The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-04
granting thereafter to keep them in good or

der.
The new breed of fowls, the Wyandotte
is reaching high position in favor. as thsy
have compact bodies, yellow legs and
skin, and possess large size. They make
good ayers and mothers and have very |
small combs, thereby being less liable to |
frosted combs in winter.
The State of Ohio has 525 tile factories. |
Indiana $50, Illinois $50, Iowa 100, MICHIGAN /
90-totsl number in the States named, 1,921. |
The number of miles Of tile laid in the !
States named in the year 1853 was Sc, 525, aud |
many of the factories we're not able to sup |
ply the demand.
DO not waste the coTn-cobs. Use them as
fuel and save the ashes, as corn.Sobs contain
very large proportion OF potash, AID are
valuable for that substance alone. In aodi-
ton, they also make economical fuel, burn
ing freely and easy, and can be collected
with but little labor.
The agricultural papers have most thor.
9ughly exposed the evils resulting from al
lowing COWS to drink from stagnant ponds
or from wster that has remained too long in
trougha. The sweetest, purest and most
milk is obtained when COWS have ready &C
cess to clear, pure water.
The Iowa Homestead aptIy says: The
farmer who can content himself in his own
warm bed on a cold night while he knows
that his stock are barred to the freezing tenn
peratUre without shelter need not waste his
sleep by laying awake figuring on the grand
market results OF his stock, for he will De
disappointed"
It is now asserted that the common earth
worm is the cause Of the grape parasite in
chicks. In examining esrtnEorms from
grape infected district the grape parasite was
found to be colied up in the structure CT the
! earthworn, and on feeding cnicks with such
earthworms the disease was ct once pro-
. duced among the brood
There is much concern expressed il s1me
! quarters because hog raising hes consider
| ably increased in Europe since Germany
/ and France placed restrictions upon toe i'm
! portation Of American pork. 1t should not
! be forgo item, though, that hogs aud corn
! must go together, and the two can be grown
more chesply in America than elsewhere.
! Whenever a sweepstakes prize for the
] highest scoring bird on exhibition is offered
/ at the poultry shows the victors are invar1-
aoly game bsnisms, they scoring more mi
| formly and higher than other breeds.
Nearly all Of the best families of Jerseys
| are closely inbred, by which means the best
/ qualities have been perpetuased. IL is s re-
markable fact in breeding that although in
breeding, unless judIciOusly done, occasions
| lose Of vigor, yet the most important traits
! and characteristics are more strongly rem
deTed inherent than by tbs out-crOss
method.
Although the peach Is more generally
fruit. yet there is none That more Literally
repays for the trouble and expense, % Il in
| the superior yield of the fruit aud msiniail-
| ing vigor and iruitfUlness. As a preventive
] of he b)reT place az tie bait OF each csa a
/ shCvelful Of Stacked lime or se7er,l of { Jal
/ asl es.
The high price Of farm horses in the West
| is due TO the Improvement effected by the
introduc ion o. the French and English
! draft stations, hundreds being imported
every season. Pennsylvania has one sGch
| large breeding establishment 10 Crawford
| County, from which large numbers OF heavy
draft stations are coll 10 al sections OF tae
United States.
For qua lity, the Polled Angus; for early
maturity aud size, the ShorthOrn: for grass
beef, the ersford; for general utility, the
Devon; for buster, the Jersey; tor milk, the
Holstein; for cheese, the Ayrshire for cold,
the Galloway; for heat, the BrahmG, and tor
starvation, the Texas. This is the way il
was put by en- old dealer and breeder 20 the
Texas Live Stock Journal
Where the watering-plsce lie far from the
stable cattle will often suffer from thirst 10
cold weather IL her than 90 through the c)d
blasts 10 get II. The extreme cold ct the
water cbllls them so that they will not drink
as much as they should. The best way TO
water cows is from cisterl holding the rain
water that falls on a barn. q a basement
the cistern can easily oe protected from
freezing. Ii made outside the barn the els.
tern should be deep in the ground aud
banked with earth. In this case the water
must pumped out, IL basement cistern
water may be drawn with q faucet, and inst
enough left running to .sapply the demands
| of the stock.
Among prevalent diseases to be guarded
against is the often fatal one known as mad
itch, from the frenzy caused by the intol.rs-
bic itching IL is simply erysipelas we'll.
I bncu-r nd oybf 1f,
generally attacks the face and head. The
parts become red and filed with small
watery blisters. The irritation is unb arabic,
and cattle dash themselves about in the most
dangerous manner. a quart of linssed oil,
given once week, or few quarts OF boil d
lnseeG, will prevent it. TO smear the psrts
with linseed Oil and cover il thickly with
-four a human remedy as well) will give re
let. Impure water and in6igestible food
which poison the blood, are the principle
causes.
/, Among all the products of cur country
the meat product stands foremost, the order
being: j. Meat, (2) corn, ~ wheat, 4 hay
(5) dairy products, 90 cotton. The exports
! md consumption are enormous, and have
; never been eqUa!ed by any Nation. Abou'
| 80. 500 0CO animals were killed in this ooun
= | try during $780, and their value as meat " s.
, 1854 100000. Hides, horns tallow, fats, glue
/, bristles etc bring their Ioial value up -
$500 GOO 0O0. The exposts of fresh beef daF
, | lug the fiscal year ending June so 1884
! ! we're valued at SIS 43l 1871 The exports o
: | fresh beef have exseeded those OF any pre-
vious year, bat canned meats are less in re
quest.
Warren Phelps, practical farmer anC
stock dealer, saws in the National Stoc kman
Il have been a trader u i've stock. and il
riding over the country have noticed tbs
tho 50 who kept large filcks OF sheep and
= few cattle and hogs we're the farmers wh(
= had money 10 do what they pleased with
Their farms are in the best shape fsOce
and building GOOD, and their wives AM
L Ismilies the happiest and most contsutsd
There is more home there than anyWaer
9 else. The large corn raiser and cattle anC
hog feeder does more business. keeps mor
!, teams, hires maay more men. and works tn
q women in the house much harder, hut q
4 the end of the wear the sheep man has tn
most clear profit"
q New York raises annually five Bushels o
6 Indian c ,tn for each Of her Inhabitants sil
Il and halt b7sbes of potatoes, owe. "
Q bushels of wheat half b1shel OF rye, esveI
ard half bushels OF cats and 8 ton OF nay
= Size supplies each person with nearly twi
i, | pounds OF cheese and twenty-five pounds q
! butter annually and pint of milk eyerl