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THE ILLINOIS FAKMER. 



Nov. 



their names sent to Chicago for the passes. The 

 object of this is to prevent imposition, and con-^ 

 fining the passes to those actually in attendance. 

 It is our intention to make a full report of this 

 meeting, as we are satisfied that it -will Ibe the 

 mo3t important one ever held in the Northwest. 



Fine Apples. — Mr. James Smith of the Des 

 Moines Nursery, hands us several varieties of 

 his fall and winter apples. Among those of unu- 

 sual size for their varieties, we find the Northern 

 Spy, Cracking and Jonathan. The Cracking is 

 now in season, and is a cracking good apple — no 

 mistake. Mr. Smith regards (he Cracking as one 

 of the very best fall apples in his collection. The 

 tree is a good bearer and the quality of the fruit 

 good enough. 



He considers the Northern Spy of no account 

 The tree is a good grower, but produces little or 

 no fruit. The Jonathan is a special favorite, 

 and we think would be with any one who could 

 see his trees just before harvest. — Iowa Home- 

 stead. 



— An apple that will do well at Des Moines 

 should be valuable in Northern Illinois. Will 

 not Mr. Smith bring or send some of the Crack- 

 ing to the Bloomington meeting for distribution ? 

 This hint we will also throw out to others who 

 have a superior market apple. 



Illinois Cotton. — Some time since we receiv- 

 a sample of Illinois cotton, raised this year on 

 the farm of Messrs. Stewart & Co., who reside 

 at Clear Creek Landing, Alexander county, thir- 

 ty-six miles north of Cairo, on the Mississippi 

 bottoms. Not being a judge of the article, we 

 forwarded a portion of the sample to a large and 

 well known cotton manufacturing firm in Provi- 

 dence, R. I. From a member of that firm we 

 have received the following response : 



Providence, Oct. 27, 1862, 

 My Dear Sir : — I received your letter of the 

 18th, and have examined and shown to others the 

 sample of Illinois cotton yon enclosed. I can 

 only say, if such cotton as this sample can be 

 produced in Illinois, all that is required is quan- 

 tity, to keep manufacturers from going to the 

 so-called Southern Confederacy for supplies. It 

 has a woolly appearance, like much upland cot- 

 ton, bat it will make handsome goods. It is 

 now worth about 60 cents per pound. — Chicago 

 Tribune. 



We saw a sample of cotton raised on the farm 

 of M. L. Dunlap, three miles south of this place. 

 which we have no doubt is not inferior tr f'- ' 

 Bj oken of so favorably bv ti>< 



Samples have been secured from Mr. Dunlap, 

 and are being distributed over the country. If 

 cotton can be successfully cultivated in this 

 county, Mr. Dunlap is bound that it shall be 

 known. — Union Ghampaign, 



B^„Thos. E. Hill, Esq., sends us some fine 

 specimens of Illinois cotton, grown upon the 

 farm of M. L. Dunlap, in Champaign county, 130 

 miles south of Chicago. In regard to Mr. Dun- 

 lap's crop, Mr, Hill says he planted three quar- 

 ters of an acres the 13th of last May, as an ex- 

 periment. The season has been unusually cold 

 and unfavorable for its production, and yet it 

 will ripen and he will have a fair crop. — Tri- 

 bune, 



Grub in the Head or Sheep.— »Dr. Dadd, in a 

 communication to the Prairie Farmer, says the 

 only way to prevent grub in the head cf sheep, is 

 to put plenty of wholesome "grub" in the stom- 

 ach of the animal — and that it is a well known 

 fact, that sheep properly attended to, well fed 

 and housed, are never troubled with the parasite 

 known as the grub. 



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Cook's Nitbseiit. — In this number will be 



found the card of the above nursery, now pretty 



well known throughout our state. We have often 



had occasion to order from this establishment, 



and always got fine well grown plants and trees. 



His grape vines are remarkably well grown. Mr. 



C. cuts back nearly all his trees at a year old, 



and thus obtains a uniform, thrifty and straight 



growth, the best that we have seen, a practice 



that we cannot too highly commend, and one 



that, in the hurry and want of help, we have too 



much neglected in our own grounds. We can 



assure cur readers that Mr. C. will deal fairly by 



them. 



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The Rdeal Annual — This booklet emanating 

 from the office of the Genesee Farmer, is a most 

 valuable hand book. It treats of tree planting, 

 flowers, domestic wines, culture of pears, of 

 cereals, cider making, ect., work really worth 

 a dollar, but sold at the lowprice of twenty- 

 five cents. 



Address Joseph Harris, Rochester. 



Fruit in New Yoek. — The present has cer- 

 tainly been a very productive frnit CO---, ,, . 

 pies and pears are o"'^'-. i - \. ^ i : r.. 

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