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the p" Memoirs OF the Agricultural ooC'
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70 shew that the American Farmer 10
conducted in manner to answer the s; :en
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Extract o, letter from Governor LLOYD,
Who is acknowledged to be one OF the
most wealthy. we'll informed aud best
managing farmers in the United States,
"Tbe Farmer, so far, Is the best AgricIl-
tura compilation, in my humble Opinions
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age of the public" re-:
From the President of the Agricultural Soci-
ETY.. Eastern Shore of Maryland, i.
81 am anxious to preserve the whole OF
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"eSpe''''''' :" ROB. MOORE.
From an address delivered by Thomas Law
ESQ. President of the Agricultural Society
OF Prince Georges County.
/" B fore conclude, let me recommend
| to you the American Farmer, paper which
collects into focus all the rays OF light on
Hushandry, which are emanated from every
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From Doctor Calvin Jones. OF Raleigh,
North Carolina. a gentleman Of high re-
| pute for his devotion to the interest OF
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sciences.
FOR THE RALEIGH REGISTER.
Mr.. Gales request of you the favor 10
inform those respectable friends who have
interested themselves in the success OF the
Farmers Magazine" that the patronage
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LEGATION. The best service can now render
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= American Farmer" an Agricultural paper,
! published weekly by John S. Skinner of
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will prevent any regret being experienced
CALVIN JONES.
| The following notice was addressed at their
ownexpense, through the public papers of
that state, by the board OF managers of the
Agricultural Society.
TO THE PLANTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
The american Farmer" which is, as ap-
pears from its title, devoted principally to
subjects re- 'ating to agriculture, contains a
! -, al, fhn n - nol
| and well digested experiments, embracing
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nomy, such as cannot fail, if duly observed,
10 be highly beneficial TO your interests
The great object OF this society is, 10 pro-
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prosperity not OF themselves Individually,
but oftheir fellow citizens generally. They
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per to your perusai. They therefore take
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mer as highly worthy OF your attention. BY
order of the Board of Managers.
j. J. CHAPPELL,
President presiding
Extract from the proceedings of the Agri.
cultural Society OF Ai5emarIe. Virginia, at
tUtti Idst 'uSPlIHS way " io<bs
In order more generally to disseminate
the Agricultural Intelligence and improve
ments made throughout the United States.
The Society resolve 10 present each OF its
members with the first volume of the Anne
ricsn Farmer, edited at Baltimore. by John
S. Skinner, Esq. .'P MINOR, Sec'y."
All gentlemen who feel an interest in the
circulation Of Journal devoted to the OBJ
iects, and conducted on the plan here de-
scrihed. are requested to transmit the name
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sent. 1t will however, be returned IN any
case where the subscriber. on view OF the
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and RENTED to the editor.
4 few Of the first volume, either in sheets
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Notes Of the Banks of North and South
Carolina, Georgia aad Virginia, generally,
will be received al par.
CT All communications to be addressed
to JOHN S. SKINNER,
June &c, 1890. Bditimors.
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wbo may have the goodness 10 gave the pre-
ceding hotice tew weskLy insertions, the
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more, or to return their good Offices IN any
other way in his power. dim