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THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



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AN ACT to aid «nd enooniage Ck>aat7 Agricnltural 80- 

 cietlea. 



SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the PeopU of 

 the State of lUinoii, represented in the GeJieral AssmhXy 

 That the sum of one hundred dollars is hereby appropriated 

 to the use of each and every Agricultural Sociuty throughout 

 the State, fbr the purpose of giving them aid and encourage- 

 ment in the general object of promoting agricultural im- 

 provements. And the Treaaurer of this State is hereby au- 

 thorized and directed, when called upon for that purpose, to 

 pay over to the Treasurer or fiscal agent of each County Ag- 

 ricultural Society in the State, the sum of one hundred dol 

 lars, on receiving his receipt therefor, accompanied by the 

 certificate of the County Clerk of each county respectively, 

 where such Agricultural Society is located, that such society 

 is organized, and that such Treasurer or fiscal agent is au- 

 thorized to receive and receipt for money on behalf of the 

 same. 



Seo. 2. The grant of one husdred dollars to each Coxmty 

 Agricultural Society aa aforesaid, may be demanded and r^ 

 ceived for the year 1867, by each and every County Agricultu- 

 ral Society that is now duly organized, or that may be so or- 

 ganized on or before the first day of June next, and a further 

 sum of one hundred dollars is granted to each County Agri- 

 cultural Society throughout the State, for the year 1858, that 

 is now duly organized, or that may be so organized, on or be- 

 fore the first day of June, 1858, and the Treasurer of this 

 State is hereby authorized and directed to pay over the same 

 under the same conditions as provided in the first section of 

 this act. 



Sxo. 3. This act to take effect and be in force after It* 

 passage. 



Approved Feb 12,1867. 



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China Sugar Cane. — Tb« seeds of this plaat 

 are likely to be disseminated in erery part of 

 the coantry. Some persons will get them for 

 the purpose of making experiments satisfactory 

 to themselves; others to secure seed for another 

 year; and a few, such as have already made 

 satisfactory experiments, will cuitirate the plant 

 extensively for the purpose of making molasses 

 and sugar. If there be failure in any case to 

 obtain syrup, we believe it will be from the im- 

 perfection of machinery and apparatus. 



This sugar cane is cultivated in France as 

 feed for stock. The cool summers there do aot 

 give the plant the richness found in our country, 

 under a more genial and powerful sun. The 

 French are introducing the cultivation of 

 the plant in Algeria, where they anticipate 

 great success. InFrance, the juice of the plant 

 has been employed extensively in the maoafao- 

 ture of Champaign; the leaves and stalk as food 

 for stock; the seeds as feed for cattle; and the 

 dark covering of the seed to make a deep purple 

 dye. The plant itself, after being deprived of 

 all its juice, it is stated, caa be raanufacted 

 into paper. 



Before the season arrives for expressing the 

 juice, we have no doubt Yankee genius will be 

 snecessfally employed in getting up cheap mills 

 for that purpose, as also cheap pans for evapor- 

 ating the juice. 



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|^"Wm. G. Warring, Esq., principal of the 

 Farmer's High School at Boalsburgh, Penn., 

 writes as that evergreens can be grown by those 

 who UDderstaad the bussiness, such as Pines, 

 Norway Spruce and Cedars, at $5 per 1,000. 

 These evergreens planted out properly, would 

 greatly meliorate the climate in Illinois. 



COMMERCIAL. 



Springfield Market. 



Oinox OF THx lumoiB Fabiob, 1 

 March U, 1867. j" 



The roads have been so utterly impassable for several weeks 

 that there has been a perfect dearth of transactions in grain. 

 The weather however is now pleasant and business will soon 

 be resumed. All kinds of marketing is in demand. 



FLOUI^— Extra white, $6 50; superfine $6; common $5 60. 



WHEAT— Sales Red at $1 %i bu. 



CORN— Sales at 30@35 cto. ^ bn. 



OATS— Sales at 30 cts. bu. 



HIDES— Dry flint 14 cts. %i ft. 



BRAN— 10 cte. "^ bu. 



SHORTS— 16 cts. f) bu. 



CHICKENS— $1 60 ^ doc. 



TDRKEYS— 8@9 cto. « B>. 



ONIONS— $3 ^ bu. 



POTATOES— $1 60 ?* bu. 



APPLES— Green, $1 26@$2 %i bu.; Dry 2 50®$3. 



BTJTTER^20@26 cts. « ft. 



CHEESE— 12>^ cts. ^ &. 



EGOS— 16 cts.fidoE. 



HAY— $2011 ton. 



CORN MEAL-60C.9 bo. 



HAMS— Smoked 1234;t ^ lb. 



MOLASSES— Plantetion 00c. « gal. 



S. H. SYRUP— 11 « gaL 



GOLDEN SYRUP— $1 20@1 26. 



SUGAR— Brown, 20c %1 lb. , 

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St. Lonii Market— March 7. 



Flour— Demand for city with sales of 1000, 500 and 200bblar 

 superfine at $6. Sales of country as follows : 100 bbls city. 

 Quincy, superfine, at $5 70; 40 bbls country at 6 76; 100 bbls 

 branded extra, private; 200 bbls fancy at 5 87}4 delivered; 50 

 do at $5 90, and 130 at 5 92>C 



Wheat— Prices advanced. "Bales 2,800 bags spring, in lots, 

 from $1 12 to 1 14; 52 bags fair Mediterranean at 1 16; 300 

 bags, fair red, a little damp, at 1 17 J^ ; 124 bags fiur white at 

 1 20; 675 bags prime red and white at 1 21 and 1 26, and 57(V 

 bags prime red at 1 20; choice red would probably conmiand 

 1 23@1 25, and choice white 1 28@1 SO, without bags. 



Com — About 3000 bags fikir at 66c, prime mixed yellow and 

 white at 65c, in new gunnies. 



Oats— Sales 300 bags in lots at 66c, and 203 bags, in infe- 

 rior bags, at 53c. 



Rye — 51 bags sold at 873^c in bags. 



Pork — Sale 200 bbls mess up Illinois river, at $21. 



Cut Meat steady and firm; sales 500 pounds here not well 

 salted — shoulders at 8c, sides and hams at 9c; 1300 shoulders, 

 1300 hams, also 1400 shoulders, 600 sides and 1900 hams, all 

 up the river — shoulders at 8c, sides and hams at 9c. 



Grease — 114 tierces yellow and white sold at 10c. 



Bacon — Sales 5000 ibs shoulders, sides and hams in loose 

 and rough packages, at 9^c; small lot new shoulders and 

 hams at 9 and lie; 26 casks old rib and clear sides in bad or- 

 der at 10c. 



Whisky drooping. Sales two lots of 60 bbls at 251^ 60 

 bbU city at 26c. 



Potatoes — Sale 60 bags Missouri at $1, and 200 bags prlmo 

 and choice Northern at 147^c in bags 



Hides — Dry PUnt steady at 20c. 



Seed— Sales 23 bags aover at $7 12i^, and 22 bags at 7 26. 



FRUIT— 91 bags dried apples sold at $2 50. 



Molasses— Sale of 138 bbls N. 0. Sugar House at 72c. 



Sugar— 130 boxes yellow Havana sold at lie. 



St. louis Lire Stock Market-'-March 7. 



Belle vua House— There has been a fUr supply of Beef Ckttte 

 of all descriptions for the i>ast week. Shippers are holding 

 back, owing to a low market below. Butchers are paying for 

 common to fair 7 to 8e, for flood to choide 8V^@9c ^ 100 

 pounds net. Shipped South about 270 head. About 950 head 

 unsold. 



Hogs scarce and in demand, selling from 1)^ to 81^ net. 



Sheep are in demand; few lots have arrived during the 

 week, and sold at prices ranging from 3 25 to $4; choice will 

 bring $5 a head. 



Cows and Calves — A fair supply, and selling at $20 to $30 

 for common to fair, and $35 to $45 for good to choice. 

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Chicago Liie Stock Market— March 7. 



Cattle are in &ir supply ; packers pay $3 60 to 3 76 gross 

 for common stock, and butchers $4@4 60 for the best that 

 come in. 



HOGS— Live Hogs have been very scarce and in demand, $6 

 being the regular rate, gross weight. A lot of 400 head of 

 plump pigs to average 200 fts were offered to-day for delivery, 

 the last of this week at $6 12; only $6 was offered. 



