THE ILLIISrOIS FARMER. 



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of the second day, he again made his appear- 

 ance, accompanied by a timorous female, and 

 which after great hesitation, entered the box. 

 At this moment the little widower and bride- 

 groom seemed as if he Would warble out his 

 very life in an exstacy of joy. After remain- 

 ing a few minutes, the pair retired to a bush 

 and apparently consulted — then returning, 

 they cleaned out the sticks and nest and eggs 

 of the box, built another nest, eggs were laid 

 and three broods were hatched the-same sea- 



son. 



This little history ot the wren will teach 

 the thoughtless how much pain they inflict 

 when they kill one of these birds. The im- 

 mense number of insects they destroy in the 

 garden should endear him to us, and his con- 

 fidence in us, by placing his nest or all his 

 little hopes within our reach — and his notes 

 as he sits and flutters about on the house, on 

 the vines, and the trellises and sheds, loud, 

 sprightly, tremulous, and repeated every few 

 seconds, with great animation, — ^should se- 

 cure for him our protection and love. 

 "Spai'e the birds," is a sentiment which ought 

 to find a response in the breasts of all the 

 kind. M'. 



The Wheat. 



Editor of the Farmer: — The general news 

 in regard to the wheat crop everywhere in 

 the States is favorable. The crop is likely to 

 be unusually large, unless some unforeseen 

 calamity should befall it. What is to be 

 done with it. Will there be a market for it? 



We believe that there will be a market for 

 it, but at low prices. Our farmers must be 

 prepare'd for this state of things. Without a 

 foreign' demand, with a rush of Eastern pop- 

 ulation to the West, where they become 

 wheat growers, it is folly to expect other 

 than low prices for wheat. 



The state of our foreign trade, the state of 

 foreign bread and provision markets, the fact 

 that vast numbers of mechanics and persons 

 of other professions are engaging in the farm- 

 ing business, must admonish farmers that 

 there must be a season of low prices for pro- 

 duce. No other supposition can be reasona- 

 bly made, and when produce is ready for 

 market, and there is a market, it better be 

 sold, debts paid, few debts contracted, and the 

 worst state of things be prepared for. 



I do not desire to be a croaker; and, indeed, 

 -I am no croaker. But the facts I have re- 

 ferred to, in regard to the crops, the causes 

 that will lessen the demand for them, every 

 man can s^e as well as myself; and I only 

 state my con-\dctions that our farmers and 

 others may bt prepared for low prices, such 

 as have scarcely been touched for years, for 

 some of their great staples. 



It is obvious that wages for farm hands 

 must come down,— must be accommodated to 

 present and anticipated pri 2es for produce, or 

 hired labor cannot be employed. 



With manufactories crushed, with a supply 

 of provisions, with more labor than can be 

 profitably employed, it is not strange that 

 many European emigrants are returning to 

 the homes they have left as furnishing better 

 prospects for labor than can be had in our 

 own couniry. 



Uader- the state of things it is woi^e iSian 

 useless Ibr farmers to hold onto crops when 

 they can find a market for them. The expe- 



The Chinese Sngar Cane, 



Before the time for working up 

 the Chinese Sugar Cane, the coming 

 autumn, we intend to furnish what 

 we shall believe to be the best man- 

 ner of manufacturing the juice into 

 sugar and molasses. We have an 

 abiding conviction that this can be 

 done with proper apparatus and with 

 proper skill and care. The North 

 has the means of making her own =- 

 sugar and molasses, at reasonable 

 prices, whenever she desires to do it. 



A good deal of the seed of the 

 Sugar Cane will be planted this year. 

 The saving of sugar and molasses in 

 families of farmers is an object worth 

 attention in these stringent times 





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HEDGE, FREE <t CO,'S SUGAR MILLS, 

 One horte, $56. Ttvo horse, $100. Ibur horse, $135. 



HEDGE, FREE d CO.'s IMPROVED SUGAR BOILER, 

 100 gallon, $16.' 160 gallon, $18. 200 gaUon, $20. 



rience of the last six months will be likely to 

 be repeated if that policy is pursued. Pro- 

 duce must be sold — money put in circulation 

 — a single hundred dollars in a week may 

 settle five thousand dollars in debts. Nothing 

 can be gained by hoarding up the little 

 money in the country. Men who have 

 borrowed money at high rates of interest, 

 predicated on the hope that their crops would 

 bring high prices — where are they? 



"POOR mCHAKD." 



has purchased trees and planted out an 

 orchard. Many have done this before and 

 lost their trees. I notice that a decided pre- 

 ference is given to trees from the nurseries 

 of this State the present season. If these do 

 well, we shall be earefiil hereafter how we 

 purchase foreign grown trees. 



The location of the State Fair at Centralia 

 was just about right. I have talked with my 

 neighbors and I am sure our county will be 

 represented there. 



Domestie Recipes. 



Brown Bread. — Take three quarts of 

 corn meal, and wet it up with warm water, " 

 letting it stand twenty minutes to swell, then 

 add one quart of rye meal, or if that is not 

 convenient, add one pint of wheat flour and 

 one tea cup of molasses, and wet the whole 

 up with milk or cold water; then bake two 

 hours or until it is done. 



Mead. — This favocite beverage that for 



centuries was the chief libation of northern 



nations, is made by dissolving one part of 



three of boilins: water, flavoring it 



Editor of the Farmer: — Our county, 

 (SulKvan) is a new and small county, not 

 making much noise in the world, but we are 



progressing in population and improvements, i honey in 



and I hope to live to see it a railroad county, | with spices, and adding a portion of ground 



which would make it one of the most desira- j malt, and piece of toast steeped in yeast, and 



ble sections of the State. We have good 1 allowing the whole to ferment, 



lands, and these offer every inducement for j Bread Omelet. — Put into a large tea 



emigrants to come among us. Our popula- \ cup of bread crumbs, a lea cup of cream, a 



tion is mostly from Ohio, and we like good | spoonful of butter, with salt, pepper and nufc- 



sehools, good roads and good bridges, and 

 will cordially welcome emigrants of similar 

 sympathies who will come amongus. i- 



The spring opens well for us. Our win- 

 ter wheat is fine as can be wished, and our 

 farmers are putting in a large amount of 

 spring wheat. The breadth of land which 



meg; 



when the bread has absorbed the croam, 

 break in the eggs, beat them a little with 

 tho mixture, and fry like omelet. 



Egg Plant. — Wa.sh the plant with cold 

 water, boil well; take out the inside, mash 

 and season with butter, pepper and salt, beat 

 up three eggs, take crumbles of stale loaf 

 will be occupied with these crops the present | bread, are sauce-pan with hot lard and butter 

 season is double what it what it ever was be- \ for fiying, send hot to the table, 

 fore. And when we think the same fact | Corn Cake. — Take corn meal and wet up 

 may exist in all other parts of Uliaois, we are i with boiling water and butter milk, equal 



almost alarmed at the prospect of large crops 

 and small prices. Our farmers here wantto 

 feed those who manufacture for us — not five 

 thousand miles distant from us, but at home. 

 This thing is now talked af among our for- 

 mers. ■';.. :-''>'^: ":..: 



We have drawiLl^b"eKdlyl5oi5l^ the aurse^ 

 ries this year and every farmer whose lands 



parts; make it as thick as batter, and bake it 

 in a hot oven for the breakfast. To be eaten 



hot. ^ ifii,..;/^'" ■:,...?..■: -jr^/- ■ 



TRANapAsaeiwy iPrmiiiNG.^^Take theyolks 

 of twelve eggs; beat to a froth; add sugar to 

 make a stiff batter; a small bit of butter; fla- 

 vor with anything to suit the fancy. Have 

 two good sized pie plates lined with pastry; 



were in the proper order, and had the means, i pour the batter in and bake until done. 





