The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-12-29
VOL. vi.
PUBLIsHER,' ASSoCSCFMs.NT,
ELEVENTH vobVHE OF
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIs7
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| THE AMERICAN AGRlCULTVRtSr ..,
Periodical OF sixteen large quarto pages. mai 4
an annual volume Of s32 pages Of ne,tlv l,i' "a
size of those in the first ten volumes of H.
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the Stock Breeder; thus making Il tSa 1 ,n al
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Corrtct and ratuabie Morket Repo,,.
The Markets will be carefully roportsd o..
actual transactions which take place f,ncs ths
week. in Grain. Provisions Cattle. &c ~. to'
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shail be progressive and At the same lime eaut;o,
and conservative In all Its teachings
ESSENTIAL, an Agricultural Pore,
Tho AgreatErta will not depart from in, I.c,,
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its pages, with the silly, fictitious literature an
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or ann ana small part only Of its space will 10
devoted to matters not Immediately ertaining 10 q.
great business Of Agriculture The house6oid ~
well as the outdoor work of the faru, VIII receive
due share OF attention. The humbugs and nostru,p
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enti6c rules and their worthlessness exposed |,
tue aim OF the publishers 10 keep this paper upde
the guidance OF those who will make ii a stsndar
work, which shall communicate to its readers onl
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provement OF the great agricultural class.
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The American Agricnh uyist is under the EDITOR
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for the past ten years, and Mr. Orange Judd, A. NJ
thoroughly practical farmer and sgricul.urs
chemist.
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for long time one of the most success full farmers
New England, and is now Agricultural Professor
Amherst College Rev. VIM. CHR widely known n
pleasing and instructive writer IN gardening an
other departments Of practical az icaltoro, and
addition to these, number Of other eminent agT
cultural wriers
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their profession, each of whom handle tho Pho
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