The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-26

sheep productive IN leeee, and excellent in
carcass impedimenis 10 intercourse obyiaie d
y change OF ram or eve, 3i2--a hardy race .
a Gross recommended with the meriuo, i5o-
WIZ, 81 North America, found near the sour
ees OF the Illinois aud Columbia rivers, have
me leeces resembling that of the cashmere
goat, 3S3.
The expenee of publishing the American
ihtmer IS much enhanced by the number Of
Ehsrdr,ngS, which in the course of each vol
hme, IT Is found necessary To have executed.
and inserted, to shew the torn, nn,ure, and
uses oiuew and useful agriculture machinery,
implements, plants, grasses, sc. single
sohme, for instance, contains engrayings
explanatory OF the structure and application
oil The following things.
CUTS, diagram of II canal near James river.
l-3iilustrativc of the propretY of having an
under coulter TO plough, --Delaplane' 5
suhstfatnm plough, 23--ol the $ Carolina
plough, 3l--of "A wheat fan, i8 of Cherry, a
Ieeswater heller, 4s--oi level to be used in
horizoutal ptoughiug, 6O--iIuslfativc of the
economical hydrosialic lift, 7s---of All econ
omleal mud scoop, ss--oi patent hay und
gram rake, ll2-ot Sinclair's sowing machine,
l2e-~ot a wheat fan, l2o--of kersey's plough
cleaner and holdtasi, l6S--ot II botanical tool ,
ld3-tread mill, 26l--lax breaker, 210-.pe
cilnens OF Guinea grass, 2s6 --JheSenna plant
293--descriptive Of cobhei's plan OF laying
out garden, 3U7--oia method of discover
ing the distance roots extend horizon ally, .53p
Dayton's straw enter, 35n--iron life boat, 373
illustrative OF an Improvement uEou the cot
lou gin, $50, 3Sl--of Cobbeu's plan Of cult
Waiting the grape, 1903
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Farmer, from its central position, aud its ten
dency to enlighten its readers on the practice
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dence TO a fer gentlemen of several States,
whose names are taken rs they offer on the
list OF his subscribers, and correspondents
This he trusts will snpersedc all necessity for
parading, as he might do, particular extracts,
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terms Of the most particular satisfaction =
Ms they state, on tue constant peru
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Editor cheerfully refers for the tendency and
merits of his Journa
Persons referred TO by the Editor, for their
opinion of the merits and tendency of the A
merican Farmer, in the State of Virginia
John Nickhnm, Thomas J. Randolph, James
NJ. Garn EFT, Peter Minor, John H. CoGk, S
S. Griffin, J. G. Cabbell, james Barbour, {.
+. Mercer, Edmund Hufiin, john Randolph
of K. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, II.
S. Turner, William Steinherger, Thomas Grit
fin, Richard Meade, lillian NJ Barton.
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