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AFFECTED BY THE CAMPAIGN.
Steel Mills Forced to Suspend Opera
lions for Lack of Orders

CHICAGO. Sept. 2e.-Regarding a report
that several mills OF the Illinois Steel Com
pany will be closed for a month or more
President K. j. Burlington. OF that COM
pany. to-day gave out the following state
ment: I'VE lave shut down our Joliet
plant for lack of orders. We shall be COM
PEELED TO shut other mills within the next
ten days for the same reason. although
we hope TO continue most Of our mills I'm
operation. As the presidential election ap-
proaches many OF our best customers are
postponing purchases for the reason. az
they state. hat they wish to wait until
they are certain of the result OF the cleo
ton before placing any large orders"
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VITAL STATISTICS-0CT. 1.


John and Emma Gray. 2z2s Central avenue.
boy.
j. c. and Anna Kershaw. 1906 Howard street.
boy.
street. boy.
Harry and Irene Mcconnell. 1884 North New
Jersey street, boy.
Charles and Laura Rsltz. 1876 Union street
boy.
Joseph and Carrie Pneger. lols East Ohio
street, girl.
r.. b. and Margareta Braden. ZIG North Ala
bama street. girl
David ana Sarah Brown, ys Smith street. boy.
David and - Martin, 13f West Nineteenth
street, girl.
street, boy.
August and Paulina Caesar. 10 Iowa street,
boy.
William and Alice Davis. loS1 Belmont avenue.
boy.
Fred and Anna De Foe. city. boy.
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LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CATTLE QUIET AND BARELY STEADY
AT ABOUT PREVIOUS FIGURES.
Hogs Fairly Active mt Slightly Lower
Figures-sheep Qufet-Condf.fon
of Markets Elsewhere.
~ srocKYARps. INDIANAPOLIS.

UNION STOCKYARDS. INDIANAPOLIS,
Sept 2s.-Cattle-Receipts. $50; hipment small
The receipts OF cattle were larger than usual at
this time in the week. and with all buyers APP
rarently well supplied the demand was indiner-
ent. and the bidding backward and rather lower.
Statesmen were rather anxious 10 transfer their
holdings. but they did not feel that they would
be justified in making a further reduction In
prices. Consequently IL was very difficult to
consummate sales. but finally quite a number
crossed the scales at barely steady prices. The
weeks receipts have been comparatively large,
showing an increase OF nearly LOCO over the same
week q year ago. and the largest for a cor
responding period since 1881. Thus far
this year there Is an increase OF
over 1000. compared with the same
reriod last year. AS indicated in the daily re-
ports, the market this week has been generally
very unsatisfactory to the selling interests. The
receipts have been in excess OF the demand AT
all times. and sales have been very Irregular.
hut at greatly reduced prices. statesmen have
not been in a position to dictate values at any
time. and il has not been unusual to see the
same class of cattle selling at different prices
on the same day. In the fat cattle market the
decline for the week has been anywhere from
15c to SOC. but a conservative estimate would
| probably fix the average about 25c lower. Cows.
heifers and stockers and feeders have suffered
most. and at the close OF the week nearly 400
head, mostly stockers, remained in the pens un-
sold. 1t is evident that the local trade has been
we'll supplied, and dealers do not predict any
rally In the market In the near future. Quota
tons:
Good to prime steers. 1850 lbs and u2-.-
rMar1 s"@"4 "'s
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Fifteen Transfers, with n Total Con-
sidcration of S23.9 9I 20

Instruments filed for record in the recorders
Office of Marion county. Indiana. for the twenty
four hours ending at 5 y. m. Sept. %. 1900. as
furnished by the Indiana Title Guaranty and
Loan Company. l2s East Market street. Both
telephones zoos:
Mary Cirque TO Caroline l.. Leonard, Lots
SO and 81. Michael Crique's southeast adj
1iuon 5000
Silas w. Hare TO Morton Eaton eft al, part
OF southwest quarter, Section 5. Township
l6. Range Sc. 25
AIDA b. Heaton 10 William E.. Mattox, Lot
S, Block 2. Tuxedo 1000
John III. Wissman to George f. Wissman
Lot Ill, Englewood addition. 500
Nina Simonsen to Emma Simonsen, Lot %,
McKernan ct ais. subdivision OF Outlet
100 1850
Fred Steinmeir, jr. to Sarah j. Gresley, Lot
4 and part OF 3. Block .. Town of Allison
Gay r. Estabrook to John J. Blackwell, Lot
so, McCarty's subdivision of Outiot 120.... 900
Arthur V. Brown to Andrew c. Cossell. Lot
los. second section $50
Rachel +. o. Banion TO Estelle L. Jennings,
north half of Lot z, S. A. Fletcher.
jrs. northeast addition. 600
George w. Warmth to Marie A. Traylor.
Lot 1s5, Douglasss Park addition. ......... 5000
Thomas II. Wilcox to Agnes Z. McNutt and
husband, Lot -, Davis. d Lingenfeners
subdivision OF Hanna's heirs addition.... SIS
Mabel l.. Judson eft al. to Mary j. Judson.
part of Lots 80. 90. "a. IS and IS. Columns
subdivision OF Out'ot 1s2 and Lot 1, S. A.
Fletcher, jr's. northeast addition .......... 800
Frank ID. Gaudy to Harold o. Smith, Lots
and 213, DR.. Martins New York addition. ZOO
Levi Clark to Samuel B.. Grimes, Lot 40.
Meyers North Illinois street addition. zoo
Simon Yances to Frank Calhoun. Lot 9 and
Transfers, 10; consideration. .......... s2s. ssl. 25
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futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull;
winter patents. sS.90Q410; straights. S3.0Q3.s);
clears, SO. spring specials, 81. 10; patents.
81. 10: straights. s.. 60; bakers, 81. 3Ol
$50: No.; 3 spring wheat 75Q77sc; No, 2 red,
3s%c. No. 2 oats, 22Ac; No. 2 white. 26q27c:
No. 8 white. 24q25kc. No. 2 rye. 5l1zc. Fair 20
sl.47h; No. l Northwestern. s1.47lz. Prime tim
othy seed. ,A.SOq4.45: Mess pork, per brl. Sl2. FOG
12.25. Lard, per 100 lbs, S.12I5G7.1 Is. Short-rIL
sides Qoose), IS. 10Gs.25. Dry-salted shoulders
,boxed). Sc. 5 37I1. Short-clear sides tboxed).
S.. 80. Whisky, on basis of high wines. s127.
Receipts-Flour, 10000 brls; wheat, 3OS, 600 blu;
corn. $4,000 blu; oats, 270. coo bu: rye, 5000 blu;
barley, $1,000 bu. Shipments-F1our, 10000 brls
wheat, COZ, 900 blu; corn, 799. 900 bu; oats, 81. 900
blu; rye, 1900 bu; barley, 1900 blu.
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Oils.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Petroleum quiet: re-
fined New York, 7.65c; Philadelphia and Balti-
more. 1900: Philadelphia and Baltimore in bulk.
Sos. Rosin steady; strained, common TO good,
s1.50d1.55. Turpentine steady at 40q4012c.
WILMINGTON, Sept. 29.-Turpentine spirits
firm at 36G36izc bid. Resin firm at s1.15Q1-20.
Crude turFentine quiet at s1.l0 to $40. Tar firm
at $40.
OIL CITY. Sept. 29.-Credit balances. H-15;
ported.
MONTPELIER, Sept. 29.-Indiana and South
Lima crude petroleum, soc; North Lima, Soc.
CHARLESTON, Sept 29.-Turpentine firm at
261zc asked. Rosin steady and unchanged
SAVANNAH. Sept. 2s.-Spirits turpentine firm
at SIC. Rosin firm and unchanged.
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than declines that the retail men run no risk In
stocking up literally. Especially will this re-
t.onesies and notions. The only markets which
carry an easy tone are leather and hides AM
that prices are at the bottom. and that any
change would be In the way of an advance. The
Prices are firm at quotations. On Commission
row tue supply OF fruits and vegetables Is large
end prices, except on choice fruits. are low. Inc
ncur market is more active. with prices firm 1t
IN any week OF some months. The week closet
WITH track bids ruling as follows, as reported
Wheat-No. 2 red. 7elzc: No. 2 red. on milling
Nzc track: wagon wheat. 9sc.
No oornvSo 1 white t2hc; No ? white. z2Aci
white mixed DE iisc' No 90 3 white Mns' mix ssg's sc; Nc Nc. !
White mixed. 3safoc; No. 2 yellow. 4ixc; No ?
G sS.S~' No sa-s' n n9, y ssas: S sSa. ! mica Ns, 2 s %asss:
Ear corn, 4lc.
m 3sss1 10 white: s4c; No. 3 white. &c; No.
nspections-wheat No. 2 red, 1 car: rejected.
Corn: iNSe No. ) %hiss,' ! ca a1 sr No. 4 u wh sS,sii .: : S sors !
NO M1's est m1nss; i e Mo; : y misss i NO Total : mixed 1s e 2;
cats: No. 2 mixed. 1 car.
Poultry and Other Produce.
CPrices paid by shippers.)
Turkeys. hens. &c per Id: toms, SC; hens, 7c:
cocks. &c; ducks. full feathered. So: geese. full
feathered. $3.50 per doz; young chickens. 7hc
Cheese-New York full creams, 1sc; domestic
SWISS, JIG; brick, 14c: limburger, 13c.
case.
~Eggs-Fresh, 14c per doz.
zoe per Id.
Beeswax-3oc for yellow; 25c for dark.
unwashed, 19G20c: tub-washed.
ZSgSOc; bury and understandable, 3Q5c less,
nne merino. 15G17c: coarse braid wool. 17c.
HIDES. Tallow, ETC.
| Green-salted Hides-No. !, Sc; No. 2, &c: No.
calf. 9zc: No. 2 calf, Sc.
| Grease-White. &c; yellow, 3zc; brown, 2xc.
Tallow-No. ], &c; No. 2. sac.
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Suicide .of a Newspaper Man.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept 9.-George H.
Welshons, one of the best known news
paper men in Pennsylvania, committed sui
eide by severing the arteries on his arm
with a penknffe this evening in a bedroom
of a Harrisburg restaurant. Mr.. Welshons
had been drinking very hard since he came
to this city two weeks ago, and labored
under the hallucination that he was pur-
sued by his enemies. He left this message.
which was written in a clear hand, on the
wall Of the room: Facing my God, / die
innocent and believing in my wife's fdel-
ity- The future will acQuit me-" welshons
mittee, and during the last gubernatorial
convention he mad charge OF the press
bureau at the Republican state headquar-
foro
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CANTON, o., Sept. 2e.-Bad weather kept
President and Mrs Mckinley I'm the house
all day. The Presidents sisters. Mrs. Sarah
Duncan and Miss Helen Mckinley, accom-
panied by Mrs. Gldden. another relative.
all OF Cleveland, arrived this afternoon and
will stay over Sunday. At dinner this
evening they were Joined by Mrs Church.
of Massillon, an old friend OF the family
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BEARS SENT TO COVER
RESULT is A SLIGHTLY HIGHER
RANGE IN PRICES OF SHARES.
Money Market Conditions and Re-
ouirements OutIined-LocaI Trade
i'm satisfactory shape.

At New York. Saturday, money on call was
nominal; no loans; closed, offered at 2 per cent.
Sterling exchange was weak, with actual BUSH
ness in bankers bills at $.S5hG4s0& for de-
mand and s4.s2k fo- sixty days: posted rates.
81. ssa4ss5z and $4.s71k; commercial bills. A-s2AG
ASIA.
Bar silver was csc; silver certificates. $40
s41zc; Mexican dollars, $3.50 Bar silver, at Lon
don, sold at 2sAd an ounce.
Exports OF gold and silver from New York to
ali countries, for this week. aggregate s.os5. 315
IN silver bars and coin and 81. 4o2 in gold.
Imports of specie were 81. sS5 in gold and E74.-
54 In silver.
Imports Of dry goods AM merchandise were
valued at 81, 991. $50.
The weekly statement OF the associated New
York banks, issued Saturday. shows the follow
49,. onUa
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Sept. 1.-The
Young Peoples Christian Temperance
Union to-day elected these officers: Presi-
dent, Miss Eva Marshall Shontz. Chicago;
corresponding secretary. w. G. Dean, Chi
Ada jerks, Chicago; recording secretary.
Adena Meyers. Hamilton. o.: treasurer,
Franklin ]. Jackson. Chicago: vice presi-
dent Eastern district, Maude johnson,
Rochester. N. "; vice president central
district, DR.. c. p. Berke Minneapolis,
Mimi; vice president Western district,
Miss C.. A. Davis. Denver: vice president
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Marriage

Henry II. Meyer and Mary Moelier.
William Z. McCrary and Myrtle s. leather
man.
Sidney T. Smith and Lucy Ellen Griffin.
Frank w. Urich and Nancy NJ. Lukenbill.
August Berker and LILLIAN Kern.
Alva Owens and Pearl Stockwell.
Robert b. johnson and Ella Guess.
James ID. oliver and Mamie II. Merritt.
Harry l.. Goddis and Dora b. Veatch.
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Michigan Lumber Company. St. Clair street
and Big Four track. stable, $3.50.
Julius Adler, Virginia avenue, remodel stable.
$40.
w. H. Babe, ll25 st. Peter street, dwelling,
$3.50.
Lena Baker. 210s South East street, stable. 500.
Henry Amos. Oriental street. cottage, 81. 900.
George F. Hess, Ss East South street, repairs,
George F.. Hess. s2s East South street, repairs.
szs5.
Frank Behymer, Highland Place and Twentieth
street. dwelling. S1.5C0.
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Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2s-The market for evap.
basis of Sc to Sc for Common: 4EG5Xc for primo:
sikI6c for choice, and fancy at 6G61ac. Cali
fornia dried fruits were inactive Prunes We're
ID, as 10 size and quality. Apricots. Royal, n9
lac; Moor Park, 15Ql6c. Peaches, peeled. lag
ISc: unpeeled. case.
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Poultry.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Live poultry steady
and unchanged; dressed poultry quiet and NOM
inel.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 29.-Poultry dull: chickens.
&c; young chickens. &c: ducks. SIC; geese. &c.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-Iced poultry dull; tur-
keys, T4Qsc; chickens, 9Qs1zc.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 29.-Poultry quiet; chick
ems. &c; turkeys, Sc.
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A week Of Satisfactory Trade, with
steady Prices Ruling.

A In the week ended Sept q. the trade Of
last week was very satisfactory. the more so
from the fact that tic presidential campaign has
not. apparently. affected business Retail mer-
chants all ever the territory that purchases Its
.upplies from the Indianapolis markets are en-
towing q good trade. which reflects on tbs
~boIesale houses. There - less Of the hand-to-
mouth method Of buying goods Prices rule 30
am ana 90 much more probable are advances
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-Business in staple cot
tons has again been on a quiet scale to-day.
Buyers are not going ahead of current require
mentS TO any extent, nor would sellers allow
them to do so If so inclined. Prices are very
firm throughout. Print cloths firm but quiet.
No change in prices of prints or ginghanis
Cotton yarns in better supply than demand and
against buyers. Wooden and worsted yarns quiet
and easy.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 2e.-Cotton steady
Sales. 5000 bales. Ordinary, S Slice; good orii
nary. SIC; low middling. lose; good middling
..ssc; midaling fair, 1Ossc. Receipts, 26, 2s7 bales
stock, SO, $50 bales.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2o.-Cotton closed steady
middling uplands, lOAc; middling sulf, lie
sales. 500 balese.
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Metals.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-Pig iron weak; North
ern. s14G16: Southern, s15Gl6. Copper quiet;
brokers', 1870. Lead dull; brokers', &c.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23.-Lead quiet at ATTIC
4.32l9c. Spelter firm at 4.05c.
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p. NJ. time lie In BLACK fgures-Trains marked
thus; DAILY, SSleeper. P-Parlor Ga g.
Chair Car. D-Dining Car t-Except Sunday.
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UNITED STATES BONDS.


At New York-clearings. s1s2. s1s. 24s: balances.
At Boston-Clearings. ST. ssl. ss7: balances. 81
AZ chicago-clear:ngs. SIS. 22s. $50; balances. ST.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SIS, osl: bal
At st. Louis-clearings. S.s7s. 2o5: balances.
AZ MISUNDERSTANDING. ss.424. 2s: balances.
es5s. So.
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SALES OF REAL ESTATE.

NEW YORK. Sept. 29-wool quiet; domestic
fleece, 25Q2Sc; Texas. 15qI7c.
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Fs Mard 10 medium steers. I.s;o is: and "''

Hogs-Receipts. 1900; shipments. 200. The re-
eeipts of hogs were nearly 1000 larger than a
week ago and a year ago. The increase OF it.
self would have had a tendency to- weaken the
market. but in addition to this there was very
little competition between packers on account OF
limited shipping orders. and other markets were
lower. A few sales at the start were not 10
exceed 2hc below yesterday. and some later sales
In the heavier class were hardly more than 2lac
lower. but for the most part light and light
mixed hogs sold at about sc decline. Local
packers were rather free buyers at current prices
and a good clearance was made. The receipts
this week are $500 larger than last week. and
1900 larger than the same week a year ago.
Thus far this year there is q decrease OF nearly
25 900. For the week ending yesterday local
packers bought 1l,70 and the shipments were
1850. The market for the week opened at a
sharp decline In prices. and later there was a
gradual reduction and spread in prices on ac-
count Of the more liberal marketing of CRASHED
and habitat stock. The declining prices con-
tinued up to the close Of the weak. and the last
GALES were 25c lower than the average at The
close of last week. The common hogs. or
course, suffered the most, which is shown by the
range in prices. which, at the close of this week.
is 27izc, against 10c at the close of last week.
Quotations:
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Sheep-Receipts. 456; shipments. 300. The re-
ceipts of sheep and lambs were comparatively
large for this time in the week, but the arrivals
included 300 head billed to a country feeder. and
of course they were not offered for sale. The
supply on sale was as large as the average for
Saturday, and with a steady demand from local
butchers the trading was reasonably active at
quotably steady prices. Lambs were reported at
ssn4.75. and sheep at s2.5Oq3-25. The receipts
this week show an increase OF nearly 200 over
last week, and thus far this year there is a de-
crease of over 5000, compared with the same
reriod last year. At the beginning OF the week
there was a very fair demand from all sources
at last weeks closing prices, but later. In SYM
pathy with lower prices in Eastern markets.
there was a corresponding weakness here. and
the last sales OF the week were generally about
25c lower than the opening. During the week
lambs sold as high as s.. yearling sheep S3.s5.
old sheep $3.50, and there was a very fair coun-
try demand for stockers at a range OF from 81 20
s.. rs In prices. as to quality. Buyers claim the
outlook for the near future is not very encourag-
ing. Ouotations:
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RESULT OF POLITICAL FEUD.

Gsss.; r @sissirs ' SSa y slssss H' 'HssR; "'1'''
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Produce, Fruits and Vegetables.


g.. 75f5; alsike. choice. s76s: alfalfa. choice. ss07
crimson or scarlet clover. slQf.5o: timothy. 8
lbs, prime. s. 2062. 20: strictly prime, 3. rHd2 Is
choice. 81 s5G2 40; fancy Kentucky. IL lbs. 81. 10
extra clean. 6615c; orchard grass. extra. 81. 20G
15o: rcd top. choice. 3Dc6Si- 20: English blue
grass. "a lbs. 5000: German millet. 314L. Is
Western German millst. soc8S1: common miliet
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Drugs.

Alcohol. 81. 50d2. so; asafoetida, 25Gsoc; alum. 2s
64c: camphor, 6sq7Oc; cochineal, 50G55c: chioro-
form, 5Sae5c; copperas. brls. soc; cream tartar.
pure. 3OQ23c; indigo. 65GS0c: licorice, Calab'
genuine, 35G40c; magnesia. carb., 2-oz, 2eG22c
morphine, p. & W., per OF, 81. 80; madden.
lzQiec. oil. castor. per gal. q oil. ber-
g. w. per OF. A649c; balsam copaiba, 55G6Oc
soap. CASTLE. FIR, 12Qlsc; soda. bicarb., 2k@6s:
salts, EPSON, 1k04c; sulphur flour, 2%65c: salt
peter, l0Gl4c; turpentine, 4SG5Oc; glycerine, i71
sGc: iodide potassium. S2.60Q2.65: bromide potas-
sium, 5516oc cElcrate potash. 15620c; borax. go
nc; cinchcnida. S7942c: carbolic acid. ssa35c.
The sun., 1900-12-16
WILL TRY WOODCHUCK CULTURE.
Maine Farmers who Find That skunks and
belgian Hares Are Not Profitable.

EXETER. Me Dec Farmers who have
made the experiment have come 10 the con-
clusion that there is no money in growing
skunks for their pelts or In rearing B"lgian
hares for the markets. In tie Gaze OF the
skunks the trouble began when the price Of
peltry went dow so that good black skunk
was worth no more than si5O As not more
than one skunk in twenty-five IA black. the
business did not pay ior the care bestowed
The Belgian hares thrived and multiplied
nearly as rapidly as potato bugs, but the
trouble came when the owners tried TO sell
their output While there were customers 10
buy hares for breeding purposes there was
fair income 10 be had. but az soon us the sur
plus animals we're killed and put on the mar
ket il was found that nobody had any
particular yearning tor Belgian hare meat.
and the new industry Ianguished ior want OF
inanCi ial support.
In View OF the losses suffered during the
trials, IL is proposed in some cases 10 convert
the abandoned skunk pens and deserted
tie rearing OF woodchucks During the past
decade woodchuck hunts have become very
popular in New England and the Middle
States. The fur is good Tor many pnrposes'
and the meat is much better than that fur
nished by. any of the rabbit tribe Though
woodchuGks do not produce more than eight
or ton offspring in a year, the young grow
rapidly, many dressing as much as eight or
ten pounds when eighteen months OF age
housing beyond what they can provide for
themselves They will stand confinement
and thrive whore the family pig would be
filed with CisCon'ent II Is estimated that
an acre Of land sowed 10 peas IN rotation Will
feed 900 woodChuCks through the season.
As woodchucks are worth 30 cents head
In the fall when they are fat, this Will make
an income Of $3.50 a year from an acre Of poor
land AT very slight outlay of labor
The chief reason for rearing woodchucks
is that il costs nothing TO keep hem during
tho winter Every farmer works through
the summer TO provide winter food for his
stock His cows. horses and sheep eat into
his -ilos and hny mows his hens and PIGS dis
pose of his grain. and il he keeps Belgian hares
they must he fed on chopped clover, grain
10 June woodchuCk goes into winter
quarters late in September and does not
emerge until Nav is. thus saving lis feed for
the farmer TO sell 10 those who keep hens
and hares More than 200 acres OF land IN
northern Penobscot county will be devoted
to woodchuck culture the coming season,