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The Faitner's Land Measurer. — Notices. 



Vol. VI. 



The Farmer's Land Measurer. 



TESTIMONIALS. 



To James Pedder, Editor of the Parmer^' Cabinet. 



Dear Sir. — Your valuable little work, entitled "The 

 Farmer's Land Measurer and Pocket Coiniianioii," fur- 

 warded to me as President of the Agricultural Society 

 of Newcastle, Del., was duly received ; and at the next 

 quarterly meeting I will present it in your name to the 

 directors, for the Society's library, as you directed. I 

 have perused it with care, and feel, after doing so, that 

 it is one of those valuable and practical assistants 

 to agriculture that requires only to be kvmen to be ap- 

 preciated. With this view I sent it to one of our valued 

 ond practical members, whose testimony in its behalf 

 I take pleasure in forwarding you. The hearing this 

 work will have, if extensively recommended, and I trust 

 it will be, by those who write for our agricultural jour- 

 nals, will be, greater accuracy and approximation to 

 facts, so essential in those who write for the benefit 

 and instruction of others : it will be also hi;;hly benefi- 

 cial to the young as well as the old farmer, and a great 

 saving of time and money — both so es.^ential to agri- 

 cultural thrift. Concurring fully with Mr. Webb in all 

 the views he has taken in regard to your work, and in- 

 tending to recommend it to our members, I would ad- 

 vise you to appoint an agent for its sale in this city, 

 and would suggest to you the name of JV/r. George Rey- 

 nolds, of Market street, as a proper and fit person ; agri- 

 cultural warehouse agent and seeilsman, Wilmington, 

 Delaware. Very respectfully, your friend, 



Jas. W. Thomson. 



mimington, ,^pril21, 1842. 



To James W. Thomson, JVf. D., President of the Agri- 

 cultural Society of New-Castle County. 



As requested, I have looked over the little book thee 

 sent me, entitled " Tlie Farmer's Land Measurer, or 

 Pocket Companion," and find it a very valuable com- 

 panion indeed — one which I think every practical farm- 

 er, after he hears of it, will feel an interest and a plea- 

 sure in becoming acquainted with. 



The calculations being made in j/ards instead of rods, 

 the farmer with his little book in his pocket, is always 

 ready to measure and lay off his field into lots for any 

 purpose he may desire. Almost any man can step a 

 yard near enough for common purposes, and when the 

 width of the field is known, he can in a few minutes, 

 by the help of the tables, measure off one. two, three, 

 or any number of acres, to plant with potatoes, tur- 

 nips, or sow with seed, or for the equal distribution of 

 manure ; when the heaps in a load are determined on, 

 the tables give the distance they must be from each 

 other, in order to distribute a certain number of loads 

 per acre. 



The book contains other information, interspersed 

 with valuable observations and remarks on the subject 

 of farming, and I feel a pleasure in recommending it to 

 the patronage of agriculturists generally. It is by Jas. 

 Pedder, the worthy and indefatigable Editor of the 



Farmers' Cabinet, and for his benefit and those pur- 

 chasing the work, I hope it may find a circulation 

 equal to its merits. Very respectfully, thy friend, 



mimington, 4th mo. 21, 1842. 



The Farmers' Pocket Companion is just such a little 

 work as was needed in this country ; I hope it will, as 

 it ought, meet with an extensive sale It must be to 

 the farmer as convenient as Rowland's interest tables 

 to the accountant ; I am disposed to publicly recom- 

 mend its use. Solon Uodikson. 



Lake Court- House, Indiana, ^pril 13, 1842. 



I have examined with pleasure " The Farmer's Land 

 Measurer and Pocket Companion ;" it is just the book 

 all farmers should have, and is what I have often won- 

 dered was not got up. T. B. SkinneK. 



Washington, .^pril 1, 1842. 



My eldest son has just commenced farming, and the 

 first present I made him was the very useful little ma- 

 nual, "The Farmer's Land Measurer," as a " Pocket 

 Companion." It is my opinion that every farmer when 

 at home— as every farmer ought to be at this season — 

 should carrv a copy of it in his pocket. J. S. Skinner. 



Washing'lon, May 3, 1842. 



We consider the book a good one — an excellent one, 

 as being both practicable and useful in its applications; 

 and being influenced by a proper sense of its intrinsic 

 worth, wc advise every farmer and planter to buy a 

 copy. — Jlmerican Farmer. 



Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait, &. Co., Philad. 

 Sold by D. O. Prouty, Market street; Kiinber & Sharp, 

 less, and office of the Cabinet, 50 north 4th street, Phi- 

 ladelpliia ; George Reynolds, seedsman, Wilmington, 

 Delaware ; and F. Taylor, bookseller, Washington, D.C. 

 Price 50 cts. 



Notices. 



" A Farmer" will find his inquiry for the best m.n- 

 chinery for the purpose of crushing and pressing the 

 corn-stalk in the manufacture of sugar, fully answered 

 in Mr. Webb's essay, at p. 307 of the present number. 



"P. J's." letter of inquiries would have been more wel- 

 come, had he not forgotten to pay postage ; as it is, how- 

 ever, we shall perform our duty by informing liim, the 

 Bull which was exhibited at the Philadelphia Agricul- 

 tural monthly meeting, on Wednesday, is the property 

 of Dr. George Uhler, Kensington ; his ago, 3 years ; sire, 

 Colostra; dam, imported Cato; name, Sam Slick; 

 weight, 1032 lbs.; took the first premium at the Phila- 

 delphia Agricultural Exhibition in the year 1840. The 

 price may be known by addressing a line, post paid, to 

 tlie owner. 



The quantity of rain which fell during the 



4th month (April), 1842, was 5.3 inches. 



Pennsylvania Hospital, 5th mo. 1, 1842. 



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