1862. 



THE ILLINOIS FAEMEE. 



89 



An acre of cotton contains from seven to eight 

 thousand hills or plants, as but one plant is al- 

 lowed to remain in a hill. If every seed was 

 good a bushel would plant at one seed to the hill 

 eleven and a half acres, but as all samples of 

 cotton seed contains more or less imperfect ones 

 aot less than three seeds should be planted ; to be 



ife we would prefer to double this, at three 

 .eeds to the hill a bushel will plant four acres, 

 »t six but two. At this r^te, with cotton seed at 

 bur dol'ar=i a bushel, it will require considera- 



»le of a sum to supply the new Illinois cotton 

 ields with seed. 



Cotton Seed by Mail. — To those of the snb- 

 iribers of the Illinois Farmer who wish a 

 nail amount of seed to plant in their gardens 

 or trial, by sending us one or two stamps to pre- 

 \y the postage, will have that amount of seed 

 at them. The seed that we have was sent us 

 7 Norman J. Coleman, of St. Louis, Mo., who 

 IS fifteen hundred bushel and is selling it at 

 ur dollars a bushel ; it is the green Tennessee 

 pland, the best variety for this State. 



The Douglas county Shield says there will be 



t less than from 1,000 to 1,500 acres of cotton 



lanted in Douglas courty the coming season. 



e have conversed with quite a number of far- 



ers who propose planting from one to three 



jres. Cotton, we believe has been raised in this 



ounty by some of the old settlers, and we should 



be pleased to have them communicate their views 



to us on this important subject for the benefit of 



others 



The Legal Adviser. — This valuable journal is 

 again on our table. E. M. Haines, Chicago; $1 

 a year. We cut from it some matters of interest 

 to our readers — late decisions of the Supreme 

 Court : 



"Boundaries. — In the description of land con- 

 veyed by deed, monuments, tangible things capa- 

 ble of being identified by witnesses, must always 

 control and supercede courses and distances. A 

 railroad is itself a palpable continuing monu- 

 ment." 



Farmers cannot be too careful in maintaining 

 of boundaries; a good plan is to plant a tree, an 

 elm, a willow or cottonwood, as best suited to 

 the particular location of the corner. 



Eeal Estate. — All improvements of a perma- 

 nent character placed upon land, designed for 

 its better enjoyment, are deemed a part of the 

 land. By express agreement, improvements of 

 this character may be removed from the land. 



Buildings are presumed to be a part of the land, 

 and unless something is shown to overcome this 

 presumption they will always be so considered. 

 A stranger who erects a building upon the land 

 of another, will become a trespasser by remov- 

 ing it. If parties agree upon an exchange of 

 land, and one builds, if the agreement is rescind- 

 ed without reserving the buildings, they remain 

 with the land. The intention of a party, at the 

 time a building is erected, fixes its character; if 

 he intended it should be permanent, so it will 

 remain. ^ 



Catalogues Received. — J. H. Stewart, Cuincy, 

 has a superb stock of apples, grapes, and orna- 

 mental trees, with the usual supply of other 

 fruits, Mr S. is a practical man, and can be 

 relied upon for correctness. 



L. Ellsworth & Co., Naperville, DuPage county. 

 This is one of the largest establishments in the 

 State, with a general assortment of nursery 

 stocks, while in the way of evergreens, it is bu- 

 purb. 



Small Fruits, at the Evanston fruit farm, by 

 Kidder & Knox, strawberries, raspberries, black, 

 berries and grapes make up the list in this spe- 

 ciality. The stock is large and select. 



The Game Law of Illinois. — The law prohib- 

 iting the killing, ensnaring or trapping deer, 

 wild turkey, grouse, prairie, chicken or quail, 

 went into effect on the 15th of January, and con- 

 tinues until the 1st of August. 



Postage on Seeds by Mail. — We again re- 

 mind our readers that the postage on seeds and 

 cions by mail, is only sixteen cents a pound, or 

 one cent an ounce. They can therefore avail 

 themselves of this to obtain valuable seeda from 

 a distance at a cheap rate. Many of the seeds- 

 men in our small country towns, charge a dollar 

 a pound for such seeds as should sell for seventy- 

 five cents, and which are sent at that price, for 

 this cheap postage on seeds will have the effect 

 to correct these irregularities of small dealers. 

 The immense demand for all kinds of 8«ed in 

 Chicago, should induce some competent parties 

 to engage in the business. We learn that St. 

 Louis is very well supplied in this respect, and a 

 large number ef our readers draw their supplies 

 from that quarter. 



The Gray oe Powder Willow. — Overman & 

 Mann, of Bloomington and others, are oflFering 

 cuttings of this willow. From what we have 

 seen and learn of this tree, it will prove valuable 



