VOL. XXI.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND , SATURDAY, AUG. 7,1886.
NO 32
RANDOLPH COUNTY.
Notes of its Registered Cattle, Swine and
Sheep.
Randolph county Is situated on the eastern border of Indiana and is the highest
oounty in the S.ate. The White, Wabash
and other rivers arise in this county upon
a table-land four or five miles south of
Winchester, the county seat. The land is
mostly level, and in its natural state much
of it was marsh and swamp, but ditches
and underdrains have brought it under
cultivation, and the greater part of it is of
unusual fertility. The Farmer reporter
spent several days of last week in Randolph county, visiting breeders of fine
stock.
SEDGWICK A HUNT.
Messrs. Sedgwick & Hunt.of Trenton, are
breeders of Shorthorn cattle. By appointment Mr. Sedgwick, whose residence is at
Richmond, Ind., met us at his farm,which
is two miles southwest of Trenton,to show
us the stock and the farm. The latter consists of 385 acres of flat bottom land, 325
acres of which Mr. Sedgwick has owned for
some years and has thoroughly drained,
using for the purpose two open ditches,
each three miles in length, and six miles
of tile. This land produces corn at the rate
of 60 bushels or more per acre, and other
crops in proportionate quantities. Messrs.
Sedgwick A: Hunt have been engaged in
breeding Shorthorns about eight yean and
at this time have 28 thoroughbreds on the
place, including this year's calves. One of
the breeding bulls is Favorite Duke, 56044,
by Oxford Cambridge, 53037; dam by 4th
Duke of Hillhurst. Favorite Duke is a
three-year-old, cherry red, low, blocky
and of the Jessamine tribe. The day he
was two years of age he weighed 1,493
pounds. He has proven to be a first-class
breeder, transmitting good color, shape
and quality. Of 20 of his calves in sue*
cession all but one have been red. Prince
of Barrington, 60725, is a recently purchased breeding bull. He was bred by T.
C. Anderson, of Kentucky, and is by Barrington Duke, 37622, and dam by the exported 8th Duke of Geneva. Barrington
Duke was by 14tb Duke of Thorndale.
Prince of Barrington is a highly bred
Young Mary and has six pure Bates tops
—a finely pedigreed animal and in addition possessed of many points that will
recommend him to breeders. He is red
with a little white, head and front very
fine, ribs well sprung,hams long and deep,
hide very rich and mellow. He is even,
well balanced,long and straight, and is the
sire of quite a number of calves that have
sold for $100 to f 150 at weaning time, some
of them being taken into show herds and
winning premiums. We were shown
other bulls, among them Rosette's Duke, a
yearling, sired by Loudon Duke 55th,solid
red, fine head and horn, deep bodied, and
a well built bull. Also a Francis bull calf,
nearly a year old, sired by Oen. Logan, a
promising calf with back straight as a ru_e.
Among the calves, are a number of 'hulls,
most of them by Favorite Duke. These
bulls are for sale. The cows and heifers
on the farm are of such families as Miss
Wiley, Young Mary, Bright Eyes, Desde-
mona, Ruby, Agatha, Iantha, Rosemary,
Jessamine and Henrietta. Of the cows
Red  Lady ia moat conspicuous.   She Is a
handsome cow, broad and fleshy, with
splendid front, and a solid rich red color.
She is a Lady Sale, tracing to Bright Eyes
family, and is by Commander, 41637, a
Cruikshank bull. Thorndalia 4th Is a
Rosemary cow by Loudon Duke 53th, and
dam by 14th Duke of Thorndale. She is
red, a two-year-old, straight built and a
desirable animal. Miss Wiley of New
Forest 3d is of the famous Miss Wiley family and has a double top of Loudon Duke
55th in her blood. She is a promising
heifer of fine appearance and is likely to
make an excellent breeder. Messrs. Sedgwick <fc Hunt are rapidly establishing
themselves in the business of breeding the
best of Shorthorns, and will be pleased to
correspond with any one wishing animals
of either sex or any age.
HINSHAW BROTHERS.
About four miles south of Winchester,
and a short distance from the station of
Snow Hill, the reporter found the Hinshaw Bros., breeders and shippers of recorded Shorthorn cattle and Poland China
pigs and pure blooded Light Brahma and
Plymouth Rock chickens and Pekin ducks.
Their postoffice and shipping point is
Snow Hill on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad, and their farms lie in the fertile region of the head waters of White
river, within a mile of its source. Of
thoroughbred Shorthorns they have at
present about 40 head,with the three-year
old breeding bull Dexter at the head of the
herd. Dexter is by Marquis of Sugar
Grove, (who is the sire of many fine
calves), is nearly solid red in color and
weighs something like 1,800 or 1,900 lbs.
His length and weight, his broad breast,
straight bottom and top lines, fine loose
skin and excellent handling qualities mark
him a number one bull and a good breeder. Dexter has taken a number of premiums at county fairs, against strong
competition. We were shown also a
young bull,not quite a year old that promises well. He is called Brampton, Jr., and
is by Pilot. His color is solid red and he
is an evenly built calf smooth and straight.
Among the cows we noted Betty, a very
large and very straight cow; Lady Marquis, a fine light red five-year-old, that
has been shown for several years at neighboring fairs and has never been beaten in
the ring; Fanny, a roan cow of square,
broad build, very meaty and a superior
animal. Taken all together the females of
this herd are a first rate lot, in healthy
condition and uniformly good breeders.
There are of course some bull calves to sell
at reasonable prices and they are well
worthy of purchase by our enterprising
farmers and stock breeders.
In the Poland China line Hinshaw Brothers have some excellent breeding stock,
and about 50 or 60 young pigs with a prospect for more. Their principal boar is
Hinshaw's Give or Take, who is by the old
original Give or Take, and Is now three
years of age. Hinshaw's Give or Take is
certainly a splendid hog, even, heavy, low
to the ground and finely built. In spite
of his age he Is a very smooth animal and
shews himself to be symmetrical and well
proportioned. He is In great favor as a
breeder, being the sire of some extra good
pigs. One of them, a yearling, has been
kept on the place and will be used on the
herd.   He Is fit for  any  show  ring and
will doubtless obtain some of the ribbons
if ever exhibited. The pigs are an even
lot, many of them large enough to ship,
and all of them for sale. They represent
the best of blood aud should easily find
purchasers.
Hinshaw Brothers have started into the
fine stock business to make it pay and
have invested in first class breeding stock,
both cattle and swine. They keep their
stock in growing condition, never willingly allowing them to become stunted or to
remain at a stand still. Their farms are
first class, affording excellent pasturage
and water, and their shipping facilities are
good. With such surroundings they may
be expected to achieve success.
BROWN dk HINSHAW
are Poland China breeders of long established reputation. Their postoffice is Rural, and their herds of swine were found a
short distance from that place. They have
now about 175 Poland Chinas, of which 125
are this season's pigs. That these pigs are
from prize winning stock will be shown
by the record of the heid at the fairs last
fall. At Winchester, the Randolph county fair, they tcok everything they showed
for; at Union City, sweepstakes on boar
and sow, 1st and 2d aged boar, 1st aged
sow, 1st boar under 6 months, 2d sow under 6 months; at Indiauapolis, 1st yearling boar, 1st boar under 6 months, 2d pen
of 5 pigs. They sold the yearling pig that
took first premium for $125. The prize
winning blood in the herd is such as that
of Give or-Take, World Beater, Corwin,
Black Cloud R., King of P. C 's etc. One
of their best hogs is Market Boy, 5705, a
splendid 3 year-old, and a noted breeder
and prize winner. We saw a good many
of his pigs and they are of remarkable
evenness and fineness, being almost without exception trim and neat and smooth.
Dandy B. is a boar that will doubtless
figure successfully in the show ring this
fall. He is by Black Cloud R, out of Lady
Whiteface, is 22 months old and it would
be hard to find any fault w.th his size,
shape or form. He is from premium stock
and is fully worthy of his pedigree. Of
brood sows we saw a goodly number, and
of young pigs a hundred or more, some of
them as fine as the finest, and all for sale
at fair prices. Messrs. Brown & Hinshaw
will in all probability attend the fairs
again this season.
MR. PETER STIDHAM
lives a mile or so south of Bartonia and has
been for 30 years a breeder;of Poland China
hogs, and for the last five or six years has
kept registered stock. His herd consists
at present of about 50 head, of which 42
are young pigs, and 7 are brood sows. His
breeding boar is Buckeye Blaine, one year
old April 28 last and weighs 450 to 500 lbs,
in moderate flesh. Mr. Stidham thinks
hiao. the largest pig for his age he ever
owned. Buckeye Blaine was sired by
Buckeye Boy, 2307, dam Lady Blaine 2d,
8288. He is nicely shaped, well built hog,
large, square and blocky and will prove a
valuable addition to the herd. We noticed
an April pig by Black Cloud R, and out of
a Black Bess sow, that is especially fine,
and will make an extra show pig if It fulfills its promise. Among the sows are noticed Bessie Coler, 7394, of the Black Bess
strain and bred by Noah Coler & Son, of
Ohio. Her sire was Tom and dam Color's
Black Bess 2d, and there are two crosses of
Tom Corwin in her pedigree, making her
of highly meritorious descent. Another
finely bred sow is Fanny's Beauty, 12470.
sired by Frank, 3721, and out of Fanny,
8162. In fact, Mr. Stidham has some of the
best of blood in his stock and constantly
aims to improve. A pig from Mr. Stld-
ham's herd (by Black Cloud R and out of
Bessie Coler) took 2d premium at the State
fair last year, and Mr. Stidham afterwards
sold the pig for 3100. He now has a litter
of pigs of exactly the same breeding and
some ef them promise to make number
one show pigs. Mr. Stidham can supply
young pigs of both sexes and not akin and
the character of the stock he breeds war-
ranis him a large trade.
THB WHITE RIVER HERD
of Poland Chinas is the property of the
Robinson Brothers. They are located
about three miles southeast of Winchester.
They have been breeding recorded Poland
Chinas of the best strains for a few years,
and are now In condition to supply breeders and exhibitors with young stock. They
have 100 to 125 young pigs representing
some of the best premium blood obtainable. Their best boar is John Corwin,sired
by Friendship, 5215, dam Cora, 7874; her
sire Tom Corwin 2d, 2037, and dam Cora
Shellenbarger, 2880; her sire Tom Corwin,
571. It will be seen that this pedigree
makes John Csrwln an inbred Corwin
boar, and in addition to that he is individually straight and deep, very smooth and
in every respect an excellent animal. Robinson Bros, have a prize in him and his
use In tbe herd cannot but be of great benefit to them. Other sires that have been
used on the herd are Dandy, who was by
Friendship and out of a World Beater sow,
Black Cloud R, Market Boy and so on, but
they consider the pigs they have from
John Corwin the best lot they have ever
raised. Some of their best sows are by
Black Cloud R, others by Bravo Jr., the
sire of many high priced pigs. They expect to attend some of the fairs this fall
including the one at Indianapolis. In the
meantime tbey have pigs for sale, and
good ones.
MR. D. W. ROBINSON
lives about four miles east of Winchester
and is a breeder of recorded Chester White
pigs. His herd at present consists of one
breeding boar, 11 brood sows and about 20
pigs. They are of Todd's strain and recorded in Todd's C. W. Reeord. The boar
Is Prince, 289, a two-year-old last April
and now weighs near 500 pounds in ordinary flesh. He is long, straight, even and
good, clear white and a fine breeder as his
pigs indicate. The pigs are low and meaty
and resemble Prince in general characteristics to a marked degree. These pigs are
for sale and Chester White fanciers should
correspond with   Mr. Robinson for prices.
MR. W. T. FARO.UHAK
is the surviving partner in the firm of Far-
quhar Brothers, whose farm lies within a
mile or two of the town of Trenton. The
personal property of the firm will be sold
at public auction on the 26th of this month,
and will include about 100 head of Shropshire, Southdown and Cotswold sheep; aa
will be seen by reference to our For Sale
column. This step is necessitated by the
death of the senior member of the firm,
Mr. Isaac J. Farquhar, which occurred
July 6th. At the time of his decease Mr.
Farquhar was a member of the executive
committee of the Shropshire record, and
also secretary of the Indiana Wool Growers' Association. He was well known as
an honorable and successful sheep raiser
and his death will be deplored by onr
readers. The sheep to be sold as above are
divided as follows, 40 Shrophires, 25 Cotswolds and 35 Southdowns. The Shrop-
shlres rnn to suoh noted sires as Woolly
Eyee, and 2d Pride of Montford; the Cotswolds to Duke of York and Duke of Fl-
field, both prize winners at our State fair.
The Southdowns are direct descendants of
registered, imported stock, and all are ln
good order and the sale should attract
buyers.