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our own awkwardness is to blame. We hope 

 this will be excused, as we shall try to avoid a 

 repetition of it. "We wrote the name of the 

 paper, from which we copied the articles, on 

 the back of the extract, and ihe printer thought 

 they were good enough to pass into the farmer's 

 treasury without being signed or endorsed by 

 any one. Hereafter Ave will not " back a 

 friend'' in such manner as to do him injury. 



Value of Agricultural Papers. 



We have ever been of the opinion that the 

 Farmer who does not take an agricultural paper 

 commits a great error, and does himself and 

 those dependant upon him, great injustice. 

 The money paid for a good agricultural paper 

 is like seed sown in "good ground," bringing 

 ** forth fruit, some a hundred fold, some sixty 

 fold, some thirty fold." 



In confirmation of this opinion we give that 

 of one of our North Carolina subscribers, who 

 has been taking the Planter since its commence- 

 ment. He says he *' verily believes there is 

 not a subscriber to the Planter in his county 

 who makes less than fifty per cent, more than 

 those who do not take it." A word to the wise, 

 &c. 



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Information Wanted. 



A subscriber asks for a receipt for making 

 "Apple Wine," We cannot find such a thing 

 among our exchanges or on the pages of any 

 of our back numbers. 



Will some friend give us the information ? 

 Also, for the benefit particularly of a " Lady 

 Friend," *a remedy for the Roaches,^ which 

 pervade every part of the house,- from the book 

 case to the sugar dish. Chloride of Lime and 

 several other preventives have been used with- 

 out success. 



We call attention to the advertisement of 

 Mr. L. Tudor in our columns. Mr. Tudor is a 

 near neighbor of ours, and we have seen his 

 Trees, which are very fine. We do not doubt 

 that his stock can supply the wants of those 

 who are about to set out young Orchards. 



Erratum. — In the September No. of the 

 Planter, in the article on the " Character and 

 Habits of Birds," on p. 503, last paragraph, 

 first line, read [Icterus Baltimore) instead of 

 [Ictiius Baltimore. 



To Postmasters and Others. 



We are satisfied, that with proper exertion, 

 any person who will interest himself for us^ 

 will be able to make up a list of view subscri- 

 bers for the " Planter," in almost any neigh- 

 borhood, in this or any other of the Southern 

 States. We offer, as an inducement to those 

 who are disposed to aid and encourage us in our 

 efforts to extend the circulation of this paper, 

 the following premiums in addition to our 

 hitherto published terms : 

 To any person who will send us clubs of 



3 new subscribers and $6, — 



The So. Planter for 1857. 



6 new subscribers and $12, — 



The So. Planter for 1857 and '58. 



9 new subscribers and $18, — 



The So. Planter for 1857, '58 and '59. 

 15 new subscribers and $30, — 



The So. Planter for 1857, '58 and '59, 

 and a copy of the Southern Literary Messenger 

 for one year. 



To single new subscribers we will send the 

 present volume, (commencing with the number 

 for January, 1858,) at the low price of $1 50> 

 paid in advance. 



We call upon every one interested in promo- 

 ting the progress and improvement of agricul- 

 ture, to lend us his aid in contributions of 

 original articles on practical or scientific agri- 

 culture, in order that our paper may continue 

 to be worthy of the confidence and support of 

 those who have hitherto so liberally sustained 

 it, and to whose interests its pages will con- 

 tinue to be zealously devoted. 



August & Williams. . 



July 1st, 1858. 



To Subscribers. 



In consequence of the change in the Propri- 

 etorship of the '* Southern Planter," it is very 

 important that our subscribers should remit 

 the amount of their indebtedness with as little 

 delay as possible. 



The amount due from each subscriber is in 

 itself comparatively trifling, but in the aggre- 

 gate it makes up a very large sum, and if each 

 subscriber will consider this as a direct appeal 

 to himself, and promptly remit the amount of 

 his bill, it will be of infinite service to us. 



We commence sending with this number th« 

 bill to each subscriber who is in arrear, and 



