The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-11-01
want it for my wife and children.

1Wr. Snttfh.-DOeS the editor know
anything about farming?
Mr.. yones-The editor who owns
and publishes the paper was brought
up on farm, where he learned to
work. He has studied all the books
on farming, and experimental for years
in the laboratory, and has, besides,
travelled all over the country to see
what was doing. Then he has several
associates-Farmers, Gardeners, and
fTouseKeepers, who know what they
write about, and among them all they
do gather up wonderful lot Of infor
nation every year. The language, too,
is SO plain, so like talking with you,
that l enjoy reading it. Then, too,
every paper has engravings, which
show one exactly how animals, plants
and implements. and household furni-
ture look, much better than words
cold describe them. Among these are
plans of buildings, that help one to
plan others; and also many very fine
large pictures, which are worth more
than the cost of whole volume.
Mr.. Smith suppose these engrav
ings and descriptions are partly to
help the editor sell implements or fer
tilizers.
4Nr. Jones-Not at all. The editor
keeps nothing Of the sort to sell, SO
that he may be perfectly free to praise
or condemn anything, according as it
may be valuable or worthless to his
readers. You would laugh to sec how
he comes down on poor inventions,
patent manures, and all kinds Of hum
bugs.
Mr.. Smith-Is the paper adapted to
our part Of the country?
Mr.. yones-Exactly. Soils and
crops and climates differ, but the gen
eral PRINCIPLES Of cultivation are the
same everywhere, and here is the ben
eft of a paper published for the whole
country. Every reader gets new ideas
by learning what is done somewhere
else; and further. find that the paper
has letters from every part of the coun-
try and one or more associate editors
i'll different sections, so that we get in
formation from many regions and our
own too. One thing | must mention
particularly. The editor is constantly
warning his readers against humbugs.
telling how sharpers take the advan-
tage OF people. Why. l was Just GO
ing to send a dollar for an article ad-
vertiscd III glowing colors, when l
found it shown up as a humbug III this
paper. But | cannot stop to talk
more now-I have such lot of pota-
toes to harvest.
NJ. Smiih-I wish I had. I must
try that paper year. and see what
there is in it. / can manage to save
two cents week.
Mr.. Jones-Ncver fear. If you
don't find it pays, III buy your copies
at cost, for my boys to keep.
1Mr. SmiM-What did you say the
paper is called?
Mr.. Jones-The .Americon Agricultu-
rist. It is published in New York City
The editor, though one of our country
farmers, and living in the country, finds
he can publish it cheaper there, where
printing and paper, and mailing facili-
ties are all convenient.
-Mr. Smith-How shall I get it?
Mr. yones-Simply inclose a dollar
bill in letter, giving your name, Post
Office, County, and State plainly, and
direct to ORANGE JuDD, Al Park,Rou,
Ne,c York City.
Mr.. .Smith-When does volume
begin?
1Mr. Joncs-Thc t,rentieM volume
begins Jan. lst, but all who send III
the dollar now, get the remaining num-
bers Of this year, in addition to the
whole Of next years. So if you sub
scribe now, you get fourteen months
papers. The proprietor also offers
some valuable premiums to those who
get up lists of subscribers. Send for
the paper, and you may afterwards
find it well worth while to make up a
club. Some 1900 persons have got
good premiums in this way during two
years. Some Of your German neigbors
would join you, perhaps, for the Agri-
cmlturist is printed separately in Ger
man. / did intend to start club my
self, but have so many potatoes to
dig. / cannot get the time. My sis
ter-in-law in Iowa, got up club last
year, and received a premium of a $50
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine
an old acquaintance in Wiscosin got
two or three good farming implements
and young nephew Of mine in Ohio
got beautiful copy Of Websters great
Dictionary. These things only cost
them little time, showing the paper
evenings and election day. Send III
yonr subscription and the first paper
will tell You all about the premiums
| forgot to tell you that every year the
publisher also sends out to all his sub
scribers who want them lot Of choice
garden and field seeds.
Mr.. Smith-What does he charge
for them?
Mr.. Jones-Nothing; they are sent
free, except the postage. They are
the best kind and one single parcel 1
got last year was worth more to me
than the price Of the paper.
Nr. GsiM-Ill try it year, any way;
if half what You say is true it viii be .
good investment.