Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-28
PUBLISH Frs ANNOUNCEMENT.
ELEVENTH VOLUME OF
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST

IL
THE LEADING
Weekly Agricultural Paper Of the Country.
TyHE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIsT, a weekly
i Periodical of sixteen large quarto pages making
annual volume of 832 pages of nearly double the
size Of those in the first ton volumes Of the Agrcni
turist.
1t is beautifully printed with typo cast OK prcssy
for it, and tho bost of clear white paper with wide
margin, so that tho numbers can be easily stitched
or bound together.
fully amplifed at tho end of the year for tho bound
work.
Comprehensive IN its Character,
Each volume will contain all matter worth record
ing, which transpires either at home abroad and
which serve to instruct interest the Farmer.
the Planter, the Fruit-G rowor, the Gardener, and
the Stock Breeder; thus making it the most COM
pctc and useful Agricultural Publication Of the day.
Correct and valtsdble 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
readers thousands of dollars, by informing them
of the best time to sell or purchase.
Such Paper is demanded By tie 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 to trust
alone to tho irresponsible extracts in Il" farmers
column, " popular just in papers chiefly deyo-
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 BIO progressive, and at the time cautious
and conservative in all its teachings.
Essentially an Agricultural Paper
The A gy4cnhu5ia 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
or aim, and a small part only Of its space will BIO
devoted to matters not Immediately pertaining to tho
great business of Agriculture. The household MS
well MS the 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
entfc rulcs, and their worhlessness exposed. II is
the aim of the publishers to keep this paper under
the guidance Of those who win make il standard
work, which shall communicate to its READERS only
that which is safe and reliable.
an Independent Journal
The Amnioan Agricudmria stands upon its own
merits; and the ruthfulness, zeal, and ability,
which it brings to the support of the interests Of tho
farmer. 1t is untrammeled by any collateral bust
connections whatever; nor is it the organ Of any
clique. tho putting machine of any man thing.
Thoroughly independent in all points, its ampiep pa
gcs studiousy given alone to the support and Inn
provemcnt of the great agricultural class.
Editorial Department.
supervision of Mr. A. II. 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 Nash, who has been
for long time ofthe most successful farmers Of
New England, and is now Agricultural Professor OF
Amherst College Rev VIM Cliff, widely known as a
pleasing and instructive writer on gardening and
other departments of practical agriculture, and in
addition to these, number OF other eminent agri-
cultural writers.
All the editors practically experienced in
their profession, each Of whom handle the plow
well the Pen.
The Cheapest Paper IN the country of ITS CHAR
dcfer
The American Agriculturist is supplied to 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 manues crops
stock, &c, which will often be worth TO the rcader
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 10 the
publishers
TERMS, &c.-The paper will be promptly ,s@ued on
Wednesday Of each week. and mailed TO subscribers
on the following liberal terms:
To single subscribers, Mt 81 a year--$2
To clubs Of three subscribers, mt $1.67 yrar-$5.
To clubs Of Eve subscribers, at $160 year SO.
To clubs Of ton Subscribers, at 81 so year SIS.
To clubs Of twenty subscribers, Mt $1.25 year
s25
The money always to accompany the names for
which the paper is ordered.
Tho Postmaster or other person sending club OF
ton, will be entitled to one extra copy gratis
The Postmaster or other person sending club Of
twenty or moro, will be presented with extra 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
two dollars per annum.
Subscriptions may be forwarded by mail, at the
risk af the publishers, il enclosed and mailed in tho
presence Of the Postmaster.
10 Communications for the paper should be adj
dressed to tho editors subscriptions advertisements,
and all matters relating the business department.
should be addressed to the publishers,
ALLEN a CO.,
Dec. ~ 189 Water street, New Y'tk