Vol. xni.
mtilANAPOUS, E^DIANA, MAY 25,187a
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THE FARM.
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Postal Card Correspondence.
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If our postal card correspondents, in this and adjoining States, would send their favors on Saturday,
they would reach us ln time for the issue of the
following week. When sent Monday or Tuesday,
tbey are often too late, and have to Ue over.
XNDIANA.
- Eiplbt Co., May 13.—The wheat that prom-
isedso well, looks "bine" now. The rnst is in
most fields. Can't connt on any wheat yet.
Fruit good, except peachee. Com comes up
well.   Plenty of rain. J. B.
Eabbison Co., May 14.—Since my last pos.
tal card, wheat has taken the nut, and I am
afraid is greatly injured. Some think it will
not make more than a half crop. It is raining,
and very unfavorable. All other crops very
favorable. J. S. B.
Clay Co., May 17.—To much rain in this
Clay county. Not much' corn planted, and
ground too wet to plant. Some rust in wheat.
Not many apples; a good many peaches. Some
vegetables froze by the late frost.
Che. Schimtebeb.
Qbekssbobo, Henry Co., May 20.—The recent
frosts have caused early planted corn, beans
and potatoes to look very sickly. The prospect
for wheat at present is not bo flattering. It
looks yellow and sickly. Prospect for fruit
good, except grapea. A. 0. W.
Wabash Co., May 16.—Farmers in full blast
planting corn. There was a big frost on the
ISth of this month here, and it killed the
growth on the grapevines, and scorched the
cherries and potatoes, and what beans were
up.   Wheat looks fine. Hogs plenty.
Lincoln ville, J. w. P.
Kosciusko Co., May 15.—A very wet spring.
On the night of the 12th inst. we had a very
heavy .frost, killing  grapes and peaches, and
I injuring some of the wheat where it was head,
ing,   Mr. Skinner saya he saw heads on grow
ing wheat on the last day of April, which was
the earliest he had ever seen in this conntry,
Oorn mostly planted. Wheat, oata and grass
look veiy well. O. W. M.
Bush Co., May 13.—Bainy weather for the
past week.   Cleared off thia morning bright
after a big frost last night.   Yonng potatoes
bit to  the  ground.   People moat all done
planting  oom.   Wbeat, oaU and flax look
splendid for this time of the year.   Hogs are
dying with the cholera in this neighborhood-
Corn is worth 30 to 35 cents per bushel.   The
complaint among the people is hard times.
■   -  A..M.H.:
TJkioh Oo., May 18.— Oom nearly all planted.
The late froet damaged all that was up.  Fruit
wasn't hurt much; prospects fair for all kinds-
Wheat looks fine, except some early sown,
Which has the fly.   This'coot, wet weaiher
has started the rust oi) the wheat blades.   We
are looking for An early harvest.   Some pieces
haveheaded out.   The F_b__s is a welcome
visitor. Subscribe for it, and brighten your
pathway in this progressive age.      B. F. S.
Deaebobh Co., May 13.—Much solicitude
is being manifested in regard to the wheat
crop in this oounty. So far as my observation
extends, by far the greater portion is more or
less effected with rnst. Some think their
crop utterly ruined. We hear of some fields
being plowed and planted with com. Surely
the growing wheat crop, which we have aU
been representing as nnprecedently promising, presents a very gloomy aspect at present.
Fruit prospect still good. Oata fine. Meadows
overran with white lip. R. Coixikb.
Jkfpkbso- Co., May 13.—Your dispatch re.
ceived late at night. In reply, the frost this
morning did not do much damage in this locality, unless it was to tender plants like sweet
potatoes. Since my last report from this place,
the wheat crop has suffered severely from
both rust and the fly, especially that sown
late, so much so that some farmers talk of
plowing it up and planting the ground with
corn, so that our fine prospect for b when'
crop is suddenly blasted. __C_4S.___
~_ooiife' Co.ftey-5:*^Heayy frost here on
the night of the 12th inst., and again last
night, doing considerable damage to fruit and
early vegetables. Grapes are mostly killed)
except those in sheltered places, as at the end
of buildings, etc. Peaches and cherries badly
injured, and small fruit generally. Apples
seem to have escaped best of any fruit, but
they are somewhat damaged. The ice on the
morning of the 13th inst. was as thick as a
new silver dollar. Wheat but little damaged.
Ground cold, and com coming up slowly.
Thorntown. I. N. B.
Clay Co., May 13.—Com planting has just
commenced. The rains of late have thrown
com planting late, as there is not much planted yet. Roads bad. There is a fine prospect
for fruit of all kinds. Wheat has the rust in
Bome localities. Grass of all kinds looks well.
I see in the Ikdiaha Faem_s that Jacob F.
Cambywantsa location for a tile factory.
Tell him, or any other man that wants the
best location in the State, to come to Horos-
ville, or write to William Fox for farther information. W, M. D.
Horns ville.
Lapobte Co., May 16.—Com about all
planted. Oats are looking well, but are making rather slow progress the last few days, owing to the cold weather. Grass is growing very
rapid. Wheat looks well. The fly is bad in
some localities, from eight to twenty on a sin"
gle stalk. Times are hard. Give us the greenback as a full legal tender, and you will soon
see every laborer in the fertile valley of good
times. Fruit looks well. The prospect for
peaches is very flattering. Frost on the llth
inst., and snow on the 12th. The Fabmeb i8
the best paper in the State. W. B. N.
Elkhabt Co., May 15.—As I see no report
from Elkhart county, I thought I would send
you a few items in regard to the crops, and the
cold snap we are having. We have had four
cold nights for the time of the year. Ice formed every night. The strawberries are all frozen.
Fruit injured very much. Wheat is beginning
to look very poor. The fly is very bad. Corn
is all planted, but little of it has come up yet.
All that was planted before the late, heavy
rains and cold nights, will probably not oome
up very well. The cold nights we have had
the first of the week, have done a great deal of
damage to crops in general. The gronnd is
getting dry and hard. J. M. H.
Howabd Co., May 17.—Weather cool and
wet. Com planting principally over. Some
to replant on account of wet weather. Wheat
badly damaged by rust and the fly. Oats, flax
and grass look well. The frost of the 12th
inst. was very heavy, killing potato vines and
beans to the ground, aud all tender plants
where not protected. It damaged fruit of all
kinds considerably. Com, 33 cents per bushel-
Wheat, $1.00(_ 1.05. Stock hogs plenty, and
low. Some cholera. Cattle scarce, and bring
good prices. Very few sheep raised, on account of dogs. Health good. Doctors are
complaining of hard times. Success tothe
Fabmeb. A. F.
Adams Co., May 11.—It has been cold and
wet for the last ten days. Some com planted
but the continued rains have put the farmers
back in planting ftilly ten days. Prospect
for wheat is very flattering, but the continued
wet weather, it is feared, will cause it to grow
two much to straw. The fly  is  injuring i„
siiL
No. 21.
some. The prospect for • oats and grass ("spring and summer market, to be shinned
crop il tery good. There will be s foil apple from Edinbuig. But the stock we have the
crop, if nothing happens them. Peach trees' most-of here, and of the least value is ratB
fall, but -ftw trees.. Cherries -will not be so One man tore up his stable floor rad kill
plenty as was expected, SmaU fruit will be' ed one hundred and fifty, and was still killing
very plenty.   Stock hogs plenty, and no eale. when last heard from. B J
No cholera. Horses and cattle plenty, and low, jAnotheb,   May 14—Fanning U well ad-
in price.   Sheep selling very readily at three (vanced.   Most of the com is planted All vee-
dollars per hundred, with wool on.  Roads al-fetation is very promising. Wheat is headin*
mostiropessable. Notmuchprosptctofgetting't~t   — J   *' '
better.   The Fab__b  ia a welcome" visitor.!
_ong may it wave. ■*,-.* W. S-H__.   i
Jefj-kbsou Co., May 13.—_ooking over thej"
postal correspondence of your last week's is-*3
sue, I see toe reports of the wheat crop is ex'
tut, and is'of uncommon thick and heavy
iwth. Some few pieces of smooth wheat
lave the rust. The Colorado potato bug has
"ie its appearance. Stock of all. kinds is in
1  condition.   Pasture  is  good, and was
•suitable to turn stock on fully one month in
ceUent./'This locality  (north-east of Scott,- idvance of last year.   No  hoe cholera    W«
^^ZH? °/f5Tn' W,UnUe8) ^n0t8°; r*** Ch0lera' Some *» *o£ «e changing
favored.   Some fields, hi my opinion, will be^ands at $310 per cwt.   No fat hogT Nonf
an entire failure. There are scarcely any fields
but what have the rnst badly, limestone land
not excepted.; Some fields have a rich, yellow
color, as though they were getting ripe. Oats,
grass, potatoes, and fruit of all kinds (except
peachee), are promising a good yield. There
is an abundance of stock of all kinds, notwithstanding the ravages of hog cholera. The farmers have been blessed with a good' plowing
season. Com planting progressing rapidly.
Health good. The weather haa been very cool
for the last few days.        *, ■ . J.O.W.
SrutCKB, Owen Co., May 18.—The late frosts
have injured the small fruit crop considerably;
but, if we have no more frost, will have about
a two-thirds crop of grapes, strawberries, raspberries, etc. Our wheat' crop has been badly
injured during the past two weeks by rust and
the fly. Many wheat fields in this county will
not be worth cutting at all, and many more
will not bring the seed sown on the land. Our
best farmers think the wheat crop of Owen
county is shortened fully one-half. Weare not
nearly done planting corn yet, on account of
the great amount of rain. What com is planted and up looks very sickly. Oats, grass and
potatoes look very promising. Hogs doing
well; no cholera.   Cattle and sheep in unu
feeing fed now. No fat cattle here. Not many
Mgh-graded cattle; mostly scrubs. Hogs are
laost of tbe Poland-China breed. .* Chester
Whites are at a discount here. The froet of
Sunday night killed potatoes and com, and
I damaged the wbeat to a great extent. Ho not
jiink it killed the fiuic, but will canse a great
mount to drop off, but will be plenty.
\Rocklane. A Sdbscbibeb.
V IOWA.
Btuabt, Iowa, May 12.—Farmers, about
though planting com. Ground not in as good
cadition as last year. The prospect for a good
w'eat crop is very good at present. Tbe
wither through April was dry and warm, but
OHtae mornings of the 5th, 10th and 12th of
thi month we had pretty heavy frosts; on
t-ilth considerable snow fell at night, and
a ird freeze, and next morning, long faces
w| the consequence. The supposition is that
thj fruit is pretty generally killed. Corn
bito the ground. Wheat, 86@90 cents per
btfiel; com, 22@23 centa per bnshel; oats, 18
cefcs per bushel; hogs, $2 50 cents per cwt,
' T. 8. T.
MISSOURI.
wS&!wf£n^
ket for dirt wool.  I want some seed  of th« tad the first plowing. Wheat is damaged con
BaldiDg Peabody com. What is the addlss
ofthe party that raises it? '/I
J. W. AfiCHi ' '
A Gioomy Outlook-—The season for < p-
ping is about as discouraging as could be It
has rained twenty-one days out of twenty* ar
here, besides heavy rains before that  t ie.
The ground is cold, clammy, soggy, and so
wet all this time to be worked, and is ge ig
foul with grass and weeds.   That which as
been worked is baked down hard again, 3o
little freeze last winter, and the continued st,
wartants the prediction that there will   a
short corn crop.   Not much planted yet   -e
and ground not half broke.   Wheat, w ;h
looked so promising, is standing in water id
scalding nearly to the top in places; ha ie
rust and is also falling down, so rank in  ie
places.   Worms are destroying the curran id
gooseberry bashes; and, to  cap the cli x
this morning there iB a stiff frost that wii ao
doubt, kill the raspberries, blackberries, a w-
berries, grapes, and, I fear, wheat also to sr-
tain extent; and, woe to garden stuff!
Putnam Co., May 12th.        J. F. Cabv
HknbtCo., May 18.—We had a cold  in,
mixed with snow, on the 10th inst., at on
the 13th and 15th inst. heavy frosts, wl Ice
thicker than  window glass.   Potatoes rn
and all tender plants are mowed to the gr id.
May cherries all killed; currants and {36-
berries half frozen.   Peaches and plums lr-
ed considerably, but not aU killed; straw! ies
damaged, but the apples are not perce ily
id jared.   Wheat is considerably damage especially on low land. Corn nearly all pi: id,
but it is feared the first planted will rot, he
ground has been wet and cold, and dot ot
seem to have any life abont lt.   All sc in
this part of the country plowed  heavy id
are more or less   cloddy  on account < ot
freezing last winter.   For successful farjg,
we need  our usual cold  in winter; a I
would rather work for fuel, than to wo io
hard to plow and pulverize the soil.   \ e
writing, I would ask the farmers general if
they have harrowed their corn ?   After s
planted, and just before it comes up, a I
harrowing will do the crop  more good   a
two plowings just after it is up.   I have i
practicing that for some time past, and al s
harrow with a double harrow, without pa ;
any attention to the com; and to farmen t
have never, tried it, if they have any com t
is not up yet, I say, try it and be convin
Springport. J. V. Vka
Johnson Co.. May 13.—We are having 1
weather with plenty of rain. Com aboi 1
planted, but coming up very slowly, s
looking well, but the wheat—what a cl e
in the last two weeks! One month ag e
remark that was made by almost eve e
was, "I never saw such a prospect." But',
the question asked by a great many is, " t
is the matter with the wheat ?" After i..
ination, the answer is that the fly and tl t
are working destruction almost total in e
fields. Apples will not be so plenty e s
expected. Hogs plenty; selling at abou 0
per hundred. Farmers are shipping -
thing that will weigh one hundred p a
and upward. Not much hog cholera ii a
(Blue River) township. Cattle are 1( g
fine, with a few hundred  feeding  fife
siderably by scald or rust. Cattle doing well
on the open prairie, of which there are thousands of acres, held by non-residents. The
book agent and the horse thief are abroad in
the land, and both are doing a good business.
Early potatoes are fine, and some are large
enough to eat. Wheat, 85 cents per bushel.
Com, 25 cents per bushel. Houses are all fall.
Rent of crop, one-third in the crib, and tenant
may cat all the fodder he wants, generally.
Several hundred thousand dollars of county
railroad bonded debts are being compromised
for about one-half par value, with "innocent
third parties." The ''Nationals" are spreading
considerably. Two county newspapers.
Six to nine months free schools each
year. A colony of fifty families or
more will come in from Ohio next fall;
agent here now. Hogs are subject to something like cholera, but are mostly good stock.
Cattle are good stock, but horses generally are
inferior. Plenty of wild fruit coming on;
peaches and apples promise abundantly. People farmin rather a "slouchy " way, but are
sociable, plain in dress and moral.
Lucius Goss.
Interesting Letter from Paris.
Paris, May 1st, 1878.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
OPENTNO OF THE GREAT EXPOSITION.
I have juat returned to my hotel Irom
the great Fete, the inauguration of the
Exhibition Universal. Itis now 6 o'clock
p. m., the weather in the morning was
most unpropitious, rain falling for several
hours, but by noon the sky was bright and
the sun shone out.
The appearance of Paris was most picturesque, as flags of every nation were seen
floating from all the houses in the principal thoroughfares; also Venetian lanterns
were artistically arranged in preparation
for the illumination that is to take place
to night. From ten o'clock all the car-
riages in Paris seemed tending towards the
Champ de Mars, but long before that hour
thousands of spectators had already reached the scene. Inside, thegrounds were in a
fearful state of mud, not a seat having
been provided by the authorities, the
many thousands assembled there and unprovided with tickets for the buildings,
had to remain ont in the grounds where
the mud was ankle deep. About one o'clock
the sky suddenly darkened and a heavy rain
drenched snch of the unfortunate sightseers as conld not find shelter in the cafes.
I have no doubt that the government of
France has been chiefly actuated in its efforts to promote this exhibition by the
desire to demonstrate her wonderful recuperative powers. She is anxious to give
the strongest proof possible of that vast reserve of wealth and national spirit which
the crushing defeats of 1870 have left unexhausted, and this spirit has, I think,
largely influenced the government in fostering the exhibition enterprise from the
first, as well as to give the republic the
benefit of a splendid inauguration. The
success of the exhibition will help to give
the existing form of government that dignity, and to impart to it that air of stability that is so much desired now by the intelligent people of France.
It is fitting, therefore, that the ceremonies of the inauguration Of this most beautiful exhibition the world has ever seen—
dedicated to peace and labor—should constitute the first national fete given by the
present Kepublicof France.   Great importance is attached to the ceremony and
extensive preparations were made in honor
of the occasion. All the troops of the Paris
army were gathered together.   Those not
employed as escorts were drawn up along
the principal avenues of the city leading to
the Trocaders.   At one o'clock, Teisserence
de Bort, the minister of agriculture and
commerce, accompanied by his staff and
the entire French commission, received the
foreign commissioners in the grand entrance hall of the palace. >
After the reception the minister and his
guests passed into the hall situated to the
left of tne entrance hall, which was richly
decorated in honor of the occasion.
At two o'clock, President McMahon, accompanied by all ths officers ot his stafl
and tbe foreign military attaches, arrived.
Twelve pieces of artillery placed on the
banks ot the Seine, announced the arrival
ofthe "Marshal President" followed by
that of the Presidents and members of the
Senate and Chamber of Deputies. The
official cortege then commenced its march
in the following order:
Preceding the cortege, M. Teisserence
de Bort, doing the honors, followed by the
Marshal President, Mac Mahon, the Duked'
Andiffret-Pasquier, President of the Senate and M. Grevy, President of the Chamber of Deputies, followed by a large gath-
-, ■      f    -a"   ■',     1-    t .S ——a      -       -• **-
cony of the palace of the Trocadero, situa
ted above the Cascade—the three grand
powers of the State Government standing
on the left side of this balcony, the Minister
of Agriculture and the foreign commissioners on the right. Mme. de Mac Mahon
occupied a small, special stand in the
middle. ' A short speech was pronounced
by M. Teisserence de Bort, Minister of
Agriculture, and then the Marshal President advancing towards the middle of the
balcony, announced loudly,
"tbe exhibition is open."
Immediately upon a given signal, the
troops presented arms, flags were hoisted
to the summit of staffs of the two palaces,
and salutes were fired. At this monjent
the spectacle was truly grand. The marshal and his suite then passed through the
Trocadero park, across the Jena bridge to
the Champ de Mars. On the terrace before
the palace, the grand bodies of State, the
Court Cassation, the Court of Appeals,
the other tribunals and the municipal
councils were drawn up. The cortege then
passed before the foreign sections—before
each section was drawn np the members
of its commission were in turn, greeted by
the President.
After traversing the grand hall on the
side of the military school, the President
and party passed through the French section of the machinery hall, and left the exhibition by the Bapp gate; and at this
moment the gates of the World's Fair were
thrown open to the public, upon the payment of one franc for admission of each
person.
The exhibition is at least two weeks behind the Philadelphia exhibition on the
day of opening, though during the past*
week there have been not less than nine
thousand men at work every day, and half
as many every hight. These workmen are
of every conceivable nationality. The
streets and avenues leading to the exhibition have been choked with vehicles,
soldiers, sailors and marines wearing the
uniform of almost every civilized power.
The exhibition is in a very incomplete
and unfinished condition, and it is fair to
mention that the delay has arisen principally from the backwardness of the French
contractors who are still at work at various portions of the building which should
have been completed according to contract
several weeks ago. Many exhibitors have
sustained inconvenience and considerable
loss through the injury to their goods from
dust and breakage, owing to their having
exposed their exhibits before the building
was completed; it is therefore not to be
wondered at that many exhibitors, especially those whose exhibits are of such
a nature that they can not be protected by
glass cases, should have delayed their final
arrangement until the building is completed. In no part of the exhibition has
greater progress been made within the last
few days than in the department of the
United States. On the first day of April
our section was entirely empty, and today i
it compares favorably, as regards forwardness, with almost every other country. Our
American contractors and workmen have
thrown all the energy and "vim" of their
national character into their work, and
they have been ably assisted by a large force
of seamen and marines, who came In the 6
transport ships with the exhibits. The
courts of Switzerland and Sweden are iu a
better state of readiness than any other nations. Next to them Great Britain and
her colonies are nearer ready than France
even. The Indian Court, which will contain some of the choicest articles in the
whole exhibition, has suffered from the
the dilatoriness of contractors, and the
tower, which, at the express request of the
Prince of Wales, was placed at the disposal
of the British colonies for the display of
their trophies, has not yet been handed
over to them.
I must wait until the agricultural section
ofthe United States department of theexhi-
bition is fully arranged before speaking of
the exhibits from Indiana which are on the
spot, but not all unpacked, though it is.
apparent that they will mark
apparent that they will mar
INDIANA A8 THE FOREMOST STATE
in the Union for some branches of manufacture, as well as in agricultural productions. Will finish this hastily written letter by copying from my note book a few
remarks on the
"HO0PE8 OP ALL NATIONS,"
which are mostly arranged along the space
which separates the foreign sections from
the picture gallery. Their architectural
taste and skill are as unequal as can well
be conceived, but those edifices which offend most against aesthetics, are perhaps
those which most faithfully represent the
architectural condition of the country to
which they belong. The United States
have a house in which simplicity has been
carried to the verge of plainness. The exterior resembles one of those  neat littlo
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comfortable sized rooms, that no American
need be ashamed of, and all can feel at
home in. Great Britain has five houses,
each illustrating a different style and
epoch. One is a rustic cottage, built after
the fashion which was in vogue during the
Elizabethan era; another is a house of
terra cotta, erected by Mr. DoItOD, who
made himself famous as a manufacturer
by his beautiful exhibits of his wares at the
Philadelphia exhibition.
The Pavilion of the Prince of Wales is
in the style which was in vogue during the
latter portion of the eighteenth century.
Holland has a house built after the fashion
in vogue in the sixteenth century, of brick,
with stone facings, the effect being good.
It looks well fitted for the the dwelling of
a well-to-do Hollander who cultivates tulips, smokes tobacco, and drinks schiedam
snaps with equal assiduity and who derives
great pleasure from each and all his pursuits. Portugal has a building belonging
to tbe most florid period of the Keinassance,
pure white, elaborately ornamented with
statues and medallions of Lusitanian
worthies. Next follow a number of smaller
structures of doubtful nationality and uncertain style—half Oriental and half European. The countries to whom belong
these wonderful structures are Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, the Anamite government and the tiny Eepublic of San
Marino.
The best specimen of Asiatic architecture is presented by the Persian House, near
the Trocadero. It is supposed to represent
the dwelling of a wealthy inhabitant of
Teheran, or Ispahan, and is built of stone
and wood, wondrously intermixed and ornamented with bright colorings and quaint
carvings, which show the advanced state of
wood sculpture in the land of the Shah.
Belgium has a magnificent structure,
perhaps the finest on the whole facade;
the materials employed are stone, brick
and marble, and the house is richly ornamented with statuary, and with legends,
showing the principles on which tbe government and institutions of this small but
prosperous and wealthy country are based.
Switzerland has its building ornamented
by a  cupola lined with blue, decorated
with golden stars.   Over the front are the
arms ofthe various cantons, and the white
cross which has obtained such a world wide
fame since it bas been the emblem of hu.
man ity even in war.   Russia has an immense building, ornamented with carvings.
Austro-Hungary has a house which is as
cosmopolitan as the  different races over
which the Kaiser reigns.   Spain reproduces the architectural glories of the Al-
hambra,  while China Eas a   wondrous
erection in the Dragon style.   Japan has
a   simple, unpretentious building, in the
front of which are depicted a plan of the
city of Tokio. a map of the various islands
of Japan and the statistics of the empire.
The building of Italy is a dream of beauty,
with its mosaics, its columns, and its portraits of the great men, medieval and modern, who drew their first breath beneath
her sunny sky.   Very different but not the
less attractive to me are the richly carved
wooden houses of Sweden and Norway.
F. C. Johnson,