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DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE AND ALL ITS KINDRED ARTS AND SCIENCES. 



Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own. — JonNSO^f. 



VOL. II. 



SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1850. 



NO. 26, 



S. W. COLE, Editor. 



QUINCY HALL, BOSTON. 



J. NOURSE. Propriktok. 



CLOSE OF VOLUME SECOND. 



Another volume of the Farmer closes with this 

 number. As our readers cast their eyes over the 

 index, or look over the volume, they will see that a 

 large number of subjects have been presented for 

 their consideration, during the year. Let us reflect 

 on the past, and gather wisdom for future action. — 

 We still find many doubtful subjects that require ex- 

 periment, and further and more thorough investiga- 

 tion ; for in many respects we are yet in our infancy. 

 Wo must read, reflect, experiment, observe, and con- 

 centrate our energies upon the vast field of improve- 

 ment that is spread out before us, inviting our atten- 

 tion. In this field, those of the humblest capacity 

 can operate with success, and yet those of the high- 

 est attainments will find ample scope for their talents. 

 Agriculture, like the heavenly manna, is adapted 

 to all. 



We are much obliged to our friends who have 

 aided us in the circulation of the paper. Corre- 

 spondents and others, who have contributed useful 

 matter to our columns, and friends who have sent us 

 specimens of new and valuable fruits, wiU please 

 accept our grateful acknowledgments. 



We respectfully solicit a continuance of favors. 

 On our contributors we greatly rely to make the 

 Farmer valuable and interesting. We think that 

 a little more attention to this subject by some of our 

 friends, would make this journal still more useful. 

 Let every one contribute his mite, and aid in scatter- 

 ing useful knowledge broadcast over the land ; and 

 he may be assured that an abundant harvest will be 

 the happy result of such combined effort. 

 ' In order to give greater efficiency to the publish- 

 ing department, the proprietor has formed a copart- 

 nership with Mr. John Kaynolds, of Concord, Mass., 

 a gentleman who^ for several years, has been exten- 

 sively and favorably known to the business commu- 

 nity, ha^-ing been connected with several of the 

 most prominent journals in this city. The business, 

 hereafter, will be conducted under the firm of lUy- 

 nolds & Nourse. 



Another important arrangement in connection 

 with this association, Ls, to publish a weekly agricul- 



tural and family newspaper. The agricultural de- 

 partment will contain nearly the same matter as this 

 paper. The other department will be devoted to 

 Domestic and Foreign Intelligence, Congressional 

 and Legislative Proceedings, Literature, Education, 

 Miscellaneous Reading, Temperance, Religious Intel- 

 ligence, Marine News, Markets, Sales of Stocks, 

 Bank Note Lists, &c., &c. 



Since this plan was devised, the publishers, con- 

 sidering that there is a great advantage in the con- 

 centration of talent and the union of papers, have 

 made an arrangement M^ith Mr. William Simonds, of 

 the Boston Saturday Rambler, to add that journal to 

 their establishment ; and the weekly paper will be 

 called " New England Farmer and Boston Rambler." 

 Excepting the agricultural department, the Weekly 

 will be edited by Mr. Simonds, who has conducted 

 the Rambler from its commencement. The charac- 

 ter of that interesting and popular journal, and tho 

 extensive patronage it has received, arc a sufficient 

 guaranty that he will conduct his department with 

 ability, candor, and faithfulness, 



Tho semi-monthly New England Farmer will bo 

 continued in the same manner as heretofore, and at 

 the same price ; so that this new arrangement will 

 not affect this paper otherwise than favorably, from 

 an accession of strength in the publishing depart- 

 ment, and a wider circulation, which will afford 

 greater facilities and means for making, as we hope, 

 a still more valuable journal. 



Two numbers of the weekly paper will be sent to 

 each subscriber to this paper, gratis, as specimens, 

 (the first with this number ;) and when they have 

 perused them, if any choose to take tho weekly 

 instead of this paper, they will please give notice oa 

 early as possible. 



All subscribers to the Wcckli/ can have a bound 

 volume of the semi-monthly, at the close of the year, 

 for $1. 



We would assure oiir readers that no pains or ex- 

 pense will be spared on the part of editors or pub- 

 lishers, to make both papers conducive to the interest 

 and welfare of our readers, and we solicit their aid 

 in extending our circulation, and in furnishing use- 

 ful matter for the paper. 



