THE SOUTHE 



RN PLANTER. 



61 



PLANTATION BOOK. 



JW. RANDOLPH, Richmond, Virginia, 

 • has just published the Plantation and 

 Farm Instruction, Regulation, Record, Inven- 

 tory and Account Book, for the use of ma- 

 nagers of estates, and for the better ordering 

 and management of plantation and farm busi- 

 ness, in every particularly a Southern Planter. 

 Order is Heaven's first law— Pope. Price $2, 

 or six for $10; a larger edition for the use of 

 cotton plantations, price $2 50. 



Contents. — Actual number of pounds to a 

 Bushel of Wheat, Articles received for use of 

 Plantation, Brick-Kiln, Births of Negroes, 

 Balance Sheet, Cows, Cultivation, Contents of 

 a Corn Crib, Clothing to Negroes, Diameter 

 of a Horse Mill, Deaths of Negroes, Directions 

 how to use this Book, Expenses and Sales for 

 the Year, Form of a Contract with Manager, 

 Force of a Draught Horse, Horses, Hogs, 

 Instructions to Managers, Implements, Jour- 

 nal or Daily Record, Medicines, Manure Ta- 

 bles, Mechanical Power, Effect of the Labor 

 of an Active Man, Inventory of Negroes, Oxen, 

 Washington's Letters to his Steward, Planta- 

 tion Management, Police, Ploughing Rules, 

 Planting Distances, Physicians' Visits, Quan- 

 tity and Value of Produce Made, Quantity of 

 Work of a Man and Two Horses, Rules for the 

 Government and Discipline of the Negroes, 

 Rotation Tables for Cultivation of Crops, 

 Rural Economy, Sheep, Steam Engines, Stock 

 and Implements, Tools, &c. used by the Ne- 

 groes, Weight of Materials, Weights and 

 Measures, Wind Mills, Water Wheels, When 

 a Horse Draws to Advantage, &c. &c. 



There are extra sheets for monthly and 

 yearly reports, for the use of those who do not 

 live on their farms. The Book will be sent 

 by mail free of postage to any one who will 

 remit the price in money or postage stamps. 



This Book is by one of the best and most 

 systematic farmers in Virginia; and experi- 

 enced farmers have expressed the opinion, that 

 those who use it, will save hundreds of dollars. 



"Every farmer who will get one of these 

 Books, and regulate all his movements by its 

 suggestions, cannot fail to realize great bene- 

 fits from it. We cannot too highly commend 

 it to the consideration of agriculturists." — 

 Richmond Whig. 



"It will prove a most valuable assistant to 

 the planter, manager or overseer, and a work 

 that will facilitate them greatly in the trans- 

 action of business." — Richmlad Dispatch. 



"The Book we should suppose to be indis- 

 pensable to any one having the management 

 of a large estate." — Richmond Republican. 



"We hope many farmers will buy the work, 

 and make an effort to keep things straight." — 

 Southern Planter. 



" It is full of useful information and is well 

 calculated to induce a methodical system, in- 

 dustry and energy especially vital to a suc- 

 cessful and profitable cultivation of mother 

 earth." — Richmond Enquirer. june — tf 



TO AGRICULTURISTS. 



MORRIS & BROTHER have received the 

 following valuable Books, pertaining to 

 Agriculture: 



Elements of Scientific Agriculture, or the 

 connexion between Science and the Art of 

 Practical Farming. This was the prize essay 

 of the New York State Agricultural Society; 

 by J. P. Norton, M. A. 



Elements of Agricultural Chemistry and 

 Geology ; by Jas. F. W. Johnston. 



American Agriculturist, for the Farmer, 

 Planter, Stock Breeder, and Horticulturist; 

 by A. B. Allen; numerous plates. The 8th 

 and 9th volumes of this most valuable work are 

 received, also complete sets. Every farmer 

 should have this work. 



American Farm Book, on Soils, Manures, 

 Drainings, Irrigation, Grasses, Grain, Roots, 

 Fruit, Cotton, Tobacco, Sugarcane, Rice, and. 

 every staple product of the United States. — 

 This is a perfect farmer's library, with upwards 

 of 100 engravings; by R. L. Allen. 



Farmer's Manual, with the most recent dis- 

 coveries in Agricultural Chemistry; by F. 

 Faulkner. 



A Muck Manual for Farmers: by S. L. 

 Dana. 



Farmer's Land Measurer, with a set of use- 

 ful Agricultural Tables; by Jas. Pedder. 



American Husbandry.— Series of Essays on 

 Agriculture, with additions; by Gaylord and. 

 Tucker. 



Farmer's Encyclopedia; by Cuthbert W„ 

 Johnson. 



Productive Farming, with the most recent 

 discoveries of Liebig, Johnston, Davy, and 

 others. 



European Agriculture, from personal obser- 

 vation; by Henry Coleman. This is a very 

 popular work. 



Johnson's Chemistry and Geology, with their 

 application. 



Johnson's Dictionary of Gardening; by Da- 

 vid Landreth. 



Loudon's Gardening, for Ladies; by A. J. 

 Downing. 



Squarey's Agricultural Chemistry, Bonssin- 

 gault, Rural Economy, Buist's Kitchen Gar- 

 dener, Landscape Gardening, and Rural Ar- 

 chitecture; by A. J. Downing. 



Fessenden's American Gardener. 



American Fruit Book, with full instructions; 

 by S. W. Cole. 



Downing on Fruit Trees. 



Theory of Horticulture; by Lindley. 



Florist's Manual; by H. Bourne; 80 colored 

 engravings. 



Bridgman's Kitchen Gardener. 



In addition to which, Morris & Brother have 

 all of the late Works on Agriculture, Horti- 

 culture, and Raising Stock, of any celebrity. 



Richmond, March 12, 1851.— Iv 



