THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE, a periodical work, pub- 

 lished quarterly, exclusively devbted to Agriculture and Rural 

 Affairs, for the Years 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 

 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, and 1811, 4& Numbers, (and 

 Supplement to 1808.) 



*** The establishment of a Board for promoting Agriculture and 

 internal improvement, brought Husbandry into fashion, and directed 

 public attention to an art which, before that period, had been under- 

 valued and neglected. From this change of public sentiment, the 

 Proprietors of the FARMER'S MAGAZINE were encouraged to bring 

 forward a periodical work, which both contained interesting discus- 

 sions upon agricultural subjects, and furnished select and important 

 information respecting the state of markets,, produce of crops, rate of 

 rents, and value of labour in almost every district of the island. The. 

 design, at least the latter part of it, was new, therefore was not car- 

 ried into execution till the assistance of numerous respectable Agri- 

 culturists, both in. Scotland and in England, was sought for and ob- 

 tained ; and to the active and steady exertions of these friends, may 

 be attributed the uncommon and unprecedented success of the work 

 since its commencement- a success far beyond that of any agricul- 

 tural publication hitherto attempted in this or any other country. 



In the volumes of the FARMER'S MAGAZINE already published, 

 jnay be found, regular Essays or Dissertations upon every agricultur- 

 al subject which can be mentioned, together with an immense num- 

 ber of hints or observations, all calculated for the improvement of 

 agriculture, and the benefit of those connected with it. What is of 

 great importance to husbandmen, information is given in a plain and 

 " >ractical manner, neither clouded by theory, nor enveloped in tech- 

 lical terms. That eminent writer on husbandry, the Rev. Mr Harte, 

 his Treatise on Agriculture, says, " The plain practical author 

 (pays his little contingent to the republic of knowledge with a bit of 

 ^unstamped real bullion, whilst the vain-glorious man of science throws, 

 'down an heap of glittering counters, which are gold to the eye, bu 

 lead to the touchstone. " 



