FOR 8*_LE— Ox«ord-down  buck: Iambs.
HKNHY AlSDEKSON.Kockville.Ind.
FOR RALE—Pnre Cyprian Queens.   Addresa J. B.
JOHKbON, laurel, Franklin county, Ind.
FOR BALE—Gold Du*t   seed wheat  send 6 centa.
In stamps for sample. K. O. CRIST. New Market,
Indiana.
FOR SALE—A fine unregistered Jersey hull, two
yeare old.   Price, -fW. TR..COLLIKR, Guilford,
Bear&orn county, Ind."'
FOR SALE—-One Messenger staUlon, SO thnrAueh-
 bred   P«l«nd China pigi ' ^
Ebenexer, Preble Co.,
bred
BROs. ~
>igs.   Address  HAWL__
'     Obio.
FOR SALE—Cotawold buck lambs, good ones, from
my Darnel) buck.   Come and Ree tbem. tir write
to J. L. BKENION, Petersburg, Pike county, Ind.
_  _ A few flrst class show pigs both sex.
Poland China get of Governor Ina and young
Gold Dust aud Black Victor. Address A. W. ROSS,
Maude, Jnd.
"ClOR SA LE-
FOR SALE—Pedigreed Short Horn cattle and Poland China hogs, over 15 years a breeder. Please
state about what you want and addreas L. H. AJK
HAN, Box 21, Dana, Vermillion Co.,Ind
FOR SALE—Farm—63 acres, four miles northwest
ofthecity.   WeU lmpp
addreas, 417 Indiana avenue,
__     of the city.   WeU Improved.   Will  sell
or all of It, very cheat
on the premises.   P. .
Indianapolis, Ind.
Fart,
LL,
FOR 8 A LE—Nt-tfce to Township Trustees—I have
fur sale thirty two new folding <hool desks of
the latent i att-prn, for sale cheap JOHN P, SNY-
DER.WSWe tW shington.St. or W. P.WALLACE,
♦'lUvkw" offlce, No. 31 East Marl et St
FORSALE—Farms, Farms!—In Howard, Miami,
Tipton, Cass and Clinton counties. Also No. 1
Btock farmsin White, Jasper ard Pulaski counties.
This is the richest f»rn ing country In Indiana. We
are glad to show lands to all seeking homes or profit
able' investments,
diaii a.
bTTLaRT-fcllOiSS, Kokomo, ln-
FOR SALE—Good farmin Parke c<untyof 113
acres, lasting water.larse frame house and barn;
orchard of all kinds of iruit: churches and schools
near; farm located one mile from Bloumii-gdate.
Also a farm of _2*0acr.sM mile from Sand Creek coal
good works: house and barn; well improved; a four
foot undeveloped coal vein. For pujiiculars, call
on, or add re s W. fi. Met ORD, Bloomingdale, Ind.,
or J.  C. MANN, Judsuii, Ind.
X^OR SALE—GRASS FARMa
_Hs acres, stock farm, excellent orchards and buildings, about 2>& miles south of Monrovia, Morgan
oounty.   Price, |20 per acre.
340 acres roil* __ grass land, good orchard and small
house, abont 3>$ miles southeast of Monrovia, Morgan county.   Price, flO per acre.
24 * acres, 3 miles west of Greencastle, Putnam county-  Price, $15 per acre.
160 acres, 7 miles west of  Greencastle, house, about
half plowed.   Price, $15 per acre.
168 acres, about 2 miles east of Eminence,
Mon
■an ui j__ui_i._n_c, ____organ
•ounty, about half plowed, remainder good timber.
Price $18 per acre.
154 acres, in southeast corner of Parke county, two
miles norm of Lena; said to be good co*l land, 60
acres cleared; pmall buildings.   Price, }10 per acre.
165aciesin Morgan c unty, about 5 miles north of
Martinsvllte; half plowed; cdmfortable buildings.
Price. S2.L00.
1,548 acres prairie, in Newton county, 6 miles from
railroad; 5-.0 acres plowed; excellent buildings. Price
$25 per acre.
2«j0 aci e stock farm, good dwelling, about 2>£ miles
southeast of Eminence, Morgan county. Price, f 17
per acre.
Th se farms are in the best blue-erass region of Indiana, are well watered, have sufficient timber, and
eminently suited lor sheep or catile. They are in
heal.hy, weH settle* neigborhoods, convenient to
railroad, church, school and market and market fa
cilities. Tht-y are worth much more than above
prices, but being taken on foreclosure by corporations desirous to close out-* his clabs of assets, are offered at cost, on payments of one-fourth ca h and remainder in ten annual payment-s.to run at 6 per cent.
interest, payable half yearly. These are the lowest
prices. No other proper.y will be taken in exchange.
FRANCIS SMITH <fc CO, Indianapolis, Ind.
rn l av Ji Li,A>_M-i>-.
"E^OR SALE OR TRADE-
_, -We have a Gaar vibrator
____ thresher only used one season and iu good order.
We wiil sb.1 at a bargain or excl ange fo< a good driving ht.r-e or a saddle hoise. Address ROBINSON &
CO., Richmond, Ind.
SENT ON TRIAL.—Our Cattle Pump waters all
kinds of stock perfectly wit • out attention, hand,
or wind. Simplf, durable, and cheap. Equals any
windmill. I-end forrireular. Agents wanted. E. 11.
TAYLOR & CO., IndianapoUs, Ind. 	
YETERINARY INFIRMARY—Dr. Navin, V. 8.,
bas secured as partner, Dr. M. J. Treacy, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.London, England, *>nd Fellow of the Royal Veterinary
Medical Society, Edinburg, Scotland, a surgeon of
ten years professional experience. Hospital and
office, 31 Kentucky avenue. Telephone connection.
Horses, cattle an- dogs scientifically treated. Resi-
. dence: 76 North Mississippi street.
Sales of Short-horns,
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My advertisement in Farmer, of Shorthorns for sale, has made several sales for
me of thoroughbreds of which I have imported a few, sinoe which I have sold the
tine roan yearling bnll Roan Prinoe, to
Mr. E. R. Parry, of Jjaurel, Ind., and Red
Beanty (a beantiful red heifer) to Mr. Robt.
Q. Hunt, of Trenton, Ind., and I am still
receiving letters of inquiry concerning
my herd and what I have for sale. My
herd at this writing nnmbers 40 head including both sexes all doing well. I
bought the Young Mary bull 6th Washington of Hazelwood, No. 31,365 A. H. B.
of Mr. W. K. Hagans, Chicago, Illinois, to
head my herd. This bull was bred by Mr.
S, S. Brown, Oalena, 111., and stands high
as breeder, having been used two years at
head of Mr. Hagan's herd in Iowa.
Georgk W. Thomas.
Sol. Feard^M Improved Cast-Steel F.ow, W an n fac tared by JE. ratter son & Co *,RI bmond,Ind.
%wz jittfcfc.
A. W. Ross, Muncie, Ind., has lately sold
eight fine Poland China show pigs to fill
piize herds for fairs, as he will not enter
the prize ring this season with stock.
 •	
^ We are in receipt of the catalogue of Cot-
tage_Home herd of Poland China swine,
E. T. Hays proprietor, Wanseon, Fulton
Co., Ohio.   This herd is well petligreed.  .'.
 .
Mr. H. H. Spencer will sail for Canada, arriving home about August 12, with
130 Shropshires and a number of Southdown sheep.   The lot are highly bred, we
are informed.
 —•	
True celebrated Clydesdale stallion,
Johnnie Cope, died at Monmouth, III., on
the 24th. He was said to be the finest
Clydesdale in America, weighing 2,500
pounds. He has a numerous progeny.
 •	
. ? According to best German authorities,
sweet cora contains more digestible mat-
mer, more muscle-making and fat-forming
material than common corn or oats, and
hence is better for growing animals than
' either. A proof that there is also considerable nutriment.in the stalks is the fact
of making alarge percentage of molasses
from them them after the ears have been
removed.
From the London Livestock Journal:
Mr. Wilken, Waterside of Forbes, shipped for the Hon. M. H. Cochrane another
consignment of Polled Aberdeens yesterday, from Glasgow. The consignment is
the fourth Mr. Wilken has sent to Mr.
CocHrane within twelve months. There
are in the lot six cows with calves at foot,
eight heifers, and ten yearling bulls. They
oome from a number of herds, over twenty
different breeders being represented. In
this lot goes that fine cow Blackbird of
Corskie 2d 3024, the first prize cow of Perth
in 187'J, and her heifer calf, dropped since
she was purchased by Mr. Wilken at 200
guineas.
Unshod Farm Horses.
Several years articles favoring this practice appeared in your paper, and the writer
was induced thereby, with some doubts
and many fears, it must be oonfessed, to
try the experiment. It has been so satisfactory that he will never have his horses
shod again except for special purposes, on
ice or snow. The following, taken from an
Eastern journal, confirms the view. Shoeing farm horses is not on lye n in j ury to them
and the farmer might just as well have iron
shoes nailed to his own feet for all the
good they are to a horse. A correspondent
states that he was induced to pull the
shoes off of a working horse some years
ago, and adds:
"I turned him out to grass for about a
month, and then put him to work, lightly
at first, and I must confess, with fear and
trdmbling; but after a trial I was so
pleased with the result that I took the
shoes off my other two horses and have
worked them without shoes ever since,
now about three years. I fiad them to
work better, more sure-footed and far less
liable to lameness than when shod, and I
am well satisfied that horses'feet as nature
made them are all sufficient for ordinary
work, and I believe for extraordinary
work. After my long experience I should
now as soon think of going to a farrier
myself to be shod as to send my horses for
that purpose.
"What surprised me most was that one
of my horses whs continually falling lame
and we never could discover the eause,but
since she kas been worked without shoes
she has never shown the least symptom of
lameness aud never stumbled, which she
did very much when shod, from which I
infer that the paring the soles when shoeing made her feet very tender and was the
cause of all the trouble'. Our roads are
rough, hilly and stony, much more so than
the average roads, so that my success cannot be attributed to superiority in that respect.
"Equestrians would find it far safer to
use horses without shoes, as the sole becomes so hard as to be non-sensitive to
small stones and the animals are thus far
less liable to stumble. To prevent the
hoofs from chipping, the toes should be
kept Blightly rounded by a coarse file,such
as is used by farriers, and as the feet
should always be looked to when the horse
is groomed the the time required to do
[this is very trifling."
'    STARTING HERDS.
The  Importance of Selection.
Some Timely Suggestions by a Hon of
Large Experience.
Chinese Stock Farming.
An interesting acoount of the establishment of a stock farm by the viceroy of the
province of Chihle, in China, has been
given by the American Consul-general at
Shanghai. In one of his previous reports
he had pointed out that the Mongolian
herds could be greatly increased in value
by the establishment of a farm at some
convenient locality, at which fine stock,
horses, cattle and sheep could be bred.
This report came under the cognizanoe of
his Excellency Li, with the rssult that an
interview between the Consul-general, a
breeder urged the advantages of a good
stock farm very strongly, and his Excellency took up the matter warmly. Though
his active interest and influence, Mr. Tang
King Sing, an active and progressive mandarin, was convinced of the superiority of
Western ideas, and at once declared his
willingness to give them a trial. His farm
consists of about 6,000 acres, near the Kaip-
Ing coal mines, now being opened by foreign engineers under his superintendence,
situated about SO miles to the north of
Tientsin. He has obtained some United
States cattle, which will be used with the
native stock for the purpose of testing the
practicability of the suggestions which
have been made. Mr. Tang King Sing announces that in the promotion of this enterprise his object is to afford his countrymen an opportunity to become possessed
of at least a portion of the science already
attained by Western nations in the improve-nent of their breeds of cattle. The
result of this movement will be watched
with no little interest.
Mr. W. P. Hazzird, Chester county, Pa.,
well-known among breeders of Jersey cattle, contributes a well written article on
selection of bulls to the Oountry Gentlemen. He says: The selection of a bull to
head the herd is a task not easily performed, there are so many requirements to be
thought of by the careful breeder who looks
into the future. After he has spared no
pains orexpensetogathertogether animals
of good blood, of fine conformation, and
of great ability for work, it seems to him
the height of folly to endeavor to work
with such good materials and expect good
results if the keystone is wanting. As well
might the counterfeiter say if he put in
half gold and half alloy that the base coin
would be as current as that of the realm.
The laws of nature in animal life are the
same through every branch of it, though
we may not understand all its subleties.
Can any breeder read the works of Ryan
and of Walker, on intermarriage,of Darwin
and of Huxley, and believe that he can do
differently by working less intelligently
with the lower animals than he would
with huinan animals? Can he contravene
the laws of nature in one case and not in
the other? Can he put three-fourths first-
rate together with one-fourth second-rate
and expect the result to bo the best that
can be produced? It certainly could not
as well be expected as if four-fourths first-
rate was conjoined to four-fourths first-
rate. Surely the result of such a conjunction must be a first-rate whole, provided
this care had been exercised for several
generations to prevent any retroverting to
some bad trait of an ancestor. Granted
that
THESE PREMISES ARE CORRECT,
how many pay heed to them when selecting bulls for their hords? Are not price,
blood or beauty the leading points that decide the majority of selections of bulls?
I have put Fprlce first, because with the
majority that is only point that guides the
purchase; if a low price, with many, that
would be sufficient; with those of farther
advanced ideas, the price would bo increase! up to a certain sum; if it brought
some blood and beauty, but beyond tiiat
limited sum, not a dollar more would be
given. With still another class any
amount would be paid if it brought the
fashionable animal of the day, provided
also he was handsome, though he might
not possess the necessary ability to improve the get of excellent working female
stock.
Perhaps I may be deemed hypercritical
when I say that I would not use upon good
stock nine-tenths of" the bulls in use today. One will lack this point, another
lacks that one, while the great majority
lack so many points tbat only the lowness
of price or the carelessness of the buyer
causes them to be used. These thoughts were
forced upon me as I sat through the many
sales of the past month; sales at which
more bulls were forced off than ever before
in so short a time, many of which should
have been consigned to the butcher instead
of being brought under the hammer to
perpetuate their bad qualities, and depreciate the value of animals out of really
good cows.
JUST THINK WHAT A DAMAGE
is to be effected by scattering so many poor
bulls among the mauy herds of Jerseys,
which, instead of elevating the tone of the
breed, is to depreciate it. Fortunately all
breeders are not alike, and the result will
be that those who breed intelligently will
be able to point to their animals as performing the twd great decisive traits, of potency
in handing down their merits, and yielding good returns. There are. the two
points by which every animal should be
judged.
The careful and practiced eye, as it scans
the bull before it, will always at  once be I
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that no matter however much the beholder
may be pleased with the beauty of others,
these few animals will iinger in tbe memory as of a striking character. Just as we
often meet among our own kind one that
will be so perfectly formed, so lithe and
sinewy, and whose carriage is so graceful,
erect and manly, that we at on ce pron ounce
him "every inch a man." I might name
LeBrocq's Prize, Mercury, Gilderoy, Dr.
Jump and some others, as completely impressing the beholder.
LET THE CEITICAL JUDGE
go forth to buy him a bull, and he will realize the difficulties in his path. Very
many good judges can tell of their experiences in waiting till they found one, and
then only to be told that it was not for
sale, for the owner of such a bull does not
want to part with him. HaviDg been commissioned by Mr. V. E. Fuller to select for
him the best bull that could be found, to
head his herd in the place of Welcome,
which I selected in Jersey for the purpose,
and which is debarred from coming over,
some two months since I commenced a
round of visiting many herds, attending
all the sales, and going to look at specially
recommended animals. My task was
made as easy as possible as no limit to
price was set, no expense was tobe spared.
n_e bull was to be of good blood and family, botont, have good conformation, mellow skin and soft hair, a first order of
escutcheon, good quality, proper eye, and
many minor points.' In short, he was not
only to be first-rate himself, but be able to
transmit his qualities.   I have
TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF MILES;
have visited many herds; have examined
overy bull at all the recentsales, andin all
havo thoroughly scanned several hundred
bulls. Being naturally prepossessed with
tho blood of Welcome, I finally went out
to Churchman & Jackson's place near Indianapolis, to see his sire, formerly known
as Snap, and now as Le Brocq's Prize.
Here I found the hero of many contests at
the fairs, and winner, I believe, of all of
them, certainly of more than I cared to
compute, both in America anel in Jersey,
where he won the prize over all Jersey,
What a grand animal he is! How he impresses tbe boholder with his noble proportions, his kingly carriage, and yet with
his gentle and intelligent bearing! Desiring to see his get, Mr. Jackson paraded
Snap and his three sons before me, side by
side; three worthy sons of a grand sire.
Then I examined nearly a dozen yearling
heifers of his get—as pretty a lot of uniformly dark fawn, smokily-shaded creatures as one would wish to see, and for four
of which the modest price of ?2,50O was
asked. After observing the uniformity
with which his get was marked, and their
great excellencies, I felt it unnecessary to
go farther, and selected for*Mr. Fuller,
Le Breve, an 18 months' old son of Le
Brocq's Prize, and a half-brother of Welcome, to take his place, feeling that he
' y       WILL MOST WORTHILY FILL IT.
Le Breve is of just good size, dark fawn
or brown, heavily shading into black,
straight back, with the same peculiar gray-
brown hair on the forehead as his sire and
all his brothers have, strong horus, broad
forehead,of excellent proportions throughout,'mellow hide and hair, evident rich
quality, and with a first-class escutchion
high and broad, as all- this tribe have. No
animal that I know, better places superior
escutcheons upon his get than Le Brocq's
Prize. Upon the bulls and the heifers I
sAw those outward indications of inward
ability strongly stamped. Le Breve has
already shown his power in some superb
calves. I do not say that this bull is the
best in the United States, nor do I even
think it, but I do say that Le Breve is not
excelled by any animal of this kind tbat I
have seen among the many hundreds I
have examined abroad and at h .me.
Thia department ls edited by Db. Jokh N. Navin,
Veterinary Bargeon, author ol Navin's Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Bales, to be observed by those expecting correct an
•wen:
1. Btate the rate of poise.;
2. The breathlnc
5. The BUndlni attitude.
4. Appearanoe oCnalr.
6. If conch, and .secretions from (now. whether
(lands between the Jaws ca_0M felt, and how near
he bone.
6. If breathlnc Is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing soand, no time mast he lost ln blistering
throat, and nslng tincture of aconite root and tlno
tore of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every two hours, for ttxae ls too short for an answer.
Parties requiring answers by mall must Inclose 91
for advice, otherwise reply will appear ln next issue.
We require the /ult addresa of persous
making inquiries in this department, as well
as contributors. We will publish only the
initials, but wish the full name, as a guaranty
of good faith.
Wolf Teeth.
Should blind teeth be interfered with?
Do they affect the horse in any way ?
W. R. R.
Wolf teeth never affect the horse in any
way.
No Remedy.
My son-in-law has a sucking colt that
lets its tongue hang out two or threo
inches betweeu its front teeth. Can you
give a remedy to keep its tongue in its
mouth? S. W.
No remedy for such a habit. If the
tongue is sore take alum, three ounces,
burn and grind it; mix with a handful of
salt and two of meal; swab the mouth and
tongue twioe daily.
Cut It.
I have a neighbor that has a mare which
ha* fistula, bas had it for one year, oannot
drive it away or cause it to break; there is
a riduo Bwollen on each side ol the shoulder; have blistered it.   What will cure it?
J. A F.
It is certainly no fistula if it has not
formed an abscess in less time than a year;
try it by cutting it open if soft; if you find
matter, treat it the same as the other case
on the pole mentioned in this number of
the Farmer.
' Bloody Milk.
;' Be kind enough to let me know through
the columns of your paper what is the
exuse of a cow having blood in her milk.
You canuot see it when milking, out allowing it to stand over night there ls a
deposit (slight) of blood. Cau it De cured,
and how? * F. L.
It is caused by the rupture of a capillary
or a minute fiber of one of the blood vessels engaged in the secretion of the milk.
Paint with tincture of iodine, except the
teats, and feed her the powders so often
recommended in the Farmer.
Blister Her.
What is the matter with my mare, and
what must I do for her? She has had a
cough for four months, coughs when eating hay or corn more than at any other
time; hair looks smooth; works aud keeps
in good fix; does not run at the nose any.
Some say it was caused by eating mixture
of clover hay and timothy. She runs on
grass, but her coughs gets no better at
times, coughs continually. J. W. J.
Place your ear against her throat, and
if you detect a sound in the acts of respi-
lation, blister her severely along from the
jaws to the breast until the skin becomes
as thick as buffalo sole leather. See blister in Farmer, and give the powders so
often recommended.
Open It.
I am a reader of the Farmer. Plea'se
tell me what is tbe matter with my mare
and what to do for her, the pole 6r top of
ber head and neck is greatly enlarged, or
swollen, has gradually got so the past
three or four weeks; know of no cause
unless caused by wearing a small yoke.
D. M. L.
It mnst be filled with pus by this time;
if so, open it on top and on the side at its
base. Drop old copper cents, or any clean
copper, into half a pint of nitric acid in a
wide-mouth bottleall the acid wilt destroy;
mix about one ounce with one of cider
vinegar and pour the abscess full, corking
the opening on the side to be opened once
daily. If this proves too weak, mix it
stronger next time, and so continue until
the sinews are destroyed; grease the neck
and jaw beneath the abscess before using,
to save the hair.
INDIANA.
Vigo Co., July 17.—Wheat flrst rate.
Oats nover better in this part of the State.
I. N. S.
Miami Co., July 14.—Tlie crops in the
northern part of tho county are a good
deal better than was expected. Wheat is
good, and the hay and oats are also good.
Corn is doing woll. Somo apples, pears
and berries. Tho hay all to be made as
yet. W. Z.
. Pike Co., July 17.—But littlo wheat
threshed yet, and not much stacked. It is
tbe best crop that has beeu known in
Sjuthern Indiana. Some are setting tobacco on stubble land, thoy aim to have
the chintz bugs to learn to chew, or keep
the weeds eaten up. Blackberries are
plenty.   Hogs scarce. J. H. W.
Wayne Co., July 13.—Last spring I received a package of Russian White oats
seed from the Department of Agriculture.
I have not harvested them yet, but they
promise an excellent crop. I measured
the highost of some stalks which were five
feet and three inches. Would like for
others to try them. Wheat an excellent
crop; grass abundant, and corn looking
well. % G. A. K.
Harrison Co., July 12.—We have the
largest wheat crop that the county ever
raised; some threshed, and it is the finest
and fullest grain we havo over raised. The
finest prospect for corn that we have had
for many yoars, notwithstanding the wet
season, and could not be tended as It
should have been. Oats and grass were
never better. Fruits of all kinds plenty.
Watermelons a failure on account of the
Viet weather. Last season Vvas dry and
one of the scarcest years for 25 years. Tliis
season, the most prosperous for many
years, and promises a bountiful harvest,
although some of our brother farmers
worked on the Sabbath. A prosperous
season seems to increase their ambition
for work, that they even take the Lord's
day and give up their rest. J. S. B.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Although the excitement over big lambs
is somewhat subsiding, allow me to report
a pure bred Cotswold buck lamb from my
fl .ck which weighed 62 lbs at six weeks,
and 93 lbs at 3 months old.
A. M. Jenkins.
Fountain City, Ind.
impressed when  it lights   upon a   bull of j Editors Indiana Farmer
perfect  proportions;  there is  that some- j    If  anyone has  genuine English  Berk-
thing which so  oompletely  fills the eye, j shire  hogs  let  him •* advertise   and give
Lower "Vour Landmarks.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The legal presumption is every citizen
knows the law. This seems to be a violent
presumption; but it is the only practical
method, as, otherwise, a plea of ignorance
could always relieve a tresspasser of responsibility.
A law enacted by our last legislature Interests a majority of your readers. Yet,
doubtless, many do not know of its existence. It is the following, viz: Whosoever sets any stone or other monument in
any public road or highway, in order to
mark a section corner, or any division of
lands, in such a mannerthat thesame projects above the surface of the ground, shall
be fined in any sum not more than twenty-
five dollars nor less than five dollars.
July 17. Junius.
DAKOTA.
Dell Rapids, July 17.—Crops of all
kinds aro looking woll. Corn a little
backward.   Weather cool and wet. ;-*-i,__X_.
A. C. F.
KANSAS.
Sumner Co., July 17.—Weare Just in receipt of a fino rain, which was greatly
needed. Corn promises good. The wheat
is in the stack,and those who havo threshed
are well satisfied with tho yield, in our
local market it is bringing 80 cents per
bushel. Hogs are still high,and tbe farmer's outlookis certainly most encouraging.
R. j. n.
ii.i_i-.oi__.
f Douglas Co.—Wheat crop remarkably
gcd here. Timothy and oats good. Indian com poorest prospect we have had for
20 years. Broom corn, which is a staple
here, will bo bettor. Hundreds of acres of
land will lay idle. It was with difficulty
wheat was harvested, owing to work in
the corn crop. We are now Buffering from
a drouth. Potato beotlos gave Uttle trouble. The cabbage worm has done no damage as yet. Squash and cucumber bugs
worse than over boforo. A. C. W.
MISSOURI.
Hpi.T Co., July 17.—Fall wheat and rye
good, but not much stacked yet. Spring
wheat about all cut, but ^ho yield will not
be very great. Mott of the oats crop to be
harvested yet, a splendid yield is looked
for. Corn just beginning to tassel, and is
growing very fast, the prospect now in
many places is somewhat flattering. Some
chinch bugs haye been roported, but have
done no damage as yet. Karly potato crop
good, prospect tolerable for lote crop. Of
fruit there is plenty of peaches, apples and
grapes. Q. H. W.
Number of School Children.; ~—
Theenumeratton of school childrenln
the State, just completed shows that the
total number of white males between the
ages of six acd twenty-oneyearsis 355,413,
and white females of the same ages, 338 -
236, making 17,177 more males than females. The number of colored male children between the ages of six and twenty-
one is 7,422, and females 7,526, showing a
total of 97 more females than males. The
whole number of white and colored chil-
dienof the ages named is 708,686. The
males in the State who cannot read or
write number 735, and females 659, making in all 1,294 illiterate people, besides
eight of the principal counties, including
Marion, which reported no statistics upon
1 question.