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way a strictly legitimate proceeding, which proves 

 the sagacity of the publisher, who clearly compre- 

 hends, not merely the absolute necessity of the first ten 

 thousand subscribers, but the gilt-edged value of the 

 last fifty thousand. 



In like manner, and on the same principle, the 

 clear-headed and well-informed cultivator will be 

 prompt to perceive and appreciate, not only the utility 

 of the first twenty or thirty bushels of his corn crop, 

 but also and equally the gold-bearing value of the 

 last fifty or one hundred bushels which are added to 

 the yield by a slight increase in the expense of culture. 



To secure the latter yield, the farmer need not re- 

 sort to any costly means of tempting Nature into an 

 abnormal munificence. She is never wanting in gen- 

 erosity to those who are in true sympathy with her, 

 who study out her laws and comply with them. 



Instead of large disbursements for premium lists, 

 the farmer has only to invest his spare dollars in im- 

 proved implements, fertilizing materials, and agricul- 

 tural journals. These are the great agents and insurers 

 of successful husbandry, and no cultivator of the soil 

 who understands his interest will ever be without 

 them. 



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