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Average Prices of Agricultural Produce in Illinois.— Cost of Labour.— Cost of In- 

 dian Corn in England.— Cost at wMclx Pork may "be raised by it.— Profit of 

 Farming in Illinois.— Detailed Example.— Lands of Illinois Central Bailway. 

 —Advantages of tlieir Position.-— The Company's Terms of Sale for Cash or 

 Credit, — Exemption from State Taxes till paid for. — Comparison between 

 Earming in England and ovraing Land in Illinois,— Capital necessary to start 

 one Earmer in England sufficient for fom'Land Ovmers in Illinois. — Profits of 

 Sheep Earming.— Lands farther West only apparently cheaper. — Great Oppor- 

 tunity for Earm Labourers of Character and Skill.— Earming by Shares.— 

 Eacility for investing Money in Land.— Even the Labourer can so invest his 

 Savings from Time to Time.— Prospects of Emigrants from Towns, 



What are tlie profits of farming on tlie prairie lands of lUinois ? 

 That is the question of interest to the agricultural readers of 

 this little book. 



The av^age prices of wheat and Indian corn in Chicago, 

 since 1850, and those of beef, pork, cheese, and butter, since 

 1854, have been : — 



Wheat, per bushel, ......... S 9 



Indian corn, ..........18 



Beef, per lb 2j 



Pork, 2 



Cheese, .,.,,....-.04 

 Butter, ........... 8 



These prices may be reckoned, on an average, as about one 

 half the value of the same articles in England. If the cost of 

 production in the two countries were nearly the same, the value 



