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ESDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUG. 7,   1880.
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FOR BALE-Some fine pnre bred Pljmonth Bock
cockerels at .1, or 3 for 15.   K. O. CRIST. New
Market, Indiana.
FOR 8A1.IS—Farms-In various parte of Indiana,
by   M.   ARBUCKLE,  Agent, 68 Eaat Market
street. Indianapolis, Indiana.
FOR SAIE—SO acre farm. 4H miles west of this
city, on a pike, tor 13 500.   M. ARBUCKLK, 55
Kast Market street, Indianapolis.
FOR SAlE-or Trade—A  thoroughbred Jersey
bull. 3 years old.   Pedigree seut on application.'
A. C. SHOBTRIDQE ft CO., Indianapolis.
new  Sbaw  clrcle-trsck
_    .._„ ,M . for l«0, worth flCO.  VflL
BOTE, SI East Georgia street, Indianapolis, Ind
FOB BALE—One               --,».»_■
wsgon. 3_H skein, for l«0, worth flCO.  WILLIAM
FOB 8A**_E-1.<UO,000 Strawberry, Baspberrr. Currant. Gooseberry and Blackberry plants. Bend
■a a list of what yon want and we will give Bpeclal
prices.   H. M. SIMPSON ft CO., Vincennes, Ind.
my entire   show
      _ jsh prizes.    Choice
pigs $10 each.  E. B. MOODY, M. D., Eminence, Ky.
FOB SAIVE-Chester Whites,
herd, winners of $7,670 ln cash
 -50,000 Peach and  Wild Goose Plum
__ trees. Also a fine lot of Irish Junipers, Balsam,
Fir and Hemlock. H. M. SIMPSON ft CO., Mn-
•ennes, Indiana.
-C.OB SAI.E-
FOR SALE—I have four pair of white goats for
Batewhlch*"    '*' * *  "   "
"*apy      -.   .
Address E.J STARK, Gosport, Ind,
Bate which I will deliver at the Gosport R.
They are satd to be full blosded
depot for (10 a
Cashmere.    "
TTIOR SALIC—The largest stock of Fruit and Orna-
___? namental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, etc., in the
West. H. M. SIMPSON ft CO., Proprietors of Knox
Nurseries, Vincennes, Indiana. eow
"ClOR SALE—Tbe new improved Remington 8ew-
■JC log Machines, at Hereth-s Shirt Factory. No
ST West Market street, xndlanapolls, Ind Call and
examine. You will find it greatly io your advantage to do so.
TJ.OR SALlI-Stock of Danville and Spring Valley
J_? Nurseries. Good terms to agents. Will be put
at prices to Insure large sales. Can furnish any kind
or size. Address T. C. BABSOM, 134 North Pennsylvania street, Indianapolis, or Danville, Ind.
FOR SALE—Two yonng Jersey bulls and two bull
calves ot the very best batter family la the
State. Dams make from 12 to 14 lbs. of butter ln 7
days, also 4 young graded Jersey cows. Would trade
some ot the above Btock for a good work home. T, J.
JOHNSON, Greencastle, Ind.
RICHMOND CHAMPION GRAIN DRILL, Made by the "Wayne Agricultural Company, Richmond, Indiana.
FOR 'SALE—The best dairy In the best kind of
order ln the best location in thia city, and flrst-
class custom. Oood reasons torBelllng. Now Is the
time to get Into a paying business. Address, or call
on, V.K.MORRIS, 58 East Market street, Indianapolis, Ind., opp. postofnce.
-C.OR SALE—Very lowj by the herd or singly.,
Short-horn cows, hellers, calves and bnlls. All
registered and good animals. Imported Cbaudas,
32350, stands at the head. , Eggs of Brown or White
Leghorn chickens for sale at 75c per dozen. Address
JACOB TAYLOR & 80N. Spiceland, Ind.
TCIOR SALE—Good farm cheap; 175 acres in Fay-
JD ette county, Indiana; 130 acres ln cultivation.
Good buildings and all In good repairs; 1>_ mlies
ft-om railroad station; M mile from pike. Easy pay-
, ments and long time. For further information call
at the farm, or adoress M. DAUBENSPEuK, Ben-
tonville, Fayette Co., Ind.
TO EXCHANfJE-
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■Three pairs of exhibition Buff
Red Pile Games, pair o,
Cochin chicks, pair of
Black Javas pair of P. Kock fowls, pair of Part Cochin lowls, two Fredrick's pat. three-horse equal
teers, four lornr exhibition coops, fora pair ot exhibition Black namburgs, Houdans. white C. B. Polish, White Cochins, Part. Cochins chicks, Scotch
terrier, or offers.  HID. CONGER, Flat Bock, Ind.
FOB SALE—I offer at private sale, from my large
herd, twenty nne choice Short-horn cattle,
granting the purchaser the privilege of selecting.
Among them are cows, heifers and bulls that win no
to show ln any ring. The bulls and heifers are from
"Marquis or Sugar Grove," a very fine deep red
bull, got by the imported Second Marquis of Worcester, be by the Third Duke of Hillhurst 30975, most
all are red, and all straight pedigrees running to imported cows.   Will sell singl/ or In large lots to suit
fturchasers. A lew Cotswold
deth's Imported buck. A
Wayne connty, Ind.
lambs from Mr. Mer-
MABLATT, Milton,
nose erj-ANEocs.
hen ord
' WATCHES, 4 oz. silver cases for |18. Every
I watch Jeweled and warranted two years.
. . ordering state name of express office. Watches
-sent C. O D. with priviledge of examining betore ad-
' vanclng any money. NA A. STEVEN:., Jeweller,
Brandon, Wisconsin.
gITRAYED OR STOLEN—Cow, light red color,
1 white star ln . forehead, tip uf ner tall white,
edium size. Was _r-*sh when she left home, giving about four .gallons of milk a day. A liberal reward will be paid for her return, or for Information
which may lead to her recovery. Address JACOB
CHARLES, Maywood, Indiana.
A Jersey red sow, owned by Howard Darnell, of Mount Laurel, N. J., lately gave
birth to a litter of twenty-two pigs.
Corn Is considered our best fat producing
food, while oats are supposed to be among
the best for developing the muscle and giving strength.
THEimprovedBerkshires were introduced
into this country in 1832, and in half a dozen
years from that time they, were found in
nearly every State in the Union.
In the cross of a superior breed upon the
average stock of the farm, the best results
can only be obtained by a better system of
feeding than the original stock bad been
accustomed to.
Mr. Jacob Kremer, of Watsonton, Pa.,
has a hog of the Poland China breed that
measures six feet two inches from the tip of
the nose to the tail, eight feet in girth and
weighs nine hundred and twenty-five
pounds. _
Horses hate solitude, and are made savage by being kept alone. Goats ought always to be kept in large stables, because
they will face fire, and horses will follow
them out, though they would not go by
themselves.
AN   ENGLISH   VIEW *
Of the  Meat Supplying  Capacity
of tbe United States. .;
The Drovers' Journal says: It will be
remembered that last* winter an English
gentleman, John Harold, spent some week's-
in Chicago, studying the food capacities of
one {150 animal a single season, while his
value a year hence will be quite as large as
now. And this result may be depended
upon annually for half a dozen years.
There is no doubt that the above figures
will be fully realized. Query: Why are
not more such breeding animals introduced
into every neighborhood where farm stock
theUnited'states,andthe West in particu-- Is kept?   Similar figures apply to horses,
lar, together with the railway   probleml^tae»;*^^   A  multitude-Indeed
SAVE *V OUR 8HINGLB ROOFS by having them
painted with (HEXEYL1NE) FIRE PROOF
PAINT. We apply it (Boiling Hot) to Bhlngle roofs.
It brings curled shingles down smooth. It prevents
rot. It will make your shingles last three times as
long. We guarantee it to do Just what we say. W.
H. LESTJSR * CO., 241 Massachusetts avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana.
EXCURSION TO KNOXVILLB, TENNESSEE—
Leaves IndianapoUs at 7:10 a. m and 6:35 p- m
each day of the 9th, loth  and llth of August. U80.
\ Hcketa flrs'-class and good on returning on an:	
*, Hie, Nashville,   Chattanooga, and   by
iy reg-
Louis-
Lookout
lar train for thirty days, passing through Louis-
Mountain.
From Indianapolis to Knoxville and return, $22 25;
Richmond, Ind.. »20 45; Peru, 12$ 5.; Kokomo, (24 SO;
Noblesville, j?23 35; Seymour. J.i S3; Louisville, Ky.,
117 65. Tickets on sale at the above stations. For
further particulars, call on, or address V. K. MORRIS, 104 South Illinois street, Indiauapolis, Ind.
MONET to loan on Improved Farms at 7 per cent,
interest.  M. K. VINTON. IndianapoUs, Ind.
WANTED.
"We call special attention tothe adver-
tisementof Mr. Jno. R Shaior,of fine Shorthorn cattle and fine sheep at Middleton,
Butler county, Chio.on the 12th of August.
This will be a rare opportunity for fine
breeding stock.
C. H. Beaia, Independence, Penn., is a
veteran breeder of Merino sheep. His
stock is bred from thoroughbred and registered Merinos that are decendents from the
stock of Col. Humphrey, which was imported from Spain in 1801 and 1802. Mr.
Beall began importing himself in 1862, in
which year he placed at the head of his
flock the first imported Merinos that ever
came west of the Allegheny mountains.
He has stock for sale, and as purchasers
have a flock of 2,500 to select from, they
cannot fail to secure satisfactory bargains.
WANTED—A large Cotswold buck, not over 3
years of age with heavy fleece, write to me,
give price, age, welghfof carcass and tieece. JOSEPH L. BRENTON, Petersburg, Pike county. Ind.
Eow Texas Cattle are Utilized.
There are beef-packing establishments at
Rockport and Fulton, Texas, both of which
places are in the center of cattle ranges, in
which at least one hundred thousand beeves
are slaughtered every year. Every part of
the beef is utilized, even to the tufts of the
tails, which are preserved and sold for the
making of ladies'frizzes. The blood flo'/rs
into tanks and is dressed,and issold at two
eents a pound for making of fertilizers.
The tongues and lean beef are boiled and
canned. The hides are salted and sold
again. The fatty matter is extracted and
goes to tallow. The bones are boiled to a
pulp to extract this fatty matter, and the
dry bones, mainly phosphate of lime, are
sold at one cent a pound for fertilizing.
The feet are cut off, and from the hoof neats-
foot oil is extracted. The horny part of the
foot, the shin bone and knuckle, bones are
sold for the manuficture of domestic ivory.
The horns are piled up until the pith becomes loose, and this is added to the fertilizers and the horns are sold for manufac-
. tare.   Every atom of the animal ia profita-
The late sales of thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle in Kentucky were very largely
attended by breeders, who manifested great
confidence in the future of this interest.
Fine breeding stock brought good round
prices, much better than the prevailing
prices of last year. The promising future
of this interest fully justifies the marked
revival of remunerative prices. This country
must grow more and more beeves for the
foreign market each year, and it only pays
to ship the best grades to that market.
The trouble with most persons who keep
horses, no matter wfaeth',^on farm tor farm
work or lor driving puf ses, is they feed
too much hay; and to tm j can be attributed
tbe general sluggishness often manifested
by the horses until they have been working
a couple oi hoars, while their wind is also
much impaired. Night is the only time
when hay should be fed, especially to animals used for quick work, even the slow
plow team should have but little hay at the
morning and noon feeds, but give them a
generous supply at the evening meal. By
doing this your horses will keep in better
spirits and condition, and free from any
I tendency to "pot belly," which horsemen
I so much dislike to see.
His observations were published in alt'
English paper, the Railway News, and afterward in pamphlet form. The writer's
comments are quite as interesting to Amer-|.
ican readers as to English, and they are
decidedly more cheerful reading on this^
than on the other side of the Atlantic, fori
Mr. Harold's impressions are not encouraging either to the Euglish farmer or the
English stockholder in the American railroads that have absorbed the most British
capital. In regard to the meat supplying
capacity of the United States, Mr. Harold
presents a liberal array of facts, many of,
which he borrows from those furnished by
Mr. Finlay Dun, the special correspondent
of the London Times, that accompanied
Messrs. Reed and Pell, of the Royal Commission, when in the United States last
year. Mr. Harold dwells at length on the
small cost of cattle raising and transportation in this country.
One of the facts he mentions is the sale in
Chicago ot seven car-loads of grass-fed
Texas cattle, which had been driven 200
miles and then carried by railroad 1,025
miles, weighing on their arrival 813 pounds
each on an average. They were bought
here at $2 90 per cental to be canned and'
shipped to England, and the seller expressed himself aa very well satisfied with
the price he got for his animals. These
cattle could have been delivered in Liverpool on the hoof, Mr. Harold calculates for>
two and a half pence per pound, and he asks
if the English farmer can compete with
such figures. Six pence per pound for beef
in England is now paying a fair profit to
Philadelphia exporters of dead meat, and
Mr. Harold thinks that, before JoDg, prime
American beef will be sold in England for
four or five pence. "The simple fact" he
says, "tbat 1,215,?32 cattle, 6,448,330 hogs
and 325,H9sheep were marketed in the city
of Chicago in one year, is of itself a striking
proof of the resources of that great northwest country, and of its ability, seeing
that cattle-raising in that section is only
in its infancy, to meet the demand from
Europe to any extent."
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Value of one Improved Animal.
In Mr. Bonner's barn we noticed a
good Short-horn bull, two years . old
last spring, thorough-bred, registered, that
cost f 150 we believe. He was kept for the.
double purpose of improving the stock of
the farm arid of the neighborhood as well.
His progeny for the present year will number at least 60, yielding to say $120, though
a considerable'number of these will be iri!
the home herd. A little figuring willshow
the value of a single such animal. The
calves will be worth J8 to ?10 each at ono
day old, while the ordinary "natives" sell*
for only fl each when dropped—an increase
of f7 to $9 eaoh. Call the increased value
only $5 each, a very low estimate, and the
increased value of the 60 calves will be ?300,
or twice the cost of the bull. But look
ahead a little: The expense of raising 60
animals to three years old will be about the
same for natives or good grades, but at that
age the improved animals will sell for at
least $25 more per head—equivalent for the
608nimals of this one year's get, to at least
11,500. Let it .be kept in mind that this
result will surely come from keeping this
the great"fAass—of farmers do- not hesitate
!*tb graft their native apple-trees with improved cions, yet they are satisfied to keep
on raising, caring for, and using "scrub"
animals, when every dollar .expended in
improved blood is speedily returned many
fold.—American Agriculturist.
'ijctmnarji*
Proceeds   of 100  Ewes   for    One
Tear.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Wool to H. Posey „ .: $250
Thirty choice ewe lambs to John T. Hlnchman
tt, 8on...„  _yx>
Seventy second choice Iambs to John T. Hlnchman & Bon - 255
One buck lamb to John H. Noble, Grant Co  10
One buck lamb to Burt Reeves. Rush Co   10
One buck lamb to Marlon Gardener, Rash Co.  10
One buck lamb to T. Wlnship __..„„ - 10
,      Total   |84.
'Ten bucks on hand.
Kri'iCo.                                     L. McD.
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Who can Beat this.
Editors Indiana Farmen
We have a ewe that had twin lambs the
first of February, and raised one, the other
one died when it was about two months
old. Last Sunday, July 25, the same ewe
had twin lambs again and both lambs are
living and doing well, one white, and the
other black; The first two were white.
If anyone doubts jfhis just come to the
farm ot James F. Hawkins and see the
three lambs now living.
Washington Ind.  .      A. P> Hawkins..
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This department Is edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, anthor ot Navin's -Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Rules to be observed by those expecting correct
answers:
1. State the rate of pulse.
2. The breathing. '
3. The standing attitude.   ,
'* '.. AJ>pearaficeor»a__f^~^'r*-^^<--'-> 'V ~~".'*-
5. If cough, and secretion from nose, whether
glands between the JaWB can be felt, and how near
tbe bone,
6. If breathing Is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sonnd, no time must be lost In blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every two hours,, for time ls too short for an answer.
7. Parties desiring answers by mail must enclose a
stamp.
an acari, or little living insect, which is the
cause of the itching.   Those must be killed,
and to do so, use red precipitate mixed In
lard, three parts of the latter to one of the
former applied daily, or a decoction of tobacco; boil one ounce of tobacco in a gill of
water; use twice daily; those insects being
the  effect of a watery  condition  of the
blood, use the following:   Blood-root, flour
of sulphur,  black  antimony,  pulverised
nitre, sulphate of iron, of each two ounces;
ginger four ounces; mix.   Dose, one teaspoonful three times per day in chop or mill
feed, wet; give doses for two days.
" Mad Itch.
Editors Indiana'Farmer:
My cow is six years old, has a «alf 18
days old; all at once she got apparently
mad, her head down and sucking her foreleg, almost impossible to raise it, but if it
is raised she turns to her right Bide and
sucks continually, and is perfectly cold.
Wm. R.
In all the books I kave read, and all the
lectures I have heard, besides the 45 years'
experience, I never read, heard or experienced those symptoms. Indigestion,
mad itch, so called, I suppose is the complaint; if so, sbe will be beyond recovery
before the Farmer reaches you. Give her
one quart of whisky with one quarter ounce
of capsicum mixed in; rub the itchy parts
with capsicum, red pepper.
Lame Mare, Eto.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
I have a lame mare; she seems to be stiff
in her shoulders; she stumbles when she
walks or turns round, has been that way
since last iall. Has a colt two months old.
I also have a fine cow that has been lame
for some time, and her hoof seems to be
rotting; it is broke loose between the parts
of the hoof. W. J. B.
I see you are in the habit of neglecting
sick animals. If you let me know how or
where your mare is affected, I will give
you my opinion cheerfully.
Your cow has foot-rot, I presume. Take
spirits of turpentine'and rub it once per
day over the bifiex canal in the cleft, or if
you please, between the hoofs; this canal
is stopped, and the natural secretions oan-
not escape, she will then throw out a new
hoof.
Raising Horses.
While in Chicago a few weeks ago, we
were much impressed with the number
and kind of horses employed in tbaf'won-
dej^of the West." It will be interesting
the enumerator's report. Where do all
these horses come from? How long do
they last here? How often does the entire
stock have to be replenished? are questions
I would often ask myself.
'J In the first place aa far as the present
generation in Iowa is concerned they need
never fear that the demand for good,
Square-built, stylish 1,200 to 1,400 pound
horses will not equal the snpply. We
heed have no anxiety, there will be buycrs
for all such horses we tan raise, at prices
that will pay us well for raising. For little plugs from 700 to 1,000 pounds there is
but little demand. We are not partial
either to these great ovargrown'slow-pokes.
We had enough* of oxen in our younger
days. The market demands action as well
as weight. y -_■ .".*
,' Let the farmer choose .his best mares,
large, with roomy hips, of good action,
perfect and sound, and breed them .to imported stallionB, or some of their pure-bred
stock,and he will hardly fail tb find it very
profitable.
We must avoid this fatal error, viz: breeding to a low grade horse. While most farmers are awakening to the importance of
breeding their cows to only pure and well-
bred bulls, they are yet far behind in the
matter of demanding as pure and good
breeding for their mares.
. A colt can be raised almost as easily as a
steer, and our formers may count on $150
fbr every colt that he can raise to four years
bf age, if of good action, sound, stylish and
weighs 1,200 pounds.—Cor. Stockman.
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TAKE   BTOTICI-.
Inquiries for this department written on
both sides of the paper cannot be used, and
will be thrown into the waste-basket without notice. Pay attention to this rule if you
wish answers to your inquiries.
' Query.
Editors Indiana Farmer;
I have a horse which was castrated at
three years of age, but since then one of
the cords has come down, which gives him
the appearance of a rigling. It does not
seem to hurt him, but might injure the
sale of him.   Can the cord be cut off?
S. C. F.
Certainly the cremaster can fee cut off,
but if he is not string-proud it never will
injure him. Anybody can cut it, but you
must clamp it, lest he may bleed.
Blister It.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What shall I do for my colt, two years
old? A lump tbe size of a hulled walnut
is growing on the pastern joint, not in the
place of ring-bone, but on the joint just
above the outside, and is hard like bone.
If I must blister, how, and with what? Is
glass eyes, so-called,' more liable to blindness than of common color?
SOHSCRIBER.
Blister with Spanish fly jounce, and
spirits of turpentine half a pint; mix and
rub in well with the hand once per day for
several days.
Spavin Cure.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What will cure a spavin in a horse about
12years old?- B. M. B.
Rock Island Co., 111.
If the spavin is of recent occurrence,
blister severely until the parts are quite
sore, using daily applications; rub in hard
with the hand; after vessecation is complete use every alternate day for 10 or 12
days, then grease. If of long standing the
enlargement will remain. Use the blister
ordered for subscriber in this issue.
Blood Spavin.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I notice in the Farmer that every
farmer has the right to a<k questions and
receive answers concerning stock. I take
the privilege to inquire about my colt. He
is one year old and very large. Last winter he got one of his hind legs hurt, caused
by running and playing; there is a soft
lump on the knee-joint on the inside. He
is hearty and looks well, don't limp any.
What is the cure?, H. K.
Is the lump on the knee or on the hock-
joint. It must be the hock, the joint of the
hind limb, if so, he has blood spavin. Use
the remedy recommended subscriber in
this issue. I never saw a tumor on the inside of a colt's knee.
Itching.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My neighbor has a valuable horse that is
effected greatly by an itching tumor on
the top of his neck where the collar works.
When he gets hot he is worse. J. H.
The itching complained of is caused by
The Bichmond Champion Grain
Drill.
There is no implement of husbandry in
use that has been more improved than the
grain drill. Sometime ago, while at the
factory of the Wayne Agricultural Company, in Richmond, this State, we carefully
examined the late improvements on the
Richmond Grain Drill, and we believe now
that this is one of the most perfect implements of its kind which is in use. To Mr.
Jesse P. Fulghum, now with the Wayne
Co., is due to the splendid improvements
on grain drills, and this one in particular.
IOne of the latest and best of these improvements is the feed device of the Richmond
Champion, by which the grain Is fed regular and not by spurts as in other drills.
This machino's drill hoes are made on scientific principles, run much lighter and
clear themselves.   Raising tho hoes out of
the ground, throws the feeding mechanism
out  of   gear;  and   letting   them   down,
throws it in gear.   Another improvement
is, that the grass seed box is detachable; so
that when the farmer has done seeding, it
can be removed and emptied of the remaining seed.   Made in this way it also
prevents water from gettting Into the seed
by running down the side of the grain box.
Underneath the grass seed hopper is placed
an adjustable, deflecting board, by means
of which the grass seed may be scattered,
either in front or behind the hoes, at will.
The lifting bar in front of the hopper is a
new and important improvement, whereby
the driver can raise and lower the hoes
with the lever, while he is sitting on his
seat, or when walking behind the drill;
thus doing away entirely  with the lifter
bar in the rear of tha drill, heretofore used
for that purpose.   The land measurer on
the end of the hopper accurately measures
the ground actually sown, as it is not in
operation when the hoes are raised, and
the machine is not seeding.   In the construction  of the newly improved spring
hoe they have completely superseded the
necessity for the use of rubber, which  has
been the cause of so much trouble and expense to the farmer.   Instead of the rubber they use a spring made of the best
steel.   By the'use of this spring the farmer
is  able,  without  detention,   trouble,   or
breakage to work land that is stumpy or
rocky, and do it much better than he can
with any other spring hoe.
This machine has a new fertilizer attachment which is the best ever invented, and
can be attached and detaclied at will. This
attachment is so made as to grind or cut to
powder the coarsest fertilizer and clear itself, whereas others clog and have to be
cleared frequently. We give a cut of tbe
drill on this page.
The manufacture of coal tar dyes has
become an important branch of industry
in Germany, one establishment employing eleven hundred workmen in its
manufacture.