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Terms, $2 00, in advance ; and if payment is delayed for more than 

 three months, $2 50 will be charged. 



Each Postmaster to whom the Prospectus is sent, is requested to act 

 as Agent for the Ploughman ; and fifty cents will be allowed for every 

 responsible subscriber obtained by him. 



Lists may be returned to the said WM. BUCKMINSTER, the Con- 

 ductor, at No 5, Quincy Hall, Boston. 



The Yankee Farmer, recently published in Boston, is to be united 

 with the Massachusetts Ploughman, from 1st January, 1842. Subscrib- 

 ers to the Yankee Farmer are respectfully solicited to continue their 

 subscriptions to the Ploughman. 



Boston, December 20, 1841. 



THE FAR ME US' JOURNAL, 



AND 



MAGAZINE OF USEFUL ARTS. 



EDITED & PUBLISHED BY S. W. COLE, 



{Former Proprietor, and, until July, Editor of the Yankee Farmer.) 



(The Office of the late Yankee Fai'mer,) 



OFFICE NO. 45, NORTH MARKET STREET, BOSTON. 



THE Journal is designed to improvci the soil and its productions; 

 encourage the useful arts and sciences, and promote the interest 

 of the farmer and mechanic by giving the best information in their 

 pursuits. 



It will contain original articles from some of the best practical cul- 

 tivators in the country, and choice selections fi'om the most able works 

 on Agriculture, Horticulture, Mechanics and Economy ; giving the 

 best management, and new discoveries and improvements in these de- 

 partments. 



This is one of the cheapest papers in the country ; and no pains 

 will be spared to render it strictly practical and useful. The form is 

 neat and convenient for preservation and reference, and it will be a 

 valuable addition to a library, as the matter is of lasting utility. 



Terms : The Journal is published monthly, on a royal sheet, in 

 quarto form, at 50 cents a year, always in advance. Five copies for 

 $2. Any person procuring four subscribers and sending $2, can have 

 the fifth copy gratis. 



Post Masters are agents, and will forward names and money. The 

 Volume commenced Oct. 1. Back numbers will be sent to new sub- 

 scribers, that the Volume may be complete. 



Boston, January 1, 1842. 



