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SOUTHEUN CULTIVATOR. 
Premiums for 1857 ! 
TO OTJR READERS GENERALLY. 
This number of our journal completes the present 
volume. The Sontheni Cultivator is now thoroughly and 
permanently established, having been before the public 
fourteen years, though many of our people who culti- 
vate and gain their living from tlie soil, are still apparent- 
ly ignorant of its value. 
Those, however, who have perused its pages for any 
lenngth of time, are now competent to judge of its merits; 
and, we doubt not, will feel filling to point out its peculiar 
advantages to their friends and neighbors, who have not 
yet become accjuainted with its aims, objects and utility. 
These aims and objects are, briefly, to improve the 
Agriculture and Horticulture of these Southern States, and 
to contribute, as far as possible, to the enjoyment, eleva- 
tion and profit of those who are endeavoring to build up 
our great and important rural interests. 
Judging from numerous and constantly-repeated words 
of approval which we are daily receiving from subscribers 
in all parts of the^ South, we believe the Cultivator is pro- 
perly appreciated and doing much good wherever it is 
known and circulated. There is yet, however, (as before 
stated) a large class of agriculturists in the South who j 
have scarcely even heard of it ; and to reach this class, 
we request the assistance of our present readers and sub- 
scribers. 
To extend its circulation, it has been usual with some 
of our zealous friends and co- workers to go about among 
their friends and neighbors and form clubs, which often 
number from *30 to 100, or even more. 
With the hope, then, of increasing the circulation and 
usefulness of the Cultivator throughout the South, we con- 
fidently rely upon' the vigorous aid and co operation of 
all our present subscribers ; each of whom, we trust, will 
add many new names to his own, and forward to us be- 
fore the beginning of our next volume, in January, 1857. 
TERMS OE THE CFLTIVATOR. 
One Copy, 1 year.. $1 I Twenty-Five Copies, 1 year. .$20 
Six Copies, 5 1 One Hundred ‘* “ .... 75 
And by way of offering further inducements to exertion, 
and as a slight remuneration to those who may be disposed 
to exert themselves in our behalf, we cheerfully offer the 
following 
PREMIUMS. 
1. For every Fifiy Dollars sent us, we will forward 
Fifty Copies of the Cultivator for one year, as we may 
be directed, and award the person who sends the money 
FifUen Dollors worth of choice Fiuit Trees, Seed of Chi- 
nese Sugar Cane, or Agricultural Books of his own selec- 
tion. 
2. For Twenty-Five Dollars, we will send 25 copies of 
the Cultivator ^ and S'7 in choice Fruit Trees, Seed, or 
Books, as before. 
3. For Fifteen Dollars, 15 copies of the Cultivator, and 
S4in Fruit Trees. Seed or Books. 
4. For Ten Dollars, 10 copies of the Cultivator, and 
$'3 50 in Fruit Trees, Seed, or Books. 
5. For Five Dollars 0 copies of the Cultivator, or 5 
copies and $l 25 in Tree?, Seed, or Books. 
|^“In all cases where it is not convenient to send trees? 
seed or books, or where the parties prefer it, we will send 
the co.sh, or they can retain the proper proportion, for 
any number of names sent us, as above, in remitting. 
^"^The postage on the Cultivator , when prepaid at 
the office where it is received, is only about six cents fer 
yeorrl Sample numbers always sent gra.tuitously, when 
desired. Large sums of money may be sent in che’eks or 
drafts, payable to Wm. S. Jones. The Bills of all specie 
paying Banks received at par. All money remitted by 
mail, postage paid, will be at the risk of the Publisher. 
All applications for Trees should be made before the 
first of February, if possible. 
Reader ! will you not use your influence to form a 
Club at once, in your vicinity, and forward us the list be- 
fore the beginning of our new volume, in January 1 
Address: si. S. Jones, Augusta, Ga. 
SOUTHERN POMOLOGY AND ART. 
Odr friend and correspondent, J. Van BuREN,Esq., of 
Clarksville, has very obligingly favored us with an 
inspection of some new colored drawings which he has 
recently added to his beautiful Album of Southern Fruits. 
These drawings represent mostly Southern Seedling 
Apples, among which we noticed the following kinds: 
Nequassah, Ida, Bachelor, Sol Carter (syn.) Junaluskee 
and CuVa.ivhee. The latter is probably the largest of all 
Apples yet discovered— specimens having been known 
to measure 19 inches in circumference. It is, like nearly 
all mammoth fruits, of only secondary value ; but its 
enormous size and good cooking qualities will always 
keep it in demand. The other varieties mentioned are 
all superior, and deserve extensive propagation. 
Mr. Van Beren’s fruit drav/ingsare very correctly and 
beautifully executed ; and would greatly further the cul- 
ture of our native varieties, could they be widely dissemi- 
nated. 
To Correspo.n’Dents.— Notwiihstandingour best efforts, 
we are unable to find place in present number tor all the 
valuable communications of our friends. We have a pile 
of interesting documents for January number, among 
which is an able essay on Level Culture, from Col. Can- 
non, and many other articles of great merit from other 
correspondents. Almost every original articles we pub- 
lish is worth the entire yearly subscription to the Culti- 
vator, and we hope to chronicle numerous additions of 
new names to our list for '857. 
THE ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL REGISTER OF RURAL 
AFFAIRS. 
We are indebted to the publishers for a bound copy of 
this very interesting and valuable wo'k. It is, indeed, 
“a perfect Miniature Encyclopedia of Rural Affairs,'’ con- 
taining a '‘vast amount of matter, prepared with good 
judgment; and arranged and illustrated with excellent 
taste.” It is richly worth three times its cost. Price, in 
paper. 25 cents-bound 50 cts.— per mail, free of postage- 
Address— L u'thrr Tccker & Son, A.lbany, N. Y., or 
C. M. Saxton & Co., New York City. 
