. The Illinois central railroad company offers for sale over 1,500,000 acres selected farming and wood lands, in tracts of forty acres and upwards, to suit purchasers, on long credits and at low rates of interest, situated on each side of their railroad, extending all the way from the extreme north to the south of the state of Illinois . They are extensively and cheaply raised on the prairies,for the eastern markets, and afford large profit. FENCING. An abundant supply of lumber, or timber for building orfencing, can be easily procured; but the Osage Orange planthas been extensively introduced
. The Illinois central railroad company offers for sale over 1,500,000 acres selected farming and wood lands, in tracts of forty acres and upwards, to suit purchasers, on long credits and at low rates of interest, situated on each side of their railroad, extending all the way from the extreme north to the south of the state of Illinois . They are extensively and cheaply raised on the prairies,for the eastern markets, and afford large profit. FENCING. An abundant supply of lumber, or timber for building orfencing, can be easily procured; but the Osage Orange planthas been extensively introduced, and is rapidly supplanting allother kinds of fencing. Being at the same time more perma-nent and secure than any other, and highly ornamental, it mustsoon be universally employed. It can be raised by contract at 23 from fifty to seventy-five cents per rod, parties making a busi-ness of preparing the ground, setting out the plants, and culti-vating and trimming them until a perfect hedge is produced forthe settler. For this, one third of the contract money is paidupon the setting out of the plants, and the balance when thefence is completed, without interest. Farmers preferring toraise plants from the seed, or procure them from nurseries,tending the hedge themselves, can procure their fence moreeconomically than by -JSP- REAPING AND THRESHING WITH MACHINERY BY CONTRACT. Reaping Machines are almost altogether used at the cost $100 to $150. They will cut fourteen acres of wheatper day. Contracts for reaping are made at 62J- cents per contractor furnishes a driver, raker, and horses; the farmerfinds binders and shockers. Threshing Machines will thresh 300 bushels per day. It isgenerally contracted to be done at 4 to 5 cents per bushel, thecontractor furnishing four horses and three hands, the farmerfour more horses and five more hands, making in all eight hands,viz., one driver, one feeder, one measurer, one to pitch sheaves,one to cut bands, and
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