THE ILLINOIS FA^ROSIER. 



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fession of low drudgery, that it should 

 rank with the highest. 



How is this to he effected? By edu- 

 cation in the particular branches useful 

 and necessary to the farmer. Other 

 professions have their schools and col- 

 IcfT'es; — the munificence of gorernment 

 and individuals has been extended to 

 lliQTa — and now the industrial inassrs 

 come before Congress and ask t'acm for 

 a portion of the public domain to endow 

 institutions for the benefit of tho great 

 interest Avhich sustains all others. 



Shall these reasonable petitic ns fail 

 for want of proper effort in their l)chalf 

 from our members of Congre is? We 

 think not. V^g trust not. On other 

 subjects they may differ, hut on. this we 

 believe them to be a unit. 



Let them carry the bill through, and 

 they will receive a character and a name 

 and a grateful remembrance from the 

 people of Illinois, that vrill he bright 

 and green long after the exciting subjects 

 which now occupy the attention of the 

 people shall be forgoUon. 



Hungarian Grass. 

 The great reputation v.hich this grass 

 has obtained in Iowa, will induce a thor- 

 ough trial of it in other States the com- 

 ino- season. We do not doubt that it is 

 a most profitable forage crop, produc- 

 ing an immense yield of grass and seed. 

 We have heard it stated by those who 

 ought to know, that the best crops have 

 bean bet'-vecD six and seven tons to the 

 acre, and in some cases forty bushels of 

 seed have been produced to the acre. — 

 This gras?, (vddch is in fact, a small 

 variety of millet,) seems to grow with- 

 out much regard for Avet or dry seasons, 

 provided the ground on which it is sovrn 

 is not of a ircncral wet character. In 

 many parts of Iowa, this grass is nov>- 

 cultivated in the place of corn for stock, 

 or timothy for the same purpose — as be- 

 ing a more certain crop than cither. 



On new praivic farms, where it is de- 

 sirable to secure a good fodder for stock, 

 this grass, Avhen its advantages are 

 known, Avill be deemed indispensable. 



We have so much confidence in this 

 new species of grass, that we rcccom- 

 mgnd our farmers to give it a fair trial. 



£^^The Executive Committee of the State 

 Airricultural Society hoLi their March meetino- 



5^^ -"J^Jr^P^ 



i:,n'ROVi;D ci.irPEB. 

 IhAs is one of the best Molinc PIoats. 



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taking off the rolling cutter, you have a good 

 plow for old ground. By putting it on you 

 have a two-horse ]>reaker, which runs light, and 

 by which you can turn over tv.-o acres of turf 

 per day, in the best manner. All the cutting 

 parts arc tlic very best quality of cast steel. 



Commnnicatimv^, 



The Grindstone. 



Mr. Editor : I have learned a good 

 many practical tiiid useful lessons in my 

 exporienc<i with the grindstone. I was 

 for several years without one. I was 

 probably as able to have one, as many 

 of my neighbors; but as they cost, all 

 rio^fTcd for use, some five dollars, I 

 thought I Avould still borrow the use of 

 one, and keep my money. W^hen I went 

 over to Grimes' to grind my axeorsythc 

 or other tool, I thought a good many 

 times that he felt, although he did not 

 say it, that I had better get a grindstone 

 myself. His was a good one, and was 

 fast wearing out, but I said to myself 

 what grinding I want to do, won't waste 

 it much, and so I kept on, using his 

 grindstone about as long as it was good 

 for an V thin n;. In this manner I was of- 

 ten delayed because I had to wait for the 

 owner to use it, wdiich, to say the least, 

 was very vexatious to me, and, indeed, 

 at times, it seemed to me, he kept me 

 waiting as long as possible. 



But when the poor thing was worn out, 



like. I know that when we go into a 

 new country, it is difficult to get all the 

 tools we want, and it is a convenience all 

 round to borrow and lend; but as soon 

 as this state of things can be remedied, 

 it had better be done. Neighbors do not 

 like to lend a choice tool when they know 

 you do not know how to use it. It is 

 true they will lend it; but there is a sort 

 of mental reservation, in which they say 

 to themselves — "I wish Mr. Jones would 

 furnish his oysn tools — he is as well able 

 to do it as I .im myself." 



Now, Mr- Editor, I am an old sinner; 

 but my experience has been useful to 

 me, and I wish to make it useful to oth- 

 ers. Poor Richard said, "those who go 

 borrrowing, go sorrowing." It is about 

 so. Every farmer should possess him- 

 self of the tool.^ for -which he has con- 

 stant use. If he is not able to get them 

 at once, he should get them as he can. 

 It is a great loss to him to be compelled 

 to borrow. If he can purchase tools 

 and implements, he cannot afford to bor- 

 row. It is a losing operation; it is un- 

 pleasant to a sensitive man to be con- 

 stantly borrowing, and it is vexatious to 



a neighbor. W. 



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Editor Farmer : A good many of 

 our farmers are holding on to their pro- 

 duce. I am told that in some parts of 

 the State they are absolutely paying 

 five per cent per month for money, rath- 

 er than to sell their wheat and pay their 

 debts. They are looking for a great 

 rise in wheat. 



Is there a prospect, Mr. Editor, for 

 a great rise in this article of produce? 

 Who wants it? Is there foreign demand 

 for it? 



Now, sir, I do not see why wheat 

 should rise much. As money becomes 

 plenty in the East, the amount used 

 tliere may bring a higher price, but not 



in 



this city on the Olh in&tant. 



I concluded to get r.\c one. It proved j sufficient to pay the loss of holding on 



to the wheat. Our manufacturing peo- 

 ple in the East have mostly left their 

 work, and have gone into the coun- 

 try, where, instead of being consumers, 

 they have already, to some extent, be- 

 come producers, and will be more so. — 

 We have killed off our manufacturers, 

 and we are buying goods where we can 

 buy them cheapest, and that is in Eng- 

 land; but England does not want our 

 produce to pay for the goods. She 

 wants money and will permit us to keep 

 our produce at home. That is the ex- 

 act state of things. Could Ave be per- 

 mitted to feed those who manufacture 

 for us. Western produce would be in good 



to bo a good one. We kept our tools 

 all in good cutting order, — which was 

 not the case v. hen we had to go a mile 

 to grind. I fancied, and I believe that 

 I was correct, that I had lost more than 

 ten times over tlie cost of my grindstone, 

 in going to my neighbors to get an edge 

 put on my tools. And what had I gain- 

 KB? Nothing but the feeling of my 

 neighbor that I was as well able to keep 

 a grindstone as himself, and that the 

 reason I had not, was that I preferred 

 making him furnish me one at his ex- 

 pense. 



This is a little thing, Mr. Editor. — 

 But there are many other little things 



that might be placed under the same | demand — we should have good markets, 

 head as the grindstone. I have done j and we could pay our debts. What Ave 

 some borrowinc: in mv time, but I shall Avant is a home market for our produce 



do little more, if I possibly can help it. 

 I used to borrow tools to mend my plow, 

 harrOAV, make a gate noAV and then, and 



something steady and stable that can 

 be relied upon. 



I have written more than I designed 



sometimes to fix up ox yokes and the to at first. I do not see how we can 



