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cuttle, weighing 625 ftis., at 7J^c@8i^c. Thirty-eight of the 

 beet averaged $56 61, and the balance $45. 



E. VirgiQ contributed 150 Illinois ttoors, with tlie excep- 

 tion of four large oxen, of f*ir qaality, weighing 725 B)s. net, 

 which S. Ulery sold at 83,^@9c. 



Allerton & Myers, for W. A S. D\inlap, 96 scarcely mediuzi 

 Bieers from Morgan county; Illioois. The owner's weight, at 

 home, was 1,325 lbs. gross, which the seller rated at 65k lbs. 

 in theyards. They averaged about 8|/^c. 



Stuckney A Bryant forwarded lu5 thin, hard and bony Il- 

 linois steers, which had lain three weeks at Albany — we 

 judge from the appearance they had fallen short of grass— 

 which C. G. Teed was selliug at 73.ic@9c. A few of them 

 were in fair ilesh, but the greater part were a harder lot than 

 the seller cared to deal in. 



BHoag i Sherman sold 58 Illinois catllo for W. J. Ilutchin- 

 son, which were an improvement over those forwarded last 

 week. They were of uneven weights, luid brought from 73^c 

 @9i^c. C. Gwire took one i)air of the choice at $175, or 



W. n. Harris, for .T. A. Hrittinh.ini, 93 light and thin Illi- 

 nois cattle, estimated at 575 lbs. net, at 6c^SJ,^c ^ ttt. 25 of 

 them weie sold yesterday at $32 50, or about Oc %i lb., which 

 Mr. Harris called the best sale of the lot, altboiigh the price 

 would but little more than pay the freight and expenses here. 



Alexander & Virgin were lafge contributor? again to-day, 

 although they lost over 60 headj killed and crippled, by the 

 breaking of axle on the Wabash Valley Koad. R. Murray 

 was telling 69 very good cattle for them at 9c@9'4C, and T. 

 White 76 of similar quality at about the same rate. Home 

 weight 1,385 Ibg., and coru-fed all of last Winter. They cost 

 31/^c last year. 



^11. R. Smith & Co. forwarded 99 medium Illinois cattle, 

 which White & Son sold at 8c@9c ou an estimated weight of 

 650 fi>B. net. 



J. A. Merritt sold, for Alexander & Crum, 101 fat, hut not 

 really prime, Illinois steers, rated 750 lbs. net, at an average 

 of about 9c. 



Allerton A Conger, for Geo. Virgin, 90 fair to good Illinois 

 canle, weighing about 775 lbs. net, at 8c@9c, and a few at 



o. Barnes bought 95 pretty good Illinois cattle of S. B. 

 Richardson, which he waS retailing to day at Sc@9c, estima- 

 ted weight 700 lbs. net. 



Vail * Co., on their own account, sold 66 nic'dium to good 

 T'linois and Kentucky cattle of about 700 Rs. weight, at So 



•f lAWlM &A.- -'- 



table: o*' Contents. 



Eglantine 113 



Tlie most profitable breed 



of sheep for the south. ..113 



Taxes _ ..115] 



The trial of plows 115| 



The Osage Orange hedge. ..115 

 Trial of mowers and leap- 

 ers 115 



Turnips 116 



The great reaper and 



stacker 116 



Ancient farming 117 



Dr. Jackson's process of 

 making syrnp and sugar 

 from tlie Chinese sugar 



cane lis 



Tie dwarf system 118 



Politeness at home 119 



Late corn 119 



Truit trees 119 



Editorial Items 120 



XUe wheat crop 121 



State Fair 121 



M" Thecrops 122 

 'Jow milking V22 



The cow 122 



The locust borer .122 



■Meteorological 123 



Kxtravagance 123 



Frye's gang plow 124 



Why is it 124 



Tree pedlars 124 



He was an indulgent par- 

 ent 124 



Does the wheat caop pay..l25 

 i'reseroing fruits and veg- 

 etables 125 



Edgar county crops 126 



Rusted oats for hoases 126 



Markets 126 



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fruit Trees tor Sale. 

 E HAVE 15,000 TREES, 5 YEARS 



old,from seven to ten feet hiijh, well branched, (very 

 nice) that we offer .his fall at the low price of $12}.;; per 100; 

 also 15,000 4 years old, at $10 per luO, to cash custoruers. 

 Next spring we shall charge $16 lor 6 year, and $l2i^ for 

 4 j-ear. Also Pear, Cherry, I'luui, Grade, Currants, I'io 

 Plant, ornamented trees, shrubs r ses, evergreens, Ac; Aus 

 trian and Scotch Pines, from three to six feet high, at :?5cper 

 foot; Norway, Blue and Whita SpruceS; Hemlock, Arborvita, 

 Balsam Fir, European and American Larches, with a good 

 variety of hardy flowerinjj plahts. Orders respectfully solic- 

 ited. VKUKY ALDlllCH. 

 Pieasant Bidge Nursery, Arispe, Bureau County, Illinois.^ 

 far aug-3m '^ 



~~ JDEKKti'srpLmvsi. 



Two HORSE PRAIRIE UREAJvERS, 

 Danble Michtgan and common plows, ol the bcot work- 

 manship, for sale by 

 aug _ FRANCIS & BARUELL. 



FRUIT AND OK^AMJENTAl, TKliKS 

 SHUABEKY, &c. 



FRANCIS &BARRELL, SPRINGFIELD, 

 will receive orders for all description of trees from the 

 l)uPage County Xurseriea, L. Ellsworth & Co., proprietura. 

 These trees are well grown, beallby, and their geuuinuss is 

 warranted. Orders for fall planting can be forwarded to 

 them at any time Irom June till MoAember. 



Catalogues will be furnished those who wish to purchase 

 trees and shrubbery on application to Messrs. Francis * B.ir- 

 rell, 8priugfleld. au^ 



qI;jel2ns>vakk;. 



A LARGE LOT DIRECT FROM THE 

 potteries in Kugland, to be sold at very low prices by 

 aug ERANCIS A BARRELL. 



o 



MPrills, 



N HAND, FOR SALE, THE BEST 



varieties grain drills. FRANCIS & BARUELL. 



JBroati-Cast Sowet's. 



SEVERAL KiNRS. CAUOON S, WHICH 

 will sow fifteem acres an hour; and Sage's. For sale by 

 aua iUANCIS A DARRELL. 



Q 

 F 



Ag^rlcultaral Implements, 

 F EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR SAtE 



by ^ang FRANCIS& BARRELL. 



Buckwheat and. Turuip Seed 

 OR SALE BY 



aug FRANCIS & BARBELL. 



PRESERVING JARS.. 



THESE ARE OP A GLASS, A NEW IN- 

 vention, very excellent, just receivi fl and for sale by 



aug FRANCIS & BARKKLL. 



Chiuese Sugar Caue Molasses, 

 MOST EXCELLENT ARTICLE JUST 



received and for sale by FRANCIS A BARUELL. 



EAKEY'S 



ART OF 



Taming T*lciovs Horses. 



Warranted Gcnuiue. 



JUST PUBLISHED, ILLUSTRATED 1N> 

 structionsin Rarey's Art of Horse Taming, guaranteed 

 the same as practiced in Europe, and eutirtly dilferent from 

 that described in horse taming books and taught by itinerant 

 jockies. As Mr. Itaroydid not disclose the important feature 

 of his system in thte country, but which I now for the first 

 lime engage to fully reveal. My price has been reduced to 

 t3, which e.ery man who owns a horse can afford to part 

 with. Any man who knows anything about a horse can 

 operate it. All persons remitting the money must promise 

 over their signatures not to make the secret public or sell it 

 within three months of reeeption. Address 



C-4LEB H. RAXEY. 

 july-far3m Albany, N. Y. 



B. B LLOYD, 

 D E ^TI S T, 



OFFICE ON NORTH FIFTH STKEEX, OVEH J. RATBCR>'8. 



SPRXN€rFX£XJO, XX.X-. 



A DENTAL PRACTICE OF FIFTEEN YEARS WARRANTS 

 him in saying that all operations shall be carefully and 

 neatly performed, lie is in posseesion of several premi- 



uuis and diplomas awarded by the best institutes for the j>ro- 

 motii>u of science and arts in tlie country. 



Teeth inserted, from one tooth to full sets, as substantial 

 and handsome as can be had in any city of the United fctates 

 or Europe. Artificial palate plates inserted, supplying the 

 want or loss of the jjalate, velum and would, 80 as to restore 



articulation. 



Refer to Prof. David Gilbert, Pennsylvania College of Med- 

 icine, Philadelphia; Hon. J. S. Black, Washington City; Kev 

 Dr. Harkey, Illinois University ; Drs. Helm, Ryan and Wal- 

 lace : Messrs. Jacob Loose, J S. Condell, J. U. Gray, Fossel- 

 man, Owen. Corneau A Diller. 



Juntf, 185. 



MA^ OK TllE CITY Ot' SPR1NCJFIE1,D 



SANGAMON COUNTY. STATE OF ILLINOIS. 



CONTAINING OLD TOWN PLAT AND 

 64 additions, shewing each Lot .-.nd Block, and the 

 numbers thereof, the Streets, Avennitf.s and Alleys, Residen- 

 ces, and the unimproved Lauds within, and a quarter of a 

 mile north along the northern limits of said city. 

 Scale 300 feet to an inch. 



Published by WILLIAM SIDKS, of Springfield, City En 

 gineerand Surveyor .iunplO-<lwtf 



UHLEK'S PLOWS 



The Double Curved Upright Steel Mould 

 Board Plow. 



THE PROPRIETOR OF THIS SUPERIOR 

 Plow stilj continues to supply ..^^^ 

 the great demand which its merits have XS.^ ^-.,^ y,p_-.»y 

 created. Its cumbinatioii of rare ad- - ^< ^^-jy ^\ —- - ^ 

 vantages hife recommended it to the tft9i^^^£SBHl9 

 agricultural community tlircughout the State of Illinois, it 

 is now admitted that it has no equal. 



The following note is but one of the many testimonials 

 which have been turnishcd the manufacturer of the working 

 of his plows. 



We certify that v^i have lately used the above plows, manu" 

 factured by Mr. John Uhler, and we would statt- that they 

 are iu all respects, superior to any other plows we have ever 

 used. We cheerful ly recommend them to the iiublic. 

 Will. P. Lawson, Wm. Piiffiubarger, 



J.J. Short, Dayid Nev.Bom, 



John W. Beck, Uriah Mann, 



Jolin Kavauaugh, :--'• Philemon Stout. 



Sangamon oouuty, J;in I", ISoS. 



From tiie pi:culiar form of Uhloi-'s plows they are not ex- 

 celled by any other now in u.se. It scours very bright, sheus 

 off stubbles admirably, aitd runs light and^asy to the teaiu. 

 The largsst sized two-horse plow of this kind, has been used 

 several seasons successfully in breaking prairie. The limits 

 of a uowspaper advertisement will not admit of an accuiate 

 description of these plow s. To see them is toUe pleased with 

 them. • 



In .idditiou to the above, the niaunfacturer is making 

 wrought iron upright ones, and two-horse plows. 



Also, a superior Prairie Plow, warnmts'd to be equal to any 

 prairie plow uow ill use. Any size tluat may be wanted can 

 be had at short notice. A large number of all sizes, kept on 

 hand constantlv. 



Manufactured by JOHN UIILER, 



Springfield, III., at whose establishment these favorite plows 

 can be had, from a single one to a number unlimited. 



au£4-wlv 



FEET OF SEASONED WAL- 



ut lumber for sale. 



J. nUTCUISSON. 



20,000 „' 



mayll 



The Jfianny Prize! 



■IVHAT FARMER WllLI, WIN IT t 



Thankful for the patronage extended to us, and wishing to 

 promote the interests ef the Farmers who have done so much 



for us, we hare presented one of our Ifully Improved Ma- 

 chines to the 



IlIIuols state Agricultural Society, 



To be given as a prize for the 



BEST WHEAT FIELD. 



Contest open to all Farmers. 



Talcott, JEiHcrson A' Co,, 



SUCCESSORS OP 



MANNY & CO., 



ROCKFORD, » ItLiNoiB 



Manufacturers of 

 JOHN H. .MANNY'S 



REAPER AND MOAVER 



COMBINED, 

 ANDSINGLrE MOWER. 



GREATLY IMPROVED FOR 1858. 



Which received the 



dOLD MEDAL 



Of the UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, for 



being the 



Best Combined Macblue In America : 



After a tri.il of over a week, in competition with 40 other 

 Machines, at Syracuse, in July last. 



PRICES, (besides freight, for two-horse Miichine, $;135 00 

 Cash; or $50 cash, wiih notes for $50. dtie Nov. 1st, and $45 



due January 1st For four-horse machines, $10 more. 

 mayl-farmerSm 



THE 



STOCKSIIX Si HUME 



Patent U^HE^tT nrill 



Is NOW OFFERED TO THE FARMERS 

 of JUinois. This drill distributes the seed by the turning 

 of the axle — and is the only Prill in the market whirh will 

 sow the same quantity to the rod whether traveling fost or 

 sUnD. All slide drills will tow slower as they tnfel/asler, go 

 will. all drills which wipe over the space through which the 

 seed pa'ses. 



Price for diill with grass seeder, $70 cash, or $75, $40 oneh, 

 SSS 1st of January', 1 859. Without seeder $66 cash, or $40 on 

 delivery and $.30 on the 1st of January, 1859. 



Orders left with Francis A Barrel. Springfield, Ills., or di- 

 rected to M Grant. Dayton, Ohio, will receive prompt atten- 

 tion. Every drill is warranted. 



tlcS_We challenge competition _fi^ mayl-FarSm 



WHITEIiEY'S SEI.F.RAKINC 



RE^tJPER *§J\*n ^ItOJVER, 



THE BEST MACHINE IN USE. 



THIS IS THE ONLY PERFECT COM- 

 bined machine for all purpotes iu existence, being a 

 perfect st^f-rakcr, and unlike most others, can in 5 minutes 

 time, be changed to a complete hand raker, and can also be 

 changed in 15 minutes to a mower, i^hich h>»8 no superior 

 for cutting grass. It will not clog in any kind of grass or 

 grain ; it has no side draft nor weight on the horses necka, 

 therefore it is the lightest lunnlng machine in use. All 

 machines wiirritnted to give satisfaction. Francis i Barrell, 

 agents, Springfield, Illinois. 



All letters of information or orders, address Amos White- 

 lev, sreiieral rent, Blooniington. Illinois.. lJo.x 501. 



May 1, tf. 



SMITH, KOWARD."* & CO, 



HAVi: BEEN RECEIVING FROM BOS- 

 ton and New York some verv desiraldefancy poods and 

 bog to rail the attentini of purchasers to the fact that tliey 

 will be sold at the bottom prices. jnveS 



