6Q 



THE ILLINOIS FAEMEE. 



March 



raspberries and blackberries. You bad 

 better let the orchard go another year 

 than to leave out of the garden these 

 great healthgiving fruits, so desirable 

 during the heated term of summer. If 

 you cannot plant more than half a doz- 

 en trees, have three of these the Kes- 

 wick Codlin, and three May Cheny, 

 (Early Eichmond,) as both of them Avill 

 fruit early and abundantly. 



In planting potatoes the last of the 

 month, cover them deeply, say three to 

 four inches. The Early York and Ne- 

 shannock are the best sorts, Mathevrs 

 Earlv Blue is also good. In the cen- 



t; CD 



tral and South parts of the State we 

 cannot recommend any of the late 

 growing sorts, such as the Carter, 

 Peach Blow, Garnet Chili, Pinkeye, 

 or English Fluke. The slow growing 

 late kinds, in this climate grow too slow 

 to be good, and we have settled down 

 on the early, quick gTowing sorts ; of 

 these the most valuable for the main 

 crop is the Neshannock. In looking 

 over the New York market report for 

 several years we have observed that 

 this potatoe has continued at the head 

 of the list for a uniform high price. 

 "While it is not the best potato for spring 

 use, bntits good size and smooth sur- 

 face, destitute of deep eyes make it a 

 favorite with the good housewife. 



Among early cabbages the Early 

 "Winningstadt bears a high place. 



In the culture of tobacco, we should 

 by all means employ the hot bed, in 

 which to start the plants. The crop 

 will be a month in advance of that 

 grown in the open ground, and in part 

 out of the way of the tobacco worm, as 

 the plant will be so far advanced that 

 the worms will have less effect upon it. 



Cotton planting received a severe 

 check by the drouth and frost of last 



year, but we are not disposed to give 

 up the idea that it cannot be grown as 

 far north as this point. We have no 

 idea that it will do as well as farther 

 south, but at present prices, we can af- 

 ford to take something of a risk. The 

 Tennesse green seed is the only variety 

 that has thus far proved of any value 

 in this State. The Chinese seed im- 

 ported by J. N. Griswold, Esq., of the 

 111. G. W. E. E", proved a failure, as 

 we do not hear of a single instance of 

 the seed germinating. 



We do not expect to see either cot- 

 ton or tobacco planted this month, but 

 we give the hint that it may not be 

 forgotten in April. We have a bushel 

 of the green seed, to make trial of, in 

 the hot bed, parties wishing a few seed 

 can have them by sending a stamped 

 envelop, or the seed can be had at Cob- 

 den at twenty cents a bushel. 



-»•- 



Manufacture of Sorgho Syrup. 



The sorgho question to a great ex- 

 tent has been monopolized by patent 

 evaporator men, and those having seed 

 for sale. An immense amount of puff- 

 ing, if not downright lying has been 

 done on their account. Instead of a 

 detailed history of facts, we have had 

 a surfeit of sorgho literature or book 

 culture, from Wray and Olcott down 

 to the present time, in "^hich has been 

 sandwiched now and then a fact. 



Nearly every new enterprise has to 

 pass through the hands of sharpers, and 

 the slow process of incubation, as the 

 children do with the measles and 

 whooping cough, or for the calf to go 

 through the grades of yearling, two- 

 year old, three-year old, and finally is 

 of suflficient ag^ to be crowned with the 

 yoke and bows, and at once becomes 

 the useful ox. 



