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etock. Tlie poorest shifts, yielding the smallest 

 produce, will first he turned out ol' cultivation, in- 

 stead of being reclaimed or improved. And while 

 the general profits of ihrming are lessened, the 

 larnier, so far from heingcom|)ensated lor improv- 

 ing his poor land, is scarcely rewarded when work- 

 ing his richest. When there are any two markets 

 lor labor in one of which double the price can be 

 given, which can be afforded in the other, it is 

 self-evident, that The labor will always be pur- 

 chased where its price is the highest; and the 

 market which cannot afford to pay so high, will 

 always be depressed under the disadvantage of 

 having to jiay for labor In'gher than it is worth to 

 them, and thus deduct from their profits. Thus 

 the western and southern markets for our slaves, 

 offer the greatest and most serious obstruction to 

 the progress of improvement. How this is to be 

 obviated, will be examined in the next number. 



A PJ^ANTEn, 



jjshland, Halifax, Va., } 

 Feb. 5, 1835. < 



From Hood'g Comic Annual. 

 PLEASURES OF THE COUNTRY, FOR YOUNG 

 TOWN GENTLEMEN. 



ZfCtler from a boy, a new resident in the country, 

 to his friend in London, 



* * * * Now, Bob, I'll tell you what I 

 want, I want you to come down here for the 

 holydays. Don't be airaid, Ask your sister to 

 ask your mother to ask your latlier to let you 

 come. It's only ninety mile, If you're out of 

 pocket money, you can walk, and beg a lift now 

 end then, or swing by the dickeys. Put on cord- 

 roys, and don't care f"or the cut behind. The two 

 prentices, George and Will, are here to be made 

 farmers of; and brother Nick is took home from 

 school, to help in agriculture. We like liirming 

 very much; it's capital fun. Us four have got a 

 gun, and go out shooting; it's a lamous good un, 

 and sure to go off if you don't full cock it, Tiger 

 is to be our shooting dog, as soon as he has left of}' 

 killing the sheep. He's a real savage, and wor- 

 ries eats beautiful. Before father comes down, 

 we mean to bait our bull with him, There's plen- 

 ty of New Rivers about, and we're going a fishing 

 as soon as we have mended our top joint. We've 

 killed one of our sheep on the sly, to get gentles.* 

 WeVe a pony, too, to ride upon, when we can 

 catch him; but he's loose in the paddock, and has 

 neither mane nor tail, to signify, to lay hold of. 

 Isn't it prime. Bob? You m\ist come. If your 

 mother won't give your father leave to allow you 

 —run away. Remember, you turn up Goswell 

 etreet to go to Lincolnshire, and askfbr Middlefen 

 Hall. There's a pond full of frogs, but we won't 

 pelt them till you come; but let it be before Sun- 

 day, as there's our own orchard to rob, and the 

 fruit's to be gathered on Monday, If you like 

 sucking raw eggs, we Know where the hens lay, 

 and mother don't; and I'm bound there's lots of 

 bird's nests. Do come, Bob, and I'll show you 

 the wasp's nest, and every thing that can make 

 you comfortable. I dare .say you could borrow 

 vour father's volunteer musket of him, without his 

 knownig of it- but be sure any how to bring thej 

 ramrod, aa we have miplnid ours by firing it ofl". 



♦ Carrion maggots for bait. 



REMARKS ON THE STATE AND PROSPECTS OP 

 THE farmers' register. 



.Addressed to correspondents and subscribers. 

 As this nvimber of the Farmers' Register will com- 

 plete the second volume of this work, and close the 

 two years that have been devoted to its support, the 

 occasion will be used to otier some remarks on its con- 

 dition and prospects. These remarks are the more re- 

 quired, because the value, the reputation, and the per- 

 manency of this journal, are principally due to the ef- 

 ficient aid of its correspondents. The editor has never 

 ceased to feel, and to acknowledge, that without the 

 aid which he has received from the pens of others, he 

 could have done nothing. It was the fear of not being 

 able to draw forth such aid, which rendered the under- 

 taking at first most hazardous in his own opinion — and 

 almost desperate in the opinions of most of his friends. 

 But the result has been far better than even the most 

 sanguine hopes had anticipated. More than 170 indi- 

 viduals, mostly cultivators of the soil, have already 

 been induced to contribute to the original contents of 

 the Farmers' Register, without including any of those 

 whose letters have merely furnished published extracts 

 from private correspondence. When this fact is con- 

 sidered, in connexion with the well known repugnance 

 of farmers to writing for publication, it will be admit- 

 ted that, in this respect, the undertaking has been re- 

 markably successful. There are accessions to this list 

 in every new number, and a general increase of the 

 whole quantity of original matter, furnished by old and 

 new correspondents. 



As the far greater share of the value and usefulness 

 of this journal justly belongs to its correspondents, the 

 editor may be permitted to speak of its effects and be- 

 neficial influence, without being considered as claim- 

 ing but a small share of the merit of sustaining its ex- 

 istence. But however small may be that share, he is 

 far from affecting to hold it as of light value: on the 

 contrary, it is a subject of pride and gratification, as 

 constituting the greater part of thoge few acts of his 

 life, that may have some lasting influence on the wel- 

 fare of his country. Every correspondent who has 

 added some value to the contents of the Farmers' Re- 

 gister has a right to enjoy a greater or less share of the 

 like self-approbation: and the more such feelings are 

 cherished by all, the more likely it will be, that there 

 will be a continued and increasing accumulation of be-, 

 neficial results, derived from their combined efforts, 



With means thus afforded for obtaining and diffusing 

 information, this journal has done much for the benefit 

 of agriculture. The knovyledge of numerous opinions 

 and practices, before confined within narrow limits, 

 has been extended qver a wide regipn; increased at-, 

 tention to the improvement of soils and of tillage, ia 

 beginning generally to be given: proper views of Icr 

 gislative oppressions on agriculture are spreading, and 

 beginning to operate — and even already some valuable 

 results of this new state of things are seen in the late 

 proceedings of the legislature of Virginia, ^hiph may 

 be considered as auguring stijl more extended and 

 beneficial action for the developement of agricultural 

 resources, and the guarding of agricultural interests, 



