Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-14
Farm LANDS FOR SlIE !
The Illinois Central R. R. Company
Is now prepared ~ SILL
Over Two Million Of Acres
FARMING LAMBS

IN TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS,
on long credits aud al low rates vi interest.
| THESE Lands were granted by the Government, t" aid
in the construction Of this Railroad, and include some
OF the richest and most Fertile Praes Of The State inter
spprsed here and there with magnificent groves Of oak
and other timber. The Road extends from Chicago, on
the North East to Cairo at the South and from thence to
Gaiena and Duneh in the North West extreme Of The
State, and as all the LANDS lie within fifteen miles on each
side Of This Road, ready aud cheap means aft ided by
Tor transporting the prn1acts oil the ands, 10 any OF
these points, and from thence In Eastern aud Sou htrn
markets Moreover, the rapid growth of hnurshns towns
and Villages along the line and III great increase III pop
ulinn by immigration, &C, afford substantial and
growing home demand for f'rm pmiu:e,
TIE sui Is dark ch mold, from 10 five feet deep,
gently rolling aud peculiarly fitted for gazing calle ana
sheep aud the cultivation Of wheat. Indian Corn, &C.
Economy in cultivaiinG and gieat nrnucvehtSs are
the well known chanc risics ui limos lands Trees
are mt required t" he cut down. stumps gbbed or stone
picked eff as Is generally tie ia cnliivalng new land
in the older States The first crop of Indian planted
nr newly broken sod usually rrpays The cost {" pillow
lns aud fencing.
Wheat sowh on newly turned $ is to yield
very large profits mai with plnw aud tw" yoke OF
oxen VIII bcak from and half to wv, per day
Con'rnci can be made for breaking, ready for corn oi
wheat, s. to 81 50 per by judicous management,
farms may ne fenced aud broken the first, and under
! high stue Ut cultivation the cond year
Corn grain, cattle, etc, i'll be forwarded al reasonable
rates t" Chicago, for the E,srrn market, and 10 Cairo
far The southern The larger ,hl the cheap lands
nl Illinois, ever the high priced lands in The Eastern aud
Middle States. known tt he much Than sufficient
to pay the difference of transportation to the Eastern
niaTkr
nium!uous Ccnl is mined ut several points along the
road, and is cheap and desirable fuel be delivered
at several points along the road Mt Al 50 to "a 90 pt ton
won, c m he had N, he snr,c r,irs M, cord
Tb,sa ,yh, think ,f ,.ttliny il, Iv, N, Miun,sota
shou NJ hear in mind th, iud th.rs IF ,ny v,lup nng
III. "a a, rnrrs md mr. ,,,nv ni,,s ,nt haze h..n
Disposed Of tn Gnr LnSr r,,rd i, ,ha inr,nr ,hnr,
+ ~. M, r,ny.n.,n s fnr w =, ~, dn D., n,.s
ket Railroads having been introduced there. That
u senu I'VE produce :" theSe Janus one or Two hundred
m''eS ny way 10 muk'. would c 1t much more 'hah
t'e tApshSe :" cuVhtihs Them ana hence, Government
MINUS mus shnMea IA " "a erhtre, are moi so good Ia
V"s,mrhsa Tue lahd Z" ls company at the prices hNd
lie ainr remarks hold good in relation 10 tile anGs in
Kansas ana Nebraska, FOR although vacant lands may be
nhd hr'er'he waller courses, the distance 10 markets.
TAR greater and every hundred miles the Produce use
lands a'e carried eiher in wagons interrupted waief
communications, increase The exp, OF tanspnrla
ton, which must be burte ht The settlers the reduced
the Incomes from their FARMS and # Course Their in
vernents, annually and every yelr tducrd
The fer iiy If The lands now ii red for sale by
TN. company aud their cunst qnen vt Id over those n the
Eastern aud Middle States much moe Il AN sufficient
pay The cost OF transportation esp c,lv uyie ii IT,.
facilities afforded bv mis- Road and others " Nh which it
connects the operation of trn are net INTERRUPTED hy
the law wafer Of suiult r. or IA. trusts tt winter
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