. The Illinois farmer [microform] : a monthly agricultural journal, devoted to the interests of the farmer, gardener, fruit grower and stock raiser ... Agriculture; Agriculture -- Illinois. VOLUME V. SPRINGFIELD, ILL., APRIL, 1860. NUMBER 4. THE ILLINOIS FARMER. PUBLISHED MONTHLY, BY BAILHACHE & BAKER, Journal Officb, Sprikgfield, Illikois. M. L. DXJNLAP, Editor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy, one year, in advance f 1 00 Five copies, " " 8 76 Ten " and one to the person getting up club 7 50 Fllteen copies and orer, 62^ cents each, and one to person getting up club. CASH RA
. The Illinois farmer [microform] : a monthly agricultural journal, devoted to the interests of the farmer, gardener, fruit grower and stock raiser ... Agriculture; Agriculture -- Illinois. VOLUME V. SPRINGFIELD, ILL., APRIL, 1860. NUMBER 4. THE ILLINOIS FARMER. PUBLISHED MONTHLY, BY BAILHACHE & BAKER, Journal Officb, Sprikgfield, Illikois. M. L. DXJNLAP, Editor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy, one year, in advance f 1 00 Five copies, " " 8 76 Ten " and one to the person getting up club 7 50 Fllteen copies and orer, 62^ cents each, and one to person getting up club. CASH RATES OF ADTERTISISO : One dollar per square of ten lines, each insertion. CONTENTS. April ....88 Blackberry Wine 64 Housekeeping '. 64 Farm Houses , 64 Varm Callor* luid Timber . .... 65 Agricultural Progress in Adam*. ......re' ^--'i-'-rr;'-,''''^•;";'?...:,'?"" ? Come back when the irind Is stin, ? *" ' ? And the stars shine out with their silver light, When with a chill and a silent tread. He may spread his mantle of dazsling white, And the gems of frost, sparkle and dance Over the fields and the herbage green. When the sun in his glory shall rise o'er the land- Then woe to the vines, and the jroung blades of com. The more tender plants, {md the blossoms of fhiit; For the mantle of white and the setting of pearls, But point to the shroud that envelops them all. Deep tillage will ward off the spring frosts to a great extent; for through the day the soil drinks in the sun's rays, and becomes so well warmed up that no ordinary degree ol cold will affect it. Protection by timber belts will prevent the cold air from robbing the cultivated land of the heat absorbed during the day and thus stimulate the early growth and maturity of the spring grains. The small fruits that produce the great com- forts should be planted in great abund- ance. They are strawberry, currant, gooseberry, raspberry and blackberry. Look well to your sowing and plant- ing, fo
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