show the effects of the septic poison more than any other part. We trust that Dr. D. has discovered the true diagnosis of the swine disease, and that his remedies, or those of other physicians, based upon the true character of the affection, will prove effectual in checking it, and thus save millions of dollars to the farmers of the country. The Doctor has the endorsement of many of our oldest and most intelligent hog raisers in recommending vegetable food for swine. An article elsewhere in this number, from an Indiana farmer of lont?, experience, can't work four feet in the ground with only one foot in width. I believe it to be wide enough for any ditch under 30 inches deep. As for the kind of spades I use, I have one common spade which I use for digging all, except what I call the leveling. For this business, I dig with a spade made for the purpose. My first experience was with the common tile spade; with this I could not get an even level bottom. Next was with a common dirt shovel, that I took to my blacksmith and had the point cut off and made flat. With this I could level after the common spade, but I found it did not give satisfaction, because-1 was standing in the ditch, damming the water, and could not tell when it was level. I thought I would make another effort to see if there would be a better way than all this, so I went to town and bought a long handled spade and took it to my smith and had him bend it just below the eye, until it stood about like a common dirt shovel, leaving it fiat on the bottom,' and as far as my experience goes, this is the best I ever tried. I use it just likea common spade; this gives me a chance to see when my ditch is level, as I can keep all the dirt out as fast as I dig it, and my foot is not cramming up the bottom. If Mr. Wood's Irishman can dig three rods to my one, he will have to put him in a wider ditch than a foot, especially if fonr feet deep, and as far as time is concerned in ditching, I am sure I can lay three rods of tile perfectly with my hands, while my friend, Wood, is laying one rod standing on the bank with a stick in his hand. E_t. B. Marshml. The Crops, Fruit-Growing, Decatur Co. etc., in 35? pt contagious, but the presents the same idea. ' > "\ Greensburg, April 13. To the Editors Indiana Farmer: Weather delightful for business. Stock has come through the winter in good condition. Some farmers have turned their stock out to grass; pastures as good now as they generally are the first of May. Wheat thick and very rank; fears are entertained that it will run to straw, and the heads will be short. Some are through breaking and preparing to plant. The prospect for fruit is flattering for all kinds, with a few exceptions among the smaller fruits, such as raspberries and blackberries, the caneB being winter-killed. Apples, pears, plums, and peaches will be in abundance, if nothing happens to them in the future I am surprised that farmers are so negligent and careless in supplying them selves with fruit of all kinds. Passing through the country we see wealthy farmers with a few scragly apple trees/gone to brush, and not a peach, plum, pear or quince tree pn their premises. Such a thing as raising the smaller fruits never enters their heads. "It is all nonsense; hard enough for me to get rid of the briers without planting them out," they say. Think, brother farmers, for a few moments, how many acres about your homes are lying waste; how many small patches about yonr house are growing up in weeds, when, with a little labor at odd spells, you could prepare the ground and plant a variety of trees and vines, costing but a small outlay of money and time. By so doing, you will live longer, happier and better. Your correspondent, J. H. W., of this county, says "peach trees are nix." I am afraid he has forgotten the injunction of the second degree of our order. "Plant a few fruit trees every year:" Try it brother. His advice to J. Q. K., how to get rid of the underground gentleman, is certainly amusing. I am surprised he did not give the advice the old man gave the boy, when he tried to catch the bird: "Put a little salt on their tails, sonny." ! Woodson Hamilton. '/ Chester, Wabash Co., Journal. The small fruit trees are loaded with blossoms and, so far, indicate an abundant yield.—Franklin Democrat. The amount of flax sown in this part of the county this spring is immense.— Bunker Hill, Miami Co., Press. . Fruit prospects never better. Home nursery men say no damage has yet been done.—-Lafayette Dispatch. Vegetation is about one month farther advanced than it was this time last year. —Princeton, Gibson Co., Clarion. If no disaster happens to it between this time and fall, there will be a large crop of fruit in Jasper county this season. —Rensellaer Union. Fruit ot all kinds promises well, and, with a favorable spring, Huntingt6n Co. can furnish large quantities for the mar- kels.—Huntington Democrat. The prospect for an abundant crop of everything, this coming season, is one of full encouragement to our farmers.— Bloomfield, Green Co., Deomcrat. There is now growing the greatest acreage of wheat, and ofthe finest growth that has ever been seen in this valley.—- Clinton, Vermillion Co., Indianian. Almost every twig on the peach, cherry and plum trees is laden with bloom. The appearance of the orchard- is mest cheering.—New Castle Mercury. The past week or two of cool, dry weather has been excellent on the growing wheat, and it is looking fine m all sections.—-Corydon,Harrison Co.,Republican. Wheat is giviDg the fairest promise for years, yet fears are entertained that rust will interfere, as it haa developed itself a little in some places.—Bockport, Spencer Co., Gazette. — ' -♦ mm* I ■ - The Law On Ditching. Maxincuckee, Apr. 16. To the Editors Indiana Farmer: Is there any law to compel a man to make a ditch; that is if my neighbors keep on grumbling continually and I accommodate them and enlarged my outlet to give them sufficient fall to drain their land? They have not drained, and now my land wont dry till they ditch. Is there a law to make them ditch? F. M. B. The ditching laws of Indiana make no provision for such a case as yours, but if you can establish the fact that you are suffering loss and damage on account of your neighbors' failing to keep their agreement with you, in regard to opening ditches through their lands, you would have ground of action against them for "breach of contract." But the better way is to arbitrate the matter, by the aid of mutual friends, and disinterested neighbors. Get some granger friend to show you how this can be done. » ••> » Dairymen's Abbociation.—As will be seen by the following note received from Dr. -Stevenson, the next meeting of the Dairymen's Association will be held in this city. Gbeencastle, Apr, 20. To the Editors Indiana Farmer: The committee to select a place for the next meeting of the Indiana Dairymen s Association has selected Indianapolis as the most central and consequently the most suitable place. A. C. Stevenson. On tbe part of the committee. ^ *<***.** — The fireat West. If you wish to make atrip West or f-krath- West, we advise yon to write to, or call on, Mr. K bert Emmett, General Passenger _pnt Indianapolis, Terre Hante, Vandalia and St. Louis K, R., iDdiaiiapolis. Mr, Emmett wi!l, cheerfully give you fail and reliable information in res-ard to route?, time, connection!", expense, lands and locations. With this information, yon can carefully plan your trip, t»ye" time and money, avoid trouble and annoyance. r ■■vr^-^rz':
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1878, v. 13, no. 17 (Apr. 27) |
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Transcript | vol. xm. HO3IANAP0LIS, INDIMA, APRIL 27,1878. No. 17. FOB BA1B. OR BALE-Eggs of eleven diBerentainos pi mrtOtryat »S for 13 or five dozen for «5, In ■^pjagkage. T. - JQHNEON,, Green-castle. Ind. or SALK OB TRADE—Fanna In various parts °ofindto" a-Vddresa St.ARBUCKLE W • Estate Broker, 74 Kast Market St. Indianapolis, tf • T>LYMOUTH Bock eggs, »3.W for 1^- Light Brah ' _T _A,*tt.50forl5. Address FRANK WILLI_M- ,.BON, Nora, Marion connty, Ind. IOR SALE—The Farm com— __..... .-! HER CO., Indianapolis. Book. Complete method of keepi _ counts. Price, tl.00 each. Address INDIANA FAR- and Account of keeping farm ac -n_lOR BALE—Eggs of Pekln Ducks, Ught Brah- tl mas. Black Spanish, and Bronze Turkeys, at reduced rates. Send for circular and mention this '" card: J. BENNETT, Bnmnan, Ripley Co., Ind. -tjior SALE—Light Brahmas bred from Felch _ lj William*' stock. Prices reasonable. Eggs 1150 - an. Address J. B. CONATY. OrchardHome, 10 ISt Sd IT —J*—U. aVUUICM a-» SS. W,la.l*iW". —lanapollB. Reference, Wm. H. FTy. "F EOR SALE—The largest stock of salt, calcined plaster, land plaster and cement The only use that keeps these goods always on band at low- ' est prices. ANDREW WALLACE. Indlanapoli- EOR SALE—My entire show herd, of Chester White hogs; have won over 11,000 ln cash Erises every year for the last five years. Twenty ead. Price toOO.OO. E. B. MOODY, Eminence, Ky TJIOR SALE—The art of propagation by J.Jen J3 __», Nuraeryman,.Winona, Oh—*. Full and complete inst—ictioni illustrated by • numerous cuB,,eto. Price_6p cents^postage prepaid. lNDI . FARMER CO tace prcp l.,Ind—ni spoils. Ind. CJHED OORN-Largo Tennessee White Oom © • Sample, peck. 10 cts.; one ponnd, « eta. I also have the White Oil Oorn, at the tame price, by mall, postpaid- Address O. W. PEUQH, Kossuth Washington Oo., Ind. OE—(AR HILli POULTRY YARDS—Jacob Kennedy, proprietor Toulouse Geese, Aylesbury Ducks, White Holland Turkeys, light Brahmas, Buff and Partridge Cochins, B, B. B. Game Bantams eggs In season from all the above fowls at reasona ble—.tea. Lizton, Hendricks Oo., Ind. EGGS from premlnm stock, D. Brahmas, White, Black, Buff and Partridge Cochins, P. Bocks, B. Leghorns, Bronze Turkeys and Toulouse Geese. Over 100 premiums In 1877. Eggs, except Geese and Turkeys, *2.0O per 13; 26 e«ts. »3 50. Geese and Tor keys.few. WIMT-WHICKER, Pecksburg, Ind. 12*8t - ' ' PECIAL NOTICE-Alter AprU 40th, I win sell Plymouth Rock eggs from the best breeding- yard in the State, at -J2.0O per doz. Bronze Turkey eggs, J3J50 per doz. AH from my beat stock, which ls inferior to none, as has been repeatedly proven at our poultry exhibitions. WM, H; FR_,I_ ' apolls, ind. For the Indiana Fanner. Tile Draining. Crop Prospects in Indiana. not all killed.- The peach buds are Martin Co. Herald. Fruit promises well, bo far.—Mishawaka Enterprise. Mo3t of the early cherries are killed.— Worthington Press. The prospects for a large wheat crop were never better.—Wabash Courier. The prospect for fruit in this section is Tery flattering.—Zionsville, Boone Co., Times. Peach trees are in full bloom, and bear evidence of a large crop.—Winchester Herald. There are very few poor fields of wheat in Union county, this spring.—Liberty Herald. f,. The late cold snap did but little injury tb the early fruit crop.—Martinsville Gazette. In tbis section the prospect is very fine for all kinds of fruit.—Petersburg, Pike Co., Press. The prospects for fruit in this section is very flattering, as yet.—Laurel, Franklin Co., Eeview. Peach trees are in full bloom, and the prospect is favorable for a good crop.—- Anderson Herald. The coming wheat crop looks fine, •prospects for fruit very good.—Camp- bellsburg, Wash. Co., Ncwb. In my article on laying tile, to your paper of March 9th, I did not say how wide the ditch should be dug. As I have just finished a short one, I measured it and found it to be fourteen inches wide at the top, and-sloping to six inches at the bottom. Into this I put six inch tile, for the purpose of draining a swale for the public highway. This ditch was 80 inches deep .1 the upper end, which was the lowest ground. I have some drains which I dug through a raise in the ground, which took it six feet deep, in order to turn the water from the other side of the farm into my own outlet, and in digging that deep I found it no easy task. Here is where I found it necessary to dig wide enough to work in. Friend Wood thinks that a good workman can work with ease in a ditch one foot wide and four feet deep, but, I believe he must be mistaken. I commenced ditching for my father (some twenty years ago, and I believe I know how it is done, but 11 Wheal never looked better at this sea- 't work four feet in the ground son of the year than now.—North Man- ndian- FOR SALE—A farm containing 120 acres, two miles from Lena, rarke Co.; Ind., on the In dianapolis and Bt Lcuis R. B.S 50 acres under cmtt- - ration: young orchard; small Suit abundant; dwell- -- lSg aud outhouses; well watered} SO large poplars; ■IOO sugar trees; other timber plenty; coal plenty. -"*■--- Address JAS. O.COLLINGS, 17 8t 1 sugar Price _0.00 per acre. Bellmore, Ind. "Fc„ ■will give satisfaction, i keep no other breeds, consequently no crossing. Eggs In season from the above; also White China Geese and Pekin Duck Eggs. Chester White Pigs and Italian Bees. Address D_LOS WOOD, North Madison. Ind. "Mr -I7J0R SALE—Again we off^^lej^atrons^f tte FarmE- a limited quantity of White Oil Corn. _,„ry farmer who has not procured this corn should send 25 cents for one package, or U for five packages. It yields fully as good a crop of large, white, oily corn as any other variety and matures ranch earner. Any time ln May is early enough to Slant and never be caught by early frosts. Ad- ress CHARLES JOSLYN, 117 North Illinois St., Indianapolis. ©a_53u__\. m. YOU1V& FOMTU2VATUS, 25231 at two years. (A. H. B.) Owned by J. P. HTMEB A- BON, Breeders of Short-Horn Cattle, Ashby's Kills, Montgomery Co., Indiana, 1877. EXPERIMENTAL THOUGHTS on the subject. The time was once when we all thought if we only had plenty of corn, we could raise all the hogs we wanted aiuLniake all the money we needed,in~a few years; but we find from sad experience that large crops of corn are grown and OR8ALHi~HiguaassUghtBr»hma- •^6i<><*tg_it_ .&ff at'very ruinous prices for thd want Is from the best strains In the countTy, and ,, ■ J ..r , . . .,.. of'hogs to consume it, and why is thisi The answer is "because I have no luck rais. ing hogs." Now there must be a reason for this. While we are ready to ad- mit*that com is a very important ingredient, that does and must enter into the hog product, yet in my opinion there are many others equally essential, and I will suggest a few. All who know anything about the hog and his origin, know that he was a native of the wild forest, before he ' HOG CH0LEKA. -f e Dr. Dunlap's Theory—Reply' to Dr. Cheory—Reply ti __*__/# /<**"•-: of April i*3t^ -_)p< a_)peaer a WAIIIB. "laTANTED—Farmers' sons and school teachers, W as agents, are making money now, selling Dr. Hall's celebrated Health at Home, or Family Doctor. Bend tl.00 fbr complete outfit and secure territory. We refer to the Editor of this paper. Fred. L. Horton c. Co., Publishers and Book-binders, 60 B. Market 8t„ Indianapolis. _ ■VITA-TED—25 cents in scrip or stamps for a pkg W White OU Corn. CHARLES J-„LYN, 117 N. Ills. Bt., Indianapolis. WANTED—All persons Interested ln circular saws to read the advertisement of W. B. Barry. l_t_ MISCELLANEOUS. c C. BURGESS, Dentist. Office ln room 4, Va ( Jen's Exchange Block,N. Penn. St. 7-tf. ■VTOVELTY PACKAGE contains 200 articles; no JX two alike: sent for 25 cents. D. L. GILL, loot Wilcox Ave., Chicago, HI. TO LOAN—Money to loan on Improved farms. J. H. HARDKBECK, 36 East Market St, IndlanapoUs, tf DECIDED BARGAINS to reduce our choice breeding stock of Yorkshire, Berkshire, Essex, Chester White -and Poland China pigs of aU ages. Also sheep, cattle, and fancy poultry; fluent new breeder's manual, elegantly illustrated and giving full description of the different breeds. Price 25 cents. Beed Wheat; all the best varieties, grown specially for seed. Also turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, radish, spinach, and all seeds for - the fail. Prickly Comfrey, the most wonderful forage plant, setts J4.00 per 100; 60 cents extra by mall, teed catalogue free. BENSON, BURPEE A CO., 2SB Church street, Philadelphia, Pa. 88-ly For the Indiana Farmer. HOG RAISING. Hog raising has been a business that has attracted the attention of the farming . community of the west, from the first settling of the country to the present, and much of their wealth is attributable to the • hog product, and perhaps always will in the future enter largely into the interest of the corn growing States of the union. Therefore it becomes absolutely important for all those interested to put forth their energies and wits to learn all they can about the hog, his nature, hisf habits, his wants, and the best method of breeding and raising, and the most systematic way and means of producing the largest amount of pork, with the least amount of expend, itures and the least tax on the fertility of his lands, as well as to provide ways and means for the promotion of his health, for the latter recently has been the most discouraging feature of the business. I have lived to be an old man, and have devoted alarge portion of my life and energies to the business, and have learned > some things on the subject, and the more I learn the better satisfied I become that J much more may and will be learned in the tfuture, and therefore I will venture a few lthy,~and prove ould prove their scrofulous taint HOID FEVER. settle poison in the fell into the hands of the granger, and the time was in this country when hogs could be found in the woods in large herds like deer and other wild animals, and made their living like them, from what they could gather from nuts, roots, vegetables, etc. While left in that, their natural condition, cholera, thumps, and the various diseases now prevalent, were unknown. My opinion is that much of the disease and difficulty in hog raising grows out of the fact that we have taken tbem entirely too far away and out of their native and natural customs and habits of life, and have undertaken to raise them too much on the patent right system. We will have to study their nature, habits and wants, and accommodate ourselves to them, and devote some of our leisure moments to the study of "hogology." It is clearly evident that the hog is quite a VEGETARIAN; is just as fond of grass as the cow, the sheep, or the horse. Without vegetable matter no hog can prosper long and be healthy, it matters not how much corn may be fed to him; and I will venture the assertion that all who read this article will remember that of times, when they had their hogs in a close pen or a dry lot, and fed them all the corn they could eat, and gave them all the water they could drink, that they became cloyed, and did not eat their corn, and began to fall off and grow less, in place of larger. The trouble was that they wanted a change, they wanted vegetable matter, grass, or roots of some kind. The great amount of corn fed them had produced too much heat; their blood had become too thick, their bowels costive, hence if kept long in that condition, disease will inevitably be the result. Now I had a full and fair demonstration of this fact last fall ahd winter in a lot of young hogs tnat I fed. They were spring pigs, and during the summer I fed corn and they run on blue grass, and did well, and were healthy. As soon as new corn would do to feed I put them in an acre lot of corn, and kept and fed them there till January, and for the last month they fell ofl in flesh, did not eat heartily, began to root, were much discontented and did no good. I removed them from there to my hog barn, on a pen that was floored, but run out in a small lot, and as I brought them up, they passed through a meadow that had a nice growth of fall grass, and they were so ravenous after it that it seemed almost impossible to force them to leave it, and I presume that had I left them there for two weeks, and not fed them one ear of corn, I could have saved corn and made more pork, and I know that it would have adde_ largely to the feeling and comfort of the hogs. I. H. Clermont. [TO BE CONTINUED.] In your paper ___ letter fr*<6e^.«*^ _ , the V. S." should _ead Very Scrofulous, as he attributes all the contagious diseases man and beast are subject to, to scrofula. It does not require thb testimony of a physician or a Geriian/Professor to prove to a farmer thaj diphtheria and typhoid fever are not scrofulous diseases, or the result of scrofula/ E very man has Been these fatal disease _ appear, attack persons previously ht fatal to persons who ancestry free from a: for generations back. i DIPHTHERIA AND T Diphtheria is a blood; typhoid fever i a zymotic poison in the blood. Both -e contagious diseases, are received into the system through the mucou membrane, pass through a stage of ix ubation, and then show their presence >y outward signs. The four organs of tht aody most affected by these diseases a ) the lungs, the bowels, including the iver, the skin and the kidneys. Why d these four organs suffer most? They i e the great waste- gates of the system tt :arry off any morbid or foreign subst ice in the blood. Let me illustrate tl i: If a man eats onions, the peculiar dor of the onions passes off from the >lood through the lungs; ditto with wh ky, but the spirits find an outlet also 1 rough the kidneys and sometimes thro ;h the skin; other foreign matters find pi outlet from the blood through the tfwels. Now, a sep- tio poison, receiveqinto the stomach, diphtheria that fanned the spark of consumption into flame was contagious. Then it stands to reason that the farmer should select healthy and hardy breeds of .hogs, and be careful not to allow inbreed- passes into the bloo then the poison b waste-gates of the s; blood of the poiso remains in a state of incubation a certs 1 length of time and aks forth; all the tem strive to rid the matter. A portion of it is eliminated trough the lungs and passing out via the proat, causes ulceration, where the poilned air strikes the posterior part of th hroat, by its change of direction. The dneys also carry off a portion, but at la becoming inflamed from oyer work, tl y are closed up and ulceration and but. uration ensue. In the same way the i in and bowels strive to assist in tnrowii; off the poison and become clogged fr n over work. Such are the effects of i poison in the blood. Why certain poisoi affect certain organs more particularly 1 an others has not yet been discovered, i-aw, HOO 30LE—A is simply diphthe i or typhoid fever attacking the ho -I have examined carefully many sic aid dead hogs, and so far have foun ao symptom that could not be tracec o one of these two diseases. I have a )'received many letters from promini c stock men in Indiana, Illinois and Iwa, who state that I have fully diagn-d every case they have had of contaada disease. Is there such a disease as : 8CBOFULA 0 CONSUMPTION in swine? There x*nch a disease, but it is not contagio n although a whole drove may be attahld with the disease at the same time,1 jcause all have the disease hereditary ij their systems, and the septic poison )!y excites the smoldering spark into Burning flame. It is the same as in ms—a dozen children may have diphthea or some kindred contagious disease1 Those with good constitutions will ecover fully, whilst one or two who haV hereditary scrofula in their systems, wi take on rapidly consumptive diseaseeither in lungs or in bowel*^ and san pass away. The consurr ttvas •p& Ha*a#V--^1-&*,ftS ai_ioug_ hemay obtain hogs beau- tiful in form and massive in size, yet inbreeding will cause scrofulous disease in -theprogeny.and sooner or later he will see his entire drove swept away by consumption, which will supervene after some contagious disease has attacked his herd. As consumption in man can be prevented from developing by careful diet and hygiene, so can the spark be prevented from developing into a flame, in the hog by attention to sanitary laws—and the farmer can also prevent the spread of contagious diseases, by feeding regularly some medicine which will keep the blood in a healthy condition, and antidote any poison which may be received into the Btomach. But the first and most important point is to allow no vegetable matter for BEDDING. Keep your swine on a dry clay floor for sleeping quarters and never allow them to sleep around hay or straw stacks, or on hay, straw or vegetable litter of any kind. Dry clay is the best and cheapest disinfectant known, and every farmer can obtain it without cost. The next point is GREEN FOOD during the summer. The hog is a graminivorous animal and demands and must have green food, grass, clover or oats, and the farmer who attempts to raise hogs and fatten them on dry corn and slop, may be taught by bitter experience that he is fighting against nature; I bave been led to make a careful study of the so-called "hog cholera," and to seek a remedy for the disease, but I warn all hog raisers that no medicine can take the place of care and attention, and if the farmer disregards the laws of nature and common sense no medicine will prove of any use. Albert Dunlap, M. D. i Septic poison mentioned in Dr. Dun- lap's article, is of a nature to promote putrefaction in bodies. Zymotic means pertaining to, or caused by fermentation. A zymotic disease, is any epidemic, contagious or sporadic affection which acts on the system like a ferment. Dr. Dunlap's theory certainly seems plausible, and his great experience and universal success in the treatment of the diseases in the human system, which correspond to the so-called cholera in swine, give weight to his statements upon the subject. In the case of the swine that were dissected, near this city, under direction of Dr. Fletcher, some weeks ago, of which mention was made at the time, but the account of which the Doctor has not yet found time to prepare, the parts affected were partly those mentioned by Dr. Dunlap. In one the lungs were almost totally destroyed, in another the kidneys were exceedingly inflamed, while in another the heart seemed to show the effects of the septic poison more than any other part. We trust that Dr. D. has discovered the true diagnosis of the swine disease, and that his remedies, or those of other physicians, based upon the true character of the affection, will prove effectual in checking it, and thus save millions of dollars to the farmers of the country. The Doctor has the endorsement of many of our oldest and most intelligent hog raisers in recommending vegetable food for swine. An article elsewhere in this number, from an Indiana farmer of lont?, experience, can't work four feet in the ground with only one foot in width. I believe it to be wide enough for any ditch under 30 inches deep. As for the kind of spades I use, I have one common spade which I use for digging all, except what I call the leveling. For this business, I dig with a spade made for the purpose. My first experience was with the common tile spade; with this I could not get an even level bottom. Next was with a common dirt shovel, that I took to my blacksmith and had the point cut off and made flat. With this I could level after the common spade, but I found it did not give satisfaction, because-1 was standing in the ditch, damming the water, and could not tell when it was level. I thought I would make another effort to see if there would be a better way than all this, so I went to town and bought a long handled spade and took it to my smith and had him bend it just below the eye, until it stood about like a common dirt shovel, leaving it fiat on the bottom,' and as far as my experience goes, this is the best I ever tried. I use it just likea common spade; this gives me a chance to see when my ditch is level, as I can keep all the dirt out as fast as I dig it, and my foot is not cramming up the bottom. If Mr. Wood's Irishman can dig three rods to my one, he will have to put him in a wider ditch than a foot, especially if fonr feet deep, and as far as time is concerned in ditching, I am sure I can lay three rods of tile perfectly with my hands, while my friend, Wood, is laying one rod standing on the bank with a stick in his hand. E_t. B. Marshml. The Crops, Fruit-Growing, Decatur Co. etc., in 35? pt contagious, but the presents the same idea. ' > "\ Greensburg, April 13. To the Editors Indiana Farmer: Weather delightful for business. Stock has come through the winter in good condition. Some farmers have turned their stock out to grass; pastures as good now as they generally are the first of May. Wheat thick and very rank; fears are entertained that it will run to straw, and the heads will be short. Some are through breaking and preparing to plant. The prospect for fruit is flattering for all kinds, with a few exceptions among the smaller fruits, such as raspberries and blackberries, the caneB being winter-killed. Apples, pears, plums, and peaches will be in abundance, if nothing happens to them in the future I am surprised that farmers are so negligent and careless in supplying them selves with fruit of all kinds. Passing through the country we see wealthy farmers with a few scragly apple trees/gone to brush, and not a peach, plum, pear or quince tree pn their premises. Such a thing as raising the smaller fruits never enters their heads. "It is all nonsense; hard enough for me to get rid of the briers without planting them out," they say. Think, brother farmers, for a few moments, how many acres about your homes are lying waste; how many small patches about yonr house are growing up in weeds, when, with a little labor at odd spells, you could prepare the ground and plant a variety of trees and vines, costing but a small outlay of money and time. By so doing, you will live longer, happier and better. Your correspondent, J. H. W., of this county, says "peach trees are nix." I am afraid he has forgotten the injunction of the second degree of our order. "Plant a few fruit trees every year:" Try it brother. His advice to J. Q. K., how to get rid of the underground gentleman, is certainly amusing. I am surprised he did not give the advice the old man gave the boy, when he tried to catch the bird: "Put a little salt on their tails, sonny." ! Woodson Hamilton. '/ Chester, Wabash Co., Journal. The small fruit trees are loaded with blossoms and, so far, indicate an abundant yield.—Franklin Democrat. The amount of flax sown in this part of the county this spring is immense.— Bunker Hill, Miami Co., Press. . Fruit prospects never better. Home nursery men say no damage has yet been done.—-Lafayette Dispatch. Vegetation is about one month farther advanced than it was this time last year. —Princeton, Gibson Co., Clarion. If no disaster happens to it between this time and fall, there will be a large crop of fruit in Jasper county this season. —Rensellaer Union. Fruit ot all kinds promises well, and, with a favorable spring, Huntingt6n Co. can furnish large quantities for the mar- kels.—Huntington Democrat. The prospect for an abundant crop of everything, this coming season, is one of full encouragement to our farmers.— Bloomfield, Green Co., Deomcrat. There is now growing the greatest acreage of wheat, and ofthe finest growth that has ever been seen in this valley.—- Clinton, Vermillion Co., Indianian. Almost every twig on the peach, cherry and plum trees is laden with bloom. The appearance of the orchard- is mest cheering.—New Castle Mercury. The past week or two of cool, dry weather has been excellent on the growing wheat, and it is looking fine m all sections.—-Corydon,Harrison Co.,Republican. Wheat is giviDg the fairest promise for years, yet fears are entertained that rust will interfere, as it haa developed itself a little in some places.—Bockport, Spencer Co., Gazette. — ' -♦ mm* I ■ - The Law On Ditching. Maxincuckee, Apr. 16. To the Editors Indiana Farmer: Is there any law to compel a man to make a ditch; that is if my neighbors keep on grumbling continually and I accommodate them and enlarged my outlet to give them sufficient fall to drain their land? They have not drained, and now my land wont dry till they ditch. Is there a law to make them ditch? F. M. B. The ditching laws of Indiana make no provision for such a case as yours, but if you can establish the fact that you are suffering loss and damage on account of your neighbors' failing to keep their agreement with you, in regard to opening ditches through their lands, you would have ground of action against them for "breach of contract." But the better way is to arbitrate the matter, by the aid of mutual friends, and disinterested neighbors. Get some granger friend to show you how this can be done. » ••> » Dairymen's Abbociation.—As will be seen by the following note received from Dr. -Stevenson, the next meeting of the Dairymen's Association will be held in this city. Gbeencastle, Apr, 20. To the Editors Indiana Farmer: The committee to select a place for the next meeting of the Indiana Dairymen s Association has selected Indianapolis as the most central and consequently the most suitable place. A. C. Stevenson. On tbe part of the committee. ^ *<***.** — The fireat West. If you wish to make atrip West or f-krath- West, we advise yon to write to, or call on, Mr. K bert Emmett, General Passenger _pnt Indianapolis, Terre Hante, Vandalia and St. Louis K, R., iDdiaiiapolis. Mr, Emmett wi!l, cheerfully give you fail and reliable information in res-ard to route?, time, connection!", expense, lands and locations. With this information, yon can carefully plan your trip, t»ye" time and money, avoid trouble and annoyance. r ■■vr^-^rz': |
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