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94 



THE ILLINOIS FAHMER. 





that would render a country life more 

 attractive than it is at present, would 

 tend to remedy this tendency, and col- 

 leges designed to elevate agriculture in- 

 to a science, might be a step towards 

 this object. Another step would be, 

 that of throwing open the public lands 

 to the people ; a movement which would, 

 more than any other, remove the pres- 

 sure from our cities, and subsequently 

 add immensely to their wealth and im- 

 portance. 



No doubt, agricultural colleges have 

 been productive of great benefit in older 

 countries. England, Ireland, France, 

 Austria, Germany, and even Italy have 

 felt their beneficial influences, and the 

 United States would not prove an ex- 

 ception. In some States, movements 

 have been made towards their establish- 

 ment, but with what results, we have not 

 the statistics at hand to enlighten us. 



At any rate, the movement of Mr. 

 Morrill of Vermont will be productive 

 of one good effect, and this is the callmg 

 attention of the public generally to the 

 state and condition of things, which he 

 proves from the census statistics. — Chic. 

 Democrat. 



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Roses. 

 Many of the Roses are now in flower. 

 June Roses, as a general fact, give the 

 handsomest flowers of that class of 

 plants ; but in a fortnight their beauty 

 is gone. Hence there is a general de- 

 sire to possess a class of roses which, 

 if not so beautiful as the June, will ex- 

 hibit their fine blossoms throughout the 

 season. This class embraces the China 

 Rose in all its varieties, and the Hardy 

 Perpetual. The China Roses, (and in 

 these are included the tea, noisette, and 

 bourbons,) when the plants are large 

 enough, blossom perpetually during the 

 summer and autumn. Many of this 

 class are tender, and will not survive 

 the winter out of doors. Others will 

 live in the ground, some with little, and 

 others with no protection. The I lardy 

 Perpetuals usually blossom twice or 

 three times during the season. These 

 are as hardy as June Roses, and show 

 handsomer flowers than the China Ro- 

 ses. Both of these classes of roses 

 can be purchased at the green houses 

 in all seasons, being grown in pot3. 

 There are none of them more beautiful 



than the Duchess of Southerland, Sy- 

 donia , Prince West , Giant des Bat- 

 taites, Yoland de Oregon, and Baron 



Provost. 



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Annual Flowers. — It is not yet too 

 late to sow annual flower seeds. The 



following list will furnish many choice 

 varieties : Golden Bartonia, Portu- 

 tocca, Golden Coreopis, Elegant Clas- 

 kia, two-colored Colinia , Larkspur, 

 Eschotzia, Poppy, Candytuft, the Sul- 

 tans, Lupins, Nemomphila, Schizanthus, 

 Catchfly, Cypress Vine. Many others 

 can be found at the seed stores. The 

 Cypress Vine seed should be soaked in 

 warm water over night, before it is to be 

 planted. 



Items from Correspondents. 

 A letter from A^erraillion County 

 says : " They are going to turn out 

 strong from this county to the Centralia 

 fair. Old Vermillion will be there in 

 goodly numbers." 



From Rock Island County : We 

 think here of getting ten cars, and fitting 

 them up for companies to attend the 

 State Fair. There is quite as much in- 

 terest manifested in regard to the com- 

 ing State Fair here, as for any previous 

 fair. Some of us are curious to see 

 Southern Illinois." 



From Pratt County: "The rains 

 have been tremendous. We cannot 

 plant corn for a fortnight, with the best 

 weather. The water, in some places, 

 stands in lakes on our prairies.'' 



From Hancock County : " Our 

 wheat is remarkably fine, but we are 



bavins: too much rain." 



Premiuu) Native Wines. 



By advertisement, the Missouri Wine Uom— 

 pany of St. Louis oflPered six premiums, rang- 

 ing from §100 to $10, for the best pure native 

 wines of the vintage of 1857, in samples of not 

 less than forty gallons. These premiums wore 

 awarded on thi; 12th inst., at the rooms of the 

 Company. 



Thero were uHsembled a great number of 

 geutlcmen, many of them wine growers and 

 dealers from various Western State.*. 



Seventy-two samples were offered for the 

 premituns from the States of Missouri, Illinois, 

 Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, 

 New York and Wisconsin. 



The first promium of $100, was awarded to 

 Thomas 11. Yeatman, of Cincinnati. 



The second iircmium of §50, was awarded *.o 

 John E. Mottier, of Cincinnati. 



The th'rd premium of $40, was awarded to 

 Jacob Rommel, of IJcrruann; Mo., toi the A'ir- 

 giria seedling. 



The fourth promium of $30, was awarded to 

 Francis George Kulm, of Hermann, Mo, 



The fifth premium of $20, was awarded to 

 Mr. Haas, of Boonville, Mo. 



And the last premium of §10, was awarded 

 to Heary Disque, of Burlington, Iowa. 



Honorable mention was also made of the 

 vintage of peveral otbar growers. The judges 

 "wore highly gratified to find presented on this 

 occasion so many wines of superior excelleuce. 

 and feel now entirely satisfied that the Western 



States will ere long successfully compete with 

 the finest wine districts of Europe, both as to 

 the quantity and quality of their wine." 



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Years of floods. 

 An observing friend reminded us that 

 heavy rains and floods come upon this 

 country periodically — once in seven 

 years. There was a great flood in 1844, 

 (that deluged the American Bottom,) 

 all the western rivers were high, and the 

 waters out of their banks. The same 

 thing occurred in *51, though the floods 

 were not so extensive as in '44 ; and 

 again in '58. The Illinois river now 

 in some places looks like an arm of the 

 sea, and even our little home river 

 Sangamon could swim line-of-battle ships. 

 For some days, all the country bridges 

 across the river were impassable, and 

 there was no chance of crossing but up- 

 on the railroad bridges. These were 



high beyond the floods. 



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fi^*Scveral car loads of wheat from Chicago 

 have been rejected in New York on account of 

 its being "damp, musty and dirty." Chicago 

 wheat is now quoted in New York city some 8 

 cepts per bushel lower than Milwaukie wheat. 

 Measures are being taken in Chicago to raise 

 the standard of merchantable wheat there. 



COMMERCIAL. 



Spring^field Market.— Mas' 28. 



WUKAT— 60r4 60c %» b-i: 

 FLOUK— $4<g)4 50 '^ bbl; 



C0RN-30C ?! bu; 



CORN MKAL— 00c ^ bn; 

 KYE— 



OATS— 25c -^ bu; 

 HKANS— 76(gijl^^ii; 

 BJIAN— 10c ti, bu; ' 

 SHORTS— 50c ^, bu; 

 TIM. SEED— 1 50r<i'«2 ^bu; 

 MILLET— $2 2.5 t* bu: 

 CLOVER— $7 OG 'f*. bu: 

 POTATOES— 25cft-;40 y bu; 

 IIAV— S8 1^ tou; 

 TALLCW— S@10c-?lt.; 

 SaAP,fiAU— ti^o-^ lb; 

 CANDLES- 10(&Uc ti box; 

 COA r>— 12c '^ bu; 



JooRSAL Ofhcb, May 28. 



BUTTER— 15c@20c. 

 EGOS — 7^8c*».d&z; 

 LAKD-Sc ^ lb; 



SUGAR— 7(p'iSc ^ lb; 

 COVFEE— 123^@13c¥ ft; 

 MOLASSES— &0c ^ gal; 

 SALT— $1 lb -fi Back; 

 SALT— $3 '#. bbl; 

 HONEY— 15c i^ lb; 

 ONIONS— $1 25 ^bu;: 

 MACKEKEL— 10@12>^, Ko. 1; 

 CODFISH— $5 75 'tS 100 lbs; 

 Al'l'LES— Green,?) ^ bu; 

 APPLES— Dried. $1 iiO%<bu: 

 WOOD— S4 V cord; 

 PEACIIE— Uried,$3 50 ^bu; 

 WHISKY— 1^ bbl 20@2o %>gal 

 VINEOAK- fi bbl, 12c f, gal; 



BACON— Xew luims, lie r> Ih; nUOOMS- $1 50<a;2 £0 V doz; 



'• country Sr, ronud; NAILS — $4 50^ keg. 

 BEESWAX^::0c 't*. lb; FEATIIEKS— 45c 'f, lb. 



Chicago Markets. 



SiTCKDAT EvEKisfl, May 22. 

 At tho opeuin;;, wlini! was firm at 04c, f. o. b., to wbich 

 ligure it lo.^ ■ last rwnin:,;, and ii cargo and 5,000 bu were 

 Euhl ut that btt'oro "Cljanj^c. iJui iiig 'Cbaiige, a decline of }/j 

 tolc waaniade, with salcH of a nuniberof car loaUB and par- 

 Olds aggrugiit h- ol.OOO bu at OlgOl^c .ii store, and a cargo 

 at CV,]'.^r. f. 1). b. Some .-iale^ of extra were made at C3@63J^c, 

 aud o.uoo buto fill outaciirg'i In particular warehouse at tile. 

 The market closed quiet at Jjlgijlj/j-i in store. Flour 8«ill 



dull, with small siiKs of extra'at former raK*:; 60 bblg Sho- 

 pif.r Wifconsin choice at $3 50 ; 50 bljls City Mills Buperliiie 

 at $2 S2, and bS bbls A((ueduc* ou private terms. 

 Some Uo.OOo or 24,000 bu corn were received, but very little 



rea'.l.' prime amoiigotit. Salee of a bo.-it load iufer.or mixed 

 river at 37J^]c afloat; 2 do yellow aud mixed pri^ne river at 

 al^'^c afloat ; and Houie 3,C00 bu No. 2 Railroad ut 'iiT]/!,, 39@ 

 ioc in store. Some K,50iJ bn oats were picked up at 26c in 

 store, at which the demand i.^ luir. No change in rye or bar 

 Icy. High wines are mm at 17c fur 60 aud 10(1 bbl lots in 

 good packages. 



The new clip of wool ha« not begun to come iu, and trans- 

 actions in wool are coufiui d to amall lots of pulled wool, 

 which kcIIh at 25(3;'2Gc lor sujicr and extra weighed together. 

 Cattle Mauket — Mat 22. 



The 4kttle narket is tolerably lively, and a good many sales 

 were fflaile a' orange of f.om $y to §4 "^^ 100 lbs, $3 2t(a,3 76 

 beicg tho usual rates. A large proportion were ijouglit for 

 shipment to New Y'ork. Hot:t> were also iu good demand, and 

 sold at $4@.4 60 t^ 100 tbs live weight, equal to $5@5 62 nett. 

 Good sheep are in demand. There are so few sold that it is 

 dilticult to |;ive r»lial<le quotatious. Some sell at $5@S 26 

 each, but thi-y were very line uuiiuals 



