1861 



THE ILLINOIS FAEMEK. 



187 



LEB COUNTY. 

 W. H. Van Epps, Dixon, Reporter. 



Fall Wheat — Cannot state accurately quantity sown : look- 

 ing finely. 



Spring Wheat — 8,000 to 10,000 acres sown ; is being sown 

 more largely than heretofore, being the greatsaple ; that and 

 corn are the only considerable ones. Weather has been un- 

 favorable for seeding on flat lands, but generally it looks well. 



Corn — None planted yet ; probably will be 50,000 acres. 



Fruit — Apples never more promising ; not many peaches. 



Wheat in the hands of producers — 51, 600, 000 bushels. 



Corn " " —2,000,000 " 



Insects — No injury from them last year. 

 ■ The patriotism of the county will divert from the peaceful 

 scenes of agriculture, 500 able bodied men. 

 WHITESIDE COUNTY. 

 A. J. Mattson, Prophetstown, Reporter. 



Pall Wheat — Quantity sown cannot be accurately stated; 

 not large, but looks well. 



Spring Wheat — The great staple ; about 12,000 acres sown, 

 looks well, though the weath»r has been unfavorable. 



Corn — Farmers preparing to plant about 65,000 acres. 



Fruit — Present appearances indicate a f'lll crop. 



Wheat in the haids of producers — say 800,0ii0 bushels. 



Con " " —2,500,000 bushels. 



DE KALB COUNTY. 



H. L. Boies, Sycamore, Reporter. 



Fall Wheat — 300 acres sown and looks remarkably well. 

 Spring Whe tt — 50,000 acres now sown. 

 Fruit — uninjur' d. 



Wheat in the hands of producers — 700,000 bushels. 

 Corn " " —600,000 " 



St ason has been unfavorable by reason of the rains, and 

 consequently less wheat will be sown than was anticipated. 



WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

 H. P. Sloan, Rockford, Reporter. 

 Fall Wheat — 100 acres sown ; never looked better. 

 Spring Wheat— 60,000 acres sown, and looks well ; the sea- 

 son is a month later than last year. 

 Fruit— All right yet. 



Wheat in the hands of producers— 800,000 bushels. 

 Corn in the hands of producers — nearly the whole of last 

 year's crop : 1,000,000 bushels. 



Many other reports were expected, but the Interest all feel 

 In the events of the day, will doubtless account for the ab- 

 lence of them. 



Based upon the foregoing, together with the statements 

 of many correspondents, representing ne >rly all the counties 

 of the State, I desire to present the foUowlns suggestions : 



1. The season has been, up to the 1st of May, more than 

 usually backward and unfavorable to good seeding, and as a 

 consequence, although the usual breadth of ground should 

 finally be sown to spring small grains, the yield per acre will 

 probably fall below the average. 



2. The number of able bodied men abstracted from labor on 

 the farms, together with the excitement and interruptions 

 caused by the present national disturbsncas, will materially 

 lessen the aggregate farm product of the current ye..r. 



3. It is the duty of every farmer, demanded alike by the 

 cause of humanity and patriotism, to save the surplus now in 

 his granery from waste, and to till well every productive 

 acre within his ability. JOHN V. REYNOLDS, 



Cor. Sec. lU. St. Ag. Society. 



4*> 



CONTENTS: 



June 161 



Correspondence 162 



Treatment of Budded Trees 163 



Sprouting Onion Seed 163 



Fruit Prospects 164 



Tiie Wheat Crop ; 164 



The Perfected Potatoe 164 



Langstroth's Patent Bee-Hive 164 



Roses 166 



"Keep Dosin' on Her," 166 



Signs of Rain 167 



Remedy for Curculio 167 



To Prevent Skippers in Hams 167 



A Talk about Plums 168 



The Season 168 



Grafting Fruit Trees 169 



Tying Grapes 168 



Fruit Trees in Vicinity of Barn-Yards 169 



The Wheat Crops 169 



Off for Illinois „ 169 



Draining 170 



Sorghum ~ 173 



Chicago Wild-Cat Sliding Scale 173 



Hints for the Season 174 



The Locusts 175 



Death of Col. Kennett 173 



Interesting Letter from Oregon 175 



Corn Planting , 177 



Patents on Bee-Hives 179 



Cash Money 179 



Fairbanks' Scales 179 



Editor's Tablb 180 



Scotch Hybrid Rhubarb — For the War — Frost of 

 May 1st — Peoria Plows — Land Draining — A 

 New Motive Power, etc ISl 



The Oregon Farmer — Frost and Fruit — Commerce 

 of Chicago— Valedictory 182 



The Horticulturist — Corn Culture — The Garden- 

 er's Monthly — W. W. Corbett — Reapers versus 

 Headers — Premium List of the State Agricul- 

 tural Society 183 



The Three Mill School Law — Turners Cultivator 

 — American Bee Journal — Prairie Breaking — 

 Field Notes — Bees, etc 184 



Our Fruit Garden — Personal — Plums — Grand De- 

 tour Plows — Draining 185 



Crops in Illinois, etc 186 



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