The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-04
THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE.

II EONARD SCOTT 4 Co., No. 81 Gold street,
j Nssc York, continue to publish the four lead
ms Britain Quarterly Reviews and Hlackwood's
Magazine; in addition % which shsy have recent
Iy Commenced the publication Of valuable Agri
cultural work. called the m sjal rs 4iaIeiq
'"FASMER's GUIDE TO ScIESrFIc AND PnAcrucAL
AGRICULTURE
BY HEkRr STErHENs, +. Il. s.. Of Edinburgh, au-
thor Of the Book Of TIE Farm, &C., &C.; assisted
Ivy JOHN P. NoRroH, M a., New Haven Professor
Of Scientific Agriculture in Yale College, &c. &c. y
/. This highly valuable work will comprise two
large royal octave volumes, containing over 400
pages, with l6 or 20 splendid steel engravings,
and more than 600 engravings on wood, in the
highest style Of the art, Illustrating almost every
implement of husbandry now in use by the best
farmers. the best methods OF ploughing, planting,
haying, harvesting, &C., &C., the various domes-
TIC animals IN their highest perfection; in short,
the pictorial feature of the book il unique, and
will render It Of incalcuable value to the student
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Tho British Periodicals re.published are as fol-
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!. The EDnBuncH Review (Whig),
The NORTH BRIrIsH REVIEW Free Church), ~
THE WEsrMINsrER REvMw (Liberal.)
BLAcKwoop's EpiNBuacH MAGAZINE e(Torv). 1a
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