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VOL. XV.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUG. 21,   1880.
NO. 34.
FOB SALE.
OR SALE-Three nice Berkshire male pigs, 'our
months old at reasonable price. Address INDI-
F
ANA FARMER CO,
FOR SALE-Farms—In various parts of Indiana,
by  M.  ARBCCKLE, Agent, M East Market
street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
FOR SALE—Sheep—A choice lot of ewes.   Prices
reasonable. Address J. F. MICK, No. 66» North
Alabama street, Indianapolis, Ind.
EOR SALE—Scholarship complete coarse ln Indianapolis Bostness Commer.lal college. Address
J. H. V. SMITH, Indianapolis, Indiana.
FOR SALE-or  Trade—A  tb.orongb.bred  Jersey
bull, 3 years old.   Pedigree sent on application.
A. C. SHORTRIDGE & CO , Indianapolis.
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It Is estimated that sheep to the value of
130,000 were killed by dogs ln Kentucky ln
1879.
The Cotswolds and Leicesters are the
favorites of all the long-wooled sheep in
this country.
FOR SALE-A No. 1 thoroughbred bull, two yesrs
old. good size, color red.   Recorded in the 18lh
Vol. A. H. B.  J. W. OI.EEN, Arlington, Ind.
FORBALE-1,'«>,000 Strawberry, Raspberry, Car-
rant, Gooseberry and Blackberry plants. Send
ms a list of what you want and we will give special
prices.   H. M. SIMPSON <jfc CO., Vincennes, Ind.
FOR SALE—A flne 2 year old Short-horn boll,
good pedigree Call at my farm, 2S miles south
of Kokomo, or address J. A. WILDMAS, Indianapolis, Ind. ,
FOR SALB-50,000 Peaeh and Wild Goose Plum
trees. Also a flne lot of Irl3h Junipers, Balsam,
Fir and Hemlock. H. M. SIMPSON * CO., Vlu-
•ennes, Indiana.
EOR SALK-The largest stock of Fruit and Orna-
namental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, etc.. In the
West. H. M. SIMPSON * CO., Proprietors of Knox
Nurseries, Vincennes, Indiana. eow
OR SALE—The Danville Nursery offers special
     Inducement, to the trade. Send for special rate
on large orders.   Club together and buy at 1,000
rates.   T. C. BARNUM, successor to A. Furnas.
F
EOR SALE—The new Improved Remington Sewing Machines, at Uereth's Shirt Factory. No
37 West Market street, Indianapolis, Ind. Call and
examine. You will And It greatly to your advantage to do so.
FOR SALE—Indianapolis Nurseries will have full
Una of stock ln sale ground, 134 North Pennsylvania street, Indianapolis, Ind., early la October.
Special inducemeuts on planting and ln_»»*"fi*n
quantities ln any part of the st»t«_ u. v. BAH-IUM.
TTlORRA"-" OR TRADE—A good farm of 133
—Jt. acres ln Southern Indiana; frame house of six
rooms, large barn, well, cistern, and plenty or outbuildings. Possession given ln time for wheat sowing, see CULLODEN & CO., Baldwin's block, Indianapolis.
FOR RALE—Two young Jersey bulls and two ball
calves of the very best butter family ln 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 horse. T. J.
JOHNSON, Greencastle, Ind.
FOR SALE—Poland China boar, Prince Albert,
near 2 years old, took Hrst prize at the St. Louis
fair, also Indiana State fair, besides several county
fairs, is very line and a grand show hog. Also a fine
lot of pigs the get of Prince Albert. Address, or call
on, D. L. THOMAS, Rushville, Indiana.
F
OR SALE—Very low, by the herd or singly,
_ _ Short-horn cows, heifers, calves and bulls. All
registered and good animals. Imported Chaudas,
22350, stands at the bead. Eggs of Brown or White
Leghorn chickens for sale at 75c per dozen. Address
JACOB TAYLOR jfc SON, Spiceland, Ind.
The secretary of the
Growers- Association has
of our sheep to Japan.
National Wool-
l'ately taken 200
EOR SALE—A finelot of thoroughbred Short-horn
ca.tle, including cows and heifers, some of tbem
tine show animals and ready for the show ring; also
very line bull calves to go at weaning. Also, a line
lot of Pola,Jd Chinas of both sexes and dark colors.
Call on, or address GEOBOE W. THOMAS, Homer,
Rush Co., Ind.
FOR SALE—Good farm cheap; 17S acres In Fayette county, Indiana: 130 acres ln cultivation.
Good buildings and all In good repairs; 1>_ mUes
from railroad station; M mile from pike. Easy payments and long time. For further information call
at the farm, or address M. DACBENSPECK, Ben-
tonvllle, Fayette Co., Ind.
FOR SALE—A farm or 146 acres lying one-halt
mile north of Bloomington on Indianapolis
road; 90 acres ot the land cleared, balance ln timber.
There ls a good brick dwelling house on the farm, a
frood barn and a splendid apple orchard. The land
s watered by springs of pure water, and Is well calculated for a grain or stock farm. For further particulars apply on the premises or address M4 RY A.
ROBERTSON, Bloomington, Indiana, P. O. box 452.
TO EXCHANGE-Three pairs of exhibition Buff
Cochin chicks, pair of Red Pile Games, pair oi
Black Javas pair of P. Kock fowls, pairof Pan Cochin fowls, two Fredrick's pat. three-horse equal
tiers, four lone exhibition coops, for a pair of exhibition Black Hamburgs, Houdans. White C. B. Polish. White Cochins, Part. Cochins chicks, Scotch
terrier, or offers.  SID. CONGER, Fiat Rock, Ind.
A sale of blooded stock, consisting of
Cotswolds, Short-horns and Clydesdales,
the property of S. W. Dngan, Johnson
county, takes place in September.
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A fleece of five pounds ot wool .grown in
a year, requires   a  daily  growth of only
about one-fifth of an ounce, which can take
but a small proportion of food to produce.
 «. .
ELDERSAMUELFBAZEE,RushCo.,has arrived home from the Kentucky Short-horn
sales well pleased with the upward tendency
of Short-horns. He brings back a$300year-
ling bull bred by James Hall, Paris, Ky.
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Wool yielded by cross-bred Merino and
mutton sheep is held by the manufacturer
to be of great value, producing a combing
wool that gives softness and cloth-like
ohaxnotor to our fabrics not found ln those
abroad.   .        .
Mb. G. W. Thomas, Rush Co. Ind., has
just sold two suckling Short-horn Jaull
calves, to go at weaning time, at fair prices.
His demand for calves is good this year,
and he is selling them all before they are a
month old.
Wh, A. Macy, Henry county, Ind., has
a fine lot of Poland China pigs. He expects to show some very fine hogs, Cotswold sheep, and Devon Cattle this season.
His stock has done unusually well this season and are entirely free from disease.
The Short-horn sale of J. L. Doty, Middletown, Ohio, on Wednesday of last week,
was well attended, and prices were quite
satisfactory to the proprietor. Sheriff J. T.
Pressley, this city, purchased several cows
and heifers and one bull at an averageprice
of about $200..
By the cross ofa thoroughbred male upon
selected common ewes, and the best of
feeding, even the first generation,will show
a decided change in the period of maturity,
making a larger growth, and showing a
fuller development in twelve months than
the dams had shown in eighteen months.   ,
The Auditor of the State of Ohio gives
the following detailed statement showing
the number of the general classes of live
stock in Ohio returned for taxation in 1880:
1680.
Hogs   1.974,808
Cattle.  l.t«4,-;88
Sheep..-  4,195,462
Horses      718,658
Mules, etc „..      15,924
TKICMPH GRAIIC IWILIs, Hauufaclured by J. W. Stoddard «__. Co., Dayton, Ohio,
flesh. These Shropshlres are equally divided, ewes and rams. These in addition
to those J. J. Dodge & Son have of their
own breeding make one of the finest flocks
of Cotswolds and Shropshlres on the 'conti
nent.
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«IpOO watch Jeweled and warranted two years.
When ordering state name of express office. Watches
sent C. O D. with privlledge of examining belore advancing any money. N. A. STEVENS, Jeweller,
Brandon, Wisconsin.
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We apply It (Boiling Hot) to shingle roofe.
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PAINT. We apply It (Boiling Hot) to shingle roofe.
It brings cnrled shingles down smooth. It prevents
rot. It will make your shingles last tbree times as
long. We guarantee lt to do Just what we say. W.
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FOR   BENT,
EOR REKT—Farms as follows:
100 acres Jackson county, Ind.
160Clinton count;, Ind.
10 acres Marlon county, Ind.
These farms are also for sale on easy terms.
CHAS. E. COFFIN,
34 X. Delaware street, Indianapolis.
WAX TED.
WANTED-A large  Cotswold ram with heavy
tipece.   Give sge,   weight  and price.   J. R.
TOMLINSON, Fairland. Shelby county, Indiana.
"TTTANTED—To buy a yearling Short-born Dull of
VV     a strain  with agood   butter  record.   Also a
Cotswold buck same age.   Address Box 591, Huntington, Indiana.
WANTED—A large Cotswold buck, not over 3
years of age. with heavy fleece, write to me,
give price, ape, weight of carcass and fleece. JOSEPH L. BRENTON, Petersburg, Pike county, I*d.
M
ONEY to loan on Improved Farms at7per cent,
interest.   M. E. VINTON, Indianapolis, Ind.
A distinctive feature ofthe fairs ofthe
Jasper County Agricultural Society is
the rigid exclusion from the grounds of
every species of gambling, confidence
games, and the sale of Intoxicants. The
managers believe that fairs may be conducted successfully without subjecting
the youth and inexperienced to the.de-
' moralization of these vices.
Different Breeds of Sheep.
Editors Indiana Farmer: j
My experience and observation !•_ that
to keep 1,000 Cotswold or Leicester .sheep,
200 pounds each, will require a farm of 000
acres; whilst the 1,000 75-pound M'rinos
can be well cared for and fed on 200 acres.
Another proof of the value of Merinos its:
wherever we find men who have gone into
sheep-husbandry as a business, and have
succeeded, not irom fancy sales, but from a
legitimate, straight-foward course oA producing wool and mutton,we find the~ have
the Merino sheep. Go into the sheep districts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illino-8,Texas
or any other State, and we find thajf£_Uiig
olass of men have 10 Merinos to one of the
larger breeds. Such men would abandon
any .class of sheep that is not profitabi^.and
accept that which is, hence I must linfer
that the Merino is most profitable. "JFrom
I860 to 1874 I was more or less engaged in
sheep business; also from 1852 until U856
In both instances I found more profit in
the Merinos than any other breed; bus my
Merinos weighed a little more than 75
pounds; and my Cotswolds did n^t all
weigh 200 pounds. My Merino ewes
clipped from six to nine pounds wool In the
dirt; my Cotswolds under the same treatment clipped from four to five pounds in
the dirt. I have shorn Cotswolis • that
weighed nine to 12 pounds; so I have"shorn
Merinos that weighed from 16 to 20 pounds,
but in either case they were extras.   .
E. P.W.
1879.
2,011,649
1,680.00.
4-97,261
730 642
*  26,79s
At a late sale at the American Jersey cattle stables, New York city, a four-year-old
Jersey, Lass of E<lith,owned by Hon. Thos,
B. Failes, sold for $1,425. The cow Myra,
owned by the same, brought $ 1,400. During
May both cows produced between 16 and 17
pounds of butter per week, each. Two
yearling heifers brought respectively $825
and $810.
A correspondent ai Frankfort, Germany, writing to the New York Bulletin,
says the experiment of importing live hogs
from the United States to Germany has
proved a success. Of the 900 which were
shipped in the Berlin, only 40 died during
the voyage out, and this being less than
five per cent, is regarded as very trifling.
This cargo was imported for a large packing-house in Hanover.
Profitable Short-horns.
In 1808, at B. B. Groom's first Short-horn
sale, Wm. L. Snyder, Montgomery county,
Ky., purchased two heifers that were ofthe
Young Phyllis family.   He  has  sold   already over seven times the amount in cash
int-ested,and has the money for them.   He
has now 54 bead that are worth more money
at the prevailing prices of this year than
the  farm upon  which  they  have   been
reared and handled.   All of these  are descendants of the first two heifers purchased
by Mr. Snyder, and during tbat period occurred the great panic of 1873 and the  depression in Short-horns thereafter, but as
will be seen even at the lowest prices yet
obtained on Short-horns they are still the
most profitable stock a blue-grass  farmer
can handle.   Yonng farmers who desire to
get along in the world should remember
this and purchase a few good ones at tbe
approaching sales, and our woriforit,thex
will" never    regret    their    action—Clark
County (Ky.) Democrat.
and are held firmly against the end of the
seed-cups, so that the shaft or wheels cannot have the slightest lateral motion. The
regulating cylinders are attached to a sep-
erate iron bar, that extends through all the
seed-cups, and is moved by a serew at the
end of the hopper, and can be moved
either much or little as desired, and then
firmly locked in position, thus making a
perfect feed-wheel, either large or small, to
suit the quantity desired to be sown.
There is no possible chance of lateral motion, thus insuring a uniformity of quantity sown, whether the ground be hilly or
level. There are many other f sfually important and valuable features in this drill
which have made it a great favorite
wherever nsed.
of bugs the cause. Hay a very light crop.
Apples plenty. Good land for tobacco from
$300 to $500 per acre, very little to be had
at any price. Good 1,200 pound horses
young and all right $200. Farm laborers
wages from $1 25 to $2 per day without
board. L. F.
_P>-E!sUr-»-l-I.TA_«:iA.
Mifflin Co., Aug. 13.—Wheat not more
than a half crop. Oats less than a half
a crop. Corn promises good. Fruit half
crop.   Hay two-thirds crop. C, K.
York Co., Aug. 11.—Wheat not as good
as last year. Rye was poor, the rust killed
it. Oats are not more than half a crop.
Corn and potatoes are promising for a good
crop. Clover seed will be a good crop.
Apples are plenty and not worth much at
| present. J. F. C.
VIROINIA.
Lebanon Church, Aug. 10.—Corn crop
first-rate. Very little fruit; peaches almost
an entire failure. Land worth from $25 to
$100 per acre. Labor on farm $10 per
month. Excellent season for corn and all
kinds of vegetables. Aveiage yield of
wheat 15 bushels per acre. H. E. W.
Cumberland Co., Aug. 9.—Wheat
yielded about one-half crop. Oats almost
an entire failure. Tobacco about one-half
crop planted, looking tolerably well. But
little fruit; no peaches. Corn looks well,
and prospects for a fine crop.
$5 to $S per acre. Labor $4 to $
Land from
! per month.
A. J. G.
DAKOTA.
^efermmrg*
FIRE SHEEP.
J. J. Dodge & Son, South New Lyme, O.,
importers and breeders, have just received
from- England a shipment of Cotswolds,
Oxford and Shropsli;edown sheep, six
choice yearling rams from the flocks of
Messrs. Mace, Game and Cole; also 20
ehoice ewes from the flocks of Henry Cole,
Gloucestershire, England. Coming from
the above breeders, these sheep need no
further recommendation as to there good
qualities. Also ten Shropshlres from the
flock ofthe late C. W. Hamilton,Hamwood,
Ireland, almost as old a flock as their is in
England. He commenced fully 30 years
ago with as good as he could get then and
bred them carefully up to now, using rams
from good flocks at high prices, paying
from 50 to 100 guineas each for them. Ten
other Shropshires from the flock of Mr.
Crawford, Pitlowe in Scotland, not as
long founded but from the best flocks he
could get them; having ewes from Mrs.
Beach, a very successful shower and breeder. Her rams and ewes sold higher on an
average than any fl6ck in England. A few
years ago he also used rams from Lord,
Chesham, another noted breeder and many
others, until he has established a flock
noted for three things, size, wool and lean
Improved Breeds of Cattle. *
The following from the Mark Lane Ex
press should be especially read by those
who take exception to the efforts being
made to improve our cattle: "Americans
have done more for the rank and file of
their common native breeds in the last five
years, than English farmers have done for
their rank and file during the last twenty
years_ If any one doubts this let him go
and look at a lot of imported American
beasts,and then go to the fairs and markets
ol any part of the country—with the exception of certain breeding districts—and draw
his own conclusions. Of course the United
States cattle we now receive are the best
they have to send; quite the pick of their
markets; but five years ago they had few,
if any, as good to send. As things are going on now, the cattle of Colorado and Texas will be a long way ahead of our ordinary cattle in ten years'time.
 m   m>    s
Short-Horns and Prices.
In speaking of the late Cochrane Shorthorn sale at Chicago Union Stock Yards,
the Kentucky Live Stcek Record recalls
tbe fact that at Mr. B. F. Vanmeter's sale
in July, 1875,33 head, (25 cows and eight
bulls,) made an aggregate of $55,840. The
25 cows averaged $2,000; the eight bulls
$464 22, the average of the whole 33 head of
cows and bulls was §1,691 11. So this sale
doubled in the average of cows that of Cochrane & Cannon's cows,and exceeded the general average of bulls and cows by $785 ll.and
there was not a Bates, Duchess or Duke in
Mr. Vanmeter's sale. Again in October,
1875, at Groom & Son's sale, 64 cows sold
for f 108,435, average $ 1,709 92; and nine
Dulls sold lor $14,01G,average $1,557 22; general average, 1,690 50. Mr. Vanmeter's sale
was slightly the highest in general average
we think of any ever made in Kentucky,
and markedly so in the average of cowb.
We confine this to cattle bred in America,
or partly so or partly imported. The sales
of the Northern Kentucky Importing Association of 1853, of imported animals,
made an average in bulls, (10) of $2,868 10,
and in cows (15) of $1,308; general average
$1,932. This in cows was far below the sales
of Mr. Vanmeter or Groom, though larger
in bulls. The average of the Cochrare &
I Cannon sale was for cows $1,000 10;for bulls
$654; general average $906.
This department is edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon; anthor of .Navin's Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Bnles to be observed by those expecting correct
answers:
1. State the rate of pnlse.
2. The breathing.
3. The standing attitude.
4. Appearance of hair.
5. If congh, and secretion from nose, whether
glands between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. II breathing Is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time must be lost ln 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.
Horse's Eyes.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I would  like  to  know  what
horse's  eyes.   They run a great
ails my
deal of
Casselton, Aug. 6.—Spring wheat is the '
principal crop raised in this vicinity. The
great Dalrymple farms are located here.
On the average the crop looks well; will
average about 20 bushels per acre. Harvesting has not fairly commenced yet.
Monday will probably see it in full blast.
Laborers are very plenty and wages cannot be over $2 dollars per day. Land is
worth from $10 to $50 per acre according to
location and improvements. Heavy horses
and mules are worth from'$150 to $200 each.
Wheat is quoted SOc. Oats 45c. Potatoes
25c. D. C.
IMt
^farm^
INDIA-tTA.
Daviess Co., Aug. 12.—Weather has been
very dry for four week. Wheat was a good
crop. Oats very poor. Corn moderate
crop. Stock hogs plenty, doing fine. People have mostly commenced plowing for
wheat. Only about one-half done thresh
ing. B. S.
Decatur Co., Aug. 7.—Wheat nearly all
thrashed, does not tnrn out very good, in
some places from 10 to 27 bushels per acre.
Corn poor, some will have no oorn where
not underdrained. Oats nearly a failure,
not mnch cut; rust the cause. Flax not
much better, too much rain in the spring,
and too mnch rag-weed. E. G.
Switzerland Co., Aug. 12.—The farmers have harvested a heavy crop of hay,
and generally well saved. The prospect
for a heavy corn crop is very favorable at
present. Wheat will perhaps average five
bushels per acre and mostly threshed.
Heavy crop of oat straw, but badly damaged by  rust, consequently grain is light.
.    E. C. C.
Carlisle, Aug. 7.—Mr. Charles Dailey,
a farmer near this place, has just thrashed
331 bushels of wheat, the product of 12
acres, on which he sowed 5% bushels of
isurots a   s.jjes.    ±uvy   run  a  great,  ueai oi   «,w,  wis   -,_-_*._-  jjjjjsjjjjw v^b jju^d_o  v»s
water, and a yellow matter.   The sight does  seed; for his whole crop of 70  acres he
not seem to be affected. L. H. P,
Take an egg, break a hole in the end,
pour out the albumen; mix with Bait until
quite stiff; set in clear coals, burn while it
continues to blaze; cool, grind, and blow
into the eye once per day.
Hives.
Editors Indiana Farmen
What ails my mare. Five days ago she
began to swell in lumps at the lower end
of the neck, breast and between fore-legs,
from the size of a hen's egg to that of a
man's fist; lump soft. She eats well and
otherwise appears fll right. J. T. P.
Your mare has hives, although some too
large, or is taking anasarca. If the former, rub with flour of sulphur and butter,
one of the former to three or four of the
latter.
If anasarca, take yellowroot, flour of
sulphur, black antimony, pulv. nitre, sulphate of iron, and resin of each two ounces,
ginger four ounces; mix. Dose, three teaspoonfuls per day in chop, mill feed, or
in a drench.
Is There any Cure?
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have three heifers with their first
calves which have sores just in front of
their front teats, just above their bags.
First comes a scab and looks like a hole;
when it comes it off don't seem to hurt
them. J. V. B.
Either rub with tincture of iodine, or
blister the parts once per day. They are
nothing more than indolent sores, which
never heal unless some inflammation is
created or some stimulant applied.
Tha Triumph.
On this page we give an illustration of
the celebrated Triumph Force Feed Grain
Drill. This implement has many excellent
points peculiarly its own, reckoned almost
indispensable by farmers in a first-class
grain drill. Among them may be mentioned the manner of the feed, which distributes the seed evenly, the old trouble of
other drills being entirely avoided by tbe
Triumph. The feed-wheels of the triumph
are fastened permanently to the feed-shaft,
Missouri.
Jasper Co., Aug. 10.—Wheat threshing
is mostly over, and is yielding from 20 to
125 bushels per acre.   Corn is good and looks
psomising.   Fruit of all kinds in abund-.
from Kansas.       ," A. D.   .
Knobnoster, Aug. 10.—Corn will make
about one-half crop, short on account of
dry weather. It has not rained enough to
lay the dust for over three weeks. Wheat
is good, averages from 10 to 30 bushels per
acre, but little threshing yet, but it is
stacked in good order, ami a large crop was
raised. This country is a flne rolling prairie
with timber along all water courses; the
soil is a rich loam with clay sandstone and
limestone subsoil, different kinds sometimes on the same farm. G. W.
IOWA.
Shambanq, Aug. 9.—Corn crop good.
Wheat good. Oats also fine. Rye and
barley not so good as last year. Tbe apple
crop tolerably good. Judging from present
prospects coan will be more than average.
J. T. H.
Audubon, Aug. 11.—The wheat crop is
excellent, averaging 18 bushels to the acre.
Corn crop going to be simply immense,
acreage one-third more than former years.
Oats and barley good yield. Potatoes and
garden truck never better. This being a
new country there is but little fruit, but
what there is, is good. Land nice and rolling prairie; can be had for about $8 per
acre. Stock is in excellent condition.
Farm hands are worth from $15 to $25 per
month. L. H. W.
NEBRASKA.
Adams Co., Aug. 12.—Wheat will not
yield as much per acre as last year. Aver*
age per acre of wheat eight bushels. Stock
looking well. J. S. B.
Wayne Co., Aug. 10.—Wheat harvest is
over and thrashing commenced; is yielding well. Prospect is good for a big corn
crop.   Cattle look well. S. A. H.
Furnace Co., Aug. 10.—We are suffering
here from a protracted drouth; for 11
months ending the first of July we
had very little rain or snow; since July
first we have had several good showers, but quite dry at present writing.
There is no wheat raised in this county
this year, though there was a large crop
sown, both fall and spring. Corn and millet has been drying up very fast for the
past week. East of us corn is reported
very fine, but from here west very little
will be raised this year. A great many
have left the county, some to find work,
others to stay. Claims- cm be got here
from $50 to $100.
HIC'IIIOAN.
Ottawa Co., Aug. 12.—Our crops are not
as promising this season' as usual; last year
I had 22 acres of wheat and tbieshed 500
bushels, this season I had 45 acres and
1,000 bushels. I>. W.
Sturgis, Aug. 12.—The weather is dry,
too dry to plow some land. Farmers are
busy thrashing and preparing for sowing.
Wheat yields well. Corn prospect good.
Oats a fair crop.   Fruit plenty. S. P.
Berrien Co., Aug. 12.—It is quite dry
here; if no rain comes soon, the crop will
be cut short. Fair weather for threshing.
Generally good crops of wheat. Wheat
will average 20 bushels to theatre.   J. O.
Barry Co., Aug. 10.—Wheat was a good
crop; good average. Oats and corn extraordinary crop. Fruit, immense quantities
of all kinds. Sheep in good demand. Not
much market for hogs. Labor is very
scarce; common month hands $18 to $22; by
the day $1 and $1 20. W. B.
Cass Co., Aug. 12.—Wheat is yielding
from 15 to 35 bushels per acre and of good
quality. Oats a heavy growth but rather
light in head. Corn owing to too much
wet in the spring and the piese,t drouth
will not bo more than h*lf crop. We have
had but a sprinkle of rain in the last four
weeks. A fair crop of apples and peaches.
Binding $2 per dav; pitching hay ar.d wheat
$1 25; threshing $1 25 .,< r day; .oijj-j.o-j
labor $1; per month $15 to fl8. C. V.
sowed %%W_ bushels of seed, the total yield
of which was 1,664 busht-ls. He sowed
broadcast and tried tbe experiment of sowing about one-half the usual amount of
seed per acre, in which he succeeded with
the above results. Wm. H.
, Gosport, Aug. 13.—Wheat most all
threshed in our part of the country and the
yield good, nearly if not quite equal to last
year to take the connty over. Corn is
being cut short; we are very dry, no plowing done for wheat, and won't until it rains.
Fruit fair crop, but damaged by the dry
weather. Copperhead snakes are becoming plentiful, as you will see by the following: On Mr. E.J. Stark's farm adjoining me
there have been 29 killed up to this time,
and in tbe same neighborhood on another
place there were nine killed yesterday.
This is considerable of a snake story,
but nevertheless it is true. After the snake
season is over I will give the total, if there
are more killed. J. V. B.
Al_ jBAJIA.
Leighton, Aug. 9.—Corn half crop.
Fruit goi,d. Cotton promises to be the best
crop we had for years in this valley.    l
TEXAS.
Honey Grove, Aug. 11.—Wheat crop
was half short. Oats ditto. Corn and cotton never was better, acreage about 15 per
cent, more than last year. Fruit crop light
but of a good quality.   Land is on the rise,
J. D. K.
ARKANSAS.
Russellville, Aug. 10.—Bottom corn
excellent; upland tolerably good. Wheat
poor. Oats middling. Peach crop splendid,
Apples not so good. Cotton at the present
very promising. The wild grape crop is
immense, and of large size. E. McC,
MI_si.XE.SOT A.
Stearns Co., Aug. 12.—Wheat harvest
commenced, but some of the late planting
will not de to cut, prospect is that it will
make 25 or 30 bushels to the acre. Oats has
the appearance now of making 75 bushels
to the acre; the late oats best. The summer has been most too wet for corn,
although the corn is growing very fast
now and if frost stays off until the last of
September corn will be good.
omo.
Hockanum, Aug. 11.—The principal crop
here is tobacao and it is a fine crop. Corn
is a fine crop but very little is raised. Potatoes a light crop, dry weather and plenty
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