1861. 



THE ILLBSfOIS FAEMEE. 



121 



Ed. Farmed: — In my younger days I came 

 from England, where we had regular fairs for 

 the transaction of all kinds of business, the bay- 

 ing and selling of stock, grain seeds, and agri- 

 cultural implements, &c , and engaging all the 

 help we wanted, both male and female ; and I 

 have long seen the necessity of something of the 

 kind in this country, where seller and buyer 

 could be brought together, obviating the difficulty 

 of parties running all over the cauntry to trans- 

 act business ; also having a tendency to e ^tablish 

 more regular prices. I have thought if a regular 

 fair could be established in every county in the 

 State twice a year, say about the 1st April for 

 the spring, and about 1st October for the fall, 

 it would be a great advantage to all business. 

 I was glad to see that something of the kind was 

 started in the north part of the State last year. 

 Yours, Edwakd Claek. 



Hangamon Co., Ills., March 1, 1861. 



There is no question but that fairs, as stated 

 above, would be useful, and we think the time is 

 not distant when they will be adopted in the more 

 densely populated counties. The one at Dixon 

 last spring was a practical success, and when we 

 become accustomed to them, they will be hardly 

 dispensed with. Sangamon and Morgan coun- 

 ties might lead off in this work and give the sys- 

 tem a trial, which we have no doubt will lead to 

 valuable results. In this way exchanges of animals 

 can easily be made, and a vast deal of valuable 

 information disseminated. We hope to see the 

 system have a fair trial. Ed. 



We are glad to learn that preparations are being 

 made by our larmers generally to put in a large 

 breadth of spring wheat. This is right. The 

 grou ;d is in an unusually excellent condition for 

 wheat and the general opinion is, that both the 

 fall and spring wheat this year will make a good 

 crop. There are several varieties of spring 

 wheat that yield as well, and weigh and sell as 

 well as fall wheat. Try if possible to sow a 

 good article. — Schuyler Citizen. 



Milch Cows and Working Cattle. — A good 

 demand now exists for good milch cows with 

 calves. All good animals of this disoription are 

 bought eigerly, and at fair prices. Sales were 

 made yesterday at from $25 to $35, and in some 

 instances as high as $48, was paid for extra good 

 cows. 



Working cattle are also in much request, and 

 sell at much higher prices than beef cattle. — Chi- 

 cago Democrat. 



The abundance of fodder and the tendency to 

 an increase of dairy product in the north part of 

 the State may account for the above demand. 



Special Notice. — For terms see prospectus on 

 last page. All exchanges and communications 

 for the eye of the editor should be directed to 

 Illinois Farmer, Champaign, 111. Electrotypes 

 and business, matters, and subscriptions, to the 

 publishers, Springfield, 111. Implements and 

 models for examination should be sent to the edi- 

 tor. The editor will, so far as it can be done 

 personally test and examine all new machines and 

 improvements submitted to his inspection. He 

 will be found at home, on his farm, nearly all of 

 the time. So far as it is possible the conductors 

 on the I. C. R. R. will let off passengers at hia 

 place, which is directly on the road, three and a 

 half miles south of the Urbana station, now the 

 city of Champaign. tf 



When you sign your name as endorser of an 

 unthrifty neighbor's note, it is a bad sign.- 



Battles painted by artists are invariably 

 drawn battles. 



If you and you sweetheart vote upon the 

 marriage question, you for it and she against it, 

 don't flatter yourself as to its being a tie. 



Secret kindnesses done to mankind are as 

 beautiful as secret injuries are detestable* To 

 be invisibly good is as god-like as the invisibly 

 evil is diabolical. 



"Why don't that lazy fellow go to work, I 

 wonder ?" said a gentleman to a companion. 



The "lazy fellow" alluded to was an Ital- 

 ian, staggering before them under the weight of 

 an immense hand organ. 



"Go to work !" exclaimed the party address- 

 ed ; "well, I should think that what he does 

 might be reasonably termed the hardest kind 

 of work." 



"No, sir," responded the first speaker, "it is 

 decidedly all play.'''' 



A T 



THE MENDOTA NURSERY. 



A GEEAT CHANCB FOR TREK DEALERS. 



I will sell trees at the following redueed rates during the 

 spring and autumn of 1861. Descriptiye catalogues had 

 firee, on application. 



PEICE8 01 APPH trees: 

 5 to 6 years old, 7 to 9 feet high, stocky and fine, per 1000..475 

 4 to 5 " " 5 to 7 " " " •• " 6B 



2to3 « « 3to5 '• " " " " 60 



2 " " 2 to 3 " " " '< " 30 



seedling, 7 to 10 « « « « 



■ " 5 to 7 " *' " " " 85 



Silver leaf maple, 5 to 7 " " « " per 100.... 8 

 strawberry neck pine, per 1000 • 



JAMES L. LOOP. 

 By C. D. STiSVENS, Aarent. 

 MiHDOTA, 111, March 15, 1861. ap-lmo 



