Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-26

be entitled TO the Magazine for one year
} New York, August, 1914.
} SOUTHWESTERN FARMER: N
I'D 6. NORTH, M. w. PHILLIPS, Editors
Not despairing Of ultimate success il
, my cherished object--the permanent es
/ adjustment of an AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL
for this section Of The Union-I now pro
pose to this community, which is emphat
ically an agricultural one, plan for ex
tending the circulation, improving the
styly, and increasing the efficiency, o.
"Fhe Southwestern Farmer"
i This journal has now existed nearly
three years--merely existed; for It has
not fourished. Like some ill.tended but
hardy plant, which barely keeps alive du.
ring a long-contnued drought, il has nei-
Their delighted the multitude with its vgo-
rous growth, nor cheered the owner with
its profitable fruits. A few indulgent
friends, scattered sparsely over this and
the adjoining states, have charitably borne
with its many imperfections. For the
first two years, it was published in book
form, quarto size; but, on entering upon
the present volume, for many reasons
which seemed imperative to me a, the
time, it assumed the common newspaper
or folio form.
| II is the wish Of most of its readers, Gas
] am now well satisfied,) 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-
vertisement, and in pages Of such con-
venient size as 10 be easily handled, filed
and bound.
THE PROPOSED FORM.
The present form of the Farmer is folio
ii. e., it consists Of four pages, each page
measuring 19A d 1874 inches. The form
Of the first and second volumes was quarto
ii e., of eight pages, each II S6. The
form of the fourth volume, as | now propose
it, shall he octaro-i, e., it will consist of
sixteen pages, each measuring 9H53
inches. contemplate procuring, for the
purpose of advertisements, set of very
small types, (nonpariel,) sufficiently con-
densed TO admit all the advertisements on
the two outer leaves, j. e. on the four out
er pagts--which outer sheet can be cut off
IN binding or filing, thus leaving the read
ing matter Of IL pages to itself. In this
way subscribers will get in one month as |
pages, exclusive OF advertisements, or in |
the year more than 600.
SCALE OF TERMS.
10 induce some effort among the friends
Of agricultural improvement, in obtaining
subscribers, announce the following scale
of terms:
Single subscribers, as before, So per
annum: or two subscribers for SIS.
Clubs or individuals paying any one of
the following sums, shall receive the an.
nexed number Of copies for one year, pro.
vided the copies all 60 to one address.
$40 entitle to copies:
$50 entitle to 16 copies:
$50 entitle 10 % copies:
500 entitle TO 80 copies:
Postmasters, or local agents, obtaining
subscribers and RENTING as above, shall
be entitled TO all the advantages offered.
Please TO remit through the Postmas-
ters, as they are authorized by law TO re.
init to publishers, free Of postage.
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS.
] hereby offer as premiums, sir silpsy
cups, with appropriate inscrip,ions-one
OF the six to be awarded, respectively. TO
the authors Of the best essays on he fol.
lowing subjects respectively, each author
to be a resident of Mississippi, VIZ:
|. The Cotton Plantation. lis manage.
ment, with reference to crops Of inferior
Importance, and the proper proportions Il
land and labor devoted to each-including ,
held pasiurage--rotation of crops and pas. !
grasses. II
=, What crop shall supplant cotton On I
Plantations Of inferior qualities, when cot.
ton shall become loo low to La cultivated =
on such plantaiions--what new crops "a /
be introduced, if any. n
3. Sheep as adapted to Mississippi.
=. The Garden and the Orchard-com.
'arlson Of the soil and climate Of Missis.
'lpPl with those Of more northern States =
q reference 70 the production Of yersta. .
lies and garden frui's--togsthsr with M. ]