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1Gft\>w**453 mzi, ■jz;:--l ETOIAMPOLIS, INDIANA, NOVEMBER 4,1876. No. 44 EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. '"":....'. 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 .... -■•... Lost, Strayed or Stolen. ': No better medium could be selected than this de^ partment of the Fabmeb for the recovery of stock. Tell your neighbor of it when you hear of the loss of his stock. ' Ten cents per line, and no advertisement for less than 25 cents. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Fine Chester White Pigs, $10 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. C. O. D if parties wish.- J. Bennett, Sunman, Ripley Co., Ind. 41-4t F OR SALE—Cotswold Sheep, Berkshire Swine, White Holland Turkeys, Aylesbury Ducks, and Address, Jacob Kenne- " " 40,tf Partridge Cochin Chicks, day, Lizton,.Hendricks Co., Ind, EOR SALE—Light Brahmas, Williams, Plaisted - and Felch Strains, high bred and early batched two for JS, three for fl, or 6 at 81.25 each for 6 weeks. Ahy 'dissatisfied may return the chicks and get their money. T. S. Clough, Paw-Paw Grove, Lee Co.. Illinois. 41-4w EOR SALE—Pure Poland China and Berkshire Pigs. Stock for sale at reasonable prices and satisfaction guaranteed. Some very flue pigs ready for shipment, - Address, FRANK MCKEEVER, Antioch, Huntington county, Ind. (41-3t) : MONET LOANS. TO LOAN—8500,000—in sums of 81,000 and upward, on well-improved Farms in any county in the State. Time, three to five years. Interest ten per cent., payable semi-annually at the end of every 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 cultivation, kind of house and barn and value. Address W. A. Bradshaw, State Savings Bank, No. 56 N. Pennsylvania st, Indianapolis. 34-tf WAITED. fTy-ANTED—A reader of the Fabmeb wishes to W obtain copies of "The Hog," by H. W. Ells-. worth and Charles Loring, by Dr. T. A. Bland. Any one having these books for sale will please send address and price to this office. 88-tf. ;.*.•-, ■ INDIANA FARMER. ANNOUNCEMENT. LESSONS IN PHONOGRAPHY Given by Mail. Any person with an ordinary common school education can report with fifty lessons. Salary of reporters 810 per day. For terms, etc., call at College, or address, with stamp, C. E. Joslin, Indianapolis Business College. 42-8w Premium for Tipton. County. '■ 'Sharpsville, Tiptori Co., Ind., \ . Oct. 28,1876. J • Editors Indiana Farmer :—Believing as I do, that every farmer should take and read your valuable paper, and having a desire to increase its,circulation in my own county, I will give a choice pig of either sex from my next spring crop of pigs.; Agent's choice from either of my fine premium sows, "Belle of Liberty," "Beauty," "Sophia," "Peerless," "Fancy or Hoozier Lady," No. 2, and sired by "Dandy Jim." Pig to be delivered at my farm, at 8 weeks old, to the Agent getting up the largest club in Tipton county, Ind., between now and the 31st of March, 1877. As s#on as I am notified of the agent entitled to said premium, I will notify him of time to get the same. This premium will be worth working for, and the agent that geta it will get a good pig. .I could hardly get along without the Indiana Farmer, and before doing without it I would' sacrifice almost any luxury or gratification; : and I have never talked with a farmer who had read it but what was wellpleased with it. Yours, etc., W. A. Maze. [We heartily thank our good friend, not only for the fine premium he offers, but especially for the generous manner in which he commends the Farmer. We are always glad to learn that the paper is so acceptable to its readers, and shall spare no pains or effort to keep it so at all times.—Editors.! ■ m ■ Management of Horses. Feed liberally, work steadily, and clean thoroughly, is my motto in tne management of horses. My great trouble is to have the horses rubbed dry and clean before leaving them for the night. Where horses are worked six days in the week, thorough grooming is absolutely essential to their health. , The more highly they are fed the'more important it is to clean them. Most men use the curry-comb too much, and the whisk and brush too little. I do riot myself insist upon it, but I believe it would pay always to take the whole harness from the horses-when put in the stable at noon, and rub them dry, washing the shoulders with cold, water, afterward thoroughly- drying them with, a cloth. I question if one farmer in a hundred duly appreciates how much he j loses from having poor horses, and in hot keeping them in vigorous health, arid in S?a condition todoamaximum'day swork. J—American Agriculturist.' THE SHORT-HORNS OF SHELBY COUNTY, INDIANA. Editors Indiana Farmer,—I propose to redeem my promise to write up the Short-homi of this ■" county. We first visited —- • •- MR. THOMAS COTTON'S FARM, (six or eight miles northeast of Shelbyville, on* Little Blue river. He has nearly 400 acres in his farm. Part of it is splendid bottom land, very good for wheat and corn; the balance is upland, but of good quality and fine bluegrass land. The farm is chiefly run in hogs and the raising of beef cattle. Mr. Cotton is of middle age, stout and hearty, and makes a full hand on the farm, and is teaching his children to be content with farm life. He has a family that does one good to visit, especially about dinner-time, presided over by Mrs. Cotton who is an excellent cook and a sociable domestic lady. One thing I like in the family, and that is, they are aiming to give the children good moral training as well as a literary course". , '.'.■'■■ Mr. C. has one of the best barns we have yet seen. It stands on the bluff of the river and is what is called a bank barn, so arranged that all the wash from the bam and cow lots runs over his bottom lands and is not lost. The barn has the capacity of one hundred tons of hay, and will stable nearly one hundred head of stock—cattle in the basement, horses above—with plenty of room for corn, buggies, wagons, etc. He has a large well of water by the side ofthe barn that furnishes a supply for all the barn stock, and is so arranged with pipes and troughs as to water all the cattle without being let out. All is * complete. The only fault we find with his whole management is that it is too much for one man to look after. **■* ^His cattle -consist of,' a few good Shorthorns—five or six females of good pedigree' and good individual animals. They are headed by a good bull, Rockingham. He has some fifteen or, twenty good grade cows, bred for milk, all.{served by Rockingham. Arid here' I would say that no man should use any but a thoroughbred bull even with common cows. MR. KINGSLEY'S FARM AND HERD. Next we visited Mr. Cal Kingsley,near Morristown, on Big Blue river. His farm of some three^ hundred acres is all bottom land. He has this year some 75 or 80 bushels of corn to the acre. It is also good wheat land. Mr. Kingsley has lately purchased several good Short-horn brood cows, and is making a fine start. He- r has built him a commodious and comfortable cattle barn with capacity for fifty head. Oar farmers are finding out that good, comfortable stables in winter are good even for Short-horns, and that it pays well *tb shelter them from winter storms. Mr. Kingsley's boys are taking a great interest in the business. We next visited the . FARM OF MR. W. W. WOODYARD, one mile east of Morristown, an upland farm of very fine ■ bluegrass land. He uses it chiefly as a grazing farm. He has a very interesting family, though small in number. His herd is headed by Duke of Athol, a fine breeder. The herd is small including six or seven females of good quality and pedigrees. Mr. Wood- yard is a reliable gentleman, a good citizen and a good farmer. MR. COLE'S FARM. Our next call was on Mr. H. Cole, one mile south of Morristown.- His farm consists, I believe, of some 400 acres of very fine land, nearly half of which is Blue River bottom land. It is suited for both grazing and grain. He has also a fine crop of corn. He is a clever, whole- souled fellow, full of fan and hospitality, and his excellent lady can get up as fine a dinner as an editor could ask for. Boys and girls are all happy in working on the farm and at housework. I think our farmers all live well, have plenty to eat of the best, and seem happy and contented, and this is all of life at last, to be contented with what we have and not fret ourselves about anything more.: The corn crop of Shelby, Rush, Fayette and Union counties, are largely over an average crop, and when farmers have plenty of corn they can soon have plenty of everything else. So I would say to farmers, stick close to your farms, and we will soon come out all right. TA little patience, perseverance and" econorhy is all we want to make us a- happy ' people. Give your children an* education; and above all a good moral training. ' *• '*' j •Mr.' Cole's- herd is headed by' a fine young red bull, Oakland Fancy. He has 8 or ten females of good individual merit with good pedigrees, and is giving them good treatment. He has an excellent cattle barn with facilities to stable them all in bad weather. All these men are what are called young breeders and will likely be very successful. Mr. Barnard, adjoining Mr. Cole, is just commencing a small herd of good animals. AU these herds are in sight of each other, which shows a commendable spirit. in those gentlemen to keep up with the times. These I believe are about all the herds in the county. Oar next account will be of Johnson county Short-horns. W. W. Thrasher. Groves, Ind., Oct. 23d. Prolific Swine. GET THE BEST. Alexander Hyde, in the N. Y. Times, has the following very sound remarks on a trite but important subject: "Keep ahead, for the devil takes the hindriiost," is a homely old maxim, but it is as true as it is homely. Commercial men have thia maxim, and it is as good for farmers as merchants. "Be sure you have a good article to sell, and then let it be known that you have it." Let us apply this maxim to some of the leading branches of agriculture. , In the first place, take the stock-raiser.' It costs little, if any, more to raise a thoroughbred calf than a scrub, and when raised the thoroughbred is worth a dfizen scrubs. The practice so common among farmers of keeping a scrub bull, and often a yearling, to serve their cows, because it is so handy to have a bull in the pasture, is the height of folly. It is an easy-going, slipshod-style of farming, by which a man may possibly keep soul and body together, but it is never productive of results which satisfy the soul or furnish many of the comforts of life. The stock-raiser should raise such stock as would give him pleasure to look upon and exhibit, and when sold will pay threefold all the expense of raising., He does'not deserve the name of stock-raiser who does not take something of the same pride in his herd that a father does in his family. In order to do this, he must own of hire a thoroughbred bull. Whether it shall be Durham or ■ Devon, Aryshire or Jersey will "depend on the nature ofthe soil; th't£ taste of the farmer, '■ and the demands of the market. The variety of the herd does not make so much difference as its quality. No. 1 Aryshires and No. 1 Jerseys are wanted everywhere, and command a high price, while the low grades may be a drug in the market.; The late sales of Durhams in Kentucky, arid more especially the sale two or three years since at York Mills, demonstrate the advantage of raising No. 1 stock. Mr. Campbell's sale at York Mills brought purchasers from all parts of this country, and even from Europe, and the prices realized were almost fabulous. Not every farmer can be a Campbell, but every one can emulate his success. For the great majority of farmers who have not the facilities for going into fancy stock, we would recommend the practice of Mr. Anderson, of Shelbourne, Mass., who long years since commenced putting native cows to a full-blooded Durham bull. Selectirig the best heifer calves for breeders, and using the best bulls, be finally succeeded in establishing a herd winch, for all practical purposes, except selling as herd-book animals, we never saw excelled. He does not realize "York Mills" prices, but his herd is so nearly thoroughbred that the fraction of native blood is infinitesimally small, and his animals, as beef and milk producers, as breeders and as working oxen, are much sought for and bring him large remuneration for his painstaking. There is a pleasure in such farming that pays better than pecuniary gains. We shall never forget the day when we tramped over Mr. Anderson's farm, on the Shelbourne hills, to see his cattle. The old gentleman's eye fairly twinkled with delight as he expatiated on the beauties of this heifer and ofthe points that steer. Let every man's stock be such that he can glory in it. To be ashamed of one's herd is a miserable degradation to any farmer. The same principlej hold true with sheep-husbandry. He is the thrifty shepherd who keeps No. 1 sheep, and it makes but little difference whether the flock is constituted as Cotswolds or Southdowns. Both varieties are good, and will b9 in demand, while the little scrubs will only sell for what the wool on their backs is worth. These inferior sheep are worth little for mutton, and nothing as breeders, and as their keeping costs all that their wool will bring, it is no wonder that the shepherd of such a flock finds it hard work to make strap and buckle meet at the end of the year. It is not desirable that the fancy prices for sheep, such as prevailed a few years since, should return. Five thousand dollars for a merino buck is all fancy. No sheep was ever intrinsically worth such a sum. But it is desirable that every shepherd should bring his flock up to such a standard of excellence that both wool and carcass should possess high intrinsic value, and pay well for his labor. All ^hat is wanted: to ac- coihplish this is a will.* They can who think they can. .. ., (j : —— ■ . m . ; ; , ' Still Another Premium. T. C. Phelps, Greensboro, Henry Co., Ind., offers a choice pair of his Light Brahmas, as a premium for one of our agents. ' Editors Indiana Farmer.—I read an article some time ago wherein the writer complained that the improved breeds of hogs were not prolific enough. Now this objection certainly can not be urged against mine, for they can just "beat the world" for pigs. I have two sows that last week had twenty-eight pigs, and only overlaid one. One had thirteen and the other fifteen. One has had twenty-five at two litters, and the other forty-seven at four litters, and out of the seventy two they only overlaid four. Now if any reader ofthe Farmer has two sows that can beat that, he is hereby called upon to publish it forthwith. Myself. Marion Co., Ind. « • » Another Premium. Crawfordsville, October 30th. Editors Indiana Farmer :—Will say to you that we are glad to have the opportunity of placing one of our choicest Berkshire pigs on the list, to be awarded to one of your agents. The pig selected shall be as nearly perfect as it is possible to describe what is perfection among the Berkshire breed of hogs. The points of excellence to be observed in the selection will be first, good feeding quality, with a compact even smooth body, of good length; second, good bone, not being too small, or too coarse for the sized body they are to support; third, good hair, which we consider one good point. The pig selected will be sired by "Clipper," a hog from the herd of William Smith, of Detroit Mich., a splendid specimen of the breed, of good length ana excellent proportions. The grand dam was bred in Kentucky. As early feeders, no breeder has the superior of our stock. *V We guarantee satisfaction to the, one that draws the premium. Hoping' the above may prove satisfactory, we remain yours, • Very truly, LarshBros. many potatoes raised for market this season as last, and in some localities they rotted badly; sold at from 30 to 50 cents per bushel. We had an abundant crop of apples, which brought from 10 to 25 cents per bushel, and about all disposed of. The weather has been exceedingly fine for some time. Cribbing corn has not commenced yet by but few; selling at Newcastle at from 30 to 35 cents per bushel. I have seen this season some of the finest crops of weeds that I ever saw, and as there is no demand for them, I suppose they will be allowed to manure the ground. I am a great hand to manure my land, but I don't like that kind. I have hauled good manure for miles and do not think I have lost anything by it, and paid twenty-five centa for two horse loads of it. I have noticed, both at home and abroad that those who plowed have the corn and not the weeds; in fact, the farms look as though it rained to apparent excess on the farms where these large crops of weeds were to be seen; indeed, the fences and buildings, too, seemed to show a kind of thriftlessness. P. P. Rifner. Mt. Summitt, Ind. Notes from Bartholomew Co. Ind. Editors Indiana Farmer:—I see in the last Farmer, a request, from Bro. Gates, in regard to keeping sheep through the winter, etc. Now, brother Gates and I have often met in the county grange, and if he will visit me, (I live 3 miles south-west from Columbus) I can show him practically all the latest improvements in sheep husbandry, sheltering, feeding, shearing pressing, and everything connected with the business. Or he can buy the Practical Shepherd, by Randall, price, one dollar and fifty cents, that will give him more practical information than he can get from any other source that I know of. Business in this county is dull, except in the traffic in whisky. The license advocates told us the license law would curtail intemperance but it has alarmingly increased it in Columbus. Our State election is over (thank God); Grangers went through the old humiliation of being humbugged by a few quacks from Columbus—boys going out and telling old, gray-headed farmers how to vote. How long will farmers eat dirt? Crops in this county were pretty good. Grangers, numerically, have fallen off, but the strength of the movement is firm. Our county Fair, in fine stock of all kinds, was a success, but financially a failure. I am putting up my winter apples, am trying some of the suggestions in the Indiana Farmer, and other papers. I have put one box in saw-dust, one in sand, some in leaves, some in barrels, and in due time I will report. Also cider filtered through sand. Yours, John McClelland, [We trust our friend will give us the result of his experimenta in keeping apples next spring.—Editors. —. . m ■ NOTES FROM HENRY COUNTY. To the Editors Indiana Farmer: . The growing wheat looks fine, but I think not more than two-thirds the usual breadth of land is sown. Corn is not quite an average for this county. Our last crop of wheat was so light that I hardly know what per cent, of a full crop we had. Oats was badly injured with rust. Hog cholera has been very bad in some parts of the county all this season, and at present fearfully so in some localities.. Farmers are sending their hogs off as fast as they get them fat1 enough to sell, arid, in fact, very light at that. But few beeves being fed. There was about one-fifth as NEWS OF THE WEEK. State News. Conflict of Interests. It has been said that commerce is a "war of interests." It is only necessary for one to go into the marts of trade, the halls of legislation, or the chambers of diplomocy, to become conscious of the fact that the "war of interests" ramifies every department of our civil relations, both national and international, public, private, domestic and foreign. _ In this war we find organization and discipline as necessary and effective as in hostile combat with the real instruments of carnage, death and destruction. A more comprehensive view will reveal the fact that the great agricultural, manufacturing, mining, transportation and commercial interests are, or should be, in close sympathy and mutually dependent, one upon the other. It will also be seen, that the monied interests—those who shave and discount—are hostile to all the foregoing, except so far as they are able to produce something which, they shall gather in and appropiate for their own aggrandizement. When the agriculturist suffers, miner and carrier suffer also. So when the manufacturer suffers, all other industries are injured; but when all these suffer most severely, the bankers and money changers reap their greatest harvest. "A tree must be known by its fruits." Any one who will ignore this self-evident proposition must be a fool indeed. The British monetery system inaugurated one hundred and eighty years ago has blossomed with frequent financial panics from that day to this, and now bears the fruit of a populace in bondage, doomed to toil for their wealthy masters during their natural lives, and leave to their posterity the same curse.—St. Louis Commercial Gazette. NATIONAL THANKSGIVING DAY. From year to year we have been accustomed to pause in our daily pursuits, and set apart a time to offer our thanks to Almighty God for special blessings He has vouchsafed to us, with our prayers fos a continuance thereof. We have at this time equal reason to be thankful for His continued protection, and for many material blessings which His bounty has bestowed. In addition to the favors accorded to us as individuals we have especial occasion to express our hearty thanks to Almighty God that by His providence and guidance our government, established a century ago, has been enabled to fulfill the purpose of ita founders in offering an asylum to the people of every race, securing civil and religious liberty to all within ita borders, and mete- ing out to every individual alike justice and equality before the law. It is moreover especially our duty to offer our humble prayers to the Father of All Mercies for a continuance of His Divine favor to us as a nation and as individuals. By reason of all these considerations, I Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States, do recommend to the people of the United States to devote the 30th day of November next to the expression of their thanks and prayers to Almighty God, and, laying aside their daily avocations and all secular occupations, to assemble in their respective places of worship and observe Buch day as a day of thanksgiving and rest. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this twenty-sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, and ofthe independence of the United States of America the one hundred and first. . U. S. GRANT. By the President: Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. : ■ » j> A battle between the Turks and Servians was fought on the 29th, in which the latter met with a crushing defeat. The proposition to donate $100,000 to the building of the coal road was veted down In this city last week. Judge Lorenzo O. Dangherty, ot Lebanon, Boone county, died on the 29th. The dwelling of Dr. N. Cleringer, at Onward, Cass county, was struck by lightning on the 28th, and nearly demolished. The Dr. and and his wife were considerably injured by the shock. The contract for pipe, works and pumps has been let, and Marion expects to have her water-worka machinery in operation in sixty days. Tuesday moming of last week John W Barker fell from the top of the new county court-house in West Shoals, Martin county, and was instantly killed. Two colored farm laborers named Watkin, and Black, in Posey county, were drowned in the Ohio Thursday by the overturning of a skiff in which they were attempting to cross the river. Of twenty-five men who, forty years ago, met to found ..* sbnry University only four are now living. Capt. William H. Thornburg, of Greencastle, died Thursday of last week, aged 72 years and eight months. Grain dealers at this point are greatly hampered in their purchases and shipments for want of cars The railways plead inability to furnish the necessary transportation. Henry Miller, of Lanesville, Clark county, was killed while coon hunting last week. He waa chopping down a tree to get at a coon, when a dead limb fell, striking him on the head. "William Williams, of Owen county, cousin to the Governor-elect, is probably the oldest native-born resident of Indiana. He was born on the 27th day of December. 1803, in Fort Knox, Knox county. At his last birthday he had seated at one table 44 children and grandchildren, all livingon adjoining farms in Owen and Green counties, posessing 1,900 acres of land. The receipts at Elkhart county fair this year were $1,300, and the premiums $1,000. The fair is pronounced the most successful ever held in the county. During a week or two past. Southern Indiana has had a visit of grasshoppers. It was noticed that railway trains in some instances were covered with them. No one knows from whence they came. . The City Council on Monday night postponed all action with reference to the Belt railway until in January next. Efforts will be made to secure such legislation this winter as will remove all hindrance to the building of the road as at first proposed in the petition of the citizen. The simple trouble under existing law is that the city could not secure itself in the matter of loaning the company its credit. • General Hews. Edward S. Stokes who some three years since shot and killed James Fish, Jr. in N. Y. has been released from prison, his term of confinement having expired. The registration of voters in New York City for four days, week before last, aggregated 182.- 087. as against 141,838 the same time last year, and 149,010 in 1872. On Saturday last, the total number of visitors to the Centennial, aggregated 78,700. The Centennial exhibition will close on the 10th of November. The President of the United States has designated Thursday November 30th as a day of Thanksgiving and religious observance. One hundred acres of com were burned over in Laundale township, McLean county, 111,, last Wednesday, belonging to Hugh Wonier, involving a loss of several thousand dollars. The Alabama State Grange fair which closed on the 28th of last month, was a great success. There was the largest display of field and garden products ever seen in the State. The Women's National Temperance Convention which was recently held in Newark, New Jersey, adjourned to meet in Chicago, next year. Amos Wilson, shot and fatally wounded, Henry Tanner at Tilton, 111., on Friday night last. Three Methodist ministers, while riding their circuit in Pope county, Arkansas, were shot—one mortally wounded, tlie others seriously—by two illicit whiskey distillers. It ls said the ministers were mistaken for revenue officers, by the distillers. An infernal machine in a trunk on the Pennsylvania road, a few days since exploded, doing no farther damage than to shake up the baggageman and reduce tbe trunk to kindling wood. Chicago has been much excited for two weeks over the conduct of one Judge McAllister in the trial of a murderer, who, through the partiality and baseness of the Judge in his instructions to thejury, waa acquitted. Hundreds of the best citizens of that city have openly petitioned the Judge to resign, so reprehensible was his conduct during the trial. On Tuesday next, November 7th, the people ofthe United States will chooee a President and Vice-President. To prevent the skin discoloring after a v bruise, take a little dry starch or arrow- * root, merely moist'-n it witli cold wat<"-r, J and place it on tlie injured part. Tiiin in ', beet done immediatfly, so a« ' the action of the air upon tiic valuable for black eyes. Y. 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Title | Indiana farmer, 1876, v. 11, no. 44 (Nov. 4) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA1144 |
Date of Original | 1876 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Transcript | 1Gft\>w**453 mzi, ■jz;:--l ETOIAMPOLIS, INDIANA, NOVEMBER 4,1876. No. 44 EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. '"":....'. 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 .... -■•... Lost, Strayed or Stolen. ': No better medium could be selected than this de^ partment of the Fabmeb for the recovery of stock. Tell your neighbor of it when you hear of the loss of his stock. ' Ten cents per line, and no advertisement for less than 25 cents. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Fine Chester White Pigs, $10 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. C. O. D if parties wish.- J. Bennett, Sunman, Ripley Co., Ind. 41-4t F OR SALE—Cotswold Sheep, Berkshire Swine, White Holland Turkeys, Aylesbury Ducks, and Address, Jacob Kenne- " " 40,tf Partridge Cochin Chicks, day, Lizton,.Hendricks Co., Ind, EOR SALE—Light Brahmas, Williams, Plaisted - and Felch Strains, high bred and early batched two for JS, three for fl, or 6 at 81.25 each for 6 weeks. Ahy 'dissatisfied may return the chicks and get their money. T. S. Clough, Paw-Paw Grove, Lee Co.. Illinois. 41-4w EOR SALE—Pure Poland China and Berkshire Pigs. Stock for sale at reasonable prices and satisfaction guaranteed. Some very flue pigs ready for shipment, - Address, FRANK MCKEEVER, Antioch, Huntington county, Ind. (41-3t) : MONET LOANS. TO LOAN—8500,000—in sums of 81,000 and upward, on well-improved Farms in any county in the State. Time, three to five years. Interest ten per cent., payable semi-annually at the end of every 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 cultivation, kind of house and barn and value. Address W. A. Bradshaw, State Savings Bank, No. 56 N. Pennsylvania st, Indianapolis. 34-tf WAITED. fTy-ANTED—A reader of the Fabmeb wishes to W obtain copies of "The Hog," by H. W. Ells-. worth and Charles Loring, by Dr. T. A. Bland. Any one having these books for sale will please send address and price to this office. 88-tf. ;.*.•-, ■ INDIANA FARMER. ANNOUNCEMENT. LESSONS IN PHONOGRAPHY Given by Mail. Any person with an ordinary common school education can report with fifty lessons. Salary of reporters 810 per day. For terms, etc., call at College, or address, with stamp, C. E. Joslin, Indianapolis Business College. 42-8w Premium for Tipton. County. '■ 'Sharpsville, Tiptori Co., Ind., \ . Oct. 28,1876. J • Editors Indiana Farmer :—Believing as I do, that every farmer should take and read your valuable paper, and having a desire to increase its,circulation in my own county, I will give a choice pig of either sex from my next spring crop of pigs.; Agent's choice from either of my fine premium sows, "Belle of Liberty," "Beauty," "Sophia," "Peerless," "Fancy or Hoozier Lady," No. 2, and sired by "Dandy Jim." Pig to be delivered at my farm, at 8 weeks old, to the Agent getting up the largest club in Tipton county, Ind., between now and the 31st of March, 1877. As s#on as I am notified of the agent entitled to said premium, I will notify him of time to get the same. This premium will be worth working for, and the agent that geta it will get a good pig. .I could hardly get along without the Indiana Farmer, and before doing without it I would' sacrifice almost any luxury or gratification; : and I have never talked with a farmer who had read it but what was wellpleased with it. Yours, etc., W. A. Maze. [We heartily thank our good friend, not only for the fine premium he offers, but especially for the generous manner in which he commends the Farmer. We are always glad to learn that the paper is so acceptable to its readers, and shall spare no pains or effort to keep it so at all times.—Editors.! ■ m ■ Management of Horses. Feed liberally, work steadily, and clean thoroughly, is my motto in tne management of horses. My great trouble is to have the horses rubbed dry and clean before leaving them for the night. Where horses are worked six days in the week, thorough grooming is absolutely essential to their health. , The more highly they are fed the'more important it is to clean them. Most men use the curry-comb too much, and the whisk and brush too little. I do riot myself insist upon it, but I believe it would pay always to take the whole harness from the horses-when put in the stable at noon, and rub them dry, washing the shoulders with cold, water, afterward thoroughly- drying them with, a cloth. I question if one farmer in a hundred duly appreciates how much he j loses from having poor horses, and in hot keeping them in vigorous health, arid in S?a condition todoamaximum'day swork. J—American Agriculturist.' THE SHORT-HORNS OF SHELBY COUNTY, INDIANA. Editors Indiana Farmer,—I propose to redeem my promise to write up the Short-homi of this ■" county. We first visited —- • •- MR. THOMAS COTTON'S FARM, (six or eight miles northeast of Shelbyville, on* Little Blue river. He has nearly 400 acres in his farm. Part of it is splendid bottom land, very good for wheat and corn; the balance is upland, but of good quality and fine bluegrass land. The farm is chiefly run in hogs and the raising of beef cattle. Mr. Cotton is of middle age, stout and hearty, and makes a full hand on the farm, and is teaching his children to be content with farm life. He has a family that does one good to visit, especially about dinner-time, presided over by Mrs. Cotton who is an excellent cook and a sociable domestic lady. One thing I like in the family, and that is, they are aiming to give the children good moral training as well as a literary course". , '.'.■'■■ Mr. C. has one of the best barns we have yet seen. It stands on the bluff of the river and is what is called a bank barn, so arranged that all the wash from the bam and cow lots runs over his bottom lands and is not lost. The barn has the capacity of one hundred tons of hay, and will stable nearly one hundred head of stock—cattle in the basement, horses above—with plenty of room for corn, buggies, wagons, etc. He has a large well of water by the side ofthe barn that furnishes a supply for all the barn stock, and is so arranged with pipes and troughs as to water all the cattle without being let out. All is * complete. The only fault we find with his whole management is that it is too much for one man to look after. **■* ^His cattle -consist of,' a few good Shorthorns—five or six females of good pedigree' and good individual animals. They are headed by a good bull, Rockingham. He has some fifteen or, twenty good grade cows, bred for milk, all.{served by Rockingham. Arid here' I would say that no man should use any but a thoroughbred bull even with common cows. MR. KINGSLEY'S FARM AND HERD. Next we visited Mr. Cal Kingsley,near Morristown, on Big Blue river. His farm of some three^ hundred acres is all bottom land. He has this year some 75 or 80 bushels of corn to the acre. It is also good wheat land. Mr. Kingsley has lately purchased several good Short-horn brood cows, and is making a fine start. He- r has built him a commodious and comfortable cattle barn with capacity for fifty head. Oar farmers are finding out that good, comfortable stables in winter are good even for Short-horns, and that it pays well *tb shelter them from winter storms. Mr. Kingsley's boys are taking a great interest in the business. We next visited the . FARM OF MR. W. W. WOODYARD, one mile east of Morristown, an upland farm of very fine ■ bluegrass land. He uses it chiefly as a grazing farm. He has a very interesting family, though small in number. His herd is headed by Duke of Athol, a fine breeder. The herd is small including six or seven females of good quality and pedigrees. Mr. Wood- yard is a reliable gentleman, a good citizen and a good farmer. MR. COLE'S FARM. Our next call was on Mr. H. Cole, one mile south of Morristown.- His farm consists, I believe, of some 400 acres of very fine land, nearly half of which is Blue River bottom land. It is suited for both grazing and grain. He has also a fine crop of corn. He is a clever, whole- souled fellow, full of fan and hospitality, and his excellent lady can get up as fine a dinner as an editor could ask for. Boys and girls are all happy in working on the farm and at housework. I think our farmers all live well, have plenty to eat of the best, and seem happy and contented, and this is all of life at last, to be contented with what we have and not fret ourselves about anything more.: The corn crop of Shelby, Rush, Fayette and Union counties, are largely over an average crop, and when farmers have plenty of corn they can soon have plenty of everything else. So I would say to farmers, stick close to your farms, and we will soon come out all right. TA little patience, perseverance and" econorhy is all we want to make us a- happy ' people. Give your children an* education; and above all a good moral training. ' *• '*' j •Mr.' Cole's- herd is headed by' a fine young red bull, Oakland Fancy. He has 8 or ten females of good individual merit with good pedigrees, and is giving them good treatment. He has an excellent cattle barn with facilities to stable them all in bad weather. All these men are what are called young breeders and will likely be very successful. Mr. Barnard, adjoining Mr. Cole, is just commencing a small herd of good animals. AU these herds are in sight of each other, which shows a commendable spirit. in those gentlemen to keep up with the times. These I believe are about all the herds in the county. Oar next account will be of Johnson county Short-horns. W. W. Thrasher. Groves, Ind., Oct. 23d. Prolific Swine. GET THE BEST. Alexander Hyde, in the N. Y. Times, has the following very sound remarks on a trite but important subject: "Keep ahead, for the devil takes the hindriiost," is a homely old maxim, but it is as true as it is homely. Commercial men have thia maxim, and it is as good for farmers as merchants. "Be sure you have a good article to sell, and then let it be known that you have it." Let us apply this maxim to some of the leading branches of agriculture. , In the first place, take the stock-raiser.' It costs little, if any, more to raise a thoroughbred calf than a scrub, and when raised the thoroughbred is worth a dfizen scrubs. The practice so common among farmers of keeping a scrub bull, and often a yearling, to serve their cows, because it is so handy to have a bull in the pasture, is the height of folly. It is an easy-going, slipshod-style of farming, by which a man may possibly keep soul and body together, but it is never productive of results which satisfy the soul or furnish many of the comforts of life. The stock-raiser should raise such stock as would give him pleasure to look upon and exhibit, and when sold will pay threefold all the expense of raising., He does'not deserve the name of stock-raiser who does not take something of the same pride in his herd that a father does in his family. In order to do this, he must own of hire a thoroughbred bull. Whether it shall be Durham or ■ Devon, Aryshire or Jersey will "depend on the nature ofthe soil; th't£ taste of the farmer, '■ and the demands of the market. The variety of the herd does not make so much difference as its quality. No. 1 Aryshires and No. 1 Jerseys are wanted everywhere, and command a high price, while the low grades may be a drug in the market.; The late sales of Durhams in Kentucky, arid more especially the sale two or three years since at York Mills, demonstrate the advantage of raising No. 1 stock. Mr. Campbell's sale at York Mills brought purchasers from all parts of this country, and even from Europe, and the prices realized were almost fabulous. Not every farmer can be a Campbell, but every one can emulate his success. For the great majority of farmers who have not the facilities for going into fancy stock, we would recommend the practice of Mr. Anderson, of Shelbourne, Mass., who long years since commenced putting native cows to a full-blooded Durham bull. Selectirig the best heifer calves for breeders, and using the best bulls, be finally succeeded in establishing a herd winch, for all practical purposes, except selling as herd-book animals, we never saw excelled. He does not realize "York Mills" prices, but his herd is so nearly thoroughbred that the fraction of native blood is infinitesimally small, and his animals, as beef and milk producers, as breeders and as working oxen, are much sought for and bring him large remuneration for his painstaking. There is a pleasure in such farming that pays better than pecuniary gains. We shall never forget the day when we tramped over Mr. Anderson's farm, on the Shelbourne hills, to see his cattle. The old gentleman's eye fairly twinkled with delight as he expatiated on the beauties of this heifer and ofthe points that steer. Let every man's stock be such that he can glory in it. To be ashamed of one's herd is a miserable degradation to any farmer. The same principlej hold true with sheep-husbandry. He is the thrifty shepherd who keeps No. 1 sheep, and it makes but little difference whether the flock is constituted as Cotswolds or Southdowns. Both varieties are good, and will b9 in demand, while the little scrubs will only sell for what the wool on their backs is worth. These inferior sheep are worth little for mutton, and nothing as breeders, and as their keeping costs all that their wool will bring, it is no wonder that the shepherd of such a flock finds it hard work to make strap and buckle meet at the end of the year. It is not desirable that the fancy prices for sheep, such as prevailed a few years since, should return. Five thousand dollars for a merino buck is all fancy. No sheep was ever intrinsically worth such a sum. But it is desirable that every shepherd should bring his flock up to such a standard of excellence that both wool and carcass should possess high intrinsic value, and pay well for his labor. All ^hat is wanted: to ac- coihplish this is a will.* They can who think they can. .. ., (j : —— ■ . m . ; ; , ' Still Another Premium. T. C. Phelps, Greensboro, Henry Co., Ind., offers a choice pair of his Light Brahmas, as a premium for one of our agents. ' Editors Indiana Farmer.—I read an article some time ago wherein the writer complained that the improved breeds of hogs were not prolific enough. Now this objection certainly can not be urged against mine, for they can just "beat the world" for pigs. I have two sows that last week had twenty-eight pigs, and only overlaid one. One had thirteen and the other fifteen. One has had twenty-five at two litters, and the other forty-seven at four litters, and out of the seventy two they only overlaid four. Now if any reader ofthe Farmer has two sows that can beat that, he is hereby called upon to publish it forthwith. Myself. Marion Co., Ind. « • » Another Premium. Crawfordsville, October 30th. Editors Indiana Farmer :—Will say to you that we are glad to have the opportunity of placing one of our choicest Berkshire pigs on the list, to be awarded to one of your agents. The pig selected shall be as nearly perfect as it is possible to describe what is perfection among the Berkshire breed of hogs. The points of excellence to be observed in the selection will be first, good feeding quality, with a compact even smooth body, of good length; second, good bone, not being too small, or too coarse for the sized body they are to support; third, good hair, which we consider one good point. The pig selected will be sired by "Clipper," a hog from the herd of William Smith, of Detroit Mich., a splendid specimen of the breed, of good length ana excellent proportions. The grand dam was bred in Kentucky. As early feeders, no breeder has the superior of our stock. *V We guarantee satisfaction to the, one that draws the premium. Hoping' the above may prove satisfactory, we remain yours, • Very truly, LarshBros. many potatoes raised for market this season as last, and in some localities they rotted badly; sold at from 30 to 50 cents per bushel. We had an abundant crop of apples, which brought from 10 to 25 cents per bushel, and about all disposed of. The weather has been exceedingly fine for some time. Cribbing corn has not commenced yet by but few; selling at Newcastle at from 30 to 35 cents per bushel. I have seen this season some of the finest crops of weeds that I ever saw, and as there is no demand for them, I suppose they will be allowed to manure the ground. I am a great hand to manure my land, but I don't like that kind. I have hauled good manure for miles and do not think I have lost anything by it, and paid twenty-five centa for two horse loads of it. I have noticed, both at home and abroad that those who plowed have the corn and not the weeds; in fact, the farms look as though it rained to apparent excess on the farms where these large crops of weeds were to be seen; indeed, the fences and buildings, too, seemed to show a kind of thriftlessness. P. P. Rifner. Mt. Summitt, Ind. Notes from Bartholomew Co. Ind. Editors Indiana Farmer:—I see in the last Farmer, a request, from Bro. Gates, in regard to keeping sheep through the winter, etc. Now, brother Gates and I have often met in the county grange, and if he will visit me, (I live 3 miles south-west from Columbus) I can show him practically all the latest improvements in sheep husbandry, sheltering, feeding, shearing pressing, and everything connected with the business. Or he can buy the Practical Shepherd, by Randall, price, one dollar and fifty cents, that will give him more practical information than he can get from any other source that I know of. Business in this county is dull, except in the traffic in whisky. The license advocates told us the license law would curtail intemperance but it has alarmingly increased it in Columbus. Our State election is over (thank God); Grangers went through the old humiliation of being humbugged by a few quacks from Columbus—boys going out and telling old, gray-headed farmers how to vote. How long will farmers eat dirt? Crops in this county were pretty good. Grangers, numerically, have fallen off, but the strength of the movement is firm. Our county Fair, in fine stock of all kinds, was a success, but financially a failure. I am putting up my winter apples, am trying some of the suggestions in the Indiana Farmer, and other papers. I have put one box in saw-dust, one in sand, some in leaves, some in barrels, and in due time I will report. Also cider filtered through sand. Yours, John McClelland, [We trust our friend will give us the result of his experimenta in keeping apples next spring.—Editors. —. . m ■ NOTES FROM HENRY COUNTY. To the Editors Indiana Farmer: . The growing wheat looks fine, but I think not more than two-thirds the usual breadth of land is sown. Corn is not quite an average for this county. Our last crop of wheat was so light that I hardly know what per cent, of a full crop we had. Oats was badly injured with rust. Hog cholera has been very bad in some parts of the county all this season, and at present fearfully so in some localities.. Farmers are sending their hogs off as fast as they get them fat1 enough to sell, arid, in fact, very light at that. But few beeves being fed. There was about one-fifth as NEWS OF THE WEEK. State News. Conflict of Interests. It has been said that commerce is a "war of interests." It is only necessary for one to go into the marts of trade, the halls of legislation, or the chambers of diplomocy, to become conscious of the fact that the "war of interests" ramifies every department of our civil relations, both national and international, public, private, domestic and foreign. _ In this war we find organization and discipline as necessary and effective as in hostile combat with the real instruments of carnage, death and destruction. A more comprehensive view will reveal the fact that the great agricultural, manufacturing, mining, transportation and commercial interests are, or should be, in close sympathy and mutually dependent, one upon the other. It will also be seen, that the monied interests—those who shave and discount—are hostile to all the foregoing, except so far as they are able to produce something which, they shall gather in and appropiate for their own aggrandizement. When the agriculturist suffers, miner and carrier suffer also. So when the manufacturer suffers, all other industries are injured; but when all these suffer most severely, the bankers and money changers reap their greatest harvest. "A tree must be known by its fruits." Any one who will ignore this self-evident proposition must be a fool indeed. The British monetery system inaugurated one hundred and eighty years ago has blossomed with frequent financial panics from that day to this, and now bears the fruit of a populace in bondage, doomed to toil for their wealthy masters during their natural lives, and leave to their posterity the same curse.—St. Louis Commercial Gazette. NATIONAL THANKSGIVING DAY. From year to year we have been accustomed to pause in our daily pursuits, and set apart a time to offer our thanks to Almighty God for special blessings He has vouchsafed to us, with our prayers fos a continuance thereof. We have at this time equal reason to be thankful for His continued protection, and for many material blessings which His bounty has bestowed. In addition to the favors accorded to us as individuals we have especial occasion to express our hearty thanks to Almighty God that by His providence and guidance our government, established a century ago, has been enabled to fulfill the purpose of ita founders in offering an asylum to the people of every race, securing civil and religious liberty to all within ita borders, and mete- ing out to every individual alike justice and equality before the law. It is moreover especially our duty to offer our humble prayers to the Father of All Mercies for a continuance of His Divine favor to us as a nation and as individuals. By reason of all these considerations, I Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States, do recommend to the people of the United States to devote the 30th day of November next to the expression of their thanks and prayers to Almighty God, and, laying aside their daily avocations and all secular occupations, to assemble in their respective places of worship and observe Buch day as a day of thanksgiving and rest. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this twenty-sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, and ofthe independence of the United States of America the one hundred and first. . U. S. GRANT. By the President: Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. : ■ » j> A battle between the Turks and Servians was fought on the 29th, in which the latter met with a crushing defeat. The proposition to donate $100,000 to the building of the coal road was veted down In this city last week. Judge Lorenzo O. Dangherty, ot Lebanon, Boone county, died on the 29th. The dwelling of Dr. N. Cleringer, at Onward, Cass county, was struck by lightning on the 28th, and nearly demolished. The Dr. and and his wife were considerably injured by the shock. The contract for pipe, works and pumps has been let, and Marion expects to have her water-worka machinery in operation in sixty days. Tuesday moming of last week John W Barker fell from the top of the new county court-house in West Shoals, Martin county, and was instantly killed. Two colored farm laborers named Watkin, and Black, in Posey county, were drowned in the Ohio Thursday by the overturning of a skiff in which they were attempting to cross the river. Of twenty-five men who, forty years ago, met to found ..* sbnry University only four are now living. Capt. William H. Thornburg, of Greencastle, died Thursday of last week, aged 72 years and eight months. Grain dealers at this point are greatly hampered in their purchases and shipments for want of cars The railways plead inability to furnish the necessary transportation. Henry Miller, of Lanesville, Clark county, was killed while coon hunting last week. He waa chopping down a tree to get at a coon, when a dead limb fell, striking him on the head. "William Williams, of Owen county, cousin to the Governor-elect, is probably the oldest native-born resident of Indiana. He was born on the 27th day of December. 1803, in Fort Knox, Knox county. At his last birthday he had seated at one table 44 children and grandchildren, all livingon adjoining farms in Owen and Green counties, posessing 1,900 acres of land. The receipts at Elkhart county fair this year were $1,300, and the premiums $1,000. The fair is pronounced the most successful ever held in the county. During a week or two past. Southern Indiana has had a visit of grasshoppers. It was noticed that railway trains in some instances were covered with them. No one knows from whence they came. . The City Council on Monday night postponed all action with reference to the Belt railway until in January next. Efforts will be made to secure such legislation this winter as will remove all hindrance to the building of the road as at first proposed in the petition of the citizen. The simple trouble under existing law is that the city could not secure itself in the matter of loaning the company its credit. • General Hews. Edward S. Stokes who some three years since shot and killed James Fish, Jr. in N. Y. has been released from prison, his term of confinement having expired. The registration of voters in New York City for four days, week before last, aggregated 182.- 087. as against 141,838 the same time last year, and 149,010 in 1872. On Saturday last, the total number of visitors to the Centennial, aggregated 78,700. The Centennial exhibition will close on the 10th of November. The President of the United States has designated Thursday November 30th as a day of Thanksgiving and religious observance. One hundred acres of com were burned over in Laundale township, McLean county, 111,, last Wednesday, belonging to Hugh Wonier, involving a loss of several thousand dollars. The Alabama State Grange fair which closed on the 28th of last month, was a great success. There was the largest display of field and garden products ever seen in the State. The Women's National Temperance Convention which was recently held in Newark, New Jersey, adjourned to meet in Chicago, next year. Amos Wilson, shot and fatally wounded, Henry Tanner at Tilton, 111., on Friday night last. Three Methodist ministers, while riding their circuit in Pope county, Arkansas, were shot—one mortally wounded, tlie others seriously—by two illicit whiskey distillers. It ls said the ministers were mistaken for revenue officers, by the distillers. An infernal machine in a trunk on the Pennsylvania road, a few days since exploded, doing no farther damage than to shake up the baggageman and reduce tbe trunk to kindling wood. Chicago has been much excited for two weeks over the conduct of one Judge McAllister in the trial of a murderer, who, through the partiality and baseness of the Judge in his instructions to thejury, waa acquitted. Hundreds of the best citizens of that city have openly petitioned the Judge to resign, so reprehensible was his conduct during the trial. On Tuesday next, November 7th, the people ofthe United States will chooee a President and Vice-President. To prevent the skin discoloring after a v bruise, take a little dry starch or arrow- * root, merely moist'-n it witli cold wat<"-r, J and place it on tlie injured part. Tiiin in ', beet done immediatfly, so a« ' the action of the air upon tiic valuable for black eyes. Y. 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