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1864. 



THE ILLINOIS FAEMER. 



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twelve and a half cents, or four and a half dollars 

 a bushel. Reducing the quart* to bushels — 36 

 wine quarts to a bushel — and we have eighty bush- 

 els to the acre. Allowing two and a half cents a 

 quart for picking, we have $292 per acre for the 

 crop. 



To set an acre of plants and cultivate them two 

 years will not cost forty dollars. 



In five yoai s we will wager, that the Black Cap 

 raspberry will be more abundant than the currant 

 in our markets. 



Improved Blacberby. — Our new blackberry ap- 

 pears to have stood the winter in good condition; 

 of course we cannot yet decide as to the crop, but 

 think it is not yet injured. Mr. Joseph Barber of 

 Richview writes us that the wild blackberry in his 

 section are ail killed. If this blackberry stands 

 the past winter unharmed we shall send it out 

 with tlie utmost confidence in its value as a hardy 

 plant. 



Ohio. The apple is a little above medium size, 

 round and very regular in form, stem long and 

 slender, inserted in an even smooth cavity ; color 

 yellow ground, very much striped and splashed 

 with pale red, flesh white, with a pleasant subacid 

 flavor. It hangs on the tree well, becoming quite 

 ripe before it drops. The tree makes a very straight 

 upright growth, is rem^irkably hardy, having stood 

 all the hard winter without any damages — bears 

 regular and abundant crops. In season it follows 

 Red June and Early Harvest — quality of fruit 2d 

 rate." 



Evans, in his catalogue of native fruits, calls it 

 an Illinois seedling, but it will be seen by the 

 above that it should be credited to Ohio. 



Orcharding in Missouri. — Col. A. Bainbridge, 

 formerly of Cobden in this State, but now of De 

 Soto, some forty miles southwest of St. Louis, 

 writes us that he has 9,500 peach, apple, pear, 

 apricot and cherry trees and 600 grape vines. Of 

 these trees 3,000 are apple, set two years since, 

 some of which fruited last season. 



Garde;} Seeds. — We observe that S. Wilbur of 

 Momence the garden seed man, is out with a fine 

 stock of seeds. Fortunately for the country the 

 drouth was less severe on the upper Kankakee 

 than in many other parts of the State. 



Those buying seeds at springfield and other parts 

 of Central Illinois will do well to note the label, if 

 they want good home grown seeds. 



Hutchison Cider Mill. — This mill is having a 

 great run, and is doubtless valuable to make cider 

 in a small way for daily use, but for a mill to put 

 up cider on a large scale is worthless, as, not one 

 half the cider can be pressed from the pommice. 

 Many people who have large orchards have been 

 induced to purchase it, but find it of no value in 

 that connection. 



Sorgo Culture. — Next month we intend to de- 

 vote a large space to the above subject, including 

 variety, culture and manufacture. 



Wrought Iron Wagons. — In returning from the 

 Fair grounds to Decatur solitaire, we were overtak- 

 en by Mr. John Kirkham of Peoria, driving his 

 iron wagon and who kindly invited us to ride. The 

 whole of the running gears of the wagon arc of 

 wrought iron except the hubs which are cast. 



This kind of wagon would be valuable to those 

 farmers who are in the habit of lotting wagons 

 Stand out in the rain and sun, for the spokes and 

 felloes will not warp or rot like oak. This wagon 

 runs light and we have a very favorable opinion of 

 it. The cost is more than one of part wood, say 

 about |110. They must prove durable. 



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The Dana Apple. — In a previous number, we 

 made mention of this apple. Since then we have 

 a letter from J. H. Stewart of Quincy, in which he 

 says: 



"The Dana, is an apple which we have cultivat- 

 ed for more than fifteen years. It was named for 

 the man with whom it originated in some part of 



Missouri and Illinois Horticultural Importing 

 Association — Its object is to meet a want longfelt 

 by nurserymen in the West. 



Article 1. — This Society shall be known as the 

 " Mis-^ouri and Illinois Horticultural Importing As- 

 sociation." 



Art. 2 — ^Its object shall be the importation of 

 such Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Plants, Stocks, 

 Bulbs, &c., as may be ordered by its members. 



Art. 3. — Any person may become a member by 

 the payment of one dollar, and signing this Con- 

 stitution. 



Art. 4. — The officers shall consist of % Presi- 

 dent Treasurer and Secretary, who, in connection 

 with two other members, to be elected by the So- 

 ciety, shall constitute an Executive Board, charged 

 with the direction and control of the affairs of the 

 Society, subject to its instructions ; they shall hold 

 their office one year, and until their successors are 

 chosen. 



Art. 5. — The society shall hold its annual meet- 

 ings on the Thursday after the second Tuesday in 

 January, and the Society or the Executive Board 

 may be called together at any time by the Presi- 

 dent. 



Art. 6. — This constitution may be amended at 

 any meeting, by a two-thirds vote of the members 

 present. ' -. 



The following gentlemen then paid their fee, and 



became members : 



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