Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-12
THE FAR MER ."
Notices of the Press.
[Fom the Norfolk virginiap.I

[Fom the Norfolk VirginiaD.
"THE FARMER."-This magazine brings to mind
the pleasant days when the annual shows of the
Agricultural Fair assembled the gentlemen of the
State in Richmond, TO contend for the prizes award
ed the fat cattle, gigantic urnips, exaggerated corn
and the thousand and one other products which
displayed on those occasions.
The revival of this old and once well.establiShed
Journal, which was rs regularly read by our country
gentlemen as the OndOn TIBlry is by the English
men, gives gratifying evidence of the enerprze of
the publishers anu We hope il will meet with kind
reception 1t the hands of is former patrons. -.
b.. From the Alexandria State Journal. ~
. tTHE FARMER" Wehaye we'd the first number
of The Farmer handsome monthly devoted to the
interests of agricuGrists and published by Messrs
Elliott X Shields, Richmond, Va. The contents in
clude biographical sketch OF General W. II. Rich
ardsOn, with an accOmpany.n g Photographic portrait
and various articles original and selected, of great
practical value TO the agricultural community. We
wish the publishers the most abundant success.
From the Farmville Journa-l
1.-THE FARMEE. We have received the first num-
Der of this paper published by Messrs. Elliott x
Shields Richmond. Ii is devoted to Agriculture,
Horticulture, the Mechanic Arts and Household
Economy" 1t contains weight pages of reading
matter and with its neat cover and excellent typo
graphy presents handsome appearance. hasty
glance at its contents has impressed Us strongly III
its favor, and, it makes its appearance at very
opportnne time for the farmer, we hope and believe
it will secure wide circulation
From the Frederic ksbnrg Herald
THE FARMER" Elliott X Shields have issued the
first number of The Farmer devoted TO Agricul.
ture, Horticulture, the Mechanic Arts and House
hold Economy The Farmer is gotten up in eX.
ceedingy good taste, well printed, and every de.
partment well sustained. The Autograph of General
William II. Richardson, so well known in Virginia,
illustrates the first number.
The farming interest, We know, is in a delapidatel
condition, pecuniarily and otherwise, but surely the
great State OF Virginia is able to sustain and hand
sOmey sustain, at least one publication exclusively
devoted to their interests.
From the Stanton Spectator
"THE FARMER We have received the first mum.
Der of the monthly magazine called The Farmer"
published by Messrs. Elliot and Shields, Richmond,
Va This magazine contains fOrty-eight pages of
reading matter, and is published in style which
does great credit to the taste AMI enterprise of the
publishers. The Farmer" is devoted to Agrcul-
turc, Horticulture the Mechanic Arts and Household
economy and should be found upon the table of
every intelligent farmer in the State We hope our
farmers will avail themselves of the instruction this
magazine will be able to afford them, il they sub.
scribe for it.
From the Wytheville Dispatch.l
"THE FARMER We have received the first number
of this new Agricultural Journal, published by
Messrs. Elliott Shields, Richmond Va "THe
Farmer" is devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture,
Mechanic; Arts and Household Economy. The price
for one years subscription is onlysS. We have only
had time to glance over its pages but from what we
have read, We hesitate not in pronouncing The
Farmer" a frst.class agricultural journal We
hope it will be sustained and literally patronized
throughout the country Every family in the Old
Dominion would make good investment by sub
scribing to "Tgc Farmer"
From the National Tntelligencer.l
THE FARMER."-We commend to our agricul.
tural friends the handsome periodical bearing the
above title of which the first number has just been
issued at Richmond, Virginia, by Mcssrs. Elliott Il
Shields We find it well filled with substantial com
matter, such as farmers may turn to prac-
teal account.