VriL XL
INDIANAPOLIS, DTOIAKA, DECEMBER 23,1876.
No. 51.
EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT.
PERSONALS.
Persons ln 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 Fakm-eb for the recovery of stock.
Tell your neighbor of it when yon hear of the loss
of his stock.
Ten cents per line, and no adyertisement for less
than 23 cents. 	
FOR  RALE.
FOR SALE OK EXCHANGE—A few pair prise
Bronze Tuskers; will exchange for either
Lieht or Dark Brahma chicks, or fowls. Address
Wil F. KERR, Wilmington, Dearborn county, Indiana- ' W6_7J
FOR BALE—Cotswold Sheep, Berkshire Swine,
White Holland Turkeys. Aylesbury Dncks, and
Partridge Cochin Chicks. Address, Jacob Kenne-
■day, Lirton, Hendricks Co., Ind. 40,tf
"Tj^ORBALE—Chester Whites—James A Guilliams,
tj Fincastle, Putnam county, Ind., breeder and
shipper of thoroughbred Chester White pigs. Pigs
now ready for shipment.   Bend for price list.
50-ow
FOR SALE—We hare a nice lot of choice Berkshire pigs now four months old, which we will
sell at reasonable prices to all customers who apply
early.   Also a few sow pigs ready for breeding.
A. 8. GlLMOUK & CO.
50_tf Greensburg, Ind.
MONEY LOANS.
rTtO LOAN—$500,000—In sums of 1(1,000 and up-
1 ward, on well-improved Farms in any county
inthe 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. Brads-haw, State Savings Bank, N6.B6 N.
Pennsylvania st, Indianapolis.       &i-tf
WAITED.
"XXTANTED—Agente, in every township in this
W   State to sell the New Illustrated History of
Indiana, and fine family Bibles.   J. W. Lanktree A
Co., 47 Triorpe Block, Indianapolis Ind. 48-w
-"ITTANTED—For every township in the State, ac-
W   tive canvassers for a choice weekly paper.
Largest cash inducement yet offered to oonvassers.
Address Weekly News, Indianapolis. 51-4w
AGENTS for a staple household article of daily
consumption; sells at nearly every house; one
agent reports 97 sales from 100 houses; a lady reports
a Droflt of 17 in four hours. For full particulars address with stamp, SMITH MANUFACTURING CO.,
Indianapolis, Ind.  (51-lt)
MISCELL A.NEOUS.
production of swine, between this and
New Years, to give their views briefly, in
the matter for publication, or otherwise,
as the Editors think best, and that if such
members respond favorably as will insure success, to fix some time this winter
for a meeting, at some central place, to
organize. The way to effect anything of
the kind, is for those entrusted to come
promptly to the surface, and the ball will
move. Henry Comstock.
Liberty Mills, Ind.
As stated last week, those interested are
requested to send their views on this
question, in brief.—Editors Farmer.
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Hog Cholera.
Mr. W. S. Luse, Hancock county, Ind.:
In answer to your inquiry in a late issue of the Indiana Farmer, on the subject of hog cholera, allow me to inform
you that your hogs have not died of cholera. If you are a reader of the Farmer,
and read my definition of the many diseases of the hog, it should have pointed
out to you that your hogs have died of
an affection of the lungs. Those dark or
black spots on the lungs were the result
of an inflammation. Of this there is no
doubt in my mind. The inquiry now in
order is, what was the cause? This might
occur from either of many causes: Lying on a damp, cold floor, or in piles of
straw, or other bedding in which they
sweat, and take cold by going into the
air, or by inhaling dust out of the straws,
more especially barley straw. This would
so irritate the lungs as to present just
such symptoms as you describe. Weak
or defective lungs may be in-bred in your
hogs. If you suspect it to be so, change
your stock. It is possible to breed in and
in sufficiently to bring on consumption,
orweaklungsthatwouidbe easilj* affected
by very trifling causes. Examine your
hogs and ascertain whether their chests
are narrower, or the ribs flatter than ordinary. I mean narrower or flatter than
your stock were some years ago. Malarious substances would affect the lungs,
as you have found them. Two things are
quite certain; the first is that one general
cause has been affecting your hogs, whatever it may be; ■ the second they have not
died of cholera, for the latter is an affection of the alimentary canal, resulting
before or after death in gangrene.
John N. Navin, V. S.
RUN AWAY—From his rider on November 19th,
a black horse, with a saddle and bridle on.
A natural pacer. Defective eyesight, and was shod
all around. Any one giving information of same,
-will be satisfactorily rewarded by
A. W. FLORBA,
503w Milan, Wayne county, Ind.
STOCK notes;
Editors Indiana Farmer:—The proposition of Mr. Macy," of Henry county,
Ind., for a Swine Breeders' Association
for Indiana, meets my hearty approval.
I hope that breeders will- take hold at
once, and name a day, not far in the future, to meet and organize.
James Haslet.
Camden, Ind.
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We have received from W. H. Scearce,
Danville, Hendricks county, this State, a
sample cf wool from one of his Cotswold
buck lambs, now nine and a half months
old. The wool is over eight inches in
length, and the whole fleece of uncommon thickness.' The lamb weighed at
eight months old 132} pounds. • That is"
one of the best lambs yet reported.  ;
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Another Hog Cholera Care.    .
The following remedy, we are assured,
has proved effectual in numerous cases:
Madder. '.    2 pounds.
Sulphur  -..  2 pounds.
Saltpetre    1 pound.
Black antimony  3}_ pounds.
One tablespoonful to each hog twice a
week to prevent, and once a day to cure
the disease.
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Swine Breeders' Association.,
Parties have been writing in regard to
establishing a State Breeders' Association
of Swine to meet say once a year and
make accessible to feeders as well as ■ to
breeders, and want to know my views in
regard to it.
I have long been thinking of the propriety of such a step. Undoubtedly much
good would some of it, if properly managed. In all respects, when the interests
are material, breeders should co-operate
with each other, and make their influence, as a class, felt by those who are indirectly opposing them.    .
That a general expression be.had, I
Ijwould suggest that the Editors of the
.Farmer write all those interested in the
Color ef Poland-Chinas.
To the Editors cf Indiana Farmer :
The pure Poland is said by good authority to be of black and sand color,—the
latter in bars or stripes. The China is
black, with white spots. The two breeds
intermixed, or Poland-China, is every
shade between the pure Poland and
China, as above described. There is but
little sand now seen in the breed, it hav*-
ing been mostly bred out on account of
its not being so popular with those not
acquainted with it, many declaring the
sand to indicate the woods breed. Have
but little sand in my stock; but, whenever it crops out like the pure white
Short-horn, they are almost invariably
good feeders.
All of the above shades can indicate
the purity of blood, while the hog, aa
now fashionably bred, is principally black,
with some white intermixed, the latter
not being round spots, but in angling or
irregular shapes. They usually have some
white on the feet, and some in the face,
but they need not have either. Color is
the result of the fancy of the breeder, gov-
erned by the whims of hia patrons, and it
is brought about by the science of proper
mating.
If Mr. W. M. Sayger, of Silver Lake,
Ind., who lives but twelve miles distant,
will call at my farm, I will show him 100
head of this breed, and the lot will illustrate the color more fully than I can describe it. Henry Comstock,
Liberty Mills, Ind.
SHEEP, H0QS, ANDD0QS OF SPEN-
OEB COPITTY, 11SD.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Noticing a request you made some time
ago, wishing some one from each county
in the State to give a correct report of the
number of sheep killed by dogs, and the
amount of money paid out for the same,
also the number of hogs and the number
that have died with hog cholera, I send
you the following from this county. Part
I can give correct only, as to give all the
.county I would be compelled to get a report of each township trustee in order to
get the number of sheep killed, and the
amount of money paid out in this direction. I give correctly the report of Ohio
township, and think it is not more than
an average of the balance.
In 1874 there was $184.00 paid out in
this township for sheep killed by dogs.
In 1875 there was $64.50, so, taking this
for an average of 1875, there was $580.50
paid out in this county for sheep killed
by dogs, and in 1874 it would amount to
$1656.00. So, taking the .years of 1874,
1875 and 1876, it would sum up to about
$3000.   At this present time we have the
small number of 2,420 does in Spencer
county, costing, say $1 each for the three
years, would amount to $7,278.00. This
amount added to the amount of money
paid out for the killed sheep of three
yeare, would amount to $10 278.00. This
is what the dogs have cost the people of
Spencer county in three years. And yet
they continue raising them regardless of
what they cost. Poor men that have not
even one hog, a horse, cow, or sheep, will
keep half a dozen of worthless dogs
around them, to live on their neighbors'
sheep. Shame on the man that has no
more ambition than to keep dogs around
him, and say he is too poor to buy a fine
pig, or own a cow, or horse.
HOG3 AND HOG CHOLERA.
We have at this time about 10,000 hogs
in this county. Last April we had 20/
635. We have lost since then about
10,635 head with hog cholera, and some
of the best posted farmers say we have
not enough hogs to do the people. A
few thousand people pork-hungry is nothing ; but what is to become of the 2,426
dogs, is what is agitating the minds of
sheep-raisers. At last accounts they had
concluded to trust to kind Providence,
and hoped that the terrible hog disease
would leave the swino, and take up its
abode among the dogs.
symptoms of hoq cholera.
This is a very strange disease, and
makes its appearance in various ways.
Most of the hogs cough some time before
they take the cholera. Some appear stupid some time before taking.tho disease.
Others appear healthy until taken Bick,
then, after taking sick, they may die in
three or four days. Others will linger
along from two or three months, then die,
and still others only three or four weeks.
The Poland-China hogs are stupid and
remain so until death. Berkshires have
fits frequently, and are not so stupid. One
breed suffers as much from this disease
as another. The scrub hog dies as quick
as the throughbred.
spencer county corn.
In answer to "B. F.," of Newton county *. He wished to know if the Pennsylvania mammoth corn was good. In answer to this I will say it is good, snd fit
only for one thing, and that is to humbug
the farmers throughout the West. I
speak from experience, and would advise
ail to let the corn alone, and if you wish
to be humbugged completely, send and
get some Peabody corn that is sold by
some in this State. Our corn crop in this
county is very good, and on the Ohio
river bottoms it is extra.
To all that will send me a three-cent
postage-stamp and postoffice address, I
will send a sample of extra yellow and
white corn.   . James H. Parker.
Rockport, Ind.
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Sweet Corn for Pigi.
A writer in the Country Gentleman thus
details his own experience in feeding sugar', or sweet corn, to his pigs. A writer
in the Indiana Farmer some months ago
gave a similar experience on this subject,
both in feeding it to hogs, and the fodder
to cows:
There is one use for sweet corn which
I do not remember to have seen referred
to in the agricultural papers. I think it
is the best thing we can grow for feeding
our hogs in the fall. For two or three
months it might be used for this purpose
without any drying, and the fact that it
keeps soft, and does notgrowdryorhard,
ia very much in its favor; for while soft,
it is more easily eaten and digested. I
had a small quantity this fall which I fed
to my pigs, and being exceedingly fond of
it they grew very rapidly. One of my
English Cheshire sows farrowed the latter
part of August, giving birth to sixteen
pigs.' They were small at birth, there
being so many of them and the sow having picked up her living from the grass
inthe pasture. The mother was fed sour
milk, and sweet corn picked from the
stalks in the field. The pigs grew apace,
and when large enough greedily ate the
sweet corn thrown to the dam. I tried
to get the pigs to eat some milk and middlings, but they would not touch the swill
as long as they could find any of the
sweet com to eat. When five weeks old.
I weighed one of the pigs, which weighed
32 pounds, At seven.weeks of age, several weighed over 40 pounds each. At
this time many of the pigs weighed 57}
pounds when eight weeks old. Very
likely other pigs have done as well,
though when we remember the number
of pigs in the litter, and their small size
at birth, I think they did pretty well.
From this experience, I have concluded
it will be good policy to plant sweet corn
on purpose to fatten my pigs in the fall.
I find also that the stalks from sweet
corn are much more valuable than those
from the common- field com. My cows
prefer them to good hay, and eat them
greedily. It seems to me that farmers in
general do not value their corn fodder
highly enough, and do not take sufficient
pains in curing it. I am of the opinion
that the stalks from a field of sweet corn,
properly cared for, are worth quite as
much as a good.crop of grass cut from
the same field.. In growing sweet corn
for the purpose of feeding, of course a
variety having a large growth of stalks
and ears should be chosen. ...
THE FARM.
INDIANA.
Postal Card Correspondence.
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■ SULLIVAN COUNTY.—Dec. 4th.
The co*n crop was light; hogs, scarce; wheat,
$100; cattle for shipping, 21 to 3 cents.
Jobs N. Canary.
GRANT COUNTY-Dec. 18lh.
•Fat aogs nearly all sold at $5,00 to $5,70.
The crn is about all gathered.   Fat cattle 2J
centa   Farmers are taking more pains than
usua in getting good breeds of hogs.
W. E. Marshall.
KNOX COUNTY-Dec. 18th.
Wheat is worth $1,10 to $1,15; com 35 to
40e; potatoes 40 to GOc; oata 35 to 40c; hay
psrUn $8.00 to $10,00 ; eggs are 20 to 25c per
doz; batter 25 to 30s. The roads are in ex-
celleit condition. The Farmer is a welcome
Thitir here. E. Wamfler.
PARKE C0UNTY.-0ec. 14th.
• Tie hog cholera has prevailed to a great ex-
tent along the Wabash river, west of this
plao for some months past, some farmers
havi lost nearly all their hogs by this disease ;
notwithstanding this, there has been a fair
cro> for the market, which commanded $4,80
to 5,00 per hundred. J. L. Dicks.
FAYETTE COUNTY—Dec. 16th.
(ar corn crop was very good. It is nearly
alljathered, and is selling here at 35 cents.
Wleat, is looking fine, and the usual amount
wa. sown. Wheat is selling at $1,25. Fruit,
crcp large this year. Horses and cattle, plenty
anl cheap. There is a great deal of hog chol-
en in this county. Stock hogs, $6, to $7, per
hvndred, and fat ones $5,50 to $6,00.
-; a h.
LAWRENCE COUNTY—D(c. 15th.
Wheat is looking well. Corn mostly
gtthered, not so good as last year, although it
issonnd. Hogs $5,00 per cwt. Apples rot-
tiig very badly. Stock generally in a very fair
omdition. About twenty Uve Granges in
Iiwrence county—number enough if situated
a right points. The order is reviving. The
(range store is doing a good business. The
Jarmee is well spoken of.      Mobt. Crabb.
SHELBY COUNTY.-Dee. 18th.
The fall has been fine for gathering corn,
\hich is most all cribbed Or marketed. We
bid a good yield, and it was very sound. Not
B> much wheat sown as heretofore, but what
i sown looks well. Barley, is looking well
oyering the ground. Apples, werean abnnd-
int crop and of good quality. Fat hogs, scarce
ad selling at $5,00@$5,50. Some cholera,
lie Farmer greeta us weekly.
M. Cutsinger. .
Marietta, Ind.
WHITLEY COUNTY-Bec. Hth.
We are having cold weather at present. Fall
\ork is mostly done, and farmers ready for
ilnter. For information I ask if it wonld
Dt be better for us to have a law to prohibit
sock from running on the commons? We
se a great deal in the Indian Farmer, about
he dog-tax. I think it would be much bet-
tr if the owners of the dogs were responsible
fr all damage dons by such. There would
b less sheep killing done by dogs.
N. J.W.
PIKE COUNTY—Dec. llth.
We have had very cold weather here for
sme days, almost as cold as I ever saw.
Orn, is nearly all gathered and makes from
4 to 60 bushels per acre, except creek bottoms
aid they make nothing. Corn is of good qual-
it*- and sells for 25 cents. Hogs, are all fat and
sll for $4,75 to $5,00 gross. Cattle, are low ex-
cpt milk cows. I believe health is improv-
ig, but there are some cases of brain fever,
gnerally fatal. The chills have not yet left
u; somewhat interfering with our schools,
fhich would be well attended, otherwise. The
Itjiana Farmer forever!
J. L. Brenton.
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY.-Dec. IZth.
In your last Farmer there is a communica-
tin from Parke county on dog-tax. I think
ilhe had many sheep killed (they don't kill
t'e fag ends) he wonld sing a different tune,
ad wonld be in for a strong dog law. I
tink I have-lost as many sheep as any man
ii our connty, and as a general thing, they
tke the strongest sheep. At one time I
poked out 13 head of my best Spanish ewes,
lie dogs commenced on my scalawags and
Hied 2; went over into my choice ones, and
idled the 13 head. But let well enough alone,
l«t in looking for too much, we may lose
•chat we have got. In my next I shall speak
o'our corn crop in our county, giving the
djferent amounts. John McClelland
it, and the fields green   and   beautiful.   The
prospect for next years' crop is most excellent.
E. W.
EBGAR COUNTY, Ill-Dec. 17ih,
There are but few cattle feeding in this
county, and they are worth 3i to 4c per
pound. Hogs are scarce, and worth 5c.
Sheep are scarce now, but we have plenty of
dogs. Corn half a crop, and worth 32c. Hay
was a good crop, and selling at $6,00 per ton.
N. C. L.
LA SALLE COUNTY, lll.-Dec. 18th.
Oar apple crop was very large this season,
and therefore a drug. The largest amount of
cider ever made in this section, and it is still
on hand, and good vinegar ought to be plenty
next year. Potatoes, usually plenty here, was
a failure and sell at one dollar per bushel. We
had a full crop of good sound corn, except on
wet and undrained lands.
J. A. Ross.
DErVITT COUNTY. Ill-Dec. 18th.
The hog cholera has raged fearf ally in this
county, and in all the central part of Illinois.
I know many farmers who have lost all their
meat for the coming year. Tin disease has
Bwept over the central part of our State, and
nothing that could be done seemed to check it
in the least. I do hope the coming Western
legislatures will do something for us to discover the cause and remedy. The loss ia fearful. Abraham D. Gobel.
FARM TALK AND INQUIRIES.
Jersey Red Hogs—I want to purchase
some Jersey Red Hogs. Who can give me
the address of any breeders in New Jersey,
Virginia or Kentucky ? If you can inform
me, I would be very, much obliged.
Putnam connty.           J. A. Gwilliams.
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Fbo3ted Feet.—Will some of the many
readers of the Farmer please give a reliable
remedy for frosted feet. I had my feet badly
Irosted two years ago and I want a remedy
that will remove the soreness and restore
them to their natural feeling. T. J. B.
Hamilton county, Ind.
Chester County Mammoth Corn—Tell "B.
F.," I tried the Cheater County Mammoth
Com three years. It is a yellow corn, produced 40 bushels per acre; while the white
Dent made 60, in the same field. It ripens
two weeks earlier than the Dent. I got the
seed from Mr. Boyers, of Chester county, Pa.
Clarke county, Ind. W. E. Willey.
KENTUCKY.
Ferrets—Do you know of any one in
Indianapolis, who raises fen-its to sell ? If so
please advise me, as I want to buy.
Corunna, Ind. Jason Childs.
Reply—We know of no one having them
for sale. Attend the Poultry Show, to be held
here on the 20th, and you will find Bome.—
Editor
HEN0ERS0N COUNTY, Ky.-Dec. 13th.
Oar com crop averages about 35 bushels per
acre, and it is sound and fine. The tobacco
crop is a good one and well saved. The price
of tobacco is 8Jt cents per pound, and it is rapidly coming into market, and earlier than
usual. A. J. Foss.
UNION COUNTY, Ky.-Dec. llth,
Farmers here give half the crop to tenants,
and furnish teams, Beed and implements for
the season. The general crops during the past
year were fair, in this section. As a general
thing our farms are too large, and they are
not always farmed profitably,
Joel E. Jones.
MISSOURI.
A Barren Sow—I have a sow about twenty
months old, which I have bred eight or ten
times, (to sure breeders) but to no purpose.
She is extra fine; therefore I am anxious for
her to breed. Can any one of the numeros
readers of the Indiana Farmer, tell me how
to overcome this trouble? If so I will pay
fi ve dollars for the information. The sow has
always been kept in good fair order, about
the same as my other brood sow3.
Jefferson county. Ind. Subscriber.
CLINTON COUNTY, Mo.-Dee.17th.
A good many farmers will h ave to buy
their meat supply for the family in this part
of Missouri, inconsequence of the fatal hog
diseases, known as cholera in the main. We
have a splendid prospect now for wheat next
season, and a large average was sown.
P. R. Scanlan,
St. JOSEPH COUNTY, MO,—Dec 15th.
Our hog crop this year sold here at $5,25 to
$5,50. A strong effort was made to pnt and
keep the price down to a dollar and more
less than this, but it did not win. We had
good wheat and corn crops, and an abundant
yield of apples and potatoes. Irish potatoes
bear shipping this season, the price being better than usual. Joel. E. Fox.
That Fence—In answer to the communication ia the Farmer of last week, entitled
"Whose Rails are they ?" it is to be presumed
that those brothers are not grangers, but
whether they are or not, justice would say
that they divide the fence mentioned, each
one taking half of it, and keeping up the
same. The rails In the fence corners undoubtedly belongs to A., as they were made
out of his timber. Say to those brothers, to
adjust their difference upon the principles of
justice; laying aside all malice.
Crothersville, Ind. D. M. Lett.
OHIO.
PREBLE COUNTY,   0 —Dec. IZth.
I never saw wheat look much better this
time of the year, and the prospect for a coming crop looks exceedingly well, though not
a large acreage sown. Corn is a good
crop, but a great deal to crib yet, as winter
came on soon, before firm era had it gathered.
The apple crop never wa? so large in this
part ofthe country; most every farmer sot
tired of making cider, apple butter and gather
ing apples; they sold from 15 to 30 cents per
bushel. Hog3 worth $5,10 to $5,30. Cattle 2
to 31 cents. We had a good snow last night,
about three inches ia depth.       Subscriber.
Campbellstown, Ohio.
KANSAS.
SE05WICK COUNTY, Kansas-Dec. ISth.
Theie never was such a prospect for wheat
in this part of Kansas as we have now. The
seed was sown in fair season, and the weather
all fall was favorable, and the ground is matted with a great growth. Certainly the yield
will be large next season if nothing should
happen the crop.
A. B. Gxddis.
Qderries—1st. How do bristle workers
prepare bristles for use?
2d. Where is the best location for homesteads? L. O. Hayworth.
New Cumberland, Ind.
(1). There is little use for bristles since the
introduction of machinery, and they are prepared where used, cleaning by hand after
they are pulled, and then dried in small
bunches wrapped with twine to keep them
strait and in shapa.
(2). If you will address the land commissioner of the A. T. & S. F. railway, at
Topeka, Kansas, or the land agent of the Union Pacific railway at Omaha, Nebraska, they
can give you some information on this subject. These roads were granted alternate
sections of public lands, and each other section was retaind by the government for
homesteads to settlers.—Editors.
NEBRASKA.
JYLXINOIS.
. HANCOCK COUNTY, Ill-Dec. 17th.
Hog cholera, as it is generally termed, has
Ifevailed fatally here, distroying a large part
d the hog crop, some farmers losing nearly
ill they had. John G. Singer.
\ LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ill-Dec. ISth.
The growing wheat looks fine in this part
<f Illinois.   The ground is matted over  with
FURNAS COUNTY, Neb.-Oec.161h.
An unusual number of people have been
here this season to look for homes. Winter
wheat has done well in the past year or two,
and a large crop of it and winter rye was
sown this season. This ia becoming a great
farming and stock country.   Allen J. Ross.
MICHIGAN.
BRANCH COUNTY, MICH.-Dec. ISth.
Most of the fat hogs sold here at $4,50 to
$4,75. Potatoes are higher than ever known
at this aeason, selling at $1,00 to $1,20 per
bushel. Wheat is $1,20, and oats 30 cents.
Prospect for a very cold winter up here. .
. J. L. Gard
A Legal Frnit Barrel.
Why is it that thcWestern States have
no legal barrel for the sale of fruit and
vegetables, which are so universally sold
by the barrel. Different localities have
different sized barrels, and often in the
same market no definite size is used, as
was the case in this city until last. The
apple dealers each used a different sized
barrel,which caused much dissatisfaction;
when the Adams County Horticultural
Society adopted the flour barrel as a standard in this market. Tlie dealers all
concurred, and have the past season been
using the one size, which has proved entirely satisfactory both to the growers and
dealers. .     '
In most Eastern States they have a legal barrel.
• In the State of New York any person
making or using a barrel for the sale of
potatoes, apples, or quinces, which shall
not contain equal to 100 quarts dry measure, is liable to fine.
The Massachusetts legislature of 1875
passed the following act ;
Sec. 1. The legal and standard measure of a barrel of cranberries shall be one
hundred quarts, level measure.
Sec. 2. Every manufacturer of barrels
for cranberries shall brand his name upon
said barrels.
Now, will our State Horticultural Society adopt the flour barrel, 88 quarts, as a
standard for apples, and ask the legislature to make ita legal standard barrel,
and thus put a stop to this miscellaneous
measurement.—Western Agriculturist.
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