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THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



Corn Cutting niacliincs, 



Editor of the Farmer : — I have occa- 

 sionally seen notices published of corn 

 cutting machines, and, indeed, a machine 

 of this kind received a premium at the 

 last Illinois State Fair. I think the 

 person who entered the machine, gave 

 his residence as Bloomington. But nei- 

 ther that, or any other corn cutting ma- 

 chine, so far as I can learn, has been in- 

 troduced into practical use. If your 

 knowledge on this subject is different, 

 and there is a corn-cutting machine in 

 use anywhere, please state so in your 

 paper, and you will receive the thanks 

 of a good many of your readers. 



We have our corn buskers now, that 

 perform well, and do up a kind of far 

 mers' work that is very laborious. That 

 which I saw on its way to the State 

 Fair last year, was a cumbrous and ex- 

 pensive machine, but I think would work 

 well. That you pictured in your last 

 Faiimer , strikes us as being more sim- 

 ple and less expensive. If it will work 

 well, and can be put at a reasonable 

 price, there will be a great market for 

 them in Illinois. 



The State Fair is a proper place to 

 bring all new agricultural machines. 

 There we have farmers from every part 

 of the State, and who will be glad to ex- 

 amine all such machines as will lighten 

 their labor and do work. I would like, 

 indeed to see the Bloomington corn cut- 

 ter again at the fair, andsceit su])jected 

 to a fair trial. If it is what is claimed 

 for it, it will be wanted in our State; — 

 and let me say here, if our State Agri- 

 cultural Society wishes the awards of 

 committees, in reference to airricultural 

 implements to influence the public mind, 

 they must give these implements an ef- 

 fective trial. Nothing else will suffice 

 to make a basis for a proper award. 



I have seen several pieces in the Fah- 

 iMBR recommending a thorough trial of 

 implements at the fair, and the response 

 of Mr. Mills that two days of the fair 

 shall be devoted to the trial of plows. 

 This I regard as a most excellent move- 

 ment; and I hope the Superintendent on 

 Agricultural Implements will also de- 

 vote a good portion of the fair week to 

 the trial of the implei.ients in his cUi.-s. 



Yours, &c., C. W. B. 



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The Apple Worm. 



Editor Farmer .--—Have you noticed 

 the present season the great destruction 

 of apples, caused by the apple worm? 

 The fruit is fast falling from the trees, 

 and not a single specimen can be found 

 on the ground in which there is not an 

 apple worm. And I have examined the 

 fruit on the trees, and rarely Is it the case 

 that an apple can be found which is not 

 perforated by this worm. 



Something must be done, or we shall 

 lose our apples as well hereafter as now. 



When an apple falls to the ground, the 

 worm soon makes his way out of it, goes 

 into the ground, remains there in winter, 

 goes into the larva state, comes out in 

 the spring in the new form of a miller, 

 crawls up the trees and lays his eggs to 

 form worms, and then has completed his 

 mission. The eggs hatch into worms, 

 go into the apple, and this process is 

 continued. 



The mischief is done the present season, 

 the apples are ruined, many have fal- 

 len to the ground, and the worm has 

 escaped to make preparations for next 

 spring's operations; What now can be 

 done? Nothing until next spring, unless 

 late in the fall we turn up the ground 

 under the trees, and thus expose the 

 larva to freezing; and this plan to rid 

 ourselves of the evil, Avill only bo par- 

 tially effectual. But wo must kill the 

 miller when he attempts to ascend the 

 trees in the spring,-— or rather rue, for 

 the female, destitute of wings, does the 

 mischief. A ring of soft tar spread on 

 a strip of cloth fastened round the tree, 

 is partially effectual,— would be entirely 

 so, but for the fact that rain or cold 

 will harden the tar so that the insects 

 can crawl over it. A pattnt lias been 

 taken out for a troui^h, which is to be 

 filled with water and fastened tight about 

 the tree, said to be a very ingenious, 

 perfect, cheap and effective contrivance. 

 [ have seen this noticed in the papers. 

 Can you tell me Mr. Editor, where it 

 can be iiad? 



It is quite certain tliat some preven- 

 tive means must be resorted to, to des- 

 troy this insect, or it will be in vam for 

 us to expect gootl crops of fair and sound 

 apples. The ravngcs of this insect have 

 been alarmingly increased within the last 

 few years. I would be glad to hear 

 from some of your correspondents their 

 views in regard to these insects, and 

 especially their practice, if they have 

 been successful in preserving their fruit 



from his depredations. M. 



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Corn Crop. 



The Louisville Journal says that the corn 

 crop has never l)een so larjie in Kentucky ns 

 'he prc'-ent promises to le. We henr of tiel'^s 

 •a thf» Bhie OraHsre-jjion e'tlmateJ at 2') Ijarrol? 

 or 175 l)UHhpl8 to the acre, while fieMs proniis 

 ing 75 or 80 bushels are quite common. Con- 

 Hpqsient upon this, droves of swino from the 

 less proliiio rt^gionn cross ihe Ohio liver d.illy 

 at thid und othtT points to be fittenod in Ken- 

 tucky, and the indications now fire that we 

 shall have finer and fatter ho^e this season than 



ever before". 



We ftlfo karn from oth'?r sources that the 

 corn crop this Heanon proniises niuch more 

 vbundanily than was ari'vicipated sumo weeks 

 rsinco. 



Thin may he «aid wirh rffprence to Maryltir.d 

 Peonsvlvania. Nrw York, Illinois, Indiunii, and 

 indeed nearly all the Western Staten. Such in 

 ilio tenor of infurmanon gathered from our 

 vuriuua exchanges. — JSaltimore Patriot, 



COMMKllCIAL. 



Sprfn£:field Market— Sept. 30. 



WiiKAT— 7u(ji.su V t>«; 



CORN — lO^jjeO b\v. scnrco; 

 CORN MUSL— Ti^buj 

 BUCKWIIHAT— #1; 

 UATlS— 30c |» I'u: none; 

 DEAj<t< — TbC*l"*) f'- I'u; 

 BliAN— lUc Jfliu; 

 SHOUTS— 1.1 ^, Ipu; 

 TlMOrnY SKhU— |2i4^hu; 

 UUN(JAUlANOr.SeeU Jl;J 50; 

 MILI.KT— 11 2^; 

 CLOVKK— <;7?. hu; 

 N !•; W l*OT ATOKS— C5cii-7ri; 

 TAY— $Ky ton; 

 TAI-I/)\V— Sc'-f', Iti; 

 SOAP— b«r;t;i4<-|UI); 

 OANDUhS— He j» lx)x; 

 l^JnK— 3-J5>lU0tbs; 

 W \0«>N — i%i!W liaiiiH. "(iitS Iti; 

 llACC'X— Siiif«,7to8 lb; 



KOO &<»7c%>doz; 



liAKD— 8<u)10c %» lb; 

 HUti AH- 8(;^.10c f. fb; 

 CUFFKJt— 13@l6c^ 11); 

 M0l>ASdE8— 45(fli60c ^ gal; 

 SALT— $1 76^ Back; 

 SALT— J2 60^*bil; 

 nONKY- lfc1*ft); 

 OMONS- |l%^l,u; 

 MACK KRKb- l.'V3>2l)c No. 1; 

 OODKISU— J5 76 ^100 lbs; 

 APHLKfi— Greou, 50^|1; 

 Al'fl.KS— Dried, $-21* bu; 

 WOOD— $3 J>Or»$i %> cord; 

 COAI^— Uc^ bu; 

 IM;aC1IK.S— Dritd; none; 

 WUIi^KY— %< bi ^S^-fOfigBl; 

 VUSiXJAR— '• 12 ^gal; 

 Bli IX>MS— l^dfZ fl 50foj$l! 50 

 liUn'KR— 16c®i!6c ^ is. 



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St. I.ouis Market.~!*C'pt. 28. 



Flonr — •Hlcsof 1000 bl)l-> city iiiji' rliue vestirdAy »Pd the 

 Hduie (jiiaiitity to-duj, for future iluUvery, at $5; 600 do citjr 

 »xtr», iinviite. 



Whrnt — ^uiall lot of very inferior sold «t 58r; 502 do poor, 

 including 9pi iii»f mid bleaclied fall at IVoui 70 to 80c; lol do 

 bleiiclu'd wliitt! bSc: 031 do cirdinary 90c. 



Corn— S»lf« of 67 sackd dAniHj^ed at 50c; TOO do mixed at 

 5'2r; 46 do ytllow, delivired, 60c; &0 do wliitt-, and 100 do do 

 delivered, u6c ^. bushel. 



Uati- 8 sacks poor gold at 48c; 460 do new, in two lots, 

 bOc: 402 do do 64c-; 100 do 6Sc 216 do old 69c. 



jUrlf J— 100 .k" full lit 8Sc; IJO do do 9Jo: l!32 do prime do 

 lOfic, fack*- returned; 'lb do spriti;; 70c. Including cacks. 



live — ,-aie of H bags iufyrior at i6c, including bags; 60 do 

 private. 



Whi-ky— .«aleg embraced 422 bids at 21c ^ Kallon. 



Bacon — W« now quote city ribbed sides at 8c — a decline of 



%.-'■ 



I.ard — A email lot of S plcpo country sold at 9c per lb. 



Salt— Sale of ;ii'0 bkH new at $1 05. 



I'litalies— Althoui.-h tiie I'lTinugg were larjre, the galei 

 •rere vifry light Wi- hi'Uid of tu iikf at loo; oO d^o at 30c, 

 44 dij ut 40>-; 26 do Hi .'it c 



Oiiio g — Ln ffnod deinuin!. Palo of 100 sackaat 99c. 



Dry Ilidr:*- Sales were ma le at H^, IC}.^, and even as 

 low ill It'c rir Iti. A It't of ,00 WHS reported to us at 163<.C. 



P.rnu— A l(jt of 110 H»cks Sid.j at 66c. 



I.'rrt'd iruit — i'.O Rackf of new p -achf 8 bold at J.2 75. 



Talbiw— !>aU> of 1,5 bbis at V%c per lb. 



Fiuxiikud — 15 lackH sold at $1 6o "p bushel. 



• H».— 



St. I.ouis Cattle Market— Sept. %5. 



The arrirals of CiiUh: for tlie last we' k hav« been light, and 

 tin- iji.tiki-l is nearly bun? at prtBi-nt. Uood cattle are in 

 >li niiind. IJilKlnTs pay tor lair t(5 ^joofl, 'Ji.]//o,'ic; for choice, 



;;'-4i;. t;ro8(; iufiiior and common, $ll.gt Ju.^ ^ bend, ad to 

 ■liiilu y. A li)j;lit dem;ind for uliipmcnt to >i'jw Orleamj 



Il0(jS — Are (■filiiif; at prices niiit^ine fromJl^^Sc, in lots; 

 go< •! ill avy lio. s ri t.iil at 634@Si-2'- f" it', "et. 



SIILi-.l' — Tlje niurki't has I'Cen well mipplied for the past 

 wi-ek, and «old readly at jTics raiigiiij; fium %\ b'Qli'l 75; 

 chotci' will bring J3 Over 1.000 huaU were soldatan average 

 of J2 tiO "jl bend IU;t few left over u-jgold. 



(\>V\>! A.M)C'ALV1>— !iiit f.^w ..ftt-riii/. and fair demand 

 'ov K''Od cowb at |2j(S.f36 'iK head; coinuiou and ordinary 



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[IVrTik-midi.] 



Xew York Mitikct— -September 27. 



ST.ICIv!^— .\t Jirst b i;«..l « n b,-tt<T. and are still higher 

 Pftle^ Krie, i-liice llie b- unl was nude, 17;'.:. and N Y 1%'j'^ 

 ^^J[lcy coiitiiiiie.i plint;MMid i?^ freely offi-ri-d at I'orniTratea 

 .■;lerlin-.i eS hanfre tirm ut *1 10; & It 1 04^^; 1 C 793a; I C 

 l-.n.U VI. M .-■ .It U i -':;'■ v N Y 0''^V^\ R-ad'u,g47J'„:t; i G 

 90; MichCjO: l.a-; Ji .M -iyi: U(.;j;rautK2G:(;&T32'X; G&C 

 v.;;^: V, * V 7-'i- I'.m ima il 19, I'ac .-uail ^i 04; I'acoal 74, B 

 Co; I'irie boll-la •>{ 02. :U. 



i'bi'UiJ — .^Iarkt;t dull and heavy, but unchanged, i'or 

 pnmi', tiiirs 600 bi.:s f :; 8ii;a4 :.t'; iiiisonnil $5 20^,0 37; Cana- 

 dian Mendy. !^aIl;K 36'J bids $0 bOiii,lJ 60 — extra small lales. 

 Hye Hour j\l 25((' 4 I'j. 



H UKA T— 6(eiidy, For contra on, snles 2,'>.0O0 at S4o for 

 un-i'und ('l;ii-it;'i -"iiring: $1 36 good wbitu Canada. 



RY K— firm at 7-'('i'8ic. 



Cl'U.N — Dri lined i.- 'i*, bu, with sales 26,000 bu at 71@75 for 

 iiUfiiiiiid t"i g mi »t' tern mixed. 



0\ I ^ — Fjrm a: 4i (u t7o for r-tate; fdCiih'Z for western. 



POIili— Dull and hcava. Salcs20UbOlstl0 85; me3S$14 90 

 frf.fl-.. 



I'Ul.MK UKKF— SttftdV: cut meats steady T^/^. . 



11AM.»— I >4wni.^ f^.y »|, ,„i i,.rg. 



I.AIID-De. liii.'d .'■ales 1:00 bbliin(r!ilV',^c. 



HI' !Ti.U— !«l.ady. l_'i(^l?c Ohio; l.j:iiiui; etate. 



OIKK-'K— D.iiiHt6(a.;3a^. 



VVlIl.'iKi — Lo-.vtr. faii-s SJCi bM-* 2Zc. 



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New York CatUe I>Iarket~!«epteml>er 22, 



Tbw cattl<-at Forty-fom tli -.trtet were derived fiom the fol- 

 lowing soLrceB : 



N' w York S29 



Chid ti70 



IiidiMiii*. -204 



Keiitu -Vy y^^^ 



>liLliii;rn 03 



llliii ii> .' 1.774 



li-xns ,t4 



Iowa 07 



We subjoin a li<t of droves and owners Iroui llliuois: 

 No. Ount-rs. Sale^m■ n 



0^ ?•'' Ph.liH Iloatc a: i-'h(rm.in 



32 W Ihoiu Iloag <l( iherman 



. >&.?.3_.iA.a:«>-W .-^ Mlm,i . 



