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THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



cora the present year, as a general fact, did not 

 mature as well as usual. It is tender in the 

 germ. You should select your seed corn and 

 put it where it cannot be injured bj intense 

 freezing. Many have suffered enough, one would 

 suppose, by neglecting similar advice in i'orm:'r 

 years. These may have to re plant tltcir ccrn 

 next year, and they will "curse their lack," 

 when the charge should be made upon their own 

 neglect of the use of a little common scaso. 



Our farmers are now getting their produce to 

 market — aogs, other stock, and produce. Price? 

 compared with those for two or three prcvioaa 

 years, are low — much belo^v v,hat wi:;-; expected 

 six months ago. Vfe regard it as the true puli'* 

 cy of farmers to sell their produce wheu tbey 

 have it ready for market, Fitriuers do aot 

 generally succeed well when they keep their pro- 

 duce for speculation. If it does not now pay 

 well, sell it off, cancel ycur dabis, and begin 

 again the coming year. Furm labor will then 

 be likely to be lower than it has bcL-n and your 

 next seasons' crops, v/ill not cost joa aa much 

 as they have this year, and you may Ihii.'? make 

 up your losses. 



The Cioscorca, 



Hovey's Maga;:iuo for Novemi)er contr.iiiK 

 an article in which a, high opiuion is ciipressed 

 of the vegetable named above, and the dec'Lir.i- 

 tion made, that "it will prove a valuable acqui- 

 sition to the kitchen garden, becomo one i;f its 

 annual products, and form one of the delicucijs 

 of the table." We have \.o data to conlrovtvt 

 this opinion. The impositions v,-hich v/crc- put 

 off upon many of our cilize:i.-5. in dealers L-jnd- 

 iug them the small "tubers" v.-hich gro;v cut of 

 the ground on the vines, and in Minny ce.ses only 

 the skins of these — ha.? very linuii Ojji iviteJ 

 against the cultivation of tho plant. l! r;e [wCi 

 good sized tubers, by which to m,"ik .• a rir,.per 

 beginning, we doubt not timt in o:i'.. ov iwo 

 years our western people would l.e ;. 

 a correct jndgm-'nt of the value oi" 

 rea. Oar deep soils in Illirjois v.'ould Le Mu 

 place to grow this vegetable. 

 P At the United States Agricul' ' ' 

 Fair, last year, in Philadelphia, some very \n\>: 

 specimens were present. Oa trial, a c.jiiii:!iit.e 

 of gentlemen pronounced them a inn:-t d; licioLH 



and uutricions vegeti-ble. To Wi-:- s^.vne .sT-ft, 

 is the testimony of distinguished Frencis c;;!wl- 

 vors. We wi?h the plant could haven I'a'r ♦rial 

 in the deep rich soils of the West. We do n.-^t 

 believe so long as we can raise poiid cr..p.^ c.t 

 potatoes, that it will take their piaee as a gen- 

 eral crop. 



LiiO j'!0-;co- 





Illinois Farmci" for i^3S. 



We are now obtaining tl;e type and other ma- 

 terial ior enlarging and greatly improving the 

 lUinois Farmer for 1858. Ir will be prie;ted in 

 a quarto lorm, (.:; better t}pe, e.r^d bet'er paper 

 than the present vela>:ir^, ai'd we de^i~n that 

 ii'V\^vy number shail be eriiijeJiislied v'iih so;!ic 

 illustration. Wo intend th^it iec work Ehall 

 be fully up t ■> the ^ii!ou:;t of patro::a::'e it re- 

 ceives. "N'ecei^s^rily such p:;b;ieal!en.: vs the 

 Illixois Fa;'n:e!: iZ': a livee eve ezperinioni-i. 

 We thank the (ariu- :s raiMi^ioi; 



Aj oar pre- 

 Jli:; U3 in 



t-;nt and p:o.;pect'\e Dati-cr-a ;e j 

 i.naking the propo-"e 1 c;ia:!i;:3. 



The improven'ieati- ijerie i:: i':.-- rrerciit day 

 in the various uep.s.i'ticc:;^;; of e;;ricaIiuro arc 

 placed on record in o-r egricu'^ural n,«riodlcals; 

 and wo Yenruve to say t::ril: no f.ir:iiCi; c^mi pc- 

 rv:s8 one ol' the:ie p^iMic^ulons. :,\\o. rfiero i:lf; 

 i;iind with the ii^lciirieiie:: it co'itaias, a;;d 

 pra(.;ti:e rnou tl;? :;a;ae, irii^ievit r.-e^i/in;; b:i:e- 

 t'ij to ni^n a iii;^:.lrcd ibid '.ac'e t' ..;i iLe ceeL of 

 the publication. \V'h;.l ii -:v:^-^A : -, lleit tl;o?c 

 farmers who r^eehe 'he^; ■ !;.r;:.'lleutio!!S should CX"- 

 c\m;ne the:;i well. ::vle"-' wli.t 1;^ u-a..;.::', :tore it 

 in vucmory, yviicEiee -:.\,\J 1:? -iecdfa;, : \A Wva-, 

 keep themselvei; i-e^-le.] x.:j f:;;;! b'.:i.e;;tcd by all 

 the in::proYe;uc::>s inede in lar:;:h. ■. 



"\ve repe::' the' t;.- (e l.e e'v :'rl ■:.;■.= , £.11 

 thosi; into vh r::; h;.;;;!- 'll; ;■■■:;i^i■■i■ if tlie 



I'aii, to give u^ a liit i;i lie ■:-:^y <'l ILiis cT'-uh- 

 Fevlbe::-. Trie (-v^r.: ^ ,'■..: -IrC,--' ".; plae-d at 

 the lovrcit rrte. Tle^ v-. i r/e (''oso to eecure 

 a iai:pj nui'iibee ol , ';','~ciil: t?;; !;;v! we uee cer- 

 tain, ii'onr ii^ie-.'l-^ wU' c. 'I'"*: ';• ",, • el'ali be 

 ebb' to .'O'liV, ■hein V." ll;;v,- A',-"'. , 



Now ii He'/ iir:-.- {■'' :■;•;/': lei '■•'-.■] l.i Jxir 

 :Mibse;'i'j!l. *:;.■. 'i\ !■ .-" r:., : 1 .. : i; ;!■: ii.e „ iuenber 

 of the 2:1 v:.iu:r;:; e:r.-ly :■.■;• .-j\-u;,.iie;: le!oro 

 tie; new veer, :J^i:''\c see i.--y/ 'in':. 1!;' yc^u 

 desire more v.r.,;-y- r>::;. :_f^ r/.- ;;■■:!;■-•: i;iie\ucrf-, 

 i' :.:] lor lij^./j. a!i.! .:■:';,:;: ■,'■' f.e n;.::-;e:i ycu 



'fee nm^n- ■';,:-; ;cr (he Fe.-eev wi'l b^; loand 

 on oar adv;;rtl.-ii! r "h' v, 



Tr::?.:^ 07 Tvr: lS:.::^-::.v ;■•->;: ^ -■j^\---i:'i~<^e 

 cmc sl:l>'; eeeles ■' Z 'r' : t ;a e. : ^^:^ V7 eO 



anc; ore- u) aee;r: ev^■:■ ;..e: ■■: 

 ( ach. aed 0::e e pv 11 .e :0 e 

 ',e rorwevdjd :;v ;:;.^11 el c;ur r 



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<ii;.-r iireeiiunis ler on::;;:;', 

 hiirhways. 



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 atel U'rvH i;lanteJ eu 



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