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THK lLLBrDiH':FAii:aES. 



H0ETIOTJ1TTJB.IST for April is at hand, and a 

 valuable number. The series of articles on grape 

 cttltnre are worth more than the cost of the work. 

 Club with the Farmeb at $2.50 or send $2.00 to 

 M:«ad & Woodward, N. Y. 



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Gabdkbbs' Monthly, for April, oontains a 

 large amount of valuable information on plain 

 and ornamental ga?dening. Club with theFAKM- 

 BB at $1.60 or send $1.00 to W. Q. P. Brinklar, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. - , , ; 



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The Illinois State Fair for 1862, will be held 

 at Peoeia, commencing on Monday, September 

 29, and continuing six days. A trial of reapers 

 and mowers will be held during the sununer at 

 Dixon, 111. The time and programme wU be 

 published soon. 



SOHGHTTM EeFINERY AT DATEBPOat, lO^A.— 



The Gazette says that M. D. L. Butcher com- 

 menced, a few days since, to hauling stone pre- 

 paratory to erecting a building for the purpose 

 of a refinery for sorghum syrup. He has loca- 

 ted it on the river some five or six miles below Da- 

 venport. We understand that a party has it in 

 centemplation to erect a similar establishment 

 within the city limits. It wUl require several 

 small establishments to refine all the crude sir- 

 up that would seek this point, if it were known 

 that the proper facilities were here afforde ^ for 

 that purpose. 



BuuMUDA Sweet Potatoes. — We have received 

 with our usual invoise of sweet potatoes, from J. 

 W. Tenbrook, a half bushel of this new potatoe, 

 that the sweet potatoe men are blowing' over at 

 present. The Nansemondhas become so common 

 that the dealers received something new to spec - 

 ulate upon, and they are trying the Bermuda. 

 We have little faith in it for this climate-^tbat 

 is, we do not think it will prove more valuable 

 than the Nansemond, which is hardy, early, very 

 rich, and can be used at any stage of its growth 

 We ue willing to give the new sort a fair trial 

 tad if successful will charge nothing for one no- 

 tiide, while on the other hand will be after it wltli 

 sharp sticks. Our motto is try all things, that' 

 you think are good, and hold on to the beisfc ' 



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^F°The head learns new things, but the heart 

 forever practices old experiences.; ..v-vl %>:> nih 



0<D JSl T E N T S 



3*ay.u;;.;i-;;::-;r.vI;; ..L,,....:^.......jM 



■Kie Value of Trees on Climate, etc 13(> 



Salt, Coal and Gypsum in Michigan lift 



Cotton Seed for Illinois 1S5 



Raising Poultry as a Business..... 1^- 



Reversing Fence Posts— Striped Bugs 136 



Full Granaries in the West .„ iSil 



Cultivalang Plants when the Dew is On..... IST 



Quantity of Milk for a Pound of Batter 131. 



Vinegar for Everybody , -. 138- 



Food For Fowls 138 



Culture of the Cotton Plant,.etc.. 13»- 



The Wedge ..„ 139} 



Shrubs.. , 140 



Some of the Profits of Sheep „ IW 



Orcharding at South Pass — Low Headed Trees... 141' 



Rules for Butter Making... ; 14J 



Bees in Spring...., 142 



How Can Those Ants be Destroyed? 143 



Coal Tar and Rosin.... , 143 



Cost of Raising^ Com ...;.;........ IIA" 



Post and Boai^ Fence 145' 



Subsoil Plowing • 1^-, 



Communication 140 



Stock Laws — Are there Any ?..... IMv 



A Saltpeter Cave in Pike County... 147 



Don't Kill the Birds 148 



Fair of Illinois State Agricultoral Society, etc.... 14S 



The Cultivation of Chinese , Sugar Cane, etc 149. 



A Word About Colts— Early Training 149. 



Dutch Cheese ^ IS*-^ 



To Destroy Warts on a Cow's Teats 15ft, 



The Tomatoe— Its Properties l^k 



Cottonized Flax y ISO' 



Plowing..... V .s 150 



Causes of Ague • 151 



Grafting Wax ISt 



Transplanted Trees 151' 



United States Credit 151 



The Curl of the Peach Leaf, 151 



Raising Chickens 152 



Take Care of Your Harness ,....<...«,. 152 



EnrroR's Table : 



Evergreen Seedlings — Strawberries — Concord 



Grape Vines from Iowa. .. 163 



A Wine Cellar — Cotton Culture — Pear Trees — ^A ?..'-• 



New Seed Store — Farm Fruit of Kidder A* . 



Kung 154 



Sorghum Refinery at Davenport, Iowa — Burmnda 



Sweet Potatoes 155 



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■pjR. JOHN A. KENNIOOTT. 



J: ; THB CHIOVB P. 0., COOK CO., ILL,, ,„.,t, ; 



Will retail, at only 25 per cent above cost of piodae* 

 tion, Nursery Trees, Shrubbery, Flowering Planti|^^ 

 Small Fruits, Large Evergreens, etc, of 600 sorts — •' 

 warranted good, true, and like toiive. Prioeli»t.an^ 

 infoemation, by mail, free. , . ^ 'Jif^tit^K 



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"OlIEI^yMENT— A NEW ENTERPEISB. 



The Vrankltn Sewing ifacblDe Companv want a number of, 



aellv«LocaI sod TravellDg Agents. A liberal salary and ex^' 



penses paid, or oomm'saon allowed. Address, with Btamp, ., 



HARRIS DB<yT HERS, Boston, Uaifl. 



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