The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-30

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carcass inpedtments 10 intercourse olyiat, I'd
ny ehanse OF ram or eve, 3i2-- a hardy race
.'oss feceWmeaded with the mcrino la2-
""", Va Sotlh America, tdund near the sour
| Sss ot The Illinois and Columbia rivers, have
ahe heeees Resembling tia, OF the eashmere
goat, $50.
ihe expence of publishing the American
afmer Is much enhanced 10y the number of
1hsfart'iss, which III the course OF each vol
eihe, is found necessary to have executed
and inserted, to shew the form, nature. and
uses, othew and useful agriculture machinery.
'ui p'ements, plants, grasses, &c. A single
Vo'ahe, tor instance, contains engrayines
explanatory OF the structure aud application
oil tue following things.
vi D, diagram OF n canal near James river,
i-aiiustrative of the propr,e,y of having an
under coulter to plough, l3-Delaplane' S
s9ostrntnm plough, 23--oi the s Carolina
plough, 3l--oi n wheat fan, ia OF Cherry, a
4eeswaler heiier, is--oi level 10 be used in
HORIZONTAL ploughing, 60--llustratve OF the
economical hydrostaiic lif,, 7s--of an econ
omlcai mud scoop, 6s-ot patent hay and
gram rake, ll2--ot Sinclair's wing machine
l2D--of wheat fan, l20--of kerseys plongll
cleaner and holdfast, lis--of botanical tool,
l73--tread mill, 26l--nax breaker, e7o---.pe
cimens of Guinea grass, 2s6-1heSenna plant,
293-descriptve of cohhets plan OF laying
out garden, 307-ofa method of discover
ing the distance roots extend horizontally, $50
DaytoHs straw cutter, 350--iron life boat, 1913
illustrative of an improvement upon the cot
ion gin, 1870, 3Sl---of Cobbeu's plan of cult,
Waiting the grape, 1913.
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rs they state, on the constant peru
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