Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-21
miscellaneous.
EsARM LANDS FOR sALE.-THE I'LL
8 Nols CENTRAL R. R. COMPANY is now pre-
pared to sell about
Two Millions of Acres
F.aR.HEg.vG E,gyDN.

In tracts of 40 Acres and upward on Gong Credits and
at Low Rates of Interest
These lands granted hv the Government to aid in
the construction Of this Railroad. and are among the
richest and most fertile in the State Tn y extend with
the Road, troop Chicago the nth East to Cairo on
the SOUTH and ON thence to Gaena aud Dlneih 10 the
extreme North Western part Of the State Most of these
lands lie immediately and within six miles OF the
ROAD AM none arr more than fifteen miles distant from
IL hsnc, ready aud cheap facilities furnished for
transporting th products any of the Eas ern or south
ern maraets he great decrease Of population by immi
graton Nc, ana the consequent RAID growth Of urish
ing towns and villages on Che line OF the Road and
thr ughout the State furnishes subsa tia ld growing
demand for every kid of farm aud garden prJd1ce
10 The Northern and Central pats of the state prairie
lands predomi ate, ntersp rsed with magnificent groves
OF TX and other tinb.r in the Southern the timber
more abundant, an exec dinghy valu able.
The soil is dark rich mould one to i've feet in
depth, is gently rol ing, and peculiarly lifted for grazing
cattle and sheep the culivati IF wheat Indian corn
etc The air is pure and braciue, the cimle more
healthy mild, aud equabe than that of any other part
OF the Uuioni while living streams and springs of
lent water abound.
Economy in cutiva,ing and great productiv4ness are
the wen known cnaracierstcs Of Illinois land Trees
MT required to be cut down, stun gruhb'd
pcstd OH as IS gen rally the case in cultiv"tHg
land in the Older states The fl st crop Of IndHn
planted on tie newly broken sod, usual repays thu cost
Ct plo VII ant eucing.
Wheat sown on the newly turned sod is sure to Yield
very large profits. man with pluw tSo yoke of
oxen, will break one ami h II to two acres per day.
Co,trac be made for 'reakng, ready FIR corn or
wheat, at from 50 to SO per By udicious man
agemeut, the land may he powed AMI Fenced hz FIRST,
anu nhutrs Rt%R Sdfe or cutttUGt3 the second
Corn, grain, cat le etc will be forwarded
pie raes to CHIC go for the Eastern and t. Caro- FIR he
Southern market
Bumnous al is extei sively mined alo the Road,
and supplies cheap and able fuel; ing furnished
at mauy points at 80 Loo per tln Wood can be
hau at the same rate cord. Extensive gu rres have
been Owned in the Southern Of the Sae the
line OF this Road Of Bail ling Stone. Of excellent quail
1ty, UGH white and blue limestone. and white and
red sandstone-wh'ch IN be had fer little more lhsn
thu expense trauspcrta -ioi
7he government londs, in the land States. having
generally betn withdraw from Tadr6.t emi9Tdats
finn ihe Ed tan States and Euro e,cGn BE- arCpmno.
dated b9 thIS Wlth Udfuab f1rnS at the old
prices and terms, uhich in all bIo6a5iity viii double
in value win tw I've mon his.
When those are restored to market persons who
think of settling Them Mime, ots, should bear in
mind hat the lands Of this Company at the prices for
which they Id. better inve stmentS than in
other stat or Territories remote from market at
Government lrices for the that the expense of
transport ng the products of the to market will al
ways be heavy drawback them and after few
years cultivation they require manuring which is the
case with Illinois lands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories Of and Nebraska al hough va
cant lands may be found nearer the Courses he dis
lance TO mari far greater aud every hu dred miles
the products of those lands carried eth CONS
Interrupted tier communications the expense of
transportation which be by the se rs in the
ed price of their products and that extent pre-
annually al every year reduced
The great fertility Cf the lands offered oI sale by
this Company and their yield those OF the
Eastern and Middle States is much more than sui lent
to pay the difference in the cost of transportation
especially in view Of the facilities fur hed by this Road
aud others with Whch it connects, the operations of
whichare not interrupted by the low OF summer or
the frostf If infer