, *
v:;
. .
VOL.. XV.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1880.
NO. 13.
l|tui* j^totlt.
Quttb a nnmber of applications for recording breeding animals in the Central
Poland China Record are being received by
the secretary of the association.
Mb. A. P. Bruce, Warsaw Ind., has
bought the fine imported Clydesdale horse,
Robby Burns, imported in October, 1879.
This is a very fine specimen of this stock,
and Mr. B. now haa ten imported horses of
this blood.
A. V.  Moore,   Middlesex county,
, a reader of the Indiana Farmeb,
Mb,
Mass.
writes us as follows*:   "I think the Indiana
Fabmbb, by far the best agricultural paper
printed, and it should be in the hands of
every farmer, and especially all stock owners.   I feelagreat interest in the veterinary
department.   It has been ot great benefit
to me."    __..._________
Hog Haismg.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have been farming ever since I was large
enough to follow the plow, and therefore
feel a deep' interest in this honorable employment. I love to read yeur valuable
paper, so full of words of encouragement
to those who are trying to "earn their bread
bythesweatoftheface." I love to read those
articles written by my brother farmers.
Many of them are full of cheer and experience. A few lines from me on the subject
of swine raising, may be of benefit to some
of your readers. For the past sixteen
years I have fatted and sold an average of
sixty-five head each year. All this time I
lost but five hogs with cholera. My
neighbors all around me have lost
largely, except the past year, while
.mine have remained healthy. In the first
place my feed lot is on the creek, the soif
is dry and sandy; it never gets muddy.
There is a nice clear stream of water running through it. I feed regularly and
never more than they can'consume between
feeds. Can fatten faster to feed three times
a day. I feed them all the salt and ashes
they want once ea"ch week. One part salt,
two parts ashes from good solid wood.
If I see any lice or nits on them I apply a
little linseed oil, this invariably destroys
them.
The oil may be poured out ofa common
coal-oil can along the back and behind the
ears, but in the wrinkles on lower part of
hams, will have to be applied with swab or
brush. I have tried coal-oil, but linseed is
ttxr preferable as It will not injure the animal and will remove every louse or nit
that it touches. I ring my shoats as soon as
they are large enough to root up the grass,
and keep them rung until they go into
market. I make this last statement to explode an idea advanced sometime back in
your paper by some farmers that it was the
rings that caused cholora. 1 raise the
Poland China stock. They fatten at any
age and attain a larger size.
When my shoats Degin coughing as they
sometimes do, I shell two gallons of corn
put that in my slop kettle, pour over it a
pint of linsqed oil, aud about three ounces
of spirits of turpentine. Stir it thoroughly
until the liquid adheres to the corn, and
then feed in a clean place. Repeat the 3d
day and you will have effected a cure. The
above amount is sufficient for twenty
shoats. R. H. Harvey.
Pecksburg Ind.
"Head clean, bony, and small
for the size of the animal; ears
short, mobile, erect, and fine-
pointed; eyes bright, clear, large
and prominent; forehead broad;
nostrils large, open, and bright
red within; jaws rather wide;
chin flne; lips thin; teeth sound
and even.
Keck a trifle short, yet har-
monleusly rounding to the body,
throttle clean; crest rigid, ralher
high and graeefully curved,
mane abundant, with silky hair
Breast broad and deep, with
great muscular development
shoulders smooth and sufficient
ly sloping for the collar to set
snug to tteoi; withers hlg)
back short and strongly coupled
body well ribbed up, round, ful
and straight on the belly, whicl
is mnch longer than the back
rump broad, long, and moderately sloping to the tail, which
is attached high; hips round and
smooth at top, and flat on the
sides;   quarters wide, well  lei
down, and swelling with powerful muscles.
Dock strong; tall long, heavy
and gracefully hanging out from
the croup when the animal is in
full motion.
Legs flat and wide, standing
square and firm, and well undpr
the body,with hard,clean bone«,
and  extra-large strong  ioiht",
cords, and tendons; short fron
the hocks and knees down; pas
terns   upright;   fetlocks   thin
hoofs full size, solid, open,tough,
and well set up at the heels.
Height fifteen to sixteen and
a half hands; weight 1,300 to 1,-
700 pounds.
Color Various as with other horses; but a
dear dapple gray is preferred, as the best
of the original breed was thus marked.
Action bold^ square, free and easy, neither
forereaching nor interfering; the walk four
or five miles an hour, the trot six" to eight,
on a dry and moderately, level road, but
capable of being pusbed much faster on the
latter gait when required.
Temper kind; disposition docile, but energetic and vigorous; hardy, enduring, and
long-lived; precocious; able to be put to
light work at eighteen to twenty-four
months old; possessing immense power for
his size; never balking or refusing to draw
at a dead pull; stylish, elegant, and attractive in appearance; easy, elastic, and graceful in motion.
No tendency to disease of any sort, and
especially free from diseases ofthe legs and
feet, such as spavin, splint, ring-bone,
grease, and founder. An easy keeper and
quick feeder." N
Miami Co., March 19.—Wheat for the
most part looking well on properly drained -'
land, and there is considerable ditching-
being done by the farmers. A goodly,
number of buildings going up this season,'
especially barns. Last year's" crop of wheat
manifests Itself in this community, and
another will be a great incentive to improvements. J. A. D.
Jefferson Co., March 20.—Farming has
commenced in this locality, especially
among our German gardeners. From present indications we will have a good peach
crop the coming season. Stock of all kinds
looking well, considering the scarcity of
feed. The black-birds have already made
their appearance, and are patiently waiting
corn planting time. The river is again
overflowing the bottom lands.        Typo.
Logan Co.
erably only.
MXIXOIS.
, March 19.—Wheat looks tol-
Frult prospect very good.
J. D. A.
Mmk
|/i,jji,.,i j.'iif ii]
w
im^m
IV.
«%,
>:W
'-* F*E*R.C_a:33II.OKr     STA-riLION     "C^1SA.H.."
(856 Percheron-Norman Stud Book.)    At three years old, winner of the races at Illiers, France—Distance, 2 3-5th miles j Time, 8 minutes.
Imported, in 1879, by Ml. W. Dunham, of Wayne, Du Page Co., Ills.
^tterttinrg.
This department ls edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, author of Ravin's .Explanatory
Stock Doctor,
Bt referring to another column in this
number, there will be seen the sale advertisement ofthe Hamiltons, of Mt. Sterling,
Ky., probably the largest breeders of shorthorn <iattle in the United States, who will
make a very attractive sale of their stock
at Chicago, April 23, 188(f. We take pleasure in recommending these gentlemen and
inviting our patrons who desire good stock
to attend this sale.
frleaves.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a nnmber one farm horse that shows signs
of heaves when worked hard ln warm weather. Is
there any cure for htm? J. S.
Give your horse, lf he has heaves, Spanish brown,
2ouncs; tartar emetic, 2 ounces; reslo, 4 ounces;
ginger, 2 ounces Mix aDd give one teaspoonful three
times per day ln feed. After the above Is used take
Indigo I ounce; niter, t ounces; blood-root, 2 ounces;
rain water, 1 gallon. Give one pint twice per day In
feed.
Feed Her o u Isemons.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
I have a sow that will not get up to eat, and when
I drive her up she seems to be In great misery in her
hindpaits. A. C. B.
Cannot exactly tell what your sow's ailment is—
never knew a hog to have rhe,.matlsm. Give her
about two lemons per day m stale beer; dose, 1 quart
ot beer and M ot lemon tothe aote. If she will not
drink lt, dren- b, hy passiag a looped cord round tbe
upper Jaw, back, o the tusks, aud passed over a pore,
then after a few days ot this give condition powders, as heretofore memloBed.
Percheron Horses.
Harper's Monthly has a lengthy and exhaustive article on this subject, from which
we give the following selections:
The Percheron horse is undoubtedly the
most symmetrical aud powerful for his size
and possesses the finest action and greatest
endurance of all the large breeds in Europe.
His general type is also the most ancient ot
any of which we have record or tradition,
and this is the principal reason why he is
more prepotent than others in transmitting
his superior qualities to his offspring.
Tradition asserts that the first great improvement in refining the large horses of
France was made by B,»rb stallions captured
from the Moors. In 731 they ^crossed the
Pyrenees from Spain to France with a
countless cavalry host, led by the fiery Abd-
er-Rahman. The following year they advanced to the broad plains between Tours
and Poitiers. Here they were met by the
sturdy Charles Martel, well surhamed the
"Hammer," at the head ef his French horse,
"Which being of so much heavier weight
than those of the Moors, he was able to ride
down tbe latter in repeated charges, and
thus completely overwhelmed them. Thousands of these fine Barb stallions were then
captured (for the Moors ride such only, and
never mares), and distributed among the
French soldiers, who on returning to their
■farms bred them to their own large native
mares. The best and most uniform of this
produce were then selected and coupled
among themselves, the result of which,
together with other well-made crosses from
time to time since that period, gives us the
improved Percherons of the present day.
A modern Percheron horse is described
as follows:
Mr. Claypool. Fountain county, Ind.,
last week brought the best large lot of fat
hogs to our city TJnlon Stockyards that
were ever sold there. They were Poland
Chinas. Mr. C. is a careful and Intelligent
breeder of this excellent stock. His thoroughbreds will be entered in the first volume of tbe Central Poland China Record,
which will be published June next.
H. J. H., Clinton county, writes us of a
calf In his neighborhood that weighed 120
pounds at two davs old.
The Mark Lane Express, London, England, says that flock masters in nearly ail
parts ofthe country are sustaining great
losses from a disease known as the liver
rot. Tn some cases whole fiocKs are lo*t
and the markets are flooded with rotten
sheep. Meantime the pleuro-pneumonia
has bpcome troublesome in some p*rts of
Australia. American farmers can see from
these facts, that the prospect is that our
sheep and cattle will bring good prices
right along.
_—. —--.«■ ■
A Card.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Permit me to make public acknowledgement for Purdue University for the receipt
of a very fine Berkshire boar. It was the
gift and breeding of Mr. H. O. Meredith,
Cambridge City. If thi? specimen of bis
breeding is a sample of what he sends his
customers, I would advise all the readers
ot the Farmeb to give him atrial when
they want Berkshires.
C. L. Tkcikrsom,.
Purdue University, March 16.
 » — «■	
Editors Indiana Farmer:
A. Bastes, of Center township, Hendricks
county, says he has a lamb, a crj>ssof the
Leicester and Cotswold that weighed twenty-two pounds, at four days old. K.
Glmniler*.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
1 have read in your paper your answer to my question concerning my colt, and by your reqneet write
to let you know how he Is. Hlssubiuaxillary Klai.ds
are not more than h»tr as largj'ait a hickory n«t. one
a little larger than she other, are a little soft, and
perfectly free from the Jaw-bone, also free from any
cough. Otherwise be is as belore described, except
hia appetite, which has not been very good the last
fe * days. W. 11
Your colt has the first or second stage of glanders,
andtl\e sooneryeu read treatment In Navin's Explanatory S,ock Doctor the better. It would take
nearly a column In the Farmer to fully Inform yon
of tbe cause, treatment and management.
none Strala-esl.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
About a sear ago t think 1 strained my horse ky
polling tJ, heavy aloa,!. Afterward seemed weaken
hack and lJ'lns: was so weak awhile could hardly go
When pulling now be draws himself up ln the back
as lf It hurts him C. H.C
Y-our horse has been strained ln the loins, or j_tas
taken cold after being over-heated. If strained lt
might be that execressence, or an ossification ot Jtbe
fiber j?artilagenous substance, that joins the bones of
the vertibra together,my be oesltied, andlfso newer
can be cured. On the other -hand If he had taken
coM. the chance, at this lite date are meager. Tour
eniy remedy now Is blister the parts affected.
tanygrd Iltne.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My ntlghbofs horse snagged himself on a post In
thestable. It went ln near the sillies. Is very stiff
in Ms hind parts. G. P. S.
It would not surprise me If your neighbor's horse
was dead before the Farmkk. reaches you, from the
amount o, InfUmatlon consequent „p.in the braise.
The proper treatment would be to kee j ccld appitca.
tions O' cold w jter and arnica, an ounce ofthe latter to one plot ofthe form-r. iCeep constantly »p.
plying, night and day, until the Inflammation subsides. During tlse time drop one-ihlrd of a drachm
of tincture otaconvt -root, and thesu-me of tincture
of belladonna, every hour, alternately, on the
toneuess far up as possible. Alter the pulse lessens
to Wpermmuteuse the sedatives .every two hours
apart. . .
Strangles.
Kditors Indiana Farmer:
One of my horses, at times after working or violent exercise, gets his breath verv hsrd, and the respirations are q„lck. He actffjust like he had been
over-hj-ated. At o'her times his wind seems to be as
good as ever.   All rlubt every other wa.. Farmer.
Your horse has been Ill-treated, or not treated at
all. for strangles, and of course the Inflammation
consequent ln strangles, has cansed a thickening of
the mucous membrane ot the windpipe (trachea).
Take and blii-ier the throat severely with liquid
blister; when once commenced you must keep on
rubbing the blister ln n. til you have the parts so
swollen that the skin cannot be pitched up. or a
sack of water formed low down at the bieast. It
may take a few hours to raise tha swelling high
enough.  When done, grease with lard next day.
y -Whist Mia Wy Horse.
fcdltart Indiana Fanner
He has a heavy cough which jit very severe when
standing in the stable, shows but little when at
work. Before and after coughing can hear a gar-
gllng sound in his throat, bas been so for several
months: eats hearty and works well. Any Information will be thankfully received I. S.
If the cough ls canted by Irritation of the air pas-
Btirir-. use the following: Resin, 2 ounces; salts of
tartar* -"'.ounces; ginger, 2 onnces; tartar emetic, 1
ounce; blood-root, 1 ounoe. Mix and give one teaspoonful three times per day in ground feed; If of
the trachea lt may be'necessary to blister. If caused
by worms, or derangement ofthe stomach, take
pswdered golden-seal, 2 ounces; powj'ered blood-
root, 2 ounces; powdered pleurisy-root, 2 ounces; garlic, cut fine, 4 ounces; sulphur, 2 ounces: powdered
sassafras bark, 2 ounces; 1 teespoontal three times
per day.
Une Mule.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
My mule appears stifi" In the right ttlnd leg; limps
a few steps and then walks all right a few steps, "
examined her root, but could tt'jd nothing in It.
Neither leg nor hip ls swollen. When standing In
the stable sbe will raise her leg as though lt waa
hurting her: sbe seems very stupid, does not eat
much; m. hen she walks she does riot limp mnch.
a. n. b.
It is difficult to determine your mule'» difficulty,
an<IIshall set you to patholeglztnga little: Press
the heel on both Sid,**, lest tbe pain exhibited may
be 'rom a bruise; feel any suspected part for more
heat than* in the same portion of the opposite leg;
handle the main teudon on back of the limb above
the pastern Jor swelling, heal, or tenderness. Next
wetthe hair on both hock-Joints' thoroughly on the
Inner sides: squat down jn front of her and observe
ttrsformofbothjjlntst'rf any pointed enlargement
is 'found'upoa the lame one more thas Its mate, lt Is
bone spavin. Try the'ktp; knead It with.the knuckles, and trjr for heat. Stand behtne her and look
for a lower gjK>t than aa the same pert ofthe other.
■And report.
Postal Card Correspondence.
OHIO. «•
Miami Co., March 20.—Wheat looks very'
fine in all this part of Ohio. At present the
promise is good for a fine fruit crop of
all kinds. S.
MKBBASKA.
Saline Co., March 15.—Very little wheat
sown; good seed wheat scarce. A late
spring is anticipated; ground frozen two
feet deep. The country is settling up very
fast. A great many buildings are being
put up this spring. W. C. E.
KANSAS.
' Wilson Co., March 14.—Wilson connty
is in a No. 1 condition^ the banner county.
On the line of the St. Louis and Santa Fe
railroad,   everything   booming.      Wheat
never looked better.   Farmers getting out
of debt.   New people coming in every day.
County seat building up rapidly and business increasing.*** *    .   •' JiMYF.''""
Elk Co., March 18.—This is a new country and fairly settled by enterprising people;   being well   watered   Is   especially
adapted to stock raising.   Pretty well timbered, and has stone to build or fence Witt's
All varieties of forest trees succeed well;
fruit trees particularly thrifty.   At present
writing fruit crop is   prospectively fine.
Wheat  looks'splendid.    Corn ground  la
being stirred and farmers all look, happy.
Mbs. L. G.
LabettS Co., March 14.—We have had
splendid spring weather up to the llth of
this month, when a heavy snow fell, and
has  been  freezing  very hard Bince;  the
peach buds were just ready to burst.   The>
growlng wheat looks well.   Oats are all'.
A great deal of
corn ground plowed.   Everything looked
fine up to this snow  storm.'  Grass had
started nicely.   I want to tell my Hoosier
friends that there is plenty of cheap land
out here with plenty of timber and coal.
W. J. W.
'Horae Klcbesl.
Editors lDdana Farmer:
I have'Jarnare thsrt was kicked on the lnstdesst
hock: etna matters very pro_usjely..ftnd ls very l&me
and looks ban I alro have a yearting mule tnat appears to'have a hole through the cap of his hip; has
been r',r.nlng occasionally for more than a yesir; wss
probably-done by eeoie careless'hunter.      S. M.13
Blister your horde's hock once or twice per -day
with 1't.ttld blister, one pint or turpentine and one
ounce of Pulls cactbarldes. 'Rub in well with the
hand,-regardless ef its soreness; continue Its use for
several,days, and-f the bonesere uninjured _t will
heal up sjulckly.
Forthe gun-she* colt take nitric acid In a glass
bottle and dropeepper cents into It until the acid
fatlsto-dlssolve any m ,re—any clean copper will do,
thenrelx H its amount with half tlie quantity of vinegar, and provide a syringe king enough to reach the
base of the hole, and BquirtJt Jftill or the as,tate; lf
Hit hot effective add to its strength carefully; wet
the parts below tbe "hole wltb-the vinegar. t» keep
the acid trom burning off the htir.
Wssmt Alls ~y Cows?
Kditors Indiana Parmer:
Hav-e had eight calves dropped and only three
livibg..all dead when I found them except one, and
It only lived a short time. Have kept my cows
sta'iledJif nights and all bad weather Hnce first ot
Djrcember last. Feed oats and hay at night and com
in the morning J. B F.
Yon lost your grain, and .killed your calves by
feeding grain too liberally. If enough gratn Is fed te
satts*y the greed of brute beasts they will not eat
coar^eprovender^ucb. as hay orstraw, but wait lor
the grain feed. This 13 objectionable lor two reasons, viz.: It ls difficult to return grain for second
mastication, unless a-dne proportion of fibrous feed
is mixed tn w*th It; again tbe grain ls comp sed of
too much carbon, starch and sugar, and Inflames
the bowels, and tbe blood passed from tbe dam
tbrough the placenta, and the umbellcal cord to the
calf Is unhealthy, and either ls the causeof abortion
or premature death. If ihe cows, hay . and grain
were u,ine. I wou d feed less grain and more hay or
straw. The people feed too much ln the extreme,
some too w-ll,and some not enough; allow plenty of
fresh air and keep clean.
-RsTDIA-VTA.     .
Allen Co., March 18.—Wheat looks
well; clover badly injured. Stock doing
well,   •: Subscriber,
Clinton Co., March 18.—Wheat looks
well generally. Some chickens dying-
trouble, lice. B. L. G.
Tipton Co., March 20.—Gravel road fever
high. Wheat looks fine; large acreage
sown. Farmers preparing to plow for oats
and corn. Reader.
Grant Co., March 19—Wheat looks well, ]about sown; some are up
except In low ground, which is somewhat
damaepd.   No  hose cholera   here.   Sheep
scarce and command a good price.   S. N.
LapowteCo., March 18.—Wheat generally looks well; some fields are injnred.
Land has changed hands pretty lively this
winter. Grangers very scarce bnt in erood
order. w. E. N.
Benton Co., March 16.—Wheat as yet is
In the best 'condition; more than a third
more sown than last year or any year previous. All kinds of fruit not injnred in
the least. a. C H.
LaGrange Co. .March 18.—Growing wheat
looks finn yet. Fat cattle and sheep are all
sold. H. D-tv-is sold 46 head of cattle; aver-
asr« over 1,3W» pounds. He sold .54,600
worth of utocflr in 'one-day. D. J. M.
Knox Co.', March 14.—Farmers are generally busy preparing for spring. Wheat
in this locality looks fine. Stock looking
fine. Sheep scarce and higb. I would
like to have some lady reader to give a
recipe for making lemon pies.  •     B. W.
Satan teaches man first to doubt and
deny; and 60 by degrees to be atheists.
If we are at peace with God and onr
own conscience, what enemy among
men need we fear?
Daviess Co., March 18.—The growing
wheat looks well, and is not injured much,
if any by tha winter. There is a great demand for horses and mules here. It seems
that there will be a large acreage of corn
planted here this season. E. T.
Washington Co., March 18.—We have
sown some oats, but the ground has not
been in good order to work this spring.
Wheat looks fine, and a large acreage
sown. Poach buds are all right yet, but
trees mostly killed trom hard freezing last
winter, but what few are left are full of
buds. W. A.
Grant Co., March 17.—Wheat looks
well. There has been a great deal of underdraining done here. Some of the tile men
have been out of tile for a month. There
are four tile mills in reach of us, and not
one of them have a tile to sell. Next
writing I will tell how many rods each
mill sold of last j ear's make.     Z. N. M.
Blackford Co., March 18.—Wheat looks
fine here at present, and we think it past
time here for freezing out. I have just returned from a trip through Ohio and Northern Pennsylvania, and wheat looks extremely well all through both States, but
better in Pennsylvania than in Ohio. Since
I got home I am trying to get subscriptions for the Farmer, the best paper in
the State, and will soon report.    J. S. B.
i *  J    A     .-
,     M
:'ff
, !: -1 *
1      i   \
;. i
;' ii
{>;!
T i
r.:.
M
t   !  !
(9,    J      f
Crop Prospects.   •
Editors Indiana Farmer:
A trip through jthe counties of Jennings, Bartholomew, Johnfcon, Marion,
Hamilton, Tipton, Howard, Miami and
Wabash, within the last few days, showt
a decided advantage in the appearance
of the growing wheat crop south of Indianapolis, over that to the north. In
the latter section the crop appears to
have been a little injured by the excessive wet weather-especially is this the case
in the level tract of conntry in Tipton
and Howard counties, while- here on the
sandy and rolling lands on and near the
Wabash, it looks reasonably well, though
not np to that standard of vigorous, luxuriant growth for which this country is
proverbial.
There is almost a famine for fuel,
where wood is depended upon, not only
in the flat land to the south of this, but
also to the west and north where I recently passed, on account of the miry
depths of tho roads. J. H.
Lecture.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
Prof. Thos. J. Key recently delivered
a lscture at our Court-hoUse'On agricultural chemistry which interested all
present very much, and I hope it will be
the means of doing much good. For a
few years past the farmers in Jefferson
connty have used a good deal of commercial fertilizers, and are trying td
bring up their worn out lands to their
original fertility.        Chas. Almond.
Madison, March 20.
 . — «	
The Same Old Story.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Two young men of Annapolis, Parke
county, by the nameB of John Shipman
and Charlie Woody, snapped "empty
revolvers" at each other the other day,
with the usual result. A ball struck
Woody in the face seriously ifnot fatally
wounding him. M. C. S.
Bloomingdale, March 20.
-~v