Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-05
FARMER: N

SOUTHWESTERN FARMER: n.
- G. NoRTH, NJ. w. PHILLIPS, Editors.
Not despairng of ultimate success in
my cherished obect--the permanent es-
adjustment of an AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL
for this section of the Union--l now pro-
pose to this community, which is emphat.
icalIy an agricultural one, plan for ex-
tending the circulation, improving the
styIy, and increasing the efficiency, Of
"The Southwestern Farmer"
This journal has now existed nearly
three years--merely existed; for It has
not hourished. Like some Intended but
hardy plant, which barely keeps alive du.
ring a long-continued drought, il has nei-
Their delighted the multitude with its vigo-
rous growth, nor choered 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, 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, it assumed the common newspaper
or folio form.
1t is the wish Of most of its readers, (as
| am 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 adj
vertisement, and in pages of such con
venent size as to be easily handled, filed
and bound.
THE PROPOSED FORM.
The present form of the Farmer is folio
ii. O., it consists of four pages, each page
measuring l9a X ia inches. The form
of the first and second volumes was qudrto
ii e., of eight pages, each l. rs. The
form of the fourth volume, as now propose
it, shall be octdro--i. O., it will consist of
sixteen pages, each measuring OK 5a
inches. ! contemplate procuring, for the
purpose of advertisements, a set of very
small types, (nonpariel,) sufficiently CON
densed to admit all the advertisements on
the two outer leaves, i. e, on the four out.
err pages--which outer sheet can be cut off
in binding or filing, thus leaving the read
ing matter of II 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.
To 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 So.
Clubs or individuals paying any one Of
the following sums, shall receive the an
nexed nunber Of copies for one year, pro-
vided the copies all 60 to one address.
$40 entitle to 5 copies
$50 entite to l6 copies
$50 entite TO 2S copies:
800 entitle to go 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
tiers, as they are authorized by law 10 re-
nit to publishers, free of postage.
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS.
hereby offer as premiums, sir Silpei
cups, with appropriate inscrip,ions-on'
of the six to be awarded, respectively, Il
the authors of the best essays on the fol
lowing subjects respectively, each autho
to be a resident of Mississippi, viz;
|. The Cotton Plantation. Its manage
ment, with reference to crops Of inferio
importance, and the proper proportions o
land and labor devoted to includin,
field pasturage-- rotation Of crops and pas
ture-artificiil grasses.
.. What crop shall supplant cotton Of
plantations of inferior qualities, when cot
ton shall become too low to be cultivated
on such plantaious--what new crops I,
; be introduced, If any.
= 3. Sheep as adapted to Mississippi.
4. The Garden aud the Orchard--com
: parison Of the soil and climate OF Missis