New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-19
ILLINOIS
Progress Of the >tHtr-Land ~pecuIation-ARri-
culture.
olrt spoDdencs ofThs y Y. rrbuue
HESNEPIN Putnsn Count Ilr5.. {

Corr spoDdence OF The Y Y rubuue.
HESNEPIN. Putnsn Count Inir,.. {
ThaIsdsy, AuEu.t o., 1913.
am q constant reader 81 your Sam U,,iig Tr,js4e
II is 10 me nece.ssry luxury. An article ia a lac
number speaking Of bural Architecture. descrired
genuine Fam HOu,e. The description, suppose, was
pretty correct tar a. il Allow me u say taar
many farm houses ID this region are more tasty IN ap
peaIance Many farmers here have good Improvements
hey all do Wei if they work Yet some even ot The
best sometimes banker for other location farther West
or SOJtbN est. The pac" Of those who Leave is
times taken by eml r6hts from more Eastern S'aes or
by Others from iOrrgl CouGtfes Some improved farms
sell lor from > 10 70 - per acre. Llnls If higher
value not - often sold Good prairie near tn lrn
or River hae commanded higher price than hes neen
ask,d fer lands few miles further fiOm the river
Yet prairie any where Ong or within ttg mile. of
the Lc Of d railroad certain OF c)mp.etDn has glnei
ia Price in comparison with river locations Iufs lIId
as you know lately thin two years strobe suIdco
UP 10 a better price Yer. for time - c,rl,. IL
seems likely that every year viii add something cpls'd
cradle to It, yauc In the estimation OF ts holders SDmc
renice can occasonaiy be- heard 10 escaln tia ,pr,
were simple tor hot making fortune as many c'nd
have done by investing guBcy IN lands whore tre luu-
os Central Railroad is or elsewhere. d. you think
SPECTATORS vlityer be prevented from flouri.hing'
Our farmers we're favored lat y in. WAa good dine
for planting wheat and oats but there m1cl ram
later in the spring. and corn could not general, b.
psuftd until an unusually late period The crop OF
wheat ard oais jst harvested nas been good Corn has
groWnYty well a. d bids iaif "a uiahe good yield Ger
taLl one viii mum be. alse 81 getting god crop
of CON- the price remains ~hst has been The
cropof potatoes groSiue bids lair 70 be good
Grain excerpt corn. is at selling very we'll IIe dt
lcly Of getting 20 market Is Ih4r din
Guilty has All en account cf the low .ts-e OF tr lii
nois River Shipments from this vicinity 80 50. Louis
have not been vey extensive this year. Chicago has
carried of unusual supply OF our trade Ciu' b,1i-
ing has paid we'll. work 81 tht kud carrying fri-h',
Ac-hayiug been in demand. But the llInpi. Kyerna
he,n 20 loa snce ear! in JG!, hat st.tnoo.ts have
iouLd u very ~ bill business 10 pass up ana doHu
Passengers rave experienced the doubtful pleasure of
icing pood While or boats not able % float over bars
bud fats and extra convey by LAM baqe been
cessy So money has been spent Charges fox frele.t
and passage have been high, dc How Is il With The
OLio River VIII do 20 scare strangers from ptss-
iue b., rs when Our neighbours N equally b'i strait
tTe silent The Government appropriation oi SjlOJ
has not Ieen applied yet.
Preparations il progress for holding an Annlf,
Fair II the Bue institute hore the 3D. m all Stu
DAYS If October neAt. The farmers from several adj
c,nt cnuies have for scyera years taken cu interest u
that aaIicuua society. the Buel Institute. some o.
the YEARS irmt WAS exhibited here ye.teciag sjcieC
called the Putnam County pomo.oics >'clcl. mIki1g
it business 10 hold several meetings IN the urse ni
year, to test varieties OF tiuh and Other produces.