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flOR SALE—K*p.—Plymouth Rocks, Light Brah-
1    mas, J_ 1 ,r 1_.   J. A. GAGSTT, Marlon. Ind.
F
ORSALE—A 4-ton Unlttd States hay sc»le  In
good order, cheap.   Addr-esiScUe*.  this office.
FOB SALE-Two extra flne Aldemer bull c&lves
one from my premium  cow.     R.   ti.   DORSET, Ind'anapoUs.
FOR SALE-■») pure bred Plymouth Bock eggs to
one address for ;2 for 30 days only   R. O. CRIST,
New Market, Indiana.
FOR SAL K—So 1 Tile Mills, Farms ln Iloward
and   artjoiuiug   counties   at   great  bargains.
STUART & HOSS, Kokomo, Indiana.
FOR SALE—Chester  Whites,  my  entire    show
herd, winners of *7.67o fn cash
pigs |10 each.   E. R. MOODY, M. D.
zea.    Choice
eminence, Ky.
S£
FOR SALE—A No. 1 thoroughbred bull, color.deep
red, bred by Aikman; also some splendid hlch
grades ut both sexes. Address QKO. w. ALLEN,
liana, Ind.
"CTOR SALK-Attention everjbodj-! I will sell
_I_ ejrgs ol Brown Leghorn, the rest of the season,
IS for (1: Pekin ducks 11 for si. Address M1U_.c-j.NNA
R. PARKS, Austin, Scott county, Ind.
FOR S * LE-SWBKT POTATO PLANTS - Yellow
Nan&emood at V- per 1.J.0Q. Can ship either east
or west to any .tatlon on either the I.. B. and W., or
I.. D. and S. railroads. Address JACOB bLES.NEDY,
Llzton, Hendricks county, Ind.
FOR SALE—The best that grows,the LateHoosier'
potato: yields 'A more than the Peachblow, and
are a splendid eating? potato. Ilave been tested since
1»73. Address SAMUEL ORANUKR. Kvansvllle,
Ind., or S N.UOLDjS CO., Indianapolis, Ind.  nl
FOR SALE-The finely bred young Short hern
bull. Lucy's Filagree, 15 months old,color red,
got br 6179, Filaeree Star Duke, out of Lucy Long,
y Washington Turley.G.37. Quiet disposition and
agood handler. Address S. M. UAR1ER, Plain-
field, Ind.
FOR SALE—Two young Jersey bulls and two bull
calves ol the very Dest butter family ln the
State. Dams make from 12 lo 14 lbs. of butter ln 7
days, also 4 young graded Jersey cows. Would trade
some ol the above btock for a good work horse. T. J.
JOHNSON. Greencastle. Ind.
FOR SALE—Eggs for batching from my prize
winning Buff and Partridge Cochins, Light
Brahmas. W. C. 11. Polish, Sebright Bantams and
Plymouth Rocks. Over 400 prizes have been awarded
my st,)ck. fend for new circular. 13 for 15, or 30 tor
15.   I. N. BARKER, Thorntown, Ind.
FOR SALE-Very lew, by the herd or singly,
Short horn cows, heifers, calves and bnlls. All
registered and good animals. Imported Chaudaa,
22350, stands at the head. Egga of Brown or White
Leghorn chickens for sale at 75c per dozen. Address
JACOB TAYLOR A SON. Spiceland. Ind
FOR SALE—cr Trade—A farm of 195 acres b_H
miles east or Petersburg, and Joining the town
of Algiers City on tbe west. This farm Is ln a fine
state of cultivation, plenty ot running water, plenty
ef timber, and one or the prettiest and healthiest locations ln Pike county. Will sell or exchange for a
farm ln as good location. For particulars, address
S. W. CIIAPPELL, Algiers City. I>.i«,t»l>l«j HIU P.
O, Indiana.
FOR SALE—loO.OtO Trees—SO.Oj.0 first-class apple.
Having purchased the entire Danville Nursery, Dr. A. Furnas, retiring, and the Spring Valley
Nursery near Dublin and Cambridge City, Wayne
county, Ind., I am prepared to furnish Btrictly tirst-
class stock at very low rates. A limited time ls
given for tbe removal ot the stock and it will be put
at prices In the reach of every one. Oood agents
wanted everywhere. Address T. 0. BARNUM, 131
~M. Penn. street .Indianapolis, or Danville, Ind.
FOR SALE—I offer at private sale, from my large
herd, twenty tine choice Short-horn cattle,
granting the purchaser the privilege of selecting.
Among them are cows, hellers and bulls tbat will ao
to show ln any ring. The bulls and heifers are from
"Marquis of Sugar Grove," a very fine deep red
bull, got by the imported Second Marquis of Worcester, he by the Tnlrd Duke of Hillhurst 3L97S, iuoU
all are red, and all straight pedigrees running to imported cows. Will sell singly or in large lots to suit
fturchasers. A lew Cotswold lam .s frum Mr. Mer-
deth's Imported ouct. A. MARLATT, Milton,
Wayne county, Ind.
We have received a sample of wool from
a yearling Cotswold ewe, the property of
A. Nutgrass, Parke county, Ind. The fleece
weighed eighteen  pounds when  sheared.
We have a tamj.Ie of wotl from a two-
year-old Leicester buck owned by Mr.
Vaughn, Darlington, Ind., which sheared
14 pounds.   The sample ls an excellent one.
The Southdown and Cotswold lambs
owned by AV. J. Scearce, Danville, Ind.,
and reported in the Farmer as weighing
at one month old 55 pounds, at six weeks
old, weighs 70 pounds.
One of the finest herds of Short-horns
ln Eastern Indiana, is that of Smith Woot-
er's Billings ville, Union county. It is not
as numerous as some others, but each animal is selected with regard to individual
merit, and all are recorded stock. He bas
four young bulls and several cows and
heifers for sale.
-Mr ANTED.
\\f ANTED-Evety  farmer and thresberman  to
VT     to send for catalogue of the new "Bonanza"
thresher.also   engir.es  of all sizes,   etc.    Address
ROBINSON A CO. Richmond, Ind.
*-TTT*A NTED- Farmers wives to keep on band Mis.
T> RoJirei's Ne* Kemejlv for t'je Lungs, the
(Jreat Oregon Cure. Read vshat a newspaper man
_aysof it:
In a recent case of ineailes In my family, where
the patient sufl'ered intensely wUh a cou^b and
couldn t get the measles to come out, or to the surface, I tried Mrs. Itohr.r's New Remedy for the
Lun^s, or Great Oregon Cure, wit, the most h*jp[jy
etlect. Ky one day's constant use of the meoi. lue
the little suffe.er was covered from head to :oot
with spots peculiar to the measles and cough v*-ry
loose aiU departing. I feel tree to recommend this
r.medy us a sure and sure ail to asJiLcesstul termination of measles, colds and coughs.
Auos Carter,
ofthe Indlanapulis People.
Send!, to MRS. E. ROIIKKK, 3,7 South Meridian
street, Indlanap.lis, Ind., and receive by express a
b.ttle cf this excellent medicine.
JIlSCEi.l_JLIO.Ot8.
PIO extricator to aid animals in giving birth.
- Send lor circular to WM. DULIN.Avoca, Iowa.
LONDON PURPLE—The celebrated potato bug
de.tro.^ for sale at Allen's Drug Store, opposite Postoffice.
BERRY STANDS and all kinds cf Paiklne Boxes
made to order and for sale cheap, at MYERS jS:
O". ERMIRESBox Factory, 89 Deloss street, Indlan-
apo.ls, Ind.
A FTER thelist of May. I will sell eggs from my
_£__. choice Plymonth Rocks and Golden Sebright
Bactims at the low price of |1 to for 15. FRANK
WILLIAMSON, Nora, Marion county, ltd.
._ WATCHtS. 4 cz. .liver cases lor 118. Every
_>♦_> ssaKh Jeweled and warranted two J ears.
When ordering state name of express oflice. Watches
sent C. O D. with prtvlledge of examining be ore advancing any money. N. A. STEVENS, Jewell.r,
Brandon, Wisconsin.
C AVJO 1 Ot'K SHINGLE ROOF!, by having them
p tainted witn (HEXKYLINE) FlltE PROOF
PAINT. We apply it (Boiling Hot) to shingle ruor?.
It br.n&s curled snlrgles down smooth, lt prevents
rot. It will make >oar shitglts last ttree times as.
long. We guarantee it to do Just what we say. W.
H. LESTER j£ CO., 241 Ma sacbusetts avenue, Imtl-
anapohs, Indiana.
AJ-r.-t-oiy-JiciJiEJiTj-i.
County Clerk.
DAVID K. STOUT ss IU be a candidate for clerk ol
Marlon county subject to the Republican nominating fonventlon. ^^^^
JOHN O. BLAKE will be a candidate lor county
clerk, subject to the decision of the Republican
nominating convention.
LOAJfll.
MONEY to loan on Improved FarmsattperCent.
Interest.   M. IC V1NTOM. Indianapolis, Ind.
In the five cent nickel we have the
entire metric system of weights . and
measures. The diameter is two centimeters, and ita weight ls Ave grammes.
Two of these coins will weigh a deca-
gramme,and five of them placed ih a
row will give the length of the decimeter. The key to the measure of
length is also the key to measures of capacity, as the kilaliter is a cubic  meter.
S      S»     . -■
The preliminary steps have already
been taken  for the .holding of a world's
' fair in Xew York city, in*1883.
Mr. Richard Hawley, Gsodricb, Ontario, Canada, has a Short-horn bull which
at 3 years old weighed 2,270 pounds. In
six months and ten days, from September
last to April, he gained -110 pounds, or
about 2.i pounda per day. This animal,
which Mr. Hav, ley has named Beaconsfield,
took the first prize in the ring ofthe Western fair in London, Ontario, last fall.
 *	
Mr. Wm. Baker, North Maditon, Ind.,
sheared thirty sheep, 19 ewes—these ewes
had 23 lambs—9 yearlings and two aged
bucks from which he obtained 348\i pounds
of wool. In July last he sheared from
seven of the yearlings, then lambs, 34
pounds, which belongs to this spring's crop,
making 382J4 pounds. He sheared from a
pair ot twins 13 months old. 1&M ivmmji--
TMs makes »n »~«>«age of a fraction lees
than Viy. pounds to the sheep. Mr. B.
sends us a sample of wool from a three-
year-old ewe which is very fine.
Editors Indiana Farmer
We sheared our sheep yesterday. We
have 12 high grade Cotswolds which
sheared 126 pounds, an average of 10J4
pounds. Our flock is composed of one
yearling buck, full blooded Cotswold, two
yearlings, eight two-year-olds, one three-
year-old ewe, with 11 lambs. We have
one lamb that weighed at six weeks old 52
pounds.   Is that an average for Bcrubs?
W.S. A.
Coxs* Mills, Wayne Co.
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Sheep Shearing.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Xow is the  time  for heavy  fleeces  on
paper, and the time to impose on the  credulous Western farmer by the agents and
advocates of designing men to  sell  seme
worthless breed of sheep.   To do this all
that is necessary to do is to publish a weight
of fleece that never  has  been    obtained
among the breed.   This is the bait that generally catches the fish.   Some agents state
the weight of the sheep  and  put  it  low,
with an enormous weight of fleece, while
others fabricate  both  carcass  and   wool.
One writer states that a yearling ewe weighing 64 pounds,yielded a fleece weighing lb%
pounds,   nearly   one-iourth   her  carcass
weight    after   being   shorn,   and   over
one-fifth iis weight before shearing.   But
as he haa not stated what breed this sheep
ls of, or how many pounds of washed wool
the  fleece   would yield,   we will   wait
patiently for facts, with the remark that we
would feel quite happy to see a sheep of
any breed whose fleece weighs one-fourth
the weight of her Carcass,  the  wool being
free from yock and dirt.   If tbis  is so  I
shall  cheerfully  acknowledge  Ignorance.
Another writer tells US that  his  ram,  a I
Merino, yielded 2? pounds and  one ounce j
ln 365 days, that is 433 ounces, which is  a
little more  than an ounce and one-fifth  of
au ounce per day.   Wool, not greasy yock
»nd dirt, is what the  farmer wants;  wool
being the only thing he can sell.   Will that
gentleman wash his ram's fleece and stato
its weight.   Ho seems to be   particular  to
an   (,unce.   Not  one  ram ot   tbat breed
will grow hall an ounce of clean,   dry wool
per day for one year.   That you see  is  365
half ounces,    182M  our.ee*,  almost  11J^
pounds.   I venture that the fleece alluded
to will not make over ten pounds of clean
wool.    If I know anything or the most
profitable sheep for the West, they must be
found among the  following  breed),:   Tbe
Downs, Shropshire?, Cotswolds, Leicesters
and Lincolns.   Horns, yock and dirt  will
not pay well.   Vermont  farmers  can  no
longer cajole the Western farmers twice in
a  generation   with  the  miserable,  little
worthless sfeeep.    Wool and mutton aire
preferable to horns, grease, diit and a mixture of wool. John N. Navies.
then.   Mr. Bailey Is doing great servitl
the agricultural world in demonstratiil
American farmers the advantages of 1
method    of   keeping     fodder.—Sciei|
American.
American Beef for England.
Until within a few years past, seard
pound of fresh beef or a single fat bull
was exported from America to Great B
ain,  as  it had  been thought,   up to tl
period, these products could not be plai
there in a fit condition for the consumpti
of the fastidious islanders.   Moreover, t
some   time   the  value   of  meats   of   a]         	
kinds had been so near alike on both sidesfliasit of February; somefimes can notice a 1 three times -per day in chop or mill feed,
of the Atlantic  as to  preclude the  idea of Vttle raUlinK in h,,r nose> and also a little i
„_.,,.., Df  .   _.„»,     „„,. „.,„_,  ,.„„ watery substance runs from her nose, not;
exportation at a  profit.   But prices  then !l,ore (han ls common with other horses. '
Case Cured.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The remedy given by you for scours in
t>olts was tried, abd cured a case of 12 days
standing with three doses. Please accept
thanks. W. H. Peffley.
First or Second Stage of Glanders.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My mvtlr has had a light cough since the
mills, head blocks and all, but are some
smaller. It has four feeds; friction and
idler pulleys are filled with paper, or "gasket board," though expensive to make
they last much longer than wood; most of
the large and best mills now use this. The
■ mill frame is five feet by eight feet six
inches tquare; sides and center pieces are
wood with cast iron ends. Saw-mandrel
is six feet ten inches long by three inches
in diameter, and extends to an outside
bearing which places the drive pulley outside of mill. The new Meniere head block
movement is used on the mill, which is the
same block as used on the best and largest
mills in the United States. This size mill
is sufficiently large to attach a "top rig"
at any time, which makes a complete
"double mill" sufficiently strong to attach
a large eBgine to. If such an amount of
work should be desired to be done,, a 10-
horse power engine is guaranteed to operate a 50 inch saw satisfactorily through any
kind of timber. A 12-horse is guaranteed
to operate a 54 inch saw through any kind
of timber on this mill.
This establishment builds more circular
saw-mills than any house in the United
States. For prices or further information
address them.
portion of the milk ducts, which, from
whatever cause, retain a morbid secretion,
not of milk but of serum, which is readily
irritated into an inflammation, the heat of
which is eertain to coagulate the milk into
either a thick, smooth mass or into a curdy
one; thus to alleviate the difficulty the
aforesaid morbid secretion must be got rid
of. Paint the affected quarter of the bag
with tincture of iodine twice per day,
using a camel hair brush. Give the following:   Ground ginger four ounces; flour
of sulphur, black  antimony,  pulverized, .      . , .    .      .,      ,    ,   .
nitre, sulphat* ot iron and resin ot each\ Us r^e and progress during the   last tea
two ounces,
Get Beady for the Census Man.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
In a very few days the census enumerator will call upon every man in the
United' States. Every industry and
trade is going to do its level best to show
MixandgWeonVVeas-^^ in a
I multitude of directions.   Our last census
I was taken after a decade of war;   in   the
Mr. John M. Bailey, Winning Farm,
Billeriea, Mass., inlorms us tnat he is now
(April '24) feeding his milch cows, and ewes
with lambs, exclusively upon corn fodder
ensilaged in September last. His silos
were opened Det*mber 3, and the preservation of the fodder is as perfect now as
bagan to ad\ ance rapidly in Great Britaltl
and the neighboring countries of Esirop*.,'
Irom which »•-« w-a iong drawn ample supplies for her wants over and above her
own productions, while a depression took
place to some extent in America. This
prompted a few of our enterprising dealers
in fresh beef and fat bullocks .to make
the experiment of exportation Hhither.
These, at first, owing to the imperfect refrigeration of the compartn ents on board
ship for the preservation of fresh meat, and
lack of comfortable accommodation iorllve
cattle, together with some other causes,
more often resulted in a loss than profit.
But the pioneers in this business persevered
with the accustomed American pluck,
rapidly introducing one improvement after
another, till the exportatlons increased
during the past fiscal year, ending June 3t,
1879, to 54,025,832 pounds of fresh beel
valued at #_,88:*,080; and 136,720 hillock.)!
valued at 98,879,200—the whole product bet
ing $13,272,280. A   \
Had it not been for the British orders \__
council, prohibiting considerable iniportal
tions of livo cattle, on account of supposed
disease, American exportations would have
beeu much larger, and we have every lea-
son to believe they w ill be soon doubled, il
not trebled. They certainly will, if nothing
untoward occurs in this new business-. In
fact, it promises so largely and profitable in
the future, that ships are now fitting up
expressly for the transportation of fresh
meats and live hniinals of all domestic
kinds, not only to the United Kingdom,
but also to France, Belgium, Holland, and
Denmark, and in due time the exportation
will probably be extended to other parts of
Europe.
The introduction of fresh beef from
America into England met at first with
great opposition on the put of many there,
and especially of the butchers, who, like
the silversmiths of Ephetus of old, saw
"their craft in danger." Provoking accounts of this have appeared in the Euglish
papeis; but the following, from a corre-
spondent of the London Times, being rather
amusing, I copy it to show the American
reader how he was treated by his butcher
aud grocei!
"Some lime since large quantities of
American beef began to be imported, jutt
at a time when English beef was reaching
almost famine prices. I know a family in
this town, oi good potition, who, after
much anxious thought, and weighing all
the chances of being poisoned, etc., timorously resolved one day to try this American beef. Unfortunately the servants
heard of the great experiment. The joint
—a fine one—was duly served; the family
ate and liked it. They are still alive. But
would you believe it, sir, not one of the
four servants would touch it! Lat us not
be too hard on the servants. I would not
try it myself for more than a year after the
first importations. Everybody knows that
Wo cau get as good a joint in New York as
ln London, but I feared the voyage might
injure it." • •
To put au end to these nefarious transactions, the importers decided on having
public sales of their meat. This brought it
directly to the knowledge of the people,
who upon trial finding it equal to their
own, a steadily increasing market sprung
up for it, and now fresh American beef,
mutton, pork, and poultry sell as freely
abiojid, and at as high prices, as the choicest
European.—Cor.  Harper's   Magazine    foi
ere is a lump behind each jaw. Was in
trlvlng condition up to the time I com-
ueiced spring plowing; she eats as hearty
asVWhen well. Has been kept on good hay
oa», oorn, and ship-stufl. Has a good sta-
bleWid well cared for. S. G.
"Vour mule has first or second stage of
zlandtes, If you give the t»ue symptoms,
md beVareful ot her oompany until I see
her.   Keep tut hands from handling her.
J^       -       *An Abaceie.
_Sditors Inj-Jana Farmer
11 b»»*e a young mare that bas an enlarged
rill, similar to poll-evil, but haS never
troken, nor no sign of breaking. What
abaU I do to take away the swelling, as it
injures her looks badly, and probably is
pturiful to her, although in good condition
and Works well. B. S. W.
. Take spirits of turpentine one pint; Spanish fir, one ounce. Mix aud rub in on the
abscess well with tbe hand, morning and
evening, until fully blistered .then once per
day for five days, then every alternate day
for ter. applications; this will draw it back,
or to a i suppuration. If the latter, open
with a knile, and if it persists in running,
treaifor boll-evil.
a
Kdlton tnd|
In al.
about to
ing whie'li
and wheri
about th*>
Ijlace.   Th
free aecetn
Mange.
.na Farmer:
of 20 shoats, average weight
und*, there is a contagious itch-
causes them to rub furiously,
tho hair is rubbed ciT mostly,
es and rump, a dirty scab takes
tree
Y,
pigs are
o water.
well corn
fed; have
J.J,
June.
our shokts have mange; change them
ittto clean (Aiarters and give them sulphur,
ctt am of tsitar, powdered sassafras, powdered May apple root; divide into 30 partp;
give ono night and morning in feed; this is
for one hog. For superficial ointment take
pyrcligneous acid four ounces; flour of
sulphur, four ounces; calomel, 60 grains;
reif precipitate, 40 grains; spirits of turpentine, two ounces; lard, four ounces.
Kuf tbe ltcby parts once or twice per day,
Heaves.
I tidlaDa Farmer.
se tell me ln your n&it issue what
leaves ona horse—first stage, and
C. E. T.
No aorse ever took heaves in Indiana or
any Western State. The New York or
Eastern heaves are either cured or palliated
by tuailng on grass, in this State. It is
true}pur horse may have a thickening of
the mUoous membrane of the air cells of
the luil£8, of the bronchial passages or of
the trachea, (windpipe) or an alteration of
the stricture of the larnyx or nasal passages byior through the effect of strangles.
Some p.**6 called roarers, blowers, piper,?,
whistle*', etc. Take Spanish brown, tartar
emetic, resin and ginger, each two ounces;
indigo oae ounce. Mix and gi* one teaspoonful thi ee times per day in mill or chop
teed.       j.
|    Clotted Milk.
\ Editors In'Wt_a Faruier.
I have aicow that occasionally gives clotted or lumpy milk, little white lumps cur-
dletj, etc. IWhat is the cause and what will
cure? Sh9_eats well aud seems to be
healthy. The milk is only occasionally
curdled. She is a Hue miich cow and I
would regrat to lose her. *   J. M. T.
Tho remote cause of your cow's difficulty
is either thtleffect of a bruise or imperfect
milking; soitietimes the mi liter may not
be voluntarily in fault, from the fact that
some cows alter the weaning of the calf retain a portion, if not a larger amount,
sufficient to (create an inflammation in a
Sweeney.'
Editors Indiana Farmer.
I have a mare that has the sweeney in
one of her hips; it is very bad, so much so
that it disqualifies her for work.   A. C. C.
Take a trochar, or a cane pipe stem will
do; make an incision through the hide at
the most prominent part of the hip or
rump; force the cane tube up under the
hide to its length, draw it kack enough to
catch it in your mouth; blow the cellular
cimae roirora!r"a¥Oglil-asT)Ol_SIbIe: draw
the cane, sew up the orifice, or stick two
pins crosswise through the lips of the cut
and tie a thread behind them; after the air
subsides take and rub the parts every other
day with the following: Oil of spike, oil of
organum, aqua ammonia, spirits of turpentine, spirits of wine and olive oil of each
two ounces; rub In every other day for four
applications; when through grease with
laid and let go.
Probably Glanders.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a young mare that has been losing
flesb, seemed sick, sweat freely, occasional
cough, quit shedding, appetite began to
fall entirely; lately began running at the
nose yellowish and thick matter; pulse
quick, breathing heavy.       Subscriber.
All the symptoms you describe would
indicate glai-derf, only oue more symptom
is wanting, that is enlargement of the submaxillary glands, from which the disease
deiives its name. If many in the vicinity
are affected similarly the best you can do
is to combine and have our veterinary surgeon go and examine jour horses, lest if
the disease is glanders somebody may contract the fearful disease by inoculation.
Dr. Navin was called to Knox county a few
wieks ago and found 27 cases in one neighborhood, and thinks he can cure at least 20
out of tbe 27. Some were ordered shot instantly.
It Was Glanders,
**£dItors Indiana Farmer:
Horse sick about 10 dayp; first noticed
cougb, then stiffness; pulse 60; breath very
fetid; discharge from nostrils, colored
somewhat; after death chest filled with
offensive matter resembling plum juice;
also trachaea contained some matter; breathing was quick and laboied. R. A. M.
Your horse died of one of two diseases,
hydrothorax (dropsy of the chest) or glanders.   It must be the latter, from the fact
turmoil of arms, doubtless educational,
industrial and commercial pursuits and
enterprises bad lagged. Not so now.
The decade of phonographs, Mississippi
Jetties and Electrie Light wiil blaze as
no decade can that ante-dates it. The
whole world resounds with our glory,
and she is sending her hundreds of thousands to share it.
Now, if we desire that husbandry shall
acquit itself well in this great -summing
up, let us wake up.   We will   be asked
all about last year's corn,  wheat,  oats,
sheep, hogs, cattle, etc.   We sorely neea
all tne statistics  appertaining  to  our
farms we can get.   Heretofore there has
been a deal of guess  work  among  up.
when called on for these statistics,   and
the figures have not been nearly  so  reliable as the showing of   other pursuits.
Now let us remedy this matter;  let  us
have the bushels and pounds and gallons
and tons all ready.   Let us swell it every
grain, drop and straw we can,   to barely
come short of doing  violence to  truth.
However " truth is mighty " and "crushed
to earth, will rise again."   We  are  peculiarly fortunate, since the devotees of.
some pursuits laber at great  disadvantage to get their facts and figures in readiness.   On the other hand   we   are   peculiarly negligent, since many of us keep
no account of our operations on the farm
whatever.   This is bad.   An editor,   or
merchant, or physician, or  miller that
would do to we would fear to deal with.
Do we uot desire the figures to show that
we have at least kept pace with the  increase of population, with mining   aud
manufacturing?   If we do we must be
ready, be careful,aud letting truth be the
target, aim at the very upper edge of it.
Hugo, Ills. A. C. W.
Our Dog Law.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
In my opinion there is not a more
tyrannical or unjust law to be found on
the statute books of Indiana than our
present dog law. This law compels
every man to pay on au average a tax
amounting to about five or ten times the
value of the dog; and then, to make the
matter still worte, as many will verify,
the Irustee will pay that same stolen
money out to men who have happened
to loose sheep, by their own carelessness
and disease. All the sheep that die no w-
a-iiays, as a general rule, are (said to be
killed by dogs, and are promptly paid
for.   I cannot see why this tax should
  ,. - | still be increased, when it already pays
that in  no  other disease do the contents j for au the dead sheep aud leaves a large
of the lungs pass out through the air passages through the nostrils. The fact of matter being found in the chest also "proves
the case, for never does a horse die of suppurative glanders—not attended by .farcey,
except when the substance of the lungs is
broken through, eaten through, therefore
the matter produced by the disease turning the substance of the lungs into matter
passes out into the chest as soon as the
lungs are pierced through by the disease,
therefore death ensues in a few days, first
causiug Inflammation. Hydrothorax is
produced by an over secretion of the pleura,
in the latter stage of pleurisy, but the secretion is ol a thin, bloody colored substance
and not offensive. Look out for your
other stock. There exists a mere chance
of my being mistaken, but I think not.
Pony Saw Mills.
On this page is a cut of a circular Pony
Saw-mill, made by the Eagle Machine
Works, Indianapolis, Ind. These mills
•are guaranteed to saw over 4,000 feet of
lumber per day, with a 10 or 12-horse power
engine.   This mill is j ust like the best large
revenue in the treasury for other pm«
poses. Iu some ofthe counties of the
State the tax would more than pay for
all tbe Eheep in the county. The people
should ask our Legislatuie to repeal this
unjust pet law at once and give us instead laws based on justice and equal
taxation, and if king sheep will not pay
for his care and propagation as other
stcck do without taxing the people to
piotect him and his careless shepherd,
then we say let him pass d»wn and out.
Zionsville. -"■ »• •"•
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Pair Premium Lists Received.
Russellville' Union Agricultural Association. Fair August 23 to 29, near Kus-
sellville, on I., D. & B. railroad. J. N.
Fullenwider, Prest.; Geo. S.  Durham,
The manufacture of Glucose is becoming one of the most extensive industries
in this country. Corns agar is now used
for all the various purposes for which
any sugar is used, except for flrst-class
confectionery, and is not only used
largely in this country, but great shipments are constantly bting made tb
Europe, where it is in great demand.
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