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1862. 



THE ILLmOIS FAKMER. 



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Mexican Mustang Linimea't. — The famous 

 >fustang Liniment which hss received such a 

 high reputation for curing sprains and chilblains, 

 is composed of petroleum, aqua ammonia and 

 brandy, mixed together in equal parts by meas- 

 ure. Refined petroleum is very excellent for 

 mild chilblains without the admixture of any 

 other ingredient, but the mixture with ammonia 

 and brandy is more stimulating. It is applied 

 by gentle rubbing. Tiie human hand slightly 

 warmed before a fire is the best agent. — Ex. 



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JJ^°Steam plows are getting into quite exten- 

 sive use in Great Britain, as we infer from the 

 fact, which we find in one of our foreign exchan- 

 ges, that as many as 129 of Fowler's steam plow 

 and grubber are at work in England alone. The- 

 amount of work done by one of these plows 

 seems to be about six acres in a day of ten 

 hours, and the cost is estimated at from about 

 §1.50 to nearly $2 per acre. The price of Fow- 

 ler's plow is £825, or say $4,000, and with grub- 

 ber £885.— ^a;. 



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AwAEDS AT THE Reapeb Trial. — The foUoW" 

 ing awards of premiums on reapers, mowers and 

 headers were made by the Executive Committee 

 of the Illinois State Agricultural Society, after 

 trial of the same in the fields near Dixou;. Ills , 

 during the harvest of 1862, to-wit : 



For the best combined reaper 

 and mower, to John P. Man- 

 ny, of Bockford, Winnebago 

 countj', Ills Diploma and %1b 00 



For the best independent rea- 

 per, to Walter A. Wood, of 

 Hoosiek Falls, New York, on 

 his self-raker Diploma and $50 00 



For the best independent mower 

 to E. Ball, of Canton, Ohio, 

 on his two-horse mower Diploma and $50 00 



For the best heading machine. 

 Barber, Hawley & Co., of Pe- 

 kin. Ills., on Haines' harves- 

 ter. . .. Diploma and $50 00 



As there was but one entry of one-horse mowers, 

 no premium was awarded, but the implement, 

 exhibited by Walter A. Wood, of Hoosiek Falls, 

 New York, was regarded with much interest, was 

 carefully tested and highly commended to those 

 desiring a ons-horse machine. 



So also with grain-binders ; but one was ex- 

 hibited, that by H. M. Burson, which was ope- 

 rated in presence of the committee, and, together 

 with every other implement exhibited at the 

 trial, will receive its proper notice in the com- 

 mittee's report. The regular report may not be 

 ready f cr publication until after the annual meo- 



ting of the Board in January 1863. The data 

 from which it must be made up are not yet in 

 possession of the Secretary. — Journal of the Ill- 

 inois State Agricultural Society. 



Chestnuts.— Gov. Wood, of Quincy, has just 

 placed on our table a quantity of these in fine 

 condition for planting, having been picked from 

 the trees on his grounds yesterday, (7th Oct). 

 He now has in bearing the third generation of 

 trees planted by himself, and from the oldest, will 

 get about two bushels of nuts each. We wonder 

 some of our nurserymen do not secure his entire 

 crop and grow the trees in quantity for sale. 

 For many purposes, and especially fencing, there 

 is no better timber. It grows rapidly, comes 

 into bearing at about ten years old, is a beauti- 

 ful ornamental tree, and, withal, profitable in 

 orchard. If the young trees could be nad, nur- 

 sery-grown and in condition to be transplanted 

 safely, it seems to us the demand would be large. 

 —Ibid. 



Sheep and Wool. — Great activity prevails in 

 the sheep and wool markets just now. Cotton 

 and cotton fabrics are dear and rising. The 

 wool from the backs of 5,000,000 of sheep will 

 be annually required for even our present army. 

 How many years this demand is to continue, de- 

 pends, we think, upon the energy and right use 

 of means by the President. Stimulated by the 

 present and prospective high price of wool and 

 woolen fabrics, our western farmers are increas- 

 ing their flocks beyond precedent. Go on, gen- 

 tlemen, there is no Multicalis, Tulip or other 

 "Will-o'-the-wisp" leading this movement. The 

 army of 1,000,000 men, the militia of the sev. 

 eral States soon to be organized and partly uni- 

 formed, besides the ordinary consumption by the 

 families of the country, render perfectly certain 

 remunerating prices. — Ibid. 



A New Enemy to the Aetichoke. — Mr. Chas. 

 Dement, of Lee county, of whose field of arti- 

 chokes we have often spoken, informs us that he 

 has discovered a small, white worm, about half 

 an inch long, depredating upon the tubers and 

 foot of the stalk of this plant, to such an extent 

 as to nearly destroy the value of the crop. It is 

 the fir: t he has ever seen of this grub. It is al- 

 together impossible for him to supply tubers to 

 applicants on account of their depredations. It 

 is the first enemy to this crop of which we have 

 heard. — Prairie Farmer. 



