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IKDIANAPOUS, ETOIMA, MAY 11,187a
No. 19.
TOB  BAX.S.
F
iOR SALE—CIRCULAR SA.W8—W,
Bee advertisement.    	
B- Barry.
18 2w
PLYMOUTH Rock eggs, J150 for 15; Light Brahma, 11.SO for 15.  Address FRANK WILLIAMSON, Nora, Marlon county, Ind.	
TTIOR TRADE—A good Estey Organ, nearly new,
Jj worth 9260. for a good horse; must be a good
roadster. Address D. P. Dacobirty, Indianapolis.
XfOR SALE—The Farm Register and Account-
JJ    Book.  Complete method of keeping farm ac-
 .  a   a _L_N.
counts. Price, ti.00 each. Address IN!
MER CO., Indianapolis.
KAFaVR-
T_rlV_3-LANG8TROTH HIVES at the factory.
- .    Material cut pm $1.00
l~l Price, finished, S2 00.
Other Styles made to order.
_ BROa, Greenfield, Ind.
Address GILCHRIST
"TTIOR BALE—I can spare one trio each of Black
Jj Spanish; Light Brahmas, Pekln Ducks and
Bronze Turkeys; all first-class, and at a bargain.
JOHN BENNETT, Sunman, Ripley Co., Ind.	
FOR SALE—Cheap—Improved Evergreen Broom
Corn Seed (yellow seed) and genuine Snow-
flake and Superior potatoes. For prices address
J. A. FOOTE. Seedsman, Terre Hante, Ind.
TTIOR SALE—Light Brahmf % bred from Felch A
Jj   Williams' stock. Prices reasonable. Eggs $1.50
gr dozen. Address J. B. CONATY, Orchard Home,
dlanapolls.   Reference, Wm. H. Fry. 10 131
TTIOR SALE—My entire show herd of Chester
J_ White hogs; have won over Jl,—0 in cash
prizes every year for the last five years. Twenty
head.   Price J5CO.0O. E. R. MOODY, Eminence, Ky.
EOR SALE—Fine Tube-rose Bulbs, T5 cents per
dozen; 15 named Dalles for SL A large assortment of Greenhouse Plants at hard time prices.
Write for what you want. No catalogues. 8. _,
-■-EEL, Dupont. Ind.	
"TJIGGS from Brahmas, Cochins, Leghorns, _!ou-
Sll dans, 7*5c per 13, now. Also Bickman's Poultry Powder; sure cure for Cholera and Roup in
fowls. Send 25c for trial package. Write, G. O.
Child, Clayrvllle. Ind.
EOR SALE—The art of propagation by J. Jenkins, Nurseryman, Winona, Ohio.   Full and
complete instructions illustrated by   numerous
cuts, etc.   Price 50 cents, postage prepaid.
..   INDIANA FARMER CO., Indianapolis, Ind.
OR SALE-^Fine stock jaf Rabbits, Squirrels,
F
      Ferrets, Guinea Pigs, Pigeons, Red Birds and
Canaries. Must be sold for what they will bring.
Write at once for prices, stating lust what you want.
No circulars. MRS. D. B. MOE, 69 South Linden
St., Indianapolis, Ind.
EGGS from" premium stock, D. Brahmas, White,
Black, Buff and Partridge Cochins, P. Rocks,
B. Leghorns, Bronze Turkeys and Toulouse C aese.
Over 100 premiums ln 1877. Ksgs, except Geese and
Turkeys, S2.00 per 13; 26 eggs. J3 50. Geese and Turkeys. -J3.50.-. WE8T •_ WHICKER, Pecksburg, Ind.
  .  .    12-8t   .- ■
SPECIAL NOTICE—After April 20th, I will sell
Plymouth Rock eggs from the best breeding-
yard In the State, at 12.00 per doz. Bronze Turkey
eggs, $3.50 per doz.   All from my best stock, which
anol—lind.  ".  ■ '   '""I"*" ,
JT bull calf 'dam "Mand Howe* No. 1S58,, sire
■^5ne Ton" No. 2000); I believe from toe best dim
and sire in the West. I will exchange him for Berk-
SSe pigs of like good quality. "J™/° *otl*-
lieveyou have thebest^erkshtoeT^in-the*West,
don't ask me to exchange. R. B. _o_aiii Y, ino__-
spoils, Ind*
two
EOR SALE—A farm containing 120 acres,
miles from Lena, Parke Co., -tad., on the In
dlanapolls and St Louis R. B.; 50 acres under cuttl-
 *-"--*• «-vrtaii frnit nhundant: dwell-
—i sugar trees-,
Price $20.00 per acre.
Bellmore. Ind.
Address JAS. O.COLtlNGS
17 ot
£lenty.
INGS,
VAIIID.
XTTANTED—Farmers'sons and schoolteachers,
y y *s agents, are making money now, selling
Dr. Hall's celebrated Health at Home, or Family
Doctor. -Send 81.00 for complete outfit and secure
territory. We refer to the Editor of this paper. Fred.
L. Horton & Co., Publishers and Book-binders, 60 E,
Market Bt„ Indianapolis.	
TIT ANTED—Farms for cash or trade.   M. ARTY    BUCKLE, Real Estate Dealer, 71 E. Market
St., Indianapolis. tf
MISCEaULAWEO-S.
c,
C. BURGESS, Dentist,  Office In room 4, Va
Jen's Exchange Block, N. Penn. St.     7-tf.
to loan on Improved farms,
TO LOAN-Money , ,
J. H. HA-DEBECK, 86 East Market Si, Indl-
anapolis.
BEC—DED BARGAINS to reduce our choice
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 full description of the different breeds. Trice
25 cents. 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 for-
ure -slant, setts M.00 per 100; 50 cents extra by mail,
age plant, setts M.00 per
See. catalogue free.  BENSON, t
233 Church street, Philadelphia, Pa.
BURPEE & CO.,
88-ly
THE FARM.
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Postal Card Correspondence J
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nrDiANA.
Henry Co., April 26.—The continued rains
•tue throwing tu back. It has been too wet to
work since Monday, and is still raining.   The
prospect for fruit never was better.   Flax and
oats look weU. J. V. V,
Springport.
Posey Co., April 26.—Wheat heading out;
much damaged by the recent rains; looks like
it wps scalded; considerable rust. Com mostly
planted; some being plowed first tim*?; coming
up well. Too much tain. Fruit good. Peaches
Bize of partridge eggs. Very heavy crop.
Weather dear to-day. Wabash over some of
the lowest lands and rising.
-BANK _. Boltok.
Clay Co., April 29.—It has been raining for
the last week, so that the farmers could not
do anything. The plants are growing rapidly,
and the trees ofthe forest are all green. There
iano coin planted, on account of wet weather. The fruit ia safe so far. Wheat looks fine,
Sickness 's raging.
Babtholomew Co., May 4.1—Our farmers are
busy planting. There is much of the soil in a
dead, bad condition, and very cloddy. Grass
and clover are getting a fine start, and wheat
is quite forward and rank. At the present
rate of growth, harvest will be ahead of time.
U. F. a.
Kosciusko Co., April 28,—We have had a
very wet week. It has rained every day for
seven days. It will throw the farmers very
much behind with their wrrk. Wheat looks
very well here. I never saw it look better for
this time of year. j. "W. Loko.
Leesburg.
WAYHECo.,May3.—The ground is in fine
condition for planting, and farmers are busy
with their corn. Breaking is all done; and,
if we have fair weather, the corn will soon be
in the ground. There will not be as much
planted as last year in this neighborhood.
H. CM.
SpencebCo., May 2.—We are having plenty
of rain in this part of the country. Wheat
never did look better than it does now. A
heap of it is coming out in head. Hot much
com planted yet. We have had a very forward spring. Vegetation is springing up lively-
The. Fabmeb is a welcome visitor.
A Reader.
Habbison Co.; April 26.—The prospect for
wheat is better than I ever saw for the time
of year. I have the Foltz, and it is earlier
thad other kinds, and is beginning to head
out. If nothiug happens it, hurveat will be
here as early as the 8th of June. Peaches,
cherries, plums and pftirs on the high ground
in abundance. Apples will be rather scarce.
A great many'have planted coin, but there
is too much rain, and the ground is wet.
Pastures are better than they, generally are
at the middle of May. Every farmer ought
to have Prof. Tice's Almanac. May the Indiana   Fabmeb long live.
', J.   S.   BCBQEES.
Tifpecakoe Co., April 29.—The -Sontinned
rains of last week have entirely stopped farm-
^,~_J*fttionaJn this part ofthe connty. Oats
d_-fj*_g-<5T   tASStS p-aaJ'- «M '. n_* —___
ever before, ifthe season is favorable. Plowing
for com waa in full blast when the rain stopped us. Hogs are doing first rate. No chole-
ja that I know ot The prospect for the farmer
in our part of the country was never better,
though times are pretty close as yet. The
principal part of last year's crop still in the
hands of the fiumeu, on account of the mud
blockade. Com, 35 cents; oats, 22 cents; potatoes, no sale at 20 and 25 cents, Fiait, of all
kinds, will be abundant. E. N. L.
, Octagon.
Pabke Co., April 29.—Spring is two weeks
earlier here  than  usual.   Vegetation of all
kinds promising.  Wheat looks well. Oats is
getting a fa'r start.   Stock is doing well.   No
hog cholera that I know of.   Roads still in a
bad condition.   The fruit prospect is good for
tO! kinds, except cheiries.    Candidates thick
as bees, and very sociable.   The temperance
cause is on the move here.   Wheat dull sale
at $1.00.   Com worth about 30 cents in the
market; oats, 5 cents less.  The Nationals below par.   They have a speaker canvassing the
county at present.  Spring term of schools
progressing to pretty good satisfaction.  The
present prospect is that harvest here will be
ten days earlier than common.
Sylvania. J. H. Lutdlev.
Cabboll Co., May 3.—It has rained every
day since the 22nd of April, except two days.
But little plowing or planting done since. The
dryest gronnd wiU not be in order to work
before the 6th.   Bot little planting done to
date. Considerable plowing to do yet. Wheat
never looked so well, so early in the month,
to my recollection.   Oats and flax are coming
on finely.   Clover and timothy very good,
Fruit prospect never better, except gooseberries and currants—the worms are sweeping
leaves and fruit. Stock of all kirn's in good
condition.   No hog cholera. Hogs are selling
for $2.50 per hundred. . Com, 30 cents  per
bushel. Greenbackers have made a gain of five
hundred votes since 1876   elections.    The
assessors  are  making  their   annual   tour.
Politicians are getting their slates ready, and
are beginning to get interested in the welfare
of the dear people. Jasces H> -lex.
Camden
—We have still on hand a few copies of
Professor Tice's Almanac, for sale. Price, 20
cents; postige prepaid.—Indiana Fabmeb Co.
Benton Co., May 3.—Pall wheat never
looked better; but the acreage sown is small,
as usual. Considerable of spring wheat has
been sown. A heavy oats crop is out, and is
promising. I have twelve acrr. of White
Russian spring wheat, which is looking finely.
The prospect for fruit is yet good. Not many
peach trees in this country. Too much rain
during the last ten days.   Many farmers are
Owes Co., April 29.—Wheal good. Nearly
ready to bead out. Oats and grass growing
finely. Prospect for fruit good. Apples and
peaches dropping off since the cold rains set
in. Stock of all kinds in very fair condition,
and low In price. Farm hands plenty. Money
scarce, and hard to get.
Spencer. Habbis Shkppabd.
Anothkb, May 2.—We have had a wet time
of It for some time—abont 8 days—rain ev-
■»/ day and night. Com planting had just
commenced, which it stopped entirely, of
course. Now, the ground which waa ploughed before the rain, is so beaten down and rnn
together, that "the last end of such ground is
worse than the first." Bye is out in full head*
looking very fine. Wheat "in the boot;" and,
taking the county over, never have we had
such a prospect for a grand wheat ciop as now.
The acreage is folly 50 per cent, above the average. Oats in fine condition; "acreage fully 33
per cent, more than average. The acreage in
com will be, perhaps, 15 per cent lees than last
year. There seems to be a determination among
the farmers to plant a large potato crop, although potatoes retail by the bushel at 25
cents. The oldest inhabitant never saw such
grass the first of May as we have now. The
blue grass is in full head; orchard grass just
heading out; red clover almost in bloom. I
have seen the pastures so bare the first of May
that a goose v ould fail to find picking. Fruit
trees, bushes and vines,of every kind, are filled
with bloom and young fruit. The finest prospect for years. Health excellent. With the
realization ofthe present promise for bounteous
crops, our farmers feel that they may be able
to get some of the new silver "Dolls," we
have heard fomuch about for so long. Our
stock of cattle is rather short. Milch cows
are scarce; worth $25 to $50. Stock steers, 3
year old, $3.50 per cwt. Fat hogs,$2.60@2.75.
Stock hogs, no price yet. The hog crop will
be about an average, from present outlook. No
cholera at presen t Sheep scarce and high. Mutton sheep, fleece on, lets, perlb. asked. Horses
are bringing abetter price than earlier in the
ggftCT w_Jil*fi*VJ_eQty_a-cUqw.   Butter, 121e.
SOUU. I V SIKH** IW-a »*a--- aa " «I|_l.a
The peach and appletrees  about done breaking   A few have already b -
have shed their bloom. W. S. R.
Lena.
J A- Co., May 3.—Weather wet. Plough'ng
all done. Some planting done. Wheat looks
as well as ever I saw. Pastures splendid.
Times hard. Money scarce. Horses, cattle
and bogs plenty, and low in price. Fruit
prospect good. Health good. Faimers 'n
»good spirits. Office seekers plenty. Some hog
• cholera.   Go in, Haas and Dunlap!
W. H. McL.
gun planting com. As soon as the ground is
dry enough, planting will progress rapidly.
Considerable com was planted about the 20th
of April, which is coming up finely. Corn is
worth 30 cents per bushel. Potatoes are a drug.
Not much said about hog cholera. ItBeemsto
have slipped out. Hope it may not return
Times are a little better; consequently, people are feeling a Uttle better. Success
to  the Indiana Fabmeb.
M. V. Bowman.
?'skas*a". at that. I am glad to see someffilng
being said about
ABTIPICIAL FEBTILIZEBS.
Will some of the brethren who have used such
as the Indianapolis Fertilizer Co. manufacture,
please give us their experience through your
columns.' Our clay uplands require help
to get a proper return for our labor. Where
could we get our soil analyzed, and by whom,
so as to know just what each needs? My wife
keeps her
CHICKENS CLEAB OP   CHOLEBA I
by keeping plenty of logwood water and peach |
tree leaf tea for them to drink, and cayenne
pepper, sulphur and madder fed alternately \i\
their cooked feed, but she is losing a good miv-
ny with gapes. She wants a cure or preventive
badly. Who can give it? Excuse the length of
this letter.. Will make the next shorter.
,  Spencer. J. W. Abcheb.
Prof. E. T. Cox, State Geologist, will ana-1
lyze soils, when sample, are sent him, and
his time will permit. Mr. W. B. Thompson,
of Monrovia, among others, bas used the fer-
t'Mser referred to, and we call on him to give
his testimony. Our J. G. K. is trying it extensively, in a small way; that is, he is using
it on part of most eveiything he is planting—
potatoes, sweet corn, beans, pe;s, etc., and
thinks he can speak definitely ss to ita value
next feU. So with land plaster.—Eds.
Decatur Co., April 26.—This is really the
6th day of May, but es your typo post-dated
me ten days in a former postal, thought it best
to ante -date this, n much in order to restore
the "equal-abraham," as the darkey expressed
it. Nature, as well as humanlnalare, seems to
work on the pendulum principle, wet succeeding dry, and vice versa. In fact, we have about
four kinds of weather down this way we would
like to modify—the cold, the hot, the wet, the
dry; our weather pendulun having an np and
down motion as well as to and fro. A local
"Old Prob" used to assert that it was "mighty
apt to rain about the full or change, or first or
last quarter ofthe moon, or a few days before
or after," and I believe his inle holds good,
bating wben'tis dry. Wheat, having recovered
from the bad cold it had in March, appears to
enjoy its daily shower bath.   Whether It will
make "a straw's difference" by harvest, deponent sait_ not; but the probability is that it
will make a good many. The rains and tbe
cutworm bave injured the com very little.
There are several reasons fortius, the principal
one being the seed com is mainly in the crib
as yet. Oats and the grasses grow luxuriantly.
Ditto weeds. Never was there better prospect
for thistle and whiteblossom. There will also
be some foxtail if the rains continue, and a
fair average of ragweed, whether it rains' or
not.   Glad to see bo many encouraging reports
in regard to fruit. All the small fruits promise
to be abundant in this locality, and apples a
satisfactory crop; but cherries—or, are they a
small fruit ?—and pears will not be plenty,
while of peaches and plums we shall have
never a one.   But plums we never have; and
as to peaches, it is very questionable whether
it pays to cultivate. It may be well enough to
"plant a few trees every epiing;"  the fewer
the better. The writer hts set out a great many peach trees within the last fifteen years.
Sometimes he realized a crop from a tree before
it winter-killed; oftener, "nix.'.' At the risk
of "running the thing in the ground,'' I will
add another word on the mole question'. Except as to the lilies and hyacinths, my experience with talpidje is precisely similar to that
of Mrs. Warren, On A quarter section of land
I bave probably less than a quarter ofa million
moles. But these are active, energetic fellows,
Willing to "root" for a living. The depredations they commit on field and garden "truck"
are often quite serious. A "roaating-earpatch"
was planted the fourth time last season before
they would let lt come up and grow. Half my
crop of Peerless potatoes were scooped out to
mere shells by them; and four of the villainous
little communists took np their winter quarters in a "tater hole" in the garden, where
they suc-ceeded in hulling out a goodly share
of the balance.' Upon these four I inflicted
capital punishment; i. e,, "resolved them into
molecules." I would like to ask if any of your
readers have ever killed that many in one season? -usually, I open their roadways and
watch assiduously the construction of new
routes, by which means I "take in" one or two
every summer. An ingenious neighbor has
Invented a mole trap, said to be the ne plus
ultra in its line. I expect to give the. machine
a trial. If it proves to be all my fancy paints
;it, will report and "description" it in my next
p. e, Subter-BAiN-ously, yours, • J. H. W.
... Gbant Co., April 28.—The prospect of the
present crop of wheat in Grant county •'-•i very
flattering, if nothing happens to it after this.
It is unusually forward, some of it heading
out, and yet April. Some of it has been pastured off, that looks more promising than
some that was not pastered, some of the richest patches lodging now. Some com planted,
and most of the com ground broke up, but
many farmers waiting until the usual time of
planting. It has rained some each day for
eight days, and haa been pretty cool; hard on
corn that is in the ground. A large crop of
flax. sown. A small crop of oats. There will
be ai, large uo_> of com planted. Grass bids
fair to be yery heavy.   Not much hog choleia
-OW.'"" Hog* pleuty, and  doing well.   Cattle
nay iw« nr
good forall kinds of fruit and berries. There
has been considerable rain the past week, and
still more coming, which makes the meadows
and pastures grow nicely. Wheat selling at
$1.18. Com, 25 to 30 cents. Health of community good, excepting some diphtheria
among children. Success to the Indiana
Fabmeb, and especially the Farm Begister,
Which evety farmer should have and use.
, . *   : O. M, O. Andbus.
: .Van Bcben Co., Mich., April 27.—Heavy
rains have fallen each day for five consecutive
days, and tbe earth is completely saturated.
Wheat prospect flattering. Fruit not injured,
as yet, by the frost, and a full crop is anticipated. Fruit growing receives more attention
than general farming in thia locality. Should
be glad to hear from any one having extra
varieties of ■ fruit The Fabmeb is an ever
welcome visitor. W. P. Squieb.
South Haven.
waa cut off, 32 pounds; and after it waa dressed, ready for" the oven, weighed 18 pounds
net.  Pretty good for a common turkey.
Jonesboro. J.M. Ellis.
OHIO.
■ Miami Co., May 3.—Early spring, but heavy
rains set corn planting back. Our wheat
-looks very rank. Some is down already. Right
smart of fruit   Oats nice. We will talk about
tile next winter. Jacob F. Gacley.
,. ■ .
ILLINOIS.
N-Vins, HI., April 29.—I return my thanks
for the Farm Register, just received. I think
it ?s the thing for every farmer. We have
just had eight days of rain here, which will
make people late planting. Wheat looks excellent; price low. Prospects for fruit good.
H.C. Weight.
KANSAS-
Neosho Co., Apill 28.—We have had too
much rr'n here this spring. There was but
little wheat sown here. It looks fine, Cora
not more than half planted here. Some is
up and looks well. There ia a large crop of
castor beans planted. Prospect good for a
large crop of pescbe3. Grazing is splendid,
[Roads are good. Tbis ;is a splendid country.
R. F. Cobt.
For the Indiana Farmer.
Our Agricultural College. ■
I have read the communication of T.
A. Goodwin, in the Fabmeb, relative to
Purdue University, and am glad the subject has been broached through the public press. It gives the friends of higher
agricultural education an opportunity
of expressing themselves publicly, which
they have modestly withheld, but which
has been general private talk among
them.
I will admit that the University is not
fulfilling its mission as an agricultural
college—neither in its organization nor
its administration—such as to justify any
agriculturalist in being proud of it, as a
school for which it was designed. I will
go further and say that it never will be a
Buccess until there is a different disposition manifested by those in authority, not
only ofthe college, but with those selecting the management.
k^vTanyWSf ^grtottg-te&t
—and when men are selected because
they belong to certain bodies, without
reference to fitness  or  administrative
ability—or when men are selected and
and classed as farmers, merely because
they own land; just so long aa the management is made up of such material,
then so long will our agricultural college
be a failure.   I shall speak plainly what
I think, and do it with the best of personal feeling and kindest motives, that in
my opinion there is n©t a member of the
board of trustees of Purdue University,
who has the least comprehension of the
the true mission of an agricultural college, nor do I believe that they have the
administrative ability to manage, which
thing mora expensive or enduring than
to cost a limited amount, or that would
sell for that named sum ?
I say that we should consider it an
experimental school and farm; things
should be done there in the most perfect
manner possible, without refererce to
cost, and each man turned away from the
institution should have an intelligent
and educated' knowledge of farming in
all its details, to be expeditious, thorough
and systematic. He sho aid be taught
the best manures, the kind of ground to
which they are beat adapted, the various,
modes of cultivation of all crops, together with the manner of feeding or d'spo-s-
ing of them; experiments Bhould be mado
in feeding animals, the pounds they
would gain on a given amount or under
various conditions—in fact, every test
possible should be made to enlighten
farmers, and especially the young men,
who are coming on, as well as the young
women. It should hot be mere teaching,
but they should learn by experience to
do all things—not only to do them, but to
do them well—that are intimately connected with the more important ba an ches
of farm life. We should be taught to
make our farms valuable by constant improvement, skillful culture, good fruit,
ornamental shrubbery, good stock and
pleasant surroundings—so that it may
not only be a place of permanent business, but that it may be an attractive
I home, fnrn'shing us with many little luxuries, produced by our own labor; many
pleasures drawn from the results of our
own ski" and -^ood profits that follow a
thorough knowledge of any business.
The suggestions Mr. Goodwin makes
about sending men out to organize the
the farmers would be about as practicable as it would be to have the deacons
send in reports and then publish in the
Christian Advocate that "it is noticeable
from experiments that dealing in real
estate makes men skeptical—coal mining
maVes men want to kill niggeis—drinking whisky causis men to have the delirium tremens," etc., whJch would be a
great deal of information to readers of
tne Advocate, and the ^t&te would not
rather than at the evil itself.
I want to see the Agricultural College
properly  administered—well  governed,
and show its 'usefulness to the state, by
making us all better farmers—we need
all the information that can be had; the
world is constantly progressing and the
main stay of our wealth should be fostered and encouraged publicly and privately.   It is only by developing  tho
boundless resources that we have, that
we can ever recover from the great shock
we are still feeling the effecta of so perceptibly.   It is only by giving  us the
mode of doing things the best, and letting us count the cost that we can improve.   What would cost one a certain
sum would cost another less or more aa
he might be Bituated, to do these things
himself or to have them done.   Farm
work is not done up in packages and
dosed out by the pound, nor is it measur-
follows as a necessary consequence. „„„. t . r	
There is a prevailing opinion among ed off by the foot and each, one allotted
people, and especially   among persons *\ wad of cares.   Our life above all
f...   . „.,   .       ,   , . others is a never ceasing one of work,
living mtowflB, "that anybody can be a thoug_t) Btudy, plana ami more work.
farmer, and that when a man has failed Teach us to do these intelligently that we
may not be wasting our time in doing
at everything else, he will make a faimer,
11 will admit, too many of our farmers are
made up of that class, but the contrary
is the fact. A successful farmer requires
more energy, tact, system and skill than
men in any other profession, and it ia to
(raise the standard of the noblest profession man can follow that these institu-
NEW YORK.
the barbarous practice (so prevalent West) of
putting tings in the snouts of hogs, is one great
reason for hog cholera. Nature told the swine
to root. Man says no, and pays the price.
No wonder there are so many grubs and insects to prey on crops.
Geobge TenEtck,
—Mr. Ten Eyck' s idea is, " Root hog or die."
useless things.   Let the state farm make
the experiments, many of which may
cost time, money, and much trouble—
many would be successes, many others
failures—the failures would be counted
in the cost of the successes, just the same
I as a chemist uses much material in making his various combinations—as the law
student pleads or tries a case in rncot
court, or a medical student amputates
the leg of a "stiff."   These preparatory
instructions are but intended to teach
us the manner to do things beat—they are
not to teach us to make money.   The
average American has that faculty developed at a sufficiently early age without
constantly beating it into his head.   The
greatest trouble with the American people ia that we lack training and system.
tions were founded. Au agricultural
college should be an experimental institution and carried on for that purpose.
It is not the aim, nor should it be to teach
farmers how to make money, but it
should teach them to do their work well.
We could no more exp ect a young man
Heisnotfaroutof theWay.   The hog lovealtobe taught how to make butter for M-        ._ ,
the smell and taste of fresh earth, which, by teen cento per pound than we  could  feveiy man thinks he has a genius for
"   teach abook-keeper to do so much work  doing that which happens to> strike hia
ie» ., ls-      ti      m   k   fancy and he does not get careful train-
for $50 per month, or than Rev. T. A [ngayncftborough instruction from expert-
Goodwin was taught at theological school, m that, iine> but he strikes out without
if he ever attended one, to make a prayer I knowledge or forethought.   These train-
 ; . va-lfnr fiftv cents or preach aveiy solemn  ing schools of lawyers, doctors, divines,
Co., Iowa, April 29.-As you asked for blty cents, or P|fU4»»»'< fanners etc., are to give a better know-
me ago for apostal correspondence, | funeral sermon for $5, or to live in a poor   .,      a>mQ^ thorougk understanding ot
church parish on $300 a year—neither tlie details of these professions than
do we expect a medical student to learn to could be had in any other way, or than
write a prescription for the measles could be had at all. ? oarooltawwM
"" v . . , ._ . ., , f-ndiir.ted bv men aa trustees who nave
for fifty cents, and to ride ten milea in S^J^o make them pay
the country, through the ram, to see a handsomely as a business, not Bimply aa
for   two   dollara-neither do1 "  .-~.i„__-,.i-
the way, ia a deodorizer and disinfectant, and,
no doubt, has a cleansing and purifying effect
on the blood ofthe animal.—Eds,
IOWA.
GCIHBIE
me some time ago
I will say a few words, aa some of my many
Indiana friends that read your paper may wish
to hear from me. We are having beautiful
weather. Com mostly planted. Small grain
never promised better in this county than at
present. Frnit prospect good. Com is worth
22 to 25 centa per bushel. Wheat, 85 to 90
cents per bushel. Oats, 17 cents per bushel.
Hogs and cattle are low here . The opening ia
good here for good farmers with a little means,
as land is cheap and very fertile. We have
good limestone, good coel, good timber and
good water, good schools, good churches and
good society. G. J. Collikgs.
Stuaii.
MICHIGAN.
Jkbome, Mich., April 27.—Farmers busy
plowing for coia. Oats and barley sownt
Wheat look* fine; the best we have ever seen
at this se?son of the year. The season is two
or three weeks earlier than common. Prospect
patient
we  expect the  law  school to teach a
student   law to   defend  one   criminal
for $5, when he charges another $100.
I agree with Mr. Goodwin, that agriculture ia yet in ita infancy, and that aa an
art, we know but little about it—neither
do we aa a science, but do we   show a
student of painting how to paint a $5
picture, or a thousand dollar  piece of
art ?   Ia the sculptor taught by his in.
structors, that he must gauge his talent,
hia knowledge and his work for a life by
certain sums that are placed before him,
when a boy, and heia never to make any
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a safe investment, then the college would
be a success. We want fewer politicians
on the board and more brains—not tbat
these men are not talented in their various professions, for I know them to be,
but they are not talented farmers, as ia
very evident. H.
Important to Traveler*.
Ifyou wish to go west take the Vandalia Line. It is the shortest, quickest,
safest and cheapest route to 8t. Louis
and all points west and southwest. The"
Vandalia tracks are in perfect order, the
line is splendidly equipped, well officered,
and offers Bupeiior i_ducementa to the'
traveling public.
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