Jos Gitt-Kt
EXCHANGE BEPABTMENT.
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PERSONALS.
Persons in any part of the stale seeking the address or attention of parties in other portions of the
state or country should make inquiry In this department
Lost, Strayed or Stolen.
No better medium could be selected than this department of the Farj-er for the recovery of stock.
Tell your neighbor of it when you hear of the loss
of his stock.       .. '■■_-'■;    1 •.,
Ten cents per line, and no advertisement for less
than 25 cents.
FOB  BALE.
FOR SALE—Fine Chester "White Pigs, $10 each.
Satisfaction guaranteed    C. O. D., if parties
wish.   J. Bennett, Snnman, Ripley Co., Ind.     41-4t
FOR SALE-AjfJrst-class Berkshire   Boar, one
year old; fine size;   Price reasonable    Address
John M. Jamison, Roxabell, Ohio. 40—3w.
FOR SALE—Cot**wold Sheep, Berkshire Swine,
White Holland Turkeys, Aylesbury Ducks, and
Partridge Cochin Chicks. Address, Jacob Kenne-
day, Lizton, Hendricks Co., Ind. »   40,tf
FOR SALE—Light Brahmas. Williams, Plaisted
and Felch Strains, high bred and early hatched
two for $3, three for iM, or 6 at S1.25 each for 6 weeks.
Any dissatisfied may return the checks and get
their money. T. 8, Clough, Paw-Paw Grove, Lee
Oo„ Illinois. 41-lw
*T""*IOR SALE—A new and well selected Stock of
JD Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Clothing, Hats. Caps and Notions on 6,12,18 and 24
months' time or exchange for Farm. A good opportunity for Matrons to establish a Grango store. Geo.
T. Barney, New Pari*, Elkhart county, Ind.     42-2w
.MONEY LOANS.
TO LOAN—Money—For term of years, ln sums of
one thousand dollars and upward, on improved
farms in thisBtate. JC. B. CONE*, Central Bank,
Indianapolis. ;.,,_       : <. 3    0. • .   41-lm
TO LO AN-^fjoo.ooo-i-In sums bfJEUWO: and nil-
•frard.op^well-'mproved Farms.. In any county
in theState.. ,Time« three to five years. Interest ten
per cent, payable semi-annually at the end of evejy
six months. Commission five, per cent. Money
furnished in five days after examination of property, and abstract and appraisement is made. In
writing give number.of^acres cleared and In calti-
vatfon, kind of - housei and bam' and value. Addresa W. A. Bradshaw, State Savings Bank, No. 56 N.
Pennsylvania st, Indianapolis. '    -   : ■        34-tf :
WAR TED.
\lf ANTED—A reader of the Farm?' »Is'hag to
W   obtain copies of "The BorPhvnvrmi*
worth and Charles Loring, by *f> f 1 -BlMirl ' ArTv
88-tf
INDIANA FAEMER.
MISCELZ. ANXIOUS.
*TJ".OR TRADE—I wish to exchange a thorough-
_C bred, Southdown Buck, out of S.' Meredith <fc
Son's imported stock for one of the same kind brit
of different strain.   8. K FLETCHER. 86-tf
ANNOUNCEMENT.
*T" ESSONS IN PHONOGRAPHY Given by Mail.
JLJ Any person with an ordinary common school
education can report with fifty lessons. Salary of
reporters 01O per -lay. Fot terms, etc., call at
Cellege, or address, with stamp, C. E. Joslin, Indianapolis Business College. 42-8w
STOCK NOTES.
Correction.—Our friend Daniel Fosher
of Falmouth has reason to complain of
the manner in which his name was misprinted in the list of awards, at the State
Fair, in the Farmer of Oct. 7th. In one
case it reads "Paul Fisher for best Berkshire b. one year old and over." It should
be "D. Fosher." Also, second premium,
same class, best under 6 months, was
awarded to D. Fosher, instead of W. H.
Wilson, as printed.rY In another place the
name is misprinted "Fisher" in the award
on Poland-Chinas and sweep3takes.' '***''
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'■"■"■'   Stock at Fairs.   ;   _'.   .
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•Editors Indiana Farmer.—I attended
the Greensburg, Shelbyville, Columbus,
and Edinburg fairs and had the pleasure
of seeing more fine stock and a better
display of articles of every kind, than is
usual at county fairs. It shows that people are not so sorely pressed with hard
times as their talk might indicate" I also bad the pies-sure of meeting many of
the best farmers of southeastern Indiana,
whose minds are imbued with the spirit
of improvement. Such a spirit can't
help but make a strong impression in the
right direction ,
I showed my herd of Short-horns at
these fairs and was rewarded with twenty-four premiums—mostly red ribbons.
I also showed two head at the State Fair
t\ and carried off cne red ribbon.   I exhib-
Vited none but my own stock.
• I showed two of my Poland China boars
at Shelbyville and  took two premiums.;
I also showed them at Rushville and took
a red.ribbon.   And at the same fair my
'., variety of fowls (of which  I make Buff
Cochins a specialty,) all took premiums.
Among my recent sales one Poland
China went to Alabama, Two English
Berkshire sows brought seventy-five dollars each. One of them, after taking
► premiums at several county fairs, took
.the first at the State Fair.
Geo. W. Thomas.
Homer, Rush Co., Ind.
Inthe Live Stock Exhibition at Philadelphia some 550 head of cattle were exhibited, besides 4 buffaloes from Colorado, s The rows of sheds were set apart for
draught cattle. The oxen on exhibition
were all trained to the voice of the driver,
and among them were some of the finest
specimens in the United States. Canada,
Maine and Pennsylvania are credited
with the largest proportion at the Exhibition. There were, among the entries,
150 Jersey milch cows from various parts
of the United States, besides a number
from England; 70 Short-horns from Penn*
sylvania and Canada, mostly bseves; 50
•Ayrshires, for. dairying; a large collection
of Devons, and a number of specimens of
Herefords, Holsteins, Kerrys, Galloways,
and Dutch cattle. There was also a fine
display of fat cattle. Imported stock was
also on the ground, valued from $5,000 to
$10 000 per head.
River, to W. C. Van Meter, Winchester,
Ky., $2,200; Ruby Duchess, to Abner
Strawn, Altoona, 111., $1,300. Eighty animals were sold and $45,000 realized, being an average of $56250. All the sales
in Kentucky last week were well attended and the prices realized were quite sat-
isiactory to the breeders. The Short-horn
interest seems to be steadily increasing in
importance throughout the country.
American Association of Breeders
Short-horns.
of
The American Association of Breeders
of Short-horns will hold its Fifth Annual
Convention ih the city of St. Louis, beginning December 6,1876.
This will be the regular meeting for the
OTTE LETTEB FROM EUROPE.
The Various Breeds of Horses, Characteristic!, Etc.
Wiemar, Germany, Sept. 15,1876.
To the Editors of Indiana Farmer:
Were you here amid the scene3 where
Schiller wrote and Goethe philosophized.
—in a city which has been called the
Athens of Germany; a city whose houses
look learned and whose very atmosphere
is literary, you would understand the difficulty that I have in confining myself
to a strictly agricultural subject. If I
have been sensible to a greater or less
extent, to this atmospheric influence it
has not been to the entire obliteration in
Age 1*7 Mentha, Weight 440. lbs.
, eired  by HHNBY CLAY.     Prdrierty' of W. A. Maze, Sharpsville,
Tipton  County, Indiana.    ; .;.,
SHORT-HORN SALES.
The sale of H. P. Thomson's Moundale
herd at Thomson's Station, Clark county,
Ky., Oct. llth, was attended by a large
crowd.; Many of the buyers were from
other States. Forty-one animals were
sold at an aggregate of $39,980, the thirty-
three females bringing $34,345, or a little
over $1,000 each, and the eight males
bringing $5,635 or over $700 each.
We note a few ofthe more important
COWS AND HEIFERS,
Belle Duchess, red, five years; by 6th Duke of Geneva (30,959), dam by 2d Duke of Airdrie (19,600),
grand dam imp. Filbert, by 2d Cleveland Lad (3,408);
bought by J. Julian, of Balnbridge, N. Y., for J4.000.
Peri 5th, a Peri, red and white, 4 years old; by 2d
Duke of Onleda (33,702), dam by 10th Duke of Thorndale (28,458); bought by S. W. Jacobs, of Iowa, for
*tt,70O. .,.:'.
Perl of the Valley, red, 1 year; by Hth Duke of
Thorndale (28,459), dam Pert 5th above; bought by
S.W- Jacobs for Jl.SOO.      ;
Princess of the Valley, a Princess; rich roan; 4
years; by Milbrook, dam by Mosstrooper (34,877),
bouglt by Col. J. B. Taylor, of Canada, for S2,450.
2d Princess ofthe Valley, roan, 3 years; by 2d
Baron Morley (13,428), dam Milbrook; bought by M.
H.Cochran, of Compton, Canada, for S2.400.
Highland Maid 6th, a Princess; red, six years; by
Falconwood (6,732), dam by HighflyeT (578); bought
by W.-E. Simms^of Paris, for $1,650.
4th Princess of the Valley, red roan, 1'year, by
Earl of Seaham (8,077), dam by Falconwood; bought
by Wlnslow Brothers, of Kankakee, I1L, for J2.200.
Second Duchess of Klrklevlngton, red, 4 years;
by 4th Duke of Geneva (30,958), dam by St. Valentine (35,459); bought by N. J. Barbea, of Paris, for
s-|,ooo. •'.-.   ■ • << \ ■ i    ,_
Finesse 2d, a Frantic, roan, 5 years; by Milbrook,
dam by Desdechado (5,501); bought by J. Birtin, of
Kentucky, for ""1,185.
Finesse 3d, a Frantic, white, 2 years; by 14th Duke
of Airdrie. dam by Milbrook; bought by Col. Simms,
of Paris; for 81,000.
Imp. Duchess of Lancaster 13th, red roan, 5 years;
by llth Grand Duke (21.819), Dam by Marmaduke
(14,897); bought by H. G Meredith, of Indiana, for
J700. :,
Fidelity 4th, roan 4 years; by Milbrook, dam the
dam of Fidelity; bought by W. E. Simms. of Paris,
fortjl,150.
Fidelity 5th. white. 1 year; byl4'.h Duke of Airdrie; dam Fidelity; bought by J. D. Reid. ofMt.
Sterling, for Jl.OOO.
BULLS.
Duke of Moundale, a Belle Bates, roan, 8 months;
by 14th Duke of Airdrie dam Belle Duchess, above:
bought by Mrs. Long, of Iowa, for 11,800.
Kirklevingtoa Duke (23.628), red roan, 1 year; by
HthDukeof Airdrie, dam by 4th puke o' Geneva
(30,958); bought by H. C. Meredith, of Cambridge
City. Ind., for S400., .     - j ,
14th Duke of Airdrie (7,879), red roan, 10 years: by
Royal Oxford (18,774), dam by Fordham Duke of
Oxford (31.181); boujht by J. M. Vanmeter. at Midway, for SI ,850.
J. V." GRIGBBY'S SALE.
Among the sales of Short-horns on the
13th, on the farm of J. V. Grigsby, Winchester, Ky., were the following: Sharon
Rose, to Archie Hamilton,* Mount Sterling, Ky., $3,400; Geneva Rose, to W. E.
Simms, Paris, Ky., $2,300; Rose of New
election of officers, and for making such
changes in the Constitution as the Association may deem necessary. At the
last session a committee on revision of
Constitution was appointed to report at
the forth-coming convention, and as important changes in the organization will
probably be proposed at this meeting, it
is desired that there be a full attendance
of the members, and that all others who
have an interest in the breeding of Shorthorns may be induced to be present and
take part in the proceedings.
The members of the Association are
cordially invited to prepare addresses to
be read before the Convention, and are
requested to report the topics selected to
the President, J. H. Pickrell, Esq., Harristown, 111., or to the Secretary.
Headquarters will be at the Southern
Hotel, where arrangements have been
made to entertain those who attend the
Convention at reduced rates. A commodious hall has also been secured near the
hotel for the use of the Convention.
The Board of Directors will hold a
meeting at the Southern on the day preceding the opening session.
S. F. Lockridge, Sec'y.
Greencastle, Ind., Oct. 12, '76.
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Number of Hogs in the United King-
i dom.  .
The following is published as an official
statement of the number of hogs in Ireland and Great Britain, and totals for the
United Kingdom:
G. Britain.      U. Kingdom.
2,771,619 4,140,220
2,500,259 3.544,713
2,422,834 3,522,020
2,219,870 3,481,926
Years—        Ireland.
1872 .1,388,571
1873 1,044,454
1874 1,099,186
1875 1,252,066
1876 1,424,143
Limitless Outlet for American Beef.
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The Agricultural Gazette, speaking
with reference to the London market,
states: j
As we are now in receipt of an average
weekly supply of some 400 tons of AmerY
ican beef, which, after being killed and
packed about fourteen days in extreme
hot weather, arrives quite sound, we may
reasonably expect in the winter a vert*
much larger supply. The herd and flock
masters of England will perceive that it
is always possible that the impossible
may happen. An unexpected revolution
in their industry suddenly burata upop
them. The English meat market, that
appeared a monopoly able to defy all
competition, is in a moment dispersed,
and the market thrown open to the productions of the wide, interminable pastures of the New World.   . _ J
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American Manufacturers Abroad.^-
The Japanese Government, intending to
introduce music in its European Schools,'
their foreign experts have selected Geo.
Woods & Co.'s Boston made Parlor Organs, over all American and Europeari
instruments, as most thoroughly cohJ
structed and likely to withstand the- climate.
my mind bf former tastes and fancies. I
admit frankly that I admire more the
magnificent bronze horse in the statue of
Carl August, than I do the worthy old
gentleman who protected arts and patronized the poets, and while I appreciate
fully the merits of the Grand Duke's fine
library, I prefer his superb "Isabellas."
ISABELLA HORSES.
This brings me to a subject which may
possibly interest your agricultural excellencies. Although the term "Isabella"
will be familiar to horsemen, many of
your readers may never have heard it.
The term applies to or defines a certain
breed of horses distinguished more for
their color than for any other quality. I
cannot describe this color better than by
saying that it is a shade between a light
dun and chestnut sorrel; the mane and
tail are dark auburn. The traditional
derivation of the term is, that during a
certain siege the Princess Isabella of
Spain took a vow not to change her
stockings, etc., until the besieged city fell.
Notwithstanding that the siege lasted
three years,—the Princess was faithful to
her vow and—and—you will comprehend
the etymology of the expression. The
"Isabella" 6r, more properly, Albrecht
is of Arabian origin and has been for the
past century the aristocratic horse of the
Duchy of Saxony. The finest stud of
this breed of horse3 was formerly owned
in Hessia; but when in the war of 1866,
the Prince of Hessia fell, the beautiful
animals were all killed in order that they
might not become the property of the
Prussians. There is no one predominant
breed of horses in Germany as is found
in France. The Emperor has given some
attention to the breeding of a stock of
black horses, called ''Trakehn," and
there exists also another excellent breed
known as the "Graditz," but the average
Germanhorsereminds me very much of
average American stock..
In common with most American boys
I aspired to the presidency and the possession of a horse. My love for the most
noble of quadrupeds bordered on worship. The relative importance of the
president of the State Board of Agriculture and that of the man who went flying round the track on a sulky admitted
of no comparison in my mind. I neglected my Latin, cultivated the acquaintance of the coachman and discoursed
most learnedly on trotters, much to the
uneasiness of my mother who feared
that I might become a jockey. Knowing
these facta you will readily excuse me
for declining invitations to visit the shipyards on the Clyde and devoting myself
instead to the magnificent
CLYDESDALE  HORSES
to be found on the streeta of Glasgow.
Here a familiar subject furnished new interest. I was struck first with the enormous loads handled, to which the capac
ity of the great carts and wagons used
appeared to be the only limit. The fancies of drivers in the arrangement of
mane ahd tail, as well as that feature remarkable throughout Europe, the local
fashions in the harness, was all novel.
I marveled less at the power ofthe horses
than at the immense size of the collars
which seemed almost to be the motive
power of the animal himself. Without
much fear of exaggeration I venture to
say that an entire side of leather enters
into the construction of one of these collars. This feature of the harness prevailed throughout the interior towns,
cities and country districts wherever
heavy work was to be performed. ,
THE SLUGGISH SUFFOLK,      ' i
with heavy limbs and beastly body just
fitted to be fed at a brewery and to haul
its swilling products to thiraty John Bulls;
the patient plodders of the farm, hitched
tandem to the plow or heavy cart, dragging  out  manure,   or   moving off the
crops, alike enjoyed this generous use of
leather.   Then was it that I understood
why the plains of South Africa, the pampas of South America and the prairies of
Texas still find a market for1 hides, when
beef is worthless. ' Notwithstanding our
pretentions to horsemanship! England is
the home of the horse.   We' have many
good horse3  inthe  United-States  and
American intelligence and: perseverance
have brought the • world-renowned; trot-
terjtd a state of comparative perfection,
but we have-not generously developed
the horse according to the work required
pi himin his various and different departments of usefulness. ' In; England every
type of horse is found j'from (he 'dimimi-
Uve representative .from the  Shetland
Islands, to the thoroughbred English race
horse, the progenitor of the best existing
breeds of light horses..; As the necessities
ofthe farmer, the manufacturer and the
brewer created the heavy horses of Eng
land; so the pleasures .of the gentry and
the expedition of the mails and travelers
introduced the Godolphia Arabian and
other   light   types   of   horses;    whence
sprang the gorgeous coach-horse and
THE MAGNIFICENT HUNTER.
The latter, seldom seen outside of England, with sinewy limbs, small head, high
withers and protruding eyes; with expansive nostrils for taking in long and rapid
breaths, while dashing away from dawn
till dark after tireless hounds, is an animal we lack in America; but for other
purposes.
FRENCH HORSES.
Passing into France the horses are of
the Norman or Percheron variety, such
as astound our senses at State Fairs and
attract crowds of men and small boys in
our streets. There is an honesty in the
French horse which characterizes him in
every station and occupation. I saw him
switching cars at Calais, with the same
grace that he displayed drawing the
flashing equipage along the Boulevards
of Paris. Whether hitched to omnibus
or country diligence as it goes whirling
along the banks ofthe Seine, or through
the forests of Fontainbleau, he retains,
old or young, fullness of flesh and fine
movement.
THE PARIS CAB HORSE,
a decidedly different and notoriously inferior animal, I do not include under the
title of French horse. Here, be it that
the demands of the kid glove trade
cause a scarcity of leather, or be it attributed to some other cause, the cellar
loses its prominence beneath the massive
and often very expensive hames that
tower above all save the ever erect ears
ofthe noble Percheron. Towards the
south of France this extravagance increases, and at Marseilles culminates in
something architectural. Gray is, and
will probably long remain the predominant color; the Roman nose, once developed to flatter the nobility, is being reduced. The gray horse of France, to-day
an almost national institution, was orig-
quire a special letter to treat them. The
vehicles for handling heavy matter and
the manner of handling surprised me
even more in Franco that in great Britain. Wagons are seldom seen but on
the gigantic carts, to which six horses are
often hitched tandem, loads aro built
with mathematical nicety to an incredible height.
,"'.,',''.       IN SWITZERLAND,
dogs, donkeys and cows "are utilized al-,
most to the exclusion of horses in certain
districts.     The  Swiss   cow   is   usefully
beautiful; universally versatile.   I  could
not reconcile in my mind what I considered to be a misapplication of the sex;
and a cow in harness Or a woman at the
bar strike  me' as   incongruities.    The
horses of Switzerland are as a class uniform and excellent.   We find here the
result i of a  cross  between the French
horse and a. light type of English horses;
the/latter  being introduced  by English
gentlemen who  tired of the smoke and .
fogs of London sought peace and paradise
on eirth on the  shores of Lac Leman.
The striking feature in tho harness is the
presence  of very  large  brass buckles.
Rope tugs supply the place of chains for
heavy work.' Carriage teams are provi-;
ded with a string of small bells, worn on
the  neck. , Tlie: wagons  are noticeably
small and of a peculiar oonstrustion, and
in response to: the nature of the country
every vehicle is provided with a brake;'
some  of- very, ingenious  contrivance.
However,  I   see that I am getting the ,
cart before the horse.'   In the mountain- -
ous parts of the  country a continual re1'-
generation ofthe stock is required, a few
generations sufficing to develop an animal disproportionately  powerful in   the >
hindquarters.   The extreme care and attention of the Swiss for their horses reaches almost devotion.  ;And  still,  at  the.
first sight, I was completely deceived.   I'
often watched with amusement the fine
teams toiling up  the  hill  at Lausanne
with their londn of stone.   The teamster
rarely rides.   He is armed with a long
whip and from  the time he starta until
he halts there is an incessant shouting
and snapping.   He swings his arms wildly, now rushes forward to  his   leaders,
now falls back to the wheelers; restraining one animal, and  urging  another in
what we would call a very reckless manner. Still, I seldom saw a horse struck in
anger, and in  nearly  two years I have
seen but one runaway.   In some parts of
Europe whip-cracking has been reduced
to a science.   By means of a kind of signal service drivers indicate to each other
with great exactness, their positions and
directions at night or in narrow streeta.
I have heard that the Neapolitan driver
comprehends in   this  leather-language
even  art  and  maccaroni.    There   are
many other interesting details on the subject with which I might prolong my letter indefinitely.
In connection with horses nothing has
pleased me more than the remarkable
good treatment they receive in thia country. The reward of a little patience is
an intelligence and docility unknown to
us. Tlie character of a horse depends no
less than that of a man, on early education, and although a badly broken colt
or a spoilt child sometimes turn out well,
the chances are against them. Owing to
the high price of land, pastures are hero
a rarity, and young animals are necessarily stabled and handled from the start.
Their being worked young does not detract from their longevity. With us a
young and willing animal is seldom
worked with moderation and as a consequence our horses are old at an age when
they should be in their prime.
But I find that I am about to involve
myself in a discussion with tlie horse
doctors, so I shaH rein in my struggling
muse, and, hoping that among your
equine possessions foil may never have a
night-mare, I remain most truly yours,
H. H. Fletcher.
ANOTHER FINE PREMIUM.
inally as unsought in that land as in any-
other and owes his popularity to the following circumstances: Long before the
invention of railroads there existed in
France a system of mail, passenger and
freight transportation of unparalleled perfection. Into the hands of this company
the rejected grays found their way. They
became the fashion with a people for
whom fashion is a mania, and in a few
years all France was breeding gray horses,
The wisdom of American stock-raisers in
IMPORTTNG THE   FRENCH HORSE
should not be .questioned. They excel in
the very qualities we need*, combined
power and activity; and since tbe horse
has never yet been displaced by any invention or discovery of man, we should
strive for a high standard. I found the
Horse Market and Omnibus. Stables of
Paris, places not usually visited by tourists, not uninteresting, but it would
Editors Indiana Farmer.—Having an
interest in the circulation of the Indiana
Farmer among the farmers of Indiana,
and especially so of Carroll county, I
will furnish you a No. 1 Berkshire, male
pig, to be given as a premium for the
largest list of subscribers from Carroll
county, to be awarded the last day of
March, 1877. I want the Faembb in the
hands of every farmer in the county.
The premium will be worth working for.
The pig will be pure bred and fine, style,
and worth $20.00.
I am still yours, etc.,
James Haslet.
' We shall expect a large increase in our
list of subscribers in Carroll county, in
consequence of this premium, for which
we are greatly obliged to the kind donor.
An explosion ofthe boilers in the Nail Mill.i
of Zag&Co., at FitUburg, J'» , on the 12th,
resulted in the death and serious -wounding of
a large number of the employee, m well m
great destruction to property.