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If our postal card correspondents, in this and adjoining States, wonld send their favors on Saturday,
they wonld reach ns ln time for the issue of the
following week. When sent Monday or Tuesday,
they are often too late, and have to lie over.
othaxa.
Vallenia, Jackson Co., May 20.—The
wheat crop In this vicinity is being shortened
by the fly and rnst. Many crops, which a
month ago were very promising, look as
if they wonld be an entire failure. Frnit
will be a light crop.        H. M. Chad wick.
HekbY Co., May 20.—Farmers aw badly
frightened abont the rnst on the wheat. It
has a very red color, and looks as though it
would die ouV entirely in some fields, more
especially that sown among corn. .111 the
wheat seems more or less affected. It is to
be hoped that the warm weather will revive
it. 8. L.
Sogab Gbove, Marion Co., May 23.—Moet
all done planting oom. Gronnd in excellent
condition. Wheat prospects very good. Fruit
uninjured by frost, except grapes, which are
almost ruined. Cut worms very numerous on
sod gronnd. Will the Editors, or some reader
of the Indiana Fabmeb, tell where and how
they are propagated? _. _.
Tynsb City, Marshall Co., May 20.-^Rain
plenty. Com planting not all done. Frnit
prospect good. Frost injured grapes and early potatoes. Wheat injured by fly. Oats,
clover and grata in good condition. Clover
beginning to bloom. Cattle' and sheep are in
good order. The Fabmkb is welcome. Ladies' Department ought to be enlarged.
J.D.W.
LAFAT_rTi.,Tippecanoe Co., May 20.—Wheat
*, looks well; some rust. Corn, that was planted
> three weeks ago, is not up yet. Considerable
J breaking to do yet. We had "heavy rains on
igaturday and Saturday night; the [ground is
, very wet. The hog cholera is slay ing the hogs
n Chauncey. A subscriXr says the remedy
fjr damp wheat, in yc_r Farm Kegisttr, is
worth mere tb bin! than the book and paper
both cost. 8.8.
Knox Co., May 18.—It is now evident that
the present wheat crop must be short. Many
fields present a: yellowish, rusty appearance,
and have stopped growing; and, aa I indicated three weeks ago, the wheat will do .well
to make half a crop. Corn plant-ad two weeks
ago is jnst beginning to peep through the
ground, and looks rather sickly.       -Knox.
Kosciusko Co., May 20.—We are having a
good deal of rain this spring.- Com crop was
not out so soon as a great many thought it
wonld be early in the spring. On the nights
ofthe 12th, ISth and 14th insts., -we had big
frosts, killing the grapes and potatoes, injuring'the wheat some, and I think probably
peaches and apples some. Wheat crop will not
be aa large as anticipated. E. L.
Spe-ceb Co., May 16.—Weather cool and
.wet. Farmers mostly done planting corn.
Wheet badly damaged by the rnst. Peacheg
'plenty, bnt not many apples. Oats not looking very welll Meadows pretty good. But
little nog cholera in this country. Boadsgood
at last. Wheat all out In head. The silver
dollar haa made its appearance. The Fah-
hxb is a welcome visitor. :       A Bkadeb,
Ca-bboli, Co., May 19.—Heavy frost on the
y>—tth inst. No damage to wheat; none to frnit,
except grapes. 'Tender plants are coming on
again. Heavy rain yesterday aud last night;
,the,»gfj)n-d flooded with water. Planting not
&\l- done yet. Wheat in head. Some good
brother proposed to "impeach" yon this fall.
Come oyer, ahd we will' make re-pnAB-ation,
and promise that the visit shall not be fbuit-
less. ** J. H.
—Will go if we can.—Eds.
Falmocth, Rash Co., May 20.—The prospect for fruit and grain was never' better; in
fact, I never Saw such wheat grow as we now
have. Of course, the rust may take it, as the
croakers have already commenced about the
crops. Corn is Aot as forward as the season
is, bat I never saw a failure nf nm*- i™ «*•>■»
put of the country." I never saw com make
less than 60 bushels per acre, on an average,
and the croakers are heard every year. Fruit
was not damaged by the late frosts, except
grapes. J- M. K.
Til* Dbais in Clovkb Boots.—I see a query: Tile draining vs. clover roots. I see in
my ditches that clover roots are filling up my
small tile. But, plow up the clover, and they
disappear. But, tile in an orchard close to a
tree, will fill with roots once in awhile; and
willows—yon must clean them out, fori have
seen them growing -within two rods of a six
inch drain, and fill it foil in two years time
with roots, which it was almost impossible to
get out, having to cut between every tile with
spade. Bat more tile drains the better.
Hamilton Co., May 19th. L. S. K.
Lebanon, Boone Co., May 20.—Bain has
fallen nearly every day since the lst instant,
and farmers are somewhat discouraged. Heavy frost last week, which ipjnred the small
fruit, garden truck, etc. Some corn planted
the first ofthe month, but itis not growing
much, breaking nearly all done, and planting
about half through. Corn is woTth 30 to 33
cents per bushel; butter, 10 cents per pound;
eggs, 7 cents per dozen; potatoes, 18 cents per
bushel. We have a fine prospect for oats,
wheat and rye. Tramps in abundance, and
plenty to spare. W. B,
Bh-MOBB, Paike Co., May 23.—Farmers,
generally, got the blues. Many have no corn
planted as yet, and raining again this morning. Much corn that is planted itis thought
will have to be planted over. Fields that have
been plowed, are hard, and very sorry to
work, because of so much rain. Taking all
together, the prospect for a crop of com is the
poorest for many years, at this date. Wheat
is a faUure with many of us, or nearly so. I
think you can put us at 60 per cent. Iras than
was indicated or in prospect at the opening of
spring. Wet Weather and rust has been the
trouble, principally. Fruit not injured much
by frost, except small fruits. E. T,
Tipton Oa, May 20.—We are laying back
for a day or two on account of a rain that fell
on the 18th inst., and the night following.
The creeks are full of water, and still rising.
We had two heavy frosts last week, the first
on the morning of the 13th, and the second on
the morning of the 15th, doing a great deal of
damage to tender vegetables and small fruits,
Apples are damaged to some extent, bnt plenty
are left yet for a good crop. A great deal of
wheat is turning yellow from some cause I
cannot tell; also, some rust ou it. Oem is
not all planted yet; it is sprouting tbe best I
ever knew. Early com was all cut down by
the late frosls. O. K. W.
Tarkio, Decatur Co., May 20.—As I have
not seen anything from this section in the
Fabmkb, will send a few lines. The future
does not look as encouraging to the tillers of
the soil as it did some time time past. With
the fine prospect we had for wheat, it looks
now as if it will be a failure on account ofthe
rust. Grass is not doing much good. Farmers
are not done planting. A fair prospect for
frnit, except peaches. Everything the farmer
haa to sell is at rock-bottom or hard-pan prices. Wheat, $1.00 a bushel; com, 30 cents;
hogs, $2.50 to $3.00 per hundred; cattle,
$3.00 to $3 25 per hundred, and everything
' else in proportion. M.
No. 22.
DavifssCo., May 16.—Wheat looks well
bnt I don't think it is going to head well
Peaches plenty, but apples will be scarce
Corn is most all planted, and it is cold an<
frosty weather. I wish to know how mucl
fertilizer it takes for one acre of ground foi
wheat, and what it can be got for par ton,
Hogs scarce, and no price. Cattle plenty, and
very good price.   Times hard. Money scarce,
B. Sears.
Monbovia, Morgan Co., May 25.—Corn about
, Oakkoll Co., May 13.—The wheat is putting forth ita heads, as though it would have
somebody to take care of it ere long. Apple trees loaded, as are the currants, gooseberries, strawberries and pears. Peaches and
cherries almost a failure. Flax, oats and
grass look fine- Have had considerable wet,
but the weither is more cool and settled
at present. Corn about two-thirds planted.
A large crop is going out. Quite a nnmber
c-^planting check-rowed, and not drilling so
the noxt night, is the cultivation of com,
Oar Grange is now meeting twice a month,
the first and third Saturday nights.   More
itira. Lectcbkb,
/Carrollton Grange No. 501.
Knox Co.. May 23.—We bave fine weather.
Wheat has improved ten per cent, since the
rain Saturday night.    ,    .
| PLEKTY OF MOLES!
BJit, shall we kill them all off? I wish to say
a f»w words ia their favor.' Some twenty yeara
sgi farmers in Germany wonld pay men for
JqTeaHBg the farm from moles ; but, instead of
raistogsOr increasing the crop, they would
decreas^*MUihaUanaew^bought moles again
was told of a farmer in Ho_ano"^Wnere rnef xjraV*
all planted. Weather forthe last week very much as usual. Oar question for discussion
nice for bringing tt up. Wheat much improved in the last week ; seems to be getting out
of the yellows; isnow in bloom. Oats and
grass good. The prospect for a full crop of
fruit, of all kinds grown here, good; except
grapes, currants and gooseberries. Grapes injured by the late frosts; currants and gooseberries trimmed up by the worms. Stock
generally in good condition. No complaint
of hog cholera. Some complaint of cholera
among the fowls. W, B. T.
Babtholomiw Co., May 23.—Wheat isgi^ti
ly damaged by the rnst and fly. Har.yes^will.
be earlier thia searon than it ^eo^|t
e-o-girtu B&-v__. "'•-Lae'lieg*1 pM!-^ anb
cheap—$3 per cwt. Cattle in good demand.
Stock cattle, $3.60; fat cattle, $4.00@4.50. We
will have some fruit, if nothing happens it in
the future. Farmers have had very cloddy
land to work, but the season has been very
favorable to pulverize them. We have had a
great many rains this season, but no high wa-
teiB. The Indiana Fabmeb is always welcome.
May it continue to prosper.
Geobqb H. Cook.
Washington Co., May 22.—Wheat considerably injured by the rust and the fly. That
which was not bone-dusted was injured tbe
most. Oats and grass good. Com all planted
and most of it np ; but little replanting to be
done. Early potatoes good. What about the
road question ? I do not see that anything has
been done yet to better the
KOAD LAW.
I would suggest that the number of supervisors be reduced, and the pay and responsibility
be greatly increased,  making  it a bonded
office, and then enforce the law, and our roads
will become better. R. A.
Babtholomew Co., May   18.—Fa—ners  in
this locality are very busy planting corn. The
fruit prospect is not at all promising.  Peaches
are killed, and apples are falling off. But that
which most seriously concerns us, and which
is distressing farmers  of thh and  adjacent
counties at present, is  the strong probability
of a total failure In the wheat crop. Thousands upon   thousands  of acres  of wheat,
which a few weeks ago was so green, luxuriant
and unusually flattering, is  now yellow with
rust  In whole townships, not as much will
be raised as was sown.   Many farmers are
talking of plowing up their wheat for corn.
Others are pasturing it. A more serious calamity could not have befallen the people of
this wheat-growing district. H, W. _.
Nobthxbn Depot, Boone Co., May 16.—Old
Boone is all gloom and dismay.   The late
frosts have laid everything low that could be
bitten with the frost.  The wheat appears to
be badly damaged.   The com that was up is
nipped level with the earth.   Early cherries
are considerably   damaged.   Currants   and
gooseberries are badly dainaged.   Farmers are
mostly done planting com, but it is coining
up very Blow.. No hog cholera in this community.   Hogs worth $2.75 per hundred.
What alls the wheat?   All the lower blad.ee
have turned yellow. It commenced turning
about two weeks ago. The FuHs variety appears to be the worst damaged, and the Swamp
looks the best. J, O.
Switzerland Co., May 11.—Weather quite
cool. But little com planted, and what is,
sleeps cold, Burely. Some, of all kinds of
small fruits, but few peaches, with plenty of
apples. Wheat looks well, but is struck with
rust; some fear it will be ruined. One writer
gives a list of periodicals that visits their
home. The following is a list of our literature: The American Agriculturist, Indiana
School Journal, Co-operative Journal and
Household Visitor's Monthly, and the Western Christian Advocate, Cincinnati Grange
Bulletin, our own county paper, TheKevielle,
and the Indiana Fabmeb. Will some one
please tell us what cheese factories in Indiana
pay per hundred for milk, and oblige
A Subscribes.
THE ERTEL HAY PRESS.
We present this week an illustration of a portable hay press,
invented  by Mr. Geo. Ertel, of
Quincy, 111., who hes for ten yeau
been  manufacturing  the   Ertel
Beater Hay Press, which has a
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of leas cost, One that could be
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be hauled about by any common
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and when drawn to a stack, is
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in an ordinary box car.   Only one horse
is needed to operate it. It is emphatically
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glad to send full description circular to
any one asking for it.
OHIO.
Miami Co., O., May 20.—Not done planting
corn yet, on account of heavy rains.  Weather
gocd now.   We had a heavy frost.   Tender
garden things all frost bit.   Grapes all gone.
Potato tops black. Beans and tomatoes frozen.
Barley looks frostbit.   Bome of onr wheat is
not far enough ahead to be hurt.   No hog |
cholera here.   No hog  ringing done in this
county that I know of.   Some chickens and
turkeys dying.   Don't know what ails them.
This isa good spriDgfor tiling or underdraining. Jacob F. Gauby.
Bbadpobd, Miami Co., O., May 25.—Weather fair now for two weeks. Not too wet.
Wheat looks prosperous. Oats nice. Some
rye cut, and land plowed and planted in
corn on account of frost. Corn not all up yet;
about done planting. I just came home from
Indiaua. I went through Marion, north to
Kosciusko county, to examine some clay foT
tile, and found a nice clay bn Isaac W- Bech
We have received some fine samples of
Cotswold wool from E. Harlan, of Vermillion county, and from Wm. Glover, Clayton. Both samples are from yearlings
and that of the last named gentleman is
nearly eighteen inches in length. The
other is of superior fineness.
 .   am   a
Heavy Yield of Wool.
8. W. Dungan, of Franklin, Ind., reports that he clipped from 43 yearling
lambs, on the 2nd and 3rd days of May,
559 pounds of wool, which is an average
of 13 pounds. These lambs were from
Gen. Bristow, hia flne Kentucky buck,
and he from old "Cotswold Chief." Two
of the fleeces weighed eighteen pounda
each.
Mr. Dungan is one of our many enterprising farmers, who procured a uaeful
and first-class education while young ,
yeara, and became an adept as a tpr*er
of music; and now he ia uBingaa*11^6 ~~
vantagea in developing amj/"eau^1'yin8
a large farm, not only fp/p^asure, but
I for profit as well.
Friend Dungaj^as   "music in   hia
1 soul," and ptttfia  everything  cheerful
about hnpf
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have broad ditches around their marsh meadows). This farmer caught every mole he found
on his farm, and in two years he could not
raise any more grass, I consider it like having
a hen in the garden to pick np the insects; at
the same time she will scratch up your peas
once in a while. H. O. F.
Henby Co., May 20.—The frost here last
week was rather a freeze, though we think we
sustained no serious damage, unless it is in the
growing wheat. We know there is something
the matter with it, and fear it is, or will prove,
serious; but whether it was caused by the
frost, or insects, I am not able to teU, as it has
a very unusual appearance.   In some fields
the blades are djing from bottom to top, and
it seems to be shrinking back. I find, by close
examination, eggs, or rather a larva, of some
insect nnder the old blades, generally between
the two first joints.   It is about the size and
shape of the egg ofthe old wheat, or Hessian,
fly, bnt not the same color.   It is  a clear
white, and what it will come to be, is more
than I know.   But the smaller the wheat the
worse it looks, and that is not governed by
age.   Wheat is generally heading out.   We
think that apples, peaches, plums and cherries
are not seriously injured.   Pears with me had
nearly all dropped off before the frost. Grapes
are badly killed, but the different kinds of
berries are not much injured.   There was no
corn np in this vicinity,  but it is a little
slow about  coming  through.    Planting is
about done, and about the usual amount of
acres planted.   It would seem that, as there
is a larger acreage of wheat sown than usual,
we could not have a large crop of com, but
pastnres and meadows that have been plowed
up accounts for it here.   Meadows have been
good, but the surplus has been poor pay.   We
have been for several years raising large cropB
of potatoes, but thia season I do not know of a
field crop.   No fat hogs.   Stock hogs doing
well, and plenty of them, but no quotable
price, aa ther? are no sales.  No fat cattle.
Bather too many oold rains for the beee.
P. P. BirsEB.
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bash connty, too. As soon as I can, will look
through Miami county for some one to start
a factory there. Wheat is $1.16 a bushel;
corn, 40 to 42 cents a bushel; oats, 22 cents
a bnshel, butter 8 cents per pound; eggs,
12J cents per dozen; ham, 8 cents per pound,
shonlders, 5-5 to 6 cents per pound.
X F. G.
I_X_NOIS.
Stock Sales.
KJ-VSAS.
C-Atjtanota Co., May IB.—We are having
splendid weather. The roads have been dry
and dusty for the last two weeks. We are
having some rain to-day. Com is growing
fine. Planting through the first of the month.
Wheat looks bad; will be ready to harvest
the first of June. Peaches will be plenty.
Apple trees too young to bear. Wheat, 80
cents per bushel. Corn, 25 cents per bushel.
Hogs, $2.00 per cwt. This is a fine country.
There ia no (end to grass. Cattle look fine,
and there ia no herd law in this connty,
B. W.
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NEW YORK.
Ewing, Franklin Co., 111., May 18.—Wheat
won't make a half crop in this part. Corn is
doing no good here. Apples scarce; peaches
plenty; oats pretty gocd. Wheat worth 90
cents; com, 40cents; oats, 25cents; hay, $8
a ton; hogs, $3.60 a hundred gross; milch
cows, $30 each. F. A, Pboitt.
Galvin, IU., May 24.—Some are planting
com over, and some finishing up. Early
planted badly rotted. Cold rain every week.
Hogs down to $2.75 per cwt. Com, 32 to 83
cents per bnshel. Oats, 23 cents per bushel
Fair demand for fancy poultry and eggs, but
most eggs hatch badly. I like the Indiana
Fabmeb. D. E. J.
Mabtinsville, Clark Co., 111., May 19.—
Last night the most destructive lain storm
ever seen by the oldest inhabitant, passed
over this section. The small streams overflowed their banks, and swept everything in
their course. Too mnch rain for com planting,
yet some have planted asmall acreage. Wheat
looks very bad; will not be over half a wop at
best. Some hog cholera. Fat hogs worth
$2.75 per hundred. In fine stock, Jersey
Beds take the lead. Com is worth 30 cents per
bushel. This State must underdrain or it is
lost.  ^      J- O. 0.
KENTUCKY;
Slick Rock, Ky., May 17.—Farmers were
much damaged here on the night of the 23rd
of April, by a severe storm that swept over
this oountry, destroying Umber, out-buildings, etc. It is veiy wet here at present. The
prospect for a good wheat crop is bad in the
extreme, on account of the rust and fly.
CANADA.
Tobohto, May 21.—The prospects are good
for an abundant harvest throughout Canada.
Early fruits have suffered from frost of last
week. Cherries, plums, strawberries and
grapes have suffered severely.
William Bennie.
iBViNGToN.^Esaex Co.,N.Y.,May 22.—The
small amount of grain sown in this section
looks -very promising. Peaches very promising. Apples, an abundant erop is anticipated.
Pears will be a very scant crop. Cherries almost a total feilure. Strawberries showed at
first for an abundant crop, but seriously injured by heavy frost. Grapes much the same,
Raspberries and blackberries showing splendidly. • E. W- Duband.
Millebsbdbo, May 20.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Some of the fanners here wish to organize a Farmers' Club. Can you -send them a
copy of constitution, and by-laws or other
information to aid them in perfecting an
organization? ' W. W. G.
We have nothing of the kind at hand,
and trust that some of our readers who are
members of Farmers' clubs will send us
their form of constitution etc., for publication. We would suggest, however, that
the briefest and least complicated forma
adopted will be the most satisfactory. The
club should be conducted in the most free
and social manner possible. Do not bind
your members with a long list of unnecessary rules and regulations.—Eds.
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To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Messrs. J. T. Williamson & Son, of
Thorntown, Ind., have sold from the
"Deer Lick Herd" Short horns as follows:
The bull calf Star of the Lick, red, calved
November 20/l876, by Star Duke 2d, 24-
003, out of Annie Page, by Mountaineer
J671, tp W. J. Work, New Era^DeKaJb-
~~   " 8*77,^ /-Oakland
Duke 24153, out of RedBoiSe 2d, by Mad
River Duke 6982, to L. C« Otterman. La-1-.
doga, Ind.   The red bull calves Pretender
and Accum, by Star. Duke 2d, 24903, to
home parties. * '   ^
Our Short-horns are doing finely. They
now number forty head, with Oakland
Duke 24153 at head of herd, who haa
grown to be a grand bull. Hia get prove
him to be a very fine breeder and an impressive sire.
a   at  a
Remedy for the Hoven.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
I see in the Farmer of No. 20 that parties living near the city have lost a number of cows by eating clover with dew on.
I will give a remedy that I have never
known to fail if attended to in time. Take
a stick from two to tv,o and a IwIf inches
in diameter, and placs in the mout., as a
bridle bit, and relief soon follows. V.B.
Wayne Co.
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To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Is tbeie a thoroughbred breed of Black
sheep? What are they called, and where
can I get the_i. By answering you will
oblige Jas. A. GuiiaLiAMS.
Fincastle, May 20.
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The Cattle Trade of Britain.
By a report of the Veterinary Department of the Imperial Pnvy Council lately it sued, it appeals that during 1&77 the
supplies of cattle from the continent of
Europe to the British markets fell off to
the extent of 87,000 head. The total number impoi ted from the3e countries during
that  year  was 179.263.   On   the other
hand, the  total number  received  from
the United   Btates   and Canada during
the aame period was 19,186, an increase
over the import of 1876 of 16,000.   The
sheep imported from European countries
daring 1877  amounted  to#   848,316—a
I decrease on that of the previous year of
194.000.   The import of aheep on the
other hand from the United States and
Canada amounted to 23,395, an increase
of 21,000.  The   report no-Kcea that the
consignments of fresh meat from this
side of the Atlantic saved  the people
of Britain from considerable embarrwu-
ment, and prevented any inconvenience
arising from the   failing  off of fore^n
stock. It is further noticed that while the
care shown in the transport of fresh meat
across the ocean has been admirable, so
that in general it arrived in excellent condition, the same care iis^not always been
Bhown by consignees, wbo, in distributing what came into their bands in fc strata condition, have too often treated
what was entrusted to them fs if it ha«
been an indeslructiDle ccmmodity. Ibis
has resulted in the qu.te unnecc--»9ry destruction of tons of meat. It w proposed
to adopt the Cans-di-n sj-sUm of refrigerators, and thtieb"' treat) v extend the
dead meat traffic througnout all the
sections of the United Kingdom.—Can- •
acta Farmer.
$1,00 will get the Fabmeb to the end of 1
the year in clubs.   Bee notice to agentu.