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THE ILLINOIS FARMEE. 



Apeil 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL OP 



AGRICULTUnE AND HORTICULTURE. 



PUBLISHED AT 



SPRINGFIELD, - - ILLINOIS, 



BY 



B A I L II A C tl K & BAKER, 



AND IS EDITED BY 



]M. L. DXTNLAP, Tribune's Rural. 



TEr,M-< TX ATiVA CE.— ?! a jfur; two copies! 50; five 

 copies $0; ten copies $6, and one to getter wp of the club 

 wenty copir's §10. 



It is not ni-c-'ssaey that the club should all be at one office 

 — we send wherever the niemliers of the club may reside 



The portiafre on the Farsier is only three cents a year in 

 he State of lliinnis, and six cents out of it. 



Specin;€iis numb rs sent free on application. 



Subsc. ijilion uioiiey may bo sent at the risk of the put- 

 [ishor. 



Exchanges and ccmmunicatiuns for the eyo of the Editor 

 -hould lie a.ldres-ed. 1 I.IN IS FakmE!', Champaign Illinois. 



All bnslT" so letters are to be direc.ed to the publiah(rF, 

 8prinf.,field. 



TEHMs OF ADVEi.TI;^I^•G: 



1 rao. 3 mo. 6 mo 12 mo. 



Tne p.igp, or two columns 8 $20 j;55 $^',0 



Half a pa ■»! or one •• 5 12 20 8o 



One fourth p-i;^.' or lialf column.. .I 7 12 18 



One eijihth or one f Murli •• .. 2 4 7 10 



Oue«qu;ire o!' till lines 12 4 7 



Card of live liTies one year..... $5 00 



Ten cents a.line Xov less than a square each insertion. 



All woitliy objects advertised, aud those of importance to 

 the t'arni 'r will tvo^ive, frrni time to time, such eriitoiial 

 notices as f!'e Editor may consider them worthy of, without 

 add tion:iI eliari;e. 



ImplemeiUs and seeds to.be tested should bo sent direct 



to the Kdito". at his residence .' liiimpaign. 



We have luit tbe price of advertising within reach of all. 

 It will eiiHliie til >e who liUo to freely advertise their goods. 

 to do 80 at a chiMp rate, 



Terms, eash. Ye.-uly ad''erti4ers will pay semi-annually, 

 and all tiuosii nr advertisements must be accompanied with 

 the Ciiah to fnsuie insertion. 



,:BAlLilAi HE i BAKfR, PuMiMhers, 

 Spr'ni;lield, Ills. 



THE ILLIPIOIS STATE JOURNAL 



JS COVFi EvTi.Y O FKKEU TO THE T'EOPI K OF 

 Illinois as the best and most reliable news, political 

 md coniniercinl pnper within their reach. It is published 

 it Springfield, the Capital of the !-tate, and is the medium 

 )f all offiei.il notices, published by State authority. Partic- 

 ular attention is given to commercial affairs and every 

 .lumber contains copioi:s reviews of the markets in the 

 {trincipal cities. 



' > : '■■*■' ' TEKM3: 



One copy one year. $2 09 



»■ Three copies one year 5 CO 



Six " " 7 50 



: Ten " •' 12 00 



.' Twenty" " 20 00 



Payable always in advance. Persons sending cluba of ten 



np-vtiuds shall be entitled to an extra copy. 

 Address BAILII.4CHE & BAKER, 



Sprin^firld, lUinoie. 



APPLK SKli>DS. 



For sale, fifty bushels of clear see<l, at the lowest 

 possible rates, sent in sacks or barrels in quantities 

 to suit. Address, JOHN iJOX, 



IsqSm Pulaski, Osvveyo co., N. Y. 



A GOOD INVKSTMKNT. 



ONE TEA T PA YS. 



THE 



"PRiAIRIE PARMER," 



Has DOW been pubH.shed in Chicago, 111., for twenty- 

 two years, without intennit^sion. It, is devoted to the 

 Producer's interests, croaiinj; of 



GENARAL AGRICULTUKE, 

 STOCK RAISING, 

 nORTICULTURE and TOMOLOGY, : . Q- 



Aud DOMESTIC ECONOMY generally. '■:■'■$, 



The Publishers' aim will be to give such informa- = 

 tion and assistance as will eiiuhle the farmer to grow 

 the largest crops with the least e.vpenbe.and what is 

 equally iiuportaut to assist him in securing the 



LARGEST PRICES 



the market affoids. hy giving such reliable infonna- 

 tion that is obtainable coiu'i.m riiijg the markets at 

 home and abroad — the cost of forwardin;; produce to 

 market, and otlier attendant e.\pense.« — thus enabling 

 the producer to take advanta.ire of the conditions of 

 the market in dispei^sing of Lis produce. 



FORM OF PAPER. 



The paper consi.=t3 of 16 pnjres largo quarto, mak- 

 ing a convenient size for binding ao.d, reference. A 

 full index is given at the end ol ea<-h six months. 



CONTENTS. 



About five pages are devoted t.> Geieral Agricul- ' 

 ture ; one to two pages to Hortisulture; one page to 

 Literature; two or more pages to (ictii-ral War Mis- 

 cellany and News ; two pa^jes tn Markets and Rec- 

 ord of Season, and asking and answering questions, 

 and general editorial ifeins. 



A portion will also be devoted to .\dveriisementi 

 of such character as is appropriate to an Agricultural 

 paper. 



DR. GEO. II. DADD. .-v ^ 



This celebrated Veterinary Surgeon will contribate • . 

 regularly to the Fahjier, giving especial attention to 

 the answering of questi(,ns and giving information 

 upon matters interesting to stock growers. 



A NE\y VOLUME ' . ;. 



Commencing January 1st, 186", and the present tima ■/ 

 aflforda the best time to form clubs for the yeur. 



One copy one year $2 00 ■'••*■ ■.^- 



Two copies one year 3 00 '' 



Larger clubs furnished at liberal rates, or prem- ■ .-.' 

 iums given where clubs of six or mure are sent at ■: 

 $1 50 each. 



Specimen copies and show bills sent to any one 

 who desires them for examination (t the purpose of 

 raising a club. 



For sal3 by news dealers generally. 



For samples or other inform.vtion concerning i(b« 

 paper, address £ . . 



EMERY & CO., Chicago, Bl. ■• 



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