Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-19

united states, by giving this ADVERTISE
ment two or three insertions, and remit.
ting two dollars to the Proprietor, will
be entitled TO the Magazine for one year.
New York, August, 1874.
! SOUTH-WESTERN FARMER: N.
Ip 6. Norm, M. w. PHILLIPS, Editors.
Not despairing of ultimate success in
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, of
"The Southwestern Farmer"
This journal has now existed nearly
three years--morely existed; for it has
not nourished, Like some Intended but
hardy plant, which barely keeps alive du-
ring q long-continued drought, it has nei-
Their delighted the multitude with its vigo-
rous growth, nor choered the owner with
its profitable fruits. A few ndulgent
friends, scattered sparsely over this and
the adjoining states, have charitably borne
with its many imperlections. 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, las
| am now well satislied,) 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" ct the beginning of
the fourth volume, in such form that the
body of the work will be dlyested of adj
yertisement, and IN pages Of such con-
venient size as TO 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 c., of eight pages, each | S9. The
form of the fourth volume, as now propose
1t, shall be octarO--i. O., it will consist of |
sixteen pages, each measuring 9%5A
inches. contemplate procuring, for the
purpose of Advertisements, a set of very
small types, (nonparel,) sufficiently con
densed TO admit all the advertisements on
tho two outer leaves, i. e, on the four out
or pagts--which outer sheet can be cut of
in binding or filing, thus leaving the read
ing matter of II pages 10 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
nnnum; or two subscribers for IS.
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 go to one address.
$40 entite to 5 copies:
$50 entitle TO l6 copies:
700 entItle TO 70 copies:
500 entille to 60 copies:
Postmaslers, or local agents, obtaining
subscribers and RENTING as above, shall
be entitled to all the advantages offered.
Please 10 remit through the Postmas. s
Iers, as they are authorized by law to re. {
nit to publishers, free of postage. 4
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS.
hereby offer as premiums, sir silrer |
ups, with appropriate inscriptions-one 8
II the six to be awarded, respectively, to
he authors of the best essays on the fol.
owing subjects respectively, each author a
o be a resident of Mississippi, viz: a
J. The Cotton Plantation. It's manage. Y
mont, with reference to crops of inferior
and the proper proportions of
and and labor devoted to each-inclndino FL
leld pasturage--rotation of crops and pas.
grasses.