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new" breeder's manual, elega'ntly^iSi—txated and
giving fall description of the different breeds. Price
■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 Comfrey, the most wonderful forage plant, setts tl.00 per 100; 50 cents extra by mall.
Seed catalogue free. BENSON, BUBPEE _ CO.,
233 Church street, Philadelphia, Pa. 88-17
Breeding Short-Horns for Beef.
Let us assume, then, that our
ideal bull, now under scrutiny, has
shown a full development of all
the positive points—eye well open,
clear and placid; the action alert
and spirited; the touch elastic and
soft; and above all the wide and
Ht
of re,-
What Aili My Hogs?
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
I wish you or some of the Farmer readers would tell me what is the matter with
my hogs. I have lost' some hogs lately.
They lay around and don't eat; seem to
breathe very hard; act like a horse does
when he has thumps, and lungs seem to be
inflamed. .     .    G.W.B.
Will some reader whose hogs have been
affected in thia way please answer and
name remedies that have been used with
success, if any. The approved hog cholera
remedies will be as likely to be effectual as
anything we can name.
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Percheron and Norman Horses.
deep chest, which gives plenty
play for large vital organs—all
these together indicate the possession of a sound and vigorous
constitution. Then the wide shoulder, fall crops, round b-pdy, broad
loins and hips, and the hl-vl quarters, long, level, deep and square,
altogether vouch for the presence
of abundant beef, the excellence
of which is verified by the mellowness it.reveals to the touch.
The bones of the bull under inspection should, throughout his
entire  frame,  be  as small and   	
compact as possible in proportion to
the weight of muscle they bear. The
finer the bone of the beef animal the
better, if it only fulfils the destined purpose. Moreover, the bone of any race of
cattle improved by breeding is much
stronger in proportion to its size than
that of the scrub. The latter is coarse
and porous, the former solid and compact.
The fineness of bone manifests itself in
many particulars which our Short-horn
bull ought to display, modified, of course,
by the effects of his masculinity. Let us
see. Is his leg, which is well muscled
and tapering above the knee and hock-
joints, small and delicate below them? Is
the tail, which turns at right angles at the
extremity of a well-extended rump, fine
and slender? Is the head small, broad
between the eyes, and tapering toward
the muzzle? Is the entire body smooth,
round, and flowing in outline? If our
bull passes muster m all these important
particulars, he is unquestionably a fine
boned animal.—National Live Stock
Journal. i
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-..,,, ^The Hog Production.
msSw t_estatistics oi*ttrernogij-of the
United States for three years. This shows
the relative position of each state in the
number of swine raised. The figures are
as follows:
1878.
Iowa « 2.950,000
Illinois _- 2,900,001
Missouri  2,585,600
Indiana . 2,422,6M>
Ohio — 2.250,t 00
Kentucky L950-™?
Tennessee - 1,900,000
Texas  1,716,700
Georgia  1,588,900
Mississippi  1,284,400
North Carolina 1,180,000
Arkansas „ 1,010,300
New York     975,000
Alabama.    952.800
Pennsylvania     937.200
Virginia      759,200
Wisconsin       635,800
Michigan ;  -.   556,1-rO
South Carolina     450.000
California      438.500
Kansas -    481700
Louisiana _     850 000
West Virginia     281,500
Maryland.     259.600
Nebraska    25VT00
Oregon  ~    lflsl?9
FlOTlda     190,000
Minnesota— -.    I80.00*}
New Jersey    1H,««
Massachusetts      78,600
Maine       «2,-0
Connecticut      -59,509
Vermont.—      54,800
Delaware       .MSS
New Hampshire      42900
Rhode Island       18,100
Colorado      «,50O
Nevada      10.800
The Territories    105,090
THE FURST * BBADLET »VLK¥ RAKE.
1877.
3,263,200
2,750,000
2 560.C00
2,375,000
1,755,700
1,588,200
1,087,900
1.144,500
1,483,-0
1,189,800
735.500
1,000,300
580.000
793,600
901,200
607.40O
562,300
505,600
284.100
417,700
309.800
242,600
200,700
252,100
170,500
188,700
166.6CO
215.500
151,400
78,600
59,900
58,400
53,800
46 700
38,-00
17,100
"h'jfiS
116,600
the diseasrs dealt with under the bill, A
contemporary opposes any relaxation on
this point, on account of unknown dangers from "Texan fever," And the supposed existence of pleuro-pneumonia in
tbe United States. If the latter disease
does exist there (and the evidence is not
conclusive that it does), due precaution
would, of course, be taken on that score;
though even in that case America is likely to stamp it out quite as soon as tf e in
England; But, as to Texan fever, our
contemporary seems unaware that this
is now known to be a local malady, which
invariably attacks importations into that
State, and is confined to them; being
thus apparently carried bypurely atmospheric conditions, to which the native
scrub stock have been acclimated, and
from which they do not suffer. We do not
say that exclusion even of trans-Atlantic
stock, however, is not a fair subject for
argument; but we think so far, the feeling
is doubtful, on the grounds we have
stated; and if it should be thought favor-;
able to concede this point, considerably
opposition would be removed.
THB FARM.
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Postal Card Correspondence.
If our postal card correspondents, in this and ad-
Joining States, would send their favors on Saturday,
they would reach us in Ume for the issue of the
following week. When sent Monday or Tuesday,
they are often too late, and have to lie over.
_MB__aH.rU
though some fields of wheat are injured to
some extent with fly and rust. Oats and grass
look fine. Pastures getting Bhort, owing to
the dry weather. There will will be plenty of
blackberries. Not many grapes of any kipd.
There will be a grand exhibition at our little
town on the ISth of June, commencing at 7
o'clock P. M. We hear of no hog cholera
around here; they are so low in price this
season we guess they won't have the cholera.
Plenty of everything in this connty except
money^and that Is as scarce as hen's teeth.
G.M.J.
Sylvakia, Parke Co., May 31.—In looking
over the postal correspondence of the last issue, I notice that the very excellent prospect
for wheat in many of the counties of the
State seems to bs fading, and that the rnst and
fly are doing much injury. Such is the case in
Parke; though a field occasionally yet looks
well, and bids fair for an average crop. Rust
seems to be the canse; though, perhaps, it is
the fly. The prospect for the coming corn
crop is, at present, anything but flattering, ai
the heavy rains have so settled the ground
that the stand will be poor. And, the rains
are keeping farmers from work, and conse.
quently the weeds are growing finely. Oats
are looking well, and promise a fair yield.
Grass is also getting a fair start with the season. Hogs are going at $2.50 per cwt. The
Wabash has been on a "high," and many of
the more energetic farmers are having to replant their corn, as the overflow was general.
The peach prospect is still good. The apple
crop will he poor, many of the apples have
fallen oft. No very serious damage done by
the frost of the 13th inst. Candidates still
plenty. Only seven aspirants for the sheriff's
office 1   I sometimes think of "Josh," where
Ojr*rioaii"_iatenai snail W6 uo_nruoi|
Fences.
Bconv—_e, Warrick Co., May 25.—There
has been a large corn crop planted here, and
it is in good order. Wheat badly rusted, but
promising. Peaches plenty. Apples scarce.
All small fruits abundant. Health good.
Politics—a large crop of candidates. Times
Improving. W. F. 8tohe.
Jiffkbson Co., May SI.—I would like to inquire, through the Fabmeb, for the merits and
demerits of the Utah hybrid cherry, said to be
a cross between the plum and the cherry, and
three kinds of colors. Fruit of all kinds
\{. plenty. Wheat looks flne. Oats flne.  Com do- 	
ILLINOIS.
Champaign, 111., June 1.—Have had frequent heavy rains in May, interfering very
much with farm work. Corn looks well where
it is in, but in the southern part of this county much corn ground is too wet to plow—under water, in fact. Fall grain very promising.
Spring grain in good oondition, but threatened
with rust. .Strawberries generally killed by
the frost, but a fair crop where they escaped.
Cherries generally killed. Grapes badly checked by frost, but not killed. H.
B-mabk, Vermillion Co., 111., June 7.—The
prospect for a corn crop is not very flattering.
The com is not all plowed yet Wheat looks
well generally. Some rust and fly in it. Oats
and grass look well. Apples and cherries injured by frost. A good many peaches; currants, gooseberries and blackberries in abundance. Plenty of stock hogs; some cholera;
not many fat hegs in this vicinity. Fat hogs
worth $2 50@2.60 per hundred. Fat cows,
$2 50 @ 3.00 per hundred. Com, 25@27 cts. per
bushel.  ^      J.H.N.
IOWA.
" Fairview Etock Fabm," Lee Co., Iowa,
June 3.—We are having very wet weather.
Yesterday the most destructive rain storm ever
seen by the oldest inhabitants passed over this
section, causing small streams to oveiflow
their banks, and do great damage to growing
crops. During the rain storm a great many
large hailstones fell, some measuring fourand
five inches in circumference, after being
brought into the house after the storm. Com
is all planted, although some are still replanting yet.   Wheat lcoks very bad; will
1876.
3,296,2fl0
2,640,100
1871,300
2,1*38,0001
1,696,100
1,601,300
1,026.400
1,090,000
1,360.700
793,905
758.P0O
901,200
568,700
750,900
875000
689,800
540,(00
4M.700
275,900
363,300
246f00
222.600
248,100
233,f0O
80.900
181,500
175,400
213,400
153,000
75,6t0
68.8*0
57,900
51.800
46,700
37,800
16,300
"•5-00
116,600
The Live Stock Journal in response to
the question whether these breeds of horses were the same, says:
Intelligent importers and others who
have investigated this subject, recognizing
these facts, are not willing to place themselves on the record as declaring that all
the horses brought from France are of the
same breed; and yet there is little doubt
but that most of them possess a considerable portion of Percheron blood. Just
where to draw the dividing line is a difficult question. In the introduction to the
Percheron-Norman Stud Book—which was
so strongly and emphatically endorsed by
the Association of Norman Horse Breeders at its last meeting—this subject is very
fully discussed; to which our correspondent is referred. It is a difficult matter to
decide what is and what is not justly entitled to registry in a stud book for these
horses. The plan adopted was, to give the
full account of the course of breeding and
crossing practised in France, and then admit all horses to registry that were imported from that country, as Percherons, _Tor-
mans, or Nopnan-Percherons—not very
satisfactory, we will admit, but the only
thing that could be done, if we have a book
at an.
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Lameness in Swine.—Most farmers
have noticed that in fattening swine, especially when they are crowded rapidly,
they always appear weak in their hind
legs, and sometimes lose the use of them
entirely. An intelligent fanner says that
he and his neighbors have made a practice
of feeding bone meal in such cases, and
find that a small quantity mixed with the
daily feed will prevent any weakness, and
strengthen the animals so as to admit of
the most rapid forcing. As bone meal is
known to be a preventive of cripple ail,
and weakness in cows, it looks reasonable
. that it should also be a benefit to hogs,
t which are often confined to a-dietcontain-
Tottll „„„._ 32,262,500 28,077,100 25,726,800
Number reported in the United States
in previous years:
1875 ...'......28,062,-0   1872 -MS-SB
1874      80,660,900   1871 &{-•„£
18ra!;"™......l...S2,632.050   1870 .26,751,600
This shows conclusively that it is not
over-production which causes the present
remarkable depression.
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One More Cure for Hog Cholera. ■
Mr. David Graham, one of the oldest
settlers in this vicinity, states that crude
petroleum is a dead shot for hog cholera.
He has made a practical test of this remedy
upon his own hogs and also upon the
herd of John Byers, near Langworthy, a
year or two ago.   Mr. Byers had lost at
the rate oi ten or a dozen a day, but not
one died after the petroleum was administered.   This fact is remarkable, to say the
least.   The petroleum was given in doses
of two or three spoonfulls for pigs, and a
half a pint to hogs a year old.   Seventy
hogs were cured with two gallons.   Mr.
Graham says he has also used this remedy
on cattle and horses and invariably with j
the most gratifying results.  If other parties test Mr. Graham's specific we would
be glad to hear from them as to results.—
Anamosa (Iowa) Eureka.
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The English Press on the Importation
of American Cattle.
The London Live Stock Journal makes |
the following liberal observations
The main point of attack (by those who
oppose the bill) is, of course, the enactment of compulsory slaughter of foreign
animals. On this point we will at ouce
admit that we think the case of America
and Canada deserves, at least, very special
consideration, on two grounds: The first,
that the longer voyage gives a practical
a
 v.v,___w lu auieicouuuu-1 guarantee of very considerable power;
ing but little bone making material.—Sci-  and the second, that these countries are
entiftc Farmer. J even more removed than England from
After much study, observation and experience on this subject, I have abandoned the idea of hedging, especially for the
masses of our farming population. The
care, skill and attention required to
make and keep in constant repair, a
fence, is more than can be bestowed by
the masses. Thousands of failures all
over the country will convince the
thoughtful of the truth ofthe above assertion. A perfect defence against any and
all kinds of stock can be made of
OSAGE obange,
and perhaps of other hedging plants, but
that it is not often done is equally true.
The causes are a lack of skill, a pressure
of other, and perhaps more important—
at least, to the fanner, more congenial—
work, and a lack, even after once fully
establishing a hedge, of perseverence in
keeping it np, without which it will soon
fail. These, although not necessarily
insurmountable obstacles to success, are
in effect so, and mnst so remain until
information on this subject, and habits
of persevering industry are more fully
diffused among men. Without arguing
this point further, as I have no doubt
that some one interested in the sale of
hedge plants will give mean opportunity
hereafter to answer to charges, I will say
that our first duty is to see that the men
for whom we vote for legislative honors
are sound on the question of a
PROTECTIVE STOCK LAW,
extending at least to a prohibition in the
case of hogs running at large. With a
prohibitory law against hogs, outside
fences may be made very mnch cheaper
than now, while our public highways will
suffer nothing in consequence thereof.
But, without reference to stock laws,
permanent outside and line fence, where
changes will not probably be made soon,
if ever, may be made by planting at regular intervals trees of some healthy valuable timber producing varieties, or even
fruit trees, to which two strands of No. 7
or 8 wire may be attached, fastening pickets of durable wood to these by means of
staples, or in the absence of hogs, barbed
wires will be sufficient In this way, we
may beautify our places by means of
imSCI TE-CS! P09HJ,
which, in addition to beauty and utility,
will soon yield us valuable timber, and
the trimmings an abundant  supply of
fuel.   The time required to get trees np
to the size necessary for posts will be less
than that required to establish a hedge,
while first cost, and necessary labor and
attention will be far less, after which the |
cost of a barbed wire, or even a wire and
picket fence, will be less than the cost of
labor in annual attention, in case of a
hedge.   The variety of timber selected for
Hving posts, may be a subject of fancy or
economy on the part of the planter, but
I would recommend the use of such varieties as would combine hardihood, and
durability and utility of timber.
Clayton, June 8. W. H. RAaAS.
not be more than a half crop at best.   Oata
I prospect the finest ever seen in this county.
he sayB the t ffice seeker reminds him of a lost 1 Com worth  80 cents; oats, 25 cents; wheat
dog, who wags his tail at everyone he meets.  I $ioo; fat hogs, worth $2,50 per hundred. No
J. H. L.
OHIO.
Abmsteokg, Allen Co., O., May 31.—Wheat
and oats look well.   Cora about all up. Have
well. Wheat doing some better; some very
good and some very bad; in jured by rnst. We
need rain badly. Hogs, $2.00. Cattle, $3,00.
Wheat, 90 cents. Oats fair. Half crop of
apples. Early cherries plenty. No pears nor
peaches. Hog cholera bad at places in the I
connty. The Fabmeb is a welcome visitor in
my family. E. Otleb.    I
Mab_-svili_, Morgan Co., June 6.—Not
seeing anything in the Farmer from this part
of the county, I will give a few items. Some
hog cholera and some chicken cholera. Frnit
of all kinds plenty. Wheat looking well at
present, considering the wet, cold weather and
rust. Corn coming on finely. Moles are taking the com very bad. No cut worms to bother.  Sheep scarce.   Cattle doing well.
J. S, H.
Flovd Co., June 7.—The weather at this
writing is very warm during the day, and the
nights are cool. Corn is growing very fast, and
looks well. Oats are growing very fast. Wheat
harvest will he here at least two weeks earlier
than usual. Barley is ripe enough to cut now.
Some are talking of cutting their wheat next
week. There will be more blackberries this
year than for many yeara. Strawberry
time has about expired.
Is. D. EKGl—MAW.
Tipton Co., June 7.—Com is doing very
well, except that the heart worms are working
on it badly in some fields. The farmers are
very busy working their growing crops. Wheat
harvest will come on early. I think harvest
will commence between the 20th and 25th
inst. Some rust on the blades, but none on
the stalks yet that I have seen. The heads are
short, but are filling very well at this time.
Oats are looking fine; about the usual acreage
sown. You shall hear from here again at some
future time. O. K. W.
Fbedebic—sbubo, Washington Co., Jnne 1.—
1 think wheat will be an average crop yet.
The blades are about all dead; rnst is the
cause. The fly damaged some pieces considerably. Oats look fine; getting rather dry
just now, but not damaged any yet.   Com ia
8 oents.   Potatoes, no sale,
Q. D. _.
Blue Baix, Warren Co., O., June 3.—Wheat
badly injured by rust Com came up Well
and looks fine, but needs rain. Barley good,
and nearly, ready to cnt. Oats good. Small
fruit and apples plenty. No peachss. Not
many of last spring's pigs on band; all fed
and sold out at from $3.40 to $2 60 gross; offering, $2.50 now. Small pigs plenty and doing
fine; all healthy, so fer. T. H. I:
Bbookviiae, Montgomery Co., O., Junei.—
Wheat looks well; it looks as though we are
going to get the largest crop we ever had
through here. Oats look fine. I sowed a
little of the China hulless oats, audit looks aa
though it was going to head out in a few days.
Barley looks nice, too, bnt the frost hurt it
a little. We have an abundant crop of cherries. The trees are just loaded with them.
Plums are a good prospect as cherries. Apples,
but few; peaches, none. The Fabmeb is a
welcome visitor.' Iba   Wellbaum.
Bettsville, Seneca Co., O., May 30.—The
fly will injure wheat some; otherwise, the
prospect is good for a good crop. Cora is
backward, on account of cold and dry weather,
hog cholera. In fine stock, English Berk-'
shires and Poland-Chinas take the lead. In
draft horses, the Clydesdales are growing more
in public"favor_eyerv.day, m th«g »ra thena-h% ._
jgJSK-TIOKY.
Beavwr-Lic_, Boone Co., Kentucky, May 80.
—The weather iB warm, and we are needing
rain badly. Com is all np; looks fine; is
mostly drilled in this county. Some say that
check rowing is best in a wet season, but I
prefer drilling. Wheat is looking fine; best
prospect we have had for many years, although -
iDjured to some extent by rust Oats and rye
never" better. Frnit prospect fine. Grass looks
well. Tobacco plants ready for setting, and
the planters wishing for rain. Stock of all
kinds look fine, and not half enough stock to
consume the grass. There is but very little
stock selling. Lambs are selling at $3.00@3 50
per head. Com is going at 35 cents per bushel.
Aspirants for the different offices plenty.
Health of the community good, bnt all are
complaining of hard times.
O. Is, Griffith,
The receipts and shipments of grain at the
principal Western depots for grain, since
January 1st, have been about 50 per cent-
in advance of those for the same period
in 1877, The most noticeable excess has^
been in wheat, the increase being 250 per
cent
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Apples, an abundant crop. Peaches, a fair The minoifl river is still rising about
yield, but few raised in this county. Grapes, Salle)) ^ has submerged thousands of acre
injured badly by frost Strawberries, also Q. -^e bottom lands, the most fertile in the
hurt by frost. Good wheat is selling for $1.00. Btate indeed, aU the low lands in that
Corn is worth 35 cents. Oats, 25 cents. Butter,
11 cents per lb. Eggs, 8 cents per dozen. The
live hog market is at present very dull; worth,
from $2.50(3)2.75 per cv(t Stock hogs in tbis
part of the county are doing well, bnt, from
current reports, are diseased some in the southern part. Last night it rained some, and is
still raining to-day, which is much needed.
J. D. R.
MISSOURI.
Bolungee Co., Mo., May 27.—Corn all
planted, and Is all up and looking fine. Some
is knee high, and has been plowed through
the second time.   We  have  had  too much
  rain to cultivate our last planting.  Crops are
;^a_;but7umds"we_^^pt wherethemoles | growing finely forfoehurtfewJays.   It looks
and crows have taken it. Wheat harvest will
be here before it is half tended, it seems. We
have no peaches, except on the hills in places.
Not many apples. Plenty of plums; cherries
scaroe, but a few.   More anon.
W. A. A.
Jasfkb Co., June 3.—Bain, rain 1 Bad roada,
and com not all planted. Wheat hurt with
rust Fruit injured by frost. Money scarce,
is the cry of nearly every farmer. Horses,
cattle and hogs plenty, but scarcely any demand. The National Greenback party is becoming quite a formidable political organization in Jasper county, and is likely to become
the ruling party. WiU the Editors, or some
reader of the Fabmeb that knows, tell us what
will destroy the wire worm that works in the
com at thiB season of the year, and at th*
same time not destroy the yount; com. The
Fabmeb is a very welcome visitor.
EZRA C. NOWELS.
Washikoton Co., May 31.—Farmers done
planting com. We are having dry weather at
present; most too dry for com, but good on
as if the rain was over. Wheat is struck some
with rust, but not enough to amount to anything. The early variety of wheat will be
ripe enough to harvest in a couple of days.
Young Potatoes have been big enough to use
for over a week.  Prospect for all kinds
of fruit good.
Health good.
J.W.
TiroBSTOn.
AMBAMA.
-The crops in south
Some com laid by.
Dam Co., alia., May 28.
Alabama look promlsiBg.
Ootton nearly all chopped, and looks very fine
for the time of year. Oats never were finer.
Fall oats are .ready for harvest. Fruit an
abundant yield. Peach trees. cannot stand
nnder their amount of fruit. Apple trees not
so fall, bat fine plums are ripe and plenty. We
have fine seasons. We had a wind and rain
yesterday, which, I fear, have injured the oats
crop. We have a very pleasant conntry. There
is not the interest taken in raiting Btock that
there should be; and I hope that the day is not
region    are     completely    saturated,    and
the prospect for com is anything bnt encouraging. ^__________
The Farst & Bradley Sulky Bake.
A cut on th;s page illustrates a Sulky
Eake, made by the Furst & Bradley
Mannf'g. Co., of Chicago, one of the oldest
and most extensive agricultural implement manufacturing concerns in the west.
Their Take is said to be a fine combination of simplicity, strength and firet class
ma terial, which is very naturally expected
in goods made by an establishment having sucb an extended experience in that
line, covering as it does, a period of over
a quarter of a century.
These rakes are said to excel all others
in tbe quality and construction of tbe
teeth wbich are made of the very best
spring steel, tempered in oil, and shaped
| witb special reference to great elasticity
and strength. These teeth will pass over
I the most uneven surfaces without scattering bay—each tooth being able to conform, independently to any variations of
surface, owing to this extraordinary elasticity, without breaking, bending, or
throwing up the head and thereby raising
the other teeth; they are also able to stand
the heaviest kind of work, such as raking
cornstalks, bunching up, etc. A boy can
easily handle the rake.
When a farmer buys one he gets the
worth of his money, for there is more
good solid wear in a "Farst & Bradley"
rake tban in a half dozen of moet other
kinds made.
This company publishes a pamphlet of
64 pages, (which they will serd free to
all who ask it) giving full description of
far ahead when the people of South Alabama
wheat, of which there will be a tolerable fair 1 will take an interest In raising stock. Success
crop, if nothing injures it in   the future, al-1 to the Iudiaha Fabmeb. X.
all the goods they manufacture; containing also, information valuab'eto every
household. See advertisement in another ^
column.