YOIJJMI-: V. 



srRTxr,FT]:Li), ill., octouer, isgo. 



NUMBER 10. 



THE ILLINOIS FAilMER. 



rVIiLLSlIin) MOXTIIT.Y, 

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BAIL ir A C H E & BAKER, 



JoiitvAi, Ofiick, f^riuxfibiKLi), Illinois. 



]SI. L. 3:>i:]S^I^AI\ Editor. 



TKinis OK sri;.-ciui'Tiox. 



Onp roj)y, niK' year, in iiilv:i!K-e :?1 HO 



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T'-ii " :ili'l nil" I" ilh' ii'T.-i'ii !;■ t:ili.' I'.ji cl'i'ii 7 ."iil 



Fift'-iii i-npii's ami nvL-r, li-i^';, Cl.■!lt^ oacli, ami unc tu iicrsoii 

 trtlli:i^' uji c-Iiil.. 



CA.>;ii r. \Ti:.< III' .mivkiitisin^'. : 

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SrEClAli XOTIJJE. 



A!! lmsino«s KttLr> >li'>i-lil lit- (lirictid to tlie PiiMijhcrs, at 

 P|>rin,L'nolil; jiml all c>>iniiniiiic.itioi:> for tlif cyi' of tlu' I"aitr>r, 

 anil till' oxriianp's, sliould he dircctLd — U.liM'!s I'.M'.mkr, 

 Clianii.ai.L'n, 111. (TIil- n:iine of the jio^t ullice at AVu:-! Vr. 

 liana lias l.crn clian'.'id a- ali(p\o.) 



CONTENTS. 



Octt ),<>r 



Procprdinfcs of the Ulinois Sf^te Apricultnral Fair, held 

 at .KiL'I-.s.>nvil]t-, gii)tcml.erlUt!i, lltli, IJlh, VMh and 

 14tl), 1^(10 



List of award.- made at tho lllinuis State Fair ;.< Jackson- 

 ville 



Mefting (if Dole:,'ati.'3 fur tlie Elootiiui of Ornctrs of tlio 

 llllnnis State Agricultural Suoitty 



FaJrlianU's 9cale.^ 



Pl>aul'li hit's Prepared (i luo 



EDITOR'S TAliLF. 



The (iruve Nursery 



What can lie iiiadi' of acuunty fair 



Itarrnv's Colored Fruit:, 



Fall I'lowin- 



rimoin Ciirn 



!•< 



Deans 



Oct olicr 



" The Seminary ]!, 11." 



I'reiniiiiii List 



Tree and Slirub Seeds 



State Fair 



Cook's Nur-i ly 



Waterint'loiiS 



Flower Pots 



Haniinond Ditcliiiicr ^lachines 



liryant i Stratton's Chain of National Commercial 



Colle.re.i 



MAltKF.TS. 



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Ottolicr. 



" l!ut .sec the many fadiiiL' color'd woods, 

 Sliade dcfcji'ninjr over fcha<le, t}ie country round 

 Inibrown ; crowiled uiiilirago, dusk and dim, 

 Of every hue, from wan decliniiii-' green 

 To sooty dusk." 



Tlic change from summer to autumn 

 lias now grown more and more tipparcr.t, 

 the ;;ir feels iinl)U'(l with frost as thoush 

 oM ]2i>i\<i.i liad C'jm'aciice.I vrliistlinc- 



(lo-vvii from his icy fastness in the north 

 where summer has had him pent up 

 doing penance in the ''open polar sea," 

 or cllRyinf]!; to the iceberjT. 



Vrhore the sunli.irhf reflected, 



From iceljerg and clilf, 



Sends his lianner.s of lijrlit far uji the hlue sky, 



Mhcre Iiis ray.s frrow paler as they 



Floa-t far away, and at last are Ijut 



Glimpses of pale " Kortlurn l.iirht," 



C0I4 frozen sjiears on the Earth's northern vcr{:e — 



Great banners of llame frozeii cold. 



Like the el!n''s wht re tlujy liovi-r 



And wave to and fro, a^ tlie world sargej oiiward, 



Through the season of changes. 



The irroat corn zone h;is Ijocn ircntlv 

 touched by frost, but his frostship "svill 

 soon Cover us wilh a denser niaiiLlo of 

 white, an<l the parti-colored wood will 

 bo brown and bare, and the great 

 streatches of prairie "will but move to 

 the sighing of the autumn winds as it 

 s-wceps down the vast slopes, leafless 

 and bare of summer herbage. 



" The pale deeendiu;j; year, yet plea-ini; silll, 

 A greater mood ii:spii-es; for now tJie leaf 

 Incessant rustles from the mournful grove, 

 Oft startling sucli as, studious, walk below, 

 And slowly circU-s thru' the ■waving air." 



All is a.irain stirrin<x activtiv, the last 

 products of summer must be placed safe 

 beyond the reach of frost and r:iin, the 

 stubble land must be turned over with 

 the plow, the drains must be cleaned for 

 tl'.e pas.sagc of the winter rains, the 

 barn yards must be scraped to the bot- 

 tom and their rich dcposites scattered 

 over the iieklS; tools must be housed 

 tliat are no longer needed for out-door 

 use, the garden carefully looked over 

 and the rul/oisli taken out or burned, 

 the borders of tlie llower garden will 

 need looking to, and such plants as re- 

 quire protection attendeel to before a 

 sharp frost shall ruin them. All 

 grape vines will be benefitted by being 

 laid down and slightly protected, more 

 especially the Isabella and Catawba. 

 On the whole, Oct^.bcr is a month of 

 rich enjoyment, and of deep iiit.Tc.-t. it 

 i.- t';e uioHrh inwhicii the fh-s!: IVo-'t crisps 



, the tender vegetation in this latitude, 

 I and when the golden ears of Indian 

 corn is ready for the harvest, a busy 

 month for the farmer, a month of prepa- 

 ration for t:ie leisure of winter, much 

 of the j)leasures of which will depend 

 upon the fidelity wich which you dis- 

 charge your duties to October. 



October, in t'u'. North-west, is a beautiful 

 montli, the air is tilways soft and balmy 

 with tiie Indian summer. 'J'hc lirst sharp 

 inists have passed, loosening the Ibotstalks 

 of tlic leaves whicJi now fill the autumn 

 eddies, an emblem of man, but the bud is 

 left tliat shall bnr.-t in t^prinj? and rc-clothc 

 iiuniiuiatc nature, so man shall airain rise to 

 iumiortality. 



Xo farmer can afford to neglect the many 

 duties that this iiionth imposes, many of 

 tliem, seemingly 8 ni all, yet <>f large impor- 

 tuuec, 'svlieu winter sweeps over the lanJ- 

 sca])e and cuts sb.ort the privilege of retro- 

 spect of time lost. The farm, the orchard, 

 and the house need a careful looking after, 

 tools sliould be put up that arc no longer 

 wanted ; thousands of dollars are wasted 

 every year in the loss of tools by exposure 

 t:i the weather.- We will not attempt a cata- 

 I ij;uo of all that will ro<piire your attention, 

 but simply ask yiHi to look through 3-our 

 premises and see what need.s your iuiniediate 

 attention, you c:innot safely delay, for you 

 kiiuw iK^t how soon "elack Fr(jst" will lay 

 an embargo on your vr-trk and brin" all 

 your trood intentions to nought. IJe up aud 

 doing, work wliib; the lif.'u.sant days con- 

 ' tinuc and when the storms cuMic vou can sit 

 ' by your iireside and take your ease. "We 

 . b-g of you not to forget tlu- district school, 

 give it j'our presence and vuur eucouragc- 

 \ mcnt, it is the great sheet anchor of our 

 progress, the main pillar of our i?uccess. 

 .Strike it out and we would soon be in the 

 condition of the serfs of ]*mrope, tenants at 

 ■ will of grinding landlords, with it, wc arc 

 ■- freeholders, cultivating our acres iutelligent- 

 : ly aid successfully, carving out our own for- 

 iuues ana pui'sir.r.g linpp!iie.:s in our own 

 •■ ^,■;ly. i>L» not forg;.t the disiriet school. 



