, 1860-12-19

CRHAxA, Champaign Co., Dec H.
Farmers Of Illinois, your homes are about
to be invaded: Prepare to defend them, and
to drive back the invader! Look to yonr
arms! Gather up your resources and yindi-
cate your honor!
TIE VALCE or MANURE -Tho1e Of you who
hare large piles Of manure about your barns,
prsparc to spread 1t upon your fields, for
famine Is hovering on your Southern aud
South h-Wcstern borders, and rs good farmers
you are in duty bound to drive back all such
manure on your corn fields and meadows, you
viii almost dsuble your resources Of defenca.
Do not we neglect this important arm Of the
public service. While the ground is partially
frozen, the time is auspicious for this Lind
Of work-the large heaps are not frozen
through, and the slight crust can 10 easily
broken up with "crow-bar." Should you
put this work of until spring The ground will
be too soft, and you will be too busy 10 attend
to It. It is therefore dangerous TO delay. The
frozen Jumps should be spread out on the first
warm days. It Is not good plan to leave it In
piles, but it should be spread out at once, that
the first rain may carry its minerals and gases
into the soil
TIE Woop PnE.-Now il also good time
to look after the wood pile, or 10 soon Al your
barnyards nro we'll cleared. No good farmer
should be seen hauling wood or preparing 1t
for use aftes it is tino to commence the farm
work in the spring. II you have my corn to
hall $fn Inc f., Hrxr4,
fuel, and with which to kindle fires. For coal
fires dry cobs are especially valuable rs kind
linz, much better than pine or paper, especial-
| cobs. Farmers who use coal, aud purchase at
railroad stations, should always purchase by
the car load, for several reasons it is cheaper,
snves once handling Of the coal, As il is loaded
directly into the wagon from tie car, and Acuca
| saves laLor aud the breaking Of the Jumps,
| rable; aud last1y, you will have Il good stocl.
| On hand aud will not hare 10 get up your tenn
In hurry to get i lead Of eoa4.
| DEMAsD Pon CoRE.-The demand for com
is steadily OIL the increase. Kansas and Mis-.
| souri are calling for corn from ths river coun.
ties, and large purchases arc being made fol
the Cotton States, along the !. c. r. r.; and
ttls drain must continue, T,i not only for month,
Int fofi years. With their short crop they
larra nrcnsrations to Thjn tho North, tLsss
1nrsst fIaTr eon,cth;rp 10 eaf Var Il MT nn11
Imminent: Int the sf'fes are sscn now lurkins
s!.fn;;5. i9,r ;ai,l. io{,kinr into we;a;;e,f cor
h;ns and nassinr tlIeir cabali,tic char,,s ID
MAXI them iI.nn1,ear. A draft on New York
| ''A,.d 10! 1its the charm unseen.
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much like rum 10 @ne lafmers o. Ccnfrai l!tt
pos, ano "hsn naflgalon sha4 open On th'
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