The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-16

sheep; productive in fleece, aud excellent ir
carcass, impediments 10 intercourse obyia,e,
oy change OF ram or eve, 3i2--a hardy race
cross recommended with the merino. i59-
WIZ, OF North America, found near the sour
ces oi the Illinois and Columbia rivers. bsy,
me Geeces resembling that OF the cashmer,
goat, 3s3,
lie eKpence of publishing the American
Mmer Is much enhanced by the number al
n'gfo"ngs, which III the course of ench vol
! uihe, ~ Is found necessary to have executed
gu" inserted, to shew the form, nature, and
uses, otneW and useful agriculture machinery
! implements, plants, grasses, &c. A single
I'o'ume, tor instance, contains engravings
explanatory OF tile structure and application
OF tue following things
Culo >, diagram OF a canal near James 'river
81 Illustrative of the proprietY OF having an
under coulter 10 plough, I3-=Delaplane' S
suhstratum plough, 23-oi the S Carolina
plough, SLOT a wheat fan, 4s OF Cherry, a
TcesYater heIer, 4s-oi level TO be used in
horizontal plopshng, 604-illns1alive of the
economical hydrostatic lift, 7s--of an econ
omIcal mud scoop, sS--pi'a patent hay and
grain rake, ll2--ot 5incar's sowing machine.
l2O--ot a wheat fan, 120--of kersey's plough
cleaner and hoidtast, l6s---of a botanical tool,
l73--tread mill, 26l--flax breaker, 27O-spe
cimens of Guinea grass, CSC -1heSehna plant,
3--desofipiive OF cobbet's plan of laying
elrt@a garden, 307-ota method of discover
ing the distance roots extend horizontally, $3.50
Daytons straw cutter, 350--lron life boat 373
--IlluStralIveo of an Improvement upon the cot
ion gin, $50, 3Sl-of Cobbetts plan of cult
waiting the grape, 1913.
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Farmer, from its central position, aud lis ten
dency to enghten its readers on the practice
of every branch of Agriculture and Rural and
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dence 10 frt0 gentlemen of several States,
whose names are taken as they offer on the
list Of his subscribers, aud correspondents
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parading, as he might do, particular extracts,
from numerous letters, written To him in the
course OF business, by gentlemen of every
State, speaking of the American Farmer, in
terms of the most particular satisfaction :
founded, AS they state, on the constant peru
sal of il for more than five years. To the fol
lowing, as TO all or any of his subscribers, the
Editor cheerfully refers for the tendency and
merits OF his Journal:
Persons referred TO by the Editor, for their
opinion OF the merits aud tendency of the 4
merican Farmer, in the State of Virginia.
John Wickham, Thomas j. Randolph, James
NJ Garne EFT, Peter Minor, John II. Cock, S.
S Griffin, J. c Cabbell, James Barbour, c.
I. Mercer, Edmund Rnffin, John Randolph
of r. Thomas Jefferson, james Madison, n.
S. Turner, William Steiuberger, Thomas Grit
fin, Richard Meade, William NJ. Barton
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April Il, 1875.