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ESTDIA^APOLIS^ INDTA^l; &4TUBDAY, FEB." I^v 1880.
NO. 7.
tort.
It will be noticed by th* communication
of Mr.Sonman )n this issue,, that it is proposed to organise for a Merino sheep record.
This is a. good, movement, and it is to be
hoped that the breeders of this stock will
move heartily in the matter. There are
other Btock interests tbat should take similar steps who bave not done • so yet. The
w6rk is a worthy and important one.
Good   Stock.*"
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" Editors Indians Farmer:    . ,  ;'?•   ■
I have »calf that when'fonr  days  old
' Weighed 114 pounds.   Three-quarters Short
horn .from a  three-year-old beifer.   Your
', readers of'the' Farmer  beat that 'if' they
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>■■ li, y/Poland China Hors.
I Ed" tors Indiana Farmer    ,. ...        ;..   ... .,
1     Please allow  me to state through  your
much' prized paper, that I have {recently
I bought a Very fine Poland China male pig,
' four monthsoWjofW.C.Wllliams.Krilghts-'
' town,' trier., whbfeb 'advertisement I saw In'
the FAMrK&i' I think the sucfcessful agent
wHcPreeeivei*- the pig Mr. W.  offers as premium td the/P-aJtMisB "will • be weU paid for
his trouble* i ■'-*•*   > )  CharlenB. Taylor.);
Palmyra;! • ■ M ,*'  ' • •    V'.-vy.-k-.i »A !. >: <1; ■
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"', .Merino,, 8heep Becord.
Xdltors Indians Farmer. ' -   '   >' '
WiU'youplease saythrough $he Farmer
that the ' Merlnixtheep breeders of .Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio and .New:York,
with several: other States, j already heard
from, are making an effort'to establish, and
have pubUsheda."Merino Sheep Record,"
open to the,TJnited StateW -They know full
weU that a State record.isnot always a success and that to .have* aheep.recorded in
several records is ti> the .breeder quite an
^: e'i^i^JYiXtorefqi HhSJrY wish _to form a
national record. As there~&t'iiaF*t'airJO
sheep-breeders assoclatioh in Indiana would
it not be weU for us Merino breeders to
organize at once and assist in this good
work. Iiet every Merino breeder In Indiana
speak, either through the , Farmer, or
address me at once.
Thos. W. W. Sunman.  ,
Spades, Ripley Co., Ind.
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Breeding HSavy Horses.
A numerals society, composed of noblemen, the landed gentry, and farmers of
Scotland^ "has recently been formed for the
purpose of'improving the breed of their
lai-ger sort of horses. This society takes
the name of Clydesdale, and/ that distinguished nobleman Earl Duhmpre has beerf
devoting a; considerable part.,of his, time
during the past two years to editing a Stud
Book of their horses, classed also as Clydesdale, i The first volume of this has already
been published, and* the,, matter for the
second' is collecting. England- is now
zealously following the laudable example
set her by Scotland for what has long been
known as the Shire, and _other ot her hfest
large breeder of" horses.-* The?Prince ot
Wales,Earl EUesmere, and other noblemen
axe giving no little attention to the getting
•out of their Stud Book;, and the whole
landed Interest ofthe United Kingdom Is
fast waking uj-a-fey the Importance of improvement of thii most useful of all their
breeds, of horses. •       ■,-,,'
"Within the past three years 200 to 1,000
guineas—$1,000 to $5,000—has been the
common price In Great Britain ior select
heavy horses for breeding purposes, and
even 1,500 guineas—$7,600-bas been refused
lor a few of the very choicest, while 50 to 80
guineas-*250 to SiOO^is the ordinary price
of those for farm and dray work alone. . In
France, Belgium, Holland, and a few districts of Northern Germany, prices have
also advanced .considerably, and greater
attention Is given tha* formerly to the Improvement of their horses, all of which
shows the rapidly increased interest In the
subject abroad. Nbr has this matter been
neglected in America, particularly in the
past four years, during which large numbers of powerful heavy animals have been
Imported Into Canada and the United States
from Great Britain and France, with a few
also from FlandeL; The Clydesdale breed
has been more/ generally preferred for
' the Percheron-Norman
dence in our own country.
Harper's   Magazine  for
Canada,    while \
have taken pre
—A. B. Allen, ifi
February.
The Way! to Handle Sheep.
A great matw men will catch the sheep
by the wool on the back with ■ both hands
and lift the animal clear from the ground
by the wool oify. We have slaughtered a
great many shfep in years pa&t, and when
removing the j,elt.s of such sheep as hail
been handled J>y the wool, we never failed
to observe tb* beneath the skin wherever
the animal bid been caught by the wool,
blood settled./ I" many instances the skin
bad been separated from the body so that
Inflammation, waB apparent. We have
1 known proprietors ot sheep to be so strict
^ in regard topandlingthem that they would
order a helper from the premises, lf he were
to catch a sheep by tbe 'wool on any part of
the body. ■ When about1 to catch a ' sheep,
move carefully towards the one to be'taken,
until yon are sufficiently near to < sprint*.
quickly and seize the beast by both hands,
then pass one hand around the body, grasp
the brisket, and-lift the Bheep clear from the
ground. The-wool must not be pulled. If
the sheep Is a leavy one," let brie hand and
wrist be put around the neck and the arm
pressed against the leg.: We never grasp
the wool. Others seize the sheep by a hind
leg,' then throw brie arm'around the body
arid take hold of the brisket with one.. But
ewes arid lambs should never be caught by
the hind legs, unless they are handled with
extreme care.—The Farm, Dublin, Ireland.
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'   The Indianapolis Stock-Yards.
: A comparative statement of the receipts
and shipments of live' stock for', 'the four
leading; Stock-yards of the United States-i-
Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas . City and
St. Louis—during 1879, makes an exceedingly gratifying exhibit for. this eltyY The
number of sheep received at the Union
Stock-yards was 111,927, rib other city but
Cbieago hAving as large receipts. In hogs
received . Indianapolis , ranks third, fwith
i;i23,469 against ,1,163,748, at St. Ixmia and
6,448£30 atCblcogo. In. horses received
Kansas : City heads , the "Jist' with' ■ 15,829,
while Chicago ■ foBoWs With1 10,437; Indianapolis 9,358,' and fct. Louis 4,338. 'From
this ft will fee seerrtfiat Indianapolis,'-'as a
hiorse-mart, Is nearly, as well patronized as
Chicago, and received during last year more
than twice the number of horses that were
consigned ~tg. 8t. :LquteT tor{ sale. ; In. the
shipments .of, hogs .Indianapolis. 0 ranks
third, having shipped"464,953,, against, St.
Louis 667,643, and Chicago, 1,692,361; while
in the city-delivery of hogs this city has the
second place, "t**ltb. 658,456, 'one-third' more
than St. Louis knd nearly twice as many as
Kansas City. In the shipments of sheep
the  showing  Is equally  favorable to "In-
fos*'Vr*ft*j*""-rt""t.j*fi"-*-** hfitriglfifl_87Q_ii__x_m_
teen' thousand more than St. Lbuia tmdi
fifty thousand more than Kansas City.
The .shipments of hones,: 9,031ywere
within 250 of tbe number shipped from
Chicago, and three times the number sent
from St. Louis. In the above comparisons
Cincinnati is not takeh into account for the
reason that statistics were not supplied, but
as the Stock-yards at that city are limited
in capacity and businer as compared with
those of Indianapolis, the above figures
may be accepted as giving a correct representation of the standing of this city among
the great stock centers ofthe country.
. , . ,, Feeding .Hoots. • •,,•-, , *
I feed turnips to cattle, horses and poultry.
If I kept sheep, they wonld delight in them.
My horses get onefeed'each day with.corn
and oat meal. Their effect is' similar "to
that of carrots' arid they, help the groom
very inuch in showing a glossy coat. *' Hens
consume a great deal of grass when allowed
a range In summed and; they: need ■ Its
equivalent in wiriter.'' They eat a considerable quantity of turnips when' cut fine, and
show their appreciation of them by placing
fresh eggs upon tbe breakfast table whenever desired., Of course, they need something else. The bulk of my crop is fed to
milch cows and fattening beeves. Many
suppose that turnips cannot be fed to milking cows without imparting their taste to
the milk, and I have known farmers who
made milk for New York city, to raise
turnips and then not knowwhat to do with
them. ' Their error was in feeding tbem at
improper times. The aromatic principle in
turnips Is very penetrating •. and very volatile. • When taken into the stomach of an
animal, it quickly reaches every part of
the body, and as quickly passes away. The
flesh of an animal,' slaughtered .soon alter
eating turnips, will have, their peculiar
taste. If the slaughtering had been deferred
for a few hours, this taste'would not; be
found. So to a greater degree with milk.
If turnip are fed to cows oniy at the time
of milking, theirevanescentbdor arid flavor
will have escaped before the next milking.
Without - this precaution, turnips cannot
be fed to milking cows; with lt they are
fed with impunity, as my annual experience in supplying critical customers In the
city proves. To secure richness of < milk,
as well as quantity, it Is necessary to feed
corn meal, or something equally heavy,
with the turnips, besides snch good hay as
the animals will consume. ..'_;'
When grown and treated in the manner
indicated, I have found turnips- profitable
and satisfactory.—Cor.Country Gentleman.
Stock feeding during January was a precarious business unless feeders were prepared wit"h buildings, but Februaiy thus
far has been delightful.
Mr. R. S. RuetSEt., Zionsville, Ind., has
recently sold and shipped a dozen head of
his fine Chester White pigs to breeders and
others in this State, the treasurer bf -Huntington county being the lucky buyer of
''Gen. Grant". This is one of the finest
Chesters ln the State, but Mr- B. has some
very flne ones yet. ,-
. TWb department Is edited by Dr. John N. .Jfavlfa,
Veterinary Burgeon, author ot _faiir_*s Explanatory
Btock Doctor. :    ? .
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Sprung in the Knee. ■   i
Editors Indiana farmer. ''
I have a: yonng  horse  four^years
slightly sprung In the knee.   What will
cute him?   Cause unknown. F.i
j Nothing can be done for sprung kneed
horses exoept by prevention. If the fanjn-
ers would examine studs, and object to,
rather reject any horse not as broad ia tfae
leg below the knee as j above the paste_*nr
they wonld do themselves and the country
a'great servloe. This Is called tied-in below
the knee; like you know begets Uke.
What Is ItP
Editors Indiana Farmer.
'; I have a young mare that has a lump
about the siza of a goose egg just below the
elbow joint on each fore 'leg. They have
been there now about a year;'they don't
seem to hurt her any but 'I would like; to
have them removed. ..-r. •.■-... SLKv
jXenla,0."! •■■. ',: .•!•; Y .~'J:;\
> The tumors on the axelta joints are caused
by the shoes pressing upon the joints wbtin
lying dowri: * Blister them severely wiih
thejllquid blister that iijuften gtyeri Intl^
Fabmkr; continue to, rub li dally untiljjt
matters freely, then open with a knlfe,,^ ^
' •' Water on ■ the Brain.    .; f j V;
Editors Indiana Farmer  '* J.j   tYI ■   'T^.'
Tell me what ails my boar, he is asheirty
as any hog can be. He will be lying Adffn
and get. np and start to 1 coins to you !.Wi
will start turning around and someti,6e.
will lie down on his left side, and his ri|ht
hind leg draws np to his .belly.   F. A. E|
Your boar has megrims, or water on use
the brain. If megrims, he, never can.jj**it
well, for it is caused by enlargement oftht
blood'vessels ofthe brain. If a cist on ihe
brain the only case"! ever saw cured -ctras,'
by striking the hogon the head for the mr-, once or twice per day.   For stoppage of
pose of tilling it, and it got weU.   BleeHit, lapteals take ground ginger four ounces,
■Hgf isw*iris
rrx..*  at,- w„ n.,.. twhounce^rnl.TanadSS^'1
What Ails My ColtP
Editors Indiana Farmer
Please inform me what ails my colt. Her
left hind leg at the hock-joint is swollen to
nearly double its common size, and she
limps considerable. She had been standing on ground floor. What is the matter
and what will cure? '  H.
. Carthage. > .
If your colt's tumor. Is hot, bathe, constantly with tincture of arnica and cold
water, one ounce of the former to one pint
of the latter,; until the inflammation subsides, then It the swelling fails to abate,
blister; using the liquid blister so often
recommended; blister one side first, applying once per day for ten days, then grease
with lard j arid If necessary blister the other
side1' ■'■'. M't ■■■.,•'■• ::,- ■ ■!,   ■ ; .   • •
; ii v"^'     Scab on Sheep.
Editors Indiana Farmer:. • ■', .1  ■■ ■!   :
Please tell me how to describe the scab
on-sheep and what to do for it. By so
doing you will relieve the troubled mind
ofa ..i     Greenhorn.
; Laporte Co.   < >
; To fully describe scab or mange in sheep
would take ■ too much space here. The
scab comes on In blisters on the skin, white
or slightly blueish in color, and excessively
itchy, the work of living acari in the pores.
Use common mercurial ointment for simple cases, and for severe cases* tobacco ooze,
1 quart; spirits turpentine, 1 pint; corrosive
sublimate, 1 drachm. Mix and apply to the
blisters, which first scratch with your nail.
Send for my book, $4 50.
What Ails My Colt's EyesP
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a fine yearling colt and its eyes
seem weak—run water all the time, not
very much, but enough tojkeep a wet streak
for two or three inches under each eye. She
eats hearty and is in good order. She has
been in tbis condition for six weeks. The
washers in the Inside corner seem a little too
large and may be slightly inflamed.
Petersburg. R. N. H.
See that no fellow gouges the. inflamed
haw out of your colt's eye, called cutting
the hooks. If the haw, which you call
hooks, is inflamed, bathe with a solution
of sulphate of zinc M drachm, cold water,
1 pint, three times per day; or' sugar of
lead two drachms to a pint of water give
condition powder as perTecipe heretofore
published in this department of the
Farmer.
. The Mule.
Editors Indiana Farmer
Will you tell one what is the matter w\fh
my mule? It don't limp any, nor is it lame
at all, but he raises his lett hind,foot up
very near all the time when he stands stilt,
just as if he had serious pain in it. What
is good for a wind gall on a horse's foot?
Shawneetown, 111. H. K.
It is Impossible to tell what Is the matter
with your mule. If shod.take off the shoes
and.look for a corn; squeeze the heel,and
look for an abscess. If a hind limb look
for spavin. To cure any disease we must
knowwhat it is, either by seeing or by
somebody diagnosing for us. You cannot
cure wind galls; tincture of iodine applied
twice a day for some time is your only
chance.
To Remove a Tnmor.   ■"■■■«*-
Editors Indiana Farmer. .1'!*.<'
My brother has a mare that got one off-tor
hind legs over tbe halter rope last snrgmer
which caused a considerable wound*ju*st below the pastern joint. In the fall there
commeneed to grow a raw tumor. -It is
now about the Bize of one's fist, and the leg
is considerably swollen. She is young.
Tell us how to remove the tumor through
your valuable paper. The tnmor has
grown from the back part of the leg and
nearly reaches the ground. W. B. D.
Throw your mare, having first made a
fire, and having two irons made hot, up to
a white heat, then with a sharp knife cut
off the tumor close up, then with one iron
sere the base of the tnmor until the bleeding ls stopped, the iron will 'then be too
oold to use, and will cause too much pain,
then apply the other iron to destroy the
fangs—roots. It being a wart, ba careful
to not burn deep enough tb contract the
tendon, which is not far pS. Here Js the
part of the process that requires veterinary,
skill. "; -."     ' ".."-."'.'
.!<■•'   ;What Ails My Horse? >'»'>• i
Editors Indl fui^ Farmer , '   ■■ '   -,.-.
I bought a very handsome horse a;few
days ago.' He works well, and a veryiree
driver, but _he has no appetite. Jj\ good
condition and to all appearance is well, but
looks as though he had riot done much
labor of late; not over 10 or 11 years old)
eats a, little hay at different times, and cannot get over two "quarts of oats Iri him
through the day. : He will not eat corn nor
meal or shorts; he nibbles a few oats, then
be will leave them and stand; keep him in
* box stall.   *■ !  ••■-'■'■ -■•  -Ai'ViM. "
Little ton;.Mass. ,' ' •*'■■ <' -i .'■--''
■ Your horde's mouth is affected Or i the
lacteals—absorbants—of his bowels ,are affected, many , of I them, stopped. < It the
"month, take burned pulverized alum tbree
ounces, common salta large handful, corn
meal a double-handful, make a swab of a
thin board,'two inches wide, oover with
linen or muslin, dip in water and roll in
dry alum, salt and meal, and. swab the
cheeks, tongue, over and nnder, lips, etc.,
:. black
ened teaspoonful three times per day; keep
on until appetite returns; look for decayed
teeth which have been removed or filled.
Postal Card Correspondence.
IXDIANA.   ■•■-      ■
Switzerland Co., Feb. 2.—Corn is badly
damaged by wet winter. Wheat in this
oounty riot looking very • well, the early
sown having been Injured by the fly. Stock
healthy. .; .    A; G.
Rtjbh Co., '■ Feb. 3.—The growing' wheat
looks flne.' Fat hogs all gone. Stock of all
kinds wintering well. I think those big
corn buskers that were mentioned in the
last few numbers were a, little out of their
heads.    : * ,  .-, .' ...     •• ■> 'y, t • ,;j-J« O.
Wayne Co., Feb. 4.—Wheat is looking
very well. Cattle and sheep doing well.
Hogs all sold. Stock hogs" scarce and
worth 4c. This is a great country lor feeding hogs, one man having shipped seven
cars of his own feeding. A*Lax.
f Huntington Co.,YPeb 4.—Wheat "looks
well. Hogs all sold, only a few for shipping trade. A little more drinking of al-
cohoiin our vicinity than should be in a
community outside of Chicago. Times improving and people in good spirits.
H. H.
Soixivan Co., Feb. 2.—Weather cool.
Roads bad. Most of the wheat looks well.
Corn deficient in quantity and quality.
Health good. Who is it burning the drug
stores at Middletown? is the question on
the minds of the citizens of that vicinity..
' ,. ;        J.F. Y.
Shelby Co., Feb. 2.—Whes,t looks fine.
Corn all cribbed and % crop. Some sickness here. No hogs dying.here, but chickens falling over like flies in November,
Fat hogs all sold.at fair prices. Brother J.
L. Midkiff has 30 bead of sheep and about
50 bells on them. J. J. T.
Carroll Co., Feb. 2.—I have experienced
how to raise good potatoes. Take p piece
of old ground and manure it well with stable manure inthe winter, then In the spring
plowyour ground and plant the seed, about
the 10th of May, and you will have a good
crop of potatoes. D. I. W.
Grant Co., Feb. 2.—The weather is quite
oold just now. The oorn crop was only
tolerably good, better in quantity than
quality. Wheat looks well, acreage large.
The roads have been bad all winter. The
Pike fever is raging in this part of the
country. Hope it will continue until something is done in the way of making better
roads. 8.
Laporte Co., Feb. 4.—Wheat In some
places somewhat injured by freezing, but
generally looks well. Corn changing
hands some at 40c per bushel. Some cattle
being sold at ?4@4 50 per cwt. Hogs about
all sold.   Upwards of 650 signed the tem
perance pledge here at the revival week
before..lastf Some sickness here, mostly
lung fever,. ,, Business good and hwney
seems plenty.,   ,    .,' g#
■ Pose? Co., Feb. 4.—Wheat Injured some
by the wet weather. Hogs about all sohU
We can beat the world on fat hogs down
here. We have the Poland China stock and
mostly scrub cattle. Don't know why we
don't raise better cattle. In answer to
"Pete," bf Knox county, about those foxes,
we have hounds that can "hole them" in
from two to five hours, but have none to
spare. M. M. E.
Harrison Co., Feb. 3.—Corn was about
half crop, mnch of It damaged and rotten.
Hay now |16@18 per ton. Wheat looks
nice, bids fair for another good crop. Stock
hogs scarce and bring a good 'price. Cattle
are wintering well. We have some very
good farming land here, best adapted to
grass. This is in the north part of Harrison county, called the "flat woods." The
Farmer Is a welcome visitor at our home.
Health very good. I. A. T.
Fulton Co.,Feb. 7.—Wheat has not been,
as yet, injured by theun&vorable weather.
Stock of all kinds doing admirably well.
Corn crop has been' almost a failure here,
lt sells at '50c per btahel In the oobntry,
and a poor quality at that, but I think the
price of it will come down to 35 and 40o per
bushel; Mr. Koontz, your agent here, is
capturing subscribers fbr the Farmer by
the hundreds., Such■ men as Mr. Koontz
cannot fall to make a success in any enterprise. He is a true agriculturist and an
honest and intelligent citizen.' .,','  Y.'a."
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GAllatin  Co.,   Feb/ ft,—Wheat   looks
splendid.   The weather has been warm and
pleasant,  but  is   freezing some   now.   I
would not be without the In di an a Farmer.
H. K.
KL-LNltAM.
Labette Co., Feb. 3.—Wheat looks well.
Beautiful weather. Roads good. Farmers
commenced their spring plowing, and all
* '^S&fcL1"*^*l*biji»t|eigofthe
It Is a hulless oat and only
to 10 bushels to the acre, here on good"
ground. Stock of all kinds plenty and
doing well.   This is a good 'stock country.
J. S. M.
Wichita, Feb. 3.—Theie is a large acreage of wheat sown in this county this year
and it is looking fine. Weather good, cool
nights and generally pleasant through the
day. Considerable plowing has been done
for spring crops. J.. B. 8.
TJaOBLDA.
Manatee Co:; Feb. 2.—Potatoes planted
in December are ready to rise. No frost to
hu"rt so for. Citrons on the tree from the
blossom of all sizes up to three quarts in
size and ripe. I baveyourig orange sprouts
from seed up and looking well. Have not
had time to go fishing. Fishing with hook
is said to be good. - Saw a ■ man plowing
without" any ■ shoes or boots. Weather
pleasant. The climate suits me. Bees are
working lively.;       '   '; Ferguson. ■
Leesburg, Feb. 3.—We have had a good
rain, the first that has fallen for about six
weeks. Oats, rye and garden truek checked
by the drouth, but will revive now. Weath-
er has been quite warm, frequently 90", and
trees are now putting on new growth.
Lemon, peach trees* and dewberries in
bloom. Some varieties of oranges are now
becoming pithy and somewhat insipid,
while others are only arriving at their best
state. Farmers preparing ground for the
plow, replanting sugar cane, etc. Sweet
potatoes must be dug now if the ground Is
wanted for other crops. Bananas have
grown and ripened all winter.   W. H. M.
ALABAMA.
Oakwood Home,.Feb. S.—It was cloudy
and rained all day the 2d, so the ground
hog could not see his shadow, and of course
warm, beautiful weather will follow. This
morning was the coldest of this winter; ice
a quarter of an inch thick in tbe wash pan
in the yard. The 26th of January I planted
two bushels of early peas and one of mar.
rowfats; they are nearly through the
ground. Tne season for gardening is here,
nut outside of the professional gardeners
but little has been done. Turnip greens
are plenty and we enjoy them daily. T&e
prospect for a fine crop of fruit is good.
We left Indianapolis last Saturday and the
favorable prospect for a wheat crop met our
eyes in Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Alabama. Hods.
Mobile Co., Feb. 3.—Up to tbis time our
winter has been dry and warm, but it is
now raining, with prospect of wet weather.
Have had nothing that could be considered
a killing frost this winter. The dogwoods
sweet gums and blakberries are still in full
green leaf, not having shed since last year.(
Plenty of spring flowers, and bees bringing
in heavy loads on their legs. J. P. S.
QUERY- ASTO
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ANSWER.
In the sight of God no man is poor but
him who is wanting in goodness, and no
man rich but him who abounds, in virtue.
I*. H.^Spfu^ansburg,1 can  address B.'
T. B., Delawsh. county,   in our Care fbr '
clona of the Ladj-apple.. .,'   <
■ Jacob Frter^r.j of Saltilloville, Washington county, asks  for the  present ad- >
dress of ,Jii.t&» R. Hoffman, formerly of
Morgan county,. j
One hundred thousand hedge-plants
wanted. Those having them for sale
please advertise ln the Fj_»meb.
TrafelKar, Johnson Co.        J. O. W. .
^Milla "Wanted.
Editors lujilanj. Farmer.
Please    state   in     your   paper that
FM-n-erevttle,   Posey  county,   Indiana,  '
-wante ftgood steam flour and grist-mill.  •
Inexhaustable  supply of water,  abundance pf wheat and  corn,   fine  farming!
country, splendid locality, site free, great
Inducements. A. H. A.
Farmersvillej Posey Co.
■.    | Apples.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I yjah to Inquire through theFAjtMEK ',
if anyone can tell from  personal knowl-
etlg-l the qualities of three "varieties of
apples called General  Lyon,. Ella Park
andrthe Lawyer?   I would also like to
knoW what, varieties', if any^ will excel
Ba*»le's   Janet for   sure and constant
bearing and long  keeping.   I  have the ■
Janet,  .Winesap,    New . York  Pippin,
Smith Cider, etc.,   but if it were not for .
th<J Janet I wouldhave been out of apples
a tfaonth ago. R. A.
, flancock, Harrison Co.  ,
t       The Barrow   Engine. '
.editors Indiana Fanner:
In your paper of Jan. 31st, you speak
ofa revolution ln steam-power. Is there
a Arm organized to build those engines
and what will be the probable cost ofa
portable one of ten horse-power, mounted on a wagon suitable for running a
threshing machine. I expect to want
an engine next fall to thresh with and I
wantoiie that is light, durable and cheap
•is can.be'.made, would prefer a self-pro- y
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factur8*sttie Borrow eng_ne9vY.yThu.tc11:'-;
horse-power engines without boiler will
probably cost about $100.
"When the Sign is Bight."
Editors Indiana Farmer
■ Please tell me, through your paper
whether tne saying "that unless we
butcher hogs when the sign is right, the
meat will shrink," is true or not, and If
true please state reason why it ia true.
A Constant Readbk.
Morocco, NewtbrilCo. ' ■
We have no faith'in ' signs, and must
refer the query to so'teie one else. 'It will
puzzle anyone we think to tell why the
the meat shrinks) when the sign Jis not
right. We should • butcher and cure
when the weather was favorable, without waiting for signs. We think the ,
man in the moon does riot Interest^im-
self in our meat barrel. .    , ■ -P
Liability of Indorsors.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
In reply to the question where securities have a note to pay, does the first
person named on the note have it to pay,
or does each one pay an equal amount?
I would say that a case of that kind was
tried in this city about three years ago
■where there were four indorsers, but.the
judge rendered judgment against the
flrst named on the note. I have a distinct recollection of that, as that person
was my husband. L. H. B.
Our correspondent ls right as to the
liability of indorsers, but ihe liability of
simple sureties is as stated in our answer
in the Fabmek of Jan. 17th. In that
case the inquiry was as to the liability of
sureties ot securities, and not as to indorsers. The indorser against whom
j udgment is taktn, has recourse, however,
upon the other indorsers for their proportionate amount of the note.
* Setting Posts.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I am going to set a lot of sawed white-
oak posts, for farm gates, and will be
thankful if you will inform me of the
best means of preserving them from rotting after they are  set  in   the  ground.
Atkinson, Benton Co. M. V. B.
The decay of timber is greatly hastened
by tbe growth of very minute fungus
vegetables in the pores of the wood, if
indeed tbis is not the tirst cause of rotting. To prevent this fungus growth is
the first object in preserving wood.
Timber well seasoned before it is exposed
to the condition favorable to retting, will
last more than twice as long as if exposed
when full of sap. Coal tar is often used
to preserve timber, and to a limited extent, it answers the purpose, if it is ueed
in sufficient quantity. Burning the
lower end of the post, to a point a foot
above the ground, until itis covered with
a coat of charcoal, will prevent decay
even more effectually than coal tar.
Filling the space around the {lost with a
concrete of lime mortar and gravel will
preserve the lower end of the past, but
it will not prevent rotting immediately
above the surface of the ground, which
is the most exposed point. Jn short we f\
would recommend Mr. B. to »„«,„,' <,.,.< *
char bis posts. *