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JS^^The Mov-'au Couiitj Fuir will t-o i.ii 

 the 28th, 2*.)th and oOth of Srpfcinljcr and 

 October 1st, — at ,Tyck.'<ouvilIc. 



ffi^Macon Coiu'ty Fair, Ttli.Stli, '.U a and 

 10th of September next. Tlie sv-ciety ins 

 issued a veiy handsome listuf ])ioniiuiiis i'ur 

 the ocecsiou. 



irtf^To prevent your slices from .slippini:- 

 ill lia3inLv time, nail India rubber soles on 



i:?'l..f^ti-a\vb rry l^eds can still br; planted 

 at, ;n tlio early part of this month, 'i'lie 

 r nd j^liould be vorkvd deep, and \vell man- 

 ured. Pruina'io is indispensable. 



ji©°Thc Logan County Fair will cnnii' o;i' 

 at Lincoln on the Hth, 0th, KHli and 11 ;h if 

 September. The premium lii-l is a lil>'!';;i 

 one. AYm. 11. Younp', Seeretar}, 



B^„The Tazewell Cuunty i\iir will take 

 place at Tremont, on the (ith and Tth <}'\y> 

 of October. Josiah Fan^rer, Fresideiii- 1>. 

 T&ibott, Jr.. ."Secretary. 



B^^Mncb g^-ound has already been '•nT-n 

 with wheat. Is tlu-vt ground .-nfTieient'y 

 drrined to ])revcat water ,?tandiri_ iipi r it 

 after heav} rains? 



fieS^It ">vill soon be time lo diir potatot s. 

 The crop is short in Central Jllin.-iv. ]'.a- 

 mcrs should diiz potatoes early, and jirv^^rAc 

 them well, 'ihey will bo wanted. 



JKi^The Champaifrn County A .rieultVLV;:! 

 Society, have vurehascdtit'tv air' ..••! la-.l •"> 

 fair grounds. They :i.e l-..r.i::!'u'ly I i.;t;oo 

 t''-iler and i.rai"'i", aii'' L.y i > ;\,^' .' ili- 0'Vi:s 

 of Z" t ;'!•<] \W .-! "rb. ii;! 



<feir"For the t;:;jie ui; 'r. "c! '■■.!;;( Tur- 

 nip is superior to the Iluta l>;.;:;i. 1; i n.- 

 so strontr — is n eertain crop — ^-ml ki' j.'-vrll. 

 Tbistuuiip is uoi.ew thir._^ Vi'c a"-.- aetj«, li.,- 

 ted ^^ith pCioOP" who brive ki: 'v,! i: ibrlouy 



J^-'iT'If vou would ha\e tomatoes, youuiust 

 r,lant t- I'U- on light ,soil and train them to 

 .takes or bushes. If on he:ivy rich soil, tliey 

 ^■.•ill iiKike great growth of plant, and pinch- 

 i;.ir oil their extremities does nogood. 



.ears. 



"We learn, as a general fact, th.at the 



^^.rul.ln .AlilLt ^Hungarian Grass) errp is 

 d-iiiL' Well Ir was sown inadrv time, after 

 the heavy ram.s of spring, and Avas tard}' in 

 eviUii.ML' up It now is going ahead rapidly. 



Bf«l„Goos( berries, il be:ii ing plant.'-i, should 

 be pl-inted out in tiie fjll. Ihcy will theu 

 pr'oduf-e atolcralde r-ropthc next sca'^on. No 

 bt>iTer goeseberry can he had th;ni Houghton's 

 He uling. It jir.iducos well and never mil- 

 d- n- 'the plants should be four feet apart. 



KfaJi'lio ^lailism County Agrieiiltural 

 ■^o •iety's pr laium li.'^t, is lari^e and noil ai- 

 :ni;'j 1 — -T. J. Ktnder. ITesiuent- Jihu .\. 

 I'ii" k^ti. .■terctafy. The iV>nvt!i annual fair 

 v./.j Liivi- J. lace at 1 Alv'arilsvill(\ on (ho ojst 

 ' / M'.n-' -iiid t'le !-t. _d :in(i >id d:tys o: 



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 • wli'Mt, ,,.• .'rv]-'. vlow i!:.- :j;-:inmt *]>.:■< — 

 :' M,' lit-: J '.»■: t.' nil.<;.i. ; A\'i'- .-'., '•(_!:( 

 . ■,•■/ '.i V, c '.!.- a.id 'r;i-li .so d<i'!> tliai tie 

 u ill !i-etli iviil noi re:.(di tliem, a;..! rhe-i \,.. 

 .' oii'd p;:r, t'lo S''e I w!ii';;t in with ;i drill — 

 L- [I'g :,lw:i}> certain t'.a! th: uT.d is sodrain- 

 ." ;:i;,r vv •• -r Will i ^-t ^r.y.d "u it. 



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p^^^It IS vi.-.t uneo'vu.oi in 

 take ei'_'hfv busi.ei ■ oi T,'Vi;;,t 'i 

 land. By wimt uiojjij ;< it "loov 

 mad<^ ri.h — it is siur.!i;cr iiiiiov, 

 does (b'wa iweive inches — 'In > jvth is ootp 

 pietely pulverized — it L- j'iov. u] imiiI !:;iv"u\'.- 

 od until this is aceo^ipli-ini! — tho sec^l i.-- 

 put iu with i-he dii'l — the i-.itid i:- p; rl'evtly 

 drained. 



fi@t"'Thft Ohio F'lriV'^r s;iys tNat it b.; 

 been lon'j; sus[)eLt.ed that he thiL^ix ;■.■> i.i' 

 many horses in Town J'.nd other \\'e.-urn 

 States are impositions upon the good laiin .■.' 

 farmers an<l stock feeders, and in ;ta!. .'•.-- 

 several etudes wdicro bur cs ehiiuji\l to \k 

 Messengers, Morgans audl^liiek JfawK- h:;vi 



been proved not to be ^uoh. 



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Corn, vdiicb has been taJven care of is 



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pushing forward most snryirir^Inaly. If' he 

 rro.sts h(»ld off, mo.st of ic will niaturc. 



I'.ihle ,o i.-ike. ii'yai d(, jx't '.vi-^h I."' plant 

 I '• !i; in the iWlI, thry i an h. kf.pt in boxc ol 

 .-aid a little moist, but nof \\<^f. Tli(>«oi)iect 

 • t .) k. ; j> ihe;n ^o moi, t ,is n »t tf> dry thoiu 

 .. ■•. a'ld not so wet as to spi.^ut tbctn. The 

 .-. -.'l i:uii tueu be ph.nled in the spring. 



^'.-i.f Tin- fresi'lcnt of the .\ui'rie;:H In: ti- 

 "a'.e [.\evv' York.] has converted the rond- 

 "tiou lli^ ;arnj io a '^'.-duabh* u>e. ile has 

 . .;.iht i..'f liiciii, auu liey !i'.»U' 'jotai i I'lriV- 

 'Ive kinds >-[' ti.- h. The.-c, fl^h gro\\' iapi<liy, 

 and he says he can n.ake hi.- poi,']? m'.,rc jro- 

 h.tibi': than tract:- of hind of ^he .same dimeo- 

 >ious. He li...; even shaib a salt water llsli, 

 i:: SO!!"- of liani, which are tl'^ing wej!. lie 

 fiml;- no il.iilculty in stocking his pouds wiih 



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The StKte Fair. 



This fair, tlie pr?.sent year, is be held 

 at CcntraHn, in Southern Ill'iuois, com- 

 moncinir ou the 14th and endinrj on the 

 ITth of the present month. So mncli 

 has Deon publi.shcd in regard to it that 

 we neetl say but little here. The fair 

 was located at Centralla, because South- 

 ern Illinois, which had contributed much 

 to its former successes, desired it, and 

 because it was believed tha^ it would be 

 of much benefit to that portion of our 

 State. It is not necc-nsary at this day 

 to arg;uc in favoi of the advantages of 

 ])ub1ic displays of this eliaracter. So 

 important and necessary are they deem- 

 ed, that there is scarcely at this time a 

 county in this State \\hcre they are not 

 seen. Tlr.'ir effects are the introduction 

 of valuable stock, fruits, grains, vegeta- 

 bles, tigricultural implements, articles of 

 dopiestic economy, — they produce emu- 

 lation amon!i farmers and mechanics for 

 good; — they stimulate tlie industry and 

 taste of our wives and dauLilUers:— and 

 nn)ro than all, they h.ivc a powerfttl ten- 

 dency to make our ;igricukural popula- 

 tion feel tlieir true position in society, 

 and that education, tastt; and industry 

 .oust 00 united to make tl.:- }\>rfeet and 

 siLjcessfi:! fa: uier. 



we d;\ ire to see a g-rtat crowd at 

 C'e'j imIki. \Vl' wani those who will 

 eoi., • thOie to icarii. ^Vo v/aut to SCO 

 the r'arracrs and their eons examine the 

 ■-tock of :t]] kinds. We want to see 

 them take hold of il.c plows and other 

 agri.:ultnrai insirtimmtj designed to re 

 1 'Vi thrviifi.yui, tmii p:>rfect, their h^b-or. 

 "Ve »vaLt ii:;;u to undorsihnd the ratnits 

 o^" tiie>.L d'.tfeven: i..achinrs. Wc want 

 thoni to look at the faim wagons and 

 carriage^', and sec if thcj'O are not im- 

 prove'.nents in them Avorthy of their at- 

 tehtioii. "We A.ould have them examine 

 the harness, che saddles, the bridles. 

 \Vc would like them look at the wheut, 

 new varieties of oats, corn, vegetables, 



fruits. If in .•-■1 thc:re and hundreds of 

 other things, they find that which is 

 valuable, lei them t.'d<e notes, that they 

 may be ihei-f.fter supplied. We want 

 the ladies ihjie. and they will be there, 

 and thev will admire beautiful stock, 

 and they Avill examine fruits, vegetables; 

 — they will have u keen eye to articles 

 which couT' .specially into their depart- 

 ments — canned fruits, ureserves, confec- 



