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horses and cattle, nnd, to a great degree, even 

 in these, there is little interest marifested, and 

 but iittle contributed to the exhibition beyond 

 a limited section sdrrounding the location of 

 the Fair. People living at great distances, 

 having valuable animals or articles, or rare and 

 valuable works of art or mechanism, vrill n,it, 

 except in a small degree, incur the oost and 

 risk of taking such animals or articles to the 

 Fair. This fact — which will be doubted by 

 none — we consider strong in establishing the 

 evidence of the advantages of the propo ed 

 change. The Fairs, as now held, are, to a great 

 degree, merely local exhibitions, and intprest 

 but pmall sections, while the District Fairs 

 would excite each the same interest, and extend 

 its influence and benefits in its owa section 

 more than can be done by the present mode. 

 The objects of the Society in holding Fairs is, 

 to promote the interests and extend the influ 

 ence of an improved and constantly improving 

 syste.n of agriculture, horticulture, manufac" 

 tures, mechanics, arts and domestic industry, 

 and to encouraj^e improvements in impleraen's, 

 breeds ol stock, &c., and ths diffusion of useful 

 information among the people That great 

 benefits have been conferred by the State Sjci- 

 ety is evident ; and it must be manifest to all 

 that it may be made c^ipable of extrnding this 

 influence to a great extent by the adoption (if 

 the proposed plan. The object is to reach each 

 year, by the attractions of our fairs, the greatest 

 number of our citizens, and bring them within 

 the reach of its benefits by making them acces- 

 Bible to the greatest number. No one can 

 doubt the good judgment which located the iast 

 State Fair in the Southern part of the State, 

 where never before had such an exhibi ion 

 been seen, and the good which must result 

 from it can not be calculated ; but could such 

 Fairs be held in that section each year, the in- 

 terest would be constantly kept up. and such 

 an arrangement would greatly accelerate the 

 advance of the people in their improvement, 

 aided by the organization of the institution ; 

 while if a number of years should elapse before 

 the Fair was as^ain held, much thought and in-* 

 terest which have now been started or brought 

 out would lose much of its power and efficiency 

 for the need of proper stimulation, and such 

 must be the case should our State Society con- 

 tinue the present plan of its Fairs. In our 

 opinion, the plan we have proposed would do 

 more to bring up all sections of our State to- 

 wards a standard of perfection more rapidly 

 and snrely than can be done in any other way. 



The matter will be brought before the State 

 Society at their next annual meeting, and we 

 hope the County Societies will send repressn'a- 

 tives there, that full and free discussion of the 

 plan may be had, and the best course be pur-, 

 sued. 



North — Booone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, De 

 Dalb, DuPage, Grundy, Henry, JoDaviess, 

 Kane, Kankakee, Kendall; Lake, LaSalle, Lee, 

 Marshall, McIIenry, Mercer, Ogle, Putnam, 

 Rock Island, Stephenson; Whiteside, Will, 

 Winnebago— 25. 



East. — Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles; Craw- 

 lord, Cumberland, DeWi^t, Edger, Effinsrham, 

 Fayette, Iroquois, Lawrence, Macon, McLean, 

 Moultrie, Piatt, Richland, Shelby. Vermillion, 

 Woodford, Tazewell, Livingston — 22. 



South. —Alexander, Bond, Clinton, Edwards, 

 Franklin Gallatin, Hamilton. Hardin, Jackson, 

 Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson; Madison, Marion, 

 Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Ran- 

 dolph, Saline, St. CI iir,Uni(m,Waba-h, Wash- 

 ington, Wayne, Wiiite, Williamson— 28. 



West. — Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Ca^s, Chris 

 tian, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Ilenders m, 

 Jersey, Knox, Logan, Macoupin. Mason, Mc- 

 Donough, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Peo- 

 ria, Pike, Sangamon, Schuylor, Scott, Stark, 

 Warren — 25. Adams County. 



COMMERCIAL. 



Chicago 9Iarl(et»NoT 27. 



There is no inquiry for Corn and no sales to report. O ts i 

 quiet, imt firm, m itb a fair demand for old crop at d^@54c in 

 bagH. Barley more active with a sale of No. 1, at 67c. in 

 store. 



W HEAT— Sales are SCO bu No. I, Red winter at 90c (nrper 

 war>ihouse), 6UU bu. No. 2 spriugat &5c; 3UU bu.at 54c; all in 

 store. _ 



FLOUR — Continues firm with the following sales: 75bbl8 

 choice Sjiring X at S4,Uti; 60 bbls do at $i,25; 160 bbis 

 "W innebugu ' spring Extra at $3,88; 50 bbls "Atlantic'' do 



I^ARD — Is firm with an upward tendency. We quote 

 9i$@10c. 



TaLLOW— Qniet at 9@9;-^c. 



DKESSKI) IIUG-— ?ales are 7 head av. 2*0 !bs; $5 50; 9 

 head av. 266 lbs. $5@5 6u; 5 head av. 226 tt>8, $'• 50. 



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Ff-OUR — Yesterday an advance took place in city brands, 

 with increased activity; and sales of 2.000 bbls superfine took 

 place at $i 50 delivered, and 500 bb sat $4 40 and 1UU$4 5U. 

 Ti)-dny 200 bbls city fancy sold at $4 60, and country Hour 

 sales embraced 40 bagi superfine Ht S2; 100 bags exti^ at 

 $2 75: 250 bbls fine in lots at $3 50; 5aU bbls superfiiie, in 

 two lots at $4 20. 



WIIKAT — Yesterday an advance ot from .'i@5c per buRhel 

 was had; owing to the activity in flour and small receipts, 

 with sales of several lots choice jftll at as high as $1 20. 1\>- 

 day's market was again depressed, but no material change 

 in prices ; sales of 11 sks serine at 80c; 140 sks cominun fall 

 at «5c: 100 sks at aoc; 164 at 92'^c: 77 and 120 «ks at f 1; 150 

 at $1 05; 72 at $1 08; 34. 127 and 174 sks prime red at $112}A; 

 128 and 188 do at $1 15 ■^ bu. 



CORN — Yesterday corn was in excellent demand, with 

 llgh* supply, with some 1300 sks sold ut 70 to 73c ^bushel. 

 To dav the ma'krt was unchanged: firm, and little offered — 

 sales of 68 sks yellow at 78c; aud 121 and 40u sks at 79c "^ 

 bush. 



OATS — Rereipts have been very small, with few sales; and 

 at liigli rates. Yesterday 400 sks sold at 69 to 70c 'fi bushel. 

 To day, offerings were still smaller, with sales reported only 

 of.'iOsks at 70c; 50 at 75c and 34 sks at 76c ^, bu. 



BAULKY — Market has been ste^idy, at 50 to 5^c for spring 

 and 95c to $1 for fall. To-day the market was dull, with 

 sales of 55 sks spring on private terms, 61 sks do at 55 aud 

 278 sks good fall at 90c fi bu. 



RYK — Receipts and sales are extremely light. Yesterday 

 27 and 65 sks sold at 05c, sks returned, and to-day only 30 

 sks at 70c, sks returned. 



BUCKVVIIKAT— 21 SRS sold to dav at 70c IS bu 



WHISKY — Market firmer, with an advancing tendency, 

 with sales of 2.'<0 bbls in lots at 23c per gallon; and 541)bls 

 on private terms. 



SALT— G. A. is selling at 97^ to $1, and Turk's Island 

 at 75 to 80c per sack, a decline. 



St. r.ouis liive Stock Market— Nov. 27* 



BdUvue House Stock Yards. 



BEEF CATTLE— There is a moderate supply of good cattle 

 offeriiig, with a good stock of common and superior cu the 

 market. Butchers pay lor good to choice OJ^fa 6c, net; for 

 fair to good 21^^ 3c, gioss; superior and common sell atl}4@ 

 2c. Shipping ilemariti fair at d^'c for good qnaiitities. 



1.0QS- — Are coming in more freely and in good demand. 

 Packers are paying f 6@0 40, butchers pav b\/l(nib]^^ for heavy, 

 well fatted bogs. None left on the market unsold. 



SHEKP — But iew coming iu at present, and demand light. 

 Good sheep are Selling at $2 50@$3. 



COWS AND CALVES— A moderate supply offering. Good 

 cows suitable for shipment are in demand at $20@|S5 per 

 head. 



New York Cattle Market— Nov. 27. 



The Cattle at Forty -fourth-street were derived from the 

 following sources: 



Ohio „.955 



New York .......883 



Illinois .....728 



Kentucky 369 



Indiana ...4S2 



New Jersey 42 



Michigan 120 



Connecticut 17 



PRICES OF BEEF AT FoRTT-FOURTa STREET. 



To-day Last week 



Premium Cattle none 9i^c @95^c 



Firnt quality 9c (g.»!^c. 9c. (iji^W 



Medium quality T54c.(a:^G. 8c. roiSv.c 



I'oor quality ti^^c (p,7c. 7c. 



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Allerton reports Cows, selling at }25@$30 for^ ordinary, 

 and $36(tt$40for goed, with a very f^-w at fDOfeiftJO. Few 

 Cows in market, and very little inqtiiry alter them M 

 present. .'• . -. '. - 



TE*L CALVES. - . 



The Calf trade scarcely differs from last week. Oood Veals 

 sell readily at fii^c. and a few choice ones at 7c. "Bobs" are 

 plenty, an i sell « owly, (we should be glad to aee no salej at 

 $1 2o@$l 50 each. 



SHEEP AM) LAMBS 



Mutton has been as low as 3c(i6c. •?>, B)., In Washington 

 Market. Live stock is dull, at 3J.^c@4c. %i lb., gross weight, 

 or 5Gc^75c. ^ head less than last week. Sheep are worth 

 more iu the country than here just now. Large numbers 

 remain unsold. '• •. ^ "- ,- .■ ; 



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Heavy Western Com Hogs... .....6J^@65^ 



Light We»tern Corn Uogs 6 @i.' J4 



Common Corn Hogs 4V<Jfgt5 



Distill. ry Uogs .4Ji(gi5 



^8140. 

 ©7J/.C 

 Cfi'6'/^c" 

 (gJSl^c. 



1 oorest quality ■i\^c.<!j;'nc. ■. 5c. 



General selling pric s 6»4c.(a,8c. .' . . 7c. 



Average of all sales 7s @ — l^c.lmi^^c. 



At lirowning's C'jamberlin's and O'Brien's prices do nut 

 niHteriatly difier from tliOKeat Kortj -fourth-street Brown- 

 ing npoits Beeves at 6c^9c, Cbamberlin reports Beeves at 

 Cc(ii9c. O'Brien reports Beeves at t)!,^cra 8c 



REMARKS ON THE UEEf'maREET. 



There never was, iu our recollectiou, a good market for 

 cattieou the week following Thanksgivim; — we doubt if 

 there evt-r was a poorer one than that held at Forty-fourth 

 street to day. And no wonder. \\ hat do we want of the 

 4.29S beeves brought to the City this w-ek — a majority of 

 theiu poor eating — when there is and has been any amount 

 of good fat turkies offered all over the city at 10c@'2c ^ lb-, 

 and froin that all the way down to 4c. for mrdium qualities, 

 and for tho^e which have been killed long enough to be ten- 

 der, and which, though not at all spoiled, have yet been 

 kept long enough to make the lioldnrs think it about time to 

 "dhove tiiem ott at some rate.." Prices were not so much 

 lower to-day than they have been — and that is not saving I 

 m>icli, forth^y were thought to have reached the lowest i 

 possible point Weeks ago — but the fact is, there. Were few 

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CONTENTS. 



TdexB on progn B« 177 



Wasbin,;t<>n trrrittiry. 17* 



Contents of November No .80 



The sugar rar>ecrop .180 



Going to the country 181 



Traveling pedl«r8 181 



,S'iigar cane fur hogs 181 



Plant tre<8 182 



Gooseberries and curraotsl82 



Raspberries .182 



The chrysanthemum 182 



Shrubbery 182 



The wheat 182 



Ornamental trees 182 



The cherry currant ..183 



Native wine , 183 



Illinois Farmer lor 1858. ..184 



Editorial items...... 184 



State fair tnals ofimpl£^- 



nients and macliin«r\ ...185 



Tlie steam plow trial 185 



The Imphces as sugar 



plants 186 



The cattlemarket 186 



Pheep raising ».....186 



Illiu< is Dnrseries 187 



.Morrill's land bill 187 



Sugar cane seed 1 87 



Fail planting of tn-es 187 



Upland rice„ 187 



Sweet potatoes 187 



A hint for sugar cane grow- 

 ers 188 



Hogs 1 88 



Khubarborple plaut 188 



Sugar cane as a staple crop 188 



The steam plow 188 



Best ground for (rcbards 189 

 The physiciil training of 



girls 18» 



The hug business 189 



Tree pedluig 190 



The chrysanthemum 190 



Agricultural colleges 190 



'the state agriculiural^o- 



ciety fc.l90 



Advert istments 191 



Adverti-ements„ 192 



NEWHAllDWAIlE STORE 



W. B. MILLER & CO., 



West side Capitol Square, (David Spear's old stand,) 

 SFKiyOFlLLD, ILL. 



WHOLESALE AND KETAlL DEALERS 

 in Hardware and Cutlery. 



Guns, Window Glass, Nails, 

 ." V . .- ■ Paints and oils, 



Coach Trimmings, Ac, 

 Beg leave to call the attention of Farmere, Michaiiics, Build- 

 ers and others, to their extensive ai d well ■ elected stock of 

 Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, *c. Having tk< <idvantHg« of be* 

 ing solely in the Hardware Trade, we csn lumii^h goods as 

 low as they can be bought elsewhere. Our object is to make 

 our store a place where persons can always find a complete 

 assortmvui of 



Hardware of All Kiiids, 



A t the lowest prices. We have pjtid especial attention to the 

 Selection of our Goods, being particular to ha\e them of fho 

 best quality and at the lowest prices. Builders will find it 

 much to their advantage to purchase their material here, of 

 which they will always find a complete assortment, as they 

 will get them at I' w- prices. 



Annexed will be found a short list of the articles to be 

 found in our store. Hoping you will be induced to give us 

 a call and examine our stock. 



Mechanics. 



Auger and centre bits; 



None, shell aud spuun bitts; 



Turnscrew bitts; 



Crunter sinks and reamers; 



Plane irons, assorted; 



Broad and poet axes, 



Adzes; 



Iiaud,paiiDrl and rip eawt; 



C. S. back aud comiass saws; 



Mill and ^ cut saws; 



Gimlet point screws; 



Files, all kinds; 



.Spirit levels, gauges. 



Wrenches: 



Drawing knives; 



Bench stups; 



tiil stones. 

 Baildtrt. — Butcher's, Boatty's and Witherby's Chisels.— 

 Nail;', all sizes; strap aud butthingeK: reveal hiug(>^; shu^ 

 ter fastenings. all kinds; bolts, all kinds; turn buckles, sash 

 pulleys aud cord; sash weights; locks and latches, all kinds, 

 (frders for every thing In the way of Ruildim: Hardware so- 

 lici'ed, which w II be filled to satisfaction ol purchai>ers. 



Blacksmiths and Coach Dnilders supplied with stock and 

 tools and all articles in their line st 1' w j.rices. jolSw 



I- ruit Trees for S&ie. ~ 



WE HAVE 15.000 TREES, 5 YEARS 

 old. from seven to ten feet hi^h, well branched, (very 

 nice) that we offer .his fall attbe low price of $12}4 per 100; 

 also 15,000 4 years old, at $10 per 100. to cash customers. 

 Next spring we shall charge $15 for 5 year, and $121^ for 

 4 vear. Also Pear, Cheny, Plum, Grale. Currants, Pie 

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

 trian and Scotch Pines, from three to six feet high, at 25c per 

 foot; Norway, Blue aud Whita Spruces Hemlock, Arborvita, 

 Balsam Fir. European and American Larches, with a good 

 variety of hardy flowering pUhts. Orders respectfully solio 

 ited. VKRRY ALDKiCU.. 



Pleasant Ridge Nursery, Ari8£e,BurewCoiusity,Illiiu«s. 



far aug-3m ■'\-':^'"-^'-^i.-'-'i'!'-:y''--..' 



Fanneis. 

 FuH a.ssortment shove's t 



Si "ies 

 Full 'S.'^rtment hay and ma- 



nuii I" Jib; 

 Chaint >ss; 

 Httlterai. '-reaat chains; 

 Scythes, a. K';ds.ini*eason; 



Farming init' ments; 



Knives, forks au : spoons; 



Porcelain and Brass kettles; 



Pots, ovens, spiders, Ac; 



Augers, assorted; 



Coftee mills; 



Axes, hatchets, hammers; 



i'hovel and tongs, pokers: 



S^adirons; 



Full astortmentof Planes, 



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