It  will  be  seen  by  the  notice  published  else-
where, that  a  great  trial  of  Reapers  and  Mow-
ers, under  the  supervision  of  the  State  Agri-
cultural Society,  will  take  place  at  or  near
Salem,  about  the  1st  of  July — probably  not
until  the  4th.  In  the  present  state  of  the  crop
of  wheat,  it  is  impossible  to  determine  when  it


will  be  in  a  suitable  condition  for  cutting.  The
day  will  be  fixed  by  the  President  of  the  Seoiety,
and  information  of  the  same  will  be  circulated
as  soon  thereafter  as  possible.  :~    •■^  :  ^

We  anticipate  that  there  will  be  a  great
gathering  at  Salem,  not  only  of  the  fanners  of
Southern  Illinois,  but  from  other  portions  of
the  State.  The  Reapers  and  Mowers  entered
for  premiums  are  among  the  most  popular  in
the  country,  and  their  performances  will  fur-
nish a  most  exciting  spectacle.  We  hope  thou-
sands and  thousands  will  be  present.  We  are
told  that  the  "latch-string"  will  be  hung  ouf
in  Salem  and  all  the  region  round  about,  on
this  occasion.
We  have  learned  that  the  wheat  in  Southern
Illinois  promises  well.  That  whole  country  is
now  most  beautifully  clothed  in  herbage  and
green,  and  it  will  pay  our  northern  citizens  well
to  visit  that  favored  portion  of  our  State.  Come^
farmers  of  the  North  !  let  us  go  down  together
into  Egypt — see  the  rich  fields  of  wheat,  the
fine  corn  crops,  the  beautiful  prairieis,  the  ex-
cellent timber.  Mark  this  prediction — those
who  ever  rely  on  the  predictions  of  newspapers
— Southern  Illinois  is  to  become  one  of  the
most  desirable  portions,  not  only  of  our  State,
but  of  the  great  western  valley..
