Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-22
FARMER: N.
- g. NoRTH, M. w. Phillips, Editors.

Nur.'
- q. NORTH, NJ. w. Phillips, Editors.
Not despairing of ultimate success in
my cherished object--the permanent es-
Enlistment Of an AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL
for this section Of The Union--I now pro-
pose to this community, which is emphat-
icaly an agricultural one, plan for ex-
tending the circulation. improving the
styy, and increasing the efficiency, Of
"The Southwestern Farmer.r
This journal has now existed nearly
three years--mercly existed; for It has
not fiourished. Like some Intended but
hardy plant, which barely keeps alive du-
ring long-continued drought, il has nei-
Their delighted the multitude with its ygo-
rous growth, nor chccred the owner with
its profitable fruits. A few indugent
friends, scattered sparsely over this and
the adjoining states, have charitably borne
with its many imperlections. For the
first two years, il was published in book
form, quarto size; but, on entering upon
the present volume, for many reasons
which seemed imperative to me at the
time, il assumed the common newspaper
or folio form.
Ii is the wish Of most Of lis readers, las
Iam now well satisfed,) and it is my own
desire and purpose, that it again revert TO
The book form. Accordingly, propose,
with the cooperation Of the public, 10
place the "Farmer' at the beginning of
the fourth volume, in such form That the
body Of the work will be Invested of ad-
and in pages Of such con
yenient size as 10 be easily handled, filed
and bound.
THE PROPOSED FORM.
The present form ofthe Farmer is folio
II. O., it consists Of four pages, each page
measuring 19s II l3A inches. The form
Of the first and second volumes was quario
ri e., of eigh, pages, each IL no. The
form Of the fourth volume, as now propose
/, shall be octaro-i. e., 1t win consist Of
sixteen pages, each measuring 9N5A
inches. | contemplate procuring, for the
purpose of advertisements, set of very
mall types, (nonpariel,) sufficiently CON
lensed to admit all tho advertisements on
he two outer leaves, j. e. on the four out
II pagcs--which outer sheet can be cut of !
u binding or filing, thus leaving the read
ng matter Of IL pages 10 itself. In this
way subscribers will get in one month 4S
ages, exclusive Of advertisements, or in
he year more than 600.
SCALE OF TERMS.
To induce some effort among The friends
{ agricultural Improvement, in obtaining
Iannaunce The following scale
fterms;
Single subscribers, as before, So per
mum: or two subscribers for S.
Clubs or individuals paying any one of
he following sums, shall receive the an
Icxed number Of copies for one year, pro-
idcd the copies all 60 10 one address.
$40 entitle TO s copies:
$50 cntitle TO l6 copies:
$50 eniitle 10 % copies:
500 entiile to 60 copies.
pos,masIers, or local agents, obtaining
and RENTING as above, shall
% entitled 10 all the advantages offered.
Please 10 remit through the Postmas-
ers, as they ARE authorized by law 10 re-
nit to publishers, free Of postage. \
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS.
hereby offer as premiums, sir siIper j
ups, with appropriate inscriptions one
4 the six to be awarded, respectively, to
he authors Of the best essays on the FOL.
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