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


GOUTH-WESTERN FARMER: y.
y G. NORTH, NJ. W. PHILLIPS, Edlors.
Not despairing Of ultimate success In
my cherished Object--the permanent es-
Enlistment of an AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL
for this section of the UniOn-l now pro-
pose to this community, which : emPhat-
ically an agricultural one, plan for eX-
tending the circulation, improving the
styly, and increasing the efficiency, Of
1.-The Southwestern Farmer
This journal has now existed nearly
three years-merely exISteds for a has
not flouriShed Like some Intended bat
hardy plant, which barely keeps alive 6a-
ring a long-continued drought, It has nei-
Their delighted the multitude with as vigo-
rous growth, nor cheered the owucr with
its profitable fiuits. \ few iadulgenS
friends, scattered sparsely over tbs and
the adjoining states, have chariiably borne
with its many imperleclOns- For the
first two years, II was published in book
form, guarto size; but, on entering upon
/ the present volume, for many reasons
which seemed imperative 10 me az the
time, It assumed the common newspaper
or folio form
1t is the wish Of most Of It's readers, las
am now well satisfed.) and II IS my own
desire and purpose, that It again revert 10
the book form. Accordingly, / propose.
with the cooperation of the public, 20
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 m pages OF such con
yenient size as 10 be easily handled, fled
and bound.
THE PROPOSED FORM.
The present form Of the Farmer Is folio
II. e., it consists of four pages, each page
measuring I9i X l3i inches. The form
of the first and second volumes was gEartC
i E., of eight pages, each IL KS. The
form of the fourth volume, as now propose
it, shall be Ociaro-i. e., 1t viii consist q
sixteen pages, each measuring Ok -
inches. | contemplate procuring, for the
purpose of advertisements, q set Of very
small types, (nonpariel,) sufficiently con
densed to admit all the advertisements on
the two outer leaves, /. c. on the four cut
er pages-which outer sheet can be cut OF
in binding or filing, thus leaving the read
ing matter Of II pages to itself. In thi,
way subscribers will get in one month a
pages, exclusive OF advertisements, or II
the year more than Goo.
SCALE OF TERMS.
To induce some effort among the friend.
of agricultural improvement, IN obtaining
E subscribers, annaunce the following seal,
of terms:
Single subscribers, as before, s. pc
annum: or two subscribers for -.
Clubs or individuals paying any one o
the following sums, shall receive the an
nexed number of copies for one year, pro
vided the copies all 90 to one address.
! $40 entitle TO copies.
$50 entite to is copies:
$50 entitle to 2S copies:
4 500 entitle TO so copies:
Postmasters, or local agents, obtainin
: subscribers and renting as above, sha
!. be entitled to all the advantages offereC
a Please to remit through the POS,mas
tiers, as they are authorized BY law to r.
4 NIT to publishers, free Of postage.
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS.
: / hereby offer as premiums, SIR sire
! cups, with appropriate inscriptions-on
of the six TO be awarded, respectively, I
the authors of the best essays on the 70
lowing subjects respectively, each authC
= TO be a resident Of Mississippi, viz;
I l. The Cotton Plantation. It's manag,
: ment. with reference TO crops of inferis
: importance, and the proper proportions
y land and labor devoted to each-includiu
. field pasturage--rotatiOn of crops and pa
d ture-artifci,l grasses.
y 2. What crop shall supplaEt cotton z
J. plantations Of inferior qualities, when CO
S: ton shall become too low to be cultivats
D. on such plantations-what new crops
y; be introduced, If any.
c 3. Sheep as adapted to Mississippi.
N 4. The Garden and the Orchard-cog
c. parison of the soil and climate of Missi
ID sippl with those of more northern State
cs in reference TO the production oil vegel
III blcs and garden frui;s-logethcr with 4