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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY 
OFFER FOR SALE 
1,000,000 Acres of SUPERIOR FARMING LANDS. 
IKT FAHIMES C2>3f 
40, 80 & 160 acres and upwards, at from $£ 
THESE LANDS ARE 
to $12 per acre. 
NOT SURPASSED BY ANA IN THE WORLD. 
THEY LIE ALONG 
THE WHOLE LINE OF THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS RAILROAD. 
For Sale on LONG CREDIT, SHORT CREDIT and for CASH, they are situated near 
TOWNS, VILLAGES, SCHOOLS and CHURCHES. 
FOR ALL PURPOSES OF AGRICULTURE 
The lands offered for sale by the IUlnoisCentralRailroad 
Company are equal to any In the world A healthy climate, a 
rich soil and railroads to convey to mar ket the fullness of the 
earth—all combine to place in the hands of the entei prising 
working man the means of independence. 
ILLINOIS, 
Extending 380 miles from North to South, has all the diver¬ 
sity 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 finest corn, wheat, sorghum and hay, which latter 
crop, during the past year, has been highly remunerative. 
The seeding of these prairie lands to tame grasses for pastur¬ 
age, offers to farmers with capital the most profitable results. 
Tiie smaller prairies, interspersed with timber, in the more 
southern portion of the State, produce the best ot winter 
wheat, tobacco, flax, hemp and fruit. The lands still further 
South are heavily timbered, and here the raisin? of fruit, to¬ 
bacco, cotton and the manufacture of lumber, yield large re¬ 
turns. The health of Illinois is hardly surpassed by any 
State in the Union. 
GRAIN AND STOCK RAISING. 
In the list of corn and wheat produce States, Illinois stands 
pre-eminently first. Its advantages for raising cattle and 
ho"3 are too well-known to require comment here. For 
sheep raising, the lands in every part of the State are well 
adapted, and Illinois can now boast of many of the largest 
hocks in the country. No branch in industry offers greater 
inducements for investment. 
HEMP, FLAX AND TOBACCO. 
Hemp and flax can he produced of as good quality as any 
grown in Europe. Tobacco of the finest quality is raised 
upon lands purchased of this Company, and it promises to be 
one of the most important crops of the State. Cotton, too, 
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 is 
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, p'ears 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, lead, 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 1,500,000 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 may grow up with all the benefits of edu¬ 
cation and the best of public schools, can hardly 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 Railroad. 
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. 
The price of land varies from $7 to $12 and up ward per acre, and they 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 cciit. is made to those who purchase 
for cash. Never before have greater inducements been offered to cash purchasers. 
Interest, 
Cash payment.$24.00 
Payment in one year.24.00 
“ two years.24.00 
“ three “ . 24.00 
“ . four “ .18.00 
“ five “ .12.00 
“ six “ . 6.00 
“ seven “ . 
$100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
Or the same farm, on short credit: 
Interest. Principal. 
Cash payment.$16.20 $90.00 
Payment in one year.. 10.80 90.00 
“ two years. 5.40 90.00 
“ three “ . 90.00 
The same farm maybe purchased for $320 in 
cash. 
Full information on all points, together with maps, showing the exact location of the lands, will he furnished on ap¬ 
plication in person or by letter to LAND COMMISSIONER, 
Illinois Central R. R. Co., at Chicago, III. 
Prairie View Farm For Sale. 
For sale, a beautiful farm of 160 acres, situated near the 
Fox River in the town of Oswego, Kendall Co., Illinois, 3y. 
miles from the station on the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy 
R. R., VA from the village of Oswego, and 6 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 fine Dur¬ 
ham stock, horses, tools and household furniture will be 
sold with the farm if desired. For further particulars ad¬ 
dress the subscriber at Oswego, Ill. 
_ P. PORTER WIGGINS. 
Italian t|neen ®ees. 
For sale by L. L. LANGSTROTH & SON, Oxford, O. 
MARYLAND FARMS. 
"We have for sale over 200 farms in this State, of as beauti¬ 
ful and productive land as ever the sun shone upon, having 
access by Rail Roads, Steamboats and Turnpikes. These 
Farms in many instances can he bought for less than the 
Improvements upon them cost, in consequence of the change 
from slave to free labor. 
As Surveyors we have an intimate knowledge of the lands 
of this State. Enquiries by letter will he promptly answered. 
R. 4V. TEMPLEMAN & CO., 
Real Estate Brokers, Baltimore City, Md. 
Fine Farm for Sale. 
A farm of 218 acres within two miles of the City of Spring- 
field, the Capitol of Illinois. The land is rich, has good wa¬ 
ter, and some excellent timber. Is in sight of the city, and a 
desirable home. Terms easy.—Inquire of 
J. B. FOSSELMAN Springfield, Illinois. 
FISK & El A. T C H , 
No. 38 NVall-st., New-York City. 
BANKERS AND DEALERS IN 
All kinds of Government and other Se¬ 
curities. Orders from the Country for pur¬ 
chase of Government Ronds, etc., attend¬ 
ed to WITH CARE and Promptness. 
jKS- 1-30 U. S. Treasury Notes converted 
into U. S. G per cent. Ronds of 1881, on 
favorable terms. 
Farmers, Countrymen, and 
Country Merchants 
Can send their 
Rutter, Cheese, Eggs, Lard, Tallow, Beans, 
Hops, Flax, Cotton, Flour, Grain, Meal, 
Green and Dried Fruits, Furs, Skins, 
Poultry, Game, Provisions, Seeds, 
Sorghum, Wool, Potash, Tobac¬ 
co, Oils, and other produce to 
.lO^SAH 
COMMISSION MERCHANT, 
32 Jay-street, New-York. 
To be sold at the highest market price. Every shipper to 
him will receive his valuable Weekly Price Current of the 
New-York Market free. 
S. B. CONOVER, 
Commission Dealer, 
260, 261 & 262 West Washington Market. 
FOOT OF FULTON-ST 
Particular attention paid to selling all kinds of Fruit and 
other Farm Produce. 
Refers to the Editor of the American Agriculturist. 
CHAKJLES W. SPELL, 
FRUIT AND GENERAL PRODUCE 
COMMISSION MERCHANT, 
70 & 71 Broad Avenue, West Washington Market, New-York. 
Farmer’s Produce of all kinds. Green, Dried and Canned 
Fruits, Maple Sugar and Syrup, Pork, Poultry, Butter, Eggs, 
Game &c. 
Particular attention paid to Fruit. Consignments solicited. 
Sheppard, Seward & Co., 
Wholesale Dealers in 
AMERICAN & B^OREIGN SEEDS. 
214 Pearl-Street, New-York. 
Catalogues on application. 
O't'BS GIISCSOORING, 
DRAINAGE, LANDSCAPE AND CIVIL ENGINEER, 
No. 18 4VALL STREET, NEW YORK. 
Surveys, Maps and Plans furnished for the improvement of 
Farms, Country Seats, Parks, &c. Particular attention paid 
to Landscape Gardening and Draining in all its branches, 
superintending the same. 
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