Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-23
PUBLISH ERS' ANNOUNCEMENT!
ELEVENTH VOLUME OF
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST

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THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURlST
THE LEADING
Weekly agricultural Paper Of the Country.
vTyHE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, a weekly
Periodical of sixteen large quarto pages, making
annual volume Of 832 pagcsof nearly double tho
szc Of those in the first ton volumes Of the Agricul
turist.
It is beautifully printed with type cast expressly
for it, and on the best Of clear white paper with wide
margin, that the numbers can DO easily stitched
or bound together
A copious Index is weekly added, which will be
fully amplfcd at tho end Of the year. for the bound
Comprehensive in Its Character,
Each volume will contain all matter worth record
ing, which transpres either at home abroad, and
which to instruct interest the Farmer,
tho Planter, tho Fruit-Grower, the Gardener, and
the Stock Breeders thus making it the most COM
pIcte and useful Agricultural Publication of the day
Correct and UaluaJle Market Reports.
The Markets will BIO carefully reported, giving tho
actual transactions which take place from week to
week. in Grain, Provisions, Cattle, &C.; thus keep
ing readers constantly and reliably advised as to
their interests During tho past year. the knowledge
obtained from these Market Reports alone has saved
readers thousands of dollars by informing them
of tho bcst time to sell or purchase.
Suck a Paper is demanded By the Forming
COmmunaty
The 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 the slow monthly issues of pa
per professedly devoted to their interests to trust
alone to tho irresponsible extracts in q farmers
column popular just now in papers chiefly devo
ted to business politics. lterature 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 time cautious
and conservative in all its teachings.
Essentially an Agricultural Paper.
The Agrrcuiturisf will not depart from its lcgiti-
mate sphere to catch popular favor by numbering up
it's 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 BIO
devoted to matters not Immediately pertaining to tho
great business of Agriculture The household as
we'll as the outdoor work Of the farm will receive
due share of attention. The humbugs and nostrums
aaoat in the community will be tried by reliable sol
entifc raes, and their worthessness exposed 1t is
tho aim OF the publishers to keep this paper under
the guidance of those who will make it n standard
work, which shall communicate to its readers only
that which is safe and reliable.
An Independent Journal
The american AerscuhuyIa stands upon its own
merits; and the truthfuness, zeal, and ability
which it brings to the support of the interests Of tho
farmer. II is untrammeed by any collateral bust
connections whatever; is it the organ of any
clique, or tho putting machine Of any man or thing
Thoroughly independent In all points, its ample pa
gcs studiousy given alone to the support and i'm
provcmcnt of the great agricultural class.
Editorial Department.
The American Agz1eultarisf 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 viii 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 Gift, widely known as a
pleasing and instructive writer gardening and
other departments Of practical agriculture, and in
addition to these, number Of other eminent agri-
All the editors are mon practically experienced in
their profession, each Of whom can handle the Plow
well rs the Pen.
The Cheapest Paper IN The country, of lis CHAR
dcter
Tho American Agriculturist is supplied 10 regular
subscribers at acost Of less than four cents 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 manuos crops
stock, &C., which will often be worth to the reader
more than the cost OF the paper for year.
Specimen Copies
Specimen copies viii be forwarded, gratis, 10 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, at 81 year-S2.
To clubs Of three subscribers mt $1.67 years..
To clubs OF fvo subscribers, Mt $1.60 n year-SS
To clubs Of ten subscribers, Mt s lb0 year--Sl5.
To clubs Of twenty subscribers, at slips year
$25
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 one extra copy gratis
The Postmaster other person sending club Of
twenty or more, will DO presented with xtra copy
and also copy Of the National Magazine, Scientific
American, Weekly Tribune. or Weekly Times or any
other paper periodical in this city not costing over
two dollars per annnm.
Subscriptions may be forwarded by mail, at the
risk af the publishers, il enclosed and mailed in the
presence of the Postmaster.
10 Communications for the paper should be adj
dresscdto the editors; subscriptions advertisements
and all mntters relating to the business department.
should DO addressed 10 the publishers,
ALLEN a Co,
Dec. y 1879 Water street, New York