MX.
IKDIANAPOUS, INDIANA, JULY 10th, 1875.
No. 27.
Live Stock.
From the Toronto Globe.
CANADIAN HOESES.
Although considerable attention has
been given to breeding horses in Canada
from time to time, and we have for many
years traded largely in horse flesh, we
have not yet developed an individual
type of animal which we can call oar
own. The French horse of lower Canada* has not had due justice given him,
owing to the greed with which the large
prices from the United States have been
snapped up. . Every good stallion in the
lower Province went across the line—
and the way in which we read the returns
of exports and imports, is, that we have
not erred on the side of keeping our
stock at home. Yet nobody can visit
siny part of the country—travel along
any road and note the fine spans of horses
that pass him by, the handsome animals
which draw our carriages in the towns,
without seeing that.we have fine specimens of this useful animal, which take
kindly to our climate. The base of our
stock of horses in Ontario is English,
and there are few traces of any French
crossing. We have developed specimens
of the trotting horse second-hand from
the States, those trotters are of English
descent. There has been of late years a
tendency to import heavy draught horses
and breed from them, though by far the
most permanent tendency to which this
has given place was to breed from thoroughbreds, and we are far from certain
that the change can be considered an
improvement. _
How great is the interest we have in
the horse trade may be seen by glancing
at it for the last few years. In the year
ending June 30, 1870, we imported into
the Dominion 183 horses—52 in British
vessels, and 94 by land carriage, viz.,
from the United States—making a total
of 183, worth $19,381. In the previous
year, that of 1868-9, the number of
horses imported was only 167, but on
the other hand the value was greater,
being $26,246. Now, mark the excess of
exports over imports. In the year ending June 30,1869, the number of horses
exported was 10,355; value, 1859,174;
and in the following year they rose to
16,461, worth not less than $1,458,111.
Of the 16,461 in 1869-70, Ontario ex-
ported 7,316, against 83 imported, of
which 79 were from the United States,
and 3 from Great Britain. For the year
1873-4, 5,411 horses are exported, while
794 are imported—9 from Great Britain,
and 785 from the United States. This,
however, is not all that was imported,
because a large number of horses came
in among the 600 animals admitted under
special exemption for the improvement
of stock, mostly from Great Britain.
The large exportation is going forward
still, and it will depend on the relation
of the price paid for the imported
horses to the price received for the exported ones, together with the respective
character of horses, whether exportation
was carried too far or not.
We think te run entirely on heavy
draught horses would be a mistake. All,
ornearly all, now imported have been of
this character. The importations of the
heavy Clydes seem' to_ have been overdone, and a mixture either of the thoroughbred or of a lighter draft horse
seems desirable. We have plenty of bone
and weight, and need more speed and
activity. A lighter horse will do any
farm work, while he is at the same time
active. He isable to take a heavy load
to a given destination, and then can trot
quickly back. When, too, in our winter
operations, a team gets into deep snow, a
heavy horse is distressed by his own
weight. Again, if a former breed a pair
of coach horses, and make them useful
on a farm until they are four or five
years old or thereabouts, if they are
good-looking, they will always command
a fine price, either at home or in the
States.
There are at present in Canada some
splendid coach horses for breeding pur-
Poses, but it maybe said generally that
to breed a horse for usefulness there is
nothing better than a thoroughbred
sire. He will give a horse with good
action, and one that will last through
twice as much as any other horse. His
offspring are clever, are good tempered,
and it managed properly can be taught
anything.
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Breeding to Fat Animals.
Dr. Home, of Wisconsin, a well-known
veterinarian, gives his testimony in favor
pf breeding from animals in moderately
low condition.   He says that he has had
ample opportunity for judging of the best
condition of animals at the time of parturition.   He could bring innumerable
Proofs that while animals in high condition suffer much and often at the time of
bringing forth, animals so poorasto be a
disgrace to their owners, enjoy immunity
-from more than ordinary suffering, and
!..as_a rule do well.   Cases of puerperal or
Dm ilk fever are comparatively unknown in
(moderately low conditioned animals.
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Onr Postal Card Correspondence.
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WEIGHING CATTLE BY MEASURE.
The following rules are given by which
the weight of cattle can be ascertained
approximately by measurement:
Take the length of the back from the
curve of the tail to the fore-end of the
shoulder blade, and the girth around the
breast just behind the forelegs. These
dimensions must be taken in inches.
Multiply the girth by the length, and
divide 144. If the girth is less than 3
feet, multiply by 11; if between 3 and 5
feet, multiply by 16; if between 5 and 7
feet, multiply by 23; if between 7 and 9
feet, multiply by 31. If the animal is
very lean, one-twentieth must be deducted—and if very fat, one-twentieth
must be added.      '
Another rule:
Take all dimensions as before, in feet,
and then multiply the square of the
girth by the length, and that product is
3.36. The result will be pounds.^ If you
desire to know what an animaPwill dress,
multiply the live weight by the decimal
.605; the product approximates to the
actual net weight, very closely.
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
Hogs Want Sulphur.
Whether hogs require sulphur as an
essential to their health, or whether it
is sought by them as a condiment, may
not be discovered. But one thing is
true, they devour it with greed whenever
it is to be found. It is for this purpose,
probably, that they can eat large quantities of soft coal, which contains alarge
amount of sulphur. Perhaps this is the
most economical method of supplying
hogs with sulphur during the winter,
when they require a good deal of carbon.
But in summer, it is better to feed it to
them in substances which contain less
carbon, on account of their producing
less heat. Mustard is one of the best
things for this purpose, and some of it
should*"be sown in every pasture into
which hogsare turned. If hog_sarekept
in, or are in small yards, it is well to
supply them with wild mustard that
grows in the fields, or highways, or to
cultivate some of the better varieties
for them. They will eat its leaves, its
flowers, seeds and stalks.—Our Some
Journal.
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The " Touch " of Short-Horns.
Editor Indiana Farmer:
Thinking it would be of interest to the
many readers of the Indiana Farmer
to know the number of thoroughbred
Short-Horn cattle in each county of the
State, we below give the number, and by
whom owned, in Johnson county.
Would be very glad if each county
would send in such a report so that we
may know what the Short-Horn interest
is in this State :
Owners' Names. P. O. Address. Females. Males.
J. M. Woc_rnff_..._*ineveh	
Pendleton _ Hardin  "
Susan Mc Quade-. "
Dr. Jas. Forsyth <fc
Sons Franklin	
J. C. McCaslin _
Sons  "
Calvert Covert—... "
H. V. Brown  "
Steve Dungan  "
John Owens  "
I. V. Bridges Trafalgar	
W. C. Brice .Bluff Creek...
Jacob Tresslar  "
Rufus Tresslar  "
John Hardin  "
Daniel Brewer, sr. "
Daniel Paddock...QlennValley.
James T. Bradley.Amity	
John Hamner  "
J. A. Thompson...Edinburg	
John M. Collett-
Sons Morgan town.
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From the Kentucky Live Stock Record.
THE CLIFTON HERD,
The Property of Walter Handy, Esq.,
Mount Freedom, Jessamine
County, Kentucky.
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This is correct as far as we could
ascertain.       Dk. Jas. P. Forsyth.
We trust that breeders in other counties will comply with the request of our
correspondent. Such reports from all
the counties of the State would be of
great interest and value to all cattle
breeders. Johnson county may well be
proud of the showing made in the report
above.
HORNED CATTLE AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.
The " touch," or mellowness of handling, which indicates aptness to fatten,
is the most difficult of all points to obtain in a breed of cattle. It is one of the
distinguishing marks of Short-Horns,
and which has never been equalled in any
other breed oi cattle. To imprint this
special quality on a herd, years must
elapse, at any rate, before you can depend
on it with any degree of certainty. It is
very much the fashion now to deride the
high prices given for Short-Horn cattle,
but I would venture to say that if the
high prices had never existed, the Short-
Horn would have been a greatly inferior
animal to what it at present is. The
money value has assisted in keeping up
their notability, and consequently attracting attention, and but for this particular attention being paid to them they
could not have retained that quality and
form for which they are so famed.—
Cheviot, in N. B. Agriculturist.
Danger to Stock from Gypsum.
Most farmers know enough not to turn
stock upon newly-plastered grass-land,
but it is not so generally known that fatal
results may follow such turning out. A
corresponpent of the United States Department of Agriculture mentions a case
where some stock was turned upon a
field on the same day on which it was
pastured, and they all died in a few hours.
Tnere was no indication of "hoven," the
stock being in good condition, and the
sudden death was believed to be solely
the effect of the sulphate of lime.
The Centennial Commission proposes
to adopt a scale to regulate the respective numbers of each breed of neat
or Horned cattle to be entered for competition.
It is. assumed that seven hundred
head will cover all desirable entries;
and upon that basis will be calculated
the number of stalls which will be apportioned each breed.
The scale divides the aggregate number into ten parts, and of these, four-
tenths are assigned to Short-Horns, two-
tenths to Channel Islands, one-tenth to
Devons, one-tenth to Holsteins, one-
tenth to Ayrshires, and one-tenth to
animals of other pure breeds.
The exhibition in each breed will comprehend animals of various ages, as well
as of both sexes. Draft and fat cattle
will be admitted irrespective of breed.
The exhibition of horned cattle will
open September 20th, 1876, and continue
fifteen days.
It is desirable that all persons who
contemplate exhibiting, will make application for stalls without delay, and if
necessary at a later day such applications
can be amended.
Inquiries may be addressed to .the
Chief of the Bureau of Agriculture,
International Exhibition, Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania.
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Walking Horses.
We hope that those societies who have
not yet settled their prize-lists will consider the propriety of giving premiums
for the best walking horses. Walking is
the gait that is of most use to farmers,
and it is this pace which should be encouraged. A horse that oan walk three-
and-a-half or four miles per hour will not
eat much more than one which crawls
along at half the pace.—Canada Inr-
mer.
Our correspondent " Y." has recently
looked over the Clifton Herd belonging
to Mr. Walter Handy, of Mount Freedom, Jessamine county, Ky., and below
will be found a communication from
him in regard to it. The Clifton Herd
is to be sold conjointly with the Glen
Echo Herd of Wm. Lowry, Esq., on
FritsAy, July 23d.:
Editor Kentucky Live Stock Record:
Having recently taken a careful look
through the herd of Walter Handy, Esq.,
and finding there many animals of very
meritorious form and breeding, I drop
you a few observations on the same.
Louan of Clifton, by the. great Mus-
catqon, out of Louan 15th, is a niagnifi-
cent cow, as her success in some of the
finest show rings in Kentucky will attest; with small head, straight lines,
deep red color, and remarkably low,
heavy and fleshy * body. She is every
inch a Louan.
Peri of Clifton, red and white, by
Wellington 7382, dam Peri of Chesterfield, by 9th Duke of Thorndale, is a
nice cow ; and if the six duke crosses to
her pedigree, and the well known popularity of the Peris as a tribe, do not
make her bring a tall price at Mr.
Handy's approaching sale, why, then
name, breeding and individual merit
have all been bestowed for naught upon
a very handsome cow.
Little Grace Sharon, by Weehawken
5260, is a regular plum, deep red, splendid in head and neck and brisket, and
good all over; her dam is by Muscatoon
7057, g. d. bred by Abe Kenick, Esq.,
and got by ■ his celebrated Airdrie 2478,
e. g. d. by Imp. John O'Gaunt, &c. Her
Rose of Sharon pedigree, and great
beauty of general style and contour,
make her prize worth contending for.
The Mandanes, by 14th Duke of Airdrie, and Wiley Duke 15726, are generally
good. Some of them are quite fine, and
have fine calves at teat by Loudon Duke
10th 17606, he by llth Duke of Geneva,
and out of Mr. Warfield's renowned cow
Loudon Duchess 2d.
To paint the lily, refine gold, or sweeten
Longehaw, would be stupid endeavors,
indeed, hence I shall not bespatter with
praise the dam of Loudon Duke 10th,
suffice it that her male produce have
ever been fine animals and fine sires, and
she herself the peerless peeress of thc
show ring. .
The Belinas, with one exception, are
large, round bodied cows and heifers,
with fine limbs and abundance of room
for flesh, and abundance of flesh properly distributed. They are besides uncommon milkers, . excelling, perhaps,
almost any other tribe in this very essential matter. **
The two Virginias are good, but not
quite up to what one might expect from
Wiley Duke, 14th Duke of Airdrie, and
their Louan extraction.
The Belle Brents, of the Nannie Williams family, are all superior animals;
among them Belle B., by Baron Airdrie
9476, and Belle of Clifton, by Red Duke
of Oxford, are especially noticeable.
Two of Mr. Handy's best bred and
finest cows, viz.: Mazurka of Chesterfield, and Loudon Duchess 6th, are not
at home, Mazurka having been sent to 2d
Duke of Oneida, and Loudon Duchess to
Imp. Rosary Monk.
Temple 3d, by Hillhurst Chief 8345J,
and three Symmetry Roses, by Dixie
Duke 5405, S. H. R., are all show heifers,
and hard to beat; but, not to protract
this inartificial notice, I would say that
Mr. Handy's is a first-class herd, both as
to the general excellence of his cattle
and the purity of their lineage, and that
the writer, in common with all who
know him well, speaks for him a succees-
ful sale. Y.
HENDRICKS COUNTY-June 29th.
We are havinga great deal of rain.   Farmers
are badly behind with their work.   The most
of the com looks well, but Is very weedy.
R. F. Davis.
FROM AKOTIIER.
The last day of Jane and the first day of July
without rain! Two whole days together in
which to work. This Is certainly worthy of
record, as the most remarkable occurance for
some time. A. Furnas.
VERMILLION COUNTY-July 5th.
Wheat harvest has just commenced, and will
be an average crop here.   Corn looks very well.
Not much oats sown.   Most of the farmers have
their corn plowed over the second time. J.A.T
PIKE COUNTY-June 30th.
Wheat harvest is at hand. Hogs are dying
with the cholera. Good cattle are very scarce,
and command a good price. Wheat is worth
from tl to 11.10; corn 45 to 50 cents, and oats
ditto. There will not be much fruit in this
oounty.   Grangers are on the Increase.
Jackson OfFiij,.
FROM ANOTHER.
Corn all planted at last. Crops ol all kinds
are generally looking well. We have had
rather too much rain in the last few days for
the good of the ripening wheat, which is about
ready to harvest. Corn that was planted in May
on the lirst of June, looks well. Grass is good;
A great deal of tobacco has been planted
out in this county, the late rains being favorable to that crop. W. C. Beadles.
HOWARD COUNTY—July 3d.
Wheat looks better, but badly damaged by
the midge. Some pieces will not pay for cut
ting and threshing. Corn passably good considering the disadvantages we have labored
under. Half the work we have done to our
crop this year made good corn last year.
G. II. Francis.
RANDOLPH COUNTY-July 3d.
Weather wet and warm. Corn, flax, oats, grass
and potatoes doing well. Wheat late, thin,
heads large, filling well, some weevil or midge.
On the whole, not a very heavy stock of hogs,
DEKALB COUNTY-Jnne 28th.
Wheat Is good; better than was expected in
sifting. Some is already well filled. Weevil
not very thick as yet. Oats are doing well. A
very light crop of barley and flax, but what
little there is looks well. Potatoes also, look well.
The bugs are not doing much harm. Grass and
clover are good. Apples are not very plenty;
a few cherries but no peaches. Fat cattle are
very scarce. Stock ls gaining very fast on the
present good pastures. Hogs are tolerably
scarce, and pigs are selling for more than they
are worth. D. S. Goodwin.
RIPLEY COUNTY-June 28th.
Heavy rains fall daily, consequently, the
ground is too wet to work. Some corn flelds
look as green as meadows, so grown up are they
with weeds and foxtail, and never having been
plowed since planted, in some places, the little
corn looks as though it was in the last stage of
yellow fever. The corn crop can't be very heavy
In this county this year. Wheat is poor. Rye,
oats and grass will be a fair crop. No fruit in
this part of the state. There is a fair prospect
for beech and oak masts, which will be a great
relief to farmers in case of a failure in corn
crops. R. W. Terry.
DEARBORN COUNTY-June 29th.
As you have already been Informed, wheat
ls a failure here, not one-tentli part of a crop.
Clover all killed, which leaves a good many
meadows rather thin. Where there is a good
stand of timothy it will be flne. Three weeks
ago farmers said "no oats this year," as they
seemed to be stunted; but the late rains have
brought them out amazingly, so that now the
fear ls that they will get too big and get down.
Corn looks well, but owing to a superabundance
of rain, we are notable to keep even with the
weeds and foxtail. The crop of early potatoes
will be enormous. "It never rains, but lt
pours," consequently farmers have sustained
much damage in this hilly country, in the
washing away of fences and soil. Our best
deeds are Insufficient to hold our lands. Hogs
and cattle scarce and high. Chinch bugs
drowned out- R. Colxier.
KNOX COUNTY-June 29th.
We have been trying to cut our wheat, and
so far, have failed. In all my life I never saw
Just such a harvest as this one is. We've rain;
rain! rain! till weareout of patience. Wekeep
our horses harnessed all day, and yesterday we
I cut and put up two ond ene-half dozen sheaves
cattle or sheep on hand.   Hogs ready sale at <_; j Everything ts flooded; machinery mire down;
and 7 cents.   Cattle dull.   Sheep ready sale, for   our wheat ripens the most uneven, and the
fat ones. Thomas ty. Reece,
•   MORGAN COUNTY-July 1st.
We have had the wettest June that I ever
saw. The corn is about ruined, upland and
bottom. The red weevil is eating up the wheat
ln the field, and the clover that was Intended
to be mowed is rotting In the field. Farmers
have the "blues," hard times for this part of
the world for ayear to'come. G. D. Ryan.
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY-July 1st.
It has been raining every day since last Friday. Corn is doing flne. Wheat not yet ripe.
We will have nearly an average crop ln this
part of the county; good head and large grain.
Potatoes very good. Oats are good: but little
having been sown. Cattle look well; selling at
2}_ to 4 cents. Stock hogs scarce; selling at 6
cents. We say: Success to the Indiana Farmer r D. W. Gates.
HAMILTON COUNTY-June 30th.
The wheat ls somewhat damaged by the
weevil. Oats are good. Corn looks well. Grass
and clover looks well. Potatoes are good. We
will have some apples but no peaches. We have
had a good deal of rain this month. Grangers
are on the lookout for their harvest. The Indiana Fareer is taken by all true grangers.
_*. H. _ong.
PIKE COUNTY-July 1st.
Wheat ls being harvested this week. Many
flelds are almost worthless. Corn ls small, but
looks well. The weather has been wet, and
weeds are growing fast. Oats are good, though
but few were sowed. Considerable tobacco ls
being planted. Stock ls rather scarce. The
hog cholera still prevails here. The hay crop
will be good. _ralt light, and no peaches. The
largest area of corn ever planted ln Pike county. J. Is. Brenton. *
C0RR0LL COUNTY-July 1st.
To-day Is the second in two weeks that It has
not rained. Fine weather for foxtail and
weeds. Corn will do for pasture. It will be
impossible to clean out all the grass before
harvest commences, and not likely it will be
done afterward, a few days more, perhaps about
the eighth, harvest will commence. Wheat is
filling well. No rust yet, but some flelds are
pretty badly injured with weevil. Oats, flax
an d grass are good. James Nasby.
FRANKLIN COUNTY-July 3d.
Wheat is not very good, but better than It was
expected to be a month ago. Corn is tolerable,
but lt has been put back by the wet weather.
Oats generally are good,some are so heavy that
they are falling down. Grass is good this year.
A tew potato bugs are In the field. Grangers ln
this county are warm in the cause. Potatoes
are doing well, except that they are a little too
well watered. Fruit is very scarce. Some
small fruit. M. T. O.
FAYETTE COUNTY-July 1st.
In the last ten days it has rained eight, and is
still raining. Everything is flooded with water.
Corn looks good color, but very grassy, a large
crop out. Wheat if it fills well will make half
a crop. Timothy meadow very light. Clover
scarce. Oats very heavy. Barley a failure.
Poor grangers very scarce; good ones plenty,
the best grangers are the ladies, they always
turn out. Best cattle 6 cents; hogs 6 cents
sheep 3 cents; good cattle not plenty.
J. C. Murphy.
SHELBY COUNTY-July 1st.
It has been very wet here for three weeks.
A large amount of com has been ruined by
overflowing. Wheat ls ripening very slowly;
none cut yet—too wet to run a reaper. The old
settlers say they haven't seen such wet weather for years. Grass and oats are extra good.
The worthless dogs are killing sheep every
few nights. It is sure death for the dogs I find
on my farm. Will some of your readers tell
me when is the best time to cut down or deaden young sycamore trees so they Will never
sprout? J, A. A.
slowest, in my recollection. Our whi at Is not
so good as we thought It would be be, before we
commenced harvesting. Not more than a half
crop need be looked for from this county. We
are looking for 81.50 at threshing time, and we
expect to hold on till we get that; anything less
will not pay us for our labor. Enclosed I send
you two heads of wheat on one stalk. Observe
how complete they are. This ls the
first double-head I ever saw. Please return the
same to me, as 1 want to save and sow the seed
for an experiment. Corn looks well, but is getting weedy, we have a larger amount out this
year than common. Health is good with us.
Chinch bugs numerous and increasing.*
1. D. Cox.
LATE PUBLICATIONS.
We have received the catalogue of premium
of the Fifth Annual Fair of the Pike County
Agricultural Society. The premiums are nearly all quite liberal, and well apportioned.
Willara's Practical Bnttor Book.
The division of farming into specialties has
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Recent advances and improvements in this labor have created a much wider variation ln
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heard. This book ls intended to supply that
demand. The book comprises 171 pages, and is
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illustrated, giving plans or Creameries and
Farm Dairy Milk-Houses, as well as views of
new and improved Dairy Utensils.
The book, printed on flne paper and handsomely bound, costs but one dollar, which
places It within the reach of even the most
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Music.—"Pre _/ Little Jakey"— comic song
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Late Stock Sales.
Petersburg, Ky., June 20, 1875.
Editor Indiana Farmer:
I report recent sales made from my
herd of Short-horns to J. M. Jeffras,
of Shelby county, Ind. Bull calf, Favorite, No. 19760, A. H. B. red, calved
July 30,1874, got by Louan's Duke of
Geneva 14796, out of Miss Wiley 1.5th,
by Washington Turly 6287.
To D. A. Curtis, Hillsdale Co., 3Iieh.,
Gloster, No. 19859, A. H. B. red, calved
July 23, 1874, got by Louan's Duke of
Geneva 14796, out of Blooming Heath,
by 10th Duke of Thorndale 5610.
Yours Respectfully,
J. C. Jenkins.
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The Prussian Government has in this
year's budget, for the first time, allowed
the sum of 60,000 thalers for the promotion and encouragement of stock-breeding.
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The   Canada   Farmer   suggests   that^
agricultural societies offer premiums for
the best walking horses.   It  states that
walking is the gait that is  of  most use.
to farmers, and it is this pace that ought
, to be encouraged.