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THE ILLINOIS FAEMEK 



Feb. 



feet cistern about six dollar?. This is clipapcr 

 than a wood pump when wo take into considera- 

 tion its durahilitv and constant good condition. 



WiscoNSiy Fakmku. — Tiie publishers of this val- 

 nable journal havo decided to continue the old price 

 and style of their paper, trurtiiig to a Lirger pat- 

 ronage. This we doubt not they will receive, for 

 the Farmer is a live practicf.l farm journal. 



Price one dollar. 



Iloyt & Campbell, Madison, Wis. 



IIouTicuLTUUiST. — Thc JaniU'.rv No. is at hand 

 and gives evidence of iuiprovenie;it if tliat were 

 possible. 



Two dollars a year. 



Mead & Woodward, Kev,- York. Or club witli 

 the Farmer at two dollars and lifv cents. 



To Advertisers. — The rates of advertising in the 

 Farmer is unusually low, and it will be found to 

 thc int( rest of all those having dealings with the 

 farmers of Central Illinois to avail themselves of it. 

 We shall rlways speak freely ar.d give cur convic- 

 tions in regard to our advertishig patrons arel their 

 wares. We do not intend to )>e made the cat's 

 paw of interested and selfish parties to i.npose upon 

 our readers. 



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The Grain Tradk of Chicago. — Tliis trade is 

 an index of the progress of the West wlien taken 

 in the aggregate, but in its several departments. 

 Thc corn trade is interesting as well as valuable to 

 the West. 



Thc improved modes of culture has had much to 

 do witli its rapid extension. Under the old sys- 

 tem corn cost at least tliirty cents in thc interior, 

 now it is profitable at twenty-five cents. 



Thc fclhnving table shows tlie receipts of corn in 

 that city during the past eleven years. 



Bushels. 



1852 2991,011 



1S53 2,SG9,«39 



1854 7,-19n,'7.-):5 



1855 8,532,277 



1856. ll,88:i,398 



1857 7,409,000 



1S5S S,-260,O:-)?, 



1859 5,410,003 



1860 15,487,906 



1861 26,543,233 



1862 31,145,721 



Rye has come in demand of late, and replaces so 

 much corn for distilling. 



The following table shows the receipts for five 

 years: 



RECEIPTS OF RY£ FOR FIVE YEARS. 



Years. Bushels. 



1S62 > 976,752 



1 861 '. 4 79,005 



18''.0 295,436 



1859 228,179 



1858 70,031 



I've is now worth in that market sixty-seven 

 cents against seventy-five in 1 860, and thirty-two 

 a year ago. 



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Rout. Buist k Son. — This old firm is pretty well 

 known throughout the West. Those wanting 

 flower or garden seed from Pliiladelpliia would do 

 well to send to then"; for a catalogue. 



The Valley Farmer. — We are glad to see this 

 paper in a prosperous condition, notwithstanding 

 the low condition of farming in Missouri. Tlio Jan- 

 uary Xo. contains a valuiible essay on the culture 

 and manufacture of Sorglium and Implice. $1.00 



N. J. Colman, St. Louis — mouth.lv. 



IIovey's Seed Store. — Albert II. llovey, of Chi- 

 cago, has renu.ived his seed score to 194 Lake St., 

 corner of Wells. This is In the mo.-t business p;irt 

 of the city, and ccnivenicnt to aii tiio railroad de- 

 pots. Ilovcy is building u[) an immense business, 

 and we most cheerfully commend him to those in 

 want of goods in his line. We have always found 

 him atteritive to his business, acconnnodatiiig, his 

 prices reasonable, and, wlvci we prize most, good 

 seed and implement.s. 



Niagara Xckskries. — It has been claimed that 

 the soil and climate of Lockport, New York, was 

 especially valuable for the heidthy growth of the 

 pear, and large stocks have been grown in conse- 

 quence of this belief. The Messrs. Moody offer in 

 this No. of the Farmer a large stock of pears and 

 other fruits at remarkably low rates, and our large 

 planters and dealers would do well to consult them 

 v.ithout delay. We have ordered a portion of our 

 spring stock of them. It is a pretty well conceded 

 fact that pears are rather a difficult tree to grow 

 with us, and that most nursery men prefer to buy 

 their trees at one or two years old, and acclimate 

 them one or two years before selling to the planter. 

 This has been our practice for some years, pur- 

 chasing two year old trees, and selling them at four 

 years old. We then have good, well acclimated 

 trees. Some years since we had a lot of pear trees 

 from Lockport, Avhich gave us the best satisfaction. 

 A largo number of thc best pear orchards in the 

 south part of the State are from that location. 



