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a year or two, none have been devoted to the especial in- 

 terests of the farmer. No occupation, however, can so well 

 do without one of these annuals, as the farmer; so much of 

 his entire livelihood is dependent upon the weather, that he 

 should, indeed, devote a portion of his leisure time to the 

 acquiring a knowledge of the elements. Every thing should 

 be done by the farmer in season : the neglect of a few days 

 is often the loss of a whole year : dependent thus upon the 

 seasons, an almanac devoted to his interests must be an 

 especial favorite, and a necessary companion at all times. 

 If, in connexion with the usual astronomical calculations, 

 he can obtain information which will remind him of the 

 monthly duties which devolve upon the cultivator of the 

 soil, — and informed which is the most valuable stock for 

 him to possess upon his farm, — such an almanac must be 

 far more useful than the ordinary publications which usual- 

 ly flood the country. In the one named at the head of this 

 article, these subjects are combined, and arranged in such 

 a manner as to be easy of reference. And when we state 

 that it is by A. B. Allen, the well known and talented edi- 

 tor of the American Agriculturist, that alone will be suffi- 

 cient to recommend it to the attention of intelligent farmers. 

 It is the first of a series to be annually published, and each 

 year the subjects treated upon will be varied and quite dif- 

 ferent. The present almanac contains nearly forty pages 

 of agricultural matter, all new and quite interesting. The 

 astronomical matter is calculated for all the principal cities 

 of the Union. We can recommend it to the attention of 

 farmers in all parts of the country. 



Art. III. The Cidtivator'' s Almanac^ or Rural Calendar for 

 the year 1844. Containing, beside the usual Astronomical 

 Calculations, a great variety of Suggestions, Maxims^ 

 Tables, ^'c, for the use of Farmers and Gardeners. By 

 Willis Gaylord and Luther Tucker, Editors of the Cul- 

 tivator, Albany, N. Y. Pamphlet. 12mo. 32 pages. 

 Lansenburgh, N. Y. 1843. 



Another publication, devoted to the interests, avocation 

 and pursuits of the agriculturists of the country, with 



