Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-29
OOUTH-WEsTERN FARMER;

SOUTHWESTERN FARMER: ".
- g. NORTH, NJ. w. PHILLIPS, Editors.
Not despairing of ultimate success m
my cherished object--the permanent es-
Enlistment of an AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL
for this section of the Union now pro-
pose to this community, which Is emPhlt-
ically an agricultural one, a plan for eN-
tending the circulation, improving the
styly, and increasing the efficiency, Of
"The Southwestern Farmer.
This journal has now existed nearly
three years-merely existed; for Al has
not flourished. Like some attended bat
hardy plant, which barely keeps alive du-
ring q long-continued drought, II has nei-
Their delighted the multitude with its vigo-
rous growth, nor cheered the owner with
its profitable fruits. A few lndulgeut
friends, scattered sparseIy over this and
the adjoining states, have charitably borne
with its many imperiections. For the
first two years, II was published IN book
| form, quarto size; but, on entering upon
the present volume, for many reasons
which seemed imperative 10 me NJ the
| time, it assumed the common newspaper
or folio form.
1t is the wish Of most of its readers, (as
| | am now well satisfied and il IS nv own
desire and purpose, that II again revert to
the book form. Accordingly, propose.
with the cooperation Of the public, 70
place the farmer" at the beginning Of
| the fourth volume, in such a form that the
body of the work will be Invested Of al
vertisement, and IN pages OF such con
venient size as TO be easily handled, fled
and bound.
THE PROPOSED FoRM.
The present form of the Farmer IS folio
i. e., it consists of four pages, each page
measuring l9a X 1874 inches. The form
of the first and second volumes was guarfo
ii e., Of eight pages, each ii :. The
form of the fourth volume, as I now propose
it, shall be OctdrO-i. e., il will consist OF
sixteen pages, each measuring 9 = -
inches. | contemplate procuring, for the
purpose of Advertisements, a set of very
small types, (nonpariel,l sufficiently con
densed to admit all the advertisements or
the two outer leaves, i. c, on the four out
er pages-whIch outer sheet can be cut oil
in binding or filing, thus leaving the read
ing matter of u pages 10 itself. In this
way subscribers will get in one month Is
pages, exclusive OF advertisements, or in
the year more than 600.
SCALE OF TERMS.
f To induce some effort among the friend:
of agricultural improvement, in obtaining
{ subscribers, announce the following scala
of terms:
Single subscribers, as before, 50 De
: annum: or two subscribers for So.
Clubs or individuals paying anv one Q
: the following sums, shall receive the an
: nexed number of copies for one year, pro
vided the copies all 90 TO one address.
4 $40 entitle TO 5 copies:
$50 entitle 10 l6 copies:
. $50 entitle 10 2S copies:
A 500 enttle to 90 copies:
l. Postmesters, or local agents, obtainin
r subscribers and renting as above, sha
3, be entitled to all the advantages offereC
a Please TO remit through the PoS,ma.
tiers, as they are authorized BY law 10 r:
d NIT to publishers, free of postage.
.. PRIZES FOR ESSAYS.
tx l hereby otter as premiums, sir sire
s. cups, with appropriate inscriptions-ou
OF the six to be awarded, respectively,
the authors of the best essays on the 10
= lowing subjects respectively, each auths
r to be resident of Mississippi, viz:
= l. The Cotton Plantation. Its manap,
nent. Wits reference to crops of infer,
;. importance, and the proper proportions
- land and labor devoted to each-includir
- held pasiurage--rotation of crops and pa
u ture-arti6ciLl grasses.
~ 2. What crop shall supplant cotton
D. plantations of inferior qualities, when CO
81 ton shall become too low to be culiivat
To- on such plantaiions--what new crops
y; be introduced, If any.
&C. B. Sheep as adapted to Mississippi.
en- 4. The Garden and the Orchard-co,
lc- parison Of the soil and climate of Miss
no siPpi with those of more northern Statl
les in reference to the production OF veger
'nt bles and garden fruiis-togelhcr with I