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XENTUCKY SHORT-HORN STOCK
SALES FOB OCTOBER,
The great breeders in that grandest of
all fields of the Short-Horn interests,
Kentucky, announce on the 7th page of
the Indiana Farmer of this week, a
brilliant series ef sales for October. We
have but small space in our columns this
week for a notice of these sales, and ask
the reader to carefully read the announcements themselves.
AT LEXINGTON, OCT. llTH,
Jas. A. Farra and J. C. Vanmeter will
sell fifty head of pure bred Short-Horns,
representing the families of the Gems,
Young Marys, Phyllisses and other fashionable strains. They will also sell a
number of well-bred trotters, the get of
the celebrated Bushwhacker..
TOWNSEND   VALLEY   HERD,   OCT.   12TII.
' J. J. Adair, near Shawhan's Station,
on the Kentuoky Central railway, offers
first-class Short-Horns of the following
well-known families: Phyllisses, Roses,
Ianthes, Rose of Sharons, etc; all in
good condition, and many witii. fine
young calves.
AT FAIRVIEW FARM, OCT. 13TH.
This is a joint stock sale of Wesley
Warnock, of Cynthiana, and J. C. Jenkins, of Petersburg, of the Cedar Grove
herd. Of Mr.Warnock'sherd, will be offered 75 head of the families of the
Craggs, Peris, Rose of Sharons, Adelaides, Lady Janes, Cambrias, Red
Roses, Daphnes, &e.; and of the herd of
Mr. Jenkins, the best of his Mazurkas,
Rose of Sharons, Miss Wileys, Blooms,
and Louans. These two herds both
represent some of the very best families,
and are in fine condition.
AT WINCHESTER, OCT. 14TH.
B. B. Groom & Son, of the Vinewood
Herd, offer a brilliant lot, comprising
eighty-one head, embracing 25 head of
imported animals, five bulls and twenty
cows and heifers. The others are pure,
or deeply-bred in the Bates blood, including Duchess of Airdire, Kirkleving-
tons, Wild Eyes, Bates Plates, Townley
Barmpton Roses, Jubttees, etc. There
are rare bloods offered here, all in superb condition.
MOUNDALE HERD, OCT. 15TH.
This sale of H. P. Thompson will
take place at Thompson Station,
Clark county. The large number of animals offered here represent the choicest
breeding, of the very best Bates and
Princess blood in America, and possess
the highest type of merit. The families
of the Princess, Gwynnes, Constances,
Canondales, Arabellas, Gems, etc., are
represented in the herd of eighty head
to be sold.
NEAR LEXINGTON, OCT. 16TH.
W. H. Richardson will sell a splendid
herd of imported Short-Horns, Southdown and Cotswold sheep, the entire importation of the North Elkhorn Importing Company, selected in England by
Messrs. Richardson and Boswell.'" The
Short-Horns represent the Bates, Booth
and Knightly strains. The sheep corn-
comprise some of the purest bloods in
America.
NEAR PARIS, OCT. 18TH.
This is the herd of Silas Corbin. He
will sell about sixty head of the most
fashionably bred Short-Horns, embracing the Miss Wileys, Gwynnes, Louans,
Ianthes and other well-known families.
1315 Gem Airdrie by 13th Duke of Airdrie, and Loudon Duke 10th 17606 are
the principle heads of the herd.  '   •
.' NEAR WINCHESTER, OCT. 20TH.
B. P. Goff, Holmhurst herd. It embraces 75 head, the get of Breastplate,
Waterman, Benvenuto, Airdries, etc.
The herd has been carefully bred for fifteen consecutive years by Mr. Goff, and
none of the best females have been sold
out.
NEAR WINCHESTER, OCT. 21ST.
This sale will comprise the best animals of W. T. Sudduth and W. C. Van-
meter. The imported bulls Pioneer
12593, and Dick Taylor 2nd, 166:37, are
at the heads of these herds. On the
female side the herds descend from the
finest well-known bloods, including
among others, Sweet Rose, Young Mary,
Lady Elizabeth, etc.
NEAR WINCHES'1 '• I". 0  T. 2*2 .*•.1.
This sale is that of" .!•-••••- V,'. !>.-• v.itt,
lind comprises 75 1   ;vi, .iw . )-i .nt.. of
DO   THOROITGH-BREDS   REVERT?
The saying is a common one that domesticated animals tend continually to
revert to theoriginal or wild type, and
do so revert if domesticating influences
are withdrawn. At the Hartford meeting ofthe American Association for the
Advancement of Science, W. H. Brewer, ,
Professor of Agriculture in Yale Scientific School, called attention this subject.
He cites remarks made by an eminent
scientist at a previous meeting, as follows: "The hog has been greatly changed
by domestication, and yet when left to
himself he soon returns to the original
type. During the late war some of the
most improved breeds were turned loose
and left to shift for themselves. Three .
years after, I found them possessing all
the physical characters of the wild boar
of Europe." He also stated that a similar fact had been observed with Durham
cattle.
This statement, and all similar ones,
Irof. Brewer sharply challenges. He
refers to the confidence which owners
and breeders of *.'thorough-breds" have
in the permanence of acquired qualities,
and says he has failed to find a single instance of reversion, nor has he found any
one who knows ofits having taken place.
He suggests that the dogma (reversion)
is used as an argument to sustain a certain scientific hypothesis. In order to
ascertain the facts. Prof. Brewer has
issued a circular containing the following
inquiries, and promises to give the results obtained at some fjiture meeting of
the association:
"1. Have you personally ever known any
case where thorough-bred Short-Horn cattle,
because of climate, poor feed, neglect, or any
other cause, have become ln character anything else than Bbort-Horns—in other words,
-nhere, from any cause, thorough-bred Short-
Horns have degenerated Into animals of any
other breed or type?
2. Do you personally know of thorough-bred
animals of any other breeds so changing or reverting?
3. Have you ever heard of snch a thing
taking place, ffc the experience of other breeders, so well authenticated that you believe lt to
be a fact ?"
The professor concludes his circular
with the following remarks: "That grade
animals often "revert," that curious
freaks and "sports" often attend violent
crossing, (and also that breeds deteriorate under bad managetaett or bad conditions,) are well enough known, but
these facts do not affect the specific
questions asked where thu blood is supposed to be kept strictly pure."
THE   IRON   FRONT   BATES   BLOCK,   PENNSYLVANIA   STREET,   INDIANAPOLIS
SAID TO BE THE FINEST BUSINESS BLOCK WEST OF TH« ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS.
the following imported cows: Trefoil,
Young Phyllis, Young Mary, Cambria,
Josephine, Bella, Lady Elizabeth, etc.,
nearly all bred by the present proprie-.
tors since 1859, and have special individual merit, superb in all respects.
NEAR WINCHESTER, OCT. 23RD.
This sale will embrace 75 head of carefully bred Short-Horns, and choice lots
of Berkshire swine, and imported Cotswold rams and ewes. The cattle are of
the imported Irene, Prize Flora, Tiny,
Lady Elizabeth, and other fashionable
families, all in fine condition.
AT PARIS, OCT. 25TH.
This is the high-bred herd of Joseph
Scott & Co., comprising 80 iead of the
finest to be sold. They are highly
crossed with the celebrated Bates and
Mason bloods, offering to breeders a rare
chance for fine animals to breed from.
They represent all of the very finest
families, and are descendants of such
bulls as Royal Airdrie, a pure Rose of
Sharon. ,
AT MILLER8BURO, OCT. 27TH.
This sale, the last of the series, though
not least by any means, comprises one
hundred head of finely bred Short-
Horns, mostly of the Bates blood,.representatives of Red Roses, from imported Agatha; imported Jane: Rose of
Sharons, Rosemarys, etc. This sale includes the well-known herd of Ayres
& McClintock, and a part of the herds
of H. D. Ayres and R. E. Pogue.
We should not forget to mention that
catalogues of all these sales can be had
by writing for them to the proprietors.
TnE Epizootic—It is reported that
this disease has again made its appearance in New York, much as it appeared
beforo, and that it is already spreading.
Beech Grove Farm.—W. B. Casey,
proprietor of Beech Grove Farm, this
county, has a fine herd of Jersey cattle,
that will compare favorably with any in
the country. It will payany one to call
and see this fine herd of dairy cattle.
He is also breeding pure Berkshire swine
and fancy poultry.
Short-Horns at the State Fair.
Messrs. Ayres & McClintock, of Mil-
lersburgh, Kentucky, will arrive here
with a fine herd of their celebrated
Short-Horns, on the 27th, and remain
during the State Fair week. We understand that these superb cattle will be
sold here during tbe fair. This herd has
taken a great number of premiums, and
will attract much attention.
Short-Horns in Shelby Connty.
Morristown, Ind., Sept. 17,
Editor Indiana Farmer :—Herewith I send you the number of Short-
Horn cattle in Shelby county. As you
see, we have but a small number in the
county, twenty-five in all, but in that
number we have some very good animals.   Respectfully,
W. W. Woodyard.
Name of Ou-ner.     Post Office.      Male.     Female.
Milton Jeffras,
Shelbyville,
1
	
Wm. Hanfcins,
Shelbyville.
1
_
B. Powel,
Waldron,
1
__
Thos. Thompson,
Wlntrowd,
' 1
1
T. A. Cotten,
Manilla,
2
4
G. S. Barnard,
Morristown,
_
1
W. L. Patten,
Morristown,
1
1
H. B. Cole,
Morristown,:
2
5
W. W. Woodyard, Morristown,
1
3
Total,
10
15
BLACK TONGUE.
This disease has appeared in a few
places in the State among the cattle, and
in parts of this county is proving quite
fatal. Thq symptoms are inflamation of
the mouth; swelling ofthe head and face;
discharge of bloody saliva, and high
fever marks the first stages. Ulcers
soon appear under and on the sides of
the tongue. Then the throat and neck
swell, and if the disease is not checked
gangrene ensues and the animal dies.
The disease is said to yield readily to
early and proper treatment. The following has proven very successful. The
animal should be bled from the neck
vein. Give castor oil, one pint, to be repeated in ten hours if it should not
operate; then use the following:
_ Powdered burnt alum, 4 ounces; chloride of lime, 2 ounces; corn meal, 2
quarts. Mix, and with this powder swab
the mouth frequently.
The disease is both epidemic and infectious, and the affected animals should
be kept away from the other cattle.
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A Lot of Fine Steers.
A foot and mouth disease is prevailing
largely among the_ cattle in England, and
has also made its appearance in this
country.
Pecksburo, Ind., Sept. 17.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—On the
first instant, I sold to Matlock &
Haynes, of Danville, five three year old
steers that weighed 8,340 pounds; average weight 1.668 pounds. They were
well graded and had not received extra
treatment. If any of your readers can
heat this I would_ like to hear from them.
I got 6Jt cents, while some of my neighbors
sold for 4i and 5 cents, the same age of
mine, and weighing 1,100. Their cattle
were scrubs. R. N. Harvey.
'FOOT   AND   MOUTH"   DISEASE
AMONG OUR CATTLE.
Scottish Horses.
Telegrams report that the epizootic, or
a very similar disease is raging among the
horses of New York. It is said 10,000
horses are effected with it.
This disease, which has prevailed more
or less in England for several years, and
is now sweeping off thousands of cattle
there^ has made its appearance here.
The Jersey herd of F. M. Churchman,
near this city, has been attacked with it,
and one animal died a few days ago.
Animals affected with the disease show
profuse saliva, and the feet are exceedingly tender.
In England, where it has longest prevailed, the disease is found to be very
contagious, and a separation of the
.affected from the other animals should
be promptly attended. As disinfectants,
camphor and carbolic acid are recommended. The feet should be washed
with a solution of one part of this acid to
ten parts of water, and the mouth and
nostrils with a warm solution of one part
carbolic acid to thirty parts of water.
This is done with a syringe.
So fatal and to such an extent is the
disease now prevailing in England, that
a meat famine is feared there. The cattle
in the whole of the western coast are
more or less affected, and the strictest
surveillance prevails over all stock imported into England.
The greatest care should be taken
among'our stock men to separate the
affected animals on the first appearance
of the disease. The remedy given above
has proven the best that has been tried,
and if administered in time usually
cures.
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It is stated by Louisville dispatches,
that a fatal disease has broken out
among the hogs of Southern 1. diana,
causing deaths in large numbers.
An English writer in a recent article on
Scotch and English farming, says of the
Clydesdale horses:
Although Scotch farmers generally
have something to learn from their English brethren in the management of
cattle and sheep, and require to improve
considerably iD the selection and style of
their hacks and# harness horses, they
stand almost unrivalled in the breeding
and management of their cart horses.
There is no better farmer's horse than
the Clydesdale. He has the power in
the right place; he can move off smartly
with two tons behind him; he walks four
miles an hour; trots, if need be, seven or
eight; is active and hardy; his feet are
sound and good, and Messrs. Pickford
and others who use many horses in large
towns assure me that no horses stand the
work on the stones like the Clydesdales,
and none bear up so well against the
rough usage and buffeting to which
these big, willing van horses are so often
subjected. The heaviest and most valuable Clydesdales are bred within about
28 miles of Glasgow; their style and usefulness have of late years been improved
by breeding them with finer and less hair
about the legs. It is the hay of the
Clydesdales that enables the Scotch
farmer to overtake his work with so few
horses. With nearly double the area of
arable land, the agricultural returns
show that in Scotland there are 3.9, in
England 4.2 horses per 100 acres. Three
horses are considered amply sufficient to
work 100 acres of medium land under a
four or five course rotation. The horses
are invariably worked in pairs, plow an
acre a day, and are used in single and
double carts. Wagons are unknown in
Scotland.
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LaFayette, Ind., Sept. 17.
Editor Indiana Farmer -.—In think
I see in your notice of Tippecanoe
County Fair in regard to the first premium on Berkshire boar, room for misconception, as it would be inferred from
what you say vf Messrs. Guilliam Bros.
& Co., that their boar took this pre- ,
mium, when it was the boar "General
Butler," the property at that time,of John
Cloyd, and was sold at the fair to Levi
Brown, of Otterbein, Indiana, breeder of
Berkshires. at that place, for the sum of
$50. Said boar was at the head of the
herd that took first premium for best
herd, of any kiud of hogs.
"General Butler" was breed by A. S.
Gillmour & Co., of Greensburg, Indiana,,
and as a subscriber of your very excellent paper, I feel that this is due all parties that the statement be fair and lull,,
and noticed, in the Farmer.
Subscriber.
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