FOB NALE.
OR SALK—I have a lot of nice Clawson Wheat
for sale at fl per busbel; sacks 25 cents extra.   A.
SHAUX, Cicero, Hamilton county, Ind.
FOR SALE-Jereey Bull "Sir Roderick" No. 1732;
three years old; sure breeder and from a good butter family. Price 1100. A. L.*W. CDAVTSaDub-
lln, Ind.	
FOR SALE—The Farm Register and Account
Book. Complete method or keeping farm accounts. Price »1 each. Address INDIANA FARMER
COMPANY, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—The largest stock of salt, calcined
plaster, land plaster and cement. , The only
house that keeps these goods always on hand, at low-
est prices.   ANDREW WALLACE, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE-I have a fine lot of Poland-China pigs
now ready to ship, of undoubted purity, representing the Black Tom of Bess families, at reasonable
prices. WILL T. EVANS, Romney, Tippecanoe
county, Indiana. :H-
WANTED.
~X\T ANTED—Any one wanting a good farm wagon,
T V   buggy or carriage, new or second-hand, to call
on G. H. SHOVKR. 174 E. Market street, Indianapolis.   Repairing of all kinds promptly attended to.
~\\TANTED—Three hundred young men and wo-
T t men to learn telegraphing, and take offices on
the lines. Salary, $65 to $80 per month. Can be
learned in ten to twelve weeks. Very little education required. For particulars, address, with stamp,
INDIANAPOLIS TELEGRAPH INSTITUTE, Indianapolis, Ind.
_tll.NC___I_I_AVKOl\S.
G' C. BURGESS, Dentist.   Office in room 4 Va-
_ ___•_ Jen's Exchange Block, N. Pennsylvania St.
TO LOAN—Monev to loan   on  Improved farms.
J. H. IIARDEBECK, 36 East Market street, Indianapolis. J	
~\TONEYTOLOAN-Sun_sof*:.00to $3,000 on im-
J>__L proved farms. RUDDELL. WALCOTT <fe
VINTON, Indianapolis, Ind.
G1REAT BARGAINS in Spring Wagons of all
T kinds,manufactared by C.R.Scnellert. For sale at
wholesale and retail. Prices to suit the hard times.
Call at 294 and 2>6 Massachusetts avenue, Indianapo-
lis.   J. CAYLOR, Agent.   -
YOUNG MEN wishing a successful start tn life
should attend the old reliable Indianapolis Business College, .established in 1858. We refer to Mr.
Herbert Com_er,_Lssistantbook_ceeperlNPiANA Farmer, son of one of the proprietors, and graduate of
tbis college. Address, with stamp, for full descriptive circulars,'JtOERNER & GOODIER, Indianapo-'
lis, Ind.
WANTED—1,000 good sheep to keep on the shares,
on a splendid ranch in Eastern Kansas. Good
sheds and plenty of feed. Address, soon, M.L. MACY,
Economy, Wayne county/Ind.
STOLK\.
STOLEN^From my farm, on September 3, a bay
horse, 12 years old, about 15>£ hands high? mane
and tail trimmed short; bar shoes on fore feet; (gets
lame without them); sore under jaw, caused by distemper; coughs some when driving. A liberal reward
will be paid for any information that will lead to his
recovery. Address MRS. MARY E. BOONE, Lebanon, Ind.
Xfrr. jafaclt*
New Albany, Sept. 15.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer: ;
I spent the past week in Putnam county,
investigating the diseases of swine. The
farmers there estimate the loss in that county, in the present epidemic, at '850,000. I
flnd the disease, on post mortem examination of many cases, to be the same in every
case, with , slight modifications in type,
pneumonia, or tubercular consumption—
the latter disease very rarely.
Jly object in writing is to complain of
the farmers for not taking more general
notice of my request, made through your
paper, for information as to diseased localities. I am compelled to spend a good part
ofthe short time allowed me for the investigation in hunting it up. I have received
bnt three-letters in all, giving me information as to its prevalence. Have the farmers
of Indiana no interest in this matter? They
have been complaining for years that all
the legislation of the country was in the interest of the few, as against the many, and
that agriculture was always forgotten in
public expenditures. Here is at least one
special act seeking to aid them, and save an
annual loss of many millions to this class
alone. The investigation may fail to discover a remedy, but the commission should
have a fair chance, at least.
It will cost only a postal-card or a letter
stamp, at most, to give me the information,
and if I do not visit every place, it will be
because I am already occupying a fruitful
field for investigation. D. AV. Voyles.
 «  »  m	
Stock and Poultry Diseases.
Good and evil are strangely blended in
this world of ours. AVe can hardly avail
ourselves of blessings on the one hand
without being cursed with the evils that lie
near by. When our cattle browsed on the
spice-bushes of fifty years ago, and our hogs
grew spontaneously in the woods, and fatted themselves on tbe mast, and our short-
legged, old-fashioned chickens roosted in
the tree.s and scratched the forest-leaves
from the virgin soil in search of food—in
this golden age of hog and hen, we had no
cholera, nor did our cattle die with Texas
fever, nor rinderpest. But then cow and
hog and hen were all of scrub breed—in-
deeed were scarcely removed from their
primitive condition before man domesticated them. Our animals, like ourselves,
multiply diseases, as the modes of life become more and more artificial. In the
human race, diseases are evidently more
numerous in the civilized, than in the savage state, but our knowledge of the prevention and cure of diseases has even outrun their multiplication, so that the aver-
erage duration of human life is greater now
than when our race were savages. Can we
apply the same laws of hygiene to our domestic animals with similar good results ? It
would be hazardous to give an affirmative
answer to this question. Our stock breed-
. ing has been constantly in the direction of
producing radical changes in the physical
constitution of the animals, affecting directly, their form, size and period of growth.
Under the influence of this special treatment we have produced a race of hogs which
will make a growth of 2.50 or 300 pounds in
ten or twelve months, while our woods
hogs would hardlv make that weight in two
years, with the best of feeding. Now, such
a mushroom growth must have hut little
power to resist disease.
Zymotic disease of the nature of cholera,
yellow fever, or typhus, in the human subject, are propagated by the poison operating
on those whose feeble vitality is insufficient
to resist the epidemic tendency. So in the
lower animals, as we make a forced growth,
the bulk of living matter is greatly dispro-
portioned to the vital force, and the power
of resistance is correspondingly diminished.
Now, if such animals be over-fed, or fed on
unwholesome food, disease will be generated, and if the fever assumes a typhoid
character, which it is likely to do, then it
will become epidemic and will be communicated to all animals whieh have not vital
force enough to resist the contagion, if they
are exposed to it.   .
What is true of the hog, is equally true of
our exaggerated breeds of barn-yard fowls;
and thev become diseased from the same
cause.   What shall we do then ?   Shall we
fo back to the mast hog, and duck-legged
ens, to get clear of cholera? That we
Should, does not necessarily follow. If a
man can raise ten hogs in a year, to the
weight of 250 pounds, he can afford to risk
the loss of five of them, rather than to feed
the ten two years to get the same weight of
pork, and that of an inferior, quality.;
Much can be done, no doubt, to prevent
the original generation of the fever (for
such it is) in proper attention to food, water
and the general condition ofthe animal, but
we cannot speak of these now.
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Judging Draft Horses.
We deem this a good time to enter a protest against the prevailing custom of judging draft horses in the show-ring namely,
with reference to weight, as one would
judge a group of fat oxen prepared for the
butcher's block. In the latter case, the
quantity and quality of the meat are the
primary considerations; but we fail to see
why such a test should be applied to the
former. We don't eat'horse, flesh in this
country, consequently more weight of carcass is of no value except as it gives greater
ability to draw a heavy load; and if this
weight be made up simply of an accumulation of adipose tissue (fat), it is a positive
incumbrance rather than a help, and should
be judged accordingly. .
There can" be no question that size is an
important featare in a draft horse; but to
be of value the desired weight must be
made up of other tissues.than fat. Bone
and muscle must form an important part
in making up this weight; and even here,
we cannot depend upon the tape-line, jior
the scales to make an award. The quality
of each is a vital) consideration. If the indications are that- tlie. bony tissue is of a
soft' * spongy^poVrftis natitTe; if the joints are
giimmy anil defective, or the muscles t'-ibby
and ill placed; the hoofe flat and brittle and
brittle or too much contracted; or if the disposition be sluggish and dull, like that of
an ox, no amount of mere weight should be
permitted to atone for such serious defects.
A good draft horse must possess strong
vital organs, which fact is usually indicated
by the form and relative size of "the trunk.
His joints and legs must be strong and perfect, free from curbs and spavins, the skin
lying close and flrm to hard and elastic
cords, with an entire absence of "beer'
upon those parts; the feet sliould be large,
neither flat nor mule-shaped, the horn hard
and elastic, but not brittle. The bottom of
the foot should be examined to see that it
possesses the desired concave appearance,
and that the frog does its work perfectly,
because it is in the feet that our heavy draft
horses are most notoriously defective. As
we have said in a former number of the
Journal: the principal requisite of a good
draft horse is, good size, made up without
a superabundance of fat; but to this must
be added docility,soiindness and endurance.
Given all the valuable qualities above described in perfection, and then the more of
action and style he possesses the better. He
may be very nearly perfect in all respects,
and yet be too small to be classed as a flrst-
class draft horse. On the other hand he
may weigh a ton, but if the weight be made
up mainly of fat, or if he be ill-tempered,
unsound, or lacking in endurance, his value
is materially lessened. He may possess all
the points enumerated and yet be so deficient in energy, and so heavy and sluggish
in his movements, as to come far short of a
perfect draft horse.
AVhen called upon to act as a judge in
this class, the intelligent horseman will
give due prominence to all these points, and
will not be deceived by mere measurement
or weight; the true test being the comparative adaption of the animal to perform the
work which pertains to the class in which
it is shown.—Live Stock Journal.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
STATE NEWS.
Four Union eounty farmers paid $19, fines
and costs, for lying to a Richmond toll-gate
keeper about their toll.
A fifteen year old son of James Ervin, of
Princeton, was found in a dying condition
in a field, the other day, having been kicked
by a horse.
The value of school property in Marion Co.,
is ?1,097,000; number of pupils admitted to
schools, 19,205; average attendance, 12,456;
average daily compensation, male teachers,
?2,33; of female, §2,17; in the city,, male,
$5,33; female, $2,76. Number of schooli
houses, 140; number of schools, 330.
About   ?2,000  remain   in  the
pni none ofthe others less than 50 pounds.
Tlie aggregate ages of four persons living
in the northwestern part of Shelby county
lis 54*7 years. They all emigrated to Shelby
Kou&ty from Kentucky. Their names are
liovttih Campbell, aged 89; Enoch Ruggles,
jigei 88; Mrs. Elizabeth Ruggles, aged 86,
pnilMiss Ruth Ruggles, aged 84.
•V; great deal of sickness of a dangerous
Irlttracter is reported as being prevalent in
ffliiflerent parts of Hancock county.
j" Vho temperance*, fever has not abated in
6 "een county, but on the contrary is still
ii creasing.
GENERAL NEWS.
ofthe Shelby county  agricultural society
alter the payment of all expenses.
Probably the largest sale of cattle eve
made in the AA'abash valley was made b\
Moses Fowler, AAr. S. and J. H. \Tannata, o]
Lafayette, last week. The herd numberc
two thousand three hundred head of fu
steers graded in weight and quality froi
$3,62J*J@4,-5 per hundred. The sale amounf
to about §130,000. -
An effort is being made by a company i'
Hope to establish telephonic communic;
tion between that place and Columbus, j
Satisfactory arrangements can be made i
will be put in operation at an early date,
Corn in the vicinity of Richmond average
twelve feet high, and will yield over seven,
ty-five bushels per acre.
Emigration to Kansas from Fountain Co,
is on the increase.   A good many are goin-J
in wagons, and fully as many by rail.
Six persons Iiave been sent to the peni
Our commerce with France is now wortli
treasury|*jibout $100,000,000 annually.
.«
itentiary  from  Madison in  the  last
weeks.   .
The early potato crop is almost a failflre|
about Centreville.       "„•'.'    . / /*. ,
In threshing wheat "on tlie 20th inst:, On j
the farm of Dr. J. S. Green, at" Wayneto\mw£
a large rick caught fire from the engine andj
Was entirely consumed.
The balance, four'
large ricks, was saved by;much hard
j America takes eight of the eleven prizes
in the agricultural department at the Paris
■Exposition.
In 1875 the value ofthe carpet production
tin the United States was £52,370,1G8.    In
lf!72 our importations of carpeting amounted
to nearly $6,000,000; in 1877 they were only
•?S74,911
A Silk Society in Rockville, Kane Co.,
Utah, owns a lot, and lias planted mulberry
cuttings, besides a large quantity of seed,
built a silk house, and raised plenty of eggs
from five dozen imported silk worms.
In 1873, we exported twelve million yards
of cotton goods, but last year the tide turned
and we exported one hundred and eleven
million yards.
A single woolen mill in the city of Lawrence, Mass., produces every week a million
yards of dyed or printed cloths. It pays
§160,000 a month as wages to 5,300 persons.
It is estimated that 4,500,000 sewing machines have been made in tlie United States.
•A Westmoreland (Penn.) farmer has discovered a process of making sugar from corn
s^lks at a cost of three cents per pound.
he pork-packers of the AVest and East
■ft-tpect to produce 336,000,000 pounds of lard
this year. Twice as much is shipped abroad
eJL        t8? *s used in thi*5 country, the exports for
Catholics united  with the  Protestants to
bring about the success of the bible ticket.
A magazine containing 20 pounds of nitroglycerine and 75 pounds of dynamite, near
Bradford, Pa., exploded on the 17th inst.,
killing four persons.
One of the very best of cultivated counties f
in the whole republic is said to be Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, originally settled by
Mennonites, Moravians, and Dunkers, who
fled from Germany and Holland to avoid
persecution during the eighteenth century.
A new phase of hog cholera has broken
out in portions of Sangamon county, 111.
The afflicted animals first become blind
without any premonitory symptoms.
A Nebraska farmer reports 600 pounds of
bright sugar and 153 gallons of nice syrup
from two acres of early sorghum.
Grasshoppers in some parts of Nebraska
are destroying the vegetables.
your columns, is a reliable and trusty company, or not? I think thev exaggerate tlio
magnifying powor of tlieir instrument,
greatly. Please answer in your next, ami
oblige, A Rearkh.
Southport, Sept. 8.
AVe believe the Gem Microscope Co. to be
reliable.   Have heard nothing to the contrary.
To the Editor Indiana Farmer:
AVill some one that has tried the bone
dust let me know how much it takes per
acre on tolerable fair land? Also how
much lime? A. J. Lee
Grandview, Sept. 8.
From one hundreil to two hundred
pounds of bone dust to the acre is the
rule. The quantity of lime required depends upon the character ofthe soil. On
sandy land more is needed than on clay
or loam.
•!
n
James Coughlin, a painter of Bedford.'and ^xrandlayear.
ithe*pa?t sisrmonths averaging -230,000,000
THE PAIRS.
Rules for the Care of Sheep.
1. Keep sheep dry under foot with clean
litter. This is more necessary than roofing
them. Never let them stand* or lie in the
mud or snow. 2. If a ewe loses her lamb,
milk her daily for a few days, and mix a
little alum with her salt. 3. Never frighten
sheep if possible to avoid it. 4. Separate
all weak, thin, or sick sheep in the fall from
those that are strong, and give them special
care. 5. If any sheep is hurt catch it at
once, and wash the wound witli a healing,
lotion. If* a leg is broken bind it with splinters tightly, loosening as the limb swells.
6. If a sheep is lame, examine its foot, clean
out between the hoofs; if unsound, apply
tobacco, with blue vitriol boiled in a little
water. 7. Shear at once any sheep commencing to shed its wool, unless the weather is too severe. Keep none but the best,
and see that they are properly attended to.
—Ex.
Mr. Meikel will show ten head ofimported Clydesdale stallions at the State Fair
next week. One of the number is reported
to be the champion draft stallion in America.
His name is "i oung Loch Fergus, age five
years and weight 2,160.
Our Scale Offer.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Dear Sirs:—Your postal of the 18th
received yesterday, the 20th. (The scales
came the 19th; I dated my postal wrong
last evening.) Mr. '1|"ubrander is very
well satisfied with his%ales, and thinks
every farmer should have a pair like his
and a good paper like the Farmer for
$7. He wishes to return thanks to the
Farmer Co., etc.
Wm. Cheese-man, Agt.
Lemon, Butler Co., O., Sept. 21.
quite an old man, fell down a pair of stairs
on the 18th inst., dangerously and perhaps
fatally injuring himself.
A blacksmith named Roderick McDonald, living at Clifford, Bartholomew county .j
committed suicide on the 17th inst., by
shooting himself through the head with a
pistol
A construction train on the Evansville &
Terre Haute road ran over a hand car at
Patoka, on the 17th inst., killing Al. Nash
and dangerously bruising another man.
A large company of tramps attempted to
defy the law and order at Logansport one
night last week which resulted in nine of
them being jailed, while the rest suddenly
disappeared.
Christian Behm, a German mechanic of
Connersville, accidentally fell backwards
upon a buzz saw and received a dangerous
wound. It is thought that the great loss of
blood will result in his death.
The west-bound express train struck a
wagon occupied by four bOys on the road
crossing two miles west of Edwardsport,
on the 18th inst. John Seirup was killed
almost instantly; AVilliam Seirup, jr., and
James McLin, probably fatally injured in
ternally, and John Bundle seriously injured
about the head and back.
AVm. Beers, a farmer of Mishawaka,' aged
about seventy, endeavored to pull a ramrod
from a loaded rifle, when the piece was discharged, blowing the rod througli him, killing him in an hour.
The boiler of a threshing machine ex.
ploded on the 15th inst., about nine miles
northeast of Rochester, fatally scalding
Lewis Strong, the engineer, and seriously
injuring a boy named Albert Highway)
Several others were slightly injured.
John O'Connell and John Kelly, two railroad laborers, of Terre Haute, got into a political dispute, when Kelly threw O'Connell
out ofa second story window. He alighted
on his head and shoulder, causing concussion of the brain, and breaking his shoulder
blade. He is seriously hurt. Kelly escaped.
An encouraging indication ofthe return
of prosperity is the fact that it is almost impossible to*rent a desirable dwelling house
in this city. Real estate agents say the
demand far exceeds the supply.
The iron and ties are now being laid on
the narrow gauge railroad east from Sullivan. Farmers along the line are rejoicing
at its completion.
The State Board of,.\griculture have made
a contract with the New Palestine band to
perform throughout the State Fair week.
A daily paper, called the Mirror, has been
started at Martinsville. ,   •
The tobacco crop of AVayne county looks
remarkably well. The yield will be heavy,
and the leaf of an unusually good quality.
The cabbage worm has appeared in great
numbers in the eastern part of tlie State,
and threatens to.destroy the late crop.
James Paris, of Frankfort, has growing on
his farm a pumpkin vine as thick around
as a man's arm, and on the one vine are 14
■l During the fiscal year 1877 we imported
from France silk and silk goods to the
ariiount of ?12,709,992, on whieh the duty
was, at an average of 58 per cent., §7,371,795.
The first invoice of perfumery ever
shipped from this country to England was
sent from Philadelphia a few days ago.
The amount of capital invested in the production of petroleum is estimated at fully
■$100,000,000. The first well was bored in
1859, while now there are fully 10,000 wells,
producing a greater value of oil per annum
than tlie total value of gold and silver in
the United States.
The United States last year exported 107,-
354,666 pounds of cheese to England. If this
were loaded on drays, each carrying one
ton and occupying eight yards, the line
would extend 244 miles.
The lumber dealers of Chicago, on the
first instant, had on hand and for sale 371,-
126,172 feet of lumber, 846,900 feet of pickets,
35,694,400 pieces of lath, 505,252 pieces of
cedar posts, and 158,149,500 pieces of sawed
shingles. .-
At Hockley, Texas, last week, a family of
eight children, the youngest an infant, were
murdered by some unknown person. The
father was shot several times and left for
dead.   He may recover.
The secretary of the treasury has issued
tlie seventy-first call for five-twenties, for
redemption, to the amount of $5,000,000.
Herman Chapman, an express driver of
Lasalle, 111., was assaulted by three men on
the 16th inst., and robbed of ¥14,000 and a
watch, and left in a badly bruised and dangerous condition.
Diplomas have been awarded the state
departments of public instruction of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, AVisconsin, Pennsylva-
QUERY AND ANSWER.
ln the present number we have room only
to say to A. C. S. that his woodland should
be cleared of leaves as soon after they fall as
practical. This will be most readily done
by burning them. Mix equal parts of the
seeds of blue grass and orchard grass and
sow on the snow any time in the winter.
On your stubble-ground you may sow
blue grass with the wheat, or on the snow
in the winter.
Your corn-field cannot be converted into
meadow till the corn crop is removed and
the surface leveled. If this is done soon
you could safely sow timothy seed next
month. Otherwise sow your grass with
oats early in the spring. After sowing roll
the ground to insure a smooth compact
bottom to your meadow.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will you tell me how I can best recuperate a very much neglected orchard ? Horses
have been allowed to run in it. The ground
around some of the trees is very hard. The
leaves on some turn yellow prematurely.
A great many apples rot on the tree, and
most all fell "when about half ripe. How
will I apply manure? Can anything be
grown in it without detriment tothe trees?
AVhen is tho best"timo to sow clover? -« ■
AVhat is the most profitable breed of sheep
in our state ?
Is tlie smell of manure unhealthy?
AVhat is the best book on farming and
stock raising, in which a young man can
find some sound advice.
Please answer these questions and oblige
A You-io BegiN-Ikb.
Lexington,- Sept. 16.
lst. If your orchard pleases you in the selection of fruit, it may be well to recuperate
it. If not, you had better plant a new one.
If you attempt the recovery of the old orchard, turn the horses out and put the hogs
in. Feed your brood sows and pigs for tiie
tlie next year. They will cultivate the
ground thoroughly in search for the insects
and their larvse, which are ruining your
fruit, and in eating the faulty fruit as it
falls, will finally relieve your orchard of
these pests. Next winter prune your orchard well, and keep all stock out of it except hogs.
2d. Clover sown on wheat does best when
sown in March, or on a February snow.
3d. Your selection ofa breed of sheep will
depend on the purpose lor which you intend to keep them. If you want wool alone
the Saxon or Morino stock will give you
wool that will command the highest price.
If you have an eye to mutton as well as
wool, the long-wool varieties—the Cotswolds, or Southdowns will fill your bill.
4th. The odor of stable manure is chiefly
ammonia. . It is not so unwholesome to
those who breathe it, as it is bad for the
manure. The presence of a manure pile
should never be detected by its odor—cover 1 an(i
it with muck-and save the ammonia.
5th. Of books on the science and art ot
farming, there are many valuable works
now in the market. A young beginner will
do well to buy "Talks about tlie Farm" and
"Talks about Manures" two books by J.
Harris, M. S. If it is tlie design to study
the science of farming, we recommend Pendleton's Text Book of Scientific Agriculture.
On the subject of stock, Allen's American
nia, Kansas, Milwaukee and St. Louis public | CatUe, and Herbert's Hints to Housekeep
,        *,       a ai.     -n -a- prs will bfi found in«tt*nf»H**-o r,„il .a-,!,.,!,!*--,
schools at the Pans exposition.
Forest fires have been raging on the north
side of the Columbia river, in Oregon. The
losses are estimated at above a half million
dollars. A public meeting has been held in
ATancouver to raise means for the relief of
the settlers.
The agricultural works of James S.
Marsh, at Lewisburg, Pa., were totally destroyed by fire on the 15th inst. Loss estimated at $100,000.
The Catholic church of Gilman, 111., was
set on fire on the night ofthe 18th inst., and
entirely destroyed. Loss, $3,500. No clue
to the incendiary has been found.
The despised Chinese of San Francisco have
contributed $1,200 for the relief of the yellow
fever sufferers.
Of the entire bonded debt ofthe United
States only about $250,000,000 are held
abroad. The remainder, about $1,550,000,-
000, is held in this country.
Mrs. Charles Morse, of Chardon, Ohio, on
the 18th inst., while temporarily insane,
killed her little daughter, aged 7, and then
cut her own throat, both dying in a few
minutes.
At a school district election at New Haven, Conn., the issue being the re-establishment of devotional exercises in the public
schools, the ticket favoring tlie re-establish
pumpkins, one of which weighs 70 pounds, ■ ment was elected by 2,900 majority.   The
ers will be found instructive and reliable.
These books can be obtained at publishers' prices, by orders sent to this office.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
AVill you permit me to ask a few questions
through your columns, hoping that some
intelligent reader will feel inclined to answer?
I have on my farm about sixty acres of
timber; the timber on one-third of itis well
thinned out so that the sun will exercise its
needful influence. Now, I desire to get the
whole into grass as soon as practicable, that
my stock may get tho benefit of it. AVhat
shall I sow ? When shall I sow ? and how ?
The twenty acres on which tlie soil is pretty
well cleaned off is of black loam, very rich.
I have eight acres of stubble ground
which I wish to sow in wheat, and some
kind of grass seed that will, for the next six
or eight years, afford me the best stock pas- I
ture. Avhat seed shall I sow, and when?
or shall I sow more than one kind ? I have
also twelve acres in corn which I wish to
get into meadow as soon as possible. How
shall I do it?
It may seem tliat the information here
asked for is not important, and that very few
farmers will be profited by an answer to
these questions, but, judging from what I
can see among my neighbors, I hardly
think so. If, therefore, some enterprising
and thoughtful farmer will answer them I
shall be under many oliligations.
Indianapolis, Sept. 13. j_, (/. ,<,-,
Please tell me, through the "Query and
Answer" column of your paper, whether
tie "Gem Microscope Co.," advertised in
The Wabash County Fair.
The AVabash County Agricultural Society held its twenty-sixth annual exhibi-
bition Sept. 10th to 13th inclusive, with
marked success. It had been a matter
of doubt, to the managers, whether there
would be a full attendance on account of
the busy season of wheat-seeding, but
the crowds of "horny-handed grangers"
and their families that assembled on
Thursday and Friday dispelled all doubts,
and relieved their anxiety in regard to
the financial results. The receipts overbalanced the expenditures enough to
leave a handsome surplus for the reserve
fund. The total number of entries made
was 1659; live stock entries 440.
Horses.—The horse show was better
than ever before. A. F. Bierce, of Warsaw, had on exhibition his imported
Clydesdale stallion, "Young Lofty," and
six colts which were greatly admired;
E. !_. Berkey, of Goshen, an imported
Norman stallion; "Wabash County Importing Co.," an imported Norman and
also a young horse of Membrino ptock,
D. W. Lozer exhibited his imported
Clyde stallion, and Blue Bull, jr., recently purchased in Rush county. He is a
descendant of James Wilson's Blue Bull,
and is an animal of great beauty. Space
forbids even a passing notice of the
many otlier excellent horses on exhibition.
G'ATTiaK.—-James M. Jackson, Rich-
Valley, exhibited his excellent herd of
Short-horns, 10 in number, composed of
Phillises, Wild Eyes, Red Roses and
other good strains, with Duke 4th at the
head. Mr. J. succeeded in capturing $175
in premiums, which "speaks" well for
his success as an exhibitor. D. Brooks,
J. Lynn, and others were also exhibitors
of Short-horns.
Dr. lt. H. Gillen and J. P. Ross each exhibited imported Jersey cows. Each arc
registered in the Island herd book. J. D.
Conner and H. Caldwell also had Jersey
cattle on exhibition. S. Spradling had
two Alderneys, and E. D. Busick a Devon on exhibition. We notice these in
detail because until the last few years
there has been no effort to improve others than the Short-horns. But now
there seems to be considerable interest
shown in the improvement of dairy as
well as beef cattle in this county.
Hogs.—The exhibition of swine was
up to the average of any preceding year.
The principal exhibitors were T. W.
McClure, with a herd each of Berkshires,
P. Chinas; noticeable among the
former was a fine male pig, purchased in
AVisconsin. L. H. White with a herd of
P. Chinas. J. 8. Thomson exhibited
some flne young animals of both tlie
above kinds. J. Cunningham, of
Bunker Hill, exhibited a hem of 50 line
P. Chinas, and AVm. It. Ridgway an excellent Poland China male purchased of
AV. Greer, Butler county, Ohio, whoso
weight was over 700pounds. E. Powell,
last butnot least, was on exhibition with
two P. Chinas.
Smekp.— Tliere was a fair show of different grades of sheep, prominent among
others a fine imported Southdown buck,
owned by W. R. Ridgeway.
There is considerable interest taken in
the breeding of poultry here. All the
leading kinds were represented. Among
others were W. A. Jones' imported
Langshans, notice of which is given in
the Farmer.
The display of mechanical implements
and the products in Agricultural Hall
were very good, but not exceeding other
fairs. The managers and exhibitors are
well pleased with the results.
Throughout the entire fair tlie best of
order and good feeling prevailed, whicii
is a compliment upon the managers and
our people.
C. Cokv.
Floyd Grango Fair.
Mr. Editor:—We feci under obligations to report from Floyd Grange Fair,
held Sept. 16,17 and 18. The exhibitions
were good in each department, especially
in the poultry and bog ringK. Among
the sales and exchanges of hogs made
was the sale of Nelly Bly by Isaiah Stun-
to Alex. Smith & Bro., for |_0; (.ttecn
Ann, 3} months old, for ?J0. Both will
be exhibited at Die State Fair. Berkshire stock. James Bakkr.
Greencastle, Sept. _1.
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