New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-05

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l. THE FARMERS LIBRARY, in which is publish
ed continuously the best Standard Works on Az.
ricul,ure embracing those which by their cost or
the language in which they are written, would 9TH
erwise seem beyond the reach OF nearly all Ameri.
can Farmers. In this way We shall give for two or
three dollars the choicest European ,reases and re-
searches in Agriculture, costing ten times much
in the Original editions not easily obtained at any
price. and virtually out OF the reach Of men who
live by following the plow. In the Farmers Ii
brary they will be accompanied by notes from the
Editor, explaining wha, may be obscure to Ameri.
can readers or calculated 10 mislead the beginner in
Farming, owing 10 differences of Soil, Climate, &c.
The works published in The Library will form
complete series exploring and exhibiting the whole
field of Natural Science, and developing the rich
treasures which Chemistry, Geology, and Mechan-
les have yielded and may yield 10 tighten the labors
and swell the harvests Of the intelligent husband
man The work will be so arranged that the Far
mers Library may be bound up by itself forming
mammoth volume of 600 pages at the end of each
year or each work contained therein may be bound
separately.
H. THE MONTHLY JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE
will likewise contain about so pages per month, and
will omprise, !. Foreign: Selections from the
higher class of British French and German periodi
Gals devoted to Agriculture, with extracts from new
books which may not be published in the Library,
&c. SC. .. American Editorials, communicated
and selected accounts OF experiments, improved
processes, discoveries in Agriculture. new imple-
ments &c. &c. In this department alone will ours
resemble any American work ever yet published
I, can hardly be necessary to add that no Political
Economic or Other controverted doctrine, vii! be
inculcated through this magazine
Each number OF tie Library and journal is illus
trated by numerous engravings, printed on type OBJ
tanned expressly for this work and on good paper
the whole got up as such a work should be. II II
does not prove The best well as the amplest aud
most comprehensive Agricultural work ever pub
lished in this country the fault shall not rest with
the publishers and we are sure it will not fall short
for want of industry or devotion in The Editor
IN The Library and Journal is furnished at IS
per annum invariably to be paid in advance but
where FIVE persons club together send five copies
for 500. The postage under the new postage law
on each number ia about or : cents-under the
old law it would have been about &c cents per
number.
The first number o! the work published in July,
s45 and the sixth number the lst day OF December
ls45 II is considered by all who have examined the
work. of the most elegant ms wei! as the cheapest
periodicals ever published in Americn The great Agr-
cultural work of Won THAER, which WAS commenced
in the September number and will be published entire
in this work is really worth twice tic yearly subscrp'
ton price of the Library The engravings too IN ehch
number generally worth the entire cost OF the mum
her, The following is list OF the Engravngs in the hrst
six numbers:
Portrait Of Stephen Van Rensselaer,;
south.Down Prize Sheep:
Sik Plant from TripoG;
Lady Suffolk. (the famous trotter =
Canada Thistle;
Short Horned Bull
The Cotton Plant, (CoiOred y
Cheese Presses;
Portrait OF Licbig;
Diagrams illustrating the Centre Of Gravity
Portrait of Judge Peters;
The Tunisan Sheep;
Game Fowls, Poland Fowls, Malays, Dorkins Fowls
Bantam or Pheasant Fowls, Bolton Grays'
(Colored j
The Inclined Plsne and Wedge, illustrated.
Flatterng as has been the support this Journal has
ceved In the number and yet in the character OF
its patrons much yet remains to be done TO spread
knowledge not of its existence and general design or
these have bcen.wdey advertised but Of It's claims on
the score OF the extraordinary qaGnty and the So'd
character of the contents OF each number. The common
impression probably is that it contains about the usual
amount Of reading be found in periodicals de-
voted to the Objects where as besides The Monthly
Journal half of it. which embraces double as much as
they do It supplies in the FIRST half FARMERS LIBRA
RY portion of it, about fifty pages every month, of re-
print OF the most approved standard rorks 10 found on
Aericultural and Natural History in any language or
countrv Ii is wi;ha of that beautiful character as to
paper and Typography and cosIness OF engrapgs ana
other modes of illustration and establishment that there
is no danger bu; each number will be Presered-and be-
ing so preserved, Will make two volumes OF GU pages
annually constituting IN proc ess OF une Tor every pa
ron and his family complete library Of srcuturalsc
ence and experience and OF III studies and literature
connected with and polishing to rural liie Ihs diHcuy
seems 10 be- in getting those who may nave seen II no
ced ard who have not yet seen the work ITSELF to real
ize the comipouS and costly character Of the publication
How else can il have happened, that eTen YET lhere
should be not only entire coun but even e" Sa'eS
In which no. copy has been gu described for' "hIe
believed that IL could be seen or lts real Vhue Ao
there would not be cir gle Agricultural Society. Oh
Farmers Club or general Lib AIRY in the whole Cnioa
without it.
The FARMERS LIBRARY if assessing half the merits
awarded to it By the press ofa parties ought TO be with
in the reach of every gentleman who looks TO the soil FOL
suppor-or surely all such she 'd take sudsbe pride
in following their occupation 'th some understandn!
of the prnciues and the ,erau that belong 20 i.-anC
the study of which will only contribute to iheir sue
cess but afford them rccresi for their leisure hours
increasing with every hour offs enjoyment.
In Philadelphia Boston Bsrf more Washington aao Sc
vers other Cities Of the Union, ubscrbers furnished
through Periodical Agents. The following is List
Nose Subscribers vino have rei tied their subscription
directly to the Publishers
,Ioiue. SC Cornell. City.
Ezra Abbott. Jr. Jackson. Z "a % o.o"H' 90
New-Hampshire. :, pun! 90
Isaac Hubbard, ClaremonL Z n GV!!ns' 60 NJ.
F Daniels Plann-ld las = a' TI He 1 III e''a
Vermont. ~ Pr ptl i" d" Sh,
L n Hamilton. hartand = " y a. 'eNo4.'H'
Massachusetts .losS s lal', Hi e, 49, -,
Aaron Cook hg denTlle. ;,u-l, auci7, D. ee'P'
John EndicoII. Canton, Ss -, loup AHrHis'
ceV - - John Lorimer f;raham. Civ