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hair, that several were killed by the hair balls formed in 

 the stomach. Some were found to have two or three 

 dozen balls in a stomach, and some were very large. It 

 became necessary for the neighbors to have the ground 

 plowed to save the lives of cattle running upon the com- 

 mon. It would have had a more happy result, if it had 

 been the cause of forever preventing cattle from being 

 free commoners of this beautiful town. 



Mr. F.'s establishment is capable of killing and packing 

 about 500 head of hogs a day ; and there are four others 

 in this place, besides two steam trying lard houses. Pork 

 is now worth here about two and a half cents per lb. The 

 great mass of hogs appear to belong to that breed which 

 must "root, hog, or die," and are well able to do it. Even 

 those that are fed corn, have it well mixed with mud — ^the 

 fatting season, being the rainy season. 



The best lot of hogs I saw about Terre Haute, I found 

 on the farm of Mr. Krumbhaar. They were a mixture of 

 Berkshire, Byfield, and Grazier varieties. And as mark- 

 ing a degree of civilization, he did not throw the corn in 

 the mud. On my visit to Mr. F., I was accompanied by 

 Judge Law,^ of Vincennes, one of the pioneers of this 

 valley. Had I room to give his reminiscences, as related 

 during the two days spent with him, it would make an 

 interesting paper. 



We found on Mr. K.'s centre table, in the parlor, one of 

 the most fitting displays of such a table, in a country gen- 

 tleman's house. This was twenty eight varieties of ap- 

 ples. Mr. K. feels, as well he may, quite proud of his suc- 

 cess in growing fine apples. In fact, though, this whole 

 region is full of apples. Mr. Farrington has nearly as 

 great a variety, besides a good assortment of pears and 

 peaches, and other fruits. 



At Mr. K.'s I ate chestnuts grown from the seed in 



'John Law, born in New London, Connecticut, 1796; came to 

 Vincennes in 1817. Lawyer, judge, author. Congressman. Pub- 

 lished the Colonial History of Vincennes in 1858, See Dictionary 

 of American Biography, 11:40-41. 



