VOL. XV.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATUEDAY, MAECH 20, 1880.
NO.fl2.
It is estimated in Texas that 1,000 head of
Btock cattle will double their number in
three years. This includes losses by disease, etc.	
Mr. G.  W.  BrrriNOER,   of Plymouth,
O., has some of the finest Chester Whites
in this country.   His stock and pigs are in
superb condition, very thrifty and healthy.
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Mr. Kcmler, ofthe firm of B. M. Magie
& Co., has lately bought a fine improved
stock farm near Oxford, O., adjoining their
other farm, and willjincrease their breeding
stock correspondingly this spring.
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Mr. Alex. Cook, of Kosciusko county,
has a very fine yonng Norman horse which
has taken first premium wherever he entered the show ring. Mr. C. is also a careful breeder of Short-horns and Poland
China swine. .
Sheep husbandry is among the most profitable considerations of the farm, when carried on with judgment and care, and when
a profitable breed of sheep is kept, but with
the common breeds, or no breeds at all; it
is a losing game, which I shall undertake
to prove in a subsequent issue of the
Farmer.   Tobe continued.
John N. Navin, *VY S.
We have received the catalogue of Powell
<fc Bro's. Clydesdale horses. It is a very
Instructive little pamphlet besides, and we
advise the readers of the Farmer to send
a postal card for a copy, as it will be sent
free to them. Address Powell Brothers
Springboro, Pennsylvania.
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The fine Cotswold lamb of Mr. J. M.
Marlow, Decatur county, Ind., which
weighed 15 pouDds at one day old, now
weighs, at 30 days old, 35 pounds. Mr. M.
sends us a sample of wool from his Cotswold which is very fine, and measures over
one foot in lengtn. He now has 80 head of
these sheep.
WHAT BREEDERS SAY.
Messrs. Mugg & Seagroves, of Howard
oounty, Ind., whoaregood breeders of pure
Poland Chinas, in a business note write us
as follows:
We advertised in the Indiana Farmer
three weeks ago and it gave us more calls
for pigs than any other paper we have ever
advertised in, and we recommend it to any
that have stock to sell as one of the best
mediums to advertise in.
High Grade Stock.
In a paper discussing the importance of
improving stock by the general farmer,
Mr. Alex. Hyde, a gentleman of well-
known practical knowledge on this subject, says:
It would not be worth while for every
farmer to have   fall   blooded   Percheron
horses, but if he will give his mares a well
bred companion of this kind, he will be
astonished to  see what a vigorous, well-
formed farm horse will be the result, and,
if he will pursue this course for a series of
generations, his stock of horses will become as famous as Mr. Anderson's herd of
grade Durhams, and   bring  as remunerative prices.   Just so with Cotswold sheep,
whose wool is now in such demand for
combing  purposes,  and  Southdowns, so
famous for their mutton.   It is not necessary to go to the expense of purchasing  _____      __
flocks of these kinds. A high grade Cots- j jg-*^-.
wold is better for all practical purposes— '
except as a breeder—than the full blood.
These are of too delicate constitution for
the average farmer to handle with success,
but if they are crossed with our ordinary
sheep the progeny possess a vigorous constitution, furnish large fleeces, and give a
superior article oi mutton, not quite equal
to the Southdown, but good enough for
anybody, and one that pays well. If mutton is the chief end of the shepherd, then
we should cross with a full blooded Southdown buck, and in two or three generations
—of sheep, not shepherds—the meat will
be brought up to a point that will defy any
epicure to distingush it from the thoroughbred article. When farmers have learned
to appreciate the full value of grades, and
the ease, speed, and economy with which
their flocks and herds can be improved by
crossing with thoroughbreds, it is safe to
say that the stock of the country will be
doubled in value, but if they continue to
give a scrub companion to a scrub mother
they can expect nothing but a scrub progeny.
THE CEHTBAL P0L4HD CHINA EEC0ED.
This enterprise is starting out under very
favorable auspices. It deserves and is sure
of success. The men connected with it
are, and have been for years practical
breeders, and familiar with pedigrees of that
class of stock. It is not run by a few persons, and confined to a single locality; but
its officers and directors are distributed all
over the State of Indiana, and are identified
with the interests of Indiana and the West.
They have most of them personally felt the
discriminations made by similar organizations; and have determined that this shall
be run in the interest of the breeders at
large, rather than for the personal gain of
those directly connected with the enterprise. Their ambition is to make it fair
beyond criticism, which is commendable.
Breeders cannot fail to see the importance
of early registry of animals, and a cordial
support of this enterprise. The prompt
responses to the blanks already sent out
justify the belief that the first volume of
the record will be published by May or
June.      	
Wool Fiber.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
How few there are who understand the
peculiar shape and feature of the wool fiber.
Most people suppose i^o be straight and
smooth like wire, but wwen viewed under
a powerful microscope we find it flat, like
a tape, and larger at both ends than in the
center. Itis also supposed to be smooth,
but not so; its flat surface is covered with
a scaly structure of great brilliancy, which
is the cause of woolen fabrics shining in
the sunlight. The fiber is serrated upon
each edge, much resembling the teeth of a
saw. It is not straight like hair as it is
supposed to be, but ofa curved form, much
resembling a spiral spring, or a screw. The
felling qualities of wool greatly depend
upon its spiral form, and the number of
serrations upon its edges. The sheep is an
inhabitant of all countries and climates
from the frigid to the torrid zones, and it
is of all sizes, from 30 or 40 pounds to 300,
and in many breeds when in full flesh and
fleece sheep weighing 400 are not uncommon. Theovisaries the sheep species are
of all colors, black, white, blue, red, and
variegated, or spotted.
Wool differs in texture from the wool of
the Saxony down to that not much finer
than hair, and the sheep subsist upon all
pastures, from the most luxuriant tothe
mountain sedge. The sheep is of great antiquity, it being the first animal of the farm
mentioned in the Scripture. Abel was a
keeper of sheep; so were Abraham, Job,
Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Jethro and David, all
were shepherds, and an honorable calling
it was. The sheep is an emblem of meekness and purity. To a company of shepherds was sent the angels from heaven
with the glad tidings of great joy, which
shall be to all men; the birth ot the lamb
of God who taketh away the sins of the
world was first made known to them.
Switzerland Co., March 13.—Our wheat
has suffered a great deal this winter from
surface freezes. It is now looking better,
but not near so well as at this time last
year. J. C. S.
Kosciusko Co., March 12.—We have bad
a very open winter, and wheat looks well
considering the freezing and thawing we
have had, and will no doubt make a good
crop.   Stock is looking well.        S. R. C.
Madison Co., March 13,—Wheat looks
well, notwithstanding the great amount of
rain. Three-fourths ofthe corn marketed.
The weather and roads have prevented
much of the necessary team work usually
done in winter. g. W. H.
Vermillion Co., March 13—Wheat
looks well the entire length and breadth of
the county. Peaches not killed yet. A
good prospect for wild blackberries. Considerable fatal sickness—pneumonia. Some
hogs being led for May and June market.
Pioneer.
Union Co., March 13.—Wheat looks well;
more than common sown. Stock wintered
finely. Great deal of hog cholera in this
county. Fat hogs about all sold. Good
deal of interest is taken with sheen at present. A great many that have lost their
hogs have gone to raising sheep. Horses
plenty and cheap. Fruit buds all right
yet. J. T. P.
Daviess Co., March 10.—No oats sown
yet.   Wheat looks fine and promises a fair
~y^=__.   '5  crop, if nothing iisjures it in the future.
Roads in a desperate condition, almost Un
it Pays.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Inclosed you will find a copy of an advertisement, which I wish you to publish in
the Farmer. The owners of Poultry Journals tell us that it is a waste of money to
advertise poultry in agricultural journals,
but my experience with the Indiana
Farmer teaches me better.
Frank Williamson.
Nora, Marion Co.
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This department ia edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, author ot Navin's Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
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Tbe Sn-eep.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Why do my sheep cough and run at the nose?
They are young and thrifty. C.
I suppose your sheep are getting rid ot the larvse
of the gadfly. Which creeps up the nostrils and lays
Its eggs ln tbe sinuses of the nose and face, It is a
little early, but owing to the weather being bo mild,
I Buppoae they come a few weeks earlier.
Tumor.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
"What is the matter with my colt? About 10 days
ago a lump about tbe size of a goose egg came Just
below his «tiHe Joint on lett leg; not sore to touch;
ls about as hard as a natural muscle li. L.
The tumor on tbe leg below the Btlfle Joint Is the
result of either a hurt, or a prick by a thorn. Blister
It and bring ft to a suppuration, and when matter Is
formed open with a knife, or paint with iodine twice
per day.
Worms.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My cow Is very near covered with worms under the
hide, and when I press on them can hear- a noise like
water or thick matter under the hide. She eats well
and is doing moderaiely. J. A. W.
Your cow has warbles, so-called, they are the larvce
of a fly, much resembling the gad fly, the parent of
bots in horses. You let them alone. Cows have
been killed by pressing on them. They will come
out in a few months.
My Xelffhbar'ji Mure.
Editors Indiana Farmer
She has a disease every spring that causes her to
rub her withers, and a little back ot there, until the
blood oozes out; is hearty and apparently Inline
condition. A ocbsckibeb.
Your mare's blood ts In poor condition. Use the
remedy given J. W. R. for hi* mare, and blister the
parts affected, or boil a quarter of a pound «f common plug tobacco In one quart of water; boll until
all tbe oil Is boiled out; rub once or twice per week
with the ooze.
ftlferh tly Foundered.,
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Last fall my mare gradually became very lame.
On taking from the stable--he apparently trie?! to
keep her hind teet under ber body as much as possible, apparently to k»*ep off as much weight tr-im
her fore feet as possible, out after moving a halt mile
stieshows no signs of lameness,only she trots with
dlfflCii'ty. I have theSt,ock Doctor but could not
tell what te do. F.J. 8.
Your horse has been slightly foundered, ehe your
blacksmith failed to pare out his feet properly. Perhaps a little of both.  See pages 174 and 175.
Tbe Heave*.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My horse ha* tbe heaves; Is there anything that
wtil cure them? Ir uot, is there anything that will
check them for a time? J. E.
Heaves I1* a thickening of themucons membrane
of thecesopbagus, traahea, bronchia of tbe air cells
of the lungs or either, and anything that will reduce
this thickening will cure it. If only heaves, and not
broken wiud is the trouble, turning on grass will care
htm. Palliative treatment, Spanish brown, tartar
emlti<\ Resin *nd giuger, two ounces of each, with 4
«f niter; give one teaspoonful thre* times per day In
feed, or take Indigo, one ounce; niter, 4 ounces; rain-
water one gallon; give one pint twice per day In hit
feed.
Ticks on Sbeep.
Editors Indiana Farmer
I wish to know,what will destroy ticks on sheep
without Injury to them; also, to prevent them getting on young lambs. T. M.
Coal-oil mixed with six times as much lard will
kill sheep ticks; so will tobacco ooze, or spirits of iur-
pentlne reduced in strength. -
Lame Colt.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have got a three-year-old colt that wore a yoke
when a year old, and lt made a knot on bis knee.
There was thin matter iu It. I have blisten»d, but It
did no good. A. L. k .
Your colt's knee, that has been bumped by the
yoke, cannot be reached with a blister. The yellow
mucous contained In the abscess is secreted by tbe
wall ofthe sack that contains It, and will fill every
time it heals after having been opened. You must
have the sack cut out.
Slcb Cow.
Editors Indiana Farmer .
I have a cow that was in good condition but lost
her appetite suddenly. Eyes look glassy, wants to
lie down most of the time.   Will be tresh In a month.
J. A. W.
Cannot tell what disease, if any, your cow has.
Cows never chew the qaid while sick. The glassy
color of the eyes, and lying down are no symptoms
to Judge disease by. Would be pleased to give you
directions i- it were possible. Try blood-root, yellow-
root, niter; of each 2 ounces, and black antimony 1
ounce. Mix and give one teaspoonful twlee per day
In bran,
What Alia My Horse-*
Editors Indiana Farmer.
About two years auo my horse was snagged about
six inches behind tbefront leg. Tbesnag entering
tbe skin low down and ranging up, I thought on the
outride of the ribs, or rather on the outside or the
cartilage at; tbe tips of the rtbs. It then came out
and healed up, but for the laat year, at intervals of
abo .t »ix or eight weeks It bas been swelliug up to a
s-ze larger than a man's two fists, then breaks and
the swelllnK goes down to about the size of a Inrge
hen egg. The lump that remains is sott,or ofa gristly nature.   What will cure him? Subscriber.
Blister the abscess upon your horses ribs. Apply
it twice per day for four days; then daily for seven or
eight days, that is when It ls smallest., If that will
not do, It must be cut out.
Hoof■ B onnd.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
"Will you please Inform me whether hoof-bound In
horses van be cured?   If so, what ls the remedy.
Subscriber.
Hoof-bound is curable. Have yonr smith paie
down the sole, and cut out the bars, down until tbe
sole bends under the smith's thumb, leave the heels
high, and search for a corn. If found, cut down until
it bleeds, do not fear to cut low. If a corn is taken
out fill the place with muriatic acid, tbeu put ona
shoe with clips turned up at the heel. Measure the
shoe at the heels when on; use a broom straw; place
a pair of forge tongs between the heels and open
them one-eighth of an inch In two weeks repeat
the widening, and again lf necessary.
.       Scrftsk-lies.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My horse has the scratches badly. Have tried various remedies without mu h eLect. The hair came
off. Some recommend blue vitriol, but I have not
tried lt. Subscriber.
You or your druggist has made a great mistake.
If you will send for medicine I will have it put up
and lt will cure any scratches. In mixing the medicine, before adding the acid, mix two ounces of lard
with tbe other, then pour in the acid slowly, or mix
the whole of the lard ordered in before the acid.
Wash the heels well with castilesoap, and dry well
before using every time. None of your soft soap, for
I can give a horse the scratches w.thlt, or many of
the bard soaps in .use. Use at least once per day.
Horses will not do with soft soap.
Tarry or aland ers.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What alls my colt? After feedlng«very carefully
for some time she took the lo' k-legin one of ber
hind legs. There Is a lance artery running down the
Inside of th-leg that swells ti«ht. There was a lump
between her Jaws tbat broke on o tslde about half
way from ihe mouth. After it broke p-he uid -.e^y
well for a tew weeks when she again reinsert to fat
and became v, ry stiff. D.;B. S.
Your colt had cramps; there Is no such disease as
lock,leg. That lump between thejaws I suppose was
strangles, and the swelling of the vein you speak ot
may be the flrst stage of farcy, tor that vein ab *ve;
at the groin most generally show little tumors at Its
J <n-tl'm with the branch veins that flow into it. If
that Is the case, farcy or glanders, or both, may be
tberemlt. For a care see Navin's Veterinary Practice or Foe placatory Stock Doctor. The method of
treatment Is too long for space In our columns.
A Common Trouble.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What alls my mare? She seems to be stiff; stumbles when she goes out of a slow walk. Has been
that way for about six month". W. J. R
Your mare has a disease common to mares with
foal, and is called Aunasarea. the Joints become stiff,
and when clo*» to-foaling time the bag swells enormously, at times reaching to the navicular region;
others to the forelegs. If this should occur you must
puncture It and let a yellow-bloofy secretioa out of
It. Give then the following: Ground ginger, a
ounces; sulphate of iron, flour of sulphur, black antimony, and resin, of .each two ounces; Palis niter, 4
ounces. Mix and give one teaspoonful three times
per day In ground or chop feed. If refused, mix In
water and drench.
Be Plainer.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me what Is tbe matter with my mare,
and give cure? Has a good appetite; hair looks bad;
has uo 1 fe, If I drive her a distance of five miles, the
next day she looks and acts like a worn-out stage-
horse; is in good order.   . P. K. D.
I really canROt guess what is affecting your mare;
you give no symp.omsof disease, except that her
hair looks bad, and that she cannot stand driving.
Both symptoms being the result of almost every
chronic disease. Coutd you not let me know whether
her pulse beats above or below the standard, 40 beats
per minute, that is what every owner of stock
should know. The pulse Is found across the Jawbone
on each side, more on the inner side than od the extreme edge, nearly In the center or the broadest part
ofthe Jaw. Ascertain If her hide Is tight. Do not
mind her age.
What AiU My Mare?
Editors Indiana Farmer:
She is hidebound; hair stands the wrong way,
and is all coming off her belly and legs: has had a
bad place toscay; don't eat much.      Subscriber.
The first thing to do for your mare is to provide
her a clean place to He down, and a roof to keep her
dry. It ls unpardonable to treat our beasts cruelly,
in a timbered country like this, to allow either cow.
horse, or any other beast to stand out In the storm,
or worse, to compel them to stand In a leaky house
and He down In their own excrement. Make flax
seed Jelly by procuring 4 pounds of seed steeped In
water all night, into a wash boiler half full of water
when boiling, keep constantly stirred, have cold
water by to keep the preparation from boiling over;
boil slow It becomes a thick Jelly; give one teacupful
three times per day in ground teed.
XTIp Sweeney.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My horse Is lame in his hind leg, been so for nearly
two years; I conld And nothing In the leg, and finally bis hip began toslnk; he is still lame, out not quite
as bad as he was. What will cure him? I think it is
hip sweeney. J.I*.
For hip sweeney take a trochar and run lt between
the skin and the muscles, draw out the stlllet, and
leave the canulaor tube in, and blow the hip as
tigot as you can force It; then sew up the orifice. If
you have not got a trochar go to your family physician, he will lend you one and show you how to use
it. Jn a week after, take oil of spike, oil of organum,
aqua ammonia, spirits of turpentine, spirits of wine,
and olive oil. of each two o-nces; mix and rub in
well with the hand one-fourth of the amount, and
every alternate day until eight days, then grease
with lard and let go In the first rub until it hurt),
then very little must rubbing must be done.
Melanosis.
Editors Indiana Farmer;
We hav« a cow that has a swelling on the side of
her Jaw. about 4 inches long by 2 inches wide, some
what pear shape; Is loo«e from tbe bo ie at lower end,
but attached at upper end; U not sore wheu handlci.
It first made Its appearance in May last and crew
during the summer to its present size, hut has regained tbe same all winter. Now another hos ap-
geared J-ist back <.>f the]a<vbone not quite *o large,
at s we think growing, both are bard to tbe pressure Of late she wheezes or treathef hard when
eating. Appetite is good and drinks without diffi
culty A L A W. C. D
Your cow has a melanosis. You need bave no difficulty in taking it out. Cut the hide rronn the top to
the base of the tumor upon tbe Jaw, and Hay the hide
t om over it on both sides, pull it out either with a
tenaculum hook, or with the fingers, and cut the
cellular tissue that holds it to the Jaw. If you should
cut a vein it will •■■top bleeding when exhausted of
Its contents, unless a large one, which you can stop
with per sulphate of iron dusted on cotton and held
to the vein. It ad artery, which you will know by
the rednes* ot the blood and its coming In jets or
»purts this you must tie up, or bave your family
physician to lend you a half circle, curved needle.
Enter it under t^e artery and out at tne oth»r side.
then tie a double or surgeon's knot stitch u > the
hide.   Bet it to mattering by spilling Venice turpen
tine in at the top once par day. If the tumor on the
neak is near the Jaw, It may be over the Jugular
vein, and you would do well to have a man possessed
of more surgical skill than the common run, lest he
might cut a hole in the vein.
Horae In Bad Fix,
Editors Indiana Farmer: ~
What alls my horse-f About three months ago his
owner died, and a young man was employed to feed
stock. He gave plenty of hay and a po rqual'tyof
corn, kept the horse ln the stable all the lime and
groomed none. Two weeks ago to-day he came
under my care, I found him one mass of Bcab, or
mange, like dandruff, from his nope to his hoofs. On
the sides of his neck I would find every morning a
cold, gummy sweat: he was also very foul; no couch:
food appetite, and little or no fever; legs are swelled
ad now, but walks and moves around.       J. E. M.
Your horse's blood Is reduced In quality; tbat ls to
say there! corpuscles are scarce, and the pores of
the skin are clogged. It would not surprise me lf
he would run Into mange, glanders, or farcey. Take
of cream tartar, 3 ounces; sulphur, 3 ounces; pow-
dored sassafras. 5 ounces; powdered May apple root,
5 ounces; mix and divide into 12 parts, and Klvftone
teaspoonful morning and evening in feed, or drench.
TakepyroItgenousacid,4ounce-i; flour of sulphur,
4 ounces; calomel, 80 grains; red precipitate, 40
grains; spirits of turpentine, 2 ounces; lard 4 ounces;
mix thoroughly, rub the parts affected once per day.
If doing good get more and follow it up.
Bis; Head.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My colt has two small knots on Jaw, underneath, 1
near bis mouth,one on each wide, .hat 1 first discovered ab'nit a month ago. A neighbor said he had the
"bis Jaw/* and for a remedy told me to apply "cedar
oil," which 1 did on his loins near his hips on top,
and rub a bot iron overit;todo tbisfor four days,
but no improvement. E. M.S.
■ Whoever recommended you to apply cedar oU to
your colt's loins, expecting to cure a swelling, or enlargement nf the Jaw, reminds me of a quack doctor
who recorr manded a cathartic to cure an Irishman's
cut shin. Njxtday on inquiring how the remedy
worked, tbe old woman replied as follows: "Indade
Dr., Pat and I put our heads together and for the life
of us could not know what operating his bowels had
to do with curing a cot shin."
Your colt has what Is generally called big head;
there Is no big Jaw: Take and rub with aqua ammonia. 2 ounces; olive oil, 2 ounces; oil organum, 2
ounces; Spanish fly 2drachms; Pulls niter, 6 ounces.
Rub the enlarged parts every alternate day, rubbing
hard.   You may heat lt with a not Iron.
Internal treatment—Flour of sulphur, 4 ounces;
Pulls niter,4 ounces; white hellebore,! ounce; black
antimony, 1 ounce- Mix and give one teaspoonful
three times per day ln mill feed, or chop, when those
give out get more and continue till well. Do not fear
blistering too mnch.
Postal Card Correspondence.
INDIAXA.
Clay Co., March 13.—Up to this date
wheat promises a good yield.       O. P. I_.
Elkhart Co., March 13.—Wheat never
looked better, and a large acreage sown.
H. B.
Knox Co., March 12.—Snowing very hard
here to-day.   Peach trees in bloom.
W. H. D.
Ford Co., March 15.—Wheat was damaged a little here, but will be nearly an average if nothing hurts it. C. C P.
Wabash Co., March 12.—Wheat was
damaged by the fly here last iall, and will
fall behind average crop. A. D.
Cass Co., March 15.—Wheat promises a
bounteous yield. Times getting better.
Real estate advancing. Much sickness and
many deaths. O  R. D.
Jennings Co., March 13.—Wheat looks
well; no freezing out this season. Shropshire Damson plums are ia full bloom
Peaches showing  tbeir colors. J. tl.
Madison Co., March 13.—Wheat looking
green and tolerably well. Stock looks well
ior this section. Hogs not very plenU.
There is not much sickness here this winter. J. A. C.
passable in some places. E. Hyatt's steamboats—The I_lttle Giant—is gathering up all
the corn on the west fork of White river as
far as it can run. A. P. H.
Hendricks Co., March 13.—Mercury
once barely touched zero this winter, and
that a very short time. Blue-birds, red-
birds, black-birds, robins, doves, larks, and
woodpeckers all crowding the season. Crocus, daffodils, and hyacinths in bloom.
Maple and elm buds ready to "burst" with
impatience for teal spring, or indignation
and disgust at our abortive winter, I can't
say which. A. F.
Carroll Co., March 10.—The winter has"
been very mild according to my diary,
about the same temperature as 1871. The
fruit buds sate so far. Grass is Btarting.
Wheat never in my recollection looked so
well at this season of the year. I hear
some complaint that wheat on low black
soil is frozen, but I think there must be
some mistake about the matter, other
causes, such as fly or wire worm may havo
injured it in the dry weather of November
last. Stock has wintered well, where the
proper care has been taken. Quite a number of hogs have been sold from this
county, and but few of them well fatted.
Corn was light crop and chaffy. Considerable old wheat in hands of farmers yet.
Active preparations are being made for tho
coming crop. J. H.
i IOWA.
Hamburq, March 12.—Winter wheat
is badly killed in this State. J. A.
Mi.vsoi m.
Cole Co., March 10.—The growing wheat
still looks quite promising throughout this
section of Missouri. S. C C.
KANNAN.
Sedqwick Co., March 9.—In all th3
southwestern part of Kansaswheat is looking very fine, and promises a big crop.
D. C. S.
WK'IIIUAN.
Barry Co., March 13.—This far winter
wheat promises a large yield in Michigan,
and the acreage is larger than last year.
R. I,. OaDEN.
OHIO.
Jefferson Co., March 12.—The wheat
crop is quite promising here.      W. O. D.
Harding Co., March 13.—Growing wheat
never looked better here. J. B. D.
Miami Co., March 15—Wheat is above
average in appearance at this season of tho
year, and we have a large increased acreage. Al. N.
TEMviossr.r:.
Fayetteville, March 12.—Wheat looks
well, and the prospects are said to be better
for a good crop than has been for a number
of years. The farmers are done sowing
oats, and the most of them are coming up.
Plowing for corn has fairly begun, and the
indications are that it will be an early
spring—or it looks that way to a "Hoosier"
at least. a. T. E.
II.I.I.XtlH.
SnELBY Co., March 11.—Wheat prospect
is not so good in this part of Illinois as reported in Indiana and othftr sections. Wet
weather hurt it considerably. J. W.
Edoar Oj>., March 13.—Wheat looking
fine as could be. Corn at,out all sold. Cattle wintering well; a great number of stork
cattle ln ihe county. Hogs no*roe and dj-
ing with cholera in kohih Inu-Jtlltle-i. Farmers getting out of d«ht and looking jubilant. All that take the Farmkr like it.
and since we have a railroad running to
IndianapoliB you will get more xub-cri
berB. N. O. I..
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