VOL. XVI.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOV. 5, 1881.
NO. 45.
FOK SALE.
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OR HALE— 50 Merino ewes.
PICKIUUNtl, Odlx. Ind.
Call on, or addrees P.
OK SALK—Chester While pigs, |15 apiece, or ■}»
a pair.   BEN i\ MOOHE, Monticelio, Ind.
OK BALE—Good -Short-horn bull,3 years old,color
red.   P. P. JOHNSON, Indianapolis, md.
OR SALE-IS  Plymouth  Rock   cockerels, full
•stock,  ll each.  J. H. OASTON. Stanford, Ind.
OH SALE—Plymouth Rock cockerels and pullets.
(1 each.   J. O. KlNOMRt'KY, Indianapolis,!nd.
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OH SAI.K—WhiterLeghorn chicks.   DIt. W. J.
KLSTUN, U North Meridian street, Indlauapo-
Ind.
FOR HALE—Thoroughbred Scotch Shepherd pups.
C B. FAWKNKK.8538.  Meridian street, Indianapolis, Ind.       r
IT'OJl SALE—Pekin  docks, as fine aaycu wish, for
:     & per pair, tl   taken  soon.   J.   L.  BHKM'ON,
l*etei>burg, Ind.
FOR PALE— Black Cochins and Crvre Cuprefrmn
iwtal MrH.nw.   Write for prlcea.   1*. I,. DAL'GH-
EIVTY, WaUu.btInd.
IT'OR SALE—25 pairs each of S. 8.  Hamburg and
1     W.   V.   B.   Spanish.     Address   bTAM'O.N   «t
UHK.tJO.tireenwood, Ind.
IT'OR SALE—Merino Sheej)—Ranis, pn(« and spring
}     lambs.   Prices low.   Address J. II. DKN1IAM,
Box £*l,Kt. Oalreville, Ohio.
IT^OU SALE-A Une lot of Poland China pljfs.
of my own breeding.    Yen- cheap.    Adore
II. AIKMAN, Box 21, Dana, Ind.
All
A'ddreea L.
17U)K SALE—A Jot of flne tVUwold ewes and yearl-
.     hip bucks at fair prices.   Addrens  C.   F.   I>AH-
k'ELL, TS« North Illinois street, Indianapolis, Ind.
IT^ORS ALE—5 thorouKhbred Shon-hom bulls,Xto
1     lfi montlin old, fiirtd by a Double Rone, Ho. 2476,
A. H. IL R.   WW. ORA WCOCK, CJ-i-rubu.sco, Ind.
IT'OR SALE—Jersey  It»d pics, in frotd condition.
1    Will (ship the tirst of December.   Prices reasonable.   AddrepRC- V. KIMrLEY, Morrihtcwn, Ind.
ITIOR SALE-Jerw*yBull~"0:tford Duke,4716." Two
"     years old.   Pull  black   points.   Choice animal.
Address II. C. COWAN. O-xford, Butler county. Ohio.
iTH>R SAL1-— Cotswold buck lambs at $15 from my
Imported buck.    lie wclRhs ;rj5 pound.s.   The
prlw winner.   JAMKH IL MARLOW„ Adams, Ind.
IpORSALE—Blount's Prolific c.rn.MammothPearl
1     potatoes and German or Golden millet.   Wholesale and retail. E.S.TEAGARDKN,Davenport,Iowa.
IT'OR SALE—Cheap to close out the  business, 25
1     head of pnrely bied Short-horns. . For a barpaln
addrew II. LEWIS, P. O. Box No. 30, Louisville, Ky.
IT^OR SALE—A few thoroughbred Jersey bull
. calves. Registered in American Jersey CatEle
Club. Fashionable colors and the best butter stock.
Address or call on W. J. HASSELMAN, Indianapolis, Ind.
IT'OR SALE— Cotj-woWIs, Shrcptddrts and South-
: downis, Imrorted from Canada; ram and ewe
lambs of either ore* d: 12 Yearling Cotswold rams imported last year. PERRY KEMLLNU, Onward, Cass
county, Ind.
Tj^OR SALE- Fine *Cot(-wold  rom, 3 years old, en
titled to r**giRtry» price ft©, and two full blooded
Cotswold rams, price fI5 per head, boxed and delivered on cars.   Address W. IIEN
tion. Shelby county, Ky.
N'KY BELL, Scott's Sta-
IpOR SAI/E—Farm of 210 acres; good grain and
!    stock farm;  well watered;  oneof the best and
cheapest fn the county; buildings and improvements
§ood; six miles of Bloomington. Ind.   Must sell.   Ad-
rew C. M. HOUSTON, Bloomington, Ind.
IT'OR SALE— Registered l'oland China pigs, from
!* three to five months old, ai $15 to £-0 each. Have
taken sweepstakes at many of the leading fairs this
seamen. Including herd sweepstakes at Lafayette. Address J. CUNNINGHAM & CO.,Mlaml,MiamiCo.Ind.
FOR, SALE—A first-class breeding Jack; also a
good general purpose horse. The Jack can 8bow
a fine lot rf colts, and the horse has taken firstpremium at Indiana State fair. Reasonable prices will
be made.   SIMEON TINDER. Danville, Ind.
FORSALE—Two Jersey Cattle Club bull calves, 8
and 9 months old. and one herd bo<k calf from
as good stock as there is in the State, sired hv my line
bull "Delanore Boy." Also White Holland turkeys,
singly or in pairs. MRS. T. J. JOHNSON, Green-
caste, Ind.
F
OR SALE—1 cock jind 8 hens, Partrfgde Cochins;
1 cock and 8 hens, Silver Penciled Hamburgs; 2
pairs Golden Polish; 1 jtair Silver Duckwing Oam**s;
1 pair Black B. R. Games; also other stock. Address
G. W. DUNNING, Marion Toultry Yard, Marion,
Grant county, Ind.
IT*.OR SALE—Farm of 250 acres. 1 mile from railroad
: station, 1*00 r.cres gcod blue-grass, running water
entire year, good orchard, 18 miles from Indianapcli?.
Ind. Only (£0 per acre. Now is your chance. Send
for particulars at cure to V. K. MORRIS,c8 East
Market street, li.diarapolis. Ind.
IT'OR SALE— Fertilizers—Superphosphates in bags
. of 200 pounds each, §40 per ton: Uiyuga Land
Planter in barrels of 300 pounds each, 52 2> t>er barrel;
in ton lots cf seven b:.rrels,*I4 per ton. We handle,
also, the Superior Grain Drill with Fertili7.er Attach
ment. The Best Prill in the werld. Write us for circulars giving information relative to use of Fertilizers
and description of Drill. TYNER & HADLEY. Indianapolis. Ind.
Miser.!.LAM.or:
JW. WATSON, Merchant Tailor, Xi East Market
* street, Indianapolis Ind., has received a second invoice of line fall and winter goods. Get a suit
of him and you will surely buy another. New Fashion
Plate just received.
LOANS.
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ONEY TO LOAN;ON FARMS—In sums of .$500
and  upwards, with privilege of partial  payments or prenovment of whole at nnv time.    H. B.
PALMER A" CO..90E. Market St.. Im.mi.apJ.s. Ind.
'I RAY I- D Oil "is'I'O LI- N-1 r<~in S22 Peru Rtrwt. Jn-
diaj.apol.s, ;\ f-rmill   .t-d eow. white  yy-o.ft on face
an.! flank.   A liberal reward   for her return or infor-
mniif.ii leading to !;rr m*i,\trv.   MRS. E.   J.  MOF-
FATT.
TIIO LOAN—Money to loan on first mortgage of im-
X. proved pity and farm jtrop^rty in Indiana and
Onio. at very low intere.it without commissi on.
Prompt parties, with desirable security, can he accommodated without delay. All local securities—
Citv, Countv, Town and Radn.ad Bunds—negotiated.
JO&. A. MOORE. M E. Market ^vrt*et.
WANTED.
~\Tf ANTED—5,0<O  ln..che:s   c'over wvd.     Hi^h^st
VV     market price paid.   Bring a sum pin to us.   We
fav more than anv one else in the city. J. F. MEX-
JENHWLL A: (.(*>,, Stevismen, 7^ East Market street,
Indianapolis, Ind.
%iim jltodt.
PlaF.URO-rNEUMONiaV has niadoits.-ipiicar-
ance again among the cattle nearl'hiliu.el-
phia, Pennsylvania.
Sheep provided with cotton-seed meal
as an auxilliary feed are the l>est restorers
of worn-out pastures.
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Mn. Wm. A. Shake of Hall, Morgan Co.,
this State, has recently purchased a fine
young • Cotswold buck, of C. F. Darnel',
sired by Oray Prince, a premium   winner
at the great^Centennial.
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We give on this page a cut of the prize
winning Percheron mare and colt, -owned
by Mr. If. W. Dunham, of Wayne, III.
They won tho iirstpriw and gold medal
at the great «how of France: gr.md modal
at Centennial, 1870; amlgraiidsiveepstnkcs
prize and gold medal for best mare of all
breeds at great Chicago fair, l-S-Sl.
RUMINATION.
Edltora Indiana Farmer:
Does an ox chew his cud a second time?
Will bo pleased to have explanation of the
subject. C-vss Owen.
Nevada Co., Ark.
Tho stomach of the ox consists of four
divisions. Tlie food at first chewing passes into tho largest division. Hero it is
softened by the saliva, and what is dissolved by this alkaline fluid then passes
on through the other divisions of tho
stomach.' That which remains undissolved
is returned at will to the mouth where it
is thoroughly chewed and mixed with the
saliva and returned again to the divisions
of the stomach.
Seventh Duchess of Vinewood.
From the Kentucky Live Slock Record:
Tho puro Bates oow, Tth.Uucliessof Vine-
wood, sold at tho Port Huron salens n
barren heifer to T. C. Anderson, of Side
View and Jas. M. Itigstafl'o of Mt. Sterling,
for -*000, this day, October 18th, 1881, added
a deep red cow calf by 2:!d Duke of .Virdrio
to tho Sido View Herd. This is a striking
illustration of tho efficacy of hemp seed,
she having been fed a pint daily from whon
sho was purchased until three weeks since.
At tho Port Huron sale she was carefully
examined by many of tho best cattlo breeders in the country and it was almost a unanimous opinion that sho was barren and
would batllo the efforts of her purchaser
tho samo as sho had her owner in producing a calf. Tlio best grass at Sido View,
salt and ashes constantly by her, a pint of
hemp seed daily, and plenty of good spring
water represents her mode of handling
under which sho produced tho calf.
T. C. Andehson.
Fine Stock Sales.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
As a result Of advertising with you, I
have sold this week, to K. F. Dyor, Greensburg Ind., Jesse Donnell, Greensburg,
John Donnell, Greensburg, and J. O.
Robison, Kingston, Ind., 50 head of
first class ono year old ewes, bred to my
premium' English ram, (bred by Mr. Cole
of England, and imported by ourselves
this year—weighs 307 lbs.) for the modest
price of §10 each. These they will divide
among themselves when they get home.
I also sold them four very oxtra ewe
lambs, bred by the Messrs. Gillett of England, and imported by us this summer, for
§150. They cannot be beaten in Kentucky
or Indiana.
Tho drouth left all our sheep quite thin,
but healthy, and as grass is fine they are
improving rapidly.
Alex. McClintoc-1*:.
Millersburg, Ky.,
A  Sensible Letter on the Stock Scare.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I wish to say a few words concerning the
present stock scare. A great many farmers are selling their stock at a ruinous sacrifice. In this (Hoone county,) wo have
plenty of feed to carry over our stock
safely and in good condition. Then why
should we sell stock for half its valuo?
Pastures woro never better at this season
of tho year, and will materially aid in
keeping our stock through tho winter.
Then another matter to bo considered is
the condition of our present corn crop; all
corn is in bad condition, being down and
sprouted, and shock corn isin a worse condition than thc standing crop. The question naturally arises, what are we to do
with our corn? The only sonsibleconclu-
sion to be arrived at, is that it must be
carefully assorted and fed to stock. This
refuse corn is not marketable at any price.
Thero is an idea prevailing among farmers, that when corn is worth fifty to seventy cents per bushel, that tliey must keep
little or no stock. It takes just .so much
stock to supply the wants of the country,
and this want will be supplied by those
that havo the articlo to sell. The price of
stock and grain are now at variance.
Grain is too high in proportion to tho
valuo of stock. The price of stock must
soon advance, and ■ those that have thc
stock, will reap the reward.
It is a noticeable fact that fanners scare
too easily. Perhaps there is real cause in
some localities for selling and sacrificing
stock*, but in my opinion no such cause
exists here. IJecauso a few men are compelled to sell, it is no reason why we all
should sell at the ruinous prices that are
now being paid. Everything in the shape
ofa hog, or cow, that can be pushed into
market, is being sent forward, regardless
of price. The ery is to sell. We have more
corn and hay in this locality than we had
last year at this time. Pastures are better
and it is not to bo surmised that wo will
have a longer winter than last. The stock
was carried through last winter in good
condition, and very littlo lost, hence I repeat the advice, to keep thc stock in the
country, feed np the gr.iin; let every
farmer try and seo how much stock he can
carryover. Hogs and cattle next spring
must be high and scarce, anil to ro-stock a
Im.. MIGNONETTE N-SS.a COLT. -*      -    ~~^—   -
A l»ercli«TOii Mart* and Colt, tlie Property of M. W. Duaham, Wayne, Dupnse Co., III.
farm will bo no small itom.   Thon if possi-
blo let us keep what wo  havo.   Hotter to
go in dobt for feed than for stock.
IJoono Co. NoRTHKiKi.n.
BREEDINO SWINE.
A*JProminent English Agriculturist on
Breeding Pigs.
From a late pamphlet publication by Mr.
Howard, Member of Parliament of 15od-
ford, England:
Tho breeding of swino has too often been
looked upon with contempt and as beneath notice, so that whilst cattle and
sheop have had tho utmost caro bestowed
npon their breeding by thousands of skillful and wealthy agriculturists, pigs have
been comparatively neglected. That much
more attention should bo paid to thc selection of tho breed than is at present the
caso, no ono ean for a moment doubt. In
my own practice I havo repeatedly proved
how much moro profitablo is a well-bred
pig than a coarso inferior animal.
Before discussing further the subject of
breeding, I would obs-. rve that somo thirty
years ago I was led to study the physiology
of breeding, through meeting with a remarkable book, "Intermarriage," by Alexander Walker, which, although devoted to
the human family, contained valuable
treatises upon "Tho Application of the
Xatural I>a\vs to the Breeding of Horses,
Cattle and Sheep." In 1851 Mr. Reginald
Orton,a medical practitioner of Sunderland,
delivered two lectures to tho Newcastle
Farmers' Club upon "Tho Physiology of
Breeding," in wliich he laid down certain
fixed principles. Subsequent observations
and experience havo satisfied mo that tho
principles laid down by Mr. Orton are
sound; and although, liko every other
breeder, I know something of tho uncertainties attending tho breedingof animals,
yet I am convinced that there are eertain
laws pertaining to tho process, which like
all nature's operations, are fixed and unalterable, and which cannot bo disregarded
with impunity.
SIX IMPOItTANT POISTS-,
From my own observation, from conversations with the late Mr.-M'Combie, and
comparing notes with other breeders, I
have come to the conclusion that the following cardinal points in the art of breeding have been fairly established:
1. That from thc male parent are mainly derived the external  structure,  configuration, and outward  characteristics—the |
locomotivo peculiarities inclusive.
2. From tho female parent are derived
tho internal structure, the vital organs,
and, in a much greater proportion than
from the, male, the constitution, temper
and habits.
3. That the purer the race of thc parent,
tho more certainty there in of transmitting
its qualities to the offspring. Say two animals arc mated; if one is or purer descent
than tho other, he or she will exercise tho
most influence in stamping tho character
of tho progeny, particularly if the greater
purity is on the side of tho male.
4. That, apart from certain disturbing
influences or causes, tho male, if of pure
race, and descended from a stock of uniform color, stamps tho color of tho offspring.
5. That the influence of the first male is
not unfrequently protracted beyond tho
birth of the offspring of which he is tho
parent, and his mark W left upon subsequent progeny.
6. That tho transmission of diseases of
tho vital orgaus is more certain if on'tho
side of tho female, and diseases of tho
joints if on tho sido of the malo parent.
I could adduce numerous facts in snppust
of these conclusions, bu' tho following
must suffice:
ill-shaped, and many of them deformed.
If fecundity, freedom from disease, and
strength of constitution are to be maintained, frequent change of blood is a necessity; for pigs, according to my experienco, degenerate more rapidly from in-
and-in breeding titan any other animal.
Where the maintenance of uniformity of
character is a point of importance, as with
exhibitors, change of blood should be
introduced on tho female side, inasmuch
as tho malo has so much more influence
upon tho outward appearance than the opposite sox.
FIRST, AS TO COUill.
Twenty to thirty years ago tho Duke of
Bedford had at Woburn a herd of blaok
sows, which wero always crossed with a
puro white boar. I noticed on several
visits that 'he young ones were all white.
Since that period, I havo on several occasions crossed Berkshires with a white boar,
and the result invariably has been a litter
of whito pigs, with scarcely a spot of black
A fow years ago I paid a visit to tho farm
of tho lato Mr. Dumbrell, near Brighton.
Ho had a very large herd of Chanrel Island eows. On remarking that he kept a
Sussex bull, he informed me that his object was to obtain red calvos, inasmuch as
Alderney calves wero unsalable. Although
the Sussex ..i.not of bo ancient a race, tbe
calves invariably camo red. With regard
to the internal and external organization
theory, tho invariable result of crossing a
maro with the malo ass producing a mule,
aud tho reverse method of crossing producing a mule, are perhaps the best proofs;
but I have tried many experiments with
poultry, moro particularly with the Cochin
hen and tho Game cock. I have bred
many thousands from this cross; the result
has beon, without a siugle exception, an
enlarged Game cock, and a hen which laid
Cochin eggs. This theory has also been
often confirmed iu my personal experience
in the breeding of both nag and cart horses.
WITU IJESrECT TO THE PKAtTICE
of crossing, tho difference should always
bo borne iu mind between tho crossing of
different breeds, and tho crossing of different strains of tho same breed. In the
former case, the result is necessarily a
cross-bred animal; but in the latter, the
purity is naturally retained, with tho manifest advantage of an introduction of new
blood. While tho fact has been recognized
that our improved breeds have all been established by the crossing of distinct races,
tho diameter of each of late years has been
sustained and improved by selection and
crossing of animals from tho different
strains of the samo breed thus established.
The greatest claim that any her-Jor llock
has to purity of breed may be computed
by the length of timo which has elapsed
since its crossing with any other breed.
The proof of recent use of any other breed
in a herd will generally be seen in the progeny; if a cross has been recent the characteristics in respect of color, shape and
size of progenitor will often obtrude. It
is remarkable to note that, even after tho
lapse of twenty years, distinct features of
a former cross will appear. This shows
.-low much caro and judgment are necessary in tho selection of animals by breeders who caro to maintain unifi rmity of
character.
SOME 1 OUUTEEN YEAIiS AOO,
I was induced to buy a first-prize boar exhibited at oue of our principal shows. He
wasa very.perfectly shaped animal, and
was declared to bo out of a sow of my own
breeding; but about his pedigree I was deceived. The result of his introduction
into my herd was most disastrous, and net
until the blood had been completely eliminated did I get clear of his evil influence.
In cases, where, for stock purposes, breeding in-and-in is resorted to, the most vigorous of the litters of both sexes should be
selected. Especial care should, however,
bo paid to the selection of the male. The
late Mr. Fisher Hobbs was in his earlier
career a most successful breeder of pig-?.
Ho used to boast that for twenty-five years
he had never gone away from his own
herd. Under such circumstances he had
of necessity very often to breed from animals very closely related. His practice
was to select the strongestrof the progeny
on both sides; by this means he obtained
a few animals of groat merit, but after
pursuing the practice for some years, a
large proportion of the litters were  small
Salt for Animals.
It is well kuown that herbivorous animals are fond of common salt, and this is
true of wild animals as of thoso domesticated by man.* Carnivorous animals, on
tho other hand either have no liking for
salt or show a positive aversion for it.
Cats, for example will rarely touch salt
meat. This difference is not easily explained. The blocd of both classes of animals contains a certain amount of soda
salts, but the quantity of soda in a vegetable diet is not necessarily less than in
one of fiesh. A German experimenter,
Herr Bunge, has been the first te suggest
a plausible solution of the enigma. A
vegetablo diet furnishes twice as much
potash as a flesh diet does, and it occurred
to him that tho greater supply of potash
must bo attended with a greater waste" of
soda. To test this theory experimentally
he put himself upon a perfectly uniform
diet of beef, bread, butter, sugar and a
small quantity of salt.' AVhen by daily
analysis of the urine, ho found that the
quantity of soda and potash excreted had
become constant ho proceeded to take
such a dose of potash of salts during the
day as would raise the amount of potash
in bis diet to a level with that daily consumed by a herbivorous animal. Tho result was an immediate excretion of chlo-
ridfi of sodium in the urine, the amount
being at once increased three-fo*ld. Much
potash was of course also passed. The experiment was repeated at various times,
employing different salts of potash in every case producing an immediate excretion of soda. Bunge believes that this tendency of potash to produce a greater waste
of soda in the system is the cause of the
desire shown by herbivorous animals for
common salt. Their Tegetable diet is
generally very rich in potash, and they instinctively seek an additional supply of
soda. Soda does not seem to be an essential ingredient of plants, but it is certainly indispensable in the animal economy. In the muscle and in the blood corpuscles potash is an essential constituent;
but in the fluid portion of the blood, potash
is injurious, and if injected, even in small
doses, produces death. Soda salts, on the
other hand can be injected with safety and
their presence in tho blood is essential to
the continuation of vital processes.—Journal of Chemistry. ■
equal  bulk,  mixed  much more  readily
than salt alone.   Should I give them soda?
W. M.
Guess they do  not want  anything  but
play  or  mischief.   Retain   tho soda  and
give thom a reasonable quantity of salt.
Bloody Milk.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a cow that gives bloody milk out
of one teat. She had her first calf in the
spring. Her milk was bloody from one
teat from the fiist for awhile, then it came
all right, but for about six weeks it has
been bloody again. Sometimes it is nearly
all blood and clotted so that I ean hardly
milk it out. The cow is in good condition
and eats well. What is the cause and
what shall 1 do forher?- D. W.
Paint that quarter of udder and teat
with Iodine onco or twico daily and give
her the powders so often recommended in
the Farmer.
Dry murrain.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will green cane kill cattle? I turned
my cattle (eight head) in a cano patch and
it killed two of my Jerseys. The neighbors say it was the green cane. The cane
stalks about six inches high. Tliere were
11 rows and 30 yards long. Tlieir many-
plus as the neighbors say, was tight and
very dry so nothing could pass*. They
were dead in an hour after they got in the
cane. I. L. P.
Your cows died of a disease best known
in the country as dry murrain. They
were not long enough in the cano for it to
kill them in one hour, or in ten hours or
longer. The contents of the manyplus had
been imparted before they wero put into
the cane patch.
^jelmtranj.
This department ls edited by Dr. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, author ot Navin's Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
ltules.to be observed by those expecting correct answers: •
1. Btate the rate of pulse.
2. The breathing.
3. The Btftidlng attitude^
4. Api larauceof hair.
5. If cough, and secretion from nose, whether
glands between the jaws can be felt, and how near
the bone.
0. If breathing ls rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time must be lost In blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna £l) drops on tongue alternately
every two hours, for time is too short for an answer.
7. Parties desiring answers by mall must inclose a
stamp.
.  Kicking in the Stall.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will you give me a remedy to prevent a
horso from kicking in the stable? I have
a four-year-old maro that when hungry,
and does not got her food immediately,
begins to kick the stall. IIow can I prevent this? Suit.
Xo remedy except to feed her in time.
The disposition of a horse is difficult to
change.
Colt Covered With. Pimples.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a very valuable three-year-old
colt; have worked him some. He appears
to bo in good condition, except he is covered with little hard pimples about the
size of a grain of wheat. Some on neck as
large as a grain of corn. Please tell me
what the causo and cure arid oblige a subscriber, m. V. M.
Grease and soften the pimples, and if
they continue touch thom once daily with
tincture of Iodine.
Soda or Salt.
What do my mules want? I keep them
in a pen of about ten square rods, and
stable. Feed corti, timothy hay, sheaf
oats, fodder (of corn) and hungarian hay.
When taken to water they gnaw greedily
at the mossy sediment on the sides and
bottom of the trough. They seem to be in
very fine condition. I happened to discover that they will   eat salt  and soda  in
Storing and Keeping Potatoes.
Of late years the potato   has been one of
the most profitable of farm crops in   tho
East, and this chiefly arises from the fact
that it is somewhat difficult to keep any
great quantity of them. Thus only so many
are  grown  as can bo preserved, and  as
the accommodations are limited there is no
glut in the market, as there is with things
which are grown and must be sent to the
market at once.   Of course there are times
when potatoes rule low.   This is apt to be
the case with early ones, grown especially
for early purposes and which  follow  the
samo law that rules in transient   vegetation.   So also those who grow potatoes and
have no conveniences for storing them.
These have to market in the fall and have
to take whatever price may rule for them.
Those who have good cellars  under their
barns, or in any place safe from frost and
yet cool and dry, can generally make potato growing pay very well, and theso are
usually the ones who do.   In old times a
large quantity of potatoes wero stored out
of doors in the open ground.    They were
arranged in long ridges, not in great bulk,
as even a mass of potatoes will heat, and
covered with earth sufficiently  thick   to
keep out the frost.   But since the appearance of the potato  disease this plants not
much followed, though the rotting has of
late been very much diminished.   Tho infected tubers will often rot,  especially if
thc mass heats a  littlo  and   the diseased
ones will often  communicate the disease
to the rest.   In a cellar this  can bo  seen
and noted, but in a mound out of doors
nooneknowsof tho trouble till  spring,"
when great loss has been found.   Besides
this it is so difficult to get at them in winter that those that havo no  way  to  preserve potatoes except this,  as  a  general
thi ng prefer not to grow at all rather than
to be bothered with this.    Dampness undoubtedly favors tho growth of the potato
disease, and therefore where there is  any
chance at all of the disease existing in tho
roots they'ought to be   stored  as  dry as
possible.   Those which  aro to be kept  in
this general way should be dry  and  cool,
but this should be especially seen to in the
case of  seed potatoes.   Since   the  potato
beetle came among us it is clear  that  wo
have had the very best results from early
planting and by the use of the earliest varieties.   Now these early kinds aro more
easily affected by warmth  than the  late
ones.   They sprout easily and coolness is
therefore' tho  moro  essential  for  them.
Some people think it makes  little  difference whether seed potatoes sprout   or not
before planting.   We have known peoplo
to tear off sprouts several inches long and
cut up the tubers, in full faith   that  they
will sprout again and be none   the worse
for it.   They do generally grow, butthere
is little doubt but they  are  constitutionally weaker and mueh more liablo to disease than those which do not  sprout  till
ready to go in the ground.—Germantown
Telegraph.
Careful observers have arrived at the
conclusion that, while there will be undoubtedly considerably less than an aver-
ago yield of corn throughout the country,
the rigid economy now being practiced by
every one who has an acre of corn will result in there being nearly as much grain
on hand January 1, 1882, as on tho same
date this year.