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THE ILLINOIS FARIS^IER. 



eleven hundred and the other for a thousand 

 guineas. 



The sheep are all Southdown and Cotswold — 

 very fine selections — and regarded as the best 

 for mutton that are bred in this country. A 

 portion of the sheep were selected with great 

 care from the extensive flock of Mr. Jonas Webb, 

 near Cambridge, the most celebrated Southdown 

 breeder in England. 



The eleven Irish pigs they have purchased 

 were selected from the premium stock at the 

 Royal Cattle Show at Dublin; and the ten Berk- 

 shires were purchased south of London, and 

 were the choicest they could find anywhere. 



Both of the stallions are beautiful animals, 

 bright bay, with black mane, tail and legs, and 

 very much admired. One of them is a three- 

 year old, thorough bred, and of the best blood 

 in the country. He is fifteen hands three inchea 

 high, and has the reputation of being one of the 

 finest colts of his age in England. The brood 

 mare is thorough bred, bright brown, and was 

 purchased in York. 



AH the above described stock is now going 

 on board a first class ship at Liverpool, for Phil- 

 adelphia, and is to sail on the 20th inst. The 

 necessary room for the stock was paid for at the 

 cost of £300, and will have every attention du- 

 ring the voyage. From Philadelphia the stock 

 will go by rail to PittsJ^urgh, thence to Cleve- 

 land, and by the most direct route from Cleve- 

 land to Springfield. .The selections have been 

 made without regard to cost, and will reflect 

 great credit upon the gentlemen whose unwea- 

 ried exertions will huve secured this great ac- 

 quisition to the stock growing interests of the 

 West. 



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seated in the shoulder, but is caused by some 

 disease elsewhere. From my experience I 

 think otherwise. I have a horse which was 

 lame, and getting lamer for upwards of two 

 years, till it became unpleasant to drive him off 

 of a walk, A secret mixture given me — (form- 

 ed, I judge, principally of stimulating or irri- 

 tating oils) — I had rubbed on the place daily, 

 and omitted for two or three days when the 

 part became tender, and lard rubbed on instead, 

 to prevent the hair coming off; then the irritant 

 renewed. In about three weeks the horse was 

 cured, and is free from lamenes" w. t. l. 



State Fairs for 1857. 



The following State Agricultural Societies 

 have designated the time for holding their ex- 

 hibitions: — • 



Pennsylvania, Sept. 29, 30, and Oct, 1, 2. 



New York, at Buffalo, Oct. &, 7, 8, 9. 



Ohio, at Cincinnati, Sept. 15, 16, 17, 18. 



Canada East, at Montreal. Sept. 16, 17, 18. 



East Tennessee, at Knoxville, Oct. 20, 21,22, 

 and 23. 



Illinois, at Peoria, Sept, 21,_22, 23, 24. 



Iowa, at Muscatine, Oct, G, 7, 8, 9. 



Kentucky, at Henderson, Oct. 12, 13, 14, 15, 

 and 16. 



Maryland, at Baltimore, Oct. 21, 22, 23, 24, 

 • and 25. 

 .■ Massachusetts, at Boston, Oct, 21, 22, 23, 24. 



New Hampshire at Concord, 



U. S. Agricultur-al Societv, at Louisville, Ky,, 

 . Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 



Vermont at Montpelier, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 

 ■2. 

 , Virginia, Oct, 28,29, 30, 31. 



West Tennessee at Jackson, Oct. 27, 28, 29, 

 and 30. 



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Remedy for Sweney. 



In the Rural American, a correspondent 

 says sweney in horses is not a complaint 



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Illinois State Agricultural Society— Trtal of 

 Reapers and Blowers 



A siafiioieut number of eatres of Reapers 

 and Mo\'. srs having beon made, a trial of 

 the same will take piacs under the resolu- 

 tions of the Executive Committee of the State 

 Agricultural Society, near Salem, Marion coun- 

 ty, Illinois, at a time to be designated by the 

 President of the Society, which time, judging 

 from the -presentappearanceof the wheat-fields 

 will be about the first of July next. 



Reapers and Mowers entered, or to be enter- 

 ed for trial, may be consigned to the care of C- 

 W. Webster, President of the Society, either at 

 Salem, on the Ohio & Mississippi Road; San- 

 doval, on the Illinois Central Road ; or at Tonti 

 on the Chicago Branch of the Central Road — 

 tho two latter stations being near Salem. 



Anticipating that a largenumber of persons 

 will be present at this trial from different por- 

 tions of this and adjoining States, arrangements 

 will be made for their reception at Salem. 



By order of the President, C. W. Webster. 

 S. FRANCIS, Cor. Sec'y 

 Illinois State Agricultural Society. 



Saleji, Marion Co., III. June 4, 1857. 



g@=' Editors in this State are most respect- 

 fully requested to publisli the above in their 

 respective papers, and also to draw the attention 

 of their readers to it by an additional notice. 



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Curalierland County Agricultural Society. 



Ed, Illinois Farmer : At a meeting of the 

 Agriculturalists of this County on the 11th 

 inst., a Society was organized under the name 

 of the "Cumberland County Agricultural So- 

 ciety, and the following officers were elected for 

 the year 1857 : 



President — George Ilentig. 



Vice-Preddeni — George W. Pickering, Mi- 

 chael Ruffn^r, W. L. Morton. * 



Recording Secretary — A. G. Caldwell. 



Corresponding Secretary — C. C. Jones. • 



Treasurer — G. W, Albin, 



Yours Respt,, Geo, Hentig. 



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