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THE ILETN-OIS FARraTEt 



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The Illinois Farmer, 



BAILHACHE & BAKEB. 



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M. L. DUNLAP, EDITOa. 



, .SPRINGFIELD, MAY, 1862. 



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The Spring, thus far, throughout the country, 

 has been unfavDrabie to farm operations. The 

 frost was late in coming out of the ground, 

 and with the exception of a few days in the 

 last of March, we hare had heavy rains, 

 almost day after day : the consequence is that 

 a small breadth of spring whert has or will be 

 sown, and but little plowing done for corn. It is 

 not possible to put in the usual amount, as the 

 season is too far advanced. When we do com- 

 mence to plow for corn, we suspect that the soil 

 will break up cloddy, and w? agairilSke occasfon 

 to urge the importance of using the roller on all 

 such soils. Plaxt SHALLOW and ROLL. Plowing 

 in narrow lands and sink the dead futrow by ex- 

 tra passages of the plow — this will take off the 

 surface water to a great extent. Do not forget 

 to protect the oid corn from the rain, as it may 

 all be needed before the new crop is secured. 



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Evergreen Seedlings. — The readers of the 

 Farmer will recollect our notice of the efforts of 

 Robert Douglass, of Waukegan, to grow ever- 

 green seedlings (during our visits with the farm 

 connnittee), and that he had made such improve- 

 ments as insured success, when taken in connec- 

 tion with the damp atmosphere of ^th'6lake, which 

 in this department is a ;Val)l9^bl{Q:.44<l> AffiW 

 days since Mr. Douglass sent as a sample of 

 2,000 of his.Norway Spruce seedlings. on« year 

 old. The plants are the finest and most vigorous 

 thsit we have ever seen, fully equal to any im- 

 ported from either Scotland or rrance. . We take 



particular pride in the success of Mr. D. in thii 

 interesting department of the above culture. 

 * The soil and climate of Waukegan appear well 

 adapted to this end, and with the well knoml^ 

 skill of Mr. Douglass, cannot fail to give good 

 results. We learn that it is the intention of Mr.. 

 D. to enter more largely into the growing of botk 

 American and European evergreen seedlings^ 

 with a view to supply our Western nurserymett^ 

 with good, reliable plants. Many of our West- 

 em nurserymen, ourself among the number, have 

 endeavored to srrow their own evergreen seed- 

 lings, |)ut without encouraging results, and have 

 had to resort to importations from Europe and 

 the East, and it is therefore with no small degree 

 of pleasure that we are enabled to announce the 

 complete success of this experiment of our firiend 

 Douglass. We intend to make a visit to hia 

 jlrQunds during the summer, and hope to be able 

 TO post our readers more in regard to them. The 

 West needs more evergreens, but their cost thus 

 far has beeuin the way, and so long as the de- 

 mand keeps up with the supply, we can scarcely 

 leope for much amendment, but we will have the 

 advantage of the freight saved which is no 

 small item in the cost of evergreens. . 



Stbawbereibs. — We have received from Wm., 

 R. Prince & Co., Flushing, Long Island, N. Y., 

 a catalogue of this plant, embracing 265 varie- 

 ties, probably embracing the largest, collection 

 in the country. They are sold by the pair, dozen, 

 hundred and thousand, at prices ranging from 

 $1 the pair to $5 the thousand. Plants can now 

 be sent bj mail at sixteen cents the pound, thus 

 giving those wis bing the novelties in this line at 

 a- cheap rate, to obtain them. To ail such we 

 commend this catalogue. sri-:..; ..- ^tr 



Concord Grape Vines from Iowa. — The Con- 

 cord grape has become the grape for the million, 

 and is being planted in nearly every garden in 

 the West. The tiemand has draiued the nurse- 

 ries of their last root, and yet there are hundred* 

 who cannot be supplied. Among those in the 

 West who were foremost to apprejciate the valne 

 of the Concord, was James Smith, of Bes 

 Meiiies, Iowa. To provide for the demand k»' 

 jSf opagated it largely, but no demand came ; the 

 farmers'Oould not so soon see its value, but no* 

 tting daunted, ir. Smith kept oe wu is pro- 

 pagation, and l-^tyear found himselr in posses- 

 sion of an immi nse stock of well grown plants. 



