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THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



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The Crops. — The crops of wheat at the north 

 part of the State is very light — much less than 

 was anticipated before threshing. In many cases 

 it does but little more than double the seed sown. 

 Corn will average lighter than last year, except 

 in the south part ot the State where the crop is 

 the best for some years. Barley is a fair crop ; 

 oats light. Rye fair, and potatoes will be a very 

 short crop in all parts of the State. The fruit 

 crop will average a good one, and command a 

 round price. 



Illinois jIailuoad Lands. — We have en our 

 table a pamphlet of sixty pages, describing these 

 lands, — arnoiig them some of the best fruit and 

 farming lands in the State. Those wishing this 

 pamphlet to scud their friends, should send their 

 address to the commissioner of landJepartraent, 

 Illinois Central Railroad Company, Chicago Ills., 

 and they will be mailed direct from that office. 



Husking Pins. — la our advertising columns 

 will be found the whereabouts of this indispensi- 

 ble luxury — the husker. We have given this a 

 fair trial the past season, and found it not only 

 a pleasant, bat a profitable thing to use. Their 

 cost at retail is about fifty cents a dozen, the cost 

 of which is more than saved in a dsys use. 

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White Willow. — We call especial attention 

 to the card cf 0. B. Galusha, President of the 

 Illinois State Korticul-ural Society. Persons 

 desiring those willow cuttings, will notice the 

 extremely low price at which Mr. G. oiiers them. 

 We know from a pret!y full personal inspection, 

 that the demand for those cuttings is fully equal 

 to the supply, if not in excess ; and we, there- | 

 fore, gently hint, that those who wish to avail 

 themselves of the rates offered by Mr. G., to 

 make no delay. 



The stock of trees and plants offered by Mr. 

 Q. are both well grown iind select in variety, 



and his prices are beyond competition. 



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Cotton Lands to Rent.— Probably the first 

 advertisement of cotton lands to rent in the 

 State, are those of the Messrs. St&wart, in this 

 number of the Farmer. The lands are in the 

 south part of the State, on the Mississippi river, 

 and among the most valuable in the State. We 

 have before us samples of cotton of this years' 

 growth of the best quality, two pickings of which* 

 have yielded near three hundred pounds to the 

 acre ; and it is probable that as much more will 

 he secured. We liave no doubt of the value cf 

 these lands for cotton culture, and at the price at 

 which cotton must rule during the next five 



years, a fortun^ must be made. Along aequain- 

 tance with the junior member of the firm, ena- 

 bles us to assure any person who may wish to 

 contract with them, that they will be found gen- 

 tlemen in all respects. 



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;^^We have seen a statement of the official 

 trial in one of the principal cou-:ties in this 

 state, of twen'y five grain and stock scales. 

 They were the ordinary out-door wagon scales, 

 and were tested just as they were found in com- 

 mon use, thus making it one of the best practi- 

 cal tests. Sixteen of them were of Fairbanks' 

 make, and nine of various other kinds. The re- 

 sult showed a remarkable degree of accuracy in 

 those of Fairbanks' make, while all the others 

 were condemned as not sufficiently accurate for 

 use. The importance of this fact will be ap- 

 preciated without comment We publish it be- 

 cause it is one in which the public are interested. 

 — Chicago Tribune. 



CON T_E. NTS: / 



October 287 



At The Old Homestead 2SS 



Late Grafting. -289 



The Best Region for the Summer Fruits, etc. . . . 25)0 



The Army Consumption of Woo! 295 



Chicken Pot Pie 295 



Potatoe Yeast 295 



Fruit at the East 295 



Fruit Trade in Oregon 2i;6 



The Crops 297 



The Country Child, (poetrv) 297 



Good, Wholefome Smnll Beer 297 



Simple Remedy to Purify Water 297 



Measure Cake 297 



Hungarian Gr.iss in Illinois 29S 



The Road to Poor Farming 298 



Late Summer Planting 298 



Fruit Growing in Somhorn Illinois 298 



Timber for Bee Pasters 299 



What is a Curb ?— Remedies .300 



Hog Cholera 300 



The American Black Cap Raspberry-, etc 301 



Horticu'tural Notes and Items, etc 302 



The Horticultural Fair 303 



English, vs. American Strawberries 303 



The E'arm and Garden, etc., etc 304 



Twelve Valuable Strawberries — 306 



What a Cow has Done for the AVar 307 



Autumn, (poetry) 308 



Boiled Okra 308 



Cement for Mending Steam Boilers 308 



A Bay about the Gardens of Chicago.' 308 



Best Varieties for Orchards 310 



Editor's Table : 



State Horticultural Fair and the I. C. R. R 311 



The Pulu for Mattresses 311 



Land Rollers 312 



State Horticultural Fair 312 



The Gardeners Monthly 312 



The Horticulturist 312 



Stripped Sorghum 312 



Illinois Teacher 312 



Benevolent War Claim Association 312 



The Crops 313 



Illinois Railroad Lauds 313 



Cotton Lands to Rent 313 



Husking Pins 313 



White Willow 313 



