Vol. X.
INDIANAPOUS, INDIANA, JANUARY 1st, 1876.
No. 52.
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SOMETHING NEW!
TTi'* Farmers want to sell Farms, Wild Lands, or
______    City Property:
TT7I Nurserymen want to sell Apple, Peach, Pear,
JL-E     or Evergreen Trees;
"TT"**I Seedsmen want to sell Garden, Flower, or
I r     Flower Seeds;
TTT' "Merchants wamt enstomers for goods of any
X-C    kind;
_~~_j\ Manufacturers want buyers for Agricultural
X-C    Implements;
TT?-! Eea1 Estate Agents want to sell any kind
X-C     of property;
TIH Publishers, or others, want Agents, Solicitors,
XX;     or Salesmen;
-*r Tj*l you want to hire hands, or any kind of help
XX;     on your farm;
T"|7*l you are tired of the city, and want a situation
XXy     on the farm;
TTJ1 you have an animal strayed or stolen; or If
XX:    you have an animal for sale;
TTJ1 you desire to make any kind of an announce-
XXI    ment to the farming public;
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to exchange or sell, or who may desire to purchase
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each week. About eight words make a line. No
notice admitted for less than twenty-five cents.
When answering these advertisements, please say
that you saw the notice in the Ixdiasta Fakmer.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.—Three million acres of land, on 11
years time, seven per cent, interest.  "Morris A
Mills, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE.—Dry Goods for every farmer in the
State.   Rlret <t Pardridge, M East Washington
street, Iniltanapolis.
FOR SALE—PRINCE CLIMAX 2n, 15,176, red; a
fine breeder, of good size.   Apply to
52-2w, WM. KENNEY, M, D7, Paris, Ky.
FOR SALE—A desirable Ayrshire Bull Calf, nine
months old.   Pedigree perfect, choice ancestry,
good size, rich color.' Correspondence desired.
52-4t. S. B. POTTER, Lansing, Mich. -•
*T*""*OR SALE—CHEAP—83 acres of coal and heavy
X? oak timber land, two miles from Clinton Vermillion county, Ind., near the T. H. * C. railroad.
For terms, address P. P. NOEL, Rockvillc, Ind.
FOR SALE—TWO FARMS AT CHAMPAIGN, ILL.
Three miles from the city. One contains 100
acres, the other 160 or 320 acres. All under good
cultivation, with g jod buildings, hedged and feneed.
For particulars, address J, B, PHINNEY,-
52-4W. Champaign, Illinois.
FOR SALE—A PRAIRIE FARM, WELL IS1-
proved, choice land, 800 acres, near a great
commercial center, at only $20 per acre. Will take a
farm in Marion county, worth 158,000, or city property
of equal value in part pay.
T. A. GOODWIN, Indianapolis.
rTjIOR SALE—THE BEST COUNTRY
. !'•■ .the State. All the old stock work<
in the latst'tWo years, and new goods in their place.
STORE IN
All the old stock worked off by me
■ Itsis-jdrte-of the best points for business forthe
amount of capital, I know of, Inquire of ANDREW
WALLACE, Indianapolis.
A BARGAIN IN A FARM—214 ACRES IN PUT-
nam county, V/_ miles from Greencastle (seat
of Asbury University). All under fence; 65 acres
in cultivation; 60 acre*- splendid timber; never failing water; buildings fair; jjoodorchard. Price only
*S*»0 per acre. Or !f will divide the land and sell
cither part nd a bargain. M. W. II. Woodruff, Green-
- castle. Ind.
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OR SALE—PRAIRIE FARM, IN DODGE CO.,
      Nebraska;  800 acres, well improved, in the
"midst of good farms, five miles from Seribner, a
railroad station; winters four weeks shorter than in
Indianapolis; only S20 per acre, half cash, balance
in ten yeiirs time, at 0 per cent, interest.   T. A. Good-
. -yin, Indianapolis, Ind. ■ 52-4w
•WANTED.
'-TrANTED—FARMS TO SELL, IN ANY  PART
Y\     ofthe State, Morris j& Mills, IndianapoUs.
TY "-ANTED—TO   L0AN    S2.000    T0R    THREE
V\     years on first mortgage improved property,
at 10. >er cent, interest, payable semi-annually,  R. S.
Dorsj », 8 Bates Block, this city.	
TTT^ ANTED—AGENTS.—WE WILL SELL TUCK-
\ V er's Alarm Money Drawer to canvassers at a
price affording a very large profit. Small capital
required. May select your own territory. Call on or
address Tucker A Dorsey, 129 South'New Jersey St.,
this city.
that has raised fourteen lambs, the weight'
of which averaged 130 to 1.50 pounds.
All the lambs, except one, have been sold
in the fall after birth for $8 to $11. The
ewe is 'half-bloftd Leicester, and weighs
190 pounds.       : '
Hoes for Kentucky.—On Tuesday
James Mustard, of this county shipped
from his pens two as handsome Poland
Chinai,April) pigs to Kentucky, as we have
ever seen.- They were bought by Col. J.
B. Poyntz, of the Maysville Kentucky
Alderney Farm. This is the second lot
of Poland Chinas Mr. Mustard has sold
and shipped to Col. Poyntz this season.
This shipment includes "Black Beauty"
2d, and she is a beauty indeed.
Female Swine.—The female swine that
are selected for breeding purposes may
be fed to the best. advantage for nourishing their young on a varied succulent
diet. Vegetables, cooked potatoes, milk,
swill from the house, etc., together with
plenty of room to exercise, an abundance
of clean straw to lie upon, and plenty of
fresh air, will accomplish all that can be.
reasonably desired.
W. H. Fall, of Thorntown, has purchased from General S. Meredith & Son,
"Fitz Meteor," and "Beautiful Staiy'
late imported Berkshires from the pens
of Sir Heber Humphrey, of England, and
the beautiful Berkshire pig '-Sunrise."
For "Fitz Meteor" he paid $300, for
"Beautiful Star" $150, and "Sunrise" §25.
This makes important acquisitions to the
already superior herd of Mr. Fall. As an
enterprising breeder, he aims to get the
best blood to be had. These selections
are perfect models of Berkshire beauty.
Tlie Short-Horn herd of S. Meredith &
Son is doing finely.
'C. C. Kinsley .—Mr. Kinsley, an enterprising farmer near Morristown, this
State, has lately invested some fifteen
hundred dollars with"ths view of establishing a small herd of pure bred Short-
Horn cattle. He has bought of W. W.
Thrasher, of Groves, Indiana, Aline 4th,
bought by the latter at the late Kentucky
sales; of W. W. Woodyard, Dianthus 6th,
bred by Charles Lowder, of Plainfield, and
of Mr. McElroy, of Kentucky, two very
fine cows, Belina 7th, and Bessie May,
with bull calf at her side, by the highly
prized Loudon Duke 10th, 17,606. Mr, K.
is starting in the right direction, having
in his late' purchases some of the besi
animals perhaps in Shelby county, which
with proper treatment will be hard to
beat in the ring. The Short-Horn enterprise is gaining ground rapidly in that
locality. The small herds of Messrs.
Woodyard, Cole, Kinsley and a few others
of the same township, perhaps outnumber all others in Shelby county.
For the Indiana Farmer.
PHILOSOPHY OF STOCK FEED-
ING--No. 3        .
The muscle or lean meat of animals is
composed of principally of fibrin. A
similar substance is found in, the tendons
and ligaments ofthe various parts of the
animal frame. 'This is called gelatin
fibrin or animal glue. The white of
eggs, called albumen, is much the same
in its characteristics. A comparison! of
the composition of these substances will
show that all these substances are similar.
To the-e nm be uMcd < w m the turd
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1       HAY  AND £
JOTS IN  NATt'KAI, STATE.
.0 i Turnips  1.0
Winter grain straw.... 3.0
Corn folder 3.0
Bean straw .....10.2
1'ca draw.... 7.3
Potatoes..
Ci-arjJts-
STRAW
Meadow haV....!......... 8.5
Red clover nav 1U.4
White t-lovei hay.......l4.'j
Summer grain straw... 2.6
GREEN   FORAGE   CROPS. '
Corn fodder, green.... 1.2 I White clover, green.... 4.0
Meadow prfess, #reen. *U | Carrot tops, green  3.5
Red Clover, green..;... 3.7 | Beet tops 1.0
A glance at this table will give a very
good notion of the comparative merits of
these various substances as llesh formers.
It will serve as a guide in the selection of
animal food where the desire is to secure
the greatest amount of albumenoids in the
animal system. Those substances abound-
in » in thu ill—> of nututiw elements are
value may be greatly -enhanced by cutting it quite short nnd feeding in deep
mangers, first dampening the cut-straw
and mixing with each feed about a quart
of bran or meal, the stock relish it so
much better. The saving thus effected
will more than repay the cost and trouble
of cutting, in addition to the benefit the
cattle derive from this nourishing preparation. Another consideration is a larger
and better conditioned manure-pile.
EARLY CARE  FOR SUCCESS.       ■
Too much care cannot be taken to
keep in good condition in the fall and
early part of winter, as it is unquestionably cheaper to feed stock well from the
start, than to let them once get poor and
thtn ti\ to bung them up    Theii  Milne
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WANTED—FARMS—LARGE AND SMALL
Farms in any good countv in Indiana. Address W. E. Mick. Real Estate Broker, 16H E. Wash-
ngton street. Indianapolis.	
WANTED—TO EXCHANGE—GOOD BRICK
Business Houses, under rent, free from encumbrance, for stock of Dry Goods. Will give or
take difference. Taylor & Co., 31 Circle street, Indt-
anapolis. *
STOCK NOTES.
Ohio Sheep Breeders.—A meeting of
sheep breeders of Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia is announced
to take place at Columbus, Ohio, .Tan-
uriry 4, 1876.
Devon Heifer.-J. W. Potter, of White
county, this State, has a Devon heifer
which at thirteen months and twenty-two
days became fresh and is giving milk-
She is doing well, and promises fine for
the future.
JIerkshires.—Mr. H. B. Cole, and O.
C. Woodyard, of Shelby county, are both
breeding pure Berkshires and have for
. salo some fine pigs.   Farmers generally
in   that  region   are getting wide awake
"■ about good stock of all kinds.
Leicester  Sheep.—Richard Evans, of
•New  York, has  a ewe seven  years old
Shadyside Stock Farm, Dec. 20, 1875.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—I have
been reading your columns with a good
deal of interest, and I am much pleased
with the information you are giving to
the agricultural interests of the country.
I feel confident you will succeed. I am at
present, taking Ohio and Kentucky
papers. I will do all I can to introduce
your paper in Ohio as fast as I can.
I give you.the Short-Horn report:
SHORT-HORNS IN BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO.
OWNERS NAME. MAl.lvS. FEMALES.
L. D. Doty 5 M
John R. Shafer 5 11
Wm. N. Hunter „ 1 12
A. M. Jewell  1 5
Total „. 12 '   75
I have nothing further of interest to
write you at present.
Wm. N. Hunter.
The Great Sale of Registered Jerseys,
at Louisville, Ky.
Tlie herds of registered Jerseys belonging to L. Si Harding and Ii. C. Armstrong,
were sold last week at Louisville. We
notice some of the leading purchases below :
MALES.
Milo 590, to A. H. Arthur Vioksburg, Miss tea.-, no
Rudolph 1733, J. H. Holt. Paris, Ky  100 00
Calf (not named), D. W. Voyles, New Albany..   32 00
J. Sloan, Ind., 	
W. Kinney	
FEMALES.
51 00
51 00
Minka 951. S. W. Hassleman, Indianapolis $226 00
•slip 1773. " "    •       U2 50
Pansy Lass 1179, Y. P. Johnson, Lexington Ky. 200 00
Cowslip
Vesper Lass 171*4, J. E. Mooney  2S5 0g
Jessey 311C, H. C. Middlctnn  320 00
Alice 4144, D. W. Voyles, New Albany  153 00
Pearl Armstrong 2ti70, G. E. Warring, R. 1 290 00
In all these were twelve males and
twenty-six females sold. Tlie young animals which were sold give great promise.
The sale exhibited a growing interest in
this valuable dairy stock.
they are under a treatment of barbarous
cruelty. I have seen them eat snow, and
when the ice would be frozen where they
were wont to drink, they will sometimes
instinctively stand with their nostrils near
the ice, as" if to melt with their warm
breatli an aperture large enough to permit them to drink. Tlie man who can
see such an animal as the sheep exhibit
such instinctive actions and refuse to comply with the poor dumb brute's request,
is hardly worthy the ownership of even
so much as a sheep. All animals demand
water to sustain life, and .will perish without it. To deprive them of it is a species
of cruelty which should be. avoided even
at much expense and labor.
IMPORTANCE OF THE ROOT CROP.
Another important auxiliary in wintering stock is a well-stored root-cellar and
a free use of its contents. KootH chopped
fine are the butter and sauce they relish
with dry food, as you relish those articles
upon the bread with your daily meal; and
the provident farmer will not omit summer labor and culture to ensure a liberal
supply for his herds.
VARIOUS OTHER SUGGESTIONS.
Tlie stables of all animals should be
kept cleaned regularly once or twice each
day. This is essential to preserve health,
and its neglect will early become painfully perceptible if attention is given to
stock. The currycomb and brush might
be frequently used on neat cattle as well
as upon horses. Fancy breeds are kept
up in a great measure by extra care aud
attention through many generations of .
ft better class animal. Any of our line
blooded stock will degenerate unless care
is taken to cross breeds arid give attention
to the cleanliness and comfort of the animal. The digestion should be kept perfect, and the pores of the skin open to
allow the impurities to pass off, and not
again become disintegrated in the flesh.
In a word, stock of all kinds require
steady and strict attention as a matter of
economy, as well as for their own health
and comfort. L. E.
; We call attention to the card of Dr.
Navin, iu this issue. The doctor proposes
to open a school to prepare pupils to treat
stock diseases of all kinds, which he feels
confident he can do in a brief space of
.time.   Read his card.
PEKIN DUCKS,   BRED   BY'W! ('LIFT,   MYSTIC BRIDGE,   CONN.
of cheeiy.
ultimate
;.   The following table gives the
analvsis of these substances
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^ Carbon. Hydrogen. Nitrogen. Oxygen. Sul.
/ })umen 53.5 7.0 15.5 22.4      1.6
'■f-ihrin <flesh).JW.l 7.3 16.0 21.5      1.1
F'brin (blood)52.6 7.0 17.1 21.8      1.2
Cr.-:in 53.6 <      7.1 15.7 22.6      1.0
It was formerly stated that the various
substances found in the animal system
were obtained already formed from the
food on which the animal fed. Among
the constituent elements of forage plants
we find those that correspond in nature
and appearance so closely with the ate'',,
substances that they have been ter; •
vegetable albumen, fibrin and casei i-
speetively. Compare the following uiJile
of the ultimate elements of these substances obtained from vegetables, with
the above which was found in animal
substances.
Carbon. Hydrogen. Nitrogen. Oxygen. Sul.
Albumen 5.1.4 7.1 15.6 23.0      0.9
Fibrin. 54.3 7.2 16.9 20.6      1.0
Casein 50.5   .     6.8 18.0       _ 24.2      0.5
Whether these substances are identical
the differences in the analytic results being caused by the presence of foreign
matter, or whether they are essentially
different is not fully determined; but it is
evident that they are very closely related,
and that a very slight change is sufficient
to  transform one   to another of them.
especjally useful in all cases where the
desire is. to secure/it' large llesh growth
and where animals* are kept for the labor
they may perform; ^Of course the comparative cost of tliose various -kinds 'of
food will materially, affect the question of
economy in their .use!   L. -J. Templin.
For the Indiana farmer. -.-*-  .■*   .
. WINTER CA;EE OF STOCK.
Some Important Suggestions.
All the fodder and rough food should
be placed under shelter, that the succulent juices may not,evaporate into the
air. .    -  ,•-• ■;
The hammer' nnd nails should be used
under the guidance- of a watchful eye, to
replace any board-that'may have become
displaced front the," sides of a building or
fence, for the. whistling winds admonish
us that the care of stock is a matter which
will soon be of first-importance. Each
and every farmer is; at this time deeply
interested" in this •particular thing. He
may not fully realixe how much he is interested—few ever do—until it Ls too late.
This is why so many fail .when they invest in stock. ..;• v-  .-;
; AS THE FUjSk 14 SUPPLIED   Y   '   '" \
to the house-stove, that by its combustion
heat may be furnish'ed to warm the dwel-
Thcse substances are eliminated in the  »nK and its inmates^ so the food furnished
animals by its digestion and combination
with the oxygen of the air they inhale,
furnishes the warlnth'which renders the
animal comfortable. -It- is not'necessary
to enter into any specific details of the
modus operandi, as_.the. facts are too well
known to every flunking farmer, whose
individual case wonRl-be different from
all others, and of course will not here
admit of question. • ,r; " Y   '■"'■'
TO WINTER STO?K PROPERLY,
The paramount care should be to secure
warm, ventilated stables, or comfortable
sheds. These-shouldJbe'prepared now,
as it is the first storrii? of winter that so
often change the table'of stock accounts
from profit to loss; apd, these sheds will
be found to boa matter,of economy,in
£*!« "amount of . fj^'d'Y consumed—very
much less being, required in good stables
than when fed out, ii.t-flie.yard, as
process of digestion and are taken up by
the blood and carried to the different
parts of the system, depositing fibrin in
the muscles, casein in the lacteal glands,
and albumen in the ovaries. These substances, termed albumenoids, are of the
greatest importance to the animal economy : composing as they do, a large proportion of the nealthy animal organism,
being essential ingredients of the muscles,
cartilage, nerves and brain. They exist
in all parts of living plants, especially the
young and growing parts, and in the sap
and juises of vegetables. They are found
in especial abundance in the grains and
seeds of plants. Theso ingredients are
found in varying proportions in the different species of plants, and even in plants
of the same species at different stages of
their growth, as well as those grown under
different conditions.
The following may be considered a fair
average ofthe albumenoids contained in
articles named:
GRAINS AND SEEDS.
Wheat 10 to 15
Barley         10
Oats         12
Rye _         11
Cora (maize) 107
lluekwheat  7.8
Pea 22 4
Bean 2^1
is wasted by being tfiKlcIen under foot...
CUTTINQ THE FEED. :     ■    •   '
If it is desirable to itae coarse fodder, as
cornstalks or second  r-iiali'y of hay, itg
Treatment of Swine.
ilarge
amount is required1.',to keep up animal     . . . .
heat.   Also, in fcH>ding.in the stable less, with ..water, permit these gentle animals
is often injured for half the*.succeeding
summery .
IF GRAIN IS TO BE USED,
economy' dictates beginning with it in
moderate quantities very early in the season, that the change from tender succulent grasses to dry provender ma}' not be
noticeable. There can be no doubt about
its paying to grind grain, and mixing it
with cut feed,'as it ensures the consumption of the whole with much more relish
and profit.
SALT IN WINTER.
Salt is as necessary in winter as in summer. It is,the most important inorganic
ingredient which finds its way into the
animal tissues. Its importance can be
shown from the fact that nearly one-two
hundredths of the blood is common salt.
It is useful by exciting the digestive secretions; for food, however nutritious, may
be taken with reluctance, and digested
with difficulty, if thero is a lack of salt to
excite the secretions of the digestive organs. It must not be furnished in large
quantities and at uncertain intervals; stock
should receive their salt in small quantities : at regular stated intervals. If this
cannot be conveniently done, a supply
should be placed where the desired amount
can be taken by the stock as their wants
dictate. Hard lumps to be licked off
slowly with the tongue is the safest and
best mode" of supplying it. There can be
no danger of stock injuring themselves
by over-eating if the'siipply is regularly
kept up. ".','•,.
REGULARITY IN FEEDING.
'Too much fiafe Cannot be given to regularity iri fee'ding. Cattle suffer from
hunger if neglected too long; they become uneasy and worry themselves; the
secretions of the stomach become irregular, and indigestion follows. Cattle often,
from this cause, pass grains of corn which
remain intact.., Every farmer should
make it a part of his religion to see that
his dumb servants are fed regularly.
WATER IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT ITEM.
; If possible, it should be where access
can he had.to it at all times without oblig:
ing stock to go out into the cold wind
through'snow-drifts and icy paths "to supply this want. Many,'.laboring under the
belief-that sheep aio.'as well without as
chance supply. This is a very. erroneous
idea.. It is true that sheep can,, and often
do, live;Tfor months .withoutr water,, but
Mexico, Ind., Dec. SOth.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—I see in a
late number of your, excellent-paper an
article from "Hog Raiser," which is certainly a novelty in its lino. His idea that
tlie hog cholera is a hereditary consumption confined to the Magie or Poland-
China breed, sounds strange to us who
havesuffered from its depredations among
Chester Whites and Razorbacks, but never
among our Poland-Chinas. Wo are not,
however, like him, inclined to base our
belief simply upon our own experience,
but consider all breeds of hogs equally
subject to the terrible ravages of the cholera. We do not consider cholera ;a dis:
ease of the lungs at all, but rather of the
digestive system.
If hogs are plentifully supplied with
ashes from wood, bone, and coal and
common salt, the danger.from cholera is
not great—less, in fact, than from nasal
catarrh.
, Will "Hog Raiser" please give the result of his experiments, or did he let his
hogs die without any effort to save them?
We fail to see why there is any more
in-line-breeding in Poland-Chinas than
any other breed.
Any further information on the subject'
of in-line breeding thankfully received.
•The Farmer is the very best.-
Joseph R. Willson & Son.
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More About Holstein Cattle.
Editors Indiana Farmer :— I am glad
to see your favorable notice of the Holstein lireed of cattle in your last issue.
E. H. Moss and myself purchased a bull
calf of Col. Bradley, of Champaign, 111.,
last February, which  weighed  1,011 lbs,
at the age of nine months and fifteen days.
His sjre was  a** full-blooded,  Holstein,-
brought from Qermany; color, black and,
white.   His dam was a full-blooded Ayr-.
shire, imported  from England.     He  is
now a little over twenty months old, and
will weigh about 2,000 lbs.    Col. Bradley
had a standing notice, offering $500 to any- ■
one who would produce a calf equal to '
him.   For quick growth and easy keeping .
he beats our Short-Horn Durhams in this
section.
I will await with interest to see the report of  Col. Will  Cumback's Holstein;J
cows. .Robert McMillen.
to go without water entirely, unless, per-   07
chance,',fortune permits them to havc.>a>-(being-an average of 432} "lbs:.''Four of
Heavy Hogs in Ohio.
Editor Indiana Farmer:—On December V>, 187o, D. JL St. John, of Ctesar
Creek Township, Green county, Ohio,
weighed twenty-three-hogs of.niy-own
feeding, whose tofnl weight was !t,<f 18 tt
them weighed: 2,08(5 lt»s., making an average of --521 £ >lhs." This will answer W. M
A. Kirby oLfJlooniington, ind.-     Ohio.