VOL. XXV.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JAN. 25, 1890.      23
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NO. 4
CQitcvi} and £Vnsiu cvs.
Please tell mo who has White Museovey
ducks for sale? A. B.
Eet him advertise.
■Who-will T apply to for appointment as
census reporter?   * E. A.
Apply to the agent of your district when
he is appointed.
In reply to queries wo are authorized to
say that Enoch Anderson, of YauBuren,
Grant county, is an organizer of the Farmers Mutual Benefit Association.
Have you got a book treating on tlie
management of the stato horse and kindred
subjects? A. B.
Covington.
We can send you McClure's Stable Guide
?1, or Herbert's Hints to Horsekeepers, ?175.
I wish to know if a lead pipe, used to
convey cistern water into tho house, will
render the water unlit to drink or to use
for cooking purposes? J. Si. M.
ISadgcr.
No; lead is not eorroded by water.
Can you give mo the address of the
I_angstroth bee hive company? 1 havo
been reading the Farmer for six years and
like it very much. I get much good advice from it. Ii. 1{. Q.
Wayne Co.
Will Dr. Collins please answer as to the
bee hivo*cohvpnnj\s*. ■ . -.-.if*,:.,       .___^»-.
I would say in reply to the gentleman
wishing information about moles that I
havo used castor beans with great success.
My method is this: Follow tho trail and
about every livo or six feet make a holo
with a sharp stick and insert three or four
beans and cover with dirt. Tho moles eat
the beans and they destroy them.
Danville. J. M. II.
"Julia, Ex-teacher," is wrong; tho law is
explicit. It reads: "And for each day's attendance at such institute, each teacher
shall receive the samo wages as for one
day's teaching." There would bo as much
justice in paying each scholar in our pub-
lie schools for his attendance as thero is in
paying the teacher for attendance at institutes. K. McC.
,  Atlanta.
Will you please give an account of the
invasion of Cuba, under General I_opez.
Sharpsville. 1_. N.
We have not room for a full account.
General Lopez organized three expeditions
in this country to invade Cuba, ono in 18*19,
one in 1850 and the last in 1851, all of which
were failures. In tho last the General,
with most of his men, was captured. He
was garroted at Havana, September 1, 1851.
I want to ask the readers of the Farmer
if it injures a fresh set timothy meadow
that was sown with the wheat last fall to
burn the stubble grass and weeds, so as to
have clean hay? If not, when is the best
time to burn it off? Those who have had
experience will" please answer through the
Farmer. I also would like to know of a
good commercial potato fertilizer.
J. M. S.
We think the better plan will be to roll
it down, as early in the spring as the
ground is dry enough. The Mapes fertilizer is highly recommended.
Having no experience in peach culture,
and desiring to set a few trees, I would be
pleased to have information in regard to
the following points:
1. WiU it do in this latitude to plant
trees budded on native stock?
2. Are home grown trees better than
those grown from seed brought from Delaware?
3. Somo who lay claim to knowledge of
peach growing assert that the seed of budded fruit will produce like fruit, and be as
hardy as native trees. J. J. S.
Johnson Co.
1. Certainly.
2. They are likely to prove hardier and
more vigorous.
3. Tho fruit of seedlings from budded
peaches is often so like the parent tree that
it is impossible to tell the difference, but as
the budded   trees   are   so  cheap  it is the I
wiser plan to plant them.   They are not
hardier, however than seedlings. I
an introduction   to our  readers,   wo -will'
take pleasure in having photo-engraving*,  fton the  county  commissioners  to  con
I want to know whether it pays to raiso
millet for the seed or not, anil what is the
price of millet per bushel as a general
thing? S. T. U.
Wabasli Ce>.
Our seed dealers cannot get so much for
northern grown millet as for that grown in
Tennessee and Kentucky by -JO cents per
bushel. Indiana grown German millet is
worth only 40 to 45 cents while southern
grown sells at 00 to ti5 cents. You mght
to get 25 to 30 bushels per acre if your soil
is goexl and well broken.
made and inserted in :
be lirst?
;ood style.   Who'll
1. When was the L. N.,A. and C. railway
built? 3
2. How large are tlie mounds that were
built by tho Mound Builders? Givo circumference and height.
3. Are there any canals in operation in
the United States at present? II. C.
1. About 1855.
2. Of different hights and sizes. Generally not more than six or eight feet high,
but varying from a few rods to a quarter
of a mile or more in area.
3. There aro several short canals yet in
uso in tho country.
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BY VIN. OK CAKTKK, K8Q., THIS CITY.
Correspondents who desire an Immediate reply to
th . r qu;.'.■^-^^"'-■'.el^ev-li.y-e^aieta.ap^fj'r'.iermrpoae
Is personal property exempt from taxation in purchasing gravel roads. Certain
parties incorporated and built a gravel
road, stock was issued, and afterwards donated said road to tho countv. Is tho property of those persons building said road
exempt from taxation? K. H. M.
Alexandria.
No.
A sells B timber standing in a certain
boundary for two promissory notes one
payable tn 30 days, and ono in IX) days. A
agrees to lot B cut, saw and pile tho lumber
on said premises. B agrees to remove no
logs or lumber cut from said land until
said notes aro paid. Has A lien upon saiel
logs and lumber that he can assert against
all claimants? J. K.
Valley Station, Ky.
Yes.
1. Can a railroail chargo moro for passengers a short distance than a long ono?
From Franklin they chargo (JO cents on
both roads to Indianapolis; then at Neeel-
ham, six miles northeast of Franklin, they
don't keep any tickets and chargo 20 cents
to 1<"airland, aud from thero 00 cents to Indianapolis.   Is this lawful?
2. Is a man responsible for damago done
by barb wire fence along tlio highway, or
along a partinership fence?
Johnson Co. F. 11. W.
1. Y'es.
2. Xo.
Is there a law in this State authorizing
the township trustee to havo tho stumps
blasted in public highways, especially in
roads that are graded and graveled, when
they havo not the money in treasury to
pay for tho samo? And is he not responsible for damages? A Header.
Montgomery Co.
There is no law specially authorizing the
blasting of stumps in highways, but the
general law in regard to improving roads
is broad enough to warrant it, if in the
opinion of the trustee that is the best way
to remove the stumps. Tho trustee is
liable for damages only in cases where ho
is guilty of negligence in tho execution of
the work.
Why can't we havo somo portraits of tho
Editors of the Indiana Farmer and of
your correspondents in the paper?
A Header.
Modesty forbids us to show our faces before so large a multitude as the readers of
tho Farmer compose. It was only by
strategy that we got a picture of Dr. Brown
in our columns on tho occasion of his 80th
birthday two years ago. If any of our
regular contributors will send us good photographs of themselves, for the puropse of
Does the law give tho county commissioners tlie right to grant forever gas companies the right of way feir their pipe lines
along tho public highways without the
consent of the land owners? If so, why-
have not the county commissioners the
|-werto grunt to the gas companies the
right of sinking wells, along tho public
higways, and why is it that the lanel
owners have to pay tax for the highways along their land, if the highways belong to tho countv? Please explain the
matter. " E. G. B.
Sharpsville.
The county commissioners cannot grant
the right to sink gas wells in the public
highway, because, 1st, there is no statute
authorizing them to do so; 2d, such a well
would obstruct the highway and be a nuisance. Tlie land does not belong to tho
county, the adjoining land owner owns to
tho center of the road, but the county as
representing the public lias an casement,
or right to use that portion occupied by
the roael for public benefit. Whenever the
road ceases to bo used as a public road then
the right to use it reverts to the land
owner. Gas pipo lines aro in a sense common carriers just as railroads and street
cars, for tho benefit of the public.
peit^with a public drain, but he can   peti-
1. A owns UK) acres eif land, B joins him
with a fractional li, there being no estab-
-i.UeiLc.raer stone between them. A calls
out tho surveyor, according to law, who establishes a corner, .hiding A's line to bo 20
feet over on B's. Can A movo his fence
over em tho line without tho consent eif B
assuming that A's fene*e has been standing
thero for over 2(1 years?
2. When there is no established corner
stone put on record and thero is a elisputo
between two men whero the real lino is,
can tho county surveyor establish tho real
lino and bo correct, regardless of tho length
of timo tho feneo has been standing?
... Suppeiso A's land is full ami B's is
fractional, and on having it surveyed it is
found to over run 10, who gets the extra
■10 feet, A or 11? or will it boee-ually divided?   What is the law? M. V. l\
1. A may removo his fence to tho new
ine established by tho surveyor, provided
ho does so within six mouths after the line
is surveyed, bnt must first oiler to pay any
reasonable damages that may bo caused by
passing over B's land to removo tho fence.
2. If a fence has been standing for over
20 years and treated by tho adjoining owners as tho dividing line, then tho surveyor
cannot chango tho lino except by the consent eif both parties.
3. Tlio extra goes to tho owner of tho
fractional parcel.
struct a public ditch or ditches from his
lane! ae-ross the lands of another so as to
connect with a public drain already established; these tlrains may be cither by open
ditch or tile elraius as tlio viewers shall
determine—such a ditch may bo estab-
lishetl wherever it will benefit public
health, convenience or wellfaer, although
the lands of only one person may be
elraineel thereby. If the drain would not
be conducive to public health, convenience
or welfare and would only benefit tho
land of ono person, then it is not a caso
where a public drain may be established,
and the ownor can only get flu outlet by
lire>curing tho consent of the joining owner to cross his land with his drain.
In a recent number of tho Indiana
Farmer, a subscriber asks for information
on the ditch law, if l'lias the right to enter
on D's land against the protest of D to get
an outlet for his ditches. The reply is, his
only remedy is to petition the county commissioners to establish a public drain. Now
to illustrated my im-ucrics I would nay
that 1' has a farm adjoining I), and em D's
farm is a public drain, and the county
commissioners come along and assess a
benefit to l"s farm, that it derives from
the public drain that is on D's farm. Now
if I"s land is so located that he has to tile
drain his land through 4 or 5 different outlets through D's lanel, would it bo avisablo
to petition the court or county commissioners for every outlet of his ditches, and
run tho risk of what might bo dono? As
the law reads, in order to enter upon anil
tako a man's land or property of any kind
or compel him to construct a draim the
public must in some way be benefited by
tho improvement. The drainage of a man's
farm in order to render it moro fertile or
valuable would not be a work of public
utility. If tho work is of private benefit
merely it cannot bo constructed under tho
law. Tho law provides for the commissioners to assess and collect from P a benefit of a public drainage, and at the samo
time excludes him from the right to make
uso of tho benefit ho has paid for. If I am
not right on this subject then correct me.
C. W. B.
It is true that ono land owner has no
right to enter upon tho land of another for
tho purposo of extending a private ditch
from his own land to empty into, or  con-
State Agricultural Board Notes.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Wo notice that an occasional Contributor
advocates an increase of membership of our
State Board of Agriculture. They seem
to think that 10 members aro not enough
to look after the agricultural interests of
the State and conduct a State fair to tho
best advantage. To this proposed increase
we enter our protest. If we were to mako
any change it would bo to decrease tho
membership, but think it well enough to
let it stand as it is. We are inclined to
think that llioso who are clamoring for a
larger representation are aspirants for u
, place jon tho Board_u)d think thaUf-an increase is made in tho membership thoy
may possibly work in. A bettor representation in somo particulars and not a larger
one is what wo need. If members will
only do their duty and bo energetic in
tho work assigned them then thero will
bo no trouble or lack of material to run
our fairs systematically anil successfully.
An increase in tho membership eif the
Hoard only means a larger draft upon tho
funds of the institution to meet additional
expenses and salaries without adding anything to the elliciency of the Board. Thero
might bo such a thing as increasing this
body to unwieldy proportions, and wo
sincerely hope that this matter will recievo
all the consideration its importance deserves, before any change is made.
Wo have one suggestion to mako in re-
garel tee electing a president eif tho Stato
Board. It is simply a position of honor,
when properly conducted, not eif profit in
a pecuniary sense anil hence wo beliovo it
ought to bo passed around, hy adopting tho
one term rule. It is neit necessary to endorse a man for a second term, in order to
show that his labors have been appreciated
ami that his administration eif affairs has
been sucecs.-til. With grounds well located and well improved, and the financial
condition of the institution in gooel shape,
our Stato fair is now running in a groove
smoothly and nicely, and there is no nec-
cessity for continuing any member in tho
chair for a longer term than one year, in
order that certain plans may be carried
out, or elesirablc cnels accomplished. In
all probability every member of the Board
aspires te> the presidency and unless a
short rotation in oliice is adopted somo
budding genius will be left out. To this
end we advocato tho one term rule.
The action of the State Board in restricting the powers of the Woman's association
has our approval. The general impression
prevails that it had become a sort of "close
corporation" anel the work that it was in-
teneled for them tee ae-complish was not of
that general character which would accomplish the greatest good to tho greatest
number. Wo hope tho Board willcontinuo
to recognize and enceiurago the great and
good work accomplished by the women of
our SUite and we entertain no doubts about
their doing it. We would curtail no premium nor withdraw any inducement to
make this department increasingly interesting and profitable to all concerned.
Salem. W. W. Stevens.