1861. 



THE ILLmOIS FARMER. 



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Cook's Nursery, Cincinnati, Ohio. — We have 

 a box of plants from this nursery, and fiod every- 

 thing A No. 1. Mr. Cook sends out fine plants ; 

 in fact we do not think he has any other to send. 

 We have before taken occasion to mention his 

 system of cutting back which gives him such a 

 thrifty growth ; we wi?h to impress this fact 

 upon our nurserymen. We intend to visit this 

 and other similar establishments about Cincin- 

 nati in May r r June, and hope to discover other 



valuable hints about trees and v? geiab'es. Send 

 us your bill Mr. C , we can afford to pay for such 

 well grown plants 



The Fruit Pro:- pect. — Mr. C Colby writes us 

 from Cobden that the peach crop is all right thus 

 far. Tlie trees in our grounds .ittbis place have 

 part of them been set four years, and the remain- 

 der since. Apples, per?, peaciies, apricots and 

 I he small fruits, a. 1 wish the exception of peaches 

 promise an abundant crop, and these a half crop. 

 At this writing, AfrW 22ud, the apricots are 

 luarly out of bloom, and have set their fruit ; the 

 peaches are beginning lo show their crimson 

 ends, while the apple blossoms are swelling out 

 rapidly. The season is late, but we do not de- 

 spair of a fine fruit crop, in fact a late sea'^on is 

 always au.^picious for fruit. Rhubarb for pies 

 has been in order some days. 



The Three Great Races of Men: By Prof. J. 

 B. Turner, of Jacksonville; Bailh.'iche & Baker, 

 Springfield, Ills., Printers. We have only had 

 time to glance through this work as yet, but we 

 shall study it more at our leisure. Without hesi- 

 ta'iou we pronounce it an able and valuable work 

 on the subject, and one that will interest every 

 class of men. We only regret that our space will 

 not allow of liberal ex tract.s The work contains 

 112 pages, and can be had of the author. 



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DuPage Co. Nursery of L. Ellsworth & Co. — 

 We have a box of plants from the green house of 

 this establishment ; they came all right and in 

 fine order. From what we learn, this old and 

 now well known establishment has done a large 

 business this spring, the eifect of judicious ad- 

 vertising and the filling of orders with fidelity 

 and promptness. Some of our nurserymen have 

 been disposed to have laws passed to restrict 

 tree pedlers, but the trade is fast settling down 

 to a regular and legitimate business. 



Subsoil Plowing. — The more we use the 

 subsoil plow the better we like it. They are 

 made at Moline, by Dure & Co. 



Macoupin County Faie. — We hare the pre- 

 mium list for 1861 : 



J. C. Pawes, President, Carlinville. 



Capt. T. C Davis, Vicj President, Carlinville. 



T. L Loomis, Treasurer, Carlinville. 



John Tunnell, Recording Secretary, Plainview. 



J. S. Otwell, Corresponding Sec, Carlinville. 



The Fair will be held at Carlinville on the 17th, 

 18th, 19th and 20th of September. 



Rules and Regulations. — 1. None but members 

 of the society will be allowed to compete for pre- 

 miums. 



2. Any person may become a irember by pay- 

 ing to the treasurer $1 for a membership ticktt, 

 wh\c'i will admit a man and wife and two chil- 

 dren under eighteen years of age. 



3. No entry fee will be charged on articles in 

 the Ladii s' Department, except f^n pi^rk. bacon, 

 cheese aud sugar ouie syrup, in the Culinary De- 

 pa'tment, r.nd classes No. 26 and 27 entire. 



4. All snimals aud articles not excepted in (he 

 above rule will be charged ten per cent, on the 

 preniium contended f r. 



B.id idea, that ten per cent.; better charge 

 more gate fses and nothing tii exhibitors. Throw 

 out the family tickets aud stop honest cheating 

 in that direction. 



13. No one but officers c-f the society, Award- 

 ing Committees on duty, and those having charge 

 of the stock on exhibition, will be allowed in the 

 ring. 



Suppose you muzzle the editors, give them a 

 pencil and note book and let 'em in. 



Awarding Committees, after carefully examin- 

 ing each ai imal or article, shall, without con- 

 sultation with each other, hand in their choice 

 for first premium to the Superintendent, and if 

 upon examination no choice has been made, the 

 committee may then consult wiih each other and 

 a^ree upon their award. The second premium 

 will be awarded in the same way as the first. 



Very good, so far, and then call in the exhibit- 

 ors and hear what they all have to spy, one at a 

 time if you please. Don't go it blind — you want 

 born like the Goddess of Justice, with a wet ban- 

 dage over your eyes ; so of course you will have 

 to look around. 



No intoxicating liquors, gaming table, or gift 

 concern will be admitted upon the grounds. 



Good, we shall try to risk our morality a day 

 with you. 



Chester Co. Hogs. — We have several parties 

 after us for our heterodoxy on this subject. 

 Wade in gentlemen, we are always open to con- 

 viction ; we are not dog or hogmatical, but 

 sometimes express our opinion in rather terse 



Saxon. 



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Mole Drains. — In our next we intend to dis- 

 cuss this subject at length. 



