The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-26

in other ways if not so arranged as to
produce pleasing impression upon the
eye OF the would-be purchaser a great
advantage is lost. Another essential is
uniformity of quality. If a purchaser
finds particular brand extra nice he
naturally wants more. If this next pur-
chase is inferior he is Disguised and
good customer is lost. If, however. a uni
formly good quality is maintained the
! brand establishes a reputation for itself,
a steady and constantly increasing de-
mand Is created. and the inevitable result
is higher prices, and quicker sales. 1t
pays to cattr to the wishes Of purchaS-
erS. If they wish goods in a certain
kind of package it is good policy to hu-
NOR them
las a general thing each part of the
country uses styles and sizes of pack
ages peculiar to itself. The beginner can
learn best about these from some older
producer in his own neighborhoood. a
few general hints as TO the best styles
of packages for the New York market
may be helpful
Every package of whatever kind
should be plainly and neatly marked
with the nature and quantity of its con-
tents the gross and net weight, or the
number of dozens or pieces. Commits
sion merchants will furnish stencils to
all intending shippers if requested to do
so. A receipt should be taken from the
transportation company and forwarded
by mail to the consignee, together with
a description of the goods sent. 1t is
generally better for new shipper, or
for any one having any great quantity
of produce to ship, to write beforehand,
stating what he has, and asking for adj
vice. He may often be guarded against
loss by so doing Goods should never
be shipped so as to reach here on Satur-
day, holiday. or usually the day before
holiday. Ordinarily Friday morning
is as late in the week as goods should
a ri SOM 4Pffp % dry
the like may be sent when convenient,
and perishable products. like strawber-
ries. must be sent when ready, but such
articles as poultry, etc, should be timed
as to their shipments so as not to arrive
on poor market days. Saturday is a
poor market day in the wholesale mar
kets."
DehOrning Calves.
A few good people are still opposed to
all methods of dehorning cattle. Mr..
John l.. Shaver says that no one who
has any practical knowledge of the
change of disposition among cattle thus
treated. can conscientiously advocate
horn development any more than they
can prize-fghting among men. Men of
brutal Instincts. and sufficient muscle
and activity, fight for the amusement Of
those who possess the same instincts,
but are fortunate in not possessing the
session of their weapons of warfare are
almost constantly using them. and for
milk or butter purposes are of much less
value than If dehOrned, in which case
the energies of nerves and body may be
devoted to their legitimate uses. Some
tell us that horns were given the cow for
self-defense, and if we remove them we
violate the laws of nature. Such should
| remember that cattle are no longer re-
quired to battle with wild beasts. and
~
the horns.
/ began dehorning all heifers at the
age of three weeks. with caustic potash,
by simply removing the hair from the
small, button-like protuberances and
rubbing with the potash after moisten-
ing the button with water 1t was
quickly done, gave little pain, soon
healed, and did the work perfectly A
few cents worth of stick potash would
dehorn fifty calves. Precaution should
be taken TO wrap the stick with paper
| or cloth, for if you have any sores or
cuts on the fingers Il will give you more
pain than the calf. because of the higher
development of your nervous system.
Lately, however. l have used concen-
trated I've with even better satisfaction
as it works more quickly causes no sore
| ness whatever, and does the work eff
fectually In the operation care must
be taken not to put on too much water
as II would run down and endanger the
| eyes.
Trading Horses.
While there is a deal of good advice
in the following from Farm and Home.
yet we Go not like to be compelled to
admit that matters are so bad. Here
| il is:
When trading horses never take the
word OF your own brother. Buy the
| horse on your own responsibility and
! then there will be no one but yourself to
! blame If it shows defective points after
/ purchase. Your eye is your market.
| Don't buy q horse i'm the harness. Strip
| everything off but the halter and lead
/ him around. Trot him, back him, run
! him up against a building TO see If he is
! blind-a horse with the brightest eyes is
| often as blind as a bat-and do every
thing in your power to bring out any
/ tricks or other shortcomings that would
/ not be noticed under ordinary circlim-
stances. Try as hard as you may. you'H
| get caught sometimes. Always look for
/ the worst.
short Hog Crop.
| We have scanned carefully the reports
that come to us through our correspon-
dents, from our exchanges and from the
reports both state and national. and
| there seems to be but one conclusion.
that the pig crop will be almost If not
/ % SiAoib AAiS year DIS ldSI. IN many
/ sections it will be worse. While no doubt
1t will be partially made UP by an in
creased crop of fall pigs. yet the evidence
is conclusive at this date that so far as
| the American product is concerned at
| least. the world will be hungry for pork
| Tor twelve months to come. We do not
care TO go into discussion Of the causes
| which have led TO this shortage. Wise
| men in the East have been Iectuline
farmers good deal about not taking
care OF their pigs, and therefore being
| accessory to the wholesale slaughter of
| the 1nnocents. If the farmers could con-
troll the clouds, make the sun shine at
! will and could do various things which
are reserved by a higher power they
possibly could control the pig crop.
| Whatever minor and secondary causes
! there might have been, whether from ex-
| cessive care or the lack OF il, the main
| causes are evidently climatic The crop
| or pigs is evidently somewhat greater i'm
| the dryer and warmer sections of the
| West than in those. which had the nm
usual rainfall and scant sunshine of
| April and May How profitable the
! present crop of pigs may be depends
! upon circumstances over which the
/ farmer has but little control at this date
| Should there be a large crop Of corn
there will be very great profit in feeding
stock hogs. and the pigs foot will be
| golden, and the snout silver If. how
/ ever, the crop should be no more than
last year the profits will still be entirely