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EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. ..,,. -v PERSONALS. Persons In any part of the state seeking the address or attention of parties in other portions of the state or country should make inquiry in this department. ' * LoBt, Strayed or Stolen. No better medium could be selected than this department of the Farmer for the recovery of stock. Tell your neighbor of it when you hear"of the loss of his stock. A two or three line notice will cost you only 25c each insertion. * FOB BALE. F OR SALE—Eggs—White Spanish, $1.50 per 13. J. BENNETT, Sunman, Ripley Co., Ind. 25-lt EOR SALE.—Ten Short-horn cows and heifers; no bulls. Recorded stock. J. A. JOHNSON, Poolsville, Warren county, Ind. 24-10t FOR SALE—BERKSHIRES—I have several choice Berkshire pigs for sale at reasonable prices there and five months old. W. A. Maze, Sharpsville, Tipton county, Ind. t-tf FOR SALE—Seed Sweet Potatoes,on reasonable terms, or furnished to responsible parties to sprout on shares of one-half; (Yellow Nansemond variety.) H. A. Wooley, Galveston, CassCo., Ind. EOR SALE—One Hundred Stands Italian Bees for sale, at $10, with right of hive. Also honey at 81 for 4 pounds and jar. Residence 5 miles northeast of Indianapolis on Fall Creek. Address, W. A. Schofield, Indianapolis. 25-4w *T**10R SALE—Essex Pigs—The Essex are of good Jj size, mature early and fatten readily at any age. Color, black; meat and lard excellent. Can furnish pairs not akin. It is a good time to buy. Address A. P. WILEY 4 SON, Augusta, Marion Co., Ind. 21-tf. WASTED. TIT*ANTED—Farms of all sizes to trade for first T V class city property. A. M. Alexander, Room 22, Sharpe & Fletcher Block. 23-4w *TTTAN*rED—Young men wishing to attend the . W best Business College in the West to send stamp for circulars to the Indlanapolla Business College, Bates Block. Graduates assisted in getting situations. ' ■ 4-tf STOCK SALES Messrs. T. Wilhoit & Son, of Middle- town, Ind., have recently made the following sales of Short-horn cattle to W. C. Kent, Chicago, 111., to be placed upon his farm at Keokuk, Iowa: ■ Annie R.—roan, calved August 10th> 1870, for $600. . Annie's Geneva (calf of above), roan, calved March 1st, 1873, for $500. Annie's Louan (calf of Annie E. above), calved February 28th, 1876, for $300.. And to Jesse B. Jessup, Grinnell, Poweshiek county, Iowa, the following were sold: Emma 15th, calved August 22d, 1867 for $700. Highland Mary, calved November 23d, 1868, for $700. . . Murca, calved October 25th, 1870, for $700. Annie Queen 2d, calved March 1st, 1871, for $600. Luella, calved March 30th, 1870, for Louanjo 5th, calved April 20th, 1875, for $150. And to C. 0. Parks, Waukegan,Ill., the cow Erantic**9th, calved September 15th, 1863, for $200. And to T. M. Shaffner, Danville, Ind., Saucy Sod, calved October 25th, 1874, for $200. Their private sales since January 1st, 1876, foot up to $5,200. ■ — s Premium No. 19. MISCELLANEOUS. **V £____>£>- h STRAYED OR STOLEN—From the undersigned, a BJ>y jifivre. wltb «*ar*tvxaane-j*«id. tail.-;, left-eye ^sfitrhlnd feet white, ^ne is about 15 hands high, a little sway-backed; supposed to be twelve years old. Any information that will lead to her recovery will be thankfully received and liberally rewarded. Address A. F. Downey, Adams, Decatur Co., Ind. 25-lw- Editors Indiana Parmer:—I have received the Poland China sow pig from James Mustard, and I am well pleased with it. Every one who has seen it says that it is a very fine pig. I would say to any one wishing to purchase a good stock *of. hegsy timtthey - can.not.da better > than to buy of the above named gentleman. Many thanks to the Farmer for the premium. Wm. H. Hartman. Southport, Ind. • s m s — What is the Matter with ray Hogs? STOCK NOTES. Win. Taylor Gordon, of Franklin county this State, sends us a sample of fleece- washed wool from one of his yearling Cotswold ewes, which will bear comparison with any we have seen. Dr. I. S. Earhart, of Mulberry, Clinton Co. Ind., on Tuesday bought five Poland China pigs of Mr. James Mustard. The Doctor was greatly pleased with Mr. Mustard's stock, and the pigs he selected are very fine ones. Messrs. M. J. Khodes and J. A. Lucas, Xenia, Ind., have some very fine Lieces- ter sheep, and an excellent Canada buck, the latter said to be the finest in their county. Parties to whom they sold wool this season pronounce it the finest fleeces they have bought. Hog Stealing.—Thieves stole from Jas. Mustard, of Broad Ripple, last Thursday night, five of his fine Poland Chinas, and sold them at Kingan's Pork House. They were recovered before they got into the slaughter pen. • A cow owned by J. V. Bridges, of Trafalgar, Johnson county, dropped her second calf at three years old. The calf weighed 105 pounds at five hours old. It was got by Bridal Duke. The dam was got by 14th Duke of Airdrie. . Mr. James A. Guilliams, of Putnam county, this State, writes us that at the State Fair of 1874, he bought what was claimed to be a Chester White boar pig, and that since, all the pigs by him with white sows, have been black and white spotted; this having occurred in every instance. Mr. Guilliams writes that where the sows were not thoroughbred, the pigs were all spotted, and he claims that the boar, bought of Mr. S. H. Todd, of Ohio, is not a thoroughbred Chester, as he was represented to be when sold. He complains bitterly of this treatment of himself by Mr. Todd, and offers abundant proof of his statements. We do not like to admit personal controversies into the Farmer, but it seems that this much |is due to Mr. Guilliams, who stands high Iwith all who know him. The Value of a Pedigree. The benefits of being able to present an authentic evidence of the purity of the blood of an animal is thus set forth by a writer in the Massachusetts Ploughman: I find my "registered Jerseys" command double the price that my unregistered ones do, although among the latter are some noble animals, just "as valuable for my purposes—a butter dairy," as if they had all the blood of "all the Howards," and a pedigree as long as the family whose ancestors owned their own boat in Noah's time, and would not demean'themselves by going into the ark with his miscellaneous crowd. Any one who has read Hammerton's "Round My House," will appreciate the inestimable value of the ftde" before a family name in France, where that "preposition" determines the "pedigree standing" of the possessor, and has more weight in the social scale than money or official rank, and wins more hearts than either of those more substantial advantages. A thorough title to an estate, or complete pedigree of an animal, has the same value in kind to a would-be purchaser, and the English and American' Short-horn Herd Books give a real value to the animals recorded in them; and as Mr. Hardin, of Kentucky, says, "the publication of the Herd Register of the Jersey Cattle Club gave prices a new impulse," for several reasons, the principal of which were that the pedigrees could be easily, ascertained, and the breeders and purchasers had confidence in the manner the ' Register was got together and conducted. The committee appointed at the recent meeting of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, to consider and report upon the questions: "What constitutes a grare-bred animal," and "how shall an animal be proved to be pure-bred?" performed their duty in this case. They reported that in their opinion the term pure-bred is regarded by intelligent breeders and the public generally, as applying to such animals only as have been so bred that they can transmit with certainty their peculiar qualities to their offspring. The proof that the animal is so bred should be a record of the animal oi> its ancestors, as recorded in some herd book recognized by leading breeders and the public generally, as complete and authentic. ■ . s » s To Know the Age of a Horse. treatment must be prompt, when suffocation is impending puncturing the rumen is the readiest means of relieving the animal. The operation is best performed with a trocar and canula-'-at"- point On the left side eqran distance from the last rib, the latteral process of the lumbar vertebra and the haunch bone, in cases when immediate danger is not imminent carbonate of soda, Ammonia or chloride of lime will by chemical action neutralize the gas and give relief. The writer has, in the: absence of other remedies, successfully applied cold water to the back and loins, its action being supposed to be on the nervous system, butproba- bly.the most reliable medicine in this disease is linseed oil, one and a half pints, with tjvo ounces of turpentine. In most cases relief is given in a few minutes, and it Las the advantage of acting as an aperient. When an animal has once been hoven, from a repetition of the same causes, it is likely to recur, care should, therefore, be taken not to allow animals to remain long at a tiire on food likely to produce it.—Cor. Ky. Live Stock Record. - s m . To Pretext Chafing.—An exchange, remarking on the chafing of the breasts of hoises, f.ys: The common practice of using -rjaca or sheepskin under the collar is objectionable, especially in warm weather, because it accumulates heat and makes the breast tender. A better way is to take a piece of thick and smooth leather, cut it out just the size of the color a little vider, and let it lie flat on the neck and sioulders of the horse. This will lie still and smooth on the horse's neck, while the collar itself, moves about, and so it trill prevent chafing. In addition to thi% let the breasts of Working horses be washed off every night with clean wate; About two months ago I had six thrifty shoats all growing nicely, when they became troubled with a violent cough. If disturbed in any way they would at once commnce coughing. For, a short time they continued to thrive, but after the lapse of a week or ten days they began to lose their appetite and fall away in flesh till they became so weakened that they would reel and stagger as they walked. They seemed especially week about the loins and hind parts. Finally a part of them died, and I think the rest will die in a few days. Can any of the readers of the Farmer tell me wnat was the matter, and what will preyent or cure the disease. When my hogs were first affected, I was feeding refuse from the starch factories, and thinking that might be unwholesome, I fed hommy meal a' while, with occasional additions of sulphur, copperas, salt, ashes, &c. The hogs have had all they would eat and have continued to lose flesh and grow weaker and weaker, until a part of those surviving are unable to walk across the barn lot. R. H. Wood. • North Madison, Ind., June 10th. . • s Sheep Husbandry in Franklin Connty, Indiana, Editors Indiana Farmer:—Being engaged in breeding thoroughbred Cotswolds, I am interested in the sheep and lamb question as presented in your paper from time to time, and seeing statements ofthe weight of some lambs, I thought I would weigh some of my lambs. I give the following as the result: No. 1, dropped on the 1st of March, weighed on the 10th of June—92J pounds. No. 2, dropped on the 28th of February, weighed 83 pounds. No. 3, dropped on the 20th of February, weighed 82 pounds. My lambs have had nothing but their own mother's milk, and they are now living on grass, without any grain, as I don't think it is profitable to feed grain to sheep when they have plenty of grass to eat. I will also give the weight ofthe fleece from three of my yearling ewes. .They are thoroughbreds and of my own raising. The three fleeces together weigh 45 pounds of fleece-washed wool, (as we always wash our sheep before shearing). These lambs are from my imported buck that sheared 22 J pounds of wool in May, 1875. This year in May, I_sheared 18-} pounds of wool from him. I could give the weight of several more that would compare favorably with those already given you, if necessary. Taylor Gordon. Metamora, Ind. over these knolls in time, and straw, weeds, or some kind of trash placed in the gullies, these fields would now be more valuable than they are in their present condition. But farmers must live to learn as well as other folks, and hence many of our husbandmen here in Harrison county have had very dear schooling, for it will take tons of fertilizers to renew these old fields. THIS IS NOT ALL THE BAD NEWS we have to report from Harrison county. No, not by a "jug full." We only have a few sheep in our county, while we have scores of dogs of all shades and colors. Yes, we have little and big dogs, old and young, good, bad and indifferent dogs, and dogs of all kinds. And these dogs run riot at their own will, and often .attack our improved and valuable sheep and destroy numbers of them at a time. Sometimes these worthless canines destroy calves and geese, and it is quite common for them to molest and make raids among our heneries, and also destroy dozens of our eggs. Many of our does are great nuisances to the country at large. Why can't we have a dog law passed that will bind every owner of a dog to. keep him at home, out of mischief, that he may not trouble his neighbors stock and poultry. Yes, let our Legislature when it meets again, pass a law that will compel every owner of a dog to keep him chained at home, and whenever a dog is caught from home, or outside of his owners enclosure, shoot him on the spot as you would a hyena, or any other dengerous animal. With such a law as this our citizens itei' Rsrsb Keefino Bacon.—A correspondent gives this as a preventive of insects in bacon: Take cane molasses and apply to the flesh parts carefully, as much as will adhere, then sprinkle on as much ground pepper (the kind commonly found in stores, called black by some) as will adhere, and hang up in smoke-house or any other place you wish to keep it. In order that the above may be effectual, it must be applied immediately after smoking, for if the germ or nit, or egg from which the worm is hatched, is lodged on the meat before the application is made it will not be effectual. NEWS OF THE WEEK. State Sew«. Wheat harvest has begun in Jackson Co. Samuel Cary, of Ohio, will address the people at Fowler, Benton county, on July 4th. Bartholomew county has a tax levy of 15 cents on the $100 for building bridges. The crops of Southern Indiana are reported as never better at this season. Dennis Kelley, of Sevastopol, died suddenly recently from a congestive chill. Tippecanoe county has nearly 14,000 school children. . The prospect for a good corn crop in Johnson county never was better. There is in Ft. Wayne the original lock off of Daniel Boone's Kentucky cabin. Ohio county is the smallest county organization in the State. I John Lemon, a farmer, who lived near An- Acolt is born with 12 grinders; when 4 front teeth have made their appearance the colt is 12 days old, and when the next four come forth it is four weeks old. When the corner teeth appear the colt is eight months old; when the latter have attained to the height of the front teeth he is one year old. Thetwo-year-old colt has the kernel (the dark substance in the middle of the tooth's crown) ground out of all the teeth. The next four teeth are shifted in the fourth year, and the corner teeth in the nth. At six years the kernel is worn out of the lower middle front teeth, and the bridle teeth have now attained to their full growth. At seven years a hook has been formed in the corner teeth of the upper jaw, the kernel of the .teeth next at the middle fronts is worn out, and the bridle teeth begin to wear off. At eight years of age the kernel is worn out of all the lower front teeth, and begins to decrease in the middle upper front. In the ninth year the kernel has wholly disappeared from the upper middle front teeth, the hook on the corner teeth has increased in size, and the bridle teeth lose their points. In the tenth year the kernel is worn out of the teeth next to the middlle front of the upper jaw; and in the eleventh year the kernel has entirely vanished trorn the corner teeth of the same jaw. At twelve years old the crown of all the front teeth in the lower jaw has become triangular, and the bridle teeth are much worn down. As the horse advances in age 'the gums shrink away from the teeth, which consequently receive a long narrow appearance, and their kernels have become metamorphosed into a darkish point, gray hairs increase in the forehead, over the eyes, and the chin resumes the form of an angle.—Journal of the Farm. * Editors rtsDiANAFARMER:~Having seen several accoints in the Fabmee of large lambs, and'liiinking I had some good lambs, I hai- been weighing some. One that was dropped on the sdth. of March, weighed on Mae 15th of May, 57 pounds, and on the 29th of May, 70 pounds, and on th,* 5t^ of Jane 76. ,It is a ewe Jamb. Beai"iswh6'cAi$!*'- ,''*■• -1^. A. Voyles. Hope, Ind. ' ^, , . .> .—. Editobs Indiana Farmer:—Premium No. 24 has arrived, a Berkshire pig'from Mr. Higbee. I am well pleased with it. Older and better judges than I say that he is an excellent pig. He is undoubtedly the best Berkshire ever brought to this neighborhood. Many thanks to Mr. Higbee, and may success attend the Farmer, which should be read by all. Tell my subscribers to come and see my fine pig. P. Steckel. Milroy, Ind. . ^ . Feeding Hogs for Profit. A correspondent of the Country Gentleman writes to that paper that he fed on scalded meal five Cheshire pigs, farrowed September 1st, 1875, and on butchering them May 1st, 1876, they weighed 290 lbs. each, dressed. He sold the pork at 11 cents per pound, obtaining $159.50. The total cost of feed was $111.50; or nearly 8 cents per pound of pork. Another pig of the same breed fattened on milk, weighed 246 pounds at 6J months old, and the cost of the feed was but 5 cents per pound of pork. Mr. Cranston adds that as nearly as he can ascertain it costs 1 cent to 2 cents more per pound to make pork in cold weather than in warm. As he buys all his feed, he knows that it pays to feed pork in the way mentioned. would have some assurance of safety I derson, IndTwas adm*mWtered"chroroform"a when they think of raising fine sheep, as few days ago, in order to have a thorn removed some of them are already doing here, in I from his foot, died -while under its influence, spite of the dogs. We have thirteen townships in Harrison county, and Leonard Keller, trustee of Harrison township, has recently paid out about $200 for sheep slain by dogs. At this rate $2,600 have recently gone from the trustees of Hamilton county into the pockets ofthe owners of sheep slain by dogs. Alas! alas! let us have a good dog law. -*•** '■., * Jacob H. Bruner.. - TYMPANITIS, OR HOVEN IN CATTLE. This disease usually occurs from distension of the rumen or first stomach, with green succulent food. Cattle turned into fresh young grass or clover are apt to gorge themselves, more so, if removed from a scanty pasture. The enormous quantity consumed in a short time, soon produces distension, the natural action of the stomach is suspended and the digestive process stoppe^, the large accumulation of food in the inert stomach causes fermentation, gas is generated, .and the distension increases so rapidly that there is iminent danger of suffocation from the pressure of the distended stomach on the diaphragm, thereby impeding the action of the lungs. Hoven may be produced from other causes such as choking, indigestion, infraction of the third stomach, in fact if rumination is suspended from any cause the digestion process is -stopped and fermentation of the contents of the stomach is likely to follow. In tympanitis from engorgement the NOTES FROM HARRISON COUNTY, * * INDIANA. To the Editors Indiana Farmer:— This county was once one of the finest timbered counties to be found in the Union, but good timber is now becoming scarce, a vast amount of it having been worked into rails, cord-wood, lumber, staves, boards, shingles, chair stuff, vehicle timber, furniture, etc., and almost all kinds of implements into which timber can be worked. In fact timber has proved a great source of revenue to our industrious and enterprising citizens in days gone by. But our fjrests are now becoming thinned out to such an extent that our yeomen are beginning to look around for somthing to take the place of timber. tFFECT OF BAD FARMING. Land vvas once quite rich, prolific and fertile hire, but bad cultivation, and poor tillage live almost'entirely ruined many of our firms. The land was generally rich wh< i the county was new, and the farmers lid not look ■ ahead, but seemed to thini that it would always remain so, .no matt r how poorly they tended it. Hence I ey skimmed nearly all the cream from th surface of' the soil, and when gullies 1 jgan to wash on the knolls they were le; to run their course, and now scores (' Our once rich fields are almost wortfile B, being filled with gullies and washes Had grass seed been sprinkled Whipping Horses Dangerous. I would caution tho-e who train horses or use them,' upon an other point, viz that of exciting the ill-will of the animal. Many think they are doing finely and are proud of their .success in horse training, by means of severe whipping, or otherwise rousing and stimulating the passions, and then, from necessity, crushing the will through which resistance is prompted. No mistake can be greater than this, and there is nothing that so fully exhibits the ability, judgment and skill of the real horseman, as the care displayed in winning instead of repelling the action ofthe mind. Although it may be necessary to use the whip sometimes, it should be always applied judiciously, and great care should be taken not to rouse the passions or excite the will to obstinacy. The legitimate and proper use of the whip is calculated to operate upon the sense of fear almost entirely. The affectionate and better nature must be appealed to in training a horse, as well as in training a child. A reproof given may be intended for the good of the child, but if only the passions are excited, the effect is depraving and injurious. This is a vital principle, and can be disregarded in the management of sensitiue and courageous horses only at the risk of spoiling them. I have known many horses of a gentle character to be spoiled dy whipping once, and one horse that was made vicious by being struck with a whip while (standing in his stall.— Professor Foivler. . ♦ . Cost of Fences.—A recent statement of the cost of fences in this country, made by competent authority, puts the total value at §1,800,000,000, and the cost of annual repairs, about $100,000,000. The fences of Illinois are valued at $2,000,000, arid the annual repairs at $175,000. The Philadelphia Agricultural Society estimate the value of fences in Pennsylvania at $100,000,000, which cost for repairs every year $10,000,000. _ . m . In 1874, the sheep-killing dogs of the United States killed 79,285 sheep involving a loss of over $1,000,000. Nothwith- standing this important information, it is frequently found that farmers themselves trill religiously protect, and keep upon their farms, the meanest, mangy, sheep- killing dogs that can be found.—Maryland Journal. Seven pupils of the Vincennes publio schools graduated on Friday. The schools of that city are in a flourishing condition. T. C. Lloyd, express agent at Shelburn, Sullivan county, is short in his accounts $637 up to the present time. The Brazil Miner says'& catfish weighing 140 pounds was caught at Carpenter's mill, in Eel river, a few days ago. It had the appear- •mce-of a young wbale„ , j " A third more corn was planted In Rush county this year than ever before, and the crop looks well. A great deal of the wheat in Johnson and Bartholomew counties will be ready for the reaper in a few days. A twelve-year old son of Joseph Turner, of Bloomington, Monroe county, was thrown from a horse and kicked to death a few days ago. The very extensive preparations now being made in this city, for celebrating the Centennial 4th, insures a grand affair. Among the attractions will be processions, balloon ascensions, immense lire-works, fire-department and water-works display. The Centennial authorities have decided that where a question arises as to whether the manufacturer or the patentee of an article is entitled to the award, the premium shall be given to the manufacturer.' — * ,m* • The crop reports from both Kansas and Texas are very- encouraging! The farmers in Kansas are now engaged, in the more Southern parts of the State, in harvesting a very large and good wheat crop. Corn is also coming on" finely. The oats yield in Texas is very heavy; being in many sections sixty bushels per acre. Corn there is also doing fine. General News. Crops in Georgia have suffered a great deal from too much rain. Secretary of the Treasury B. H. Bristow resigned his office on the 20th. The trial of Belknap by the U. 8. Senate, is likely to go over till November. The lower House of the Connecticut legislature, has passed a law fixing the legal rate of interest at six per cent., instead of seven. The Coles county, III, farmers have been experiencing difficulty in cultivating the crops on account of the wet spell. A boy aged 9§ and a young miss of 50 years, were united in wedlock in Coles county, 111., a few days ago. The courts of Chicago, 111., have decided that Mrs. Lincoln, widow of President Lincoln, is of sound mind and capable of managing her estate. St. Johns, Canada, had a destructive conflagration on the 18th. About $1,500,000 of property was destroyed. Commodore Vanderbilt, of N. Y., has made a further donation of $1,000,000 to the Nashville, Tenn., University. 1 The Republican National Convention, nominated Gov. R. B. Hayes of Ohio, for President and Wm. A. Wheeler, of the Slate of New York, for Vice-President. The Democratic * National Convention to select candidates for President and Vice-I'res- dent, meets at 8t. Louis on Tuesday next, the 27th. It is said that recent protracted rains in some localities in Georgia, lias caused considerable damage to crops from overflow. A well executed counterfeit $5 note on the First National Bank, of Northampton, Mass., is in circulation in tiieeast. In the vicinity of Kroxville, Tennetftee, the crops on the low lands have been almost destroyed by overflow of tlie streams. Mrs. A. T. Stewart, of New York, hag just made donations to the needy charitable institutions of that city, to the amount of $71,- 500. Ex-Mayor Eastman, of Pouj-hkeepeie, lia* given 500 ofthe street toys of that city a straw Eat each with this advice pasted ins-ide die crown: "Don't drink, don't swear, don't chew, don't smoke. Be indu-rtrio'if, work hard, study liard, piny bird, and yin *'!!■ never be, hatless.' Willi the unit wiv-beu lor your future welfare.'' S^^S -**;**--
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1876, v. 11, no. 25 (June 24) |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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Transcript | EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. ..,,. -v PERSONALS. Persons In any part of the state seeking the address or attention of parties in other portions of the state or country should make inquiry in this department. ' * LoBt, Strayed or Stolen. No better medium could be selected than this department of the Farmer for the recovery of stock. Tell your neighbor of it when you hear"of the loss of his stock. A two or three line notice will cost you only 25c each insertion. * FOB BALE. F OR SALE—Eggs—White Spanish, $1.50 per 13. J. BENNETT, Sunman, Ripley Co., Ind. 25-lt EOR SALE.—Ten Short-horn cows and heifers; no bulls. Recorded stock. J. A. JOHNSON, Poolsville, Warren county, Ind. 24-10t FOR SALE—BERKSHIRES—I have several choice Berkshire pigs for sale at reasonable prices there and five months old. W. A. Maze, Sharpsville, Tipton county, Ind. t-tf FOR SALE—Seed Sweet Potatoes,on reasonable terms, or furnished to responsible parties to sprout on shares of one-half; (Yellow Nansemond variety.) H. A. Wooley, Galveston, CassCo., Ind. EOR SALE—One Hundred Stands Italian Bees for sale, at $10, with right of hive. Also honey at 81 for 4 pounds and jar. Residence 5 miles northeast of Indianapolis on Fall Creek. Address, W. A. Schofield, Indianapolis. 25-4w *T**10R SALE—Essex Pigs—The Essex are of good Jj size, mature early and fatten readily at any age. Color, black; meat and lard excellent. Can furnish pairs not akin. It is a good time to buy. Address A. P. WILEY 4 SON, Augusta, Marion Co., Ind. 21-tf. WASTED. TIT*ANTED—Farms of all sizes to trade for first T V class city property. A. M. Alexander, Room 22, Sharpe & Fletcher Block. 23-4w *TTTAN*rED—Young men wishing to attend the . W best Business College in the West to send stamp for circulars to the Indlanapolla Business College, Bates Block. Graduates assisted in getting situations. ' ■ 4-tf STOCK SALES Messrs. T. Wilhoit & Son, of Middle- town, Ind., have recently made the following sales of Short-horn cattle to W. C. Kent, Chicago, 111., to be placed upon his farm at Keokuk, Iowa: ■ Annie R.—roan, calved August 10th> 1870, for $600. . Annie's Geneva (calf of above), roan, calved March 1st, 1873, for $500. Annie's Louan (calf of Annie E. above), calved February 28th, 1876, for $300.. And to Jesse B. Jessup, Grinnell, Poweshiek county, Iowa, the following were sold: Emma 15th, calved August 22d, 1867 for $700. Highland Mary, calved November 23d, 1868, for $700. . . Murca, calved October 25th, 1870, for $700. Annie Queen 2d, calved March 1st, 1871, for $600. Luella, calved March 30th, 1870, for Louanjo 5th, calved April 20th, 1875, for $150. And to C. 0. Parks, Waukegan,Ill., the cow Erantic**9th, calved September 15th, 1863, for $200. And to T. M. Shaffner, Danville, Ind., Saucy Sod, calved October 25th, 1874, for $200. Their private sales since January 1st, 1876, foot up to $5,200. ■ — s Premium No. 19. MISCELLANEOUS. **V £____>£>- h STRAYED OR STOLEN—From the undersigned, a BJ>y jifivre. wltb «*ar*tvxaane-j*«id. tail.-;, left-eye ^sfitrhlnd feet white, ^ne is about 15 hands high, a little sway-backed; supposed to be twelve years old. Any information that will lead to her recovery will be thankfully received and liberally rewarded. Address A. F. Downey, Adams, Decatur Co., Ind. 25-lw- Editors Indiana Parmer:—I have received the Poland China sow pig from James Mustard, and I am well pleased with it. Every one who has seen it says that it is a very fine pig. I would say to any one wishing to purchase a good stock *of. hegsy timtthey - can.not.da better > than to buy of the above named gentleman. Many thanks to the Farmer for the premium. Wm. H. Hartman. Southport, Ind. • s m s — What is the Matter with ray Hogs? STOCK NOTES. Win. Taylor Gordon, of Franklin county this State, sends us a sample of fleece- washed wool from one of his yearling Cotswold ewes, which will bear comparison with any we have seen. Dr. I. S. Earhart, of Mulberry, Clinton Co. Ind., on Tuesday bought five Poland China pigs of Mr. James Mustard. The Doctor was greatly pleased with Mr. Mustard's stock, and the pigs he selected are very fine ones. Messrs. M. J. Khodes and J. A. Lucas, Xenia, Ind., have some very fine Lieces- ter sheep, and an excellent Canada buck, the latter said to be the finest in their county. Parties to whom they sold wool this season pronounce it the finest fleeces they have bought. Hog Stealing.—Thieves stole from Jas. Mustard, of Broad Ripple, last Thursday night, five of his fine Poland Chinas, and sold them at Kingan's Pork House. They were recovered before they got into the slaughter pen. • A cow owned by J. V. Bridges, of Trafalgar, Johnson county, dropped her second calf at three years old. The calf weighed 105 pounds at five hours old. It was got by Bridal Duke. The dam was got by 14th Duke of Airdrie. . Mr. James A. Guilliams, of Putnam county, this State, writes us that at the State Fair of 1874, he bought what was claimed to be a Chester White boar pig, and that since, all the pigs by him with white sows, have been black and white spotted; this having occurred in every instance. Mr. Guilliams writes that where the sows were not thoroughbred, the pigs were all spotted, and he claims that the boar, bought of Mr. S. H. Todd, of Ohio, is not a thoroughbred Chester, as he was represented to be when sold. He complains bitterly of this treatment of himself by Mr. Todd, and offers abundant proof of his statements. We do not like to admit personal controversies into the Farmer, but it seems that this much |is due to Mr. Guilliams, who stands high Iwith all who know him. The Value of a Pedigree. The benefits of being able to present an authentic evidence of the purity of the blood of an animal is thus set forth by a writer in the Massachusetts Ploughman: I find my "registered Jerseys" command double the price that my unregistered ones do, although among the latter are some noble animals, just "as valuable for my purposes—a butter dairy," as if they had all the blood of "all the Howards," and a pedigree as long as the family whose ancestors owned their own boat in Noah's time, and would not demean'themselves by going into the ark with his miscellaneous crowd. Any one who has read Hammerton's "Round My House," will appreciate the inestimable value of the ftde" before a family name in France, where that "preposition" determines the "pedigree standing" of the possessor, and has more weight in the social scale than money or official rank, and wins more hearts than either of those more substantial advantages. A thorough title to an estate, or complete pedigree of an animal, has the same value in kind to a would-be purchaser, and the English and American' Short-horn Herd Books give a real value to the animals recorded in them; and as Mr. Hardin, of Kentucky, says, "the publication of the Herd Register of the Jersey Cattle Club gave prices a new impulse," for several reasons, the principal of which were that the pedigrees could be easily, ascertained, and the breeders and purchasers had confidence in the manner the ' Register was got together and conducted. The committee appointed at the recent meeting of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, to consider and report upon the questions: "What constitutes a grare-bred animal," and "how shall an animal be proved to be pure-bred?" performed their duty in this case. They reported that in their opinion the term pure-bred is regarded by intelligent breeders and the public generally, as applying to such animals only as have been so bred that they can transmit with certainty their peculiar qualities to their offspring. The proof that the animal is so bred should be a record of the animal oi> its ancestors, as recorded in some herd book recognized by leading breeders and the public generally, as complete and authentic. ■ . s » s To Know the Age of a Horse. treatment must be prompt, when suffocation is impending puncturing the rumen is the readiest means of relieving the animal. The operation is best performed with a trocar and canula-'-at"- point On the left side eqran distance from the last rib, the latteral process of the lumbar vertebra and the haunch bone, in cases when immediate danger is not imminent carbonate of soda, Ammonia or chloride of lime will by chemical action neutralize the gas and give relief. The writer has, in the: absence of other remedies, successfully applied cold water to the back and loins, its action being supposed to be on the nervous system, butproba- bly.the most reliable medicine in this disease is linseed oil, one and a half pints, with tjvo ounces of turpentine. In most cases relief is given in a few minutes, and it Las the advantage of acting as an aperient. When an animal has once been hoven, from a repetition of the same causes, it is likely to recur, care should, therefore, be taken not to allow animals to remain long at a tiire on food likely to produce it.—Cor. Ky. Live Stock Record. - s m . To Pretext Chafing.—An exchange, remarking on the chafing of the breasts of hoises, f.ys: The common practice of using -rjaca or sheepskin under the collar is objectionable, especially in warm weather, because it accumulates heat and makes the breast tender. A better way is to take a piece of thick and smooth leather, cut it out just the size of the color a little vider, and let it lie flat on the neck and sioulders of the horse. This will lie still and smooth on the horse's neck, while the collar itself, moves about, and so it trill prevent chafing. In addition to thi% let the breasts of Working horses be washed off every night with clean wate; About two months ago I had six thrifty shoats all growing nicely, when they became troubled with a violent cough. If disturbed in any way they would at once commnce coughing. For, a short time they continued to thrive, but after the lapse of a week or ten days they began to lose their appetite and fall away in flesh till they became so weakened that they would reel and stagger as they walked. They seemed especially week about the loins and hind parts. Finally a part of them died, and I think the rest will die in a few days. Can any of the readers of the Farmer tell me wnat was the matter, and what will preyent or cure the disease. When my hogs were first affected, I was feeding refuse from the starch factories, and thinking that might be unwholesome, I fed hommy meal a' while, with occasional additions of sulphur, copperas, salt, ashes, &c. The hogs have had all they would eat and have continued to lose flesh and grow weaker and weaker, until a part of those surviving are unable to walk across the barn lot. R. H. Wood. • North Madison, Ind., June 10th. . • s Sheep Husbandry in Franklin Connty, Indiana, Editors Indiana Farmer:—Being engaged in breeding thoroughbred Cotswolds, I am interested in the sheep and lamb question as presented in your paper from time to time, and seeing statements ofthe weight of some lambs, I thought I would weigh some of my lambs. I give the following as the result: No. 1, dropped on the 1st of March, weighed on the 10th of June—92J pounds. No. 2, dropped on the 28th of February, weighed 83 pounds. No. 3, dropped on the 20th of February, weighed 82 pounds. My lambs have had nothing but their own mother's milk, and they are now living on grass, without any grain, as I don't think it is profitable to feed grain to sheep when they have plenty of grass to eat. I will also give the weight ofthe fleece from three of my yearling ewes. .They are thoroughbreds and of my own raising. The three fleeces together weigh 45 pounds of fleece-washed wool, (as we always wash our sheep before shearing). These lambs are from my imported buck that sheared 22 J pounds of wool in May, 1875. This year in May, I_sheared 18-} pounds of wool from him. I could give the weight of several more that would compare favorably with those already given you, if necessary. Taylor Gordon. Metamora, Ind. over these knolls in time, and straw, weeds, or some kind of trash placed in the gullies, these fields would now be more valuable than they are in their present condition. But farmers must live to learn as well as other folks, and hence many of our husbandmen here in Harrison county have had very dear schooling, for it will take tons of fertilizers to renew these old fields. THIS IS NOT ALL THE BAD NEWS we have to report from Harrison county. No, not by a "jug full." We only have a few sheep in our county, while we have scores of dogs of all shades and colors. Yes, we have little and big dogs, old and young, good, bad and indifferent dogs, and dogs of all kinds. And these dogs run riot at their own will, and often .attack our improved and valuable sheep and destroy numbers of them at a time. Sometimes these worthless canines destroy calves and geese, and it is quite common for them to molest and make raids among our heneries, and also destroy dozens of our eggs. Many of our does are great nuisances to the country at large. Why can't we have a dog law passed that will bind every owner of a dog to. keep him at home, out of mischief, that he may not trouble his neighbors stock and poultry. Yes, let our Legislature when it meets again, pass a law that will compel every owner of a dog to keep him chained at home, and whenever a dog is caught from home, or outside of his owners enclosure, shoot him on the spot as you would a hyena, or any other dengerous animal. With such a law as this our citizens itei' Rsrsb Keefino Bacon.—A correspondent gives this as a preventive of insects in bacon: Take cane molasses and apply to the flesh parts carefully, as much as will adhere, then sprinkle on as much ground pepper (the kind commonly found in stores, called black by some) as will adhere, and hang up in smoke-house or any other place you wish to keep it. In order that the above may be effectual, it must be applied immediately after smoking, for if the germ or nit, or egg from which the worm is hatched, is lodged on the meat before the application is made it will not be effectual. NEWS OF THE WEEK. State Sew«. Wheat harvest has begun in Jackson Co. Samuel Cary, of Ohio, will address the people at Fowler, Benton county, on July 4th. Bartholomew county has a tax levy of 15 cents on the $100 for building bridges. The crops of Southern Indiana are reported as never better at this season. Dennis Kelley, of Sevastopol, died suddenly recently from a congestive chill. Tippecanoe county has nearly 14,000 school children. . The prospect for a good corn crop in Johnson county never was better. There is in Ft. Wayne the original lock off of Daniel Boone's Kentucky cabin. Ohio county is the smallest county organization in the State. I John Lemon, a farmer, who lived near An- Acolt is born with 12 grinders; when 4 front teeth have made their appearance the colt is 12 days old, and when the next four come forth it is four weeks old. When the corner teeth appear the colt is eight months old; when the latter have attained to the height of the front teeth he is one year old. Thetwo-year-old colt has the kernel (the dark substance in the middle of the tooth's crown) ground out of all the teeth. The next four teeth are shifted in the fourth year, and the corner teeth in the nth. At six years the kernel is worn out of the lower middle front teeth, and the bridle teeth have now attained to their full growth. At seven years a hook has been formed in the corner teeth of the upper jaw, the kernel of the .teeth next at the middle fronts is worn out, and the bridle teeth begin to wear off. At eight years of age the kernel is worn out of all the lower front teeth, and begins to decrease in the middle upper front. In the ninth year the kernel has wholly disappeared from the upper middle front teeth, the hook on the corner teeth has increased in size, and the bridle teeth lose their points. In the tenth year the kernel is worn out of the teeth next to the middlle front of the upper jaw; and in the eleventh year the kernel has entirely vanished trorn the corner teeth of the same jaw. At twelve years old the crown of all the front teeth in the lower jaw has become triangular, and the bridle teeth are much worn down. As the horse advances in age 'the gums shrink away from the teeth, which consequently receive a long narrow appearance, and their kernels have become metamorphosed into a darkish point, gray hairs increase in the forehead, over the eyes, and the chin resumes the form of an angle.—Journal of the Farm. * Editors rtsDiANAFARMER:~Having seen several accoints in the Fabmee of large lambs, and'liiinking I had some good lambs, I hai- been weighing some. One that was dropped on the sdth. of March, weighed on Mae 15th of May, 57 pounds, and on the 29th of May, 70 pounds, and on th,* 5t^ of Jane 76. ,It is a ewe Jamb. Beai"iswh6'cAi$!*'- ,''*■• -1^. A. Voyles. Hope, Ind. ' ^, , . .> .—. Editobs Indiana Farmer:—Premium No. 24 has arrived, a Berkshire pig'from Mr. Higbee. I am well pleased with it. Older and better judges than I say that he is an excellent pig. He is undoubtedly the best Berkshire ever brought to this neighborhood. Many thanks to Mr. Higbee, and may success attend the Farmer, which should be read by all. Tell my subscribers to come and see my fine pig. P. Steckel. Milroy, Ind. . ^ . Feeding Hogs for Profit. A correspondent of the Country Gentleman writes to that paper that he fed on scalded meal five Cheshire pigs, farrowed September 1st, 1875, and on butchering them May 1st, 1876, they weighed 290 lbs. each, dressed. He sold the pork at 11 cents per pound, obtaining $159.50. The total cost of feed was $111.50; or nearly 8 cents per pound of pork. Another pig of the same breed fattened on milk, weighed 246 pounds at 6J months old, and the cost of the feed was but 5 cents per pound of pork. Mr. Cranston adds that as nearly as he can ascertain it costs 1 cent to 2 cents more per pound to make pork in cold weather than in warm. As he buys all his feed, he knows that it pays to feed pork in the way mentioned. would have some assurance of safety I derson, IndTwas adm*mWtered"chroroform"a when they think of raising fine sheep, as few days ago, in order to have a thorn removed some of them are already doing here, in I from his foot, died -while under its influence, spite of the dogs. We have thirteen townships in Harrison county, and Leonard Keller, trustee of Harrison township, has recently paid out about $200 for sheep slain by dogs. At this rate $2,600 have recently gone from the trustees of Hamilton county into the pockets ofthe owners of sheep slain by dogs. Alas! alas! let us have a good dog law. -*•** '■., * Jacob H. Bruner.. - TYMPANITIS, OR HOVEN IN CATTLE. This disease usually occurs from distension of the rumen or first stomach, with green succulent food. Cattle turned into fresh young grass or clover are apt to gorge themselves, more so, if removed from a scanty pasture. The enormous quantity consumed in a short time, soon produces distension, the natural action of the stomach is suspended and the digestive process stoppe^, the large accumulation of food in the inert stomach causes fermentation, gas is generated, .and the distension increases so rapidly that there is iminent danger of suffocation from the pressure of the distended stomach on the diaphragm, thereby impeding the action of the lungs. Hoven may be produced from other causes such as choking, indigestion, infraction of the third stomach, in fact if rumination is suspended from any cause the digestion process is -stopped and fermentation of the contents of the stomach is likely to follow. In tympanitis from engorgement the NOTES FROM HARRISON COUNTY, * * INDIANA. To the Editors Indiana Farmer:— This county was once one of the finest timbered counties to be found in the Union, but good timber is now becoming scarce, a vast amount of it having been worked into rails, cord-wood, lumber, staves, boards, shingles, chair stuff, vehicle timber, furniture, etc., and almost all kinds of implements into which timber can be worked. In fact timber has proved a great source of revenue to our industrious and enterprising citizens in days gone by. But our fjrests are now becoming thinned out to such an extent that our yeomen are beginning to look around for somthing to take the place of timber. tFFECT OF BAD FARMING. Land vvas once quite rich, prolific and fertile hire, but bad cultivation, and poor tillage live almost'entirely ruined many of our firms. The land was generally rich wh< i the county was new, and the farmers lid not look ■ ahead, but seemed to thini that it would always remain so, .no matt r how poorly they tended it. Hence I ey skimmed nearly all the cream from th surface of' the soil, and when gullies 1 jgan to wash on the knolls they were le; to run their course, and now scores (' Our once rich fields are almost wortfile B, being filled with gullies and washes Had grass seed been sprinkled Whipping Horses Dangerous. I would caution tho-e who train horses or use them,' upon an other point, viz that of exciting the ill-will of the animal. Many think they are doing finely and are proud of their .success in horse training, by means of severe whipping, or otherwise rousing and stimulating the passions, and then, from necessity, crushing the will through which resistance is prompted. No mistake can be greater than this, and there is nothing that so fully exhibits the ability, judgment and skill of the real horseman, as the care displayed in winning instead of repelling the action ofthe mind. Although it may be necessary to use the whip sometimes, it should be always applied judiciously, and great care should be taken not to rouse the passions or excite the will to obstinacy. The legitimate and proper use of the whip is calculated to operate upon the sense of fear almost entirely. The affectionate and better nature must be appealed to in training a horse, as well as in training a child. A reproof given may be intended for the good of the child, but if only the passions are excited, the effect is depraving and injurious. This is a vital principle, and can be disregarded in the management of sensitiue and courageous horses only at the risk of spoiling them. I have known many horses of a gentle character to be spoiled dy whipping once, and one horse that was made vicious by being struck with a whip while (standing in his stall.— Professor Foivler. . ♦ . Cost of Fences.—A recent statement of the cost of fences in this country, made by competent authority, puts the total value at §1,800,000,000, and the cost of annual repairs, about $100,000,000. The fences of Illinois are valued at $2,000,000, arid the annual repairs at $175,000. The Philadelphia Agricultural Society estimate the value of fences in Pennsylvania at $100,000,000, which cost for repairs every year $10,000,000. _ . m . In 1874, the sheep-killing dogs of the United States killed 79,285 sheep involving a loss of over $1,000,000. Nothwith- standing this important information, it is frequently found that farmers themselves trill religiously protect, and keep upon their farms, the meanest, mangy, sheep- killing dogs that can be found.—Maryland Journal. Seven pupils of the Vincennes publio schools graduated on Friday. The schools of that city are in a flourishing condition. T. C. Lloyd, express agent at Shelburn, Sullivan county, is short in his accounts $637 up to the present time. The Brazil Miner says'& catfish weighing 140 pounds was caught at Carpenter's mill, in Eel river, a few days ago. It had the appear- •mce-of a young wbale„ , j " A third more corn was planted In Rush county this year than ever before, and the crop looks well. A great deal of the wheat in Johnson and Bartholomew counties will be ready for the reaper in a few days. A twelve-year old son of Joseph Turner, of Bloomington, Monroe county, was thrown from a horse and kicked to death a few days ago. The very extensive preparations now being made in this city, for celebrating the Centennial 4th, insures a grand affair. Among the attractions will be processions, balloon ascensions, immense lire-works, fire-department and water-works display. The Centennial authorities have decided that where a question arises as to whether the manufacturer or the patentee of an article is entitled to the award, the premium shall be given to the manufacturer.' — * ,m* • The crop reports from both Kansas and Texas are very- encouraging! The farmers in Kansas are now engaged, in the more Southern parts of the State, in harvesting a very large and good wheat crop. Corn is also coming on" finely. The oats yield in Texas is very heavy; being in many sections sixty bushels per acre. Corn there is also doing fine. General News. Crops in Georgia have suffered a great deal from too much rain. Secretary of the Treasury B. H. Bristow resigned his office on the 20th. The trial of Belknap by the U. 8. Senate, is likely to go over till November. The lower House of the Connecticut legislature, has passed a law fixing the legal rate of interest at six per cent., instead of seven. The Coles county, III, farmers have been experiencing difficulty in cultivating the crops on account of the wet spell. A boy aged 9§ and a young miss of 50 years, were united in wedlock in Coles county, 111., a few days ago. The courts of Chicago, 111., have decided that Mrs. Lincoln, widow of President Lincoln, is of sound mind and capable of managing her estate. St. Johns, Canada, had a destructive conflagration on the 18th. About $1,500,000 of property was destroyed. Commodore Vanderbilt, of N. Y., has made a further donation of $1,000,000 to the Nashville, Tenn., University. 1 The Republican National Convention, nominated Gov. R. B. Hayes of Ohio, for President and Wm. A. Wheeler, of the Slate of New York, for Vice-President. The Democratic * National Convention to select candidates for President and Vice-I'res- dent, meets at 8t. Louis on Tuesday next, the 27th. It is said that recent protracted rains in some localities in Georgia, lias caused considerable damage to crops from overflow. A well executed counterfeit $5 note on the First National Bank, of Northampton, Mass., is in circulation in tiieeast. In the vicinity of Kroxville, Tennetftee, the crops on the low lands have been almost destroyed by overflow of tlie streams. Mrs. A. T. Stewart, of New York, hag just made donations to the needy charitable institutions of that city, to the amount of $71,- 500. Ex-Mayor Eastman, of Pouj-hkeepeie, lia* given 500 ofthe street toys of that city a straw Eat each with this advice pasted ins-ide die crown: "Don't drink, don't swear, don't chew, don't smoke. Be indu-rtrio'if, work hard, study liard, piny bird, and yin *'!!■ never be, hatless.' Willi the unit wiv-beu lor your future welfare.'' S^^S -**;**-- |
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