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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[July, 
JLIiIIfOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPA1Y 
OFFER FOU SALE 
1,000,000 Acres of SUPERIOR FARMING LA1B 
I3NT rP-A-HIfcliS OI» 
40, 80 & 160 acres and upwards, at from $8 to $12 per acre. 
THESE LANDS ARE 
MOT SURFACE© BY AMY IN THE WOR 
THEY LIE ALONG 
THE WHOLE LINE OF THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS RAILROAD. 
For Sale ou LONG CREDIT, SHOKT CREDIT and for CASH, lliey are situated near 
TOWNS, VILLAGES, SCHOOLS and CHURCHES. 
HEMP, FLAX AND TOBACCO. 
Hemp and flax can be produced of as good quality as any 
grown In Enrope. Tobacco of the finest quality Ss raised 
upon lands purchased of this Company, and It promises to be 
one of the most important crops or tlie State. Cotton, loo, 
Is raised, to a considerable extent, in the southern portion. 
The making of sugar from the beet is receiving considerable 
attention, and experiments upon a large scale have been 
made during the past season. The cultivation of sorghum ig 
rapidly increasing:, and there are numerous indications that 
ere many years Illinois will produce a large surplus of sugar 
and molasses for exportation. 
FRUIT. 
The central and southern parts of the State are peculiarly 
adapted to fruit raising; and peaches, pears and strawber- 
ries, together with early vegetables, are- sent to Chicago, St. 
Louis and Cincinnati, as well as other markets, and always 
command a ready sale. 
COAL AND MINERALS. 
The immense coal deposits of Illinois are worked at differ- 
ent points near the Railroad, and the great resources of the 
State in iron, teail, zinc, limestone, potters* clay, &c. &c, as 
yet barely touched, will eventually be the source of great 
wealth. 
TO ACTUAL SETTLERS 
the inducements offered are so great that the Company has 
already sold l,o')0.000 acres, and the sales during the past year 
have been to a larger number of purchasers than ever before. 
The advantages to a man of small means, settling in Illinois, 
where his children maygrow np wiLli all the benefits of edu- 
cation and the best of public schools, can hardlv be over-esti- 
mated. No State in the Union is increasing more rapidly in 
population, which has trebled in ten years along the line of 
this Ltailroad. 
FOR ALL PURPOSES OF AGRICULTURE. | 
The lands offered for sale by the Illinois Central Railroad 
Company are equal to any in the world. A healthy climate, a 
ricli soil "and railroads to convey to market the tullness oi the 
earth-ail combine to place in the hands of the enterprising . 
working man the means of independence. 
ILLINOIS, 
Extending 3S0 miles from North to South, has all the diver- ! 
sitv of climate to be found between Massachusetts and 
Virginia and varieties of soil adapted to the products of New 
England and those of the Middle States. The black soil In the 
central portions of the State is the richest known, and pro- 
duces the Quest corn, wheat, sorghum and hay, which latter 
crop during the past year, has been highly remunerative. 
Theseediiv-of these prairie lands to tame grasses, for pastur- 
age offers to tanners with capital the most profitable results. 
The smaller prairies, interspersed with timber, in the more 
southern portion of the State, produce the best of winter 
wheat, tobacco, flax, hemp and fruit. 'I he lands still further 
South are heavily timbered, and here the raising of truit, to- 
bacco, cotton and the manufacture of lumber, yield large re- 
turns. The heolili of Illinois is hardly surpassed by any 
State in the Union. 
GRAIN AND STOCK RAISING. 
In the list of corn and wheat producing States, Illinois stands 
pre-eminently tlrst. Its advantages for raising cattle and 
ho"s are too well-known to require comment here. For 
sheen raising, the lands in every part of the State are well 
adapted, and Illinois can now boast of many of the largest 
flocks In the country. No branch in industry offers greater 
inducements for investment. 
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. 
The price of land varies* from $7 to $12 and upward per acre, and thev are sold on long credit, on short credit, or for cash. 
A deduction of ten percent, from the long credit price is made to those who make a payment of one-fourth of the principal 
down, and the balance in one, two. and three years. A deduction of twenty per cent, is made to those who purchase 
for cash. Never before have greater inducements been offered to cash purchasers. 
EXAMPLE. 
Forty acres at $10 per acre on long credit, interest at six per cent., payable annually In advance; the principal In four, 
dve, six, and seven years. 
Cash payment 
Payment in one year 
" two years 
" three '* 
" four " 
Inter kst. 
....$-24.00 
21.00 
24.00 
24.00 
.... 13.00 
.... 12.00 
6.00 
$100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
Or the same farm, on short credit : 
INTEREST. PRINCIPAL. 
Cash payment $!(i.20 $00.00 
Payment in one year 10.S0 90.00 
" two vears 5.40 90.00 
" three " 90.00 
Tlie same farm maybe purchased for S320 In 
cash. 
;£gr Full Information on all points, together with maps, showing the exact location of the lands, will be furnished on ap- 
plication in person or by letter to LAND COMMISSIONER, 
Illinois Central R. R. Co., at Chicago, 111. 
Wm. II. RA^'LET'ff, Architect. 
Ilohokus, Bergen County, N. J. 
Prairie View Farm For Sale. 
For sale, a beautiful farm of 100 acres, situated near the 
Fox River in the town of Oswego, Kendall Co., Illinois, 3& 
miles from the station on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 
K. R., Z}4 from the village of Oswego, and from the city of 
Aurora." The improvements are all permanent and partic- 
ularly well adapted to stock purposes. A well furnished 
house, and large barn with stabling for 50 cattle. A thrifty 
Apple orchard. Peach, Plum, Pear and Cherry trees, both 
dwarf and standard : also all the small fruits with a good va- 
riety of grapes, most of the above in bearing. A tine Dur- 
ham stock, horses, tools and household furniture will be 
Bold with the farm If desired. For further particulars ad- 
dress the subscriber at Oswego, 111. 
P. POBTKK TVTGGINS. 
To Settlers Seeking Location on 
MARYLAND FAMS. 
3,^00 Acres in 7 farms all adjoining, located in Charles 
County, IS miles from Washington City. Upon each farm are 
good Dwellings and out-buildings, the land is of clav loam 
and very productive In Tobacco and Fruit, price in the ag- 
gregate, SH6 per acre. For a healthvnnd profitable settle- 
ment with choice of neighbors this oilers tlie best of induce- 
ments. For sale by R. W. TEMPLE MAN & CO., Baltimore 
City, Maryland. 
150 to 200 Rocks dug in 10 hours. 
A new Machine for digging and drawing Bocks, laying 
Wall, 4c Please send for Circular, to 
G. L. SHELDON, 
New Marlboro, Berkshire Co, Mom. 
II\«KKSai,fl/§ SjVJI*1SOVI2I> 
HORSE AND HAND POWER 
HAY AND COTTON PRESSES. 
These machines have been tested In tlie most thorough 
manner throughout this and . foreign countries to the num- 
ber of over 1200. 
The House Power is worked by either wheel or capstan, 
and in many respects possesses unequalled advantages. Wo 
invite those wanting such machines to write for a catalogue 
containing full information with cuts, prices, &c, or call ami 
examine personally. 
Order- 
IE GEt 
lers promptly attended to. by addressing 
&ESOLL & DOUGHERTY, Greenpoint, Kings Co.,L. I. 
Allen's Clipper Blowing- Machine. 
Pony and two horse sizes. Very light draft and weight, 
and particularly well calculated for cutting salt and fresh 
water meadows and lawns, as well as rough uplands. 
n. h. Allen & co., 
189 & 191 Water-st., New- York 
Beardsley's Premium Hay 
Elevator. 
Persons wishing to act as Agents for the sale of the BEST 
ELEVATOR in use, will please apply to 
GRIPPING BROTHER & CO , 
60 Courtlandt-st., New- York. 
Palmer's Morse ISay Fork. 
The best unloading fork in use. 
PRICE COMPLETE, $13. 
For sale by R. H. ALLEN & CO., Sole Agents, 
ISO & 191 Water-st., New- York. 
PRATT'S PATENT STEEL TOOTH HAY and 
GRAIN RAKE. 
"THE FATHER OF THE FIEXD." 
Price £40. Sold at head quarters. 
GRIPPING BROTHER & CO., 
GO Courtlandt-st., New- York 
T8bc Union Hay Fork. 
The Lightest, Simplest, and Most Durable 
Horse-fork known. 
Can be operated by the strength of a child. The hay la 
dropped on the mow in the same way as from a hand-fork, 
and always instantaneously, when it immediately closes and 
does not drag off the hay in returning. In loading or unload- 
ing, It holds the hay firmly so that It will not scatter. It can 
easily be repaired by any blacksmith. 
Town, County and State Rights, with full sized model forks 
for sale by RENSSELAER REYNOLDS, 
Stockport, N. Y. 
AmaB&;un fScISs, 
At prices within the reach of every Church, School, 
Cemetery, Factory, or Farm in the la*d. Their 
use throughout the United States and Canadne for 
the past six years has proven them to combine 
most valuable qualities, among which are tone, 
STRENGTH, SONOROUSNESS, and DURA lit UTY OF 
VIBRATION, unequalled by nnv other manufacture. 
Sizes from SO to fiOOO lbs., costing two thirds less 
than other metal, or 15 cents per pound, at which 
price we warrant them twelve months. Old hell 
metal taken in exchange, or bought for cash. Send 
for a Circular to the Manufacturer. 
-JOHN IJ. ROBINSON, 
No. 190 William-street, New-York. 
SOMETHING TO DO.— " PLEASANT AND 
K?PROP!TABLK." Good Books, ready sales, and good 
prollts. Agents wanted. Address with pre-paid envelopefor 
answer, FOWLER & WELLS, S8U Broadway, New- York. 
