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H. K. MARSTON, 0/iarga, Iroquois Coimty. — Successful Corn 

 Culture — How Twelve Thousand Bushels of Corn were 

 Raised from One Hundred and Sixty Acres — Culture of 

 Small Fruit, ._.--- 187 



O. B. JENNE, Elgin, Kane County. — Dairy Cow — Her Pasture 

 — Dairy Barn and Its Construction — Rearing of Calves — 

 Best Way to Market Milk, - - - - 194 



GEORGE W. DEAN, Adams, Adams County. — Depends upon 

 Hogs and Corn for Profit — Constant Aim to keep the Land 

 in a High State of Cultivation, _ - - - 198 



JESSE W. FELL, Normal, McLean County .—W\\\o\s Hedges, 



or Salix Alba, _--_-_ 202 



D. GOW, Cobden, Union County. — Fruit Gardening — Operated 



Upon Shares — Cold Frames — Flue Hot Bed — Lettuce — 

 Enemies of Plant Life — Remedy — How to Pack Fruit 

 Honestly — Spinach, - - - - - 204 



L. BACON, Wauconda, Lake County. — Dairy Farm — Jersey Cat- 

 tle — Manner of Feeding a Dairy Cow — How the Milk is 

 Handled and the Butter is Made — Milk Room — Drain- 

 age — Open Ditches — Board and Tile Drains, - - 211 



H. J. WHITMORE, Canton, Fulton C^z^w/y.— Boards Better than 

 Rail Fences — Rolls and Harrows the Corn Ground Before 

 Planting — Drainage, - - - - -217 



J C. WARE, Mahomet, Champaign County. — Corn — Wheat — 

 Oats — Pasture and Clover — Crops more than Doubled 

 From Tile Draining — Hogs and Their Management, - 221 



JAMES M. GALE, Bristol, Kendall County. — Soil — Con- 

 struction of the House — Boss Churn — How to Make Barn 

 Frames — Dirt Floors — Corn and Potato Culture — Man- 

 agement of Hogs and Cattle — Cost and Prices of Farm 

 Products, ------ 235 



T. H. BARR, Argenta, Macon County. — Successful Management 



of Hogs on Common Sense Principles — Artichokes — Sheep, 245 



CYRUS SMITH, Canton, Fulton County. — Well Drained and 

 Improved Farm — Converts most of the Grain into Beef — 

 Horses, Cattle, Hogs and Sheep, _ - - 248 



R. C. MUNGER, Chebanse, Iroquois County. — Shallow Plow- 

 ing Recommended for Corn — Hog House — Flax Cul- 

 ture — Mules, ------ 255 



E. M. BOUTON, Galena, Jo Daviess C^«;z/y.— Stock Farm — 



Best Feed for Fattening Cattle — Cost of Raising a Three- 

 year-old Steer — Care of Breeding Cows — Treatment of 

 Meadows — Hay Sweep — Variety of Food Recommended 

 for Hogs, ------ 262 



