VOL. XXIV.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., DEO. 14,1889.
NO. 50
STATE AOEICDLTTJSAL IHBTITUTES.
The following circular has been issued
by the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture:
General Information regarding the State
agricultural and [industrial associations.
The gradual inorease in attendance on
these educational meetings, nnder the auspices of tho Board of Agriculture, and
interest manifested, proves the great Dane-it arising therefrom. The lecture hall
is the choice room in the new State-house.
It b on the first and main floor, No. 12;
side entrance, No. 13, During the past
season the rooms have at times filled to
overflowing. Here one meets with the
successful men in their specialties, and an
old rule says, "Always consult and advise
with successful men." We doubt if any
farmer, young or old, with ambition to
keep pace with the enterprising portion of
the community, oan read these programs
without feeling it a duty to attend some
of the meetings, and if he does not "catch
on" to some new ideas he may be able to
impart knowledge to others.
The published proceedings in the annnal
reports of the Board of Agrioulture are
claimed to be the most useful literature of
the kind to the agricultural community,
and almost indispensable to the proper
and thorough prosecution of the manifold
labors connected with the business of
farming.
''These circular programs are issued by
the Board of Agriculture, each association
named as branches of the Board receiving
a portion Ior their use, thus mutually assisting to advertise the meetings.
Ejoh association will have the use of the
lecture room of the State Board the afternoon and evening of dates named, and
forenoon of the seoond day.
BAILBOAD RATES.
To secure reduced rates, delegates mnst
pay full fare coming and take a receipt for
same from ticket agent. All railroad tioket
agents are furnished with blank receipts
or certificates for this purpose, whioh ars
known as "Central Traffic Association
Certificates." However, should any tioket
agent be without these certificates, the applicant should take a receipt for full
amount of fare, naming the station where
ticket is purohased and the road or roads
over whioh delegates will come. All who
seoure suoh certificates and have them endorsed by the seoretary of such meeting,
can get a return ticket at one cent per
mile, making one and one-third fare for
the round trip.
INDIANA DELEGATE STATE B0ABD OF AGBI-
CULTUBE.
January 7, 8 and 9, 1890, Agricultural
Rooms, State house.
Visitors, including ladies, are welcome.
J. N. Davidson, Pres., Whitesville.
Alex. Heron, Secretary, Indianapolis.
STATE  FISH AND GAME CONVENTION.
Thursday, December 19,1889.
12 m., convention meets.
Organization.
Weloome address, His Excellency, Gov.
Hovey.
Order of business.
3 p. m., Address on Fishes of Indiana,
by Prof. Jordon.
■ 7 p.m., Evening session for general business.
Exhibition of speckled trout by Baker
Bros., Borne City.
This convention is called by W. T. Dennis, State Pish Commissioner, Richmond,
INDIANA CANB OBOWBB'S ASSOCIATION.
Eighth Annual Meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 14,
1890 at ip.m.
President's address.
Discussion. ,
Appointing committee on samples.
Election of offloers.
Appointment of oommittee on resolutions, new ofnsers,  program and papers.
A. P. Cleveland paper on Variety of
canes.
Bast manner of cultivating young cane,
by W. P. LMiziian.
Bast manner of delivering cans to mill,
by S W. Tilson.
Q lestlon box.
EVENING SESSION.
C. B. Nicholson, paper on Bwt Mode of
marketing (imp..
The future of sorghum, by E. W. Tom-
ilson.
Bast mode of handling cane on yard, by
John Richmond.
Effaot of chemicals on sorghum slrup,by
Prof. R. T. Brown.
WEDNESDAY, JANOABT 15, 1890, 9 A. M.
Miscellaneous business.
Report of committees.
Discussion.
Award of premiums.
Adjournment.
A. S. Chapman, Pres., Madison.
A. B. Dewy, S3C. Cicero.
INDIANA   BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION.
Tenth Annual Meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 15,
1890 at 1 p. to.
All beekeepers cordially invited to attend. Papers will be read and discussed
by the most prominent apiarists in the
oountry. For program and circulars address,
Dr. E H. Collins, Pres,, Mattsville.
• Geo. C. Thompson, Seo., Southport.
INDIANA TROTTING AND PACING HOBSE
BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION.
~Sixth Annual Meeting, Thursday, Jan. 16,
1890, at Ip.m,
The program will consist of an address
by the president.   v
Reports of seoretary and treasurer.
R.gular order of business.
Papers by Messrs. Covode, Campbell,
Hare, Randall, Cobb, Fussell and others.
Db, C. E. Wright, Pres., Indianapolis.
J. S. Darnell, Seo,, Lebanon.
INDIANA JERSEY CATTLE BREEDERS' ASSO
CIATION,
Eight Annual Meeting, Friday, January 17,
1890 at 11 a. to
Address by the president of the association, D. H. Jenkins. ,
Ragular order of business. Reports of
offloers, etc.
2 O'CL'OCK P. M,
The dairy interests of Indiana, Prof, J.
H. Smart, Iafayett.
Paper, Gov. W. Hoard, of Wisconsin.
The silo, and Silage, Mrs. Kata M. Buslck, Wabash.
Paper. Improvements in butter making, G*o. Jaokson, Baeoh Grove.
Dissuasion.
D. H. Jenkins, Pres., Indianapolis.
Wm. C. Smock, Seo., Indianapolis.
INDIANA STATE POTJLTBY ASSOCIATION,
Friday January 17,1890, a. 7 p. to.
Holding of the minutes of last meeting.
Address and reports of offioers.
Unfinished business.
New business.
Paper on our State fair exhibit, by D. H.
Jenkins, Indianapolis.
Paper on Breeding and showing poultry,
by I. N. Barker, Thorntown.
Paper on Poultry for the farm—Should
not farmers bread pure stookT—by B. T.
Pace, Salem.
Paper on Inoubators, by R. W. Crockett,
Delphi.
Paper oa Poultry vs. beef, by J. Henry
I_oe, Indianapolis.
Paper on Women as poultry breeder;,
by B. N, Pierce, Indianapolis.
Eleotion of officers.
Adjournment.
This Association will hold its annual
banoh, poultry and pet stock show, January 14 to 19,1890, at Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis.
Wm. Tobin, Pres., Indianapolis.
' Major Gbiffin, Sec, Mauzy.
INDIANA SHOBTHOBN BBEEDEBS* ASSOCIATION,
Nineteenth Annual  Meeting,   Wednesday,
Jannary 22,1890, at 1:30 p. m.
President's address.
Imports of officers.
Why farmers should not use grade bulls,
Iiswis Moore, Munoie.
Soience of breeding, H. C. G. Bals.
Care of bnlls from birth to time of selling, W. D. Heagy, Columbus.
Why breed Shorthorns? Hon. Robert
Mitchell.
Why will it pay to give Shorthorns good
caret E, F. Ox-ens.
Most economical manner of feeding
Shorthorns, W. C. Claphan,
Selection, Judge E B, Martindale.
Adjournment.
Judge J. A. Buckles, Pres., Munoie.
H. C. G. Bals, Sao., Indianapolis.
INDIANA WOOL GROWERS' ASSOCIATION,
Fifteenth Annual Meeting, Tuesday, January 21,1890, at 1:30 p. to.
President's address.
Is it best to breed for mutton and let the
wool take oare of itself? Isaac Williams,
Mnncle. Discussion led by John E. Mo-
Gaughey, Gallaudet.
How shall sheep husbandry be managed
to supply our home consumption in wool?
C. Cowgill, Wabash. Discussion led by C.
A. Howland, Indianapolis.
Cin sheep husbandry be made as profitable in America as in England? J. L.
T_.om.pson, Arcana. Discussion, led.by
Hon. J. N. Davidson, Whitesville.
Ho wean sheep husbandry be managed
ln order to make it a success as a specialty
on the farm- M. W. Collott, Metea. Dls-
ousslon led by T. C. Phelps, Greensboro.
Merino against the world. W. Ii. Morse,
Mansfield, O. Discussion led by G. O.
Thompson, Southport.
Silos and ensilage. L. B. Skinner, Denver.
Does depression ln the wool market have
the efleot to improve the fl.ck, and how
can it be? Joshuas.range, Arcana. Discussion led by Fielding Beeler, Indianapolis.
I. N. Cotton, Pres., Traders' Point.
J. R Robe, Sso , Greencastle.
SOCIETY OF INDIANA FLORISTS.
Fourth Annual Meeting, February 26 and 27,
1890, at 2 p. to.
Rare plants and out blooms will be en
exhibition in the Horticultural Room. A
suitable premium list will be prepared in
proper time.
M. A. Hunt, Pres., Terre Hauto,
Wm. G. Bebtbmann, Sec, Indianapolis.
INDIANA   SWINE  BBEEDEBS*   ASSOCIATION,
Fourteenth Annual Session, Thursday, January 23,1890, at 1:30 a. to.
Does raising one litter a year tend to
produce barrenness? W. H. Hughes,
Brownsburg.
How should we cross our stock to seoure
uniformity?   H. C Oiler, Russiaville.
' Is it advisable to feed pigs for breeding
purposes more than two feeds a day?   I.
N. Barker, Thorntown.
Which la the better to used, an aged or
young male?   T. M. R *veal, Clermont.
What is the best care for sow and litter?
R, Thompson, Pittsboro.
EVENING SESSION.
What is the best time for seleoting and
manner of preparing animals forthe show
ring? John Harcourt, New Agnsta; M,
W. Clayton, Rlgdon; Cal Hasselman, Auburn; Joe Cunningham, Bunker Hill.
What is the proper size, texture, and
shape of the bono of the thoroughbred?
John Wilson, Poplar Grove.
Is it advisable to crowd pigs for breeding purposes from farrowing time. Geo.
Soott, Eigletown.
In feeding for the market, what foods
are the best to combine with corn? Garrett Wlkofl, Groves.
How can we tell the age of pigs exhi
bited at fain so as to know that breeders
do not misrepresent the age of pigs shown?
A. J. Ross, Jamestown.
Ajournment.
John H. Bebout, Pres,, Rushville.
J. W. Pieboe, Sec, Peru.
UIHOU OF 0BGAHIZ1TI0HS AMOK0
J7ABMXR8.
At the meetings of the several state organizations among farmers held in St.
Louis last week, the following outline of
union was agre%d upon among all present.
It was also agreed that the farmers
should appoint a legislative committee of
two to act in conjunction with the legislative oommittee of Knights at Washington
to seoure legislation in accordance with
the views of both bodies. A oommon platform was agreed upon on land, money
and transportation reform, and an understanding was arrived at by whioh eaoh
organization will actively assist the other
in every way possible. The executive officers of the two organiz .tions will form a
central oounoil to consult from time to
time upon all matters of j lint interest.
The various farmers' bodies have agreed
upon a plan of consolidation which will,
as soon as the ncosssary references oan be
had to the various State organizations, result in brining about an absolute union in
one body.   It is probable that ln time the
Knights will also join the farmers in  actual union.   In the meantime the leaders
of both bodies are entirely satisfied  with
the practical federation nowconsum mated •
■The National  Farmers'   Alliance has
adopted a long series of resolutions favoring woman suffrage; favoring the reservation of publio land for aotual settlers,
and against the acquisition of lands in the
States and Territories by aliens; forthe
rigid enforcement of the law against railroad corporations that were not complying
with their contracts as to the disposition
of lands;   calling  for the free coinage of
gold and silver, and an amendment to the
law whioh permitted loans to  banks on
bonded security of money at one per cent
while the farmer waa obliged to pay eight
and 10 per cent; favoring the payment of
the public debt as rapidly as possible; opposing bonds as the basis for loans, and
reiterating tho argument against theNa-
ional banking system and in favor of the
greenback dootrine.   Taxes on real estate
mortgages and a graded income tax were
demanded.   Eoonomy in the management
of all departments of the Government was
called for and a special declaration waa
launched against any proposition looking
to the increaso of  Government employes'
salaries.   The liquor trofflo was opposed in
all its forms.   The Hennepin canal proj sot
was indorsed, as  was also that of a deep
harbor on tha gulf coast.   Another resolution was pissed recommending Congress
to take some aotion to compel the  Union
Pacifio and Central Pacifio railroads to pay
their debts, and obj acting to any further
extension of  time.   The Australian system of voting was  enthusiastically indorsed.   The resolution  on the tariff was
as follows:
That we favor suoh revision and reduotion of the tariff that the taxes may rest
as lightly as possible upon productive labor, and that its burdens may be imposed
upon the luxuries and removed from the
necessities of life, and in a manner which
will prevent continued accumulation of
the United States Treasury surplus.
The foregoing resolutions were then
capped by one declaring that the members
of the convention would support no candidate who did not subscribe to the principles enumerated therein.
The following offioors of the Southern
Alliance wero elected: Preaidont, __, ___.
Polk, of North Carolina; vice-president,
D. H Clover, ot Kansas; seoretary, J. H.
Turner, of Georgia; treasurer, William
Hickman, of Missouri; national lecturer,
Benjamib Terrell, of Texas.