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IOT]lNlPOLIS;i]raiMA, MARCH 24,1877.
No. 12.
EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT.
'   ,     Lost, 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 bis stock. ,
Ten cents per line, and no advertisement for less
'than 25 cents.
.^awaau^w^M^^M^^^^——
FOR  BALE,
"TRIOR SALE- Eggs for hatching from the following
JO — Eut**, Whiie, Hack and Partridge Cochins.
Breeding stock very fine. Write for what youwant
David Hadley, Plainfield, Ind. 8-10W216
TTIOR SALE—A nice lot of Poland China pigs;
JD male and female. O.W. Tue.l,Vallonia, Jackson county, Ind. 11-4W
-*n*tOR BALE—Seed sweet potatoes, 6 varieties;
JD price low. Address L. «J. Mace, Lexington,
Bcott county, Ind. 8-bw
IORS.iLE-PEKIN DUCK EGGS—1310 FOR IS
HGGS.   PUKBSIOOK. T. E. ELLIS,
12-10W288 Plainfield, Ind.
F
FOR SALE-Mahopac  Seedling Potatoes; 1994
pounds grown from one pound.   For particulars send for our illustrated seed catalogue.   Hawkins A Cornish, Goshen, New York. 11-lw
FOR SALE—Kggs for hatching, <*3 for thirteen.
Either Dark Brahmas, Buff or Partridge Cochins.   W. Kenyon, Crawfordsville. Ind. 8-8wl80
I Tj*10R SALE—Eggs from first class Buff Cochin
Jj    fowls irom imported stock till July 1st at 82.00
-   per setting of 13.   Address:       * •
J. L. Carey, Indianapolis Ind.
6-22U 86 and 87 South Meridian St.
*T"**IOR SALE—The well known White Oil Corn
l*i single packages 25 cents; VI or more 20 cents
each.   Address, Induha Faemek Office.
7-tt"  '" .       '''■•' Y . ' '      '        '
EOR BALE—Galvanized Eureka Sap Spout.    We
have a lew hundred of these sap spouts, which
' we will sell at the low rale of 44 ou per hundred.
4—if Pubijshicbs of Indiana Fabmeb.
"T7*lOR SALE—Essex Swine. A few extra choice
1*1 male pigs 4 to 8 months old at low figures. Address A. P. Wiley and Bon, New Augusta, Marlon
county, Ind. 8-tf
*T7*|0R SALE—Eggs from Pekin ducks; finest ducks
J3 in the world; terms reasonable. Address J. L.
trenton, Petersburgh, Ind. 9 5w
FOR SALE—Yellow Oil Seed Corn at 25 cents per
package. The package is sufficient for planting 100 hill, 4 kernels to the Hill. L. F. FaRMER,
Huntington, Ind.        . , „  _ .    ,. ... JV-J.-B*.
FOR SALE.—Jersey Cattle, (Herd Register) Berkshire and Poland China hogs, Light Brahms
and Game towls.
la-6-lyr    (126)   D. W. Voyles, New Albany, Ind.
\ir ANTED—Every reader of the Farmer to knowl
VV —Having had twenty years' experience ln
Books and Stationery, I am prepared to furnish any
thing ln that line, by mail or express on the most
reasonable terms. If you want a pocket or family
bible, history, paper, envelopes, etc, send,with 3-ci
stamp, your name and information wanted to
JAMES H. V. 8MITH,
Publisher and Book-seller,
12-tf 193 Indianapolis, Ind.
WANTED—Agents ln every township in this
Sute to sell the New Illustrated History of
Indiana, and fine family Biblea. J. W. Lanktree A
Co., 47 Thorpe Block, Indianapolis, Ind.    lO-ly'189)
■\TTANrED It known that the White Oil Corn
Yy    has stood the test, won laurels, and ls for
sale at 25 cts per pkg    Addrets
8-tf India ha Fabmee Company,
MISCELLANEOUS.
HR. LORD, Newington Junction, Conn., Breed-
. er i f Light Brahma Egg s; carefully packed
and shipped to any part of the country at (12 50 per
sittiDgof 13. 12-3W.S0
STOLES—On tbe ISth inst, an iron gray mare
16*4 hands high, 8 years old, brown spot on
leit side of nose scar on right hind leg. between
knee and pastern joints. Liberal reward fir information or recovery. MAHLON HAMILTON, South-
port, Marion county, Ind. 12-3 w *
10 RENT OR TRATTE—S20 acre farm in Ford
.   county, 111.   House, stables, etc. Address
DANIEL WILLIAMS,
ll-2wl95 236 College Ave., City.
WE have a good assortment of horse cuts, and
can print horse bills neatly, at reasonable
rates and on prompt notice. Indiana Fanner Co 8tf
THE FARM.
Postal Card Correspondence.
INDIANA.
"*TT*OR SALE—AnewChlldsBrothers' Organ,style
Jj SO, new and ln good condition. Fcr sale at a
discount frum regular price.
ttf :.   ,       Indiana Fabmeb Co.
TJIOR  SALE —POLAND-CHINA  PIGS-A  few
aP     choice pigs .elected irom a lot of 200.   Satis-
laetiou guaranteed.   Send tor prices. * Address B.
C. BUBKETT, FincasUe, Pumam county. Ind.
12-13W187
EOR SALE—Chester White, Poland China;and
Bcrksnire pigs. Eggs of all leading varieties
oi fowls lor sale. We guaiaiitee satisiactiou. Write
for price-list. GUILLIAMS <Ss HARlMAN.
ll-8w Fincastle, Putnam couuiy, Ind.
EOR SALE—THOROUGHBRED SHORTHORNS
—To reduce stock we will offer for a short
time, at private sale, teveral young cows with calves
at loot, by Star Duke 2d, 24i»ua, and yearling heiiers
by Duirholme, Duke of Athol, 13244, aud four bulls
old enough for service. A liberal discount made on
lots of turce or more. The ammais are in good,
thrifty stuck condition, and in the highest state of
health and fertility; i-ot fattened lor bale; of good
milking stiains aud good blood. Prices given ou
lots only ou personal, inspection. J. T. WILLIAMSON <& SON, Thorntown, Boone Oo., Ind.     Il-2wlu4
T""*IOR SALE—Two six to ten month male Calves
jl 63-;4ths; three Htiier Calves, tame age, 7-8ths
Snort-horn, at, low figures; Partridge Cochin, Light
and Dark orahnu Eggs at 82 U0 pd ooz; Un young
Poland-China isovvfc; bitd to a fine maie; will lanow
May lst to J une ltt; price ttb to m; ofi'ergood twenty
dajs. Have some fine y^uug pigs on hand. HKinRi
COMSTOCK, Liberty Mills, ind. 12 Sw-,88*
POR SALE—My premium Chester White boar at
a low price. AlkO one trio ot Black CochiUB
at S3; three pair of Partridge cochins at 13 per pair,
a few paira ol White cochUs at 53 per pair it ordered soon; alto three young male goats at W each.
J. A. Eckhart, Butler, DeKalb county.lud.      11-^w*
EOR SALE—Cotswold Sheep, Berkshire Swin -
Whit* Holland TurkeyB, Aylesbury Ducks, an
Partridge Cochin ChickB.   Address, Jacob Kenne
day, Llzton, Hendricks Co., Ind. 40,tf
T*"""",OR SALE—Cedar Hill Poultry Yard, Jacob Ken-
JD «edy, proprietor, Lizton, Hendricks county,
Ind. Light rJjariu.a, Bufl' and Parti idgw Cochins
and "fthite Holland Turkeys, Aylesbury Ducks and
Toulouse Gee-e. - Kggs in season irom all the above
fowls at reasonable lates. No ordtrs filled C. O. D.
:.".■'' - 8-8W180
EARM FOR SALE—Containing 52 acres, in Morgan county, Ind., on the gravel road half a
mile east of Martinsville; good two story frame-
house, seveial out-buildings, 17 acres of woodland,
pasture, balance under cultivation, apple and peach
orchard, several good springs with pltnty ot never-
J. M. ST. JOHN,
Franklin, Ind.
failing water for btock.   Addiess
6-10t
W A M 2 *£ £*.
ITT ANTED—Dry, inch wide Poplar Lumber. Ad-
W    dress, stating price, Udell Ladder A Wooden
Ware Co., North Indianapolis, Ind. Il-2wl95
-1T7-ANTED-Every poultry fancier and farmer to
.;    W    send his address on a postal card^to Fry *
!   Bagley, proprietors ot IndianapoUs Poultry Yards,
for their spring catalogue of fine poultry, pigeous.
rabbits and ferrets   No Btamp required.    10-4W-186
"ITTANTED—Every farolly in the land to test the
.    W   virtues7of Mrs. Rohrer's New Remeoy'for
the throat and ltu' gs, and satisfy themselves Uiat it
is no worthless nostrum "made to sell,  but a gen-
, nine vegetable remedy of wonderful properties
which never fails to (rive relief ln every disease for
which it ls recommended.  A remedy that is used
- daily ln the pructb e of many excellent physicians,
and declared by them to be the safest and best lung
medicine ln nse; a remedy that is carefully pre-
p,red from rare r.,ots and herbs, gathered near the
summit of the great Cascade range of tbe mountains
In Oregon; a remedy that gained on its merits alone
an unpiecedented populirity within a short time
,   after Is introduction to the people, simply because
•   tt done all that was claimed for it and even more.
It has oftm cured cases of anthma, pronounced incurable by good physicians.  It is a certain cure for
common coughs and colds   It has cured palpitation
of theHeart dyspepsia, and even consumption, and
thoae who are in redulous ln regard to tbe above
acts, can be supplied with abundance of testiminy.
It possesses the turee rare merits ol being pleasant
i ti take, harmless in its nature and powerful ln its
j effects to remove disease.   Prepared and for sale by
Mrs. E Rohrer A Co., South Meridian street, Indi-
'•napoUa.   Price flOO per bottle. 10-4W188
Warren Connty—Har. 17th*
Wheat looks well in thia county, and alarge
quantity was sown.   Stock hogs'scarce; many
died with cholera.     -    •   *    ' -  ;> M. M.
.  Mound, Ind. " .*•.<;...
."■"•■• »■! •*.    «.-   V -
Carroll Conuty^Jfora.lStl...
Wheat looks well; cqrs scarce...- Hogs plenty and of course no chofera? ^heat ip good
demanaY"*THfi*1ftfe'MK*r1i'SV w'efcome visitor
may it live for a thousand years.
"'".-' J. F. Wk-kabd.
Carroll County—Mar. 17tta.
Bough weather this month. Wheat in the
north-west part of this county is hadly winter
killed. Plenty offeed in thecounty and stock
looks well.      , D. Lilly.
Putnam County—Har. lath.
Wheat in this section is looking fine. So
far the stock is in as good condition as I ever
saw it at this time of the year. Corn selling
at 40 to 45 cents. Wheat cannot be had at
any price. Farmers are making preparations
for a large corn crop. No cholerahere among
the hogs. 0. B. T.
Wayne Connty—Mar. 14th.
Wheat looks well at present. Corn was an
average crop last year, and preparations are
being made for a large acreage this. Hay was
a good crop last year; oats was below an average; potatoes were a good crop, but most of
them rotted. Stock look well and stock hogs
scarce. '.■'.'' Colonel.
JLaporte Connty—Har. 19th.
We are having fine sleighing. Wheat is doing well, covered with snow, and spring is so
near at hand that we are resting easy, not fearing that the frost will kill it. Wheat sells at
$1,45; com, 45 cents; oats, 34c; potatoes, $1,00.
Hogs, live, $5,00.   Grangers about par.
. ... y '■' V. W. Babtholomkw.
Montgomery County—Har. ISth.
Sugar making has been pretty extensive.
Much molasses has been made in this neighborhood, and another good run is expected.
Wheat crop in this part of the county looks
pretty fair so far. I am pretty sure we have
had tolerably rough weather thus far in this
month. ..,.'.■ ,   M. Fbuit.
Hancock County—Har. 12th.
Stock is looking well, but this kind of weather is hard on it. Wheat is looking well on
dry land, with a good prospect for a fine crop.
The hogs that are left look well. Corn 30 cts.
Farmers are compelled to sell their produce at
current prices in order to get money to pay
their taxes with. Wheat is worth $1 30 to
$140. The Fabmib is a favorite with us, long
may it have. J.W. 0.
Miami County—Har. 14.
For the last eight days, March has given ua
rough weather. Wheat has stood the winter
very well so far. We have not more than one-
fourth the average of wheat on uplands here.
Stock haa wintered well; hogs scarce, and some
dying. Sheep scarce. We have one dog to
four sheep in our township. Number of sheep
five hundred, that makes one hundred and
twenty-five dogs.   They don't all kill sheep.
M. D. L,
Spencer Connty—Mar. 13th.
I send you a few lines to the good old Fab-
mbe. We are having some bad weather. Whea
looks well. The farmers have commencedt
ploughing for corn and oats. Roads not very
good. Peaches about all killed. We have
had a very dry cold winter, but lately some
rain and snow and the ground is very wet.
Money is scarce; corn is worth 75 cents. The
Fabmeb is a welcome visitor. A Fabmeb.
Hendrlcka County-Mar.  17th.
The weather has been very changeable for
the last week.   Stock is going through winter
in good condition. Wheat looks fine. Corn
low, 30 to 35 cents. . Considerable ploughing
done for spring crop. Seed oats are very
scarce. Peaches are nearly all winter killed.
Money scarce.    . A. B. CorntA**.
Brownsburg, Ind.
Wabash Connty—Har. 14th.    "'
> Bain, sleet, snow and sunshine, with ah occasional cloud big enough to pat Uncle Sam
in the shade, is now the Order of things.
Wheat favorable. But little shipping of corn
in the valley. Farmers feed it to their stpek.
Horses, cattle, sheep, bogs, poultry and birds,
in fact every thing looks well. Old and young
men, matrons and maidens, all happy in the
danlight of that peace which now pervades
the land. Hektby Comstcck.
Pike Connty—Har. 18th.
Oats are nearly all sown. Preparation has
been made for a large com crop this year.
Wheat looks only moderate. Pike County
Agricultural Society, holds their fair from the
3rd to the 7th of September. J. Morgan, Pres.
B. P. Richardson, Sec'y, Samuel H. Stocky,
Superintendent. Pike county is again scourged with hog cholera. Sheep and cattle have
wintered well. Some dogs operating on srieep
occasionally; bid luck to them and may their
shadows grow less. L. Bbkntob.
Kosciusko County—Mar. lath.
We had very cold weather and plen y of
snow and good sleighing until about the! last
of January, and all through February it was
as nice and warm as we ever have it in Match,
delightful far all kinds of out door. worl|for
that time of the year. But since March came
in we have had some very cold and blustery
weather, and plenty of snow. Wheat looks
well, and from present indications will make
a full crop. Most farmers here are triiog
to improve theirastock as well as their fa:
S. K. Cob
Washington County—Har. I4th.:
We are having aw t time down here. Spjing
work of all kinds is suspended for the pies-
ent. There will beno plowingor sowing dine
until the last of this month or first of neS
Wheat looks well for March. C. M. F.
Another.—We are having very cold,'wet
and disagreable weather. Farming and farm
work suspended for the time being, though
we made a start during the fine weather in
February. Considerable oats sown and Bod
broken for corn. Wheat looks fine now and
if nothing happens, we will have an abundant
harvest. Stock looks well, but some disease
among hogs. Health is bad here, six deaths
in this neighborhood in the last two weets,
and several more sick; pneumonia generally.
Oats worth 50 cents; Wheat, $150; com, 45;
potatoes, $1 00. Grangers are hopeful this
county will organize a Pomona Grange, j at
Salem soon, and the sooner the better in my
judgment.   Long live the Fabmeb,       ■.   I
L. D. B.
CLI.IKOIS.
Marlon County—Har. 13th.
February was a nice month; plowing bejan
but the late cold snap stopped it. Wheat looks
fair.   Peaches killed.   Stock doing well.* J
Christian Connty—Har. 14tb,
Wheat will make a good crop here if nothing hurts it from this on. It is thought ihe
peaches are all killed. A good many hive
sown oata and some spring wheat. The winter was quite dry. A. W.
Logan  Connty—Har. 14th.
The fall wheat looks well, and will be gifod
if not damaged by freezing and thawing.
Peaches are killed. Some spring wheat and
oats have been sown. The hog cholera has'
nearly subsided.   Com is worth 32 to 34 cts.
0. Klu--..
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Darke County—Har. 17th. |
Wheat in this county lookB fine, but noj so
much sown last fall as common; corn scarce.
Stock of different kinds are looking well. I If
this county is a fair specimen of Ohio, I prefer Indiana by all means. All that carl be
boasted of here is the good gravel roads. Other
improvements are far behind Indiana; The
Indiana Fabmeb has many friends here. !
Geo. T. Bastes.
UlSSOtTRl.
Monroe  Connty—Har. 13th.
A day or two ago I discovered the value of
the old "elm peeler" swine, which are reputed
to climb trees for acorns. I had a patch of artichokes on my farm which were spreading to
my dismay, and an elm peeler of one of my
neighbors got at them and went down for
them with the same facility they are said, to
climb. The last seen of him, his tail only was
visible. I envied my neighbor that hog. But
little wheat was sown here, but that looks
well. B. D. Btbaud.
St. Charles County—Har. 12th.
Farmers can tell when hogs are about to be
attacked with cho'era. When healthy, the
skin looks bright and clean. When cholera is
about to attack them, the reverse of this is
true, and the droppings become hard and dry.
This is our experience here. On the appearance of the disease, feed scraps of meat and
greasy slops if you have them.
'     J. M. SniEBMETEB.
OHIO.
Vanwert Connty—Har. 17tb.
The cold rains and changeable weather this
month, thus far has hurt stock more than the
whole past winter did. The tender varieties
of fruit are found to be killed. Wheat ia
"roughing it,", now, but we hope will pull
through all right. Staktoh.
,  Hardin Connty—Har. 15th.
The growing wheat looked fine the last of
February, but for a few days past the freezing
and thawing has set it back some, not seriously however it is believed. Peaches are killed
here, and the tender cherries also.
T. W.T.
KANSAS.
Osage  county—Mar. 12«h.
The farmers have commenced preparing the
ground for sowing oats. Some onions sown,
wheat nearly all destroyed last fall by grasshoppers. There will be an abundance of corn
planted. Wheat $1,00 to $1,20; corn, 23; oats,
20; potatoes, $1,00 and very scaice. Hogs
nearly all sold at 5 to 6 cents gross. No cholera. ^ J. W. M.
Harvey County—Mar. 12th.
There is great satisfaction here at information that Congress appropriated $25,000, and
provided for a committion to investigate the
grasshopper pest Some sections of Kansas
fear the plague this season, but we hope this
investigation will Bhow us relief hereafter.
Wheat is very promising in all this region«,'
theState. * J. D.
IOWA
Jackson Connty—Har. 14th.
The price of hogs has fallen considerably
here, only $4 60 now being offered. Fat hogs
are about all sold. Corn is selling at 26 to 30
cents for prime.- February was a nice month,
but thus far March has been very stormy.
Stock generally doing well. G. W. S.
ALABAMA
Decatur—Mar. 17th.
Th Fabmeb has found me at my new home,
and is an ever welcome visitor. Wheat here
looks well. Peaches not killed. Weather
warm and pleasant. W. R.
MICHIGAN.
Branch County—Har. 16th.
. March up to this time has been very blustery
and harder on stock than the whole winter
besides. February was beautiful. Hogs about
all sold. Corn selling low and is plenty.
Wheat looks fine up to this time.
T. Valentihe.
HEWS   OF  TEE  WEES.
State Hews.
Thirty-six deaths were reported last week in
thi3 city.
The expense of regular and special sessions
of the Legislature will reach about $110 000.
The city is to be redistr'cted at once, for
Council and Aldermanic purposes.   •  ■'
The Bailey Gun Company has made a handsome sale of their guns to the Chinese government.
Mrs. Molloy, the temperance worker of this
State, is doing great good for the cause in Vermont. —
Dr. J. M. Kitchen; and Col. B. C. Shaw,
were elected Directors of the Belt road, by
Council on Monday night..
The Indianapolis Starch-works Company
has shipped twenty-seven car loads of starch
this month, most of it to New Bngland points.
Governor Williams has numerous applications from persons who would like to serve as
State House Commissioner.
Heretofore the Justict of the Peace have
had to purchase their own dockets, but under
the present law the State foots the bill.
Messrs. Beck & Stone, grain dealers and pork
packers of Hagerstown, failed on the 16th.
Their liabilities are reporttd as $120,000.
The new vagrant law is being enforced by
the city authorities.' It promises to be of great
service in ridding the city, of many of the vicious class. V
.The building of the Belt railroad will go
forward very soon, in anticipation of which
many laborers are reported to be coming into
the city.
Rumor has it that Governor' Williams has
selected Hon. William S Holman, of Deaibon
county, as one of the State House Commissioners.
Christopher Keller, of Washington township, DeKalb county, is .the owner of a calf
which ia but twenty-eight days old and weighs
206 pounda;  -    '
papers aggregating $2,700, and waa sentenced
to undergo five years imprisonment and pay a
fine of $100.
The South Bend Tribune says ihere are in
that city two or thiee hundred doors which
will need to be rehung in order to comply with
the law requiring doors of public buildings to
be ao hung aa to swing outwardly.
The house of If real Holm, one mile west of
Goshen, was robbed 'ast Friday of $2,000 in
notes and $50 in money. T<-e house was entered in broad day light, while Mr. Holm was
at work in his barn and his wife in the,kitchen
The late Legislature passed a law requirirg
that the doors of churches, school building,
theatres, etc., shall be so hung as to swing outward, and providing a fine of $1000 on failure
of the proper authorities to comply therewith.
i
James Kingan, formerly of this city, was
found dead on a railway, a few days ago, in
New Brunswick. He took with him from
New York a large amount of bonds and
money, and it is supposed he was followed
and murdered, and his body placed on the
road by his murderers. ,
The law reducing the time in which cases
can be app-)aled from the lower courts to the
Supreme Court from three years to one year,
and providing that no civil case involving a
less amount than $50 can be appealed to this
court under any circumstances, is now in effect.
A frightful accident, the explosion of the
boiler in the saw mill oi Hunter Bros., five
miles east of Worthington, occurred on the
16th. Twelve persons were killed and six
wounded, some ofthe latter seriously. The
cause of the sad accident ii unknown at this
writing.
The Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture has received propositions from Fort
Wayne and Richmond asking that the State
Fair be held there. Hon. I. D. G. Nelson, of
the first named city, writes that the Allen'
oounty society will give the State Board the
free use of its fair ground and put things in
shape for a first-class fair by dropping its own
display and concentrating its energies to make
the fair a success. At Richmond the fair
ground, containing thirty-two acres, a track
and a large number of stalls for live stock, is
placed at the disposal of the Board.
General News.
An extra session of Congress will probably
be called to meet about Jane.
From different sections ofthe country, come
reports of a gradual revival of business.
Crop reports from northern California are
to ihe effect that the prospects are good for a
large crop of Bay grain.
The Executive session of the TJ. S. Banate,
terminated on Saturday. A large number of
Post Office appointments were confirmed.
An extra session of Congress is probable, as
the late Congress made no appropriation for
the army and navy.
The President has appointed, and the Senate
confirmed, Frederick Douglass, Marshall of
the District of Columbia.
Two members of the President's cabinet are
preparing rules as a guide for the appointments of office,
One hundred dollars conscience money
reached the United States Treasury one day
last week.
The city debt of New York, is put down
at $160,000,000. The annual amount of taxes
at $33,000,000.
Arrangements have been made in Peoria,
111., for a lecture and concert by Prof. Gray,
inventor of tbe telephone—the music to be
furnished by wire from Chicago.
The late Oliver Ames, of Mass., made public b quests in his will amounting to $220,000,
the remainder of his large estate going to his
family and relatives.
Two thousand acres of fruit land near Marl-
ton, Alabama, sold for one cent an acre. Go
South, young man.
The political place hunters who have
thronged to Washington since Hayes inauguration are returning home iff great numbers
with dissatisfied notions of things.
The Stats Attorney-General, of New York,
haa cited the officers of the World Mutual Life
Insurance' Company, of this city, to show
cause why a receiver should not be appointed.
The large flouring mill of a Mr. Sergler, at
Geneva, 111., together with alarge quantity of
corn, wheat and flour, was totally destroyed
by fire a few days ago. Lots, $10,000 to $12,000
partially insured.
The Connecticut legislature has passed abill
making the legal rate ot interest six per cent.
in the absence of a contract for a different
rate. The bill had previously passed the
Senate.
The Lake Short Railroad Company has already settled with sixty of the sufferers ofthe
Ashtabula disaster.   Mrs. Mary Lewis, of S
Louis, who lost her daughter in the accident,
recently settled with Col. Stager, agent of the
company, who met her in St. Louis. She was
asked to name the amount of her damages,
and fixed it at $3,000. This sum was at once
paid to her by Col. Stager, together with an
additional $200 for incidental expenses.
The compulsory education law of Ohio, requires children of a certain age to attend school
for a certain time each year. The exceptions are:
1. When the child is physically incapacitated
for study. 2. When it has already acquired
"the branches of learning ordinarily taught in
common schools." 3. When it is under private instruction. 4. When it relies on its own
efforts for support. 5. When its labor is necessary to the support of its parents and relatives. The law goes into effect September lst
next.
Stable Floors.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Seeing an enquiry in your valuable
paper as to whether elm is good for a
stable floor I can answer from experience.
I have used one in my horse stable for
nine years, and to all appearances, it is
good for another nine years. I prefer it
to oak: lst, because it is not so slippery ;
2nd, it is cheaper, and not as valuable as
Oak for other purposes. Will some of
the readers of the Farmee tell me from
experience if the Cotswold sheep are
adapted to this climate. Subscriber.
Bmghurst, Ind.
Notes from Wabtish County, Ind.
We have had a good deal of snow and
rain this month—snow is four inches
deep now—wheat went under the snow
in good condition. A great deal of ditching has been done in the southeastern part
- -of Lagro Township.- The farms have been
greatly improved by draining, both bottom and upland. Our farmers are taking
much pride in improving their stock.
Stock looks well, but this month has been
hard on it. The premium gift from the
National Art Company, advertised in the
Farmer, Feb. 17th, has been received and
is a very fine picture indeed.
Geo. Rickert.
Editor* of Indiana Farmer:
To the many grangers of Putnam
county who are readers of your valuable
paper, I will state that at the last regular
session of Putnam county Grange, No. 15,
a meeting of 4th degree members was
called to meet at Brick Chapel on Thursday, April 3d, at 10 o'clock A. M. and all
4th degree members in good standing are
re-juested to attend. The Grangers of
this county have been talking co-operation long enough, let us take steps that
will give to the members of the Order
some of its benefits. Come prepared to
devote one day to solid work.
W. W. Allen, Sec'y.
Pleuro-Pneumonia in Swine.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
•   Indianapolis, March 20,77.
Mr. A. S. Stanton, one of your subscribers, brought me a portion of the lung of
a fine sow that died last week, and thinks
he had several to die iri the same way. I
have examined the portion of the lung,
and find that the hog must have had a disease that occurs in both man and lower
animals, known as pleuro-pneumonia.and
that in this case tb ere was absolute destruction of the lung substance—the "lights,"
as they are called by farmers, having lost
the spongy structure and become like bits
of old cheese.
Animals get this disease frequently by
being overheated; hogs, in particular,
piling up in a straw stack at night and
going out into cold-air are liable-to it
more than hogs that sleep in cooler
places.
The treatment would be to put the hog
in a warm place and give a diet of thin
corn meal gruel, if the breathing is short,
quick and evidently painful, putting the
animal in a close box and steaming it
with lumps of unslacked lime, dipped in
water, and keeping off the chill air, would
aid in the cure.
I regret that farmers as a rule do not
do as Mr. Stanton has done—make an examination and find out what changes
have taken place in diseases. _ It is only
by careful and repeated examinations of
animals that have been diseased, that we.
can learn the cause and cure of the diseases. Truly Yours,
W. B. Fletcher.
Erianthus Ravenna—A beautiful, very
tall grass, with ostrich-like plumes, resembling the pampas grass, but hardy.
By mail, 6 for $1. Bend for price-list of
plants. J. H. SIMPSON, Vincennes,Ind.
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