Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-18
PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCEMENT.
ELEVENTH. VOLUME OF
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST

THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST
THE LEADING
Weekly Agricultural Paper Of the Couatry.
T,HE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIsT, a weekly
Periodical Of sixteen large quarto pages, making
an annual volume of $50 pages Of nearly double tho
size of those in the first ten volumes of the Asricu
tuTist.
1t is beautifully printed with type cast expressly
for it, and the best Of clear white paper with wide
margin 30 that the numbers can be easily stitched
or bound together.
A copious Indcx is weekly added, which will be
fully amplod at tho end Of the year for the bound
work.
Comprehensive an its Character,
Each volume will contain all matter worth record
ing which transpires either at home or abroad, and
which can serve to instruct interest the Farmer,
tho Planter, tho Frut-6rower, the Gardener and
the Stock Breeder; thus making it the most CON-
,plete and useful Agricultural Publication Of the day.
Correct and ualuabie Market Reports.
The Markets win be carefully reported, giving tho
actual transactions which take place from week to
week, in Grain, Provisions Cattle &C.. thus keep
ing our renders constantly and reliably advised as to
their interests During the past year. the knowledge
obtained from these Market Reports alone has saved
our readers thousands of dollars, by informing them
ofthe best time to sell or purchase.
Such Paper is demanded By the Farming
Community.
The publishers confidently believe that the agri-
culturists of this country are becoming too much
awake to tho demands Of their own calling to be
longer satisfied with the slow monthly issues Of pa
per professcdy devoted to their interests to trust
alone to the irresponsible extracts in q farmers
column, SO popular just now in papers chiefly devo-
ted to business politics, literature; and they look
for the united support Of all the intelligent farmers
of this country in their continued effort to furnish
weekly paper of high and reliable character which
shall be progressive, and at the same time cautious
and conservative in all its teachings.
Essentially an Agricultural Paper.
The AsvacmLfusst viii not depart from its lcgiti-
mate sphere to catch popular favor by numbering up
its pages with the silly, fictitious literature, and
light, miscellaneous matter of the day. it has high
er aim; and small part only of its space will BIO
devoted to matters not immcdiatey pertaining to tho
great business of Agriculture. The household as
we'll tho outdoor work of the farm viii receive
due share of attention. The humbugs and nostrums
afoat in the community will be tried by reliable sci
entic rules and their worthlessness exposed II is
the aim of the publishers to keep this paper under
work, which shall communicate to its readers only
that which is safe and reliable
an Independent Journal
The Aniertcan Ag7lcuifu7Sst stands upon its own
merits and the truthfulncss, zeal, and ability,
which it brings to the support of the interests of tho
farmer 1t is untrammeled by any collateral bust
connections whatever is it the organ of any
clique, or tho putting machine of any man thing
Thoroughly independent in all points, its ample pa
ges arc studiously given alone to the support and i'm
prevcmcnt Of the great agricultural class.
Editorial Department.
The american Agricultural is under the editorial
supervision of Mr.. A. B. Allen, its principal editor
for the past ten years, and Mr.. Orange Judd, A. M.
thoroughly practical farmer and agricultural
chemist
They will be assisted by Prof Nash, who has been
for long time Of the most successful farmers Of
New England, and is now Agricultural Professor Of
Amherst College; Rev. VIM. Clift, widely known as a
pleasing and instructive writer on gardening and
other departments of practical agriculture, and in
addition to these a number of other eminent agri-
cultural writers.
All the editors men practically experienced in
their profession, each Of whom can handle the Plow
as well as the Pen.
The Cheapest Paper in the country, If ats CHAR
Gcter.
The American Agricuturist is supplied to regular
subscribers at cost of less than four cents number
of sixteen large pages and Co largo clubs for less
than two and half cents Each number win contain
suggestions for the treatment of soils manues crops
stock &C., which will often be worth to the reader
more than the cost of the paper for year.
Specimen Coyies.
Specimen copies will be forwarded gratis 20 any
sending their name and post oc. address 10 the
publishers
TERMS, &c.-The paper will be promptly issued on
Wednesday Of each week. and mailed to subscribers
on the following liberal terms
To single subscribers, at 81 n year--$2.
To clubs Of three subscribers, Mt 1877 year--$5.
To clubs Of FIVE subscribers, Mt $1.G0 a year-S8
To clubs of ton subscribers, at 81 so year--sI5.
To clubs Of twenty subscribers, at $1.25 year
SIS.
The money always to accompany the names for
which the paper Is ordered.
The Postmaster or other person sending club Of
ton, will be entitled to extra copy gratis.
The Postmaster or other person sending club OF
twenty more. viii DO presented with extra copy
and also copy Of the National Magazine, Scientific
American, Weekly Tribune. or Weekly Times, or any
other paper or periodical In this city not costing
two dollars per annum.
Subscriptions may be forwarded by mail, ut tho
risk af the publishers IL enclosed and mailed in tho
presence Of the Postmaster.
~ Communications for the paper should be nd
dressed to tho editors subscriptions advertiser ents
and all matters relating TO tho business department
should be addressed to the publishors,
ALLEN Il CO,
Dec. ~ 1879 Water street, New York
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