Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-25
PUBLISHERs' ANNOUNCEMENT.
ELEVENTH VOLUME OF
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST

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THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURlST
THE LEADING
Weekly Agricultural Paper Of the Country.
TIME AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, . weekly
i Periodical of sixteen large quarto pages making
annual volume Of s32 pages Of nearly double tho
size Of those in tho first ton volumes OF the Agricnl
turist
It is beautifully printed with type cast expressly
for It, and the best Of clear white paper with wide
margin, that the numbers can be easily stitched
or bound together.
A copious Index is weekly added, which will DO
fully amplfcd at the end Of the year, for the bound
work.
Comprehensive in ats Character,
Each volume will contain all matter worth record
ing, which transpires either at home abroad and
which serve to instruct interest tho Farmer,
the Planter, the Fruit-Growcr, tho Gardener, and
the Stock Breeder; thus making it the most COM
peto and useful Agricultural Publication Of tho day.
Correct and Udluable Market Reports.
The Markets will be carefully reported, giving the
actual transactions which take place from week to
week, in Grain, Provisions Cattle, &c. thus keep
ing readers constantly and reliably advised 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
Of tho best time to sell or purchase.
Such a Paper is demanded BY the Farming
Community.
Tho publishers confidently believe that the agri-
culturists of this country are becoming too much
awake to the demands Of their own calling TO be
longer satisfied with tho slow monthly issues Of pa
per professedy devoted to their interests trust
alone to tho irresponsible extracts in farmers
column, popular just now in papers chiefly devo-
ted TO business, politics. or literature; and thcy 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 DO progressive, and Mt the Same time cautious
and conservative in all its teachings.
Essentially an Agricslt,trdI Paper.
The AgracuAuyfa will not depart from its legiti-
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
aim and small part only Of its space will be
devoted to matters not Immediately pertaining to the
grcnt business of Agriculture. The household az
we'll as the outdoor work of the farm win receive
due share of attention. The humbugs and nostrums
afoat in the community will BIO tried by reliable sci
entic rulcs, and their worthlessness exposed It is
the aim of the publishers to keep this paper under
the guidance of those who will mako 1t q standard
work, which shall communicate to its readers only
that which is safe and reliable.
An Independent Journal
The american Agvicuitnria stands upon its own
merits; and the truthfulness, zeal, and ability,
which it brings to the support Of the interests Of the
farmer. 1t is untrammeled by any collateral bust
connections whatever oris it the organ OF any
clique, or tho putting machine of any thing.
Thoroughly independent in all points, its ample pa
gos studousy given aonc TO the support and i'm
pIoNcmcut u Tue great hRriCultuIhi Cih86
Editorial Department.
The American Agyicuhu,is is under tho editorial
supervision of Mr.. A. b. Allen its principal editor
for the past ten years and Mr.. Orange Judd, A. NJ,
a thoroughly practical farmer and agricultural
chemist.
They will be assisted by Prof. Mach. who has been
for long time of the most successful farmers Of
New England, and is Agricultural Professor Of
Amherst College; Rev. VIM. Gift, widely known a
pleasing and instructive writer on gardening and
fharn
addition to these, number Of other eminent agri-
cultural writer's
All the editors practically experienced in
their profession, each Of whom can handle the Plow
well rs the Pen.
The Cheapest Paper IN The country of ats CHAR
The American AgricuIturst is supplied to regular
subscribers Mt cost Of less than four cents number
OF sixteen large pages; and to large clubs for less
than two and half cents. Each number will contain
suggestions for the treatment Of Soils manues crops
stock &c, which win often be worth to tho reader
more than the cost Of the paper for year.
Specimen Copies.
Specimen copies will be forwarded, gratis to any
one sending their name and post Office address to 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, Mt 81 n year-$2
To clubs Of three subscribers, mt Si.G7 years..
To clubs of five subscribers, Mt $3.50 year-$S.
To clubs of ten subscribers, at $3.50 year-$l5.
To clubs Of twenty subscribers, at $l.25 year
SIS.
The money always TO accompany the names for
which the paper II ordered.
The Postmaster or other person sending club Of
ten, will be entitled to one extra copy gratis.
The Postmaster or other person sending club Of
twenty more viii BIO presented with extra copy
and also copy of tho National magazine Scientific
American, Weekly Tribune, or Weekly Times, or any
other paper or periodical in this city not costing
two dollars per annuin
Subscriptions may be forwarded by mail at tho
risk af the publishers If enclosed and mailed In tho
presence Of the Postmaster.
~ Communications for the paper should BIO adj
dressed to the editors subscriptions advertisements
and all matters relating 10 the business department,
should be addressed TO the publishers,
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