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THE ILIl.i:NrOIS F^niVIER. 



unless It rains In a few days will prove nearly a failure. The 

 chintz bug is busy trying to destroy the crops that are left— 

 the army worm ia making Its avpearaDce. 

 Bt. Joseph, July 27, 1860." 



The Farmers Zeituno.— This is a new Oermon Agricul- 

 tural Journal, published by Robert Widmar, St. Louis, Mo.; 

 $1 a year, monthly. Our German friends will do well to 

 patronize it. 



BiKS— 10 Dbstbot Millebs or Bkb Moths. — A corres- 

 pondent of the New York "Evening Post" gave last year an 

 account of his success with a plan which he has adopted for 

 the destruction of millers or bee moths, as follows : When the 

 season arrived, I put out a white plate, containing a mix- 

 ture of molasses and vinegar well stirred up together. This 

 I continued through all the warm nights of latter part of July 

 and forepart of August, setting the plate at night on a level 

 with the bottom of a hive and near to it, and removing It In 

 the morning. My success was complete. I counted each 

 morninit the number of miilera caught during the nigiit in the 

 llqald on the plate, and In three or four weeks I trapped and 

 killed one thousand. They do not fly much except in very 

 warm nights, and seem to discontinue their operations about 

 the middle of August. I mention these facts for the benefit 

 of those who keep bees, and I have strong hopes, that l>y 

 adopting and making a thorough trial of this trapping system, 

 the depredations of the millers may be arrested, and that 

 they may be finally banished from the apiary. 



[From the Cultivator and Country Oentleman.] 



Strawberries at Chicago. — At last Chicago has begun to 

 grow her own small fruits with a will, and the "Wilson" has 

 the honor of being conspicuous among the number of kinds 

 grown. For the first time here has this berry come into bear- 

 ing in sufficient quantities to leave its mark, and it has done 

 so, distancing by long odds ail other kinds. AVe have seen 

 good "Hovey" here from Cleveland, and Early Scarlet, the 

 hitherto recognized great berry ofthe West — the latter in 

 large quantities, along with other kinds usually grown. But 

 if you want to gee the finest berries, or those commanding 

 the greatent price — the important point to market men — Uie 

 "Wilson's Albany" is that berry. The wholesale rate of the 

 picked berries of this fmit has been from 14 to f 7, and even 

 $8 per bushel, retailing at from fifteen to thirty cents the 

 quart. Immense quantities of ordinary berries have been 

 sold at a dime a quart, and in some cases even less. We 

 know of one man who had 80,000 Wilsons here this spring, and 

 he an old Albanian — another who has had about an acre in full 

 bearing, has got a large breadth for another year, and is pre- 

 paring for an eighteen acre patch; this, too, having tlie ad- 

 vantage of hydrant water to an unlimited extent, by which 

 the size of the berries can be maintained to the last. This 

 last person has trenched bis land and manured immensely, 

 and certainly it looks as though this heavy outlay will pay. 

 He too, has had the Early Scarlet in bearing, and has planted 

 a large patch of the same this spring, but tells the writer he 

 shall plow them under, even though they would next year be 

 Id their prime. I suggested the getting off next year's crop, 

 but his answer was — "7 cannot sell thon when my Wilson's 

 are in. He, too, has the "Hooker." In flavor it is certainly 

 fine, but does not begin to equal the Wilson in productive- 

 ness, or carriage to a distant market without injury. 



£doar Sanders. 



Chicago, Illinois. 



The Statb Fair Grocnds. — We learn from a gentleman 

 who has just returned from the fair grounds at Jacksonviiio, 

 that they are in on unusual state of forwardness. They are 

 situated a mile and a half from the railroad station, directly 

 west. A permanent enclosure surrounds an area of thirty 

 acres of dry land. It includes many beautiful shade trees, 

 whose grateful shade will be appreciated by the concourse 

 there to assemble on the 10th of September next. The usual 

 Halls for exhibition are ail built and neatly fitted up, in a 

 neat and permanent style. Ample arrangements arc made for 

 stock of all kinds, fowls, etc. The driving ring is next within 

 the enclosure and surrounds the entire track — it is ja half a 

 mile in length. In the centre is a small ring for the show of 

 fancy animals, and those competing for the prizes. Within 

 this is a neat pagoda three stories high. Three quarters of 

 this ring is encircled by the amphitheatre, said to afford seats 

 for ten thousand people. It is proposed to charge occupants 

 a dime a seat. 



A balcony of twelve feet wide is to extend around the'|rear 

 of the amphitheatre, and be protected by a canopy over bead. 

 The eating saloons will be underneath, and Id rear of the 

 amphitheatre. 



Four large weiis are to be relied on for a supply of water. 

 There is a great deficiency in the premises lor admitting day 

 light into the hails, where the articles are on exhibition. Day 

 light is cheap — do let It In. Without it you will have a queer 

 set of spectators. 



Jacksonville has three hotels, these and other parties are 

 making accommodations to provide for tlie thousands, with 

 gome further improvements, which we trust will be made, the 

 appointments will be the best our State Society ever had furu- 

 islied them. At the return of the annual rural carnival, all 

 tlie railroads of the State carry passengers at half fare for tlie 

 week. Under this arrangement and the great attractions there 

 to be presented, a large and delighted gathering may be anti- 

 cipated. 



The annual election of officers for the State Agricultural 

 Society comes off at that time, a matter the County Societies 

 ghould be prepared for with three delegates each. 



An Important Invention bt am Illinois FARUBtt.— We 

 understand that our well-known fellow citizen J. B. Turner, 



of Jacksonville, has after the ten years of experimenting on 

 improved modes of cultivation, succeeded in producing a 

 most vaiuaoie corn cultivator, differing essentially In nearly 

 all its parts from anything in use. It has, during the past sea- 

 son, been used under a great variety of circumstances, and in 

 corn from the smallest to the largest. Those who are familiar 

 with its workings, say that by it, one row is perfectly cultiva- 

 ted as fast as a team can walk. The machine requires two 

 horses and one man to work it, and it easily cultivates from 

 eight to ten acres per day. In those fields where it was used, 

 the difference was marked all through the the season over 

 others patents of the same field cultivated in the usual man- 

 ner. If this is BO it will be a great saving to the fanners of 

 Illiuois. 



Our Exohakobs. — Some of our exchanges continue to be 

 sent to Springfield. Wc hope our friends will see to it and 

 hereafter direct them Farmer, Champaign, Ill.,iotherwi8e we 

 do not get them. 



COlVtMEIiCIAL. 



SPRINGFIELD MARKET— Jcly 81. 



WHEAT— II fJ bu; 

 FLOL'U— «n (I0@7 50^ bbl; 

 COUN— 2r.(rx>80c ^ bu; 

 CORN MEAL— fiOc ^ bu; 

 OATS— 26c ^ bu; 

 BEANS— $1@1 25 ^ bu; 

 BRAN— 10c W bu; 

 SHOnTS— 15c ^ bu; 

 TIMOTHY S'D— $2@2 2C; 

 HUNGARIAN S'd— 60@76c; 

 MILLET— >1 ^ bu; 

 CLOVER- f 4 50 ^ bu; 

 POTATOES— New, 26®40c; 

 HAY— »7@9 ^ton; 

 TALLOW— 8 l-2@»c ^ 1»; 

 SOAP— Bar, 4@trc ^ tt; 

 CANDLES— 12 l-2c ^ box; 

 PICKLED P'k— *lS(SM0^ 100; 

 BACON— Hams 12@14t.) lb 

 CHICKENS— ijl 25 ^3 dos; 

 BROOM CORN— $120^ ton; 



BACON— Sides, 10c ^ ft; 

 SQ03— 6®7cipd0E; 

 1 LARD— lUc ^ lb; 

 SUGARr-9@10c » lb; 

 COFFEE— 18@15c W ft; 

 MOLASSES— 45@65o ^ gal; 

 SALT— f 2 ^Sttck; 

 SAt,T— *2 |} bbl; 

 MACKEREL— 12@13Nol: 

 CODFISH— $6 50 f9 100; 

 APPLES— Dried, $'i 00 ipbu; 

 WOOD— $2 50@8^cord; 

 COAL— 10c ^ bu: 

 WHISKY— ]8@26c ^ gal; 

 VINEGAR— 10c ^ gal; 

 BROOMS— $2 00@2 SO^dor; 

 BUTTER— 10@13c ^ ft; 

 HIDES— Dry, best, 18c; 

 HIDES— Green, 6@GKc; 

 APPLES— Green, none; 

 FEATHERS— 85@40c ^ ft; 



[By Telegraph.] 



CHICAGO MARKET— Jult 80. 



Flour — quiet. Grain markets moderately active. Sales of 

 wheat include 4,200 bu No. 1 spring, in parcels at 92>i@93c ; 

 chiefly at the latter ; 4,0i;0 bu No. 2 spring, in parcels, at 90c; 

 8 cars do at 90Xc; 2 do 89c, considered inside; 3 cars re- 

 jected, at 71c; 2 do 72c; 6,000 bu No. 1 red. In small parcels, 

 at 100c; 3,000 bu do li O^c; numerous small parcels of No. 

 2, red, at 94®95c, chiefly at tiie latter. The above sales are 

 all in store. Corn — declined >^c ; sales 28,000 bu No. 1, In 

 Ota and parcels, 42)^®42?.ic, and 11,000, No. 2, at 41>^@ 

 1 J4C, with 2,000 bu do at 42c. Oats— scarce and firm. 



fBy Telegraph.] 



NEW YORK MARKET— AcccsT 1. 



Flour market 5c better; sales 13000 bbis *5 05@$5 10 su- 

 per State; $5 20@*5 80 extra State; |6@|5 10 super West- 

 ern; $5 li @$5 30 common to medium extra Western; J5 20 

 ®$5 85 inferior tOi good shipping brands extra RHO. Can- 

 ada more active; sales 700 bbis $.'i@|5 10 super; |5 15@|7 

 50 extra. Rye Flour steady, $3 60@*4 20. Wheat market 

 l@2c better for old, and shade better for new; sales 58000 bus 

 *1 22@*1 23 Mil club; $1 24@fl 27 Amber Iowa and Wis; 

 *1 25 new red Ohio; $1 83 new white Ind; fl 30 new red 

 Southern. Rje quiet, 81c. Barley dull. Corn market firm- 

 er, with only moderate business; sales 32000 bus 62@63c good 

 to prime mixed Western, closing heavy. Oats a little more 

 active, 37®40c Western and Canada; .0@40>^c Stat«. Pork 

 firm and more active; sales 10500 bbIs|l«.S5 old mess; $19 12 

 ®|19 25 new mess; $12 50 old prime; |14 25 new. Beef 

 steady; sales 700 bbis. Cut Meats firm and unchanged, with 

 trifling sales. 



WEEKLY REVIEW OP THE ST. LOUIS MARKET— 

 Jdlt 28. P.M. 



The changes that have taken place In prices this week have 

 been few and unimportant, excepting the article of Rio coffee, 

 which shows a decided advance over our last quotations. — 

 Tobacco has been in good demand, especially for the finer 

 qualities, which meeta with a ready sale at veey full prices. 

 Hemp— The receipts were (luite moderate tliis week, which 

 caused a firmer feeling, but no change has taken place in 

 prices. The highest grades are in active demand, but com- 

 mon qualities are quiet, at previous quotations. Prime is 

 quoted at f 116, and choice at $120 to 122. Flour— this arti- 

 cle is without special change. Transactions have been small, 

 and the mai-ket ia dull at our quotations. Round lots city su- 

 perfine, in store, are very dull, and it would be very difficult to 

 sell at $4 75. Fresh ground is selling in small lots at $5 25. 

 Country super dull at $4 75®5. Do extra |G 75®8, accord- 

 ing to brand. Wheat— the continued dullness in flour has in- 

 duced buyers to hold off, and the market has been dull, and 

 prices of fall declined about 5 cents for the week, closing 

 quiet at 80®96 for spring and club, 1@1 15 for common to 

 choice fail. Cork— opened dull, but towards the latter part 

 of the week there was an increased demand at steady prices. 

 Oais— advanced l@2c for new the first two days of the week, 

 and the market ruled steady up to yesterday, when tho re- 

 ceipts were large, causing an easier market. To-day prices 

 were steady, but sales were quiet moderate. Whisky— un- 

 changed 18c. 



Provisions are firm and prices of bacon shoulders and sides 

 rule >^ higher than at the date of our last review. Shoulders 

 OiSXc Rib sides ny.o. Clear do 12^40. Plain hams can- 

 vassed llj^c. Sugar cured do 12;^ to 12Jic. Mess pork un- 

 changed at $19 50 to $2'i. Choice lard is held at 13c per 

 pound. Groceries— ihe light stock of Rio coffee in the United 

 States, and advance in prices at New Orleans and other 

 points, caused a finer market, and holders are now asking 16 



®17c for good fair to prime. Small lots of the latter are sold 

 atl6>ic. Sugar has ruled firm, with a moderate business, 

 and price, have a tendency npward. There is very little 

 Louisiana sugar here that can be had at less than 8c, and we 

 quote the range at $8@8%c. Molasses continues very dull 

 and nominal. Rcboiied 80@80c ; prime plantation 86@3Sc. 

 Southern freight steady. Flour 40c, pork 65c, corn 26c ft 

 bag, hemp and hay $85®.40c, lead 20c, other weight 25c ft 

 100 fts. Coastwise freight about 5c higher. 



ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARICET— Jcly 28. 



Beef Cattle — The supply has been large, and a further de- 

 cline has taken place; the best beeves have been sold at 2^ 

 @3c I? ft gross; common at 13i'@23^o<' and yards full, at the 

 close, of all descrij>tions.« The demand is fair at the prices, 

 and more cattle have been taken for shipment during the week 

 than is usual at this sea.son of the year. Over 300 head ship- 

 ped south; 140 shipped east. 



Hogs — In light supply and good demand, with prices at 6® 

 6>f c ^ ft net. Shipped south 260 head. 



[Abridged from the New York Times, 26th.] 

 NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET— July 25. 



Just OS we expected, and cautioned people against, cattle 

 dealers, and owners also, were excited over the advance in 

 the price of beef secured by the forestalling operations of the 

 New York dealers during the two weeks past. The result Is, 

 we have had nearly five thousand head of beef cattle forced 

 into this week's market, when less than four thousand head 

 were really needed. More than forty per cent, of these came 

 from Illinois, and nearly seventy per cent, of the whole camo 

 from beyond the Ohio, so that they must have been started 

 from home before the result of last week's market was known. 

 They were therefore forwarded on the strength of the slight 

 upward turn of the prices two weeks ago. Of course the mar- 

 ket broke down to-day, or rather yesterday, wlien every effort 

 was made by the brokers to get off their consignments at 

 from $G to $S ^ head less than was obtained for the same 

 grades last week. But the buyers, who felt themselves victim- 

 ized by the' brokers last week, were disposed to have their 

 turn, and they bought provokingly slow and sparingly. The 

 sales dragged heavy all day, but the cattle were nearly all 

 worked off at nightfall, many of the butchers having taken In 

 nearly a double supply, preferring this course to running the 

 risk of any chance advance at the following market. Forward- 

 ers will do well to keep in mind that there is now on hand a 

 considerable surplus. 



Of the 4,115 bullocks yarded at Forty-fourth street this 

 week, so far as we could ascertain their origin from owners 

 and salesmen, and from the yard-books, 507 head came from 

 New York, 182 from Indiana, 1,764 from Illinois, 199 from 

 Iowa, 202 from Kentucky, 974 from Ohio, 97 from Pennsylva- 

 nia, 43 from Virginia, 76 from Canada, and 11 from New Jer- 

 sey. 



Tuesday's prices were generally from j^c@J^c ^ ft lower 

 than one week ago, and about half the cattle were sold on that 

 day. A further reduction of some $3 ^ head had to be made 

 on Wednesday, before buyers would take hold, and even then 

 business was very dull, and the yards were barely emptied at 

 nightfall, most of the sales of this day being at a decline fully 

 Ic upon the prevailing rates of last Wednesday. 



Taking the average of the entire transactions of this week's 

 market, and setting down those of last week for comparison, 

 we have the following : 



TJiis Week. La«t Week. 



Premium None. None. 



First quality 9>4® 9X »%@10)i 



Medium quality 8>^@ 8?^ 9 @ O^jJ' 



Poor quality ... 7X® 8 8X® 9 



Poorest quality 6?;^® 7;^: 7?^@ 8^ 



General selling prices 73^® 9 8>i@in 



Averageof all sales, about 8X@ 8^ 9 @ 9M 



For very few of the choice fat steers 9ii@9>4 c was obtained, 

 but there were plenty of fine beeves at 9c, and very passable 

 ones at 8^c. 



P'^^ ENiNOCK'S PATENT WHEAT DRILL. 

 I have on hand a few of this well known and celebrated 

 Wheat Drill made at the Quincy Agricultural Works, which I 

 wish to close out this season, and will sell them at Fifty 

 Dollars Cash at Quincy, this offers a chance for a few far- 

 mers to buy a good drill at much less than tliey have been 

 sold at heretofore, the price has always been $80 until last 

 season. Address, H. D. WOODRUFF, 



au gl-f2m Quincy, Adams Co., 111. 



100,000 PEACH TR EES. 



HIGHTSTOWN, (N. J.) NURSERIES, ESTABLISHED 1826. 

 Isaac Pnllen, Proprietor. 



FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES 

 of thrifty growth and fine assortment of varieties for 

 sale in the fall of 1860 and spring of 1861. Persons desirous 

 of purchasing are invited to write for description catalogues, 

 which will be ready for distribution by the first of August. 



In addition to his usual large stock of Fruit and Ornamen- 

 tal Trees, the proprietor has the pleasure of offering for fall 

 and spring sales, the largest and finest stock of 



PEJLCH TREES 



which he has ever grown. The late severe winter proved bo 

 disastrous to peach nurseries In sections of the country, both 

 North and South, has In no manner injured his. Those who 

 intend to plant lagely are especially Invited to visit the nur- 

 series and examine the stock for themselves. A long experi- 

 ence, extending through a period of over thirty years enables 

 the proprietor to raise such varieties as succeed well for mark- 

 et purposes. During this period he has sent trees to all sec- 

 tions of the country, and knows from an extensive correspon- 

 dence with his customers how each kind succeeds, and which 

 have proved profitable in particular localities. With this ex- 

 perience, he can confidently recommend his stock, and can 

 assure those who leave the selection af kinds to him, that 

 they shall receive only such as will prove remunerative. 



During the months of August and September the fruit of the 

 principle varieties of Peach, Pear and Apple may be seen; at 

 which time those intending to plant are invited to call. All 

 orders, communications, etc., to be addressed to, 



ISAAC PULLEN, 

 Higlitstown, Mercer Co., New Jersey. 



N. B.— 100,000 Silver Maple Seedlings, one year old. 



aug l-4m 



