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THE ILLINOIS FAEMEK. 



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Thb Cotjstet Gentlxhan. — This popular 

 journal comes to us regularly. As a scientific 

 and practical agricultural work it has no supe- 

 rior. It should be taken by every intelligent 

 farmer throughout the country. 



Weekly, $2.00. 



The Cultivator is published monthly from the 

 ■ame matter at fifty cents. 



The illustrated Register of Rural Affairs, 

 twenty-five cents. 



Address Luther, Tucker & Son, Albaay, New 

 York. 



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GABBONDA.LB, NoV. 18, 1862. 



Publisher Illinois Fasmeb: — I have not re- 

 ceived the Farmer since July. What the cause is 

 I do not know. The Illinois Journal, from the 

 same office, comes regularly. Will you endeavor 

 to ferret out the cause. 



I duly appreciate the valuable infer mation 

 which the Fabmer contains, and do not want to 

 do without it. I have learned more from the pe- 

 rusal of its pages than from any other one agri- 

 cultural paper that I have read, and I have been 

 a subscriber to several during the past fifteun 

 years. 



Its instructions in regard to horticulture are 

 most valuable, and " Rural " has most assuredly 

 the tact of imparting his knowledge to others in 

 such a way that it can be understood. Please 

 send me the back numbers if possible, as I wish 

 to have my files complete. 



Yours truly, 



James Hattox. 



— We have mailed the Fabmer regularly, and 

 why it has not been received we cannot say. It 

 has probably fell into the hands of some Egyp- 

 tian, who could not afford to pay for a copy, or to 

 do without it. We can but hope to be more suc- 

 cessful hereafter by trying it on another route. 



Publishers. 



adjustment. Under this state of things ther* 

 will of course grow up innumerable war claim 

 agencies, composed mainly of sixth rate lawyers, 

 without practice, or integrity. To discriminate 

 between the really worthy agent and the pre- 

 tender will not always be possible, but care 

 should be exercised in the premises. Among 

 many worthy firms of this class, Mr. George S. 

 Thompson, of Springfield, stands in the front 

 rank, and we most* cheerfully commend him to 

 our readers Laving claims of this character. As 

 a Pension Agent of the Government, Mr. Thomp- 

 son served twelve years in Wheeling, Virginia, 

 and is, therefore, familiar with all the minatia of 

 the business. 



In collecting claims for recruiting, Mr. T. has 

 been very successful. His business is becoming 

 large, but with the assistance of several clerks 

 he is enabled to attend to all calls, with his usual 

 promptness. 



His card will be found in another part of the 

 Farmer. 



Apple Seed. — We would call the attention of 

 those in want of apple seed to the card of Mr- 

 Box. He will supply them at a low price. 



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Health of the West. — We cut the following 

 from the census report of 1860, showing the 

 mortality of each section. 



States. Population. Deaths. 



New England 8,132,283 45,359 



Middle States 7,458,885 84,620 



Western States 8,563,377 89,602 



Southern States 12,315,374 174,095 



Proportion. 



1 to every 68 

 1 to every 88 

 1 to every 95 

 1 to every 71 



War Claims — Many of our renders have 

 sons and brothers in the army, and of course, 

 more or less unadjusted claims with the Govern- 

 ment. It is pretty well known that all military 

 claims must be drawn up with the utmost care 

 or delays will occur. It will therefore be found 

 the cheapest in the end to employ some person 

 who is familiar with all the forms and modes of 

 doing busiuess with the several departments. 

 There will also grow out of 

 number of pensioners, whose claims will need 



By this it will be seen that the West is ahead. 

 We hope this will ]^ut an end to the old stories in 

 regard to the unlwalthiness of the West; more 

 especially from our Eastern friends, who stand 

 68 to 95, a pretty wide margin. 



The West has suffered in former years, from 

 the settlements on rivers and near the timber, 

 and from various exposures. But as the country 

 becomes cultivated it has improved in dryness, 

 and consequently iu healthfulness, until it now 

 stands the highest of any section of the Union. 

 Will not our traducers make a note of this and do 

 us justice? 



Oregon Farmer. — This interesting paper 

 comes to us quite regularly, and we always wel« 

 the war a large come it with pleasure, though, generally two 

 month's on the way. 



