Vol. XI
iNDiANAPOUs, Indiana, November is, 187&
No. 46.
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 ,
LoBt, Strayed or Stolen.
No better medium could be selected than this department 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 lesB
than 26 cents.
FOR   SALE.
"TTIOR SALE—Poland-China pigs, male and fell male, ready for service and breeding, bred
from premium stock. * Warranted to give satisfaction. GEORGE P. PARENT, Farm and Residence,
Darke county, Ohio. Postoffice address, Union
City, Randolph county, Ind. (16-40
FOR SALE—Berkshire pigs of all ages, sired by
an imported boar; Also Light and Dark Brahmas, Buff and Partridge Cochin chicks and Rouen
Ducks. Satlsfaction'guaranteed. J.N.HECK, Wal-
dron, Shelby county, Ind. (<6-2t)
T710RSALEOR EXCHANGE—A few pair prize
I"i Bronze Turkeys; will exchange for either
Light or Dark Brahma chicks, or fowls. Address
TO. F. KERR, Wilmington, Dearborn county, Indiana. (46-?)
■fjlORSALE—A 'ewpair of Geese, crosses ofthe
_C White China and Hong KoDg; fine style and
excellent layers, giving say from 45 to 50 eggs per
season. Prices reasonable; apply soon. J. H.
SWALES, Logan, Dearborn co., Ind. (46-lt)
T70R SALE—Cotswold Sheep, Berkshire Swine,
A? White Holland Turkeys, Aylesbury Ducks, and
Partridge Cochin Chicks. Address, Jacob Kenne-
day, Lizton, Hendricks Co., Ind.    40,tf
"TTIOR SALE—Pure Poland China and Berkshire
r> Pigs. Stock for sale at reasonable prices and
satisfaction guaranteed. Some'very flne pigs reaay
for Bhipment Address, FRANK MTciiEEVUR, Antioch, Huntington county, Ind. (44-3t)
*T"**10R SALE—Only 810 each for pure Berkshires,
s- Q ■ either sex, large enough to breed, (and from S.
i      redith's registered stock.)  A great bargain, and
""CBeap, sound and healthy and warranted to give
satisfaction.  . A.C.HARVEY,
45-3w Lafayette, Ind.-
FOR'SALTS!— Short-horns—r will/cell (privately)
at a low figure, my entire "Hazel Bluff Herd,
—now numbering 29 females and 9 males. All in
good breeding condition. Herd consists ofthe Roseof
Sharon, Blue Bonnet, Louan, Nannie Williams and
other good, well bred families. The herd may be
examined at any time. Catalogues on application.
CLAUDE MATTHEWS, Clinton, Vermillion Co.,
Ind. 45-4W
MONEY *LOAl>TS.
TO LOAN—H500.000—in sums of 81,000 and upward, on well-improved Farms in any county
in the State: Time, three 10 five years. Interest ten'
per cent., payable semiannually aWthe 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
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WANTED—A reader of the Farmer wishes to
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one having these books for sale will please send address and price to this office.  „m
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Influence of Onr European Beef Market on American Stock Interests.
We have frequently referred to the importance of the new market opened up
in Europe, by the experiment of refrigerator steamer shipment in carcass. It
is likely to have an important influence
in urging up the improvement of our
beef stock, as it is only the fine grade
beeves that are in such large demand by
the consumers abroad. This fact will
show the importance of toning up our
stock, and will abundant market for all
th'e fine stock in the country. Referring
to this subject, the National Live Stock
Journal says:
Our own market was fully supplied
with beef, and the indications were that
the supplies ofthe future would increase
in greater ratio than the demands of
home consumers, and prices, in consequence, were t<* some degree repressed.
Under these circumstances, the opening
up of a new market, and one that is likely
to prove so boundless, is of great relief to
American farmers and cattle producers.
There is another aspect of the case deserving of special attention, and shrewd
farmers should perceive it at once. England will not come to America for beef for
her laboring classes, who must live cheaply, but will come to us for beef for that
large class that demands a superior article, and is willing to pay a superior price
for it. The demand is not for "scrub"
beef, but for the very best quality of beef
that America can produce. The gentlemen sending out tne beef are "sending
hone but the best, and are not
likely to send any but the best, since their
sole hope of profit lies in obtaining the.
top of the English market. Hence this
European demand will * result- in:.an_'
,CXeageddemand.for.tbeDestilje<!!€t*<"
inana 'already quite strong among our
own consumers. And this is full of encouragement for the friends of improved
stock. The markets remain, likely, for
years over-supplied with inferior beef animals, and prices will rule correspondingly low, while for first-class beef, from the
grades of any ofthe improved breeds^ the
demand will be large and increasing, and
prices remunerative. The gap between
scrubs and improved animals promises
to be widened still further in the future.
Colorado, Texas, and other of the large
grazing districts of the great West they
are rapidly gaining favor, and will soon
be the leading breed. As grazing cattle,
they have no competitors, and retain
their quality and stamp it on their, produce to a remarkable . degree. Among a
lot of steers brought from Colorado a few
days since was one Hereford grade, the
rest being Short-horn grades and natives,
and had all been bred and grazed together. The Hereford grade was taken out
and sold at 4} c, while the rest of the lot
sold for $2.80.   * '
The time is now at hand when the
Herefords are about to assume the relative position, as compared with other
breeds in this country, that they have
occupied in England for the _ last 100
years. This is now the centennial year
ofthe Herefords. Their breeding was
started in England by Mr. B. Tompkins,
of Hereford, in 1766, but only fairly and
clearly defined in 1776, and in this country they have celebrated their centennial,
and have made such a start that when
the second shall come they will be the
beef cattle of this country and the Whole
world.
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Horses Over-Eeaching. it
A Choice Berkshire for Premium.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—For the
purpose of increasing the circulation of
your valuable paper. I offer as a premium to the getter up of clubs, one Berkshire male pig from one of my fine imported sows. Sired by my fine imported
boar Fitzmeteor. Sire and dam both
have fine pedigrees, and are splendid animals. Pig to be delivered in May next I
value the pig at $50 cash.
Wm. H. Fall.
Thorntown, Ind.
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A. Good Thing in the Popular Chester
'   White Breed.
Ths Farm.
Our Postal Card Correspondence.
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STOCK NOTES.
Messrs. Sam'l Aikman & Son, Dana,
Ind., records the birth of two fine bull
calves by some of his best Short-horn
stock, both deep red. They have also
lately made sales of some fine Poland
Chinas.
Stil another Hog Cholera Remedy.
—S. Leonard, of .Henry county, uses a
strpng decoction of peach tree leaves,
twigs or bark as a preventive against
hog cholera. He gives this tea in slop as
soon as he notices that his hogs are taking the disease and has had very good
success always when he commenced in
time. He does not think that much can
be done for a hog after the disease has
taken hold of him.
Fine Stock In Ohio.
Editors Indiana Farmer.—Quite a
sensation was created here a few days ago
by the arrival of Mr. S. C. Coy's fine thoroughbred bull, the "2d Duke of Licking,"
purchased by Mr. Coy at the cattle sales
in Kentucky. He is pronounced to be
No. 1 in every respect; is a little over a
year old. He had been on the cars two
nights and one day, and immediately on'
arrival here was put on the scales and
weighed, tipping the beam at eleven hundred and ten pounds. Mr. Coy is very
sanguine in the belief that he has the
best bull in Butler county.
The crops are doing finely here, and
.farmers are busy gathering corn. We
like the Indiana Farmer better and bet-
jjter every day. Askos.
Maud's Station, O.
Russian Horses.
A correspondent of the New York
Sportsman has the following to say about
the trotting performances of Russian
horses:
A friend of mine, lately arrived from
Russia, brought me the latest news about
the great trotting races in St. Petersburg
on the ice ofthe Neva. I have ho time
now to communicate to you all the interesting matters of the last races, I will only
let you know that during the past winter
the stallion, Young Bedouin, has made
the best time that ever was made. Before telling the time, it is necessary to
acquaint you with experiments which
were made in Moscow for the purpose of
finding out the relation between the
fleetnefis of a horse in a sulky and in a
"belgavia droshky." This is a long narrow plank, placed on four low, perpendicular posts, which last are fastened to
the axles. The whole thing rests on four
low wheels. The height of the vehicle is
so calculated that a man of middle stature seated on the plank (on which it is
possible to sit only astride, with both feet
resting on each side on two supports arranged for the purpose) can easily reach
the ground. The weight of this original
equipage is something like that of a sulky, but in motion is a great deal less
easy than the sulky. The experiments
have been made in the following manner:
The same horses at the same distance,
were sent to trot, first in a droshky and
afterwards in a sulky. Many trials of this,
kind have shown that a horse can make
any distance in a sulky faster by 10 sec.
than in a droshky. And at the present
time there exists in Russia a rule according to which if, in one and the same
race, some horses are going in a droshky
and some at the same timem a sulky, the
time of those in the latter must be augmented by 10 sec. Well, young
Bedouin made two miles in 4:59. If we
do not consider the fact that races in
winter are generally slower than in summer, and will only take off ten sec. from
the sulky, we shall perceive that Young
Bedouin made two miles in 4:49. But
one mile heat he can do in 2:19J
(2:29M0s.=2:19i). This is the best stallion record in Russia. Mares there are
generally slower.
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Hereford Cattle.
Many horses have the very unpleasant
habit of striking the toes of the hind shoes
against those on the forefeet. Most horsemen will agree that it is a fault attaching
to some of the best, as well as- the worst
of horses. It more frequently.. occurs
with young horses, arid they often click
on the turf or soft ground, and not on the
road. It arises from the too great Activity or length of stride ofthe bind legs;'-the
forefeet are unable to get out of the way
in time; therefore, anything which detains them, such as a soft or heayjf- soil
must assist the habit. The Yfprincipal
point to be remedied is the intokrj**!-1
ff^oise,1W*»ywhicte^o^ e-m'deri-V^^5
name "clicking"; and this is mien effected by making the hind shoes square at
the toet and the toe ofthe crust somewhat
projecting over the shoe, by which plan
the crust receives the blow instead of
the shoe, and does not make any noise.
It sometimes happens that, from the repetition of these Wows, the crust is worn
so thin at the toe as to produce or threaten lameness, in which case the plan of
shoeing mentioned must be desisted
from, and we must put up with the noise
to avoid the greater evil. When a square-
toed shoe fails in preventing clicking, it
will sometimes happen that a shoe pointed at the toe will succeed; which, no
doubt, arises from the circumstance that
the shoe, having so small a surface to
come in contact with, fails to strike the
fore shoe and goes within, or by the side
of it.—Nat. Live Stock Journal.
No Danger of Over-production of Hogs.
The agricultural editor of the Iowa
State Register maintains the following
sensible conclusion^
There is no danger of over-production
in hogs. As our production increases,
the demand increases. The foreign trade
in. the product of the hog is large and
important, and increasing every year.
In the year ending November 1,1875, we
exported of heg product 457,186,970
pounds. For 1876, lacking sixteen days,
the exports were 605,658,642 pounds.
Taking the whole export for this year,
and allowing 200 pounds to represent a
live hog, (as much of the export was rendered lard and hams) it will be seen that
our foreign trade this year has taken
3,028,293 hogs, being at least a million
more than the entire annual slaughter at
Chicago. And it took 742,358 more hogs
in 1876 to supply our foreign trade than
it did in 1875" And these are evidences
that there will be a largely increased demand in 1877 over this year. It is understood that there is now a light stock of
old pork on hand. If justice is therefore
done, the producers' pork would command as good if not better prices than at
present, throughout the fall and winter.
We desire to have this department of The
Fabmeb made as interesting and profitable as
possible, and for this purpose suggest that it
be used, in part, as a question drawer. Let all
who have queries to propound upon any subject of interest to farmers, stock breeders,
fruit growers, dairymen, bee keepers, housekeepers, etc., address them to thia department
and we will see that they are answered according to the best authorities and experience
available.—[Eds.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ills.—Nov. 10th.
Wheat is as fine as I ever saw it at this season, and the stand on the ground is excellent.
The acreage sown is largely increased this season. B. A. Colvin.
PUTT COUNTY, Mo.-Ncv, 8th.
The growing wheat is splendid in all thiB
part of Missouri, and a large crop soon.
Wilson Jameson.
WAYNE COUNTY, Mlch.-Nov. 4th.
There is a full crop of wheat sown here, and
it never looked better for this season. I hear
of the fly damaging it a little in some fields, but
this complaint is confined to very few localities. It has got a good growth for winter
protection. David Adams.
FAIRFIELD OOUNTY, O.-Nov. 10th.
There is a large increase of the usual crop
of wheat sown in this section of Ohio, and it
ia looking thiifty everywhere.   The growing
weather has been fine since sowing.
/ 0. W. Jones.,
BOURBON COUNTY. ICv-No*. JOlti.     .......
- niieav ia growing nne.ii sb  all the central
part of Kentucky, now <!*o*vering> the ground,
and is wsll rooted for winter, and the growth
will be a fine winter protection in case of hard
weather. Babton Jobdan.
Editors Indiana Farmer.—I wish to
say that I will donate a pair of my best
Chester White pigs to be given to the
agent, who is a hog raiser, and gets the
largest number of subscribers for your
valuable paper. Pigs to be ten weeks
old, strictly fine, and worth $40 or more.
These pigs shall be sired by either Perfection or Dick, boars cf equal merit, and
having an equal record as breeders and
prize-winners, or from either Billy, or
Billy 2d, hogs that have long stood at
the head of my herd, and are the getters
of more prize stock than any boars within my knowledge in the United States.
The pigs shall be from one of the sows—
Sallie, Lady Seport, Lady Mark, Buckeye
Girl, or Chester Beauty—sows that have
as good a record as any in the
States as prize-winners and breeders of
prize stock.
The winner of this valuable prize will
be>3nabled to open the way for your wel-
Cu $i*o "Jape* w/ fiAaAAj c  minici *   uresiue
that now has no knowledge of its value as
a farmer's paper.   The prize will more
than repay the trouble—work hard and
long.
The pigs will be  ready   for shipment
about the 20th   of May   and shall be of GILES COUNTY, Tenn.-Nov. 9!h
such merit that if they were Berkshires     A very large amount of wheat sown here,
with pedigrees as Jong as a man's arm and in all this section of Tennessee this season. At this season of the year it never
looked better. A. V. James.
Pike, yet still some interest from a few individuals. >Good luck to the Indiana Farmer;
may Its shadow never grow less.
J. L. Brknton.
DELAWARE COUNTY-Nov. 9th.
We are now having fine weather for fall
work. The farmers are very busy gathering
their corn, which is very light, not a half
crop, and worth 25 cents. Wheat in this
county was Injured by the red weevil to such
an extent that it made about a half crop ;
worth $1.00 per bushel. Early sowed wheat
looks well; not a very large crop sown.
G. L.
JEFFERSON COUNTY-Nov. 6lh.
Weather warm and pleasant; plenty of rain.
Wheat and barley growing finely. Immense
crop of apples. Late potatoes perhaps an average crop; worth 60 cents; new corn, SO
cents; pork, $5 © $5.50. Hogs not very
plenty;.some complain of cholera. A large
amount of sorghum manufactured. Granges
rather in the background; hope they will
take a new departure after the election. Farmers have not much surplus to dispose of, and
there is much complaint of the scarcity of*
money. O. L. Thompson.
ELKHART COUNTY-Nov. 9lh.
Wheat in sandy land a fair crop and good
quality, secured in good order, threshed, and
the bulk marketed; a few holding back for
better prices, which have ranged from 75 cts.
to $1.00 per bushel, but now worth from $1.10
to $1.15. On clay lands the crop was considerably damaged by wet weather and weevil.
Hay crop heavy; clover badly damaged by
wet, in securing. Timothy secured in better
shape. Com crop good and good quality,
except on wet lands, where it is poor;
worth 30 cents.   Potato crop almost a total
failurn: worth <fw»-" ™ '- *--♦*»--»■ —»•• »•
Apples a fair crop ; worth 15 cents; ci'der, $1.25
to $2.00 per barrel of forty gallons. Fat hogs.')
pretty well sold; worth from 5 to 51 cents.
Beef a fair supply for home consumption;
some fatted for (shipping. Grangers alive and
kicking.   The Fabmeb is read with interest.
I. Graves.
they would bring $100.
Wakeman, Ohio.
S. H. Todd.
The Old Popular Berkshires.
Mr. W. H. Hartman, of South Port,
tells us that the pig he got as a premium
for a club for the Indiana Farmer last
April, now weighs 260 pounds. It is a
Poland China, bred and given as a premium by Mr. James Mustard, near this
city. » '
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A. Pure Cotswold Buck.
Editors Indiana Farmer.—As I esteem
the circulation of the Indiana Farmer
of more importance to the farmers of Indiana than any other paper published in
the State, I have concluded to give a nice
Berkshire pig to some of your successful
agents, in order to aid in the circulation
of so valuable a paper.
My Berkshires, are ofthe purest blood.
The sows from which I expect to furnish
said pig will be^"Victoria" or "Fancy.'
The former was bred by J. A. Howerton,
of Paris, Ky., and was sired by his imported boar "Watchman." 1st .dam,
Luella 2d, by imported Sir Wellington;
2d dam, Luella, imported /rom England
by M. H. Cochran of Canada. Victoria
will farrow about the 20th inst., and her
pigs will be by "Blackhawk," a boar I
bought of Adam Rankin of Monmouth,
111.; his sire and dam were both imported from England. "Fancy" will farrow
next month. She was bred by the undersigned; her sire was "Hannibal," a boar
I got of J. A. Howerton, of Paris, Ky.,
and was sired by imported Sir Wellington, and was out of a sow whose sij-e and
dam both came from England. Fancy's
dam was "Beauty," a sow I got of Adam
Rankin, and a thoroughbred sow. Fancy is with pig by "Canadian Prince," and
was bred by John Sn ell's Sons, of Canada,
and was sired by "Lord Liverpool," a noted prize-winner in England and Canada;
he, Lord Liverpool, was sold last December to Gentry, of Sedalia, Mo., for $700.
Victoria and Fancy are two of my best
sows, and a No. 1 pig of either sex, from
either sow, will be given to the Farmer
for some one of i» successful agents, and
the pig will be worth working for.
A. A. McCoy.
Gentryville, Ind., Nov. 6th, 1876.
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From the Wayne Agricultural Company.
A correspondent of the Country Gentleman writes: For a few years past, the
Herefords have been making progress at
the West, and during the fair season, just
closed, have won many honors in compe-
with the Short-horns—taking,
Editors Indiana Farmer -—I am glad
to have -the opportunity of placing one
of my choice Cotswold Buck Lambs,
(will be one year old next April) on your
primium list, to be awarded to one of
tie successful agents of your valuable
japer. The lamb selected shall be a good
one. My lambs were got by 2d Dick; he
$y Royal Dick, bred by the Gloucester
JSheep Company, England, and imported
tition wiin ine »nort-noms—talcing, in
Illinois, the sweepstake and herd premi- A>y Mr. Cochrane to Canada, and from
ums; in Michigan, the herd premium, in/Canada to Columbus, Ind., by T. B. West
competion with several of "the leading
Short-horn herds; in Ohio, taking the two
herd premiums, and at the Centennial.'
making one of the best shows of anj
herd on the grounds, though not brought
in competition with other breeds, except
in the Canada stock.    On   the   plains tf
ern. The dam of 2d Dick was imported
by C. J. B. Michael, Esq., of Maryland;
2d Dick's weight at two years old, was
2,500 lbs, and sheared 16£ lbs of wool, my
yearlings generally shear from 12 to 16 lbs
of wool. S. R. Quick.
Columbus, Ind.
Richmond, Ind., Nov. 14th.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—Being deeply interested in farming, and in dissemination «f useful and instructive information for farmers, we offer through you, to
give one of our Indiana Walking Cultivators, to whoever shall get a large club of
subscribers to the "Indiana Farmer," for
the year 1877. Truly Yours,
Wayne Agricultural Co.
Fountaintown, Ind., Nov. 13th.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—I will give
one of my Poland China sow pigs as a
premium to one of your successful
agents of the Indiana Farmer. The pig
will be of good form and fine style; good
bone, which ws consider one of the most
essential posts. L. D. Milbourne.
Shelby co., Ind.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Va.-Nov. llth.
The Fultz wheat is the variety grown here,
and yields the best. The growing wheat at
this time is as fine as I ever saw it at this season, generally covering the ground. Much of
it was sown late, but it has come on rapidly
and promises a good crop.
E. J. Alexander.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Penn— JVov. 10th.
The rains delayed wheat sowing a good deal
here,* but the growing wheat now covers the
ground and looks as fine as it ever did at this
season of the year. In all this section of
Pennsylvania wheat is very promising.
Ei-miib Davis.
JACKSON COUNTY—Nov. 8th.
Com gathering is going on lively. Corn is
generally better than was expected it would
be. Stock looks well. Beef cattle selling at
24 to 3 cents; hogs 8 to 10 cents, net, and
meat at 121 to 14 cents. Lard, 17J. Grangers
plenty and on the increase.       D. M. Lett.
RIPLEY COUNTY-Nov. 13th.
Weather fine and pleasant. "Wheat looking
fine. Farmers busy gathering corn. Crop
not as good aa expected. Hogs are getting fat
in the woods on mast, consequently will not
need much corn. R. *W. Tebry.
PARKE COUNTY-Nov. llth.
General Hunter again elected to Congress
from the 8th District; desires to pass a law
prohibiting men from loaning their money
for more than 6 per cent. Such a law would
be a benefit to our country. It would encourage manufacturing Institutions, and enable
men to pay their debts. J. L. Dix.
Sylvania, Ind.
JEFFERSON COUNTY-Nov. 10th.
Corn is much better with us than it was last
year, but not a full crop. Wheat never looked
better at this time ol year. There is an abundance of fine apples. Oar noted fruit raisers
along the Ohio river failed this year to raise
peaches. B. F. Wells.
BUTLER COUNTY, O.-Nov. 9th.
The com crop of southern Ohio over an average with other years; hay the heaviest for
several years; wheat a light crop, but good
grain. There was but little barley sown, and
the yield was light. Farmers have sown more
barley this fall. A light crop of potatoes waa
planted, and the yield not as good as last year.
Apples abundant.. Not so many hogs as last
year, and most of the old hogs marketed; 25
per cent, ofthe young hogs have died of cholera. Joseph Allen.
PIKE COUNTY-Nov. 8th.
Weather cool; health bad; abundance of
chills. Wheat all sowed; about an average
crop, and put in better than common. Corn
is an average crop; wor.h 25 cents; wheat, 90
cents. Potatoes a fine crop; worth 25 cents.
Apples pretty good, but rotting; Worth 50
cents. Hay was fine; worth $8 per ton. Hogs
doing well generally; some.cholera; hogs
j worth $4.75; cattle worth 2J to 3 cents. Corn
gathering going on; it is in good order. Bu»i.
I ness generally dull.   Not much fine t l>cic in
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Farm Talk and Inquiries*
Winter Oats.—I have read a good deal in
some papers about winter oats. Will they
succeed in this climate? 0. 1\ Oliver.
Winter oats are grown with success in the
South, where the winters will not kill the
plants, but in this climate they would not be
worth trying, as failure would surely be tho
result.
Getting Rid or Mick.—Tell Mr. A. V. that
he can get iid of mice by placing about his
barn a paste of phosphorus and Hour. They
will not stay after eating it. J. V. T.
New Hoo Disease.—There is a disease
among my hogs I cannot understand. They
aie taken lame, every one of them, in the
the right hind leg. They will limp around as
though the leg waa broken, some of them, for
three or four weeks, then get down on the
hind parts as though they had kidney worm.
Some will die, others will get up again; some
will get well and not get down. Now what
ails the hog, and the remedy? Will some
one answer, and oblige
0. E. Lewkllin.
Cairo, Randolph co., Ind.
Ikquiriis.—I am a reader of your valuable
paper, and have derived much information
from the answers made to inquiries, through
your columns, under the head of Farm Talk.
Will you or some of your leaders, tell me
where I may procure tiling, and at what
prices? Also, how can I make a gravel-walk
or carriage-drive, so that grass will not grow
ln it? Also, is there any machine for cutting
sod evenly, so that it may be used for sodding
a lawn? If so, where can it be procured, and
at what price? Answer through Ihe Indiana
Farmer will oblige
Bainbridge, Ind.
Two Premiums from an Illinois Breeder.
Lexington, III.,   |
Nov.  Kith,  1870.)
Editors Indiana Farmeb:—As an in
ducement to agents to increase tho circulation of the Farmer, I offer as a premium, to tbe successful agent, a ' choice,
English Berkshire boar pig, from either
of the following sow**: "Bailie Thorndale" I (She will bo bred to my 15ue boar
"Young Sambo" II") or "Young Octoroon" II, or "Young Octoroon III." Tho
Young Octoroon sows will be bred tn my
young boar "ilamet," who is a pure
Bailie, sired by Mr. Cooper's ' Smither-
een." The pig will bo-"elected in June,
1877, boxed arm shipped to (he order of
the succefwful agent. Tlie value of the
pig will not be It-** than thirty dollar*.
Yours respectfully,
W. H. Asurvmf.
I\ 8.    I    will  offer as a w.ond   pre-
rriium   a trio of Bremen  Oeose, wort'
|12 00, to be selected Aug., 1877.
VV. If. A.
Isaiah   15-wks' lisy   burn   at  Br'y>V»b'
| JefTernon county. >n &em.:r<jyfi by fir*Kent
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