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1352 !l Vol. xm. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA/JULY 6,1878. No. 27. FOB IAL1. £have one more Boar Pig out of sow bought of I, N. Barker, sired by Tippecanoe, for which I will e$8.G0. K. G. BAQL-gY. Indianapolis. 00,000 acres best farming.landsIn Wisconsin for sale. Bend for prioe and descriptive list a. A. iLOR, Dobbston, Oconto Co., Wisconsin. TAYLOR, OB SALE—The Farm Begister and Account- Boole. Complete method of keeping fann accounts. Price. J1.00 each. Address INDIANA FAB- COUllUB. * SSW, ...w a*—" MEB CO.. Indianapolis. ' IrtOlt SALS—Three black Poland China boar pigs; JD farrowed March lStb, 1878, with pedigree. They are very fine, and I guarantee satisfaction. Address FRED. KOCH, Terre Haute, Ind. XTIOK SALE—The largest stock of salt, calcined I- plaster, land plaster and cement. The only honse -that keeps these goods always on hand, at lowest prices. ANDREW WALLACE, Indianapolis. T710B SALK OR TKADE—A Dederick's Perpet- ___. ual Hay Press, capable of baling, with horse or steam power, 10 to 12 tons of hay per day. The — - * T>ta A*an«'i Hmo Press is as good as new. The owners time being fully occupied with other business,favor&bleterms will be made. Address IUDLANA FARMKB,-.- <___________________-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ W-II1D. "\T7_NTED-FABM8—For sale and trade. 8end YV for descriptive blanks. _.A_BUCK_E,7» East Market street, IndlanapoUs. "TTJ ANTED—I hive some verj; fine BuffJJochln chickens, worth, per trio, $14. I will exchange for bees. One trio for a swarm ln good condition. B. B. DORSEY, Indianapolis. W: ANTED-Good, reliable agents. duce-i-ents and good terrll—. . or address INDUSTRIAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, 21 Liberalln- 1 territory ofitered. Call and 24 Hubbard's Block, IndlanapoUs. Bules and By-laws sent ftee upon application. EDUCATIONAL. TOTJNG MAN, if yon desire attending a college where yon procure valne received in Instruction for your money, attend the Terre Haut-s COMMXB— AL COILKOB AND iHSTITt—I OF PUMMAH- ship, which offers superior facilities for preparing young men and women for business pursuits. The finest accountants, most accomplished penmen and beet practical book-keepers ln the land are to be found ln the above colleg For terms address, GARVIN Principal, Terre Haute, ind. _nso__XaAN_otr_. CC. BURGESS, Dentist. Office ln room 1, Va- a Jen's Exchange Block, N. Penn. St. 7-tf. TO LOAN—Mone; J. H. HARDE. anapolls. * to loan on Improved farms. ICK, 36 East Market St, Indl- MONEY TO LOAN—aumsof »30qjtoJ3.00O_pn improved farms. BU VINTON, IndlanapoUs, Ind, improved farms. BUDDEllVWALCdTT & «*"1 KEAT BARGAINS ln Spring Wagons of -all IT kinds, manufactured by C. R. Schellert For sale at wholesale and retail.' Prices to cult the hard times. Call at 291 and 296 Mass. Ave., Indl- . anaj^lls. J. CAYLOR, Agent -,_,_._....... _,„ TSE-jBed BARGAINS to reduce oui choice \J 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 deecrtutlon ofthe different breeds. Price 25 cents. Seed 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 M.00 per 100; 50 cents extra by mail. Seed catalogue free. BENSON, BUBPEE & CO., 333 Church street. Philadelphia. Pa. 88-ly Large Shipments of Cattle. The export trade in beef cattle at New York ia rapidly increasing. The largest shipment ever made from that port waa "on Wednesday of last week, when 600 head were sent to London. These were shipped alive. Our beef trade abroad is constantly increasing,, a good note for our western farmers. -— ' * ' Jersey Reds. Can you give me the addresa of some of the men that raised those heavy Jersey Beds, spoken of in this week's paper? I got a sow a year ago last fall, from Clark Pettit, of New Jersey, and she was small and ugly; small, bony and light in the hams. If they have red hogs that attain the weights spoken of in the paper, Clark Pettit is a swindle, for there were fifty bought in this county and they are not large nor nice. The sow I got only raise- three pigs, and was as near the build of an old ground hog as I could tell you. If you can get the addresa of Harrison or Southard, or some other man that raisad such big hogs, we would like to have it. The Farmer is a very welcome visitor . at our houae. C. L. Lucas. Kosciusko Co., June 25. -—. I m a Feeding Value of Corn and Oats. The results of erperiments that have been made with some 10,000 horses of the . cab company in Paris, and published by the President of the company, M. Bixio, adds to tiie testimony of the omnibus company of that city last year, that the substitution of maize for oats effects a large economy, while effecting no diminution in the working power of the animal. The 10,000 cab horses have been operated upon during a period of five years, their feeding being regulated ac- : cording to the most scientific principles, ' • and the no less important point attended to—book-keeping. As compared with the year 1872 a saving of 19 centimes— nearly 4 sous per animal per day—was effected in 1877, representing a total economy for the year, of 1,058,610 francs. "English Woods." .Editors Indiana Farmer: La reply to Chas. Lowder, in No. 23, current volume, I would say most emphatically that I sever heard of the expression, "English Woods." and that there is no such thing —no intelligent breeder of Short-horns has ever used the expression, and it has never been accepted or even known among them; further, that it is not in the nature of things. We might as well speak of an English Indian. I repeat what I said previously, as he asks me to, that there is no Shorthorn but runs to obscurity or what he defines as the "Engliah Woods." His 'defii.ita'jn, as well as the expression, is founded on imagination, or at least, if he ever-'heard it used, it was by some person who did not know what he was talking about. If a "few crosses5' in a pedigree make the "English Woods," then I should like to know how many are a "few." I find so many of our early Shorthorns, as recorded in the English Herd Book with only a "few" croases and many of them even with only one cross—a sire— others, including such bulla as Hubback I (819), Favorite (252) and many others,! with only a name and No., that I am puzzled to know what a "few" means. Further, I will say that all our Shorthorns trace to animals like situated. If it should be otherwise where are the young Marys? Where is Breastplate? Infect where are any well bred Short- ' hor**;.; Ttie fact is we got our pa-rant stock from England. The breed originated there and we have always been willing to accept aa pure bred Shorthorns what the English breedera class as sucb. If Mr. Lowder's statement was made the rule I nay, without fear of successful contradiction, that we have no pure bred Short-horns. In relation to "well bred Seventeens" I will explain what was meant, in a very few words. "Carefully bred" will perhaps cover the explanation to that and Red Roses, Carolines, etc., etc. The greatest detriment ever known against the "Seventeens," is that there have been throughout the country a lot of fraudulent pedigrees put upon animals they did not belong to, and sold by peddling cattle traders to unsuspecting purchasers. The disoovery of these frauds has injured the "Seventeens" more than all the .sneers anyone might make at them. I began thia correspondence not to correct anj thing I was pecuniarily interested in, but to set matters straight that I thought would be detrimental to let go without correction. I have accomplished all at first intended, and therefore have nothing further to offer on the subject. "H." June 28th. <-*"*sxbe< ___. • GAZELLE. Owned by J. P. _r_M_R A SON, Breeders of Short-Horn Cattle, Ashby's Mills, Montgomery Co., Indiana, 1877. ability to make long journeys at a quick I pace with a heavy load, and from their de- J scendants in this country, out of well* ■-.'■'' American Prospects Abroad. I Poor Harvest ln England—Russia will need all It prodnees tbls Tear—America, tbe chief Reliance for Bread— English Trade Declining —America Looms V7 p. One of our New York cotemporaries ., . ,.bj»,* very interesting letter from one of Cljdesdaleis also giving us a foundation"^ --^ jg-^ m -England,tar-rrutcti bred mares, we may reasonably expect' to produce, by a proper course of' breeding hereafter, another type of horse for which the demand is active, and the supply very S light—good, stylish, high stepping, large coach or park horses. The use of the of much the same sort, upon which we can build, with large, stylish thoroughbred, and well bred -trotting stallions of good size and style, with certain profit. Breeding for speed alone is at best an uncertain business; and when to this uncertainty we add the expenses of training, the chances of profit are so slight, that we would not advise any general farmer to engage in the business, either with trotting or running horses. As an amusement or recreation for gentlemen of wealth and leisure, it is most fascinating; but those who have found it a remunerative business are scarcer than 2:20 trotters. On the contrary, those who breed large, stout, and well-formed draft, or active, stylish, good- stepping coach or park horses, invariably find a ready sale, at good prices, and this demand must be a permanent one.—National Live Stock Journal. Mr. George Jackson, manager of the dairy farm of F. M. Churchman, of this city, has recently gone to Europe for the purpose of purchasing several head of Alderney cattle to add to the already ex- . cellentherd of Beech Grove Farm. The imported cattle together with several se- (lections from the present herd will be Lexhibited at the next State Fair. The Texas Cattle Plague. The Spanish fever, or Texas cattle plague, is a disease peculiar to the cattle breed of Texas and Spain. The symptoms of the malady are very similar to the rinderpest, or cattle plague of Europe, and the results have proved to be equally as fatal. The symptoms are a dull, stupid, stiff appearance, an inclination to separate from the herd, drooping ofthe head, disin^ clination to eat, trembling, cramping, staggering, falling, and, in some cases, compression of the jaws; some become perfectly blind. The best preventive measures are complete isolation. The diseased and healthy stock should be kept wide apart, All dead animals should be immediately burned or buried deep in the gronnd. Disinfectants should be freely used, both internally and externally. The chloride of lime, carbolic acid, permanganate of potash, etc., are said to be excellent remedies. Pigs with Solid Hoofs, and Pigs that are not Pigs. In Texas there are pigs whose hoofs are not divided like those of ordinary pigs.but are each in one solid piece. If this is true, it ia a strange thing; but here's something that seems even stranger still : The Guinea-pig is not a pig, and there are no Guinea pigs in Guinea. However, tnere are plenty in Guiana, and, as the names of these places are very much alike, perhaps people got mixed in calling them. The places are far enough apart, though; but this you can see by your maps. At any rate, the Guinea-pig ia a soit of cousin to the squirrel and rabbit, and is fond of potato and apple peelings, carrot- tops, parsley, and cabbage; but he likes best, the leaves from the tea-pot.—"Jack- in-the-Pulpit," St, Nicholas for July. Future ofthe Draft Horse Business. Breedera of draft horses have every reason to feel encouraged. There has never been a time when good, heavy horses were in greater demand than at present; and the pricea which such horses now command are very little, if anything, below those of five years ago. * Notwithstanding the extensive importations of draft stallions from France and Great Britain to the United States during the past ten years, the supply of large, well-formed draft horses in this country ia still below the demand; for aa the supply increases, the demand grows apace; and little horses, unless they possess exceptional speed, are correspondingly neglected. We are satisfied that the increased size, which must inevitably result from the extensive use of these imported stallions in the West, cannot fail to have a beneficial effect upon other horses than those especially used for draft. Many of the stalhona imported from France show unmistakable indications of possessing a large share of the Percheron blood, once so famous for Many instances are given of cattle diseases being carried from farm to farm by rats. After devouring any possible remains of the diseased cattle after the slaughter, they are known to desert the stricken farm in a body for another, where there is at the time an abundance of food. Is it not reasonable to suppose they would carry the contagion with tbem, and thus introduce them into perfectly healthy sheds? ■■ ■ ■'■'■ i • ■»'' ■ Sows and Pigs.—A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer writes: "Yeara ago, I was told by a young Scotchman, that if I would feed plenty of sulphur for several days previous to the farrowing time, as well as occasionally afterwards, I would have no trouble. In an experience of 15 years I have found it to work to a charm." a am a —'■ Some idea ofthe immense slaughter of buffaloes on the staked plains of Texas, may be obtained from the fact that 600,000 pounds of buffalo hides were recently shipped from Fort Worth, and this was the product of only a portion of the winter's slaughter. Safe Traveiing.—When you travel, and can have choice of routes, always choose the safest route. Some lines maim, kill and cremate passengers with more facility tban other lines. When you go West, we advise you to take the Vandalia Short Line. The Vandalia is one of the best and most carefully managed railways in the world. Millions of people have been transported over this 'Model Bail- way," withont the loss ofa single life. is notes the marked advance in American trade abroad, which promises a bright future for this country. We reproduce the following extract: We no longer read in the Times, city article,! that England cannot possibly suffer from foreign competition. American calicoes are in every dry goods store —American iron is being used on English railroads. The change seems incredible, but I have looked very carefully into the facts, and there cannot be a moment's doubt with regard to them. The Trade Retprns for May, which were only issued yesterday, disclose a startling state of affairs—Btartting,that is to all who have an eye for facts, and attach more importance to them than to theories. The exports again show a falling off of over 7J per cent. In all departments of the cotton and iron trade we sell lees and less to former customers. The writer of the Times city articles is now fairly scared. Speaking of iron and steel manufacturers, he says: "At present it is a trade, which must mean loss, and perhaps ruin in the long run, to important sections of the community, for it is a trade carried on at an obvious loss." Now, when this very result was foretold not long ago, in your own columns and those cf one of your London cotemporaries, the Times, Mr. Giffin and other political writers treated it as a mere display of stupidity and ignorance. I must say that I wish it had been that and nothing more, for it is not pleasant to see a national trade falling into decay. WHAT OF THIS? But what has all this got to do with American readers, aome one may say ? A good deal. In the first place it is America —(I hope Mr. Grant White will allow me to use the word—I do not know of a handier one) which is the most active and most-successful competitor of England in her present markets. Then, again, America not only. takes away England'a foreign customers, but is underselling her at her own doors—in London, Liverpool and every large town. While thus cutting her commercial resources down, she (America) grows harvests which no other country is able to produce and which England is obliged to buy. Thia year, I understand, you will have a very fine harvest. I can only pay that it Wl__ BE WASTED IN EUROPE. Russia has net grown much more grain than she wants, and the yield here will be comparatively small. Europe must go across the Atlantic for what she needs to make up her deficient Bupply of food. And then recollect that it is not for grain only that England now comes with money in her hand to the .United States ports. The sale of American beef is simply enormous, considering that even when I left New York in 1876, the trade was almost, if not quite, unknown. And now we pay something like $20,000,000 a year for. American bee^ and the business is constantly increasing. So that the for "staff of life," and a large proportion of meat consumed, this country must now depend very largely on the United States. These are tne facts, draw from them what conclusion you will. There is one conclusion which I should feel disposed to draw—namely, that this state of affairs must inevitably restore your long lost prosperity. It is an ill wind that blows no one any good. Foreign capital must necessarily pour into the country, making up, in a large measure, for the losses ofthe last few years, and infusing new life and energy into all departments of trade. This ia as certain as that the sun -Vlll * risa trr._—-!**••*_**_ —_« .^rGGfrvtxrjr, nf. trade in America does not depend upon accident or artificial causes, but is being produced by fixed laws—for ihere are such things in connection with the commercial as well as the physical world, although they are not by any means what the physical economist supposes them to be. Letter firom Jefferson Co. Mt. Typo Fabm, June 28. To the Editors Indiana Farmer: Thinking a few lines from thia neighborhood would be of interest to the many readers of your valuable paper, I thought I would endeavor to give you a few items: "__. Wheat harvest is about over in this locality ai.d the yield appears to be satisfactory to most of our farmers, although the fly and rust threatened to cut the crop .short. Some fields have been broken up and put in corn since the wheat was cut, while some have been put in Hungarian grass. The peach and apple crojs promise well; in fact some of the peach growers have commenced picking from the early varieties. C6m is doing fine, except in some of the fields where the moles and blackbirds have been operating on it The birds especially haye been very annoying in the river bottoms. Mr. A. G.Thomas, one of my neighbors, has a three-quarters Jersey cow that came in fresh at the age of 14 months and 12 days, and will come in again before she is two years of sge. She turned out forty-five Ita of milk and three lbs of butter in five days. This is the youngest cow I ever knew of. Considering her age, I Bhould say she has done well. Sometime since I saw an inquiry in your paper in regard to planting potatoes in the light of the moon, in reply to which I am prepared to say tliat it does not make any difference whatever. I tested the matter last year to my own satisfaction. Seme of my neighbors laughed at me for planting in the light of the moon, saying I would have plenty of tops but no potatoes; but when tney were dug in the fall they tur_ed out better than those of my neighbors who did the laughing, Plant your potatoes, in the riglk v , h.lLttl-\JsT -glUUuU W-a—l p,t.'-J~ *a*aa^_' '-tw-r^t. attention and the yieid will beBatisfac- ■■"* tory. Typo. Jefferson Co. PEqSPEEITY MUST OOME. My American friends whom I see over here do not, indeed, tell me of any great improvement yet, but how can it fail to come when you have suddenly enlarged the circle of your customers so as to include half the earth 1 Your cottons sell better than ours in India, China, Australia and New Zealand. We must come to you for grain and meat. Your iron trade grows year by year. When people say, "Business is picking up in Wall street," I do not care much about it, one way or the other. But a nation which is constantly improving the great staples of universal trade is building on very solid foundations. It iB a very different thing from bolstering_ up a rotten trade by means of inflation or speculation. The only peril which seems to me to threaten the future of American trade is the unsettled character of legislation affecting tariffs, government loans and other matters which affect the prosperity or credit of a people. This is a subject, however, on which I cannot, as a mere correspondent in a distant city, be expected to touch. » sm a Indiana Patents. >1 PREMIUMS RECEIVED. List of patents issued to citizens of the State of Indiana, June 13th, 1878 and each' bearing date June 4th, 1878. Furnished this paper by C. Bradford, Solicitor of patents, 18 Hubbard Block, Indianapolis, Ind., of whom copies and information may be obtained., No. 204,483. To John G. Cunningham, of Kentland, for Improvement in Sandals. No. 204,488. To George W. Grimes, of Bluflton, for Improvement in Combined Drill and Planter. Fo. 204,490. To Stephen W. Moore, of Etna, for Improvement in Gates. No. 204,501. To Eli Murray, of Rushville, for Improvement in Harrows. No. 204,508. To Wm. S. Shirk, of Anderson, for Improvement in Actuating Mechanism for Calandar Blocks. No. 204,539. To George F. Cooper, of New Albany, for Improvement in Fine- cut Tobacco Machine. No. 204,573. To Chas. B Hitchcock, of Indianapolis, for Improvement in Tilting Chairs. No. 204,582. To Samuel Kreiter, of Silver Lake, for Improvements in Churns. No. 204,631. To James W. Stevenson. of Richmond, for Improvement in Gates, No. 204,644. To Joseph G. Whittier, of Atica, for Improvement in Metallic Shank Stifleners for Boots and Shoes. Will some reader of the Farmeb please tell me who are the proprietors ofthe Muncie nursery; and also what are the qualities of the Foster and Alexander peaches. Will they stand the winter? Wheat in this county is good, corn all well tended and growing fine. Apples plenty, no peaches. D. F. Philadelphia, Hancock Co., June 20. No. 9.—I have received the Poland China pig given by Parnell Bros., of Waterloo, for premium No. 9, and am well pleased with him. Judging from the pi-g that I received I think that parties wishing Poland Chinas could not do better than' to order of this firm. Many thanks to them. T. O. Phelps. , Henry Co, ^ No. 25.—I wish to announce the receipt of premium No. 25, a Poland China pig, from Mr. Lloyd Mugg, Center, Howard county. In company with two of my neighbors we visited Mr. Mugg and had a look at his hogs, and thought them as fine aa any we ever saw. We especially admired bis large Black Bess sows, and Black Hawk and Perfection boars. Mr. Mugg gave na the choice of all his pigs. We can cheerfully recommend Mr. Mugg to any desiring to purchase thoroughbred Poland China pigs, of which he has about thirty ready to ship. Many thanks to the Fabmeb Co., Mr. Mugg and the subscribers, who , enabled me to procure so fine a premium. Adam Foust. Mount Zion, Wella Co., June 20. No. 27.—I have received from Magee Bros.,of Otterbein, Benton county, a very fine Poland China pig. It is pronounced by all who have Been it A No. 1. It is a good recommendation to them as first class breeders. Any one wishing first class stock will do well to patronize them. They have my sincere thanks for giving eo valuable a premium; also the friends that gave me their names for the Fabmeb. W. A. Ellis. Hendricks Co., June 28. No. 37.—I received my premium, a Berkshire pig, offered by M. Ran Beuoy, of Wheeling, Delaware Co. I think the pig is as fine a Berkshire ss I ever saw. Mr. Beuoy informed me that he has plenty more as good as the cne he sent me, and I think that persons wishing stock, could not do better than to purchase of him. I thank the subscribers who gave me their names to prccure my premium, and I hope ttey will be profited by reading the Fabmeb, and subscribe again in ;79, aleo thanks to Mr. Beuoy and the Fabmeb Co. G. A. Stantos. __\ Greenwood, Johnson Co. No. 99.—The strawberry plants from A. C. Harvey to Madison Grange, No. 796, came to hand in due time and in good shape. Many thanks to Mr. Harvey and the lUDIASA FA-MEB, W.P. Wimmzk, • In behalf of the Grange. v .*» •"! No. 119.—The pair of White Cochins from B. Glover was received in good shape. Of course I feel under many obligations to Mr. Glover, the Fabmeb and the subecri-. bers for this valuable premium. W. P. WlMMEB-i *>
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1878, v. 13, no. 27 (July 6) |
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Transcript | 1352 !l Vol. xm. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA/JULY 6,1878. No. 27. FOB IAL1. £have one more Boar Pig out of sow bought of I, N. Barker, sired by Tippecanoe, for which I will e$8.G0. K. G. BAQL-gY. Indianapolis. 00,000 acres best farming.landsIn Wisconsin for sale. Bend for prioe and descriptive list a. A. iLOR, Dobbston, Oconto Co., Wisconsin. TAYLOR, OB SALE—The Farm Begister and Account- Boole. Complete method of keeping fann accounts. Price. J1.00 each. Address INDIANA FAB- COUllUB. * SSW, ...w a*—" MEB CO.. Indianapolis. ' IrtOlt SALS—Three black Poland China boar pigs; JD farrowed March lStb, 1878, with pedigree. They are very fine, and I guarantee satisfaction. Address FRED. KOCH, Terre Haute, Ind. XTIOK SALE—The largest stock of salt, calcined I- plaster, land plaster and cement. The only honse -that keeps these goods always on hand, at lowest prices. ANDREW WALLACE, Indianapolis. T710B SALK OR TKADE—A Dederick's Perpet- ___. ual Hay Press, capable of baling, with horse or steam power, 10 to 12 tons of hay per day. The — - * T>ta A*an«'i Hmo Press is as good as new. The owners time being fully occupied with other business,favor&bleterms will be made. Address IUDLANA FARMKB,-.- <___________________-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ W-II1D. "\T7_NTED-FABM8—For sale and trade. 8end YV for descriptive blanks. _.A_BUCK_E,7» East Market street, IndlanapoUs. "TTJ ANTED—I hive some verj; fine BuffJJochln chickens, worth, per trio, $14. I will exchange for bees. One trio for a swarm ln good condition. B. B. DORSEY, Indianapolis. W: ANTED-Good, reliable agents. duce-i-ents and good terrll—. . or address INDUSTRIAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, 21 Liberalln- 1 territory ofitered. Call and 24 Hubbard's Block, IndlanapoUs. Bules and By-laws sent ftee upon application. EDUCATIONAL. TOTJNG MAN, if yon desire attending a college where yon procure valne received in Instruction for your money, attend the Terre Haut-s COMMXB— AL COILKOB AND iHSTITt—I OF PUMMAH- ship, which offers superior facilities for preparing young men and women for business pursuits. The finest accountants, most accomplished penmen and beet practical book-keepers ln the land are to be found ln the above colleg For terms address, GARVIN Principal, Terre Haute, ind. _nso__XaAN_otr_. CC. BURGESS, Dentist. Office ln room 1, Va- a Jen's Exchange Block, N. Penn. St. 7-tf. TO LOAN—Mone; J. H. HARDE. anapolls. * to loan on Improved farms. ICK, 36 East Market St, Indl- MONEY TO LOAN—aumsof »30qjtoJ3.00O_pn improved farms. BU VINTON, IndlanapoUs, Ind, improved farms. BUDDEllVWALCdTT & «*"1 KEAT BARGAINS ln Spring Wagons of -all IT kinds, manufactured by C. R. Schellert For sale at wholesale and retail.' Prices to cult the hard times. Call at 291 and 296 Mass. Ave., Indl- . anaj^lls. J. CAYLOR, Agent -,_,_._....... _,„ TSE-jBed BARGAINS to reduce oui choice \J 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 deecrtutlon ofthe different breeds. Price 25 cents. Seed 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 M.00 per 100; 50 cents extra by mail. Seed catalogue free. BENSON, BUBPEE & CO., 333 Church street. Philadelphia. Pa. 88-ly Large Shipments of Cattle. The export trade in beef cattle at New York ia rapidly increasing. The largest shipment ever made from that port waa "on Wednesday of last week, when 600 head were sent to London. These were shipped alive. Our beef trade abroad is constantly increasing,, a good note for our western farmers. -— ' * ' Jersey Reds. Can you give me the addresa of some of the men that raised those heavy Jersey Beds, spoken of in this week's paper? I got a sow a year ago last fall, from Clark Pettit, of New Jersey, and she was small and ugly; small, bony and light in the hams. If they have red hogs that attain the weights spoken of in the paper, Clark Pettit is a swindle, for there were fifty bought in this county and they are not large nor nice. The sow I got only raise- three pigs, and was as near the build of an old ground hog as I could tell you. If you can get the addresa of Harrison or Southard, or some other man that raisad such big hogs, we would like to have it. The Farmer is a very welcome visitor . at our houae. C. L. Lucas. Kosciusko Co., June 25. -—. I m a Feeding Value of Corn and Oats. The results of erperiments that have been made with some 10,000 horses of the . cab company in Paris, and published by the President of the company, M. Bixio, adds to tiie testimony of the omnibus company of that city last year, that the substitution of maize for oats effects a large economy, while effecting no diminution in the working power of the animal. The 10,000 cab horses have been operated upon during a period of five years, their feeding being regulated ac- : cording to the most scientific principles, ' • and the no less important point attended to—book-keeping. As compared with the year 1872 a saving of 19 centimes— nearly 4 sous per animal per day—was effected in 1877, representing a total economy for the year, of 1,058,610 francs. "English Woods." .Editors Indiana Farmer: La reply to Chas. Lowder, in No. 23, current volume, I would say most emphatically that I sever heard of the expression, "English Woods." and that there is no such thing —no intelligent breeder of Short-horns has ever used the expression, and it has never been accepted or even known among them; further, that it is not in the nature of things. We might as well speak of an English Indian. I repeat what I said previously, as he asks me to, that there is no Shorthorn but runs to obscurity or what he defines as the "Engliah Woods." His 'defii.ita'jn, as well as the expression, is founded on imagination, or at least, if he ever-'heard it used, it was by some person who did not know what he was talking about. If a "few crosses5' in a pedigree make the "English Woods," then I should like to know how many are a "few." I find so many of our early Shorthorns, as recorded in the English Herd Book with only a "few" croases and many of them even with only one cross—a sire— others, including such bulla as Hubback I (819), Favorite (252) and many others,! with only a name and No., that I am puzzled to know what a "few" means. Further, I will say that all our Shorthorns trace to animals like situated. If it should be otherwise where are the young Marys? Where is Breastplate? Infect where are any well bred Short- ' hor**;.; Ttie fact is we got our pa-rant stock from England. The breed originated there and we have always been willing to accept aa pure bred Shorthorns what the English breedera class as sucb. If Mr. Lowder's statement was made the rule I nay, without fear of successful contradiction, that we have no pure bred Short-horns. In relation to "well bred Seventeens" I will explain what was meant, in a very few words. "Carefully bred" will perhaps cover the explanation to that and Red Roses, Carolines, etc., etc. The greatest detriment ever known against the "Seventeens," is that there have been throughout the country a lot of fraudulent pedigrees put upon animals they did not belong to, and sold by peddling cattle traders to unsuspecting purchasers. The disoovery of these frauds has injured the "Seventeens" more than all the .sneers anyone might make at them. I began thia correspondence not to correct anj thing I was pecuniarily interested in, but to set matters straight that I thought would be detrimental to let go without correction. I have accomplished all at first intended, and therefore have nothing further to offer on the subject. "H." June 28th. <-*"*sxbe< ___. • GAZELLE. Owned by J. P. _r_M_R A SON, Breeders of Short-Horn Cattle, Ashby's Mills, Montgomery Co., Indiana, 1877. ability to make long journeys at a quick I pace with a heavy load, and from their de- J scendants in this country, out of well* ■-.'■'' American Prospects Abroad. I Poor Harvest ln England—Russia will need all It prodnees tbls Tear—America, tbe chief Reliance for Bread— English Trade Declining —America Looms V7 p. One of our New York cotemporaries ., . ,.bj»,* very interesting letter from one of Cljdesdaleis also giving us a foundation"^ --^ jg-^ m -England,tar-rrutcti bred mares, we may reasonably expect' to produce, by a proper course of' breeding hereafter, another type of horse for which the demand is active, and the supply very S light—good, stylish, high stepping, large coach or park horses. The use of the of much the same sort, upon which we can build, with large, stylish thoroughbred, and well bred -trotting stallions of good size and style, with certain profit. Breeding for speed alone is at best an uncertain business; and when to this uncertainty we add the expenses of training, the chances of profit are so slight, that we would not advise any general farmer to engage in the business, either with trotting or running horses. As an amusement or recreation for gentlemen of wealth and leisure, it is most fascinating; but those who have found it a remunerative business are scarcer than 2:20 trotters. On the contrary, those who breed large, stout, and well-formed draft, or active, stylish, good- stepping coach or park horses, invariably find a ready sale, at good prices, and this demand must be a permanent one.—National Live Stock Journal. Mr. George Jackson, manager of the dairy farm of F. M. Churchman, of this city, has recently gone to Europe for the purpose of purchasing several head of Alderney cattle to add to the already ex- . cellentherd of Beech Grove Farm. The imported cattle together with several se- (lections from the present herd will be Lexhibited at the next State Fair. The Texas Cattle Plague. The Spanish fever, or Texas cattle plague, is a disease peculiar to the cattle breed of Texas and Spain. The symptoms of the malady are very similar to the rinderpest, or cattle plague of Europe, and the results have proved to be equally as fatal. The symptoms are a dull, stupid, stiff appearance, an inclination to separate from the herd, drooping ofthe head, disin^ clination to eat, trembling, cramping, staggering, falling, and, in some cases, compression of the jaws; some become perfectly blind. The best preventive measures are complete isolation. The diseased and healthy stock should be kept wide apart, All dead animals should be immediately burned or buried deep in the gronnd. Disinfectants should be freely used, both internally and externally. The chloride of lime, carbolic acid, permanganate of potash, etc., are said to be excellent remedies. Pigs with Solid Hoofs, and Pigs that are not Pigs. In Texas there are pigs whose hoofs are not divided like those of ordinary pigs.but are each in one solid piece. If this is true, it ia a strange thing; but here's something that seems even stranger still : The Guinea-pig is not a pig, and there are no Guinea pigs in Guinea. However, tnere are plenty in Guiana, and, as the names of these places are very much alike, perhaps people got mixed in calling them. The places are far enough apart, though; but this you can see by your maps. At any rate, the Guinea-pig ia a soit of cousin to the squirrel and rabbit, and is fond of potato and apple peelings, carrot- tops, parsley, and cabbage; but he likes best, the leaves from the tea-pot.—"Jack- in-the-Pulpit," St, Nicholas for July. Future ofthe Draft Horse Business. Breedera of draft horses have every reason to feel encouraged. There has never been a time when good, heavy horses were in greater demand than at present; and the pricea which such horses now command are very little, if anything, below those of five years ago. * Notwithstanding the extensive importations of draft stallions from France and Great Britain to the United States during the past ten years, the supply of large, well-formed draft horses in this country ia still below the demand; for aa the supply increases, the demand grows apace; and little horses, unless they possess exceptional speed, are correspondingly neglected. We are satisfied that the increased size, which must inevitably result from the extensive use of these imported stallions in the West, cannot fail to have a beneficial effect upon other horses than those especially used for draft. Many of the stalhona imported from France show unmistakable indications of possessing a large share of the Percheron blood, once so famous for Many instances are given of cattle diseases being carried from farm to farm by rats. After devouring any possible remains of the diseased cattle after the slaughter, they are known to desert the stricken farm in a body for another, where there is at the time an abundance of food. Is it not reasonable to suppose they would carry the contagion with tbem, and thus introduce them into perfectly healthy sheds? ■■ ■ ■'■'■ i • ■»'' ■ Sows and Pigs.—A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer writes: "Yeara ago, I was told by a young Scotchman, that if I would feed plenty of sulphur for several days previous to the farrowing time, as well as occasionally afterwards, I would have no trouble. In an experience of 15 years I have found it to work to a charm." a am a —'■ Some idea ofthe immense slaughter of buffaloes on the staked plains of Texas, may be obtained from the fact that 600,000 pounds of buffalo hides were recently shipped from Fort Worth, and this was the product of only a portion of the winter's slaughter. Safe Traveiing.—When you travel, and can have choice of routes, always choose the safest route. Some lines maim, kill and cremate passengers with more facility tban other lines. When you go West, we advise you to take the Vandalia Short Line. The Vandalia is one of the best and most carefully managed railways in the world. Millions of people have been transported over this 'Model Bail- way," withont the loss ofa single life. is notes the marked advance in American trade abroad, which promises a bright future for this country. We reproduce the following extract: We no longer read in the Times, city article,! that England cannot possibly suffer from foreign competition. American calicoes are in every dry goods store —American iron is being used on English railroads. The change seems incredible, but I have looked very carefully into the facts, and there cannot be a moment's doubt with regard to them. The Trade Retprns for May, which were only issued yesterday, disclose a startling state of affairs—Btartting,that is to all who have an eye for facts, and attach more importance to them than to theories. The exports again show a falling off of over 7J per cent. In all departments of the cotton and iron trade we sell lees and less to former customers. The writer of the Times city articles is now fairly scared. Speaking of iron and steel manufacturers, he says: "At present it is a trade, which must mean loss, and perhaps ruin in the long run, to important sections of the community, for it is a trade carried on at an obvious loss." Now, when this very result was foretold not long ago, in your own columns and those cf one of your London cotemporaries, the Times, Mr. Giffin and other political writers treated it as a mere display of stupidity and ignorance. I must say that I wish it had been that and nothing more, for it is not pleasant to see a national trade falling into decay. WHAT OF THIS? But what has all this got to do with American readers, aome one may say ? A good deal. In the first place it is America —(I hope Mr. Grant White will allow me to use the word—I do not know of a handier one) which is the most active and most-successful competitor of England in her present markets. Then, again, America not only. takes away England'a foreign customers, but is underselling her at her own doors—in London, Liverpool and every large town. While thus cutting her commercial resources down, she (America) grows harvests which no other country is able to produce and which England is obliged to buy. Thia year, I understand, you will have a very fine harvest. I can only pay that it Wl__ BE WASTED IN EUROPE. Russia has net grown much more grain than she wants, and the yield here will be comparatively small. Europe must go across the Atlantic for what she needs to make up her deficient Bupply of food. And then recollect that it is not for grain only that England now comes with money in her hand to the .United States ports. The sale of American beef is simply enormous, considering that even when I left New York in 1876, the trade was almost, if not quite, unknown. And now we pay something like $20,000,000 a year for. American bee^ and the business is constantly increasing. So that the for "staff of life," and a large proportion of meat consumed, this country must now depend very largely on the United States. These are tne facts, draw from them what conclusion you will. There is one conclusion which I should feel disposed to draw—namely, that this state of affairs must inevitably restore your long lost prosperity. It is an ill wind that blows no one any good. Foreign capital must necessarily pour into the country, making up, in a large measure, for the losses ofthe last few years, and infusing new life and energy into all departments of trade. This ia as certain as that the sun -Vlll * risa trr._—-!**••*_**_ —_« .^rGGfrvtxrjr, nf. trade in America does not depend upon accident or artificial causes, but is being produced by fixed laws—for ihere are such things in connection with the commercial as well as the physical world, although they are not by any means what the physical economist supposes them to be. Letter firom Jefferson Co. Mt. Typo Fabm, June 28. To the Editors Indiana Farmer: Thinking a few lines from thia neighborhood would be of interest to the many readers of your valuable paper, I thought I would endeavor to give you a few items: "__. Wheat harvest is about over in this locality ai.d the yield appears to be satisfactory to most of our farmers, although the fly and rust threatened to cut the crop .short. Some fields have been broken up and put in corn since the wheat was cut, while some have been put in Hungarian grass. The peach and apple crojs promise well; in fact some of the peach growers have commenced picking from the early varieties. C6m is doing fine, except in some of the fields where the moles and blackbirds have been operating on it The birds especially haye been very annoying in the river bottoms. Mr. A. G.Thomas, one of my neighbors, has a three-quarters Jersey cow that came in fresh at the age of 14 months and 12 days, and will come in again before she is two years of sge. She turned out forty-five Ita of milk and three lbs of butter in five days. This is the youngest cow I ever knew of. Considering her age, I Bhould say she has done well. Sometime since I saw an inquiry in your paper in regard to planting potatoes in the light of the moon, in reply to which I am prepared to say tliat it does not make any difference whatever. I tested the matter last year to my own satisfaction. Seme of my neighbors laughed at me for planting in the light of the moon, saying I would have plenty of tops but no potatoes; but when tney were dug in the fall they tur_ed out better than those of my neighbors who did the laughing, Plant your potatoes, in the riglk v , h.lLttl-\JsT -glUUuU W-a—l p,t.'-J~ *a*aa^_' '-tw-r^t. attention and the yieid will beBatisfac- ■■"* tory. Typo. Jefferson Co. PEqSPEEITY MUST OOME. My American friends whom I see over here do not, indeed, tell me of any great improvement yet, but how can it fail to come when you have suddenly enlarged the circle of your customers so as to include half the earth 1 Your cottons sell better than ours in India, China, Australia and New Zealand. We must come to you for grain and meat. Your iron trade grows year by year. When people say, "Business is picking up in Wall street," I do not care much about it, one way or the other. But a nation which is constantly improving the great staples of universal trade is building on very solid foundations. It iB a very different thing from bolstering_ up a rotten trade by means of inflation or speculation. The only peril which seems to me to threaten the future of American trade is the unsettled character of legislation affecting tariffs, government loans and other matters which affect the prosperity or credit of a people. This is a subject, however, on which I cannot, as a mere correspondent in a distant city, be expected to touch. » sm a Indiana Patents. >1 PREMIUMS RECEIVED. List of patents issued to citizens of the State of Indiana, June 13th, 1878 and each' bearing date June 4th, 1878. Furnished this paper by C. Bradford, Solicitor of patents, 18 Hubbard Block, Indianapolis, Ind., of whom copies and information may be obtained., No. 204,483. To John G. Cunningham, of Kentland, for Improvement in Sandals. No. 204,488. To George W. Grimes, of Bluflton, for Improvement in Combined Drill and Planter. Fo. 204,490. To Stephen W. Moore, of Etna, for Improvement in Gates. No. 204,501. To Eli Murray, of Rushville, for Improvement in Harrows. No. 204,508. To Wm. S. Shirk, of Anderson, for Improvement in Actuating Mechanism for Calandar Blocks. No. 204,539. To George F. Cooper, of New Albany, for Improvement in Fine- cut Tobacco Machine. No. 204,573. To Chas. B Hitchcock, of Indianapolis, for Improvement in Tilting Chairs. No. 204,582. To Samuel Kreiter, of Silver Lake, for Improvements in Churns. No. 204,631. To James W. Stevenson. of Richmond, for Improvement in Gates, No. 204,644. To Joseph G. Whittier, of Atica, for Improvement in Metallic Shank Stifleners for Boots and Shoes. Will some reader of the Farmeb please tell me who are the proprietors ofthe Muncie nursery; and also what are the qualities of the Foster and Alexander peaches. Will they stand the winter? Wheat in this county is good, corn all well tended and growing fine. Apples plenty, no peaches. D. F. Philadelphia, Hancock Co., June 20. No. 9.—I have received the Poland China pig given by Parnell Bros., of Waterloo, for premium No. 9, and am well pleased with him. Judging from the pi-g that I received I think that parties wishing Poland Chinas could not do better than' to order of this firm. Many thanks to them. T. O. Phelps. , Henry Co, ^ No. 25.—I wish to announce the receipt of premium No. 25, a Poland China pig, from Mr. Lloyd Mugg, Center, Howard county. In company with two of my neighbors we visited Mr. Mugg and had a look at his hogs, and thought them as fine aa any we ever saw. We especially admired bis large Black Bess sows, and Black Hawk and Perfection boars. Mr. Mugg gave na the choice of all his pigs. We can cheerfully recommend Mr. Mugg to any desiring to purchase thoroughbred Poland China pigs, of which he has about thirty ready to ship. Many thanks to the Fabmeb Co., Mr. Mugg and the subscribers, who , enabled me to procure so fine a premium. Adam Foust. Mount Zion, Wella Co., June 20. No. 27.—I have received from Magee Bros.,of Otterbein, Benton county, a very fine Poland China pig. It is pronounced by all who have Been it A No. 1. It is a good recommendation to them as first class breeders. Any one wishing first class stock will do well to patronize them. They have my sincere thanks for giving eo valuable a premium; also the friends that gave me their names for the Fabmeb. W. A. Ellis. Hendricks Co., June 28. No. 37.—I received my premium, a Berkshire pig, offered by M. Ran Beuoy, of Wheeling, Delaware Co. I think the pig is as fine a Berkshire ss I ever saw. Mr. Beuoy informed me that he has plenty more as good as the cne he sent me, and I think that persons wishing stock, could not do better than to purchase of him. I thank the subscribers who gave me their names to prccure my premium, and I hope ttey will be profited by reading the Fabmeb, and subscribe again in ;79, aleo thanks to Mr. Beuoy and the Fabmeb Co. G. A. Stantos. __\ Greenwood, Johnson Co. No. 99.—The strawberry plants from A. C. Harvey to Madison Grange, No. 796, came to hand in due time and in good shape. Many thanks to Mr. Harvey and the lUDIASA FA-MEB, W.P. Wimmzk, • In behalf of the Grange. v .*» •"! No. 119.—The pair of White Cochins from B. Glover was received in good shape. Of course I feel under many obligations to Mr. Glover, the Fabmeb and the subecri-. bers for this valuable premium. W. P. WlMMEB-i *> |
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