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THE ILLDTOIS FAEMEE. 



l^ov. 



\A JiOSTIlLV JOUHN.VL OF ' ■ . '"i^v^ 



AGRiCULTORE AND HOBTICULtM. 



••UBLISHED AT 



SVIUN-G FIELD, - .. -_ ILLINOIS, 



BY 



B A I H, H A C H 1:: & B A K 11 II , 



■ AND IS KDITED BY 



M. L. DUI-TLAP, Tribune's Bural. 



TEi.M? i:; ArVA'-C.'-:. — .;-l ;i .v.'ar: two copies 1 5C; live 

 iTjie.-; i-.';-, t v. <•■ :i;..s jO, mid one to i;ct;er up of the ch'.b 

 '.VcDtv enpi.'S.-::^". ^ 



It \i n.'l ii'':-.'?:- \: y that the c!i;b slionld all lie at one oflice 

 — \vu .Sv lid wli r,V'r tile iii.-m!" ra of t'.ie club may reside 



ilie pusraLje on U:e i'AKMi.i!. is uii'iy three Cents a yeai- in 

 1:0 State of Illiii.-i-, and six cents otit of it. 



Specimens nni..h' is sent free <.:i application. 



tiih.-ieiiplio;, M;'i;;y lae.y le Sent at tiie ri^rk of the pub- 

 i is her. 



Exelianiies iiuu coMnimiicatik ;is f ii- the ovo of the /ditor 

 iliouhl be aid;-.'— ' d, lLLi:;eJ3 i'.>I.:.iE :, Clianipaiyn. ll'inoiK. 



All le.;-u:e.-s letters aro to bc diric:c(l tcf tlio publishers, 

 Rprin;.,field. 



1 !n.o. 3 mo. 6 mo. 12 mo. 



On- pai^c. or tv.-. culunuis S i;20 ;?35 ^r.'i 



Ilall a'pace ..I- ',,n. •■ h 12 20 3o 



Uiie fourtb pa,L;v or half colninu.. J 7 12 IS- 



i.jno eiiilitli or one iburUi " .. '1 i 7 10 



One Square of t.-n Hues 12 4 7 



Card of liv. lin^^ one year ^j OO 



'!■ u cents a iin :' ^r le-o than r. sf.narc each insertion. 



A'.! \.'..rthy 1 t ]■■. is relverti.r' d. a!;d ;h -^o of impovtance fo 

 the f-arnier \vill reeeivo, from time to lime, sueli editorial 

 notices as tlie Kditor may consi(ier tliem Wijrthy of, wiihuut 

 add tioual chari;e. ' • * 



Implements am! ^eds to bo tested should be sent direct 

 to tlie l'".uit.i^r, at !ii%residoucc .*. hampaigu. ' . 



We have put the p»ice of a'lvertisins wWiiii roach of all. 

 It will enable tlascjvho like to freely, advertise their goods, 

 to do so at a elieap jke, 



Tcrius, cash. X<'!|i'!y adverti-lers Aviil pay semi-annually, 

 and all transient advertisements must be accompanied with 

 t! ■; Ciish to insure insertion. 



l-.AILUAe'HK & EASKK. Publishers. 

 Sprin-IicM, Ills. 



'THE ilLir^GIS STATE JOURNAL 



J8.C0-\'iH'K\Ti.Y o?Fi:r,En to xiit; ikoplk ■ i' 

 ri'ii'.ois as the b'-'st an.l most relTablo news, iiilitieel 

 md (■ :n!.'CiT::d ]',iper within, their reach. It is pnblisl;ed 

 It Sjiriiigtield. the Capital of the f tate, and is tlie medium 

 f all oflicial .'Meiers, published by State autliority. Pariie- 

 'ilar attenti' u is ;;iven to commercial affairs and every 

 , lumber contair.s copious reviews of the markets in t)ie 

 iriucipal cities. 



';, TEKMS: * 



One copy one year .^-.^ S2 09 



Three copies one year ,,;.<.' 5 00 



Six " " -i .f..„':.. 7 50 



Ten " " .......i'. 12 00 



Twenty •' " 20 00 



Payable always in advance. Persons sending clubs of ten 



upwards shall be entitled to an extra copy. 

 Address BAILHACHE & BAKEB, 



Springfirld, Illinois. 



APPLli: SEl^DS. 



sale, fifty bush t'l 5 of clear seed, at the lowest 

 ■poS^gWStelrate?, scut iu sacks or ijaiTcls in quantities 

 to-sm Aftdress, JOHN BOX, 



IsqSiu ^ . Pulaslti, Oswciro co., IST. Y. 



A GOOD INVESTMENT. 



ONJE ,niATrAYS. 



THE 



"P R A I R I :fi . P A H M E R,' 



Has now been publi.sfeod in C!iif:<.!.-o, 111.,- for twent}'- 

 two year.?, without inrerujissio!!. it is uevote.d to the 

 I Troducur's intciests, treating of 



■ OENARAL AGP.ICULTUilE, ^ 



I STOCK r1jS1X(!, * ' "■•■ . 



j UORTICULTLi'.E anu ror.IOLCGY, 



j . And DOMESTIC ECOXO.MY .cenerally. 



}■ The Publishers' aim will be to j^ivc such infortna- 

 tion aiuL assistance us wiii enalila che ivrmor to grow 

 the litl^sfcroiis vvitLi the Last cxi_;ji;ns-j, and what !» 

 et^uaily iiuporl.iiit to astist bi:ji in securing the 



LARGEST nilCES 



the liiavlset avoids, by jrlvin.^: stich rcHnble inf'ona;i- 

 tion that is obtainable cov.ccining Ihe mari-tets at 

 homo and abroad — tlie cost of forwarding produce to 

 market, and otlivr attendant CApcnsos — thus enabling 

 tlis producer to take advania;,^; of tiie conditions of 

 'the market in dispensing of Iii? proditoo. 



i . FOKM OF PAPEP.. ; ,' v 



The paper. consist's of 10 pages largo quarto, :^ak- 

 ing a convenient si:'.o fur bindin;.: and ref' 

 full ildex is given at the end eu each six 



rcnoeiP. A 

 laoutJ^,' 



CONTENTS. 



About five pages are devoted to Gereral Agricul- 

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

 Literature ; two or more pages to General War Mis- 

 cellany anil News ; two pages to Markets and Rec- 

 ord of Season, and asking and answering questiong, 

 and general editorial items. 



A portion will also be devoted to Advertisements 

 of such character .is is appropriate to an Agricultural 

 paper. 



DR. GEO. IL DADD. 



This celebrated Yetcri;i;;;y J:^argcon will contribute ^,s' 

 regularly to th'A^AUMEi:, giving especial attentioiijp^ 

 the autworing ©fc;qucsticns ami giving infortnatjibii 

 upon matters int'cT.esting to stock growers. ,«*-' 



A tiWN VOLUME , ^ ■■ " 



. ■ . . > ,,- v 



Commencing January"- Igt, j,^C3, 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 Vihere clubs of six or more ary sent aft 

 §1 50 each. 



Specimen copies and show bills sent to angr one 

 who desires them for examination or the purpose of 

 raising a club. 



For sal3 by news dealers generally. 



For samples or other information concerning the 

 paper, address 



EMERT & CO., Chicago, HI. 



