The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-21
THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS Guide

+ EONARD SCOTT & Co., No. 81 Geld street
IL .VeU York, continue to publish the four lead
ing british Quarterly Reviews and Blnckwood'
Magazine; in addition to which they have recent
~ commenced the publication Of valuable Agri
cultural work, called the
I" FARMERS GUIDE TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRAcTicAL
AGRicULTURE,"
by HENRY STEPHENS, II. X. s., OF Edinburgh. au-
thor OF the Book Of the Farm, /" &c, &c: assisted
ny JOHN r. NoRroS, M "A, New Haven Professor
Of Scientific Agriculture in Yale toepe. &c &c
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pages, with 10 or 20 splendid steel engrayines.
and more than GOO engravlngs on wood, in the
nghest style or the art, illustrating almost every
implement of husbanhry now in use by the best
farmers, the best methods of pIoughing, planting,
haylng harvesting, &C., &c, the various domes-
TIC ANIMALS IN their highest perfection; in short
The pictorial feature OF The book is unique, and
will render it of ncalcuIable value to the student
IF agriculture.
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The British Periodicals re-pubIshed are us fos
lows. viz
rHE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW (Con servatve),
The EDiNBuReH REVIEW (Whig),
The NORTH BRuIsH REVIEW Gree Church).
The WEsrm'NsrEH REVIEW (Liberal.)
BLAcKwooD's EDiNguRcH MAGAZINE (Tory)
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Medal, lathe Green Hand" and other serials,
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Magazine may always rely on having the eariies,
reading of these fascinating tales.
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