Vol. XL
INDIANAPOLIS, IKPMfA, JULY 1st, 1876.
No. 26.
EXCHANGE DEPAIlTMENT.
PERSONALS.
vPersons in any part of the state seeking the ad-
* dress or attention o$ parties in other portions of the
state or country sfiould-make inquiry in this department.
Lost, 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 tbe loss
of his stock. n
A two or three line notice will cost you only 25c
each insertion.
FOR SALE.
FOB SALE.—A Short-horn red male calf ready
for service.   Good pedigree.  Price reasonable.
G. W. Thomas, Homer, Bush Co., Ind.     .'   26 lt
FOR SALE.—Ten Short-horn cows and heifers;
no bulls.   Eecorded stock.  J. A. JOHNSON,
Poolsville, Warren county, Ind. 24-10t
EOR SALE—Two small vinegar tanks, with directions for making good vinegar from sweet
cider in 48 hours, w lthout adulteration. T. A. Goodwin, Indianapolis. 26-lt
EOR 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. «-ti"
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, Cass Co.. Ind.
FOR SALE—One Hundred Stands Italian Bees
for sale, at $10, with right of hive. Also honey
at 81 for 4 noundsand jar. Residence 5 miles northeast of Indianapolis on Fall Creek. Address, W. A.
Schofleld, Indianapolis. 25-4w
FOR SALE—Essex Pigs—The Essex are of good
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 & SON, Augusta, Marion Co.,
Ind.      21-tf.
WAHTHB.
*\%TANTED^*t*arms of all sizes to trade for first
VV   class city property.  A. M. Alexander, Room
22, Sharped Fletcher Block,     .;-,  *       ?23-4w
*i ir ANTED—Young men -(ilshlng to attend "Hie
VV best Business College In the West to send
•tamp for circulars to the Indianapolis Business
College, Bates Block. Graduates assisted in getting
sltuaHons.   ' . «"■ ■      ■. ;   • 4-tf-.
Heavy Pigs.—M. Bennett, of Sunman,
Ripley county," writes us • that "Mr. J. M.
Fish'of. that .locality has Berkshire pigs
nine weeks old weighing 51'pounds. It
is nothing new -there' for-, Chesters ■ to
weigh 60 pounds at eight weeks old.' " -.
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Sale of Trotting Stock.
The great horse sale of Col.-Richard
Peniston,-of Lexington, Ky., took* place
last week. The Colonel sold his fine farm
of 730 acres also, to Mr. L. T. Moore,.of
Kansas City,•'Mo.' The farm brought
$73.50 per acre, and is said to be the
finest stock farm *~in the State. The attendance at the sale was very large, all
sections ofthe country being represented.
The bidding was spirited, and 121 head of
fine horses were sold, aggregating $27,700.
One of the most promising animals sold
was Belle of Oneida, a chestnut mare ten
years old, by Mountain Eagle, which
made a half mile on the track inthe rapid time of one minute and eleven seconds.
There were eleven stallions sold, at an
average of $585; nine yearlings, averaging
$210; nineteen two-year-olds, averaging
$181.32; twelve three-year-olds, averaging
$302.50; seven four-year-olds, averaging
$321.43; forty-four trotting brood mares,
averaging $148.52; seven thorough-bred
brood mares, averaging $109.28; thirteen
trotters, averaging $211,54.
PURE WATER FOR STOCK.
Nothing is more important than pure
stock water on the farm. There are hundreds of good farms destitute of pure running water from springs, but there are
few,'indeed, which have not pure water
within reach. The well and wind-power
pump should in all such cases be brought
into requisition. In this way purr,, fresh
and healthy water may be furnished to
all the stock during the dry and hot season. The health and improvement of the
stock will amply pay all the expenses of
, it, and it is a matter of economy as well
as a duty to furnish them with pure water.
Good butter can never be made without
pure water for the cows. The Country
Gentleman says of a new kind of wind
pump made in Hartford, Conn., for this
purpose: The water is raised bv compressed air obtained from a windwheel,
which may be at any distance from the
well or spring, and is delivered in a
steady stream, continuingaslong as compressed air is supplied. By the use of a
storage tank for air, the pump can be
run when there is no wind.   This pump
, is meeting with much favor, and considerable numbers have been sent to most
f of the States, as well as to South America,
^Mexico, Canada and Australia.
COW   DISEASES.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—In a former
issue of your valuable paper some one
asks* for a sure remedy for a disease incident to cow6 after* calving, called by various names such as "dropping down,"
return of the milk," and many other
names, which request I would have answered through the Farmer, if circumstances' had permitted. The fact is that
the treatment of this disease is quite an
item in my practice in this and adjoining
counties, therefore pecuniary considerations forbid its publication. The best I
can do is to send the medium to anybody
who should desire to keep it on hand
ready for use in the early stage ofthe disease. This precaution is quite necessary from the fact that seven-tenths of the
cases become incurable before a remedy
can be obtained, varying from ten to
twenty-four hours, only a limited number
being curable after thirty hours, and the
greater number dying or becoming incurable in twelve to fifteen hours. I can
send the medium and instructions through
the Grange Agency, for a small per cent,
over cost, to any address, or for a small
amount I can give the cure to parties
who are willing to qualify to not divulge
it. While I remain in the practice of
veterinary surgery, I can cure the disease
until the patient presses the head to the
side and groans. Next comes grinding
the teeth and death.
John N. Navin, V. S.
BERKSHIRE AND OTHER BREEDS.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—I see quite
a number of. articles on the. different
breeds of hogs, every one claiming to
have the best breeds. Sometimes men
will become so selfish as to think what
they own is the only pure., and paying
stock. .There are about five different
breeds of nogs that are good enough for
any .man, viz: the Berkshires/ Chester
Whites, Suffolks, Poland Chinas, and Es-
-w-"---, .We, have been breeding fine hogs
on our ferm ever since Ican■yeziixatm&Tj-
and have bred four of tho'first-named
breeds, and can say they are all profitable hogs to raise. We have always aimed
to get the best, regardless of expense.
There are some men'that could not be
successful with the best breed of hogs in
the world, while there are others that
can make a success with any breed; even
the old hazel-splitters will be profitable
in their hands. But there is undoubtedly
a difference in the profits of our improved breeds. We claim that we can
get.more pounds of pork out of a bushel
of corn, with the thoroughbred Berkshire,
than any other hog we have ever tried.
Some claim they are too small to pay.
We have had them to dress as much as
475 pounds, which we think is large
enough to handle conveniently. We
have a sow that was bred by Russell
Swanwick, of England, that will weigh
when in good flesh 600 pounds, and I believe the Berkshire can be made to attain as great a size as any other breed
and with greater profits on the food consumed.
But I do not blame' the friends of the
Chesters, Poland Chinas, or any other
good breed for advocating their favorite
kinds of hogs. I would advise any one
engaging in breeding of hogs to get the
very best from the start, whether it is
Berkshire, Chester, or any other breed,
regardless of expense.        Subscriber.
Medicating a Pig.—At a recent meeting
of an English Farmers' Club, Professor
McBride spoke ofthe difficulty of administering medicine to a pig. He said: "To
dose a pig, which you are sure to choke
if you attempt to make him drink while
squealing, halter him as you would for
execution, and tie the rope end to a
stake. He will pull back till the rope is
slightly strained. When he has ceased
his uproar and begins to reflect, approach
him and between the back part of his
jaws insert an old shoe from which you
have cut the toe leather. This he will at
once begin to suck and chew. Through
it pour your medicine, and he will swallow any quantity you please.
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Horse throwing np his Head.
Examine the mouth closely, and I
think you will fine a carious tooth, or
some disease of the teeth. If you find a
diseased tooth, you will follow precisely
the same rules as you would were the
case your own. The diseased tooth
should be properly extracted. Another
cause of this head shaking is pointed
teeth (not a disease); examine the edges
of the grinders, and if you find sharp
points on them, you require a tooth rasp
and a proper person to use it. Examine
also the cheeks, and if the teeth are sharp
you will likely find them lacerated, hence
the throwing up of the head, and I have
known many horses act as if crazy on account of pointed teeth, in all of which
cases the rasp was the remedy.—Country
Gentleman.
THE DARK BRAHMAS.
The Brahmas are said to
have been brought to this
country' from Asia by sailors,
and that the English breeders are indebted to us * for
their stock of Brahmas. A
single pair of Dark Brahmas
are said to have been sold in
England for over three hundred dollars. They are highly prized there. Numbers
of breeders claim that the
dark Brahmas are superior
to the others of this breed,
some even asserting that the
flesh is richer.. This is as
stoutly controverted by other fanciers. There some who
greatly prefer the dark Brahmas on account of their color, claiming that under all
circumstances they are the
most handsome fowl on this
account. There is no doubt
that both the dark and light
Brahmas are very desirable.
To have good layers they
must not be overfed. With
this point guarded^ and ordinary careful attention, Brahmas are both good layers and ,'
sitters. They are large and ^^0"'
clumsy it is said and on '••^s*""'"
this account the nests should
be made conveniently low.
Tender Mouth in Horses.
Horses having any tenderness of the
mouth are likely^ to bolt their food un-
masticated,- and it acts as an irritant in
the stomach, causing a good deal of pain
and inconvenience. Treatment:—The removal of this source of irritation by a
cathartic is the first step toward our
treatment; for this purpose we administer a ball composed as follows: Barbadoes
aloes, five drachms; powdered ginger,
two drachms; linseed meal and syrup a
sufficiency. After the immediate effects
of this has passed away the animal may
be fed on boiled oats and corn meal,
mixed, for two weeks, with one of the
subjoined powders_ in it: sulphate of
iron, two ounces; nitrate of potash, two
ounces; carbonate of soda, two ounces.
Mix and make sixteen powders. This
ailment may arise from acute indigestion.
It is, in that case, necessary to change
his food and attend carefully to his diet.
Give him boiled oata and bran or shorts,
and if you have them carrots. He should
have sufficient clean hay to keep the
stomach in a normal condition. Put a
handful of charcoal in the water he
drinks.—Western Rural.
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For the Indiana Farmer.
Half-Breed Hogs for Market,
Having read the discussion in the
Farmer about the different breeds of
hogs, and believing as I do that it's mostly
breeders who do the writing (otr'course
each thinking his own the best), and I
not being in the breeding line further
than for my own use, I thought I Would
write my experience.
.1 have bred the Chesters and the com-,
mon breeds, and am now trying tho
Berkshire and Poland China. Now, it
seems to me t|j° f^he blooded hogs of all
|toira»S*T«/^r-^>: eJpjL.rsy'a.sijV-^c'; lOTtta&^arA
ease known as - cholera as tbe common
stock. I have one young sow that is said
to be a Berkshire, and a young boar.said
to be half Chester and half Poland China,
that herded with my common stock last
fall and winter; in February the com
mon stock took the cholera and all died
but two. I piled them on a log heap and
set it on fire with the intention of burning
them up, but the weather being damp
and rainy, they were only partly consumed. The sow and boar spoken of got
to them after they were roasted, and ate
all they wanted and did not take the cholera even then.
I am of the opinion that the Chesters
have but one very bad failing; and that'is
not breeding fast enough. I am not sure
that the Berkshires are much better in
this respect. I am satisfied entirely with
the feeding qualities of either One, but |
actually think that the best plan for
farmers would be to raise graded hogs for
fatting purposes, say half stock Ber '
shires or Chesters, and this is less e:
pensive. By keeping good half bloc
sows and a good blooded boar, to 1
changed once a year, my experience
that half or three-fourths stock fatten jult
as well as full bloods, and I am certaf-t
they breed faster. A. L. Cox.
Jackson county, Ind.
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SHEEP TALK FROM JOHNSOtf
COUNTY.
Editobs Indiana Farmer:—Being e i-
gaged in breeding and raising fine shei p
to some extent, I have been very mu< b.
interested in reading the reports of b g
bucks, heavy fleeces and "whopper"
lambs. I am proud of the Indiana Farmer, and am glad to know that the stock
raisers of the State have such a pleasant
medium through which they can disc ibs
the merits of their favorite stock, exchange views, compare notes, get acquainted, and benefit each other gei er-
ally. '-   . I '
I have been partial to sheep since rmy
earliest recollection, and when quite a
little boy, knew every sheep in my father's flock, and was as familiar with their
faces almost, as those of the family circle,
I like sheep because they look so mire,
innocent, and harmless, and is it nof too
much for human nature to bear, to
these poor innocent creatures lace:
torn to pieces, and killed by wortl
blood-thirsty dogs, which prowl ove:
country in almost every locality?
recently called upon to appraise twelve
nice lambs which were dead and dying
from wounds inflicted the preceding
night, by these "infernal dogs," and aa I
gazed on this sight I thought if ourUegis-
lative bodies could witness the scent they
would be ready to pass a law wphout
further discussion, to impose a heavy tax
on this useless nuisance. How long, oh,
how long do we have to submit to this
outrage? I endorse the sentiments of
'one writer in the Farmer, who is in favor of taxing every male dog five dollars,
and every female ten dollars. ■ Doubtless those who are in favor of the dog are
ready to say, "if you raise sheep prepare
for iti and house and pen them of nights."
This is almost impracticable, especially
in large flocks, as we have to separate
our ewes and lambs at certain seasons;
and besides, those who have had experience know that too many sheep together
Jfagxek do so well, hence they should not
T&]r»*-*-<»«BJH»ted_ into small'flocks, but
should be changed often from one pasture to another. Therefore you will
readily see that this pennhjg and house-
ing would be attended with a vast deal
of trouble and expense.
'But I find I am digressing, as the Original intention of this article was to make
a report of lambs, bucks, fleeces, &c. I
thpught when these reports commenced
cmuing in they looked so big that Johnson county had better not enter into the
contest; but the, reports came so thick
and fast that we couldn't stand it any
logger. So on the afternoon of the 12th
inst., in company with Mr. Yace, who by
the way has a splendid flock of long
wocled sheep, visited the farm of
Daiiel Brewer, sen., (near Whiteland),
wlio is one of the most noted breeders of
long wooled sheep in our county. We
weighed quite a number of lambs, but
will report only two, as follows: No. 1,
age eighty-two days, weighed 87 pounds;
No. 2, age one hundred days, weighed 95
pounds. The sire of these lambs is an imported Cotswold buck, three years old,
and weighs three hundred pounds; fleece
weighed 21 pounds. I congratulate Mr.
Brewer on having the heaviest buck and
fleece yet reported. Mr. Brewer has a
flock of sheep not easily excelled; I have
forgotten the exact number in the flock
but it is between thirty and forty, and
they averaged 10! pounds to the fleece.
On the 17th, Messrs Brewer, Yace and
Jones made a raid on my flock, talked
sheep, and weighed lambs. There was
very little difference in the weight of
those near the same age, but will report
the oldest and youngest lambs of the
flock: oldest, 140 days, weighs 120 lbs.;
youngest, 21 days, weighs 44 lbs. Who
can beat this baby lamb? The sire of
these lambs is a thoroughbred Cotswold,
a direct descendant of imported stock; he
weighs 223 lbs., and the weight of fleece
was 16} lbs. My ewes, 53 in number, averaged 8J pounds of wool; most of them
lambed early, which cut down the average
on fleece.
In the language of a brother wool-
grower, "trot up your big lambs and big
bucks," keep the ball rolling, and in less
than twelve months we will have a wool-
growers' convention in Indiana. All
those in favor of it say "I!" Speak out
so you can be heard.
Yours for sheep,
S. W. Ddngan.
Franklin, Johnson county, Ind.
Cattle in Australia.—Some interest-
ing particulars relative to the influence
of Short-horn cattle are supplied by the
Australian agricultural returns for 1874,
which we find in a colonial journal. The
return of cattle showed that there were
2,710,374 head of stock in the country.
On bii! holdings the cattle are returned
as °bort-horn; on 44 as Hereford; on 96
as Short-horn and Hereford; on 38 as
Devon; on 402 as cross and mixed breeds.
Ex-Secretary Bristow received a warm and
hearty welcome in Louisville, on his return
home, from men of of all parties.
Thoroughbred Stock.
A writer in the New York Times puts
the question plainly, in saying if a farmer
is raising cattle for beef, and he can add
two hundred and ninety pounds to the
carcass of each by the time it is ready for
the s~hambles, by the use of a short-horn
bull, it will certainly be profitable to him
to pay a>gpod price for such a bull. This
is the average result of using thoroughbred bulls on the native cows of the country, as estimated by the best stockbreeders; and this two hundred pounds is clear
gain, for it is produced bjf no greater consumption of food. If the use of a thoroughbred ram on a flock of ewes increases
the weight of fleece one pound on the average, certainly more than "five in a hundred could make it pay;" whether more
than five would or not, is another question. And so with hogs. The difference
between the common breed of the past,
and the improved breed of to-day, is beyond comparison,
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Tight Check Reins.
The London Horse-Book says: "The
horse is often prevented from throwing
i»i^«c<i^*htJntoiljaxolla*sbyatight check-
rein,—a useless and painralT*ieumbri»M<>«v
introduced by vanity, and retained by
thoughtlessness amounting to cruelty,
few of the London cab drivers use check-
reins, knowing them inconsistent with
proper work; and when one is observed,
it will invariably be found to be on some
poor animal, whose wearied and haggard
appearance is attempted to be disguised
by this instrument of torture.
The check-rein is, in nearly every case,
painful to the animal, and useless to the
driver. Because, it fastens the head in
an unnatural posture; and as the horse's
shoulder and head fall together, cannot
be of any real support in case of stumbling.
When, from some defect in the animal,
or other cause, the check-rein is used, it
must be slackened. Because, in addition
to the easier position of the neck, a greater portion of weight can be thrown into
the_ collar, especially going up hill, thus
saving a great and unnecessary expenditure of muscular power.
There is an important difference between a tight check-rein and a tightened
rein, although not generally understood.
The first is injurious and cannot help the
horse, while the latter is often useful.
Because, the latter is a steady support to
the animal's head from a distinct and intelligent source—the driver; whereas, the
former is only the horse's head fastened
to his own shoulders. That the check-
rein is inconsistent with the action of tbe
horse's head, is clearly shown by the fact
that, when a horse falls, it is always broken.
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Cattle are dying from an unknown disease in the upper part of Georgia. On
examination, the gall is found to be enlarged, and the liver effected. Sometimes
the liver and entrails are found in a state
of mortification.
NEWS   OF  THE* WEEK.
Crop Notes from Kosciusko County.
Indiana.
We have had beautiful growing weather for the last week. We had a slight
snow on the 17th. Too wet and cold for
corn, and some fields are looking badly,
on account of insects working on them.
Wheat will do to cut in about ten days;
prospect good. There is some little rust
on wheat, but I think it is too late to
injure the crop. The present wet weather indicates a good oat crop. The acreage is about an average. Not aii average
crop of potatoes, but a full crop of bugs
is gathered every day. More bugs than
we have had in the last two years.
Clover is very rank; much of it will not
be saved. Farmers are waiting for good
weather to cut their hay. Fruit has
nearly all fallen from the trees from some
unknown cause. Apples, peaches and
cherries will be be a small crop, notwithstanding the abundance of bloom.
Wheat <J0 cents; Corn 40 cents; Butter 13 .
cents; Eggs 8 cents per dozen.   T Bow.
State News.
A young man named Bevis, of Columbus,
got into an affray on Saturday last, with one
Stofer, and the latter was stabbed six times.
The report that Muncie, Delaware county,
was severely afflicted with small pox is denied
by the local papers.
jCi.On the morning of the 1st day of June, 1876,
there was the neat sum of $33,426.25 in the
treasury of Carroll county.
On Saturday night last George Williams of
Amity, Johnson county, cut the throat of his
sister. Her wounds are said to be fatal.
Liquor was the impeling cause of the atrocious
deed.
Wm. Vaughn, of Madison, killed Wm.
Kogers of that county on the 24th, by striking
him in the temple with a stone. The murderer
was arrested.
A colored family in Terre Haute, named
Bass, consists of twenty-seven children, besides
three who have died. Total papulation, thirty-
two.
Montgomery is the banner Good Templar
county of Indiana. She contains thirty-five
lodges, yet there are about twelve saloons in
Crawfordsville.
The Wayne county commissioners reduced
the rate of taxation to thirty-live cents per
hundred dollars' valuation, being live per
cent, less than last year.
The Walkerton, Marshall .county, Vistor
estimates that the hucklebeiry crop at that
place will amount to not less than $30,000 in
value.
The Superintendent of the Vandalia railroad
has issued an order that any employe found
visiting a saloon, will be promptly discharged
from the service of that road.
A son of David Greeswell, a farmer near
Liberty, Wayne county, while bathing Thursday, with two other boys, in Whitewater
river, getting into deep water, all were
drowned.
Lafayette has a "Tichborne claimant" in the
person of a man claiming to be Rose Taylor,
son of the late John Taylor, of that place.
Rose is supposed to have been killed at the
battle of Antietam, and the "clalment's"
stories have caused no one as yet to doubt the
truth of the supposition.
Mrs. Dickerson, who lives with her only
daughter, Lucinda Boyd, in Boone county,
was well acquainted with General Washington
in her thirteenth year, and remembers hig blue
uniform, three-cornered hat, and manly appearance'while riding his splendid gray horse.
tfh<» ttaya she never will forget his straight and
Bteady way of sfttiilg In tie saddle. Mrs.
Dickerson will be ninety-one years old the
22d of February, 1877, and possesses uncommon activity, both of mind and body.
During a heavy thunder storm at Crawfordsville, Thursday, Charles Coors, twenty years
old, while working in a corn Held near there,
was struck by lightning, burning the hair
from his head. A streak ran down his back
from head to foot. It is thought he will
recover.
General News.
Robert Dale Owen has just married a lady
in Connecticut.
There have been twenty-five changes in
Grant's cabinet since March 4th, 1869.
Speaker Kerr has been obliged to yield the
chair on account of continued ill health.
The great curiosity of Baden, Pa., is a young
lady, whose hair measures six feet eight inches
long.
Senator Lot Morrill, of Maine, has been appointed and confirmed Secretary of the Treasury.
A petition asking the pardon of W. O.
Avery; one of the convicted St. Louis whisky
gang, is being largely signed in Washington.
The strawberry yield about Central ia, 111.,
this year has been enormous. It is supposed
$100,000 have been made.
Two spans ofthe large railroad bridge over
the Missouri river, at Kansas City, burned on
Saturday.   Loss about $100,000.
Thirteen of the convicted whisky ring
thieves of Chicago, 111., were sentenced to
terms of service in prison, on the 24th. The
fines imposed ranged from $1,000 to $5,000,
and from one day to two years imprisonment,
A desperado was hung by a mob at Robinson, 111., on the night of the 23d. He attempted to break jail, and in the attempt nearly
killed the sheriff, which so enraged the populace that they hung the prisoner.
Representative J. G. Blaine will hardly be
able to take any further part in Congress this
season.
The two Houses of Congress have been unable for two weeks to agree upon the appropriation bill to meet the expenses of the
Government, for the new year commencing
July 1st.
The bill for the equalization ot soldiers
bounties, which passed the lower House of
Congress last week, is now before the Senate
foraction. Senator Loganispusbingit in the
Senate.
The President, by proclamation! invites the
people of the United States, to join in an observance ofthe Centennial Fourth of July, in
the returning of thanks for all the blessings
vouchsafed during the hundred years of our
national existence.
some of the farmers of Sonoma  Valley
The San Francisco Chronicle says that i*^
" lev *>
are experimenting with almondj", witti ]
every prospect of ultimate success. One .
man has 2,500 almond tree.'', which arev
now three yearB old, and bavi; l:\t_mrViti n;A *
this season.