1865.] 
AMERICAN AQRIGULTUmST, 
197 
BUY THE BESTI 
ON THa BOAD. 
EUeiifilWER 
The superiority of this Mnchine Is beyond dispute. At Its 
tlrst Introduction It took the lead of the market, and the 
peculiar featnres covered by its patent, togeth- 
er with the many Improvements added, have kept it far In 
advance of all competitors.— In all points of a perfect Har- 
vester, and In Important feature of durability. It Is without 
an equal. 
la great popularity Is shown by the fact that 
PBICES 
O It E A T L Y^ 
REDUCED. 
Circulars can So obtained of any of our Agents, or will 
be forwarded by mail. 
ADRI-WCE, PLATT <Ss CO., 
Mauufacturer.s and Proprietors* 
MANUFACTORT, Po'keepsle, N. T. 
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE, 165 Greenwich-st., New Tort 
W. &, B. DOUGLAS' 
PATENT ROTARY BARREL PUMP 
Arranged with the Patent Barrel Attachment, the most 
complete and perfect article ever invented forpuMPiso oil 
and ALL KiN'DS OF LIQUIDS fiom BARRELS and other casks 
up Into CANS, TANKS, &c. A niost invaluable Fixture for oil 
STORES, OIL BEFINKBIE9. DRUG STORES, PAINT MANUFACTO- 
RIES, &c., &c. We make two regular sizes of this Barrel 
Pump, viz.: Nos. 1 and 2. No. 1 will pump from 8 to 10 gal- 
Ions, and No. 2, from IG to 20 gallons per minute. Orders re- 
■pectf^lly solicited byj 
W. & B. DOUGLAS, 
BIIDDLETOWN, CONX. 
Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of the article, . 
Branch T7arehouse, 87 John-st., N. Y„ where samples of 
these and our various other kinds of Pumps, Hydraulic 
Kams, Garden Engines, Ship Pumps, Oil Well Pumps, Power 
Pumps, Chain Pumps, Iron Well Curbs, Iron Horse Po9t3, 
, Grindstone Trimmings, Wrought Iron Butts and Hinges, 
&c., can be seen. 
All the principal Hardware Merchants, Plttmrees, 
Tinners, and Aoricultural Dealers in Oiis and other 
Countries, keep our MANrFAcrrBEs, or will order tbera 
from BB when called for 
BEST FARMING LANDS in the WORLD 
FOR, S^VI^E BY THE 
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO., 
In Tracts to suit Purchasers, AT LOW FRICSS. 
THE n.LTOOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY HAVE EOR SALE, 
000,000 ACRES of the best Farming Lands in the Country. 
The road extends from Dunleith, in the north-western part of the State, to Cairo, in the extreme southern 
part, with a Utanch from Centralia, one hundred and thirteen miles north of Cairo, to Chicago, on the shore of 
Ijakc Michigan— altogether a length of 704 miles— and the land which is offered for sale is situated upon either 
side of the track, in no instance at a greater distance than fifteen miles. 
State of Illinois. 
The rapid development of Illinois, its steady increase in population and wealth, and its capacity toproduco 
cheap food, are matters for wonder and admiration. The United States Commissioner of Agriculture estimates 
the amounts of the principal crops of 18G4, for the whole country, as follows; Indian corn, iSO ,581 ,403 bushels; 
wheat, 160,695,823 bushels; oats, 176,690,064 bushels; of which the farms of Illinois yielded 138.356,135 bushels 
of Indian corn; 33,371 ,173 bushels of wheat; and 24,273,751 bushels of oats — in reality more than one-fourth of 
the corn, more than one-fifth of the wheat, and almo.-t one-seventh of the oats produced hi all the United States. 
Grain— Stock Raising. 
Pre-eminently the first in the list of grain-exporting States, Illinois is also the great cattle State of Ibe 
Union. Its fertile prairies are well adapted by nature to tho raising of cattle, sheep, horses and mules; and in 
the important interest of pork packing, it is far in advance of every other State. The seeding cf these prairio 
lands to tame grasses for pasturage or hay, offers to farmers with capital tho most profitable results. The 
hay crop of Illinois in 1864 is estimated at 2,166,725 tons, which is moro than half a million tons larger than the 
crop of any other State, excepting only New York. 
Inducements to Settlers, 
The attention of persons, whose limited means forbid tho purchase of a homestead in tho older States, is 
particularly iuvitcd to these lands. "Within ten years the Illinois Central Railroad Company has sold 1,400,000 
acres, to more than 20,000 actual settlers: and during the last year 264,422 acres — a larger aggregate of sales 
than in any one year since the opening of the road. The farms are sold in tracts of forty or eighty acres, 
suited to the settler with limited capital, or in larger tracts, as may bo required by tho capitalist and stock 
raiser. The soil is of unsurpassed fertility ; the climate is healthy ; taxes are low ; churches and schools 
are becoming abundant throughout the length and breadth of the State ; and communication with all tho great 
markets is made easy through railroads, canals and rivers. 
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. 
The price of lands varies from S9 to $15 and upwards per acre, and ilicy are sold on short credit, or for 
cash. A deduction of ten per ceni. from the short credit price -is mado to those who buy for cash. 
E X j^ ]Vr F Xj E : 
Forty acres at $10 per acre, on credit; the principal one-quarter cash down— balance one, two and three 
years, at six per cent, interest, m advance, each year. 
Ihterest. Principal. IWTEnpwT. 
Cash Payment, $13 00 $100 00 I Payment In two year? $G 00 
Payment in one year 12 00 100 00 | " three yeara, 
The ^ame fl^aud may be Porcliased for SS60 tf^asEi. 
Full information on all points, together with maps, showing the exact location of I^uds, will ho furnished 
on application, in person or by letter, to 
LAND COlillVIISSIGNER, Illinois Central R. R. Co., Chicago, Illinois,. 
PRINCrPAt.. 
100 00 
100 00 
The Clipper one HorseMower 
is adapted to every variety of surface, and to cutting every 
kind of grass. 
This Machine is capable of cutting three-fourths to one 
acre of the heaviest grass per hour, and can be drawn as 
easily by one horse as ordinary two-horse Mowers by two 
horses. 
The height of cut can be varied by the driver while tho 
Machine Is In motion, and without leaving his seat. It Is 
simple, durable, and not likely to get out of order, 
Two-Horse Mowers and combined Machines of the same 
pattern. R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
ISa & 191 Water-st., New York. 
IN€}ERS01.I.'i$ II91PKOVEI> 
HORSE AND HAND POWER 
HAY AND COTTON PRESSES. 
These machines have been tested In tho mo<:t thorough 
manner throughout this and foreign countries to the num- 
ber of over 1200. 
The Horse Power is worked by either wheel or capstan, 
nnd in many respects possesses unequalled advantages. We 
invite those wanting such machines to write for a catalogue 
containing full information with cuts, prices, &c., or call and 
examine personally. 
Orders promptly attended to. by addressing 
INGERSOLL & DOUGHERTY, Greenpoint. KiuRS Co.,L. I. 
Bay the Best-— Halsted's. 
/§ ffjft MARYLAND FARMS,— GEOGRAPHI- 
^™:""cal description of Maryland, with Catalogue of 
Maryland Lands, for sale by 
R. W. TEMPLEMAN & CO., 
Land As^ciits, 
48 Lexington-street, (Up stairs,) 
Baltimore City, 
Embracing a description of the Soil and Products ot 
Marylaud. 
Send Twenty-flvo Cents for i\ Copy. 
^ECURE A HOME.— Lnuds for sale in the Cclc- 
^braled Fruit Settlement of Hammonton. New Jersey, SO 
miles Irom Philattelphia, on naiLroml, and near the wew 
York Railroad. —No better soil in the State.— For Fruits, 
Vegetables and Early Gardeniu;r. is the best in the Union.— 
Hundreds of Acres now producins: to he seen, on which is 
made from $200 to $G00 per acre. Mild and liealtby climate. 
Soft Water, Churches, Schools, Mills, Stores. &c. iVice from 
$20 to fj3 per acre, for 20 acres and upward. lOacro fruit 
farms, ;^0. Terms easy. Title perfect. For full inlorination 
Address U. J. BYRNES, Hamnionton, N. J, Letter.'^ answered. 
Cheap Maryland Farms. 
tlO to $:iO per acre, convenient to Iliiilvoad, Navigation, 
Churches, Schools, &c., &c., situated on the Fjistern Shore. 
JIany northern families are settling here. Descriptive circu- 
lars giving all information sent tree to all applieants. 
Address H. P, CHAMBERS, Farm Agent. 
Federalsburg, Md. 
FARMS FOR SALE of 40 to 180 .^c^cs e:ich, of 
the richest agricultural land in Rock Co., Wis., near 
Janesvllle City, well timbered. The Madison railway runn 
through, and tho Southern Wisconsin on their border. Apply 
to J. I. K, PEASE, Janesvllle, or to B. F. PAWSON, 9 £a8t 
IStli-street, New i ork. 
