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VOL. XYI.
INDIAK_4lPOI-IS, INDIANA, SATURDAY. FEB. 26, 188L.
FOBSasXJS.
F
IOR BAlaE—Nice White seed corn.  SAMUEL
DBAOOO, Kdinburg, Ind.
HORSAl.E-aa.rden Seeds—Oroff it Oo.,77 East
Market street, Indlauapolis.
FOR BALE—Chloce farm near the city, finely Improved.   BAWTUB & WASSON.Boom.Tal-
bott block.
FOR BALK—Choice selected White and Yellow
seed corn.   Address J. B. J0HNS0K, Laurel,
Franklin county, Ind.
FOR SALE—Plymouth Rocks and Golden Hamburg chickens and eggs.   Address T. HOL-
-CAN, Sr., Terre Eaute, Ind.
FOR BALE— Farms-In various parts of Indiana,
by M. ARBCCKLE, Agent, 68 East Market
street. Indianapolis, Indiana.
FOR BALB-Burbank's and Early Ohio seed potatoes, and White and Yellow seed corn.  OTHA
HAYES, jqisabethtown. Ohio.	
EOR BALE—A lotol 7and8Inch (round)drain
tile in car lots; quality ttrst-claas.  Address M.
C. DaWSOK, Lawrence, Ind.
FOR SALE—The Tlce Weather Almanac for 18*1,
Frits 20 cents postpaid.    Address INDIANA
FAKMfcR. CCIaadlanapolls.
EOR SALE—Mammoth Bronse turkeys, 46 to 60
pounds per pair at 2 years old; also a lew pairs
oi Toulouse geese.  ELLIS HOUSE, Bicknell, ind.
FOR SALE—A good lot of Cotswold sheep, all Imported from England and Canada. Correspondence promptly answered. Address E, J.
HEEL. Vincennes, Ind.
FOB SALE-Stock aud eggs trom my Imported
and high-class Dark Brahmas and Pekin
docks. Send for Illustrated circular. M. H. CON-
NEB, Wlnterowed, Shelby county, Ind.
FOR SALE—One fine young stallion, four years
old this spring, a cross of the Norman and
Morgan stock, has taken, four first premiums at
three different county fairs. Address B.S.DTJNKIN
Carroll, Carroll county, Ind.
F
OR BALE—Choice Wisconsin and Minnesota
_ Spring Barley. Farmers wanting pure Bnd
choice seed, corn. oats, barley, grass seed, or potatoes, will please drop postal to 1. M. HAYES <fc CO.,
I2S Court street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
FOB BALE—Thoroughbred Short-horn calves,
Poland China pigs and Cotswold sheep. Correspondence solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed, or
money refunded. Call on, or address 0. W. TTJELL,
Vallonla, Jackson county, Indiana.
FOR 8ALB-7 nne large young Poland China
sows, bred and aale ln pig. These are recorded
in 2d vol. Central P. O. Racord. Also, S extra select gilts of 150pounds weight each, at prices reasonable. Address T. M. REVEAL, Clermont, Marlon county, Ind.
E
OB SALE—Orchard grass seed, crop or 1880, my
     own  raising,*-* per bushel;  *.ack25 cents.  A
Jew bushels Beauty of Hebron potatoes from seed
from the Agricultural Department at Washington
city, t_ per bushel; pack 25 eents. Delivered free on
cars.   Address J. W. AJ1CBUB, Spencer, Ind.
*T7"OR SALE—Blount's corn, grows 2 to tt ears on a
_P stalk: ISO bushels per acre. Peck,*-. Also the
"Mammoth Pearl" potatoes; be*t, finest ana most
proline In cultivation; yields 400 to 6*» bushels per
acre. 1 lb, 65c: 3 lbs, **150; peck, *-, 8,ic*-*» free.
Address E.J3. TEAGARDEN, Davenport, Iowa.
FOR SALE—Fertilizer**—Cayuga Land Plaster in
any quantity by the sack, barrel nr car lote ln
bulk. Bone Dust Amonlated Bone Guano ard Superphosphates, Plaster Sower and Seeder combined.
Write ns for circulars and prices, Mating kind and
quality wanted. TYNER <fc HADLKY, Indianapolis, Indiana
TCTOB BALE—Seed Oats—Golden Drop; limited
JJ quantity. I bronght tbe seed from Canada last
spring. They grew very tall and heavy, and don't
fall down. 85 cents per bushel, sacks added. Also,
Yellow Dent seed corn. No. 1,1 n sacks, shelled, fl
fei bushel, delivered on cars   CAL. F. DARN ELL.
ndlanapolls, Ind.
FOB BALE—Garden Seeds—Fieeh new crop, in
packages or bulk. Field Seeds: Clover, Timothy, Kentucky Blue-grass, Alsike and Mellitot Clover. (A full Hue ef Garden Seed Drills, Garden and
Field Cultivators, and standard agricultural machinery. Write ns tor circulars. TYNHRcfe HADLEY, 75 and 77 West Washington street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
FOB SALE—150,000 fruit, shade and ornamental
trees at wholesale and retail. Peaches a specialty; my peaches I have growu in New Jersey: we
think all the peach stock iu Indiana is winter killed*
the old peach trees ln this valley In particular.
Also, Cottswold and Lincolnshire sheep ot late importation from Canada. Correspondence solicited.
Address WILLTAM SIOERSON, Wabasn, Ind.
InOR SALE—Eggs from my improved P.Rooks
: No other breed - kept. Having improved my
stDck over last year, I will sell is eggs tor 11: 85 for
li, packed securely and all orders not proving 60
percent, fertile.or an accident in shipping or ha-ch-
Ing, I will duplicate the order lor une-half the purchase price. Satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Address R. G. CRIST, New Market, Montgomery county, Ind.
FOB BALE—Shorthorns-I have 20 head of Short-
born cattle on my farm near Richmond, Ind.,
embracing snch families as Donna Rosas, Endoras,
Blight Promises, etc., also pure Bates bull. I offer
an elegant chanee to persons wishing to start a herd
as my animals are all nrt,t-cla'>8 breeders and fine
Individuals. The majority of these cattle were bred
hy the well-known breeders, S. Meredith <fc Son, of
Cambridge city. Ind. Address FBANCIS A. COFFIN, Indianapolis. Ind.
FOB SALE—Farm of 160 acres, K mile, north of
this city ln Hamilton county, X mile ot pike,
ice acres In Une state of cnltlvatlcn, well drained,
ln a well Improved country. Price. |i.»0. Very
cheap. .Also, a well Improved farm ol 1*3 acres,
M miles north of this city, on a pike; opposite
Bchool-laOuse and church; 78 acres in cnluvatlon.
well drained, abundance of fruit of various kinds,
good frame-house atwl large barn. In an excellent
oomm.nitr. Price, 6,000 If you want aach as the
above, came immediately. M. ABBUCKLE, Agent,
«8 East Market street, IudlanapollH, Ind.
FOR BALE—A good Btock farm situated on the
New Albany and Paoli turnpike seventeen
mllee from ttie former and twenty-one from the latter place. This farm oouslsts of ISO acres of fine
farming land, fifty acres of it In Umber, the rest
under gated c-alatvatlon; well fenced, well watered
• By a spring branch, has two wells and a cistern;
good frame cot lag e of nine rooms; two barns and all
other ne-CvCaarr buildings: two good bearing orchards; near good stores, school and three churches.
Avery desirable farm. Terms easy. Price, 14,000
cash, or part payments, well secured. JONATHAN
W. HAWlXlCK, Palmyra, Harrison county, Ind.
FOB SALE—Mount's  Proline   Corn-Premium
.took, wor toy of extensive trial.  Yield past
t*e&**a-eon about ISO ba«l.e*B per acre.   Per quart, by ex-
£rew, SScte. When packed with other s*-eds. only
ict». By mail, postpaid, 50 cts per quart: 25 cts
per pint. Mammoth corn, 20 cts par pkt. White
Russian oats yield double the Northern or common
white oat, and do not rost; per quart, K, eta, by express: <» cts by mall; (1 per peck; t» per bushel, bv
express, bags included. We here a complete and
choice s-ockot gar den, field aud flower seeds, bulb*,
roses and plants, seed petatoe.'-, onion sets. etc. The
only complete seed store iu the State. We make a
specialty of fine seeds and plants, and can supply
market gardeners and lari.-e growers on the most
reasonable terms. Send for our cataloeue and price
list. Address J F. MJ.NSE KHALI**. CO., 78 Kast
Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.
"IJIOR SALE—I will sell the following Jersey cows
JJ and hollers, at my residence In Stratford.2.*ii
miles east m the Court-house at Indianapolis, at 2
o'clock p. *m., on Saturday, February 2ii, 18H. to tho
highest bidder:
Butter Cup—A belies,    % Jersey, M   Ayrshire;
dropped June 2:1,1980.
Daisy—A   full blood Jersey htifer, dropped January 23,1381. ' ""^
Dimple—A heifer ?» Jersey, dropped October 18,
1-79; will be fresh Jnne 21, ]&8l.
Nellie—A full blood Jersey heifer, dropped August
25,1879; dneto calve March l.issl.
Glpsey—A3H Jersey heifer, dropped Jnne 18,1579;
due to calve April 27,lSfcl.
Boanie—Doe to calve March 4,1881 (second palO.
Pearlie—A heifer H Jersey, Jt Ayrshire, calf due
July 12,1881.
Cnlpple-Six months old; X Jersey heifer.
Lilly—A cow, H Jersey, M Ayresblre: fresh.
.MRS. BELLE SEIFHST.
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NO. 9.
Mr. Oal. F. Darnell, this city, left for
Canada this weik for another large lot of
flne Cotswold sheep.
*****
Mr. Will T. Evans, Ambia, Benton
oounty, Ind,, has a very flne herd ef Poland Chinas, and his stock has passed the
winter in Buperb condition. He sold nearly forty head of pigs during December for
breeders. _
Thi. Suffolk and Berkshire herds ol Mr.
D. F. Victory, Charlotte, Mich., have wintered in prime order.- Mr. V. won 50 premiums at the fairs last year.The agent who
gets the Suffolk pig he offers as a premium
will get a choloe prize, as the finest has already beeen sslected.out ofa large lot.
***-
A corrksposdbnt of one of our exchanges says of the Clydesdale horses, that
he thinks they are tbe best walking horses
he has ever used or seen, either of large or
small horses. They have a splendid eye, it
being large and full. There can be no better color—nearly always bay or black
They are of very kind disposition and will
soon be well-known as the best horse in
the United States.
The American Stockman, states that
pleuro pneumonia has broken out with violence in Iowa. It was introduced by shipping herds of calves from the East, the exact locality not known. These calves, a
scrub lot of "stores," to the number of 20,-
000, have been scattered through the State.
Five car loads were taken to Taylor
county, and the purchaser has lost 66 head,
while most of those, left with other cattle
show signs of this disease. Iowa has heretofore shown herself a wide-a-wake State,
and now is the time for the legislature to
take this matter in hand with a firm grip.
The cattle of this splendid dairy Btate fire
now in danger aod it is the duty of every
one who has the slightest influence or authority over the matter to put the State Id
possession of a clean bill of health. The
Live Stock Jonrnal has serious doubts aa
to the true nature of the disease as developed in Iowa.
AMEKICAH B_.BK8H.E-. BECOBD.
Vol. IV of this Record is received. It is
in some respects an improvement on former issues. Among other points may be
mentioned the following: The greater variety of valuable matter; the oontrast in
illustrations, showing the difference in
Berkshires of forty years ago from those of
to-day; the table of distribution proving
the growing population of recorded stock;
the extended pedigrees of many noted animals heretofore recorded; the constitution
of the American Berkshire Association,
tho produce record, exhibiting the progeny
of recorded dams; the improved indexes to
owners and animals; the clearly expressed
appendix notes; the remarkable accuracy
of the pedigrees recorded in the body of
the volume. For copies, address Phil. M.
Springer, Sec'y, Springfield, 111.
BEETS TO FATTEN HOOS.
A correspondent of the Country Gentleman gives his own experience in feeding
bsets to hogs. He says: "In regard to the
use of sugar beets to fatten hoys, tho writer
tested them years ago, and ln my experiments they proved very successful, when
boiled and fed with potatoes and pumpkins, with buckwheat boiled with them, or
meal added atter they were boiled, the heat
of the boiled mass being sufficient to cook
the meal. With such food hogs would
grow very fast In warm weather in the fall,
and fatten rapidly. Thinking to satisfy
myself as to the value of sugar beets when
fed to hogs for tbat purpose, I selected a
thrifty hog a little more than a year old,
and weighed him the 16th of August. From
that date till Nov. 1 he was fed on boiled
sugar beete alone, with a little water to
drink when he wanted it. The beets were
boiled tops and roots together, and the hog
was kept by himself. Being very gentle,
he wonld walk out of his pen and on the
scales very readily to be weighed, which
was done once in two weeks. The result
was a gain ot two pounds dally for the
time stated.
Whether snch a gain could be expected
by feeding a lot of hogs together, I have
never tried. This one was tested to see
what the value of sugar beets was, and no
other food was given—not even milk, or
any drink except water. If such a gain
could be had ln feeding alot of 10to 20 hoga
together, lt -night be a profitable operation
for many farmers who now think there is
little, profit in pork-making in this State.
From the lst of November the same hog
'waa fed meal of corn and oats, mixed with
water, till Dec. 10th, when he was dressed
for market. He gained, on the meal diet,
three pounds daily. His dressed weight
was 500 pounds. This experiment was
only with a single hog, and therefore not
aa valuable as it would have been with a
lot of five or ten fed together, as he might
have been an extra good one for fattening
(PE(BGHE(BOJ{ 8TALLI0JT, "F0JTTEJT0Y."
One of the 140 Imported in 1880 by M. W. DUNHAM, Est],, "Wayne, DuPage Co. Illinois.
-. ■?*."
purposes, and in that case a lot of five or
ten would not show so great gain on an av-
erage.but would give a more correct knowl •
edge of ths true value of sngar beets when
fed to hogs for the purpose of fattening
them for tho market."
CHEMBSTBY OF THE SHO.
Mr. John M. Bally, of "Winning Farm,"
Mass., gives the following analysis of ensilage irom his giios, whioh is interesting and
instructive to all stock feeders. That important chemical changes take place during
tbe curing of green forage plants by the system of ensilage cannot be doubted. I believe there is a formation of aoetic aold to a
greater or leas extent in all cases, and that
the aoetio fermentation is the first change
which takes place. There oan be no saccharine fermentation until after acetic fermentation takes place. I doubt its being a
saccharine fermentation at all; it is rather
a transformation.
I understand the changes to take place as
follows: the oxygen of the air in the mast
Bit'ng upon the sugar in the plantconverta
that sugar (in corn about U per cent.) into
acetic acid; the acid acts upon the Btarch
(in oorn about 58 per cent.,) and converts
it into grape-sugar, or glucose, In much the
samo manner as sulphuric acid acts upon
the oorn in the manufacture of glucose.
The next stage of fermentation is the conversion of the grape-sugar, or glucose, into
alcohol, which, being volatile, passes ofl
into the atmosphere. Then, and net until
then, does real putrid fermentation or decay begin. The previous stages are metamorphoses or changes from one form to another ofthe elemets of nutrition.
If the above is correct, the presence of
aoetic acid, or sourness, so far from being
an injury, is a positive benefit; for without
the acid the starch, which is hard to digest,
oonld not be converted into sugar, which is
easy to digest.
Analysis of. Ensilage from tbe "Winning-Farm"
Silos, by C. A. Goessmann, Ph. D , Professor of
Chemistry, Chemist to the Massachusetts State
Board of Agriculture and State Inspector of Commercial Fertilizers. The sample ot silo corn (ensilage) consists oi.
-rn 0-alT.
Moisture at tn'-WP Fahrenheit ..__.t0.ro
Dry matter left  „__  19.J0  193.00
■This matter constats eft
Crude cellulose ._-......._
Fat ether abstract...	
Albuminoids ..._...__....._..
TilTI.
 «.tt
 IM
Non-nitrogenous extract matter.........__. IJ1
Ash (with traces of sand) 1.77    19.80
Also an average analysts ot the corn-plant in the
milk:
P£B CENT.
Moisture at 213<'-220, Fahrenheit 83.04
Dry matter __.„ 14.96  105.00
Pa.KTS.
Ash _.  , 0S2
Albuminoids 0 66
Fat  _ .' _ 0.26
Crudo cellulose .- 4.53
Non-nitrogenous extractive matter 9 49    14.fG
By oomparing tho two tables it will be seen
that the ensilage contains over 29 per cent,
more dry matter than the whole plant ln
the milk; over 41 per cent, more of crude
cellulose; over 138 per cent, more of fat;
over 81 per cent, more albuminoids; over
5 per cent, more of non-nitrogenous extract
matter; over 115 per cent, more ash (or
mineral constituents).
It will also be seen that the nutritive
ratio of the ensilage Is one part of albuminoids to 6 1-10 parts ot non-nitrogeneus ex
tractive matter (digestible carbo-hydrates).
This makes its nutritive ratio a little better
tban timothy hay, which is, according to
Dr. Wolff, 1 to 8 1-10, but not quite as good
as average clover hay, which is 1 to 5 9-10.
By this analysis corn ensilage would seem
to be much nearer a perfect food than I
have supposed. To have a perfect food rye
and clover should be ensilaged together in
May, and' corn, millet, clover, aftermath,
pea and bean vines in the fall; by mixing
them togother a well-balanced food is obtained, which will keep amimals in good
condition without feeding grain.
Galloway Cattle.
KdHors Indiana Farmer:
I take issue with J. B. I*. in his article on
his Galloway oattle. In the flrst place the
Galloways havo never been thoroughly
tented out West, or here either. He says
80 or 40 have been wintered in ashed 16x30
feet square. That might do to toll school
children, but give a practical stock farmer
something stronger. It takes a car 30 feet
lonjj, 9 feet wide to hold 15 native cittle,
three years and over, and then \ery closely crowded. That is half the space allowed
by him for 40 head to winter in. Cruelty
unspeakable! outrage infinite! In feeding
oattle out West thoy can haul hay the same
as we here in Tippecanoe county, except
occasionally a storm interferes for a day or
two, then the cost of hay there is 80c per
ton; the cost of putiug it up is all. It will
pay any feeder four cents per 100 for hay to
bed cattle with alone. We cannot forsake
the long straight back and broad . hips of
Short-horns for the diminutive muleys of
the Galloway islands. Eivwooa*.
Tippecanoe Co., Ind.
This department ls edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, anthor ot Navin's Explanatory
8 toct Doctor.
Rules to be observed by those oipecUng correct
answers:
1. State the rate of pulse.
2. The breathing.
J. The standing attitude.
4. Appearance of hair.
t. 11 cough, and secretion from nose, wuethet
glands between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
the bone, a
». II breathing ls rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing aonnd, no time mnst be lost ln blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tengue alternately
every two hours, tor time ls too short for an answer.
7. Parties desiring answers by mall must enclose a
stamp.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer:
Some of my sheep have a constant discharge of
white or brownish muens from the nose. Some of
my neighbors call it snuffles, or Bnnm. What Is ltr
What thecure? and what the cause? J. \\r. l.
I thlnK the discharge ls caused by bots ln the sinuses of the head. I suppose that late In the spring
tho bots will pass away and all will be well.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a targe worfc horse that has his hind lees
swollen by standing on dirt floors in the stable. I
have trlea many remedies, but all fall to euro. Give
me yrur advice, and oblige J  c
, Walla Walla. W.T..
Your horsa'slegsarenotswolienbystandlngupon
a dirt floor, plank, stone or any other floor. He has
got annasarcha. Paint his legs with tractnre of
Iodine once or twice daily fvr a weeS or ten days.
If that falls, blister one side of his legs at a time for
twelve days with Spanish fly, one ounce; rplrlts of
turpentine one pint. Bub ln well with the hand
twice dally, then grease with lard, and If necessary
blister the other aide.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please toll me what to do for my mart. She had a
colt last April, and 1 think strained herself, for
whenever ehe travel* fast or pulls at a load, sbe
passes watery dun*), while at other times it ls hard
J. H. C.
Feed your mare flax-seed Jelly: boil four pounds
of ground flax-teed In awash-boiler,^' foU of water
until it becomes a Jelly. D»se, one teacupftal tores
•Junes daily.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer:
What will relieve and cure garget, or caiced bat*,
of 10 or 12 days' standing? Cow was well fed up to
calving on ear corn and staik pasture. H.ve used
from the start.and thorouiihly.externally,a mixture
of sort soup, coal-ell and camphor, and for two cars
afawsnoonlulsof pokerootln bran ma*h, all with
no good effect; only rl.ht hall of bat? Is atr-jcted.
B. I*. B.
Paint your cow's bag with tincture of iodine twloe
dally.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer:
I have a horse that rubs the hair off of his tall
Otherwise all right. What bhall I do? Please answer through the Fabiies, aa I regarti your department the capital one. New Scescbibkb.
' Take a sharp knife and cut throogh thehldeabout
an Inch or two. Make three or four suoh Incisions
lengthwise of the tail. In a few dajs blister. See
blister in to-day's Faemes.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a heifer.ln milking whioh the milfcsplat-
,eir,a<>-'**' ■""■ly*   I» there auy remedy?      B. L. U.
Middlefork.
Ihe canse of the splattering is either by the outer
pert of the orifice caf the teat bel/ig wider man a
quarter otan inch above, or that a number of per-
furatioiis constitute the orifice, and are facing outward. The best you can do Is (olet well enough
alone. Milk jvith one hand, and hold a vessel close
up to the teat.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
; Sfy sheep are losing their wool, and appear to be
Itchy: no vermin onthenj, and some apiTear to be
drowsy: don't eat much; disease appears to he lu
the head.
K.H.
Take a quarter ofa pound of tobacco and boll In
one quart of water and pour lt on theltchy parts. If
elevations or blisters appear on the akin, scarify
them with a sharp knife and pour the tobacco oor-e
upon them. Mir in abont one or two drachms of
corosive sublimate,
Editors Indian Farmena
.JAM* "a™"!.6., to-th*» "om- kind of disease In
0 e ,1f t^ nlnd fe-eI* Ttie •'"■« •» ""i"' on tbe outside:
•n-ellj bad: re**t of foot ls all right. She limps. She
was foundered last summer, nut ls all over that
Have cut the lrog away some at point and cleaned
the foot generally, but mill keeps rotting. What Is
tbe disease- and wnat snail I do ior UT J.F.
Your mare has thrush. Cut away the diseased
frog, and pour In muriatic acid once per day. The
cause Is contraction of the loot, or she has been kept
filthy, standing on manure, orln mud.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
It there any cure for ringbone on a hone. It haa
been troubling mymarejor abcota year.but has
not made her lame till two months past.
W. H. H. H,
If you had attended to your mare one year ago,
youoould have oared her readily; now, all you oan
do Is to stop Its progress and lameness. Blister It;
take Spanish fly, one ounce; spirits of turpentine,
one pint. Hub ln well with the hand twice, da»y
unUl qnlte sore, then once for ten or twelve days,
not rubbing ao hard. Then grease with lard and let
go.   Give two months freedom from exercise.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
•I have a mare which ls in fcal, will foal the last
of April, About ten days ago her bag filled up with
milk, as wnlte as it would be as If she were a suckling. If I don't milk It Out it will run 'rem her
about all ofthe time. Please give the cause, aod
what to do for her. j. \v! P.
You mnst take away the milk, else yonr mare
may become halted (Inflamed bag). Take ground
ginger, four ounces; bloodroot, flour of sulphur,
pulv. niter, b'ack antimony and suljihate oi Iron, of
each two ounces) mix, Dose, one teaspoonful three
times dally ln chop or mill feed of any kind.
Editors Jadtaria Farmer:
I have a colt one year old this apring. When nine
days old I traveled him ten miles: went after him
in two months, and his ptifles had lumps on them
the size ofa goose egg. I opened them, and aiiout
a teacupful Of yellow, watery loo." It.** Huff rau out
Thej tilled up again, and I opened tfceiu again and
the same amount ran out. Have filled up again
Can there be anything dune for her? Please 'et me
know. Bubscejbek.
Y«u traveled yonr colt ten miles, ir I understand
lt right: that gave him ao Inflammation In his patella Joints, and instead of abating- the swelling
which was quite Inflamed and hot, yon cut Into it
and let out the muco-mucoasum (Joint oil). I am
surprised that he did not die. The hide healed, but
the divided capsules have not nnlted, therefkre a
repetition of the tumors. Yonr only chance Is te
Brat paint the parts with tincture ot Iodine twice
dally for 10 or 11 days. If this falls, blister. Bee
blister for ringbone In this Issue of the F.buib.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me what to do for my caU. She ls
about 17 nianths old, and If she lives will have a
calf In about three weeks. She has a good appetite,
eats any and everything given ber, but seems to be
lo'lnr strensjth. and can hardly get up when down.
It oiling Prairie, Laporte Co. J. N. M.
A man that breeds a calf at eight or nine
months old, should lore her. Feed htr as follows:
T ake black antimony, flcur of sulphtar, pulveri-ted
Biter, sulphate of Iron, of each, two ounces; ground
ginger, fonr ounces; mix. Done, one teaeponfal In
chop, bran, thorta, etc.
Editors Indiana Farmer!
My neighbor has a horse with a wait on the heel
ot his fore f.iot. Last fall we burnt It. after paring Is
offto the quick, with a hot lion. It don't grow out
any more, but Is very painful, feverish and swollen.
What shall I do for It? A. U.S.
If your horse's heel Is feverish, apply tlnc.ol arcica
and cold water, one onnce ot the former to one pint
of tbe latter; uto constantly until all fever Is down.
Then if swelling remains, blister; nse Spanish fly,'
one ounoe, to one pint oi spirits of turpentine. Hub
In well with the band twice dally nutil very sore,
scab like, then once dally for six to ten days, then
grease with lard.
editors Indiana Farmer:
What alls my mare? She was taken ahout two
weeks ago: she waa within an hour after I saw ber
taken with cramps ln her muscles. She has a good
appetite. She Is down yet. After ihe first week her
right hind leg and muscles swelled terribly. Let me
kuow ln your next paper what to do tor ber.
J. C. B.
I suppose your mare ls sprained, bnt as you have
not given the rate of her pulse, I am not oertaln of
lt being so. Take tincture ol aconite root and tlno-
ture of belladonna, of each one onnce, and drop half
a drachm or each upon the tongue, as high up
as possible, every two hours, using trrem alternate*
ly, first the aconite and In two hours tbe belladonna,
then the aoonlte, and so on .using them alternately,
I fear the chanoes of recovery are meager If the
pulse ls high.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Do horses have hooks in the eyes? It so, can they
be out out? I bave one healthy and ln good flesh
when on aras*. but whan at work eats lightly and
falls away, and eyea seam sffected. Some say she
has hooks in the eyes.   Explain In your paper.
vT.W.Ba
No, sir, horses never have a disease called hooksi
they bave an organ In their eyes called the haw: tti
use Is to run It over the eye and wipe off dust. This
often becomes Inflamed, and lt would be as sensible
to cut off hla leg when Inflamed aa to cut out the
haw. Tell your hook doctors that you cannot afford
to ruin yonr horse's eye. Break the end of afresh
egg. let out the albumen, mix In salt until stiff and
thick; burn It Into a char by covering with clear
coals; grind flne and blow Into the eye once dally.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
1 Have a two-year-old steer with swelling nnder
Jaw. quite large, six months etanding; very hard.
Hair jocks well; eats well; losing In flesh; called
hy casual observers "big Jaw." Am ed vised to kill*
What say you? M. L.
There ls no suoh disease as big Jaw. The tumor la
the result of a hurt by scrstchicg over a rail,stump,
or other object. If falling, the oauce must be the
obstruction tbe inmor gives in masticating. Take
aqua ammonia, four ounces; olive oil, two; ollof or ,
ganum two; Spanish fly,8 drachms; pulverized nlier'
six onnces. Bob the tumor twice dally; rub In
hard. In a few days., if mnch cere, you need not
rub so hard. If ihe mixture becomes too dry after
a few days, add more aqua ammonia and organctm.
of coorse If no relief Is felt, he mutt be killed. The
bocecanbecbifz'edcfl, but It Isa dangerous Job.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My bull has an enlargement on the nnder side of
his lower Jaw. It ls of t-evi-ra] mtantba' standing.
It is offensive: discbargee blood and matter. lie
has good appetite I applied common arsenic, hut
it seemed to make lt worse. What can r do? He
ls a valuable animal. B. F. II.
Belden.
Continue the arsenic,and It will destroy the entire
abacess. Apply lt dally until tbe parts get hard,
stiff, and dry; then cease its applicaUon, and in a
few dsys the dead part will crack and part all round
from the living flesh, and will fall ofl or be pulled
off. Then apply as before, and take off another portion, and so continue until allis destroyed to tbe
bone, if you desire. I suppose yougot scared when
the art-enio swelled the part.*. Yon can cut the entire abscess ont by slitting the hide over It and cutting lt out from tbe base.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My brother lias a fine two-year-old mare thst baa
weak eyes He came In possession of her last December. I understand that the party wbo raised her
sold her on account of ber eyes. They seem weak,
a little milky looking, with a Flight weeping at
times: also appear Inflamed, especially the lower
Ud, which ls somewhat swollen at tlrr.es; they appear worse ln wet weather. There has been a slight
discharge from behind—light colored. She Is In tolerably good flesh. Her form*er owner bad her wolf
teeth knocked oat. T. P.
The former owner of your brother's mare was foolish In allewing some quack to knook wolf teeth out
of his mare's mouth ln hopes te cure her eyes Huoh
gougers should be In the penitentiary for ignorance.
You see lt has not cured her, neither will lt cure any
other horse. Take an egg, break the end, pour out
the albumen aud mix the yolk with salt until quite
tblok.too thick to poor out when heat ls applied;
set ln tbe fire, cover with clear coals, and when
oharred, cool, pulverize and put In her eyes once
yer day.
The King local option law has been defeated in the Ohio house of representatives.
Daring 1880 there were driven from
Texas into the Northern States and Territories 394,784 head of cattle. With two exceptions this was the largest number ever
driven North in one year since *18G6. In
1871, 000,000 head wero driven, and in 1873,
about 400,000 bead. About 4,000,000 head
havo been driven from Texas in fifteen
years.
To test the bearing qualities of the leading varieties of wheat, the superintendent
ofthe Ohio Agricultural College farm sold
seed wheat to farmers in various parts of
Ohio and other States, requesting report of
yield from each. The results aro shown In
tbe following comparisoE.- Fultz, 24 reports average 255. bushels; Clawson, ten
leports average 23% bushels; Silver Chaff,
15 reports average 26% bushels; Gold Medal,
12 reports average 21K bushel; Sanoiiiicaka,
seven reports average 24K bushels.
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