Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-04-11
ABOUT FARMS AND FRUIT LANDS.

No finer farm ldndS, as FeSdluS quoii'J "ii' ~
ety of soil and climate, and nearness to markets.
,can ha found elsewhere in the world than are now
ofarea ~ actual settlers by the Illinois Centrai
Railroad Company. These lands are all Withlh
the limits Of Illinois, aptly termed the Garden
State of America They are located all along
the line Of its railway Gin no instance at greater
distance than fifteen mies), which extends from
Dunleith down through the centre Oh Tue o'"o
to Cairo with "a branch $50 miles long ifo rom
Chicago to Centralia-altogether length Oh .oo
miles. ---,.-
The rapid; development of the AZ -counties
touched by the Illinois Central Raaiway me, !"
shown by the following census returns: III lo'o
their population 351 eS7: in 1860, S439l4' anu
in 1865, 1,127,0S7 Within ten years the company
has sold 1856, 900 acres to more than 25,DO0 prr-
chasers, and no actual settler has lost his home
through harsh treatment on the part Of the COM
pany. Where indulgence has been deserved,
it has been extended to- meet the wants ofthe
farmer. 7E.v8ais VAC gGiUT ya2yI uEyseI
Illinois lies between parallels of latitude 37o and
400 N and has all the diversity Of climate tosbe
found between Norfolk, in Virginia, and Albany,
in New York. 1t has an area of $4,000 square
miles, and contains JAS, 600 inhabitants Although
only about one-seyenth of Its tilables acres haVe
been placed under cultivation its agrculturalp pro-
ducts exceed that of any other State Its soil Is
the richest known; and farms which have been
cropped for IS years successfully, require neither
manure nor fertilizers of any kind The north
ern portion abounds in minerals, and the mines
of Galena are noted for their wealth in lead.
The dairy business is here carried on with great
success. -------.-
In the central part is found the deep black prairie
loan, which produces the staple productions OF
the State in great abundance. Stalks of corn IS
feet high, and grown on this soil have been for
| +l,a ric
| Farther south are smaller praries, interspersed
with timber which produce the bestHo winter
| wheat tobacco, flax hemp, and fruit; and from
| thence toward Cairo the lands are more heavily
timbered and the raising of cotton tobacco, sweet
potatoes castor-beans, and the manufacture Of lum
ber yield large returns, b d. --s ,r.yrl ylgasY
In many parts of the State those wonderful foun-
tains of aresian water easily obtained by boring
/ from 25to 1870 feet. This water Slightly is impreg-
mated with iron, though hardly perceptible to the
palate, and the person OF animal using it becomes
healthy and robust. c93} @@7hi'1f 9i2 Q" -
| The great advantage presented to the purchaser
of Illinois Central Railroad lands is in the direct
| and cheap communication which the producer has
with the best markets Of the world--in summer 70
Chicago and by the great lakes, east in winter to
| Cairo, and by the Mississippi river, SOUTH These
lands are adapted to all the varied productions oil
the temperate zone and from their rich, deep soil
|
! ance, the crops common to New England and the
| Middle States. -,
1t is "a well known facttha the farmers of Illinois
| are steady'growing into financial independence,
for there is no portion of the world where all the
| conditions of climate and soil so admirably COM
bine produce the great staples of cern and wheat
and no where can the husbandman rely upon surer
returns for his labor Among the most profitable
sources of wealth Is that of cattle raising 1t IS
| a6adt That he hest hnpf in Ia
tened on the prairies of Illinois. .fsl1 ,f4, ..1s
| Old farmers from Ohio Indiana, and the densely
settled portions of other States understand this and
are sending their sons, selling their more yalua
BILE farms, and themselves emigratng to the land
that presents such unsurpassed advantages for this
branch of industry. g7rr -s,.yrrr-v
A considerable portion Of lands particularly
adapted to this business lie on the Chicago Branch
from 60 to 140 miles from the great market OF Chi
cago, in the center of the corn belt; where the
range for grazing is free and extensive, hay can be
had for the cutting and stacking, and artesian wa
ter obtained. ,.iD .laisJ tui .a.ijYasi ~ 4
Another and easier way of making money out of
the soil is in the culture of fruits. The heart of
the fruit zone of the Mississippi Valley is Egyptian
Illinois. Here the soil contains elements which
produce fruit spontaneously and the climate is SO
kind to its growth that crop seldom If ever fails.
The facilities for sending to market (the Illinois
Central Railroad furnishing special train for the
business), and the never-supplied demand, obtains
for the laborer a bountfu reward for his patience
and industry ac1ich are The Aeavier portions Of The
capital required. Golden fortunes have been
made and the field is still open for like or greater
results. - .f..-, .r..-
Besides small fruits, peaches, pears and grapes
of the finest quality yield uxuriantly, and large
quantities are shipped North at an immense profit.
The early rpening of fruit here enables the grow
er to command the high prices of the first Of the
season in Chicago, st Louis and the Northwest
From single station, last season, there was for
warded over the road ID, 900 bushels of strawber-
ries and $4,000 boxes of peaches, besides large
quantities of other fruits. u ~ "t</!f
/ Nine hundred thousand acres in all of the COM
pany's lands remain unsold, and these in every re-
spect are equal to those already disposed Of These
lands may be reached from the East and West by
any of the lines of transportation crossing the
Illinois Central Railway at either Odin, Sandoyal,
| Mattoon, Pana, Tolono, Decatur, Gilman, El Paso,
Mendoza or Dixon. All Station Agents on the
road are provided with pats, showing the lands for
| sale in their vicinity.
The price of these lands vary from Sc to $12 and
upward per acre, and they sold short credit;
or for cash. deduction of ten per cent. from the
| short credit price is made to those who buy for
| cash. For instance: s4,st ....,,.r
| Forty acres at So per acre, on short credit; the
| principal, one quarter cash down-balance, one,
two and three years, at six per cent interest, in
| advance, each year. 2e.a i'rt tsat III e
| II. -n Interest. Principal.
| Cash payment. .............$1 440 $4,000
| Payment in one year, ...........3 $50 5000
| TWO years. 4.SU o0.GO
" three years. ...... ----i W 5000
Or, the same lands may be purchased for $28S in
| cash.
The title to these lands is clear and in fee simple
from the State For full information all points,
| together with maps showing the exact locality Of
1 all lands, sold or unsold, address, or call on
| stfss- hoo LAND COMMISSIONER, So .s ts..e 90
Illinois Central II. r. Co. q. 81
| -ai' t.a SO MICHIGAN Avenue CHICAGO Ill