Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-08-03

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PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCEMENT.
ELEVENTH. VOLUME OF
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST
THE LEADING
Weekly agricultural Paper Of the Country.
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, weekly
i Periodical OF sixteen large quarto pages, making
an annual volume Of 832 pages Of nearly double tha
size Of those in the first ten volumes OF tho Agrcul
turist.
1t is beautifully printed with type cast expressly
for it. and the best of clear white paper, with wide
margin, 80 that the numbers can be easily stitched
or bound together
A copious Indcx is weekly added, which will be
fully amplfed at the end Of the year. for the bound
work.
Comprehensive in its Character,
Each volume will contain all matter worth record
ing which transpires either Mt home abroad, and
which to instruct or interest the Farmer,
tho Planter, the Fruit Grower tho Gardener, and
the Stock Breeder; thus making it the most COM
plcte and useful Agricultural Publication Of the day.
Correct and valuable Market Reports.
The Markets will be carefully reported, giving the
actual transactions which take place from week to
week. in Grnin Provisions, Cattle, de-; thus keep
ing our 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 thom
oftho best time to sell or purchase.
Such Paper is demanded By The Furn,ing
Conlmunify.
Tho publishers confidently believe that the agri-
culturists of this country are becoming too much
awake to tho demands of their calling to be
longer satisfied with the slow monthly issues of pa
per professedly devoted to their interests or to
alone to the irresponsible extracts in q farmers
column, popular just now in papers chiefly devo-
ted to business politics, or hterature 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 Agrseultuyia win 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
or aim and small part only of its space will bo
devoted to matters not mediatey pertaining to the
| great business Of Agriculture. The household as
well as the outdoor work of the farm wall receive
| due share Of attention The humbugs and nostrums
afoa in the community viii be tried by reliable sci
entfc rulcs and their worthlessness exposed 1t Is
the aim of the publishers to keep this paper under
| tho guidance Of those who will make it standard
work, which shall communicate to its readers only
| that which is safe and reliable
An Independent Journal
The american AgvIcuhuria stands upon its own
merits; and the truthfulness, zeal, and ability,
which brings to the support OF the interests OF the
farmer. Ii is untrammeled by any collateral bust
connections whatever is 1t the organ of any
clique, or the putting machine Of any man or thing
Thoroughly independent in all points, its ample pa
gcs studousy given alone TO the support and i'm
provement Of the great agricultural class.
Editorial Department.
The American Agrtcuhnrist Is under the editorial
supervision of Mr.. A. Is. Allen its principal editor
for the past ten years. and Mr.. Orange Judd, A. NJ,
n thoroughly practical farmer and agricultural
chemist
They win be assisted by Prof Nash, who has been
for long time one Of the most successful farmers Of
New England, and is now Agricultural Professor Of
Amherst College Rev. VIM. Gift widely known az n
pleasing and instructive writer gardening and
other departments Of practical agriculture, and In
addition to these, number Of other eminent sgri-
cultural writer's
All the editors are men practically experienced in
as well as the Pom.
The Cheapest Paper in the country of IT'S CHAR
octsr.
The American Agriculturist is supplied TO regular
subscribers at acost Of less than four number
Of sixteen large pages; and TO large clubs for less
than two and half cents. Each number win contain
suggestions for the treatment Of soils manues crops
stock dc., which will often be worth TO the reader
more than the cost Of the paper for yea'.
Specimen Copies.
Specimen copies will be forwarded, gratis, to any
sending their name and post Office address to the
publishers
TERMS 6c.-The paper will be promptly Issued on
Wednesday Of each week. and mailed 10 subscribers
on the following liberal terms.
To single subscribers Mt 81 a year--32
To clubs Of three Subscribers at $1.67 years..
To clubs Of Eve subscribers, at 81 90 a ysar--S8
TO clubs OF ten subscribers, at 81 so a year--sl5
To clubs Of twenty subscribers, at sl.25 year
$25.
The money always to accompany the names for
which the paper Is ordered,
The Postmaster or other person sending club OF
ton win be entitled TO extra copy gretis
The Postmaster other person sending club OF
twenty or more will be presented with An CT copv
and also copy Of tho National Magazine Scientific
American, Weekly Tribune. or Weekly Times or any
other paper periodical In this city not costing
two dollars per annum.
Subscriptions may be forwarded By mail, at the
risk af the publishers II enclosed and mailed in the
presence Of the Postmaster.
10 Communications for the paper should be adj
dressed TO the editors subscriptions advertisements
and All matters relating TO the business department
should be addressed to the publishers,
ALLEN a CO.,
Dec. "a 1S9 Water street, New York