AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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CHOICE FARM LANDS FOR SALE. 
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL 
RAILROAD COMPANY 
IS NOW PREPARED TO SELL ABOUT 
1,500,000 ACRES OF CHOICE 
FARMING- LANDS, 
IN TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS 
ON I.ONO CREDITS, AND AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST. 
ripHESE LANDS WERE GRANTED BA 
JL i.he Government to aid the construction of this Road, and 
are am.nut the richest and most lertile in the world. They ex¬ 
tend from Northeast and Northwest, through the middle of the 
State, to the extreme South, and include every variety of climate 
and productions found between those parallels of latitude. The 
Northern portion is chiefly prairie, interspersed with fine groves, 
and 1 U the Middle and Southern sections timber predominates, 
alternating with beautiful prairies and openings. 
The climate is more healthy, mild and equable, than any 
other part of the country; the air is pure and bracing, while liv¬ 
ing streams and springs of excellent mater abound. 
Bituminous Coal is extensively mined, and supplies a cheap 
and desirable fuel, being furnished at many points at S2 to 
SI per t.m, and wood can be had at the same rate per cord, 
Building Stone of excellent quality also abounds, which can 
be procured for little more than the expense of transportation. 
The great fertility of these lands, which are a black rich mold 
from two'O five feet deep, and gently rolling—1 heir contiguity to 
this road by which every facility is furnished for travel and 
transportation to the principal markets North, South, East, 
West, and the economy with which they can be cultivated, ren¬ 
der them the most valuable mvestmcut that can be found, and 
present the most favorable opportunity for persons of industri¬ 
ous habits and small means to acquire a comfortable independ¬ 
ence in a few years. 
Chicago is now the greatest grain market in tno world, and 
the Facility and economy with which the products of these 
lands can be transported to that market, make them much more 
profitable at the prices asked than those more remote at Govern¬ 
ment rates, as the additional cost of transportation is a perpetual 
tax on the latter, which must be borne by the producer in the 
reduced price he receives for his grain, &c. 
The Title is Perfect, and when the final payments are made, 
Deeds are executed by the Trustees appointed by the State, and 
in whom the title is vested to the purchasers, which convey to 
them absolute titles in Fee Simple, free and clear of every in¬ 
cumbrance, lien or mortgage. 
The prices are from ©6 to S§30. 
INTEREST ONLY 3 PER CENT. 
20 per cent, deducted from the Credit price for Cash. 
Those who purchase on long credit give notes payable in 2,3. 
4, 5 and 6 years after date.and are required to improve one-tenth 
annually for five years, so as to have one-half the land under 
cultivation at the end of that time. ... 
Competent Surveyors will accompany those who wish to ex- 
amin« these lands, free of charge, and aid them in making stlec- 
tions. , , , 
The lands remaining unsold are as rich and valuable as those 
which have been disposed of. 
SECTIONAL 5IAP9 
Will be sent to any one who will inclose fifty cents in Postage 
Stamps, and Books or Pamphlets, contain.ng numerous In¬ 
stances of successful farming, signed by respectable and well- 
known farmers living in the neighborhood of the Railroad lands 
throughout the State ; also the cost of fencing, price of cattle, 
expense of harvestiag, threshing, etc. or any other informa¬ 
tion, will he cheerfully given on application, either personally 
or by letter, in English, French or German, addressed to 
JOHN WILSON, 
Land Commissioner of the Illinois Central Railroad Co. 
Office in Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Chicago, Illinois. 
GREAT SALE OF 
DEVON CATTLE 
And Somtli ©own SSseeip. 
On Wednesday, 9th of September, 1857, 
l will sell at public auction, without reserve, mv herd of 
Devon Cattle, abou 1 forty-five in number, and my flock ofSoutn 
Down Sheep, about one hundred, at my farm on Graud Island, 
two miles from the railroad and omnibus stations in North 
Buffalo 
I have bred Devons for many years. The original stock were 
derived from the best animals, and for the last seven years my 
breeding bu Is have been of imported blood, direct from Devon¬ 
shire, England, which, with several of my present cows, are re¬ 
corded in the English Devon Herd Book. All my herd will be 
recorded in the American Devon Herd Book, soon to be pub¬ 
lished, and are equal, probably, in quality, to any others in this 
country. The herd consists of about 30 cows and heifers, and 15 
or 16 bulls and bull calves. 
My South Downs are descended originally from the flocks of 
Mr. E liman, the Duke of Richmond, and other celebrated Eng¬ 
lish breeders, crossed for the last seven or eight years with 
rams bred by the great South Down breeder, Mr Webb, of Ba- 
braham, England. There will be 75 or 80 ewes, the remainder 
rams. 
As I intend making a clean sale, this will probably be a 
better opportunity for purchasers to select animals to their 
liking than any other which will occur for some time 
Descriptive Catalogues will be ready by the first of August, 
which will be sent bv m«il to all those applying to me by letter. 
Terms of Sale. —For all sums less than $luO, cash; on sums 
of $ lOO and over, good notes at three months, on interest, paya¬ 
ble at bank, will be received. 
The stock will be delivered on steamboat or railroad, at Buf¬ 
falo as may be desired, the day after the sale. 
Those wishing to view the stock previous to the sale, will be 
conveyed to the farm by calling at my residence; and those at¬ 
tending on the sale day will cross the Niagara river between 
the farm and main shore by steam ferry from the omnibus sta¬ 
tion at Lower Black Rock, or North Buffalo, to which either 
the omnibusses or rail cars will bring them from their stations 
in Buffalo. Sale to commence at 11 o’clock a M. of the first 
day. LEWIS F. ALLEN. 
Black Rock, N. Y., July, 1857. 
TO PRINTERS—For S^le a quantity oi 
-0- Type, (Pearl to Pica); Chases; Double Stands, ($3 50); 
Stone; Galleys; Leads; Rules, with a large number of Card 
Fonts. Cuts. Borders, Cabinet, 8tc., cheap, Apply at this Office. 
Clover Seed Gatherer. 
The subscribers continue to manufacture their Clover Seed 
Gatherer for collecting the heads of clover. By this simple 
machine, a man and one horse call gather the heads at the fate 
of one aci e in one hoar. 
Price $30. 
ROGERS & BOYERS, 
111 (late 29) Market-street, Philadelphia. 
T hermometers, ;barometers, &c. 
of reliable quality and various descriptions, among which 
are those particularly suited for Horticultural purposes, which 
register the coldest and warmest degree of temperature during 
the 24 hours, in the absence of the observer. For sale by 
D. EGGERT & SON, 239 Pearl-st. 
Slildretfo’s Celebrated 
IRON GM® PLOW 
has invariably taken the 
FIRST PREMIUM 
at every Fair wherever exhibited in several States and Coun¬ 
ties, 
It is fast superseding all other implements for cross-plowing 
and surface cultivaiion. 
One of these Gangs is now on exhibition at the Crystal 
Circulars with full description, testimonials, &c„ furnished 
on application to HILDRETH & CHARLES, 
Lockp<»rt,N. Y. 
PE£E§§E§. 
F AY’S PATENT PORTABLE HAND 
POWER PRESSES are constructed for pressing Hay, 
Cotton, Broom-Corn, Hemp, Wool, Rags, Hops, Cheese, Pam- 
mace. Linseed Oil, Muck, baling Dry Goods, &c. These unsur¬ 
passed Presses have been in operation but about three years. 
They are now used in every State in the Union, and give uni¬ 
versal satisfaction Large numbers have been bought for. 
foreign markets. They are so packed as to require lit tie room. 
For a descriptive Circular, ana Cut showing the machine in 
operation, address C. J FAY, North Lincoln, Me. 
Lindsey's Rotary Force and Lift Pump. 
BEST PUMP FOR RAILROADS. 
THIS Pump, patented in England 
and America , is now greatly im¬ 
proved. and in successful operation 
Sin various parts of the world. It ists 
2 warranted to work by hand all, depths^ 
r *under 100 feet! and is made, pipe and;_j 
all, of wrought and THE cast iron ' 
wwill not, get out of order, will notJS 
Qrust, will not freeze, will last an age,^ 
auyuotiy can put it up, works by^ 
P^hand, water, wind or steam—throws^ 3 
Paud raises water, from 10 to 30 gal ^ 
^lons per minute, has side-gearing^ 
X and balance wheels, and costs, com 
rtptete, for all depths under 100 feet.M 
pfnun $20 to $60. Drawings, with 3 
Pfull particulars and prices, sent free© 
rjCf postage to all parts of the world, S 
Son application to ^ 
g JAMES M EDNEY, » 
H General Ag- nt and Commission 
Merchant, 
56 John-street, New-York. 
BEST PUMP FOR WELLS. 
HICKOK’S KEYSTONE 
CIDER MILL, 
MANUFACTURED BY THE 
EAGLE WORKS. Harrisburg, Pa. 
This sterling Machine has within the past year been put to 
severe actual tests, and been very much improved by the addi¬ 
tion of a 22-inch fly-wheel, new gearing, joint bolts and other 
minor improvements, and is now offered to the public wit h the 
certainty that it is made in the very best manner, and that it 
will grind and press easier and faster than any other Mill in the 
market Dealers and others supplied on liberal terms. 
Address W. O. HICKOK, 
Agent Eagle Works, Harrisburg, Pa. 
s 
ELF-ADJUSTING R. R DOOR HANG- 
ERS FOR BARNS AND OUT-BUILDINOS.-The ad- 
vantages of this mode of hanging doors are clearly set forth in 
my Illustrated Circulars. Farmers or dealers in hardware wish- 
ingthis article will please address 
A. W. MORSE, Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y. 
Mew-Yoi-fe State ’Tile Works. 
On the Western Plank Road , near the Orphan Asylum , 
Albany. N. Y. 
The subscriber having purchased the Drain Tile Works of 
Artcher & Co., offers for sale the following-sized Tile : 
Horse Shoe Tile cut 14 inches long Sole Tile cut 14 inches long- 
2 in. calibre. 
3 
4 “ 
5 
6 “ 
Pieces. 
,$12 per 1,000 
. 18 4k 
. 40 
. 60 
. 80 
Pieces. 
2Vi in. calibre.$t2 per 1,000 
3% “ 15 
4}£ “ 18 “ 
5V Z “ 40 
6 % “ . 60 “ 
8 “ . 80 
I warrant every Tile perfectly sound, and harder and better 
Tile than any before made in Albany. If not, the purchaser need 
not pay for them. I will also undertake Draining to any amount, 
and at any place, and furnish Tile for the same, and ask no oav 
until the employer is perfectly satisfied with the result. I am 
also willing to render my services in laying out Drains free of 
charge, to any one who purchases Tile of me. 
A liberal per centage will be allowed on orders for 10,000 or 
more Can age free. Gentlemen, your patronage is respect¬ 
fully solicited. Orders from all parts thankfully received, and 
promptly attended to. 
GEORGE ALDERSON, Albany, N Y. 
Office, 63 Quay-street. 
(Late ARTCHRR & C9.) 
T O SONS OF TEMPERANCE—THE 
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
II. A. Guild, Editor and Proprietor, is now the Official Organ 
of the Sons of Temperance of Eastern New-York. It is a large- 
sized, handsomely-printed weekly paper, advocating fearlessly 
and boldly the Great Cause of the (Jay. The Examiner shoub. 
find its way into every family, and into the hands of all who 
wish early and accurate temperance information. 
Terms .—One Dollar and Fifty Cents per annum, in advance 
Address, H. A GUILD, 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
R ussia or bass mats, gunny 
BAGS, TWINES, &c., suitable for Nursery purposes, foi 
sale in lots to suit, by 
D W. MANWARING, Importer, 
248 Front-street, New-York. 
IJL/TLLARD FELT, No. 14 Maiden-lane, 
If Manufacturer of Blank Books,and Importer and Dealer 
in PAPER and STATIONERY of every description. Paiticii- 
lar attention naid to ordorc 
Important to Fanners and Others. 
“OOSTAR’S” Rat, Roach, &c., EXTERMINATOR. 
An infallible destroyer of RATS. ROACHES MICE 
GROUND SQUIRRELS, MOLES, ANTS. &c (Nor danger¬ 
ous to tlie Human Family ) In 20c., 35c., 65c... and $ I Boxes 
‘•COSTAR’S” BED BUG EXTERMINATOR. 
Never known to fail. In 25c., 50c.. 75c.. and SI Bottles 
“COSTAR’S" ELECTRIC POWDER. 
For iho destruction of Moths, Bed Bugs, Ants, Mosqui¬ 
toes, Flies, Fleas, Plant Insects. Vermin on Fowls, 
Animals, Sic. Put up in 25c. and 50c. Boxes. 
A Sample Box of the Rat, Roach, &c., Exterminator will 
b.! sent by mail, pre-paid lo any address in the United States, on 
the receipt of $1, or the Electric Powder foi 65c. 
Sold Wholesale and Retail at “COSTAR’S” Principal Depot, 
3S8 BROADWAY, New-York, and by Druggists and Dealers 
everywhere. 
PROPOSITION 1st. 
Every Lady and Gentleman desires a beautiful Head of Ha , 
PROPOSITION 2d. 
The use of LVON’S KATHAIRON will, without fail,pro 
duco such an one. 
THEREFORE: 
Every Lady and Gentleman will, of course, immedialely com¬ 
mence using LYON’S KATHAIRON. Ali pronounce tho 
KATHAIRON to be the finest and most agreeable prepa¬ 
ration for the Hair ever made. 
Its Immense sale—nearly 1,000,000 bottles per pear—attests its 
universal popularity. Sold everywhere for 25 cents per 
bottle. 
HEATH, WYNKOOP & CO„ 
Proprietors and Perfumers, 
63 Liberty-St., New-York. 
BITTERS, 
©©©Toil. HOOF&AISUD’S 
CELEBRATED 
GERMAN 
PREPARED BY 
Dr. C. M. JACKSOF, Philad’a, Pa. 
WILL EFFECTUALLY CURE 
LIVER COMPLAINT. DYSPEPSIA, JAUNDICE 
CHRONIC OH NERVOUS DEBILITY, 
DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS, 
AND ALL DISEASES 
ARISING FROM 
• A DISOR¬ 
DERED 
LIVER 
OR 
S T O M A C H ; 
Such as Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness or Blood to the 
Head, Acidity of th e Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust 
for Food, Fullness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eruc¬ 
tations, Sinking or Fluttering at tho Pit of the Stomach, 
Swimming of the Head, Hurried and Difficult Breathing, 
Fluttering at the Heart, Choking or Suffocating Sensations 
when in a lying .posture, Dimness of Vision, Dots of Webs 
before the Sight, Fever, and Dull Pain in the Head, Defi¬ 
ciency ofPerspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes, 
Pain in the Side, Back, Chest, Limbs, &o , Sudden Flushes 
of Heat, Burning in the Flesh, Constant Imaginings of Evil 
and Great Depression of Spirits. 
The Proprietor, in calling the attention of the public to this 
pre paration, does so with a feeling of the utmost confidence in 
its virtues and adaptation to the diseases for which it is recom¬ 
mended. 
It is no new and untried article, but one that lias stood tne 
test of a ten years’ trial before the American people, and its 
reputation and sale is unrivalled by any similar preparations 
extant. The testimony in its favor, given by the most prominent 
and well-known physicians and individuals in all parts of the 
country, is immense, and a careful perusal of the Almanac, pub¬ 
lished annually by the Pioprietor, and to be had gratis of any oi 
his" Agents, cannot, but satisfy the most skeptical that this 
remedy is really deserving the great celebrity it has obtained. 
Principal Office and Manufactory, No. 96 ARCH-street. Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa. And for sale by all Druggists and Si ore-keepers 
in every town and village in the Uni ten States and Canadas 
