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PRO y II L. TUS.
L" TSt PLOUGH. IHs LOOM. AND the ANVIL -
a" ASriendrai, Manufacturing and
Seieafife Journal, for the li,if,or.
- THt PLOUGH,


INuE uadetsignsd, formerly Of the yurihia
press but now resident Of the great CONNER
cal EmPoripm Ot the Union, ha. d.lrru med to
eone nee 'ne publication. At an early day, IN the
Guy ~ Nes York, OF WsssLr yoVasaL, under
the above euph OniOus tile which Ia. heretofore
ecen ustc IN a valuable monthly, founded bs the
tate John . skinner, veteran OF the press and
devote. OF the Science OF Agriculture and Meehan.
H AHs aud now Published under the name Il
A. Nah.
ne proposed publication will, a. its name IN
d,ca'es, lie devoted principally To otiar two
INC greai Interests Of Tie couatfy, to Wit Maa-
uisetures and Agriculture; but II IL also TO be the
rehseie of much other valuable iniot m alton tor
the general reader. veil q, for The man OF Sci
snee, Art aud Learning. IL will BE- printed on
form for preservation.
by calling Ia his sidialents OF high order suit-
ed TO The dihsreni branches Of h. pro- o,ed
and ~ the active exercise of al snerry aLl TACT
shhh The ondetsiKbei ptitrs himself upon being
soIe Ia command IN the conduct OF such q lOurual
a. he propose. Ia lay heiore the pahlic he hop.s
to present TO the readers of q" The P.onsh, Loom
and Anvil weekly entertainment which viii
make ~ welcome guest' To every household ADD
snoru rdihcsIion iUf lhr time tetng at least II u
does not prove permanently last, DC i've Tor the IN
tofr. lie pop scs 40 serp pace ~uh The sp,fil ~
the age, by advising his readers OF all the n-
veh'ions OF the day, aud by the Publication, IRON
tine 10 time Ut well rIecuied ilusirsIicu. OF M any
Mechanic Atts ani Agriculture a. they NAV be
heTsidei from the Pslrnt Othce at wa>hineton
10 the hrsi numb VI The proposed Journal. gill
appear iHustfat'ohs. accompanied by wtlLdiges-
ted statistics Of Hr0rys ptoce'. OF converting Seed
Cotton INTO yarbs on the plantations Of the South,
which process rtquigcs M her labor or force to
spin The cotton into yarns Than pfc pare iI Tor
shipment IN the raw stale. The Information to he
thus furnished Ia the planter will alone be worth
more to him than the cust 81 a century suhscrip-
lion, since will point cut TO him how easily he
can double, II not quadruple, his income. Nor is
u ct less Importance 90 the county lAigr; Tor IL
wul readily he seen thai every man. woman aud
child throughout the lcngt aud bfrailh ~ the old
and the new world IL interested 10 it, success Its
general adoption will be alike advantageous to
the North, the South. the kA.t aud the West o.
may, indeed, lie REGARDED AZ bringing about a re-
soluiion IN the wealth and Industry at rHis cum
Try, at least, without parallel aud The benefits u
Is to confer upon ihe Union, by cemrntinx toreth-
~ the North ADD The South N one common inter
ct. will cattle the nyeaIuT to the latitude OF the
nation.
The combination Of machinery which j. to pro-
duce such astounding results has bccn at work al
ready On the plantation Of Geo 5 YetgeT, Esq an
extensive planter Uf hssrssippi, and, 50 Tar, its
operations have proved Satisfactory beyond the
n, ~ .aEsrinr sIceria'crs ci all parties cohccTn-