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THE ILLINOIS TARMEK. 



1864. 



A MONTBLY JOURNAL OF 



AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE. 



PUBLISHED AT 



srmxaFiELD, - - iLimom, 



BY 



BAKER & PHILLIPS, 



M. 



AND IS EDITED BY 



L. DUNIiAP, Tribune's Rural. 



TKI'.MS IN ADVANCE.— 11 ii yoar; two copies 1 5C; five 

 cjjjies $"; ten copies $6, and one to getter up of the club 

 twenty copies $10. 



It is uot neeeasaoy that the club should all be at one office 

 — wo send wherever the members of the club may reside 



The postage on the Farmer is only three cents a j-ear in 

 the btate of Illinois, and six cents out of it. 



Specimens numbtrs sent free on application. 



Subsc.iption money may be sent at the risk of the pub- 

 lisher. 



Exclianges and communications fur the eye of the Kditor 

 should be addressed. Iiuxtis Farmed, Champaign Illinois. 



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

 Springfiidd. 



TERM.S OP ADVEhTI--IXG: 



1 mo. 3 mo. C mo. 12 mo. 



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



Halt ii page or one •• 5 12 20 3o 



uno I'uuith page or half colnmn.. S 7 12 18 



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



Ouo 'square of ten lines 12 4 7 



Card of live lines one year $S 00 



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



All worthy objects advertised, and those of importance to 

 the larnier will receive, from time to time, iuch 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 ttie Kditor, at his residence .Champaign. 



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

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

 t* do so at a cheap rate. 



Terms, cash. Yearly advertissrs will pay semi-annually, 

 and all transient advertisements must be accompanied with 

 the cash to insure insertion. 



BAKEh & PHILLIPaS, Publishers. ^rT? 

 Springfield, Ills." 



THE ILLINOIS STATE JOURNAL 



XS ( ONFi' F,\.1»LY O FKllEU TO THE I EOP; E OF 

 Illinois as the best and most reliable news, political 

 md I'DUiniercial paper within their reach. It is published 

 •t -piuigfieM, the Capital t.f the f tate, and is the medium 

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

 ular atteiiticai is given to commercial affairs and every 

 .lumber contains copious reviews of the markets in the 

 i.rincipal cities. 



TEUMS: 



One copy one year J2 00 



Ihree copies one year 6 00 



Sis " " V 50 



Ten " " 12 00 



Twenty" *' . •••• .20 00 



Payable always in advance. Pernouu sending clubs of ten 

 and upwards shall be entitled to an extra copy. 

 Addreis BAKER k PHILLIPS, 



Sprin^firld, Illinoia. 



Sanford & Mallory's Flax and Hemp 

 Machines. 



These celebrated machines are on exhibition and 

 in operation in a building adjoining the Chicago Su- 

 gar Refinery. For circular telling all about them, 

 price, &c., address NELSON STILLMAN, 



General Agent, Chicago, 111. 



P. 0. Box 5823. Mayl'GS.ly 



A GOOD INVESTMENT. 



ONE THAT 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 



GENAllAL 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 grow 

 the largest crops with the least expense, and what is 

 equally important to assist him in securing the 



LARGEST PRICES 



the market affoids. by giving such reliable informa- 

 tion that is obtainable eonceining the markets at 

 home and abroad — the cost of forwarding produce to 

 market, and other attendant expenses — thusenablinjr 

 the producer to take advantage of the conditions of 

 the market in dispensing of his produce. 



FORM OF PAPER. f 



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 ol each six months. 



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 and News ; two pages to Markets and Rec- 

 ord of Season, and asking and answering questions, 

 and general editorial items. 



A portion will also bo 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 Faumer, 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 oi.e 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 ih« 

 paper, address 



EMERY k CO., Chicago, HL 



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