A. "weekly- Journal of the Farm,Home and Garden.
VOL. XVII.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1882.
NO. 16.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-Plymouth Kock eirgs, p per 151 ft pet
  33.   Ia. BOUGHTON. Watseka.IlL
F
OR SALE-Pekin docks, *1 50 a ralr.   Kggs U for
fl.   WM. WILSON, Robison, 111. Box »6.	
F
OR SALE—Hedge plants, hedge seed and Blount
corn.   ELISHA __II_L_i, Farmland, Ind.
F
OR BALE-Artichokes-Flne red   Bra_lllan. fl
per bnshel.   J. L. KENTON, Indianapolis, Ind.
F
OR SALB—Pure Valiey White seed corn.  Address A. W. BEWSEY, Colfax, Clinton Co., Ind.
F
OR SALE-Prtie-wlnnlng mammoth Bronte Tur-
keys.Eggs IS per doi.RockhlllBros..Ft.Wayne,Ind
FOR   SALE-Cheap—4,000   on (--Tear-old   Catalpa
8peclosa plants.   OEO.  W.  BLUE, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOB SALE—Royal Fekln duck  eegs, from arst,
elass stock, %1 per IS.   E. L. GUTHRIE, Adams
Indiana.
OR SALE-Plymonth Rock esrgs. p_per 15; fl per
35.   BARCLAY   MOON  A SON, Jerome, Howard eoanty, Ind.
FOR SALE—A yonng Bhort-horn bnll; co. 8, beifers and calves.  Address E. S. FRAZEE, Glenwood, Rush connty, Ind.
FOR SALE—Plymonth Rocks and Oold Spangled
Hamburgs, f5 a pair.   Eggs « for 13.   T. HUL-
MAN, SR., Terre Haute, Ind.
F
OR SALB—A few flne pare bred young Bronse
-*■*-* *     - " Apply soon.
_».     gobblers;   nicely bronzed; low.
JOHN H. SWALES, Logan, Ind.
FOR  SALE—Fonr registered  Jersey ball calve*,
and one cow, herd Beeond to none in  tbe State.
R. S.  DORSEY, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SALE-H Poland China plgg(from recorded
bows), 3 to 4 months old, at f 10 per head, lf or*
dered ln 20 days.   JAS. CLAYPOOL,  Rob Roy, Ind.
FOK SALE— Eggs for batching from prize-winning
White Leg horns and Pea Comb Partridge Cochins.   |3 f orll   DR. W.J. ELSTON, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—Egcs for hatching from high-class
Brown Leghorns and Houdans. Best egg fowls
known. $2 for 13. CHESTER C. FOSTER, Muncie.
Indiana.
FOR SALE—Choice Partridge Coobin cockerels
and pullets, bred from prize winners. Cheap.
Eggs.iSper 13. Address JOHN H. CHRISTIAN,
Roanoke, Ind.
FOR SALE—20 pairs of Black Cochins fc om prize-
winning stock, cbeap, if order, d soon. Also
eggs,C3 per sitting; 2 sittings. |5. R. M. ROSKN-
CKANtt.Hope, Ind.
FOR SALE—Selected seed corn—Yellow Dent,
Learning and Mammoth White, |125 per bushel,
sacks 25 cents each extra. Address JAS. M. BRANSON, Farmland, Ind,
FOR SALE—Two-eeated carriage, Tery cheap,
newly painted, in No. 1 order, just suited for a
farmer. Call at Room 17 Talbott block, or 9b Fletcher
avenue, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—24 bead of CotBwoId ewes with 15 lambs,
also Grey Prince, 3d, at a bargain, all. imported,
now 3 years old, write or come and see them. R. O.
CRIST, New Market, Ind.
FOK SALE-Eggs—Lt. Brabmas, P. Rocks, P. Cochins, Brown Leghorns, Pekin ducks, II50 per
13. Bror. ze turkey egga. $3 per 13. J. L. BRENTON,
Petersburg, Pike county, Ind.
FOR SALE—Fggs from prize-winning Plymouth
Rocks and Buff Cochins.   Send for illustrated
' circular with list of prized won,  mating, etc.   SID.
CONGER, Flat Rock, Indiana.
FOR SALE—A young unregistered bnt thoroughbred Jersey bull calf for sale, cheap if ordered
soon. Is from extra good milkand butter stcck. I.
N. BARKER, Thorntown, Ind.
FORSALE—Oneof the finest yards of Plymouth
■blocks in thia State, eggs tl for 15 or *2 for 35.
PaclTed to ship any distance. J. CVNNINOHAM
& CO., Miami, Miami county, Ind.
FOR SALE-White Pekin duck eggs at$l"*orl3,
and White Holland turkey eggs at_|3 per dozen.
The largest turkeys in the world. JAMES M. MARLOW, Adams, Decatur county, Ind.
FOR SALE—Tilson A Robison. Rocklane, Johnson county, Ind. White and Brown Leghorns,
S. S. Hamburgs, _La.ngka.ns, Aylesbury and Pekin
ducks.   Eggs, $2 per sitting; 3 sittings, $5.
FOR SALE—Poland China boar. Black with white
markings; old enough forserv'ce. Sire and dam
recorded In Ohio P. C R. Price only |151f taken soon.
WM. WILSON, RobinBon, HL, box 96.
FOR SALE-Pedigreed Short Horn cattle and Poland China hogs, over 15 yearsa breeder. Please
state about wbatyou want and address 8. H. AIK
MAN, Box 21, Dana, Vermillion Co., Ind.
OR SALE—One pair of pure bred White Holland
turkeys;   f3 per pair.   White Holland  turkey
eggs, & per dozen.   Aiso Imperial Pekin duck eggs,
fl for 15.   Address A. W. SHELT, Napoleon, Ohio.
F
FOR SALE—Farm—62 acres, four miles northwest
of the city. Well lmrroved. Win "ell a part,
or all of lt, very cheap. Apply to E. CHURCHILL,
on the premises. P. O. address, 417 Indiana avenue,
Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SALE—Jersey bull, Butter Boy, two months
old, beautiful fawn and black points. From
Given's famous Don Pierrot,and one of tbebe. tmilk-
ers In the country. Price $25 (Is well worth J50). SID
CONGER, Flat Rock, Ind. 	
FOR SALE—A fine Jersey bnll two years ol_, none
finer or purer stock. Also five or ten colonies of
bees, healthy and ttrong, and a lot of Lanestroth patent hives. Call on or address ROBINSON MACHINE WORKS, Richmond, fnd.
FOR SALE-Farm—200 acres of land in Jasper
county, 111.; 90 acres prairie and 110 of timber;
best piece of timber In the county; prairie all fenced
and under cultivation, every foot being tillable. For
particulars address JAMES L. WRIGHT, Box 210,
Connersville, Ind.
FOR SALE—A flne farm of 225 acres, 12 miles from
city, and nicely Improved, at very reasonable
terms, possession given immediately if sold soon, or
will sell 120 acres, splendid land. If yon are ready to
buy some at once. Have other farms. V. K. MORRIS, 58 East Market street.
FOR SALE—Essex, No. 6507, A. J. C. C, 11 months
old, color fawn and white, price f50. Cecil, 13
months old, solid fawn color, very fine, not registered, price |40. Leicester, 12 months old, bronze color,
entitled to registry, A. J. H. Book, price $35. Also
one full Dlooded bull calf, 6 montbs old, not entitled to
registry; the last named would trade for sneep.
MR8. T. J. JOHNSON, Greencastle, Ind.
FOR SALE-Plymouth Rock eggs from our tine
yards at Jl 50 per sitting; two sittings, *2 50;
three sittings, $3. Our Plymouth Rocks are truly the
farmers fowl; large size and good layers; four flne
yards, order early. Also orders received and booked
for Faiand Cblna spring pigs. I own the herd that
took most all the leading prizes at St Clairsville, and
West Virginia State fair. Order early and get the
best.   Address J. H. DUNHAM, St. Clairsville,Ohio.
FOR SALE—Seed Potatoes—Reduced price.
Beanty of Hebron.. Stock direct from B. K.
Bliss * Sons, flne size and Wire. A second early .very
productive, good keeper, and best for general crop;
soon out of the way of bugs. Price, per peck, 75c;
bnshel, |2; barrel,}.. Also Bay View melon. I have
afewpouudsef this most excellent melon. Its productiveness ls wonderful. Quality extra good. I
wtll send an ounce of this seed by mail to any address
on receipt of 15c., or four ounces 60c. DR. 8. B. ROBBINS, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
FOR SALE-YOUNG SHORT-HORNS.
3 extra nice bulls, yearlings.
3 extra nice bnll calves, 3 to 6 months old.
3 heifer calves, 3 to 9 months old.
Eudora of Oakland 2d, a fine roan and splendid
milker.
Bright Promise 3d, red aod white, got by Chief of
Little Lehigh, 31,998.
Bright Promise -th, red, got by Forest Napier,11,973.
Donna Rosa, a show cow,      1 .,,. -.„_,_
Donna Rtwa, a show cow, 2d, J ruu eaten
The oldest cow in the above lot is 4 yeara old.
They are all fine breeders and as fine individuals as
any ln this country. The cows were all bred by the
well-known, breeder, Hon. H. C. Meredith, Esq., of
Cambridge City. The catile may be seen at my farm
lmlle west of Richmond. Ind, Address correspondence to FRANCIS A. COFFIN. IndianapoUs, Ind.
WANTED.
-TTTANTED— lJXtO logs to saw hy the thousand. Ad-
W    dress G.R. HENRY, Jordan, Jay connty,Ind.
WANTED—To buy elm, beach, cottonwood and
sycamore logs.   Mills corner of state street
, and Cincinnati railroad.   TUCKER * DORSEY, Indianapolis, Ind.
%wz Motlt.
Since January lst 25,000 fino sheep bave
been taken to Williamson Co., Texas.
Farmers tell ns that grazing is better
now than it has been at this date for many
years.
Condition of live stock in Indiana will
be given regularly each month from the
bulletin of the Bureau of Statistics, as we
published last week.
_	
We have received the catalogue of Sugar
Grove herd of Jerseys, of Jas. P. Ross,
Wabash, Ind. It contains pedigrees of
some exceUent Jerseys.
. •
Harvey McCord, McCordsville, Ind.,
has lately purchased four thorouhgbred
Chester White hogs. There has been quite
a demand for this breed lately.
Four car loads of thoroughbred cattle,
mostly Herefords, arrived at the Fowler
stock farm in Benton county, Ind., a few
days age. The cattle were in excellent
condition, despite six days of railway
travel. The animals were immediately
forwarded to Fowler, where the gentlemen
above mentioned are row feeding over
200 head of imported thoroughbreds, in addition to a large number  of native cattle.
It Sella Them.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
. Please discontinue that advertisement
in regard to Holstein bulls. If you do not
I will not have enough stock left for
"seed." E. H. Anderson.
Rockville, Ind.
Foot Bot in Sheep.
Foot-rot, like small-pox and other eruptive diseases, is highly contagious. What
is generally known as "foul-in-the-foot,"
is not. By confounding the two diseases,
many sheep ownersare confused, and their
testimony, although honest, would not be
definite enough to be reliable. A sheep
which has foul-in-the-foot may get so lame
that it goes about on its knees, and afterwards recover without much care or doctoring. A sheep having the genuine foot
rot never recovers without thorough medical and surgical care. There is a disgusting fetid smell about the genuine foot-rot,
which is never present in "fouls," and enables a shepherd to distinguish the two
instantly. The foot-rot is not infectious
in the true meaning of the term.—Country
Gentleman.
Cattle Restaurants.
Mr. Alfred D. Tingley, of the Humane
Live Stock Express Company, 2 Wall
street,has invented a scteae which le
thinks will put a stop to the present inhuman system of sending cattle long distances without food or water.and slaughtering them in the unfit condition caused by
this treatment. Formerly he invented a
feed-car, whioh was tried, but'was not a
success. The grain and water were placed
on the roof, and passed down by pipes
when required; but the troughs in the
crowded cattle cars got dirty, and the animals refused to eat out of them. An attempt was then made to substitute cars
with compartments, so as to keep the cattle separate, but this rendered the cars unfit for any other purpose on the return
trip, and was abandoned.
Mr. Tingley's present scheme is a simple
one. It is to establish a number of "cattle
restaurants" along each line of railroad
that transports stock. They will be 200
miles apart, and the cattle can be fed and
watered every twelve hours. When a train
with a load of cattle on board gets within
twenty miles of one.of these restaurants a
telegram will be sent to the officer in charge,
and when the train arrives everything will
be in readiness. Great iron cups, about as
large as, and something of the shape of a
good sized kitchen pot, will contain food
and water, run into them through rubber
pipes from tanks above. The train will
stop between two rows of these troughs,
those on one side containing water, and
those on the other side holding four quarts
of food consisting of a mixture of ground
corn, oats, and cut hay." Each car will
have sixteen openings on each side, all of
which can be easily closed when the car,
which need be nothing more than an ordinary cattle car such as is at present use<%
is required for other purposes on the return
trip. Into each of these openings a trough
with food or water will be pushed by
means of a sliding bar upon which it rests.
It will move forward to the car direct or
sideways, as may be required to reach the
opening, the side motion being accomplished by sliding it along another bar extending the whole length of the restaurant,
the bar by which it is pushed forward accompanying. The flexible rubber tubes
through which the food and water passes
will, of course, offer no resistance. Mr.
Tingley, has in his office a model of a restaurant.—New York Sun.
CATTIiE.
A Discussion  of the  Best Breeds  for
American Farmers
FOB,  BEEP  AND   THE   DAIRY.
By A. B. Allen, Authority oa Live
Stock, in Wallace's Monthly.
SHORT-HORNS.
As an evidence that the American bred
and fed Short-horn beef is superior to the
English, British butchers, on importation,
sell it to tbeir customers under the name
of the Scotch West Highland orKyloe cattle, and the Polled Angus or Aberdeen,
from which two breeds the finest quality
of beef in the United Kindom is obtained.
It is held as superior to all other, and
fetches a higher price.
For milk for making butter, there are
individual Short-horn cows which produce
it as rich in quality as the Jersey or Guernsey; for quantity ef milk,thei e are families'
which equal the boasied Holstein, at the
same time the quality is not inferior to
that of Ayrshire for both cheese and butter. Then there is this greater profit and
advantage of the Short-horn oow over
others, tbat when given up for the dairy
and dried off she then fattens most rapidly and economically of any, and her beef
turns out of a superior quality.
Short-horn steers mature rather earlier
than those of other breeds; they grow to
the largest size, and when slaughtered net
the most prime meat for the food consumed in reariDg and fattening them; and J,
have yet to learn what cattle may excel in
these particulars. United then to the above
merits, possessing the grandest and handsomest of forms, and a mixture of th.
brightest and most beautiful of colors, it
is not to be wondered that they have become so popular and take precedence at
the highest prices. In crossing on native,
cows, no breed equals them in making sn-l
improved a class of stock, either for beef
or an increased quantity of milk.
Next to the Short-horn in size, and nearr
ly as early to mature and profitable in
rearing, and for beef of as good a quality,
come
THE HEREFORDS.
The cows are rarely great milkers; but being of a rich quality, it is usually found
sufficient to raise their calves well till old
enough to be weaned, and then able to get
a good living from pasture. While on
grass alone, Hereford steers are said to fatten more rapidly than other cattle under
the same circumstances, and for this purpose, solely of feeding, are perhaps to be
preferred. The bull makes an excellent
cross on native cows, especially those running wild on the great Western plains.
THE DEVON,
for beef and milk, is like the Hereford,
but much finer and more bloodlike in all
his points, and not so large usually by
one-fourth to one-fifth. This last is an
advantage when placed on short pasture,
or on rough and billy ground. Here, being the most active of all oattle, he thrives
more rapidly than they are able to do. Bein g of a quicker pace also, they make the
best of working oxen, and for this purpose
are not inferior to the horse. Their pure
bright red color, and long lofty horns give
them a fine airy up-headed appearance in
the yoke, and make them greatly admired.
Like the thoroughbred horse they are superior in bone, muscle and action. No
cattle are more hardy or thrifty, and the
Short-horn alone matures any earlier. The
beef of the Devon is first in quality, either
slaughtered as a young steer, or fattened
after working in the yoke to seven years
of age or more. Some of their families
are great milkers, others very rich in
quality.
THE AYRSHIRES
are about the same size as the Devon, and
the cows are celebrated for the great quan-
ity of milk they give. This is excellent
for cheese and of a fair quality for butter.
On short or rough pasture they are undoubtedly the most profitable of our dairy
cows.
For butter alone the
GUERNSEY AND JERSEY COWS
greatly excel. Their milk is exceedingly
rich, and more butter of the finest quality
can be made from it than from any other
breed, with here and there an individual
exception. The Guernsey is a larger animal than the Jersey, of brighter color, and
when dried off, fattens more rapidly. Indeed in this respect, it nearly equals the
Short-horn, and makes excellent beef.
We now come to the
POLLED OR HORNLESS
breeds, of which the Black Angus (or Aberdeen less properly called), and the Black
Galloway stand in the very first rank for
the quality of their beef, and cheapness of
production. The former have been the
most improved, are larger, and are quicker
matured than the latter, yet stiU remain
equally hardy. They are the most profitable of all cattle to rear for beef, especially
on our vast Western plains; for on account
of their being hornless, much fewer accidents or injuries occur among them when
rnnnlng in large • herds, corraled, transported in railroad oars, or voyaging on
board Bhip. Thus they are eheapest marketed, arriving at their destination in the
best condition of all, which enables their
beef and hides to fetch a higher price than
those of horned beasts. Indeed polled cattle are the only sort that increases rather
than loses in flesh when properly fed and
watered o'n their way to a distant market;
and here is another considerable gain
which may be counted to the advantage of
breeding and rearing them, more especially for selling abroad.
The cows are not large milkers,. which
renders them all the better for our western
regions, as this prevents their teats and
bags from getting injured in consequence
of the calf for the flrst month or two of its
age not being able to draw and consume
all the milk, as is the case when dropped
from dams with a greater flow. The polled
cow's milk, however, is so rich, it is sufficient to rear the offspring till the dam
weans it of herself, the calf then being able
to obtain a good support from pasture
alone.   A number of these
BEACK POLLED CATTLE
have been imported into the United States
and Canada during the past few years, and
still larger importations we understand
are to follow rapidly during the present
year. They are found admirable for a highly profitable production of steers at the
west. The bulls prove so prepotent also
that their half bred calves out of native
cows usually come hornless and of the
same color and properties as their sires.
They also grow and fatten rapidly, and
make beef little inferior to the full bred.
ENGLISH POLLED CATTLE-.
A few of these are of a distinct white
breed. The best known, however, and
most celebrated and useful areofapurered
color, and are called the Norfolk and Suffolk, as they may happen to be raised in
either of these contiguous counties. They
are essentially the same in all particulars,
and we wish they might be classed hereafter under the name of Norfolk alone, as
is done in their Herd Book. We dislike
tbis double naming of animals of any kind
which so closely resemble each other.
These
RED POLLS
are about the size of the Black Galloways;
fully equal for beef, and far superior as
milkers. Indeed they nearly approach
the Ayrshire in this respect but are superior to them like the Short Horn, as combination for beef and the dairy; though
not so large as these latter by about one-
fourth. The Norfolk is well adapted like
the Devon, for short and rough hill pasture, and in the well settled parts of the
United States, and for general purposes,
perhaps can have no superior.
Only a few Polled Norfolks have yet
been imported into America. They are
finding muchfavoras they become known,
and I trust large importations may soon
follow. I am receiving constant inquiries
about them.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Permit me to mention a very pleasant
visit that I made to the farm of James Marlow, near Adams, this county,to see some
of his fine sheep. His fine Canadian ewes
are good ones, worthy of special mention.
They are pure bred English, and they will
make their mark in the show ring. He
also h8s a fine yearling buck just received
from Ontario, Canada, bred by W. Hodgson, that will be hard to beat in the show
ring. F. P. Applegate.
Decatur Co., Ind.
^jetmttmj.
This department ls edited by Db. Jons N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, anthor tf Navin's Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Ruled to b> observed by those expecting correct an
siren:
1. State the rata of pulse.'.
_. The breathli g.
2. The standing attitude.
4. Apptaranceof.halr.
5. If cough, and secretions from .nose, whether
glands between the Jaws can.be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. If breathing ls rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, co time nn st be lost in blistering
throat, and naing tincture of aconite root and tinc-
ture of belladonna 20 droi s on tongue alternately
every two hours, for time Is tot short for an answer.
Parties requiring answers by mail must inclose |1
for advice, otherwise reply will appear in next issue.
Blister Tbem.
What shall I do for a cough among my
cattle? I.have one or two that have been
coughing for a year or more. They appear
worse in warm weather. Is the disease
contagious or not? 1 lost one or two, bub
do not know that this complaint caused
the death of them. s. M. H-
You   neglected  your   cows  too   long.
Their cough  has  now  become  chronic.'
You should look for  the  cause  in  ordoir
that the disease maybe  prevented; stagnant water under or near the stalls, dusty ■
clover hay is injurious, though not to tha
extent that it affects horses; if they make
a rattlo inbreathing, blister the throat severely and continue ten or more days. Seo
blister in prior numbers of  the   Farmer.
Give powders so often recommended, add-,
ing hoarhound and thoroughwort.
Postal Card Correspondences
We require the /uU address of persou*
making inquiries in this department, as well
as contributors. We will publish only tha
initials, but wish the full name, as a guaranty
of good faith.
Recorded Berkshires.
The five volumes of the American Berkshire association show the following number recorded therein, and their distribution.
The head-quarters of the association is
Springfield, 111., and this accounts for the
larger number being recorded in that
State:
DISTRIBUTION OF   RECORDED   BERKSHIRES.
Where Owned. Total No.
Alabama _.  65
Arkansas    13
California „ „ _  51
Connecticut.    __
Dakota     2
Delaware       2
District cf Columbia     2
Florida       2
Georgia -19
Illinois  .1844
Indiana....^.  aia
Indian Territory „   2
Iowa * ; _. 3as
Kansas „ _ , 328
Kentucky _. lis
Louisiana „     7
Maine „ ,  142
Maryland   ; 121
Massachusetts...... _. _ _ 47
Michigan __   81
Minnesota ...„„  ,   59
Mississippi   23
Missouri „ „  4M
Nebraska _. _   49
Nevada „__„   „     3
New Hampshire _   27
New Jersey _ „.„.„   67
New York '. „  206
North Carolina     5
Ohio _ .-.  463
Oregon    _     _
Pennsylvania _ 418
Rhode Island _,    7
Tennessee.. _. 50
Texas „   45
Vermont     1
Virginia _ _.  60
West Virginia   IS
Wisconsin -. 104
British Columbia _    1
Central America r _     2
England : _    97
Ireland     8
Ontario, Canada 233
Quebec, Canada   50
Let Her go too Long.
I have a mare which has a swelling on
left hind leg, about four inches below the
hock; I think it is a curb; has never
lamed her till within last two months,
and is only lame at times. Can she be
cured; if so, how? O. B. W.
At this late date you mnst have an operation performed by a skillful veterinarian.
I can send you one, as I cannot go myself.
Blister It.
My neighbor has a fine mare that was
kicked on the thigh bone, just below the
stifle joint, two months ago; sbe has not
any use ef it, and it is swollen inside and
out. J. R. W.
The _ore bas become indolent either by
tho treatment,or a piece of bonemay be detached, and if so, it never can heal until
it is removed. Blister the paris. See blister in prior numbers of the JFahmer.
Don't Grain Him.
I have a valuable horse eight years eld.
When I work him he refuses to eat grain,
but he is always ready for hay; what can I
give him so that he will getagood appetite
to eat corn and oats, in the same time that
a work horse should have? Heisasplendld
worker. L. F. F.
You have impaired his digestion by too
much grain feed. Withdraw all grain feed
until be reduces a little in flesh; then feed
him no more than one-third of his usual
feed; add to it slowly but never give him
a heavy feed. Sc me horses, like men, eat
small feed, and if greedy, injure themselves.
Scouring.
I have a cow that has the running off at
the bowels. She has had it ever since
last summer, and she don't get any better.
Her appetite is good; she looks well every
other way; looks well out of her eyes, and
her hair looks rough. J. U.
Another neglected case. Take podophyllin, 20 grains, in one quart of gruel,'in
three days the same. If not better, repeat
in three more days; then if scouring, take
laudanum five ounces, salts of tartar, 40
grains; pulverized rhubarb, 20 grains;
oil ef peppermint, 12 drops. Give one-
third in a drench, mixed in water. In
three hours if not well, repeat and follow
on if necessary.
INDIANA.
Clinton Co.—Wheat promises well.
Stock in good condition.   Hogs scarce..
J. F. G:
Morgan Co.—Wheat promising. Meadows looking fine; a large crop of oats
sown. Stock hogs are scarce. Feed haa
had to be shipped here from other points.
Good piospect for fruit. H. H. A.
Porter Co.—If nothing happens to*,
wbeat, we will have a splendid crop. It
has never looked better than at the present
time and a large acreage sown. Plenty ol
mud and rain with high winds.
R. S. tt.
Gilson Co.—Whealt kcks well. Oats aro
allsowD, the early sown is up. riowing
for corn is in order now. Grass and clover
growiDg finely, will soon be sufficient to
keep stock.   Stcck scarce and high.
J. l. e.   .
Noble Co.—The chicken cholera is hero
again. The prospect for a crop of peaches
is good. Wheat generally looks well. No
plowing done yet. Hogs worth six centa
per pound. Clover locks well. Goc<_
horses are worth from $150 to $200. .
A. W. M_
Pike Co.—Farmers aie most all plowing
for oom. Wheat generally looks well.
The high waters did much damage to
wheat, fences, etc. Stock looks hard but
as well as can be expected with feed se«
scarce. A large corn crop will be planted.
General health good. J. I_. B.
Brown Co.—Wheat looks well, about
one-third more sown last fall than usual.
Farmers are busy sowing oats. Prospect
good for all kinds of fruit. Hogs scarce ;
cattle have come through the winter well,
considering the scarcity of feed. I do not
think our corn made an average of five
bushels per acre. R. J. M.
Dubois Co.—Wheat doing finely. Oata
all sown. Corn is scarce, selling at 85
to 90c per bushel. Wheat selling at f 1 2I>
perbushpl. Feed scarce; stock scarce.
Fine prospect for fiuit. The New Albany
and St. Louis Air-line railroad is about
completed to Birds Eye, Dubois Co., two
and a half miles from here. Several thousand bushels of corn have been shipped
here, and also several thousand pounds of
bacon. S.C
Total 6009 pasture,
Warbles.
Seeing you have given others good advice in regard to their stock, I wish you
would answer the following through the
Farmer and oblige a subscriber: What
ails my cow? She cannot eat corn or hay;
she will chew up hay and spit it out; and
her hair looks bad. What will-kill or prevent warbles in cattle? My young cattle
are just full of them. E. J. M.
Take alum, two ounces, burn and grind
it; mix with salt, one handful,meal, two;
make a swab of a thin board one-half inch
wide; cover with muslin, wet and roll in
the dry mixture, and swab cheeks, lips,
tongue, etc., twice daily. Just let the
warbles alone, and they will come all right,
better than any man can do for them.
many Causes.
I have visited a great many horse breeders iu the West lately, and I find that
nearly all are complaining of mares losing
their foals, (stillborn.) It does not seem
to be through auy fault of the owners or
handlers, but seems to be epidemic.
W.T.F.
There are many causes.namely.overfeed,
starvation, mowburned hay, disease ofthe
reproductive organs, leaky .roofs, frights,
strains, food whieh they long to get and
has been taken away. At a certain period
of gestation, if ope mare Bees another in
violent labor, they often, through sympathy, cast their colts. I am aware of 25
mares having cast their colts in sympathy
with one which had a chronic, habit of
aborting being turned in with  them in  a
II.I.I.NOIH.
Piatt Co.—Fine weather for farmers_
The wheat prospect is gocd, a fair acreage
of oats sown. Corn is mostly sold at 60
cents.   Hogs are gone at 0 cents.
J. C. J
niissociii.
Nodaway Co.—Growing wheat and ryo
in fine condition. Most of our oats havo
been sown. Wheat scarce, Jl per bushel.
Oats 35 to40cents; timothy bay, J6;clover
$5; wild hay {5; millet $6. We have been
having fine weather. F. B.
il
A visit to the-nursery of Messrs. Alder-
son and Hobbs, of Bridgeport, a few daya
ago showed a busy scene. The demand for
fruit trees has been unusually large this
spring and this young firm have had their
resources fully taxed to supply tho
orders made upon them. Their stoek
looks remarkably well and will give good
satisfaction. Their show for strawberries,
however, owing to the last dry summer,
is far from  beiDg  as  promising  as  last
spring.
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An old and experienced wheat buyer ot
this city, informs us that he sees no reason to expect any serious decline in the
price of wheat this summer, even in the
face of the unusually large prospective
crop. He expects to see prices well maintained till late in the season.
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Did anybody ever see afiner prospect.©-*
wheat at this season of the year?