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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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buy the best: 
OST THE KOAD. 
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The superiority of this Machine is beyond dispute. At its 
first introduction it took the lead of the market, and the 
peculiar features covered 1l>y 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. 
pbices 
O- 3^ E ^ T III Y 
EEDTJCED. 
Circulars can ho obtained of any of our Agents, or will 
be forwarded by mall. 
ADRIANCE, PtATT & CO., 
Blanufacturers a.iul Proprietors. 
MANUFACTORY, Fo’keepsie, N. Y. 
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE, 165 Greenwicli-st„ New York. 
PATENT ROTARY BARREL PUMP 
Arranged with the Patent Barrel Attachment, the most 
complete and perfect article ever Invented for pumpino oil 
and All KinDS op liquids from babbels and other casks 
np into CANS, tanks, &c. A most invaluable Fixture for on 
stohes, oil kkfinkkies, dkuo stokes, paint manufacto- 
EIE8, &c., &0. We make two regular sizes of this Barrel 
Pump, viz.: Nos. 1 and 2. No. 1 will pump from 8 to 10 gal¬ 
lons, and No. 8, from 16 to 20 gallons per minute. Orders re¬ 
spectfully solicited by| 
W. & B. DOUGLAS, 
MIBDI.ETOWN, CONN. 
Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of the article. . 
Branch Warehouse, 87 John-st., N. Y., where samples of 
these and our various other kinds of Pumps, Hydraulic 
Rams, Garden Engines, Ship Pumps, Oil Well Pumps, Power 
Pumps, Chain Pumps, Iron "Well Curbs, Iron Horse Posts, 
Grindstone Trimmings, Wrought Iron Butts and Hinges, 
&c., can he seen. 
All the principal Habdwaeb Mekchants, Plumbers, 
Tinners, and Ageioultubal Dealers In this and other 
Countries, keep our Manupaotures, or will order them 
firoxa US when called for 
BEST FARi¥imC LAIBS in the WORLD 
FOR SAlLiE BY THE 
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO., 
In Tracts to suit Furchasera, AT LOW PRICES* 
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY HAYE FOR SALE, 
000,000 ACRES of the best Farming Lands in the Country. 
The road extends from Dunleitb, in the north-western part of the State, to Cairo, in the extreme southern 
part, with a branch from Contralia, one hundred and thirteen miles north of Cairo, to Chicago, on the shore of 
lAike Jlichigan—altogether a length of 704 miles—and the land which is offered for sals is situated upon either 
side of the track, in no instance at a greater distance than fifteen miics. 
State of niinois. 
The rapid development of Illinois, its steady increase in population and wealth, and Its capacity to produce 
cheap food, are matter# for wonder and admiration. The United States Commissioner of Agriculture estimates 
the amounts of the principal crops of 1864, for the whole country, as follows: Indian corn, 530,581,403 bushels; 
wheat, 160,695,823 bushels; oats, 176,690,064 bushels; of which Uio 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 almost one-seventh of the oats produced in 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 tbo 
Union. Its fertile prairies are well adapted by nature to the 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 of these prairks 
lands to tame grasses fop pasturage or hay, offers to farmers with capital the most profitable results. The 
hay crop of Illinois in 1864 is estimated at 2,166,725 tons, which is more than half a million tons larger than the 
crop of any other State, excepting only New York. 
Inducements to Settlers, 
The attention of persons, whoso limited means forbid the purchase of a homestead in the older States, is 
particularly invited 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 the 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 the great 
markets is made easy through railroads, canals and rivers. 
PRICES AND TERMS OP PAYMENT.., 
The price of lands varies from $9 to $15 and upwards per acre, and they are sold on short credit, or for 
cash. A deduction of len per cent, from the short credit price 4a made to those who buy for cash. ■ 
E X A. M B B E t 
Forty acres at $10 per acre, on credit; the principal one-quarter Msh down—balance one, two and three 
years, at six per cent, interest, m advance, each year. 
Interest. Pbinoital. ' Iwtekmt. Pesncipal. 
Cash Payment,....,..$18 00 $100 00 I PsjTBoat In two yeors,.....$6 00 100 00 
Payment in one year,.......... 11 00 100 00 [ “ three years,.. 100 00 
TThe Same Land may be I^urcbased for @SUO ®ash. 
Full information on all points, together with maps, showing the exiict location of Lands, will be furnished 
on application, in person or by letter, to 
LAND COMMISSIONER, Illinois Centra! R. R, Co„ Chicago, Illinois. 
Tlie Clipper one Horse Mower 
Is adapted to every variety of surface, and to cutting every 
kind of grass. 
This Slachine 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 the 
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., 
189 & 191 Water-st., New York. 
HORSE AND HAND POWER 
HAY AND COTTON PRESSES. 
These machines have been tested in the most thorough 
manner throughout this and foreign countries to the num¬ 
ber of over 1200. 
The Horse Power is worked by either wheel or capstan, 
and 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 
INGBRSOLL & DOUGHERTY, Greenpoint, Kings Co.,L. I. 
Hiiy the Best---Halsted’s, 
/I MARYLAND FARMS.—GEOGRAPHI- 
‘ar€#"car’descriptlon of Maryland, with Catalogue of 
Maryland Lands, for sale by 
R. W. TEBIPLEMAW & CO., 
JLancl Agents, 
48 Lsxinston-streat, (Up stairs,) 
Baltimore City, 
Embracing a description of the Soli and Products of 
Maryland. ^ 
Send Twenty-five Cents for a Copy. 
SECURE A HOME.—Lauds for sale m the Cele- 
"brated Fruit Settlement of Hammonton, New Jersey, 80 
miles from Philadelphia, on Railroad, and near the Hew 
York Railroad.—No better soil In the State.—For Fruits, 
Yegetables and Early Gardening, is the best in the Union.— 
Hundreds of Acres 
made from $200 to $( 
Soft Water, Churches, Schools, Mills, btt— — - 
$20 to $23 per acre, for 20 acres and upward. 10-acre fruit 
farms, $300. Terms easy. Title perfect. For full information 
Ad dress R. J. BYRNES, Hammonton, N. J. Letters answered. 
Cheap Maryland Farms. 
*10 to $30 per acre, convenient to Railroad, Navigation, 
Churches, Schools, &c., &c., situated on the Eastern Shore. 
Many northern families are settling here. Descriptive circu¬ 
lars giving all information sent free to all applicants. 
Address H. P. CHAMBERS, Farm Agent, 
Federalsburg, Md. 
F arms for sale of 40 to 180 acres each, of 
the richest agricultural land In Rock Co., Wis., near 
Janesville City, well timbered. The Madison railway rung 
through, and the Southern Wisconsin on their border. Apply 
to J. f. fi. PEASE, Janesville, or to B. F, DAWSON, 9 East 
ISth-Btreet, Now York. 
