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THE ILLINOIS FARMEK. 



June 



Contributions iob Sick and "Wounded Illi- 

 nois Soldiers. 



Office op State Sanitary Bcreau, } 

 Springfield, III., June 80, 1863. J 

 The following additional contributions for 

 sick and wounded soldiers have been received 

 at this office, since June 23d, inst. : 



Previously reported $16,933 61 



Union League 462, G. Stevens 22 30 



Mulberry Grove, M. W. Powell, for citizens 28 75 



Huntsville, G. W. Aiken, for citizens 9 00 



Newark, Kendall co., A. Cook, for citizens 200 00 



West Salem, Edwards co., U. L. Mays, for citizens 87 45 



Piasa, Madison co., J. W. Johnson, for citizens. . . 10 80 



Princeton Congregational Church, T. W. Waller. . 27 00 



Aurora, T. S. Hatch, for citizens 56 00 



Biggsville, Henderson co., A. Small, for citizens.. 21 00 

 Chesterfield, Henderson CO., E. Upham, for citi- 

 zens (additional 1100 



Shabona Grove, C. Bailey, for citizens 16 00 



An Unconditional Union Man of Sangamon co . . . 10 00 



Elm Point, Bond co., A. H. McFain, for citieens. 32 75 



Brighton, E. H. Signer, for citizens (additional).. 4 50 



Anna, Unijn co., E. M. Wilson, for citizens, 12 00 



Ogle Station, Hy. Bly, for citizens 19 75 



Beaver Grovej A. V. Gard, for citizens 15 75 



Raccoon, Marion co., 8. M Hays, for citizens. ... 19 00 



Jersey ville M. E. Curch, J. Van Cleve IS 10 



Okaw, W. M. Pierce, for citizens 43 00 



Pleasant Ridge German Lutheran Church, Madi- 

 son county 11 00 



South Macon. Macon co., W. C. Webb, for citizens 25 00 



Dover, Bureau co., S. M. Pratt, for citizens 91 40 



Florid, Putnam county, A. G. Meacham, for citi- 

 zens (additional) 2 75 



Cedar Fork, Knox co., J. F. Short, Galesburg. . . 25 00 

 Melugins Grove, Lee co., J. K. Robinson, for citi- 

 zens 43 00 



G. W. Walker, for citizens 81 00 



Elm Point Soldiers Aid Society 2 90 



Tiskilwa, R. Hunter, for citizens 95 00 



Ashkum, Iroquois co., H, B. Stevens, for citizens. 26 25 



Vlrden, Rev. W. S. Tarbntt, for citizens 178 25 



Salem, Marion eo., J. R. Meldrum, for citizens 89 25 



Bureau Valley Council U. L., T. W. Waller, Prince- 

 ton 18 10 



Roseville, Warren co., A. H. Tracy, for citizens. . 27 85 



Grayville,* J. E. Clark, for citizens 68 80 



La Prairie, J. J. Graham, for citizens 7 00 



Shawneetown, Col. F. Rhodes, for ladies 250 00 



Ophir, La Salle co., C. P. Eastman, for citizens. . . 108 00 



Total amountreceivedduringmonth of June. .$18,691 81 



JOHN WILLIAMS, 

 Com. Gen. in charge Sanitary Bureau. 

 * — ♦— • 



Medals of Honor for Soldiers. 



[official.] 



"War Dept., Adjt. General's Office, ) 

 Washington, June 29, 1863. j 



GbneruIL Order, No. 195. — The Adjutant General will 

 provide an appropriate medal of honor, foi the troops who, 

 after the expiration of their terms, have offered their servi- 

 ces to the Government in the present emergency ; and also 

 for the volunteer troops from other States that have volun- 

 teered their service, in the States of Pennsylvania and Ma- 

 ryland. By order of the Secretary of War. 



E. D. TOWNSEND, 

 Assistant Adjutant General. 



— Lawyers' mouths are like turnpike gates — 

 never open except for pay. 



— A man's stomach is his weak part. The 

 weapons to subdue him the most readily are 

 found in the kitchen. 



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— "My dearest Maria," wrote a recently-mar- 

 ried husband to his wife. She wrote back, 

 "Dearest, let me correct either your grammar 

 or your morals. You address me, "My dearest 

 Maria." Am I to suppose you have other dear 

 Marias ?" 



A Good RtePASTEE. — One of a party, of gen- 

 tlemen visiting the colored regiment, near 

 Georgetown, yesterday, chanced to say playful- 

 ly, "There is a good many woolly heads about 

 here." 



*'Yes," said one of the darkeys, "plenty of 

 woolly heads, but no copperheads.^^ 



"John," said a doting parent to her gorman- 

 dizing son, "do you really think you can eafthe 

 whole of that pudding with impunity ?" 



"I don't know, ma," replied young hopeful, 

 "but I guess I can with a spoon." 



CONTENTS: 



Editorial: page. 



June 161 



Burson's Grain Binder 162 



Planting and Culture of Corn 163, 164 



The Wine Plant 165 - 



Agriculture : 



EBrly Cultivation of Hoed Crops 166 



Hay Haking 167 



When to Cut Wheat 167 



Hoed Crops and Weeds 167 



Mulching with Manure 168 



Treating and Flavoring Tobacco 168 



Letter from Commissioner Newton 169 



Coal Oil for Pruit Trees 169 



Stock : 



Right Feed for Working Teams 170 



Foot-Rot in Sheep 171 



The Dairy : 



Ten Rules for Making Butter 171 



Horticulture : 



Culture of Hops 172 



Why Nursery Trees Die 173 



111. State Hort. Society 173 



Miscellaneous : 



The Skunk 171 



Grind the Tools 173 



Our Dependence 174 



Estimating the Capacity of Barns 174 



A New Flax Dressing Machine 174 



New England as a Bread Country 174 



What Shall we Fence With 175, 176 



Advice Gratis 177 



Coal Ashes for Garden Walks 178 



Grain Elevators in Chicago 178 



Dried Fruit for the Soldiers 178 



Duties on Imported Woolen 178 



New Sheep Book 179 



A Lecture on Coal 180 



The Ben Davis Apple 180 



Aostraet, etc 181 



Editor's Table : 



June 182 



A Day in the Country — Leicester Sheep — A 



Large Farm 182, 183 



Evergreen Sweet Corn 183 



Breaking Prairie 183 



Straw Beds 184 



Tree Cotton 184 



Cotton Crop 185 



Sweet Potatoes 185 



Land Sales of III. Central Railroad 185 



Hovey's Seed List 185 



J. M. & Redmond* Son 185 



Rural Register 185 



The Weather 185 



The Kirkbridge White 185 



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