VOL. XVII.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOV. 25, 1882.
NO. 48.
FOR SALE.
F
OR SALE—Farm  of   74   acres one mile  from
Bloomington, Ind.   J. F. BLAIR.
For SALE-Che«ter Wblte pigs at «10 each.  Ad-
1    dress r. D. BIIRADER, Jerome, Ind.
F
!OR SALE—Farm, 50 acres near Martinsville, Ind.
Address J. M. 1ST. JOHN, Franklin, Ind.	
F
OR SALK-Canada bncks, two years old. extra
good.   Address A. 8. REEL, Vincennes, Ind.
F
OR SALE—Two pair fine white Eneiisj ferrets.
M. S. FERRIS, Butlerville, JeBningsCo., Ind.
FOR SALE—Whit* Angora rabbits.  .2 50 per pair,
very flne,   CHARLIE  BARKER, Thorntown,
Indiana.  '
FOR SALE—FARMS—Of every variety of description and price.  STUART A HOSS, Kokomo,
Indiana.
FOR SALE—A lot Of fine Berkshire boar pigs,
ready for service.   Recorded stock.  JA_»P£_t
HECK   Waldr n, Ind.
FOR SALE—Choice Plymouth Reck;  Light Brahma". Hnndans. and W. C. B. Polish.   I. N. BARKER, Thorntown. Ind. ' ■
FOR SA LE—A e-ood farm of 125 seres, three miles
southwest of Misbawaka. St. Jofeph* Co., Ind.
Address JERE BECHER, Misbawaka, Ind.
FOR SALE—Full blood Plymouth Rock and Brown
Leghorn ■ccckerels (very best strains) at 75c and
11 each.   Address IRA.N. DELINK. Plymouth,Iud.
FOR SALE—Pure female Scotch shepherd pnpsof
highest  breeding.    Sire,  imported   "Jumbo."
Price. J5, write.   Address A. &ADLEY, Clayton.Ind.
FOR SA LE—Closing out sale of Partridge, Buff and
Black Cochins, a-d White Leghorns _t.leach.
Exhibition and breeding birds. L. L.DAUGHERTY,
Wabash, Ind.
ITIOR SALE—Two Holstein yearling bulls, grand-
" Bonsof the noted cow Imported Maid ot Twisk.
Also a few thoroughbred Suffolk hogs. JOSEPH
FURNAS, Boxley, Ind.
FOR SALE—Two flne yearling Jersey bulls. One
a grandson of LicbflUd the Ccntential prize bull.
Theothera grandt-onof OneTon No.2000. Address
S. P. BOOTH, Arcadia, Ind.
FOR SA LIS—A Campbell Ditcher with Improved
capstan. Dew rope and one pair ol oxen, for sale
or trade. Cuts ditch 2 feet deep ond 6 feet wide. W,
S. LINGLE, Lafayette, Ind.
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SHAKESPEARE'S DESCUIITION   OF A
HOUSE.
Look, when a painter would surpass the life.
In limning out a well-proportioned steed.
His art with nature's workmanship at strife,
As if tbe dead the living should exceed;
So did this horse exceed a common one.
In shape, in courage, color, pace and bone.
Round hoofed, short-Jointed, fetlocks shag, and leng,
Broad breast, full eye, sma'.l bead, and nostril wide,
High crest, short ears, straight legs, and passing
strong.
Thin mane, thick tail broad buttock, tender hide;
Look, what ahorse fhould have, he did not lack.
Save a r roudr^«r on so proud a back.
™ Thk grass in western Texas was never
better; water is plenty, and cattle are flue
and fat.   Everything teems to  favor the
ranchmen this year.
—__ .	
Mr. Joseph Morgan, Dodge City, Kas.,
has lately sold his herd of about 4,000 head
of cattle to the Prairie Cattle Company,
for which he got a clean $100,000.
Messrs. Pickrell, Thomas & Smith,
Harristown, IU., have sold Short-horn
bull calf Ashland Daisy (a Desdemona) to
W. H. Parker, of Maroa, 111., for ?200.
Also 6 bull calves; for ?1,800, to Ex-Gov.
John Ii. Routt, of Colorado.
Ti-OR SALE—Finely bred Poland China pigs from
Jj r-gislered stock. Special ratesby express. Send
forcircular and prices, stating what you want. D. L.
THOMAS. Rushville, Iud.
Ij>OK SALE—Pedigreed Short Horn cattle and Po-
' land China hogs, over 15 years a breeder. Please
tate about what yon want and address L. H. AIK
MAN, Box 21, Dana, Vermillion Co., Ind
□ ■ORSALE—22South African Ostriches
edire.    .        ..... ....
Central Park.   For terms ard pamphlet  aadreesJ.
fc r breeding ar.d farming purr.os. s.
imported
On view at
PROIHEROE,
New York.
care of Central  Park  Menagerie,
FORSALE—2 fine breeding boars: 1 Berkshire,
. Dandy Jim. &781, Vol. V. A. B. R; I Yorkshire,
Sambo, II, 195. Both extra fine, snd No. Ibreeders;
took pn-miuin at State fair. Address W. A. MAZE,
Sbarp>vi)Ie, Ind. *
T7iOB SALE^-40 extra. Poland Chinas, full pedigreed
• JP    —Fine rearling hog, proven an extra-breeder.
4^^f^L*j_eil sow. aogn ^Jarrow.^FJLvfet«i_->«-ilbuc»_»
■_-,~orifc*i-vy;t3riin.,, ail from' impcrfed ewes and bucks.
WW. A. MACY, Lewisville, Ind. ■
I TOR SALE—A tine rot of Poland China pigs: sired
by Star of the "West.1 Prince 2d and other boars;
ancestors all recorded. Also, Plymouth Rock cockerel's. Prices reasonable. BARCLAY MOON &
SON, Jerome. Howard county. Inc.
FOR SALE—Two registered bulls, grandsons of Le
Brocq's Prize. Dam of one has Alphea blood,
with grand escutcheon; the other from imported
prize-winning cow; will sell cheap, lf sold soon. J.
JL TiTMAN, connersv-ille, Ind.
FOR SALE—Valuable 125 acre farm close to city:
pike road; good two-story brick bouse; good
barn; fruit, water,plank, rail and hedge fences: title
good;easv terms: on Louisville and Chicago R. R.
Address BOX 148, Bloomington, Ind.
FOR SALE—Two heavy thoroughbred Clyi-esdale
imported orood mores, selected from the b_£t
steck in Scotland. These animals will be sold very
reasonable as the proprietor is retiring from farming.
Address ROBERT KKYES, Romholm, Ont.
FOR SALE—Light Brahmas, pure "Duke of York'
strain: 100 selected fowls and chicks, also trios
and I pair Plymouth Rock chicks, I trio Buff Cochin,
and 1 pair Pekin ducks. Prices low. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Write D. Ir. HIUHLEY, Mier, Ind. eow
FOR SALE—Farms, Farms!—In Howard, Miami,
Tipton, Cass and Clinton counties. Also No. 1
stock farms in White, Jasper and Pulaski counties.
This is the richest farming country in Indiana. We
are glad to show lands to all seeking homes or profitable investments. STUART AI1USS, Kokomo, Indiana.
FOR SALE—A choice lot oi Poland China pigs of
either sex, dtcended from a hf rd of the very
best strains that have been produced and mostlyslred
by the Justly celebrated hog, Star of iheWeBf'No.
635, Vol. I, C. P.C Becord, all eligible foreitherrecord.
Address T. M REVEAL, Clermont, Indiana, Marlon
county. ......
EOR SALE—Farm of 210 acres, rich land, In Monroe county, Ind., 6 miles of Bloomington. 3>£ El-
liottsville and railroad: 150 acres plow land, balance
timber; frame house of 7 rooms; barn and other
buildings; plenty of lasting water, and fruit; church
and school near;75 acres sown in wheat, Price, |33>S
per acre.  C. M. HOUSTON, Bloomington, Ind.
FOR SALE—A choice lot of Poland China pigs, of
either pex, from the mest popular families, all
elllglble to record, being fired bj "star of the West,"
"Tom Corwin, 2d," "Give or Take" and other good
bretders. Pairs furnished not relatfd. Sows bred
and safe in pig before shipment, if desired. Address
W. O. REVEAL, Clermont, Marion county, Ind.
FOR SALE—A flne lot of Poland China pigs will
weigh from 60 to 200 lbs. Our breeders are all recorded in the Central P. C R., we showed at two fairs
and took 15 ribbons. Prices reasonable and satisfaction guaranteed, reduced rates by express. Corre
spon&nce solicited and visitors welcome. PITZER
_£ G« TNN, Kokomo, Ind.
TjiuR SALE—Farm of 200 acres In Wabash county,
AJ Illinois, near Friendsville. on public road, timber soil, water, orchard, buildings, fences, society,
schools, good; adapted to grain, crass and stock; 150
acres in cultivation. 50 timber, will sell the farm or
168 acres of it for f25 per acre. For further information ca'l at farm, or address N. B. BROWN, Friendsville, Wabash county, III.
ENGLISH LIVE STOCK FAIRS.
The number of live stock exhibited at
the English fairs greatly exceed those of
onr American fairs as a rule. The Northampton England Mercury in referring to
the late fair held thete says:
The annuaKBam and Cheese Pair, together with the pleasure fair, held each
year on the 19tb Sept., took place on Tuesday. In the cattle market were penned
some 4,100 sheep, as against 4,937 last year;
2,009beasts,as against 1,386last year; while
the rams numbered COO, being a slight advance on the number brought to the hammer in 1881. The horses were also a good
show, .The .day was  unfortunately very)
finance on the attendance of buyers, which
was quite up to the average; while the
prices realized for rams were, on the whole,
satisfactory. The latter were penned in
the paddock adjoining the cattle niarket,
and there gathered a large number of gentlemen interested in the breed of sheep
belonging to Northamptonshire' and adjoining counties.
Poland Ohinas—Points and Characteristics.
•    BY COL. F. D. CURTIS.
For any breeder of swine to assume that
his are the only ptire-bred hogs of the
breed is absurd. Through the agricultural press farmers have become too well informed, as a general thing, to swallow any
such pretensions. One of the objects of
the National Swine Breeders' Convention
was to sat right these "pretensions" which
were put forth in advertisements, circulars and catalogues, and to give the public a correct and authentic history of all
the different breeds, as well as families, of
swine bred in the United States. Committees were appointed several months
before the final meeting, which was held
at Indianapolis, Ind., of breeders of the
different breeds and families, for the purpose of getting such information. Where
breeders could not be obtained to act on
such committees, gentlemen of character,
who resided in the vicinity where the
hogs were bred, were engaged to write
them np from the best and most reliable
sources. It may be noticed that I use the
term families in contradistinction from
breed. A great many people do not have
a clear idea of the difference between these
two terms. A breed means animals which
have been bred so long in a direct line
without crossing with other blood, that
uniformity in color, form and characteristics has been thoroughly established;
or, in other words, a breed is thoroughbred. A family may be a branch of a
thoroughbred breed; as, for instance, the
offspring of a ceitain sire or dam; although the term is usually and more correctly applied to tho offspring of a dam.
The breeders of thoroughbreds often
keep these families distinct as long as possible, breeding them in-and-in, to improve
them or to preserve their special characteristics, and in due time breed these dif-
whito; some were patched—large sppts of
black and white, and some were finely
spotted; some / were coarse boned with
coarse extremities, others were finer boned
with finer oxtremities. After an elaborate
discussion bdfore the convention, coupled
with an exhaustive report by Judge Milli-
kin,of Ohio,'the name of Poland China
was agreed upon for all the different families, and a standard of characteristics
agreed uponwhich should make the breed
in the future. The breeders of Poland
Chinas have since formed an association
and a registry in which the pedigrees of
the breed are recorded. Ever since the
Swine Breeders' Convention and the es-
tablshment of a standard of characteristics, Poland Chiuas, bred by reputable
breeders, have been considered thoroughbred, and if any one had any doubts about
it, the recording of pedigrees would settle
that.
—<-*-    _    _»   a. —
Autumn Short-horn Sales.
At the sale of Short-horns by Mr. R. M.
Harris, Stony Point, Ky., Oct. 25,45 head
found purchasers for an average of $85—
the total being $3,825. We have seen no
report of the sale of Oct. 26th, which was
to conclude the Kentucky autumn series.
Those already reported may bo summarized as follows:
Date. .   Name. No.
Oct. 14,   R. B. __-E. P. Woods...,. 27
16, Vanmeter & Barkley... 53
17, Burgess & Innis 62
18, The Hamlltons 3S
19, T.J. Megibben ..90
20, Walter Handy 59
21, J. M. Sussell 47
,      23,. J. Barton „ 61
24,! J. W. Liver _ *7
25, ■ R. SI. Harris  45
Av.
Total.
t 84 54
.2,282
84 52
4,395
113 95
7,065
20046-
6,615
293 90
26,450
165 00
9,735
87 27
4,055
122 00
7,435
9115
4,415
85 00
3,«5
and the hay they would have consumed
under the system netted him $200,in addition to paying for the mill-feed at the high
prices of last year.
He intends continuing the experiment
this year with twice the number of steers.
If the result be as good, or nearly as good,
as that of last year, he will be entirely satisfied that the cheap method of V9ing the
rough fodder, with a small regular daily
ration of concentrated food, is much preferable to the old method of feeding up
the hay, and will make about as good manure. The manure part of the problem is
not settled, but it cannot vary greatly
from that made from hay alone. This instance is but one of many that have come
under my observation. But none of the
others were conducted in such a careful,
painstaking way as to give such definite
results. The great drouth last year forced
many farmers in this dairy district to economize to the greatest extent possible in
the matter of subsisting their cattle, and
many discovered, somewhat to their surprise, that there are some things about
feeding stock they did not know before.—
A. M. Dickie, M. D.
Postal Card Correspondenco.
GeneralAverageandTotal 523
—Country Gentleman.
1145 83      $76,272
HJ,ess>t?^etiier',-t? ^-V^M W6^s'«.tni,nid «4he hase.of the frog. This
o'breedvour, if possible;" poor or \s ^ ■%fcbJ'$%Z£li opene_r>heelVa&-__e W
M«r.T,cs,    TtrBt.r,a aw, «___..__... .,,   pleas'etf t6 <kii\ it.   He has  scooped away
the sol? to'^giveitspring."   He has scored
FOR SALE—Farm of 233 acres 4 miles from Elletts-
ville, Ind., on L.,N. A. and C. R. R., and 6 miles
from Spei cer en I. and V. R. R. Nearly all in grass,
good hnuse, barn, outbuildings, orchard, and the best
and plenty of water and timber. Price, f25 per acre.
Also farm 173 acres, close by: all In grass; sood timber, noil, and neighborhood, handy to school and
church, »20 per acre, ISAAC t. HOPEWELL,
Blo-imlngton, Ind.	
FOR SALE—Garden farms at half price. 15 acres
underdrained, rich land; t rick house of 9 rooms;
running watrr; terms $800 cash, $800 in 3 years. 47
acres In two pieces, with t rchard on each; good barn
and Bmali house on one piece; terms, $1,500 down and
$1,450 on time. All witbin four miles of the city,
northwest. Inquire at first toll gate on the Lafayette
road. Apply at once. E. CHURCHILL, 417 Indiana
avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SA LE OR TRADE—A stricty fl rst-classwater
power flouring mill in nnecondition.with never
failing power; building three story frame; machinery
for process flour: property could not to duplicated
for _2o,'TO. Owner is not a mill man and has other interests demanding his entire attention, will tr.erefure
live a very liberal trade for good farmorcity property. Mill Is free from all incumbrance and is in one
•f the bes wheat sections of Indiana, with good shipping facilities. F. O. WADsWORt'H, Ileal Estate
Agent, 32 Circle St., Indianapolis, Ind.
___ISCE-___A-.EOEI_.
PATENTS S^CUBED-H. K. JOHNSON & CO.,
Patent Afcents. Washington, D. C. References:
Hon J. A. Logan^Hon. W. B. Allison. Send for circular.
SEND for standard Light and Dark Brahmas,
i* ymooth Rocks.Brown Leghorns, Pekin duciis
aud Toulouse geese. Also a choice lot of Polai.d
China plus for sale, of either sex. youns: sows safe in
pig. Satisfaction guaranteed. No circulars sent ont.
W'ltefor what you want. Address B. W. IIAB-
VBY, Bloomingdale, Ind.
Concluded on 5th pave.
Texas Cattle Ft ver.
The past season has been the worst ever
known on the ranges of the Southwest for
screw worm, and about as bad as it could
well be for Texas fever. We learn of small
bunches of cattle dyiDg off in every direction from being exposed to through Texas
or Arkansas cattle. Some think Arkansas
cattle will not impart tho Texas ' fever to
natives.but it is a mistake.ashas been demonstrated this fall. Northern cattle cross
the trail of an Arkansasherd, and lie down
and die in great numbers, is about the way
the boys tell  it.—Caldwell,   Kas.,  Post,
Nov. 2d. •
 » — »
Range Cattle in the Northwest.
Under the head of "Autumnal Roundup," the St. Paul Pioneer Press speaks as
follows of the cattle trade of Montana and
Southern Minnesota: Present figures go to
prove the prediction often made during
the past year or two, that within .the present decade Montana will rank first among
the cattle-producing regions of America.
The championship of the plains of Texas
is being rapidly wrested by the valleys of
Montana. Indeed, Montana is very rapidly becoming the fattening place for the cattle bred in Texas. The reign of the caw
boy may be said to have been transferred
from the Southwest to tbo Northwest,
Pour years ago not to exceed 6,000 or (5,000
ljead of cattle came out of Montana and
sought Easterm markets via the Northern
Pacific and its connections. This season
the Northern Pacific handled 18,000 head
out of Montana between the 11th of September and Oct. 11. The daily average
now coming out of the Territory is practically all that the railway has facilities
for handling, and will make an aggregate
for the present month ©f nearly or quite
equal to that of the four weeks above recorded. Curing the season up to the 1st
of September about 10,000 head came out,
so that to tho present time it may be estimated in round numbers that the Northern Pacific has brought out of Montana
not less than 32,000 head, with the season
not more than two-thirds passed. Southern Minnesota is now beginning to furnish a good many cattle, and every year
materially advances the stock-raising industry in that locaitly. Some interesting
figures may be given which will clearly
illustrate the present attention among
farmers to cattle raising for market., In
1879 there was in this State 163,2S6 head of
cattle under 3 years of age; that number
decreased in 1880 to 153,786; but in 1882
the tide turned, and the remarkable increase from 153,786 to 261,985 was recorded.
ferent, families
v-.-   V«' aJ  *
-points,-or ft-
objectionable ones. Breeds are started in
this manner sometimes, by continuing
the breeding of a family until the special
characteristics of a sire or dam are fixed
in the offspring and become uniform. The
family may then be said to be thoroughbred; and if a new name is given to them
they may be known by the new title; and
if they do possess special features or qualities that are superior to and different
from the old breed from which they
sprung they are entitled to be recognized
as a breed. Breeders usually prefer to
keep their improvements within1' the
breed, and claim merit for improving it)
as shown by the family in which the improvement ha3 been made.
* . * * * *
Families are established sometimes by
crossing thoroughbred animals on natives
or grades, and then by breedingin-and-in,
and by using the same blood without any
admixture of fresh or strange blood a
breed may be made. This is a difficult
task and requires a great deal of skill, patience and painstaking. It involves a
knowledge of physiological laws and the
most delicate principles of physiological
science. Not one man in a hundred who
undertakes this work will succeed, while
the evidence of crosses "runout," and
breeds,too, for that matter, are innumerable; because they have fallen into the
hands of men who had neither the taste
nor the ability to keep up the standard of
perfection, I was asked, in the Swine
Breeders' Convention, how long it would
take to establish a breed of swine as thoroughbred, made up of different blood, and
I answered, at least twenty years. It will
take longer than this time if animals of
opposite colors shall have been used before a uniformity in color can be produced. The Yorkshire and other improved
English white breeds still have black skin
spots on them with occasionlly a fleck of
back hair, although it is claimed that they
have'been bred pure for nearly an hundred
yeara. The.se. black spots aro the out-
croppings of black hOgs, Berkshire or Siamese, or both, with whlcli't'he early Yorkshires were crossed. How tnany of these
crosses have been "stolen in" since then
by English breeders I do not attempt to
say. White hair seems to be more natural
or more easily perpetuated than black;
hence it would not have been a very difficult thing for these English breeders to
do this. A cross of a Victoria boar (whiteJ
upon ai Berkshire sow (black), has produced a litter of pigs every one white. Up
to tbe meeting of the Rational Swine
Breeders' Convention the Poland Chinas
were simply families—they were known
by at least half a dozen different names—
being called .after individuals who bred
them, and also after localities where they
were bred. These families were different
in form and in color, according to the
crosses which had been npiade in their
breeding—some were jet black and white,
others were et? dingy or  lighter black and
How a Fool Treats a Horse's Foot.
He has cut away the frog, because he
thinks the liprse will be injured if the frog
Aouc^fj^—Tigrciund.   He has then   cut a
This department Is edited by Ds. Johk N. Navik,
Veterinary Burgeon, Author ol Hartu'i Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Rules to be observed by those txpectinz correc-tan
ew&n-,
1. State the rate of palae,
2. Th* htjnt'ilni.
3. The itindlnx stUtud*.
4. Appearanca of hair.
5. If ccugh, and -JecrtUOO trraa ae*», wliettoi
gland* between ib* Jam c*a be l«lt, _>c<_ how near
the bone,
6. If breathing ii rapid, aooompanied by raMIe or
rath'.Bt *onnd, no tlxa* nVjJt b* lc*t In hiix-erlttf
throat, ar. .1 nslcr Undue pi: aconite root mu1 Mac-
tore of bolladonn* M drop* on toncu* alteraa'.sly
very two honn, for time i. t<." _bott tr,x an »eiw«r.
Parties requiring answers by ma)) matt Inclcee V
for advice, otherwise reply will a?pe__r in next l«ane
INDIANA.
Wabash Co.—I send you a report of one-
half acre of corn we raised: We Bhucked
and weighed it and it produced 61 bushels
to the one-half acre. It was the Peabcdy
corn. Can anybody beat it, if so, let ua
hear? J. W. P.
Warrick Co.—We are having fine
weather. Farmers are done sowing wheat
and are now gathering corn and digging
potatoes, both of which crops are good.
A large crop of wheat is sown and is seriously injured by the Hessian fly. Some
have sown over, as the first sown was entirely killed. G. T.
KBNTCCKV-
Hardin Co.—The late sown wheat has
a fine growth to enter winter. Grass and
pasture still flne. Corn is now being
cribbed rapidly, and stock in good demand. G. W. N.
OHIO.
Piqua Co.—The newly sown wheat crop
is a large acreage and it now loeks fire
for the season. Corn has turned out much
better than at first supposed it would.
Live stock brings good prices.
C. C.E.
III.INOIK
Clay Co.—Live stock is high here and
prosperity general among farmers. Growing wheat fine, and corn turning out well.
L. A. J.
a deep notch in the toe for the shoe. This
is evidently a conservative relic of the
time when nails were not used, and the
shoe attached by three-pointed clips hammered over the edge, one in front and one
on either side. Then he has improved the
whole of the outer surface o'f the hoof. As
the Creator has furnished this part of the
hoof with a thin, hard, polished plate,
forming a sort of varnish which is impervious to wet, the farrier, as a matter of
course, rasps it all away up to the crown.
And as the Creator has placed round the
crown a fringe of hair, which acts as a
thatch to the line of junction, and throws
off the rain upon the water-proof varnish,
he cuts this away with his scissors. Lastly
the Creator having given to the horny
hoof a mettling of soft and partially translucent brown, gray-blue, yellow, black
and whiter-never exactly the same in two
hoofs, much less in two horses—the farrier
takes a blacking-pot and brush, polishes
up the hoof until they look like patent
leather boots, all four exactly alike, and
then contemplates his work with satisfaction. In his own words, he has "turned
out a finished job of.it."—Farmers' Magazine.
Cheap Feeding—A Farmer's Test.
Colonel F. D. Curtis' report of last winter's "economic rations" in the Kirby
Homestead stock barn, brought to mind
an article on the same subject, published
in the Bucks County' Intelligencer, Nov.
19,1881, in which I took the position" that
dry cows and store cattle may be properly
maintained on cut corn-fodder and straw,
with the addition of a little grain daily. A
member of the Solebury's Farmer's Club-
being favorably impressed with this suggestion, concluded to test it by experiment. He had wintered 12 steers annually for a number of years, selling them off
grass in June and July. His practice has
been to feed hay, as much as the steers
would eat, in the stable, and to give them
each a sheaf of. corn fodder daily in the
straw yard, with straw ad libitum, until
such time in May as there was a good bite
in the rich pastures in which his farm
abounds.
He cut the corn fodder in a power cutter
and stored it in an empty bin and mixed
oat-chaff with it. The next step was to buy
the concentrated part of the ration, which
consisted of one ton wheat bran, 250 pounds
corn-meal and 150 pounds, cake meal.
These were thoroughly mixed and fed at
the rate of three quarts of the mixture twice
a day on one bushel of the chaffed stover|
all wetted and thoroughly mixed in a
large trough. The hay was entirely omitted, the animals getting the daily sheaf of
fodder in the yard as previously, and straw,
if they wanted it. The experiment was
carried through the season, much to the
satisfaction of the operator. The cattle
throve  better than any  he had ever fed,
Will you plecse tell me what ails my
sow? She is suckling pigs,and was taken
witbrprwkang v*uV with-large eores on her
back. ' \y:vrr
Apply sulphate of zinc at a strength of
one ounce to four of water; use twice
daily; then after a few days use tincture
of iodine.
Please tell me what to do for a curb on
my horse's leg; said curb is of four
months standing, and on hind leg near
knee joint. J.1..W.
If on his knee it is no curb. If on the
posterior part of the hock joint, it is a
curb, and if of four months standing, you
are in the last ditch. You may try severe
blistering, but the chances are poor.
I have a mare that seems to be always
hurting her eye, but always the same
one. When I get it well seemingly, she
hurts it again. J. T. H.
No, sir, your mare does not hurt her
eye so often; horses very seldom hurt their
eyes. She has opthalma, a disease which
would get seemingly well if you never
treated it. For a remedy, see page 142 of
your book.
I have lost three valuable horses within
eight months. One in March, one in
June, and one in October, from four to
five years old. Not worked, bnt running
in pasture. The first you notice is they
look gaunt, and in a week or two you
think they look a little worse, bnt they
feed as well as the others do apparently,
and keep in about the Bame condition for
three or four months. Ihen the first
thing you know they are so weak that
they reel in walking, and within two or
thiee days are dead. The breathing is
natural; hide a little tight; hair looks
pretty well till nearly the last; the eye
bright, but the horse acts dull and drowsy
towaid the last. I have opened and examined thoroughly and can see nothing
that would cause death, unless it is for
■lack of blood. The flesh isasfiee from
blood ss aslaughteredoxand of asgooda
color. Ihe last ono that died had not a
gallon and a half of blood ana water in it.
The bladder quite empty and everything
in stomtch and intestine quite natural.
T. B.
But little blocd can be found in any animal. When dead and cold, the veins, arteries and capilaries, are all full and but
little can be found except in the large
vessels. The fact of the bladder being
empty may have resulted from the horse
having passed it before death. So the disease stands entirely unexplained. The
best thing for you to do is, when a horse
is found to be sick send for some reliable
veterinary surgeon before too late, when
nothing can be done.
Recent Inventions.
The following patents of interest to
farmers have juet been issued: A wheelbarrow with curved legs, the extension of
which constitute braces for the tray; that
is, instead of having two legs, a double
half wheel answers for both legs and bedy
frame. This is a very 6imple device but
it has taken a long time to think it out.
A brake for a wagon which permits the
f oxfl and hind wheels to be locked separately or jointly Is patented." Also a slide
bar attached to a singletree, by working
which the traces to a vehicle may be
thrown off by the driver so that a runaway horse may go off on his own account
leaving tbe carriage behind.
A patent is granted for a fruit and produce railway car having wire cloth ventilators at the floor, roof and sides. It is
designed to keep products fresh while in
transit.
Since the ontrsge to the remains ofthe
late A. T. Stewart, of New York, much
ingenuity has been displayed in inventing
burglar proof grave vaults. One provides
for anchor bolts passing laterally through
the outer box into the earth and firmly
fastened above ard below.
An ingenious device is an improvement
to an ordinary broom handle which is
mr.de to screw into a sccket set into the
head of the brccm; a broken handle may
thus be replaced by another.
A New York inventor draws a prize in
the shape of a patent for fastenirg down
bed clothes. A clip is attached to the
mattress or bedstead provided with a
clamp to grasp the clothes and hang on to
them.
A patent for a process of making artificial butter by mixing oils derived from
animal fais, sweet cream, vegetable
oils and coloring matter together, was
granted. These ingredients mixed together, sour, the whey is then removed
and the mass is churned. NfcwYork people may thus get Orange county creamery
products.
For housewives a kitchen eaticet is invented. It is a cupboard with table attachment, drawers for dishes, flour bin
and.other conveniences combined.
Among the intricate inventions is a harvester and grain binder upon which the
patent office allowed 32 new claims. The
main idea is in the operation of a series of
rakes on flexible carriers, by means of
which tbey are moved forward of the cutter car and downward into the standing
grain.
Prof. W. J. Beal is experimenting with
sprouted wheat, and has arrived at the conclusion that it can be safely used ioi seed.
The wheat he is using has already sprouted
six times. It seems to be a little weaker
at each sproutirg, and each time a small
portion fails, but at the first trial a large
per cent, grows well.
Fiank Colvin and Frank Parker, two
young criminals who were being held in
jail at Muncie for trial, made gocd their
escape Sunday night by knocking eff plastering and pas&ing out through the roof.
Origin of Thanksgiving Day.vv
Please give us the origin   and history of
Thanksgiving Day in this week's Fahmfr
and oblige many who are  inteiesttd   in
that subject at preseat. P. p.
The day was suggested to car fore-
falheis by the Jewish fe»Bt of tabernacles,
or "feast of ingathering at the ead of (he
year." A day of thank*giving was occasionally observed from the jear 16J1 to
16S0, after which time it was observed annually. During the rtvel»ti< a it w»n
national institution telng annually rec-
funmecded by CoBgre*». BinrelfW when
President Lincoln issued a prtclau atlon
recon mending tie observance of tl e day
such a proclamation has keen ifcsued annually by tbe President.
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Ice is running heavily in Die MiKM.uii
river at Mandan, and snow-drift**, ten ff.tt
high are visible at Cxoe kstcu, Minnesou.