1864. 



THE ILLINOIS FAEMER. 



155 



State Fair. 



The Quarterly Journal of the Illinois Agricultu- 

 ral Society for April is at hand, and contains the 

 list of premiums for the next Fair, which is to be 

 held at Decatur, commencing September 12ih. — 

 The list is much more extended than that of last 

 year. 



The grounds at Decatur are the best in the Uni- 

 ted States, when we take into consideration ease 

 of approach, abundance of good water, shade and 

 well drained sui face. If the people of Decatur wish 

 t9 retain the Fair at that point, they will make an 

 effort to accommodate visitors on more liberal 

 terms than last year. 



A Good Load. — A farmer took a single load of 

 produce to Syracuse, and sold it for |1,588,50. 

 It was the wool produced by his 380 sheep. Far- 

 ming and wool-growi!<g will .tlways pay in this 

 country. It, can hardly be ovi'rdone. A young 

 man properly educHted to the business can be al- 

 most sure of a fortune; while in other pursuits, not 

 one in twenty evpr gets beyond a comfortable liv- 

 ing, and aliirge proportion fail even of that. Still 

 our boys and \oung m n nearly all rush into mer- 

 cantile, raecthanicil or professional life, to meet 

 the inevitable and sharp competition which tliey 

 are sure to find there. In agriculture the compe- 

 tition is light. A farmer is sure of a good price 

 for all he can produce. 



THE PRAGTIGAL SHEPHERD, 



A OCUPLETB TRBATISB OM THE BRBEDINO, MARAOEHBNT AKD 

 DISEASES OF 8HEBP. 



BY HON. HENRY S. BANDA;:,L. LL. D., 



Author of "Sheep Husbandry in the South," "Fine-Wool 

 iih<.ep Husbandry," etc., etc. 



PUBLISHED BY D. D. T. MOORE, BOOBESTEB, 

 SEW YORK. 



From the New England Farmer. 

 The Practical Fhefhbrd — Tsa work that has long been 

 BMded by our people. It should be in the hand and head of 

 •▼ery person owning (heep. 



From J. n. Klippart, Sec'y Ohio State Board of Ag^e. 

 I shall with great pleasure recommend the "Practical 

 Shepherd" as heing the great American work, if not really 

 th» beat work 1u the English language on the subject. 

 From Bon. I. Setoton, Commisitioiier of AiticiMwre. 

 I keg to thank yon for the rery intereitinc work, " The 



Practical Shepherd " It was much needed, and fully sup- 

 plies the wants of the farmer. 



'y,.--.'^-^- From the Maine Fatmeri'' '' -' ''" 

 The name of the author, Hon. H. S. Rahdall, is a guar- 

 antee of its compleeness and reliability. 



From the Prairie Farmer. 



The ilIu3trations of sheep are by the best artists of N«w 

 York, and well done. The letter press an 4 papt-r are all 

 th->t enuld be desired in a work of this desc ipt>nn It will 

 undoubtedly meet with the large sale its merits demand. 

 From Col. B. F. Johmon Sec'y Jf. Y. bUtU AgU Society. 



It is the best practical Sheep Book, I think, ever publish- 

 ed, and does great credit to Dr. Ra>dall. 



From, the Ohio Farmer. 



The reputation of the author — who ranks as the authority 

 in thii country upon all that, pertains to the breeding and 

 m >nagement nf sheep — will induce a large and continued de- 

 mand for " The Practical Shepherd." — 



From the MicHgan Farmer. 



Mr. Randall has made the very best book extant on 

 American Sheep Husbandry. 



From the Country Gentleman and Cultivator. 

 As a TChole, thi- book is uuqdlstionxbly in advance of 

 anything of the kind now before the public 



From J. P. Reynolds, Sec'y JUiwyin State AgH Soc'y. 



I have little d<ubt the work will meet ful y ihe wants of 

 those enga;.ed in Sheep Husbsindry. It has bien looked for 

 with much interest, and seems, from the not vtry careful 

 examination I havt* >;iven it, to t-e what the author designed 

 to make — an impartial and useful book. 



From, the Scientijic American. 



It is vastly important that those who r i.=e cheep shonld 

 obtain all the iniorniation possible how best to manage their 

 flocks, and we unhesitatingly recommt-nd the "Practical 

 Shepherd" as the most interesting and reliable woik on the 

 subject extant. 



THE PRAGTIGAL SHEPHERD 



Is sold only by agents anr the publisher. It c mprises 454 

 large dun-dicimo pages, and is printed, 11 uttrated ami bound 

 in a superior style Price f 1 SOI Those not supplied by 

 agents can receive ccpies by mail, post paid in forwarding 

 the price to D. U. 'I'. iTIOOKI*., 



Editor Rural New Yorker, Rorht-ster, N. T. 

 Pg^County Agents wanted for the above work." 



FLAX .\ND HEMP CULTURE. 



Just published, the Sixth Edition of "A Ma» ual of Flaj 

 Culture a.vd Mancfactpre, eml>racing full directions for 

 preparing the ground, sowing, harvesting Ac. Ac. Also, 

 an Essay by a MTt-stern nian, on Hemp and FUx in the Webt, 

 Mod'S of Culture, Preparation for Market, Ac. with Botan- 

 ical Descriptions and illustrations." 



Th 8 work, first published last season, is in handsom<' style, 

 pamphlet form. Price only 25 centa — for which a copy will 

 be sent to any point reached by the U S. or C nada tna Is. 



Address, D. D. T. MOORE, Rochester, New York, 



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MOORE'S RURAL NEW YORKER. 



The second quarter of Vol. XV. of this valu.ible and Im- 

 mensely popular Agricultural, Jlortieultural, Litertuy 

 and Fimily W<ekly commences Apiil 2 — a good time to 

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 to California. It comprises over a dozen distinct depart- 

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 ploys the be«t t^nt. Among is Fditors and Contribat^ 

 are Hon. H. S. Randall, author of "The Practical Shepherd," 

 Ac, who conducts the department devoted 'o Sheep Hus- 

 bandry, and P. Barry, Esq., author of "Tht Fruit Garden," 

 and former editor of The Horticultwift, who ably treats 

 upon Horticultural affairs. Indeed, as the JIT E. Fa mer 

 said yearsago, the Rural is like a honey comli, having sweets 

 In every cell. Tas e and see. Terms, f.nly $2 a year— less 

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D. D T. MO ORE, Rochester, New York. 



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