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THE ILLINOIS FAEMEK. 



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A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF 



AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE. 



PUBLISHED AT 



EPRINGFIELD, - - ILLINOm, 



BY 



BAILHACHE & BAKER, 



AND IS EDITED BY 



M. Ii. DTTNLAP, Tribune's Kural. 



TERMS IN ADVANCE.— $1 a year; two copies 1 50; fxve 

 ' opies $3; ten copies $6, and one to getter up of the club 

 wenty copies $10. 



It is not necessaey that the club should all be at one office 

 — we send wherever the members of the club may reside 



The postage on the Farmer is only three cents a year in 

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



Specimens numbers sent free on application. 



Subsciiption money may be sent at the risk of the pub- 

 lisher. 



Exchanges and communications for the eye of the Editor 

 should be addressed, Illinois Farmer, Champaign. Illinois. 



All business letters are to be direc.ed to the publishers, 

 Springfield. 



TERMi OF ADVERTISING: 



1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 12 mo. 



One page, or two columns 8 $20 $35 $50 



Half a pace or one " 5 12 20 So 



One fourth page or half column.. 3 7 12 18 



One eighth or one fourth " .. 2 4 7 10 



One square of ten lines 1 2 4 7 



Card of five lines one year $5 00 



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



All worthy objects advertised, and those of importance to 

 the Farmer will receive, from time to time, such editorial 

 notices as the Editor may consider them worthy of, without 

 add tional charge. 



Implements and seeds to be tested should be sent direct 

 to the Editor, at his residence .Champaign. 



We have put the price of advertising within reach of all. 

 It will enable those who like to freely advertise their goods, 

 to do so at a cheap rate, 



■ Terms, cash. Yearly adverti4ers will pay semi-annually, 

 and all transient advertisements must be accompanied with 

 the cash to insure insertion. 



BAILHAOHE k BAKFR, Publishers, 

 Sprmgfleld, Ills. 



THE ILLINOIS STATE JOURNAL 



Is CONFIDENTLT OFFERED TO THE PEOPLE OF 

 Illinois as the best and mogt reliable news, political 

 .ind commercial paper within their reach. It is published 

 at Springfield, the Capital of the State, and is the medium 

 •;f all official notices, published by State authority. Partic- 

 ular attention is given to commercial affairs and every 

 number contains copious reviews of the markets in the 

 principal cities. 



^ TERMS: 



One copy one year. f2 09 



Three copies one year 5 00 



Six " " 7 50 



Ten « " 12 00 



Twenty « " J20 00 



Payable always in advance. Persons sending clubs of ten 



upwards shall be entitled to an extra copy. 

 Address BAILHACHE & BAKER, 



Sprin&firld, IlIinoiB. 



APPLE SEEDS. 



For sale, fifty bushels of clear seed, at the lowest 

 possible rates, sent in sacks or barrels in quantities 

 to suit. Address, JOHN BOX, 



lsq3m Pulaski, Oswego co., N. T. 



A GOOD INVESTMENT. 



ONE TEAT PAYS. 



THE 



"PRAIRIE PARMER/ 



Has now been published in Chicago, 111., for twenty- 

 two years, without intermission. It is devoted to the 

 Producer's interests, treating of 



GENARAL AGRICULTURE, 

 STOCK RAISING, 

 HORTICULTURE and POMOLOGY, 

 And DOMESTIC ECONOMY generally. 



The Publishers' aim will be to give such informa- 

 tion and assistance as will enable the farmer to groir 

 the largest crops with the least expense, and what is 

 equally important to assist him in securing the 



LARGEST PRICES 



the market affoi ds, by giving such reliable informa- 

 tion that is obtainable concerning th^ markets at 

 home and abroad — the cost of forwarding produce to 

 market, and other attendant expenses — thus enabling 

 the producer to take advantage of the conditions of 

 the market in dispensing of his produce. 



PORM OP PAPER. '" ■ 



The paper consists of 16 pages large quarto, mak- 

 ing a convenient size for binding and reference. A 

 full index is given at the end ot each six months. 



CONTENTS. ^ 



About five pages are devoted to General Agricul- 

 ture ; one to two pages to Horticulture ; one page to 

 Literature ; two or more pages to General War Mis- 

 cellany and News ; two pages to Markets and Rec- 

 ord of Season, and asking and answering questions, 

 and general editorial items. 



A portion will also be devoted to Advertisements 

 of such character as is appropriate to an Agricultural 

 paper. 



DR. GEO. H. DADD. 



This celebrated Veterinary Surgeon will contribute 

 regularly to the Fakuer, giving especial attention to 

 the answering of questions and giving information 

 upon matters interesting to stock growers. 



A NEW VOLUME . 



Commencing January 1st, 1863, and the present time 

 affords the best time to form clubs for the year. 



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 more are sent at 

 $1 50 each. 



Specimen copies and show bills sent to any one 

 who desires them for examination or the purpose of 

 raising a club. 



For sala by news dealers generally. 



For samples or other information concerning the 

 paper, address 



EMERY & CO., Chicago, HI. 



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