TO OUR READERS.—FAST-TROTTING HORSES.—ADDRESS OF RICHARD L. ALLEN. 
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distinguished Robert Emmet, Esq., from the Bot¬ 
anic Garden of Dr. Hosack; beyond this Mr. E. 
could not trace it. Any one desirous of obtaining 
this variety of the raspberry will be freely furnish¬ 
ed with cuttings. 
• Anthracite-Coal Ashes .—It will be seen that we 
were correct in our opinions of the supposed value 
of these ashes for manure, by a quotation in our 
February No., which we gave of an experiment 
made with them by the Editor of the American 
Farmer. Mr. Emmet has made use of them for 
eight years as manure, and finds them beneficial; 
especially in assisting to lighten a heavy soil, and 
render it more friable and easy to work. 
TO OUR READERS. 
We trust when you have got to the end of this 
Number, that you will be satisfied that we have 
given all the improvements promised in our last; 
and if you will only encourage us in our good 
work, we shall continue to go on and add others 
as it will afford, for it is our intention to make this 
indisputably the leading Agricultural paper of 
America. The price at which we offer this peri¬ 
odical is within the means of every person, and 
we shall look for a large and steady increase to 
our subscription list. We shall send this number 
to all the subscribers of Volume I., and we hope 
that they will take pains to show it to their friends 
and solicit subscriptions. No subsequent num¬ 
bers will be sent till the money is remitted in full 
for the Second Volume, for we can not deviate from 
our terms. 
At our present terms, Three copies for Two 
Dollars, or Eight copies for Five Dollars, the 
American Agriculturist is among the very cheap¬ 
est books of the day: and what is more, we can 
add with a clear conscience, and without a single 
spark of vanity, we think it one of the most enter¬ 
taining and instructive. Our Correspondence now 
is rich, varied, and extensive; and will be enlarg¬ 
ed still further, more especially in Europe; then 
we are regularly in receipt of all the Agricultural 
journals of any value, both at home and abroad, 
besides everything in the way of books as fast as 
they appear. These advantages, combined with 
those of our central and commanding situation, 
will enable us to keep our readers promptly and 
fully acquainted with everything of interest up¬ 
on this great and all-absorbing subject. 
Sugar-Beet.—W e have to apologise to our read¬ 
ers for the non-appearance of the article on the Cul¬ 
tivation of the Sugar-Beet. It is in type, but could 
not be got in for want of room. We mignt have 
easily filled two numbers of our paper with edito¬ 
rial and other matter at present in hand. 
Fast Trotting-Horses.— We have just received 
several orders for fast-trotting horses, either match¬ 
ed or single. Those who have them for sale, 
will please address us post-paid immediately, sta¬ 
ting price and all particulars regarding them, as 
we wish to fill the orders without delay. 
The following was received by mail, two days 
too late for insertion in our last, for whieh it was 
designed. 
The undersigned, having been unavoidably de¬ 
tained in Buffalo since issuing the December num¬ 
ber of this paper, and having pressing claims upon 
his attention, which will probably continue to de¬ 
tain him there, reluctantly withdraws from the 
responsibility of editorial duties, to which he is 
unable personally to attend. He can not but hope, 
however, that an intelligent public may continue 
to sustain not only this, but all well-conducted 
agricultural papers. They owe this to themselves, 
to their children, their country, and the human race. 
It is estimated that there are now published hi 
the United States, 135 daily, 1140 weekly, 125 
semiweekly papers, 205 monthly, and other pe¬ 
riodicals of a general character, not one of which 
makes agriculture the leading object of its at¬ 
tention ; while the number of such as are ex¬ 
clusively devoted to this subject, does not exceed 
25, most of which are monthly, are issued at a 
low price, and enjoy for the most part, but a very 
small circulation. When to this limited range of 
agricultural periodicals, we add the consideration, 
that they relate to the sole occupation of three 
fourths of the productive population of this coun¬ 
try, which contributes at least an equal proportion 
to our aggregate national resources, it may well 
be thought singular, that a majority of our citizens 
are so utterly neglectful, not only of their indi¬ 
vidual interests, but of those also which so mate¬ 
rially affect the whole community. 
It was with these views of the vast importance 
of the subject, and the too general indifference to 
its great principles, and more improved and scien¬ 
tific management, that induced the undersigned 
for a time to lend his feeble aid to the great cause 
of agricultural advancement in the United States. 
No circumstances or observations since made, have 
produced any alteration in his views; and it is 
a source of gratification to be assured, that while 
some may find it necessary to quit the field, others 
are pressing into it, with the full determination not 
only to sustain, but carry this great movement on¬ 
ward. May its progress be such, as its intrinsic 
merits and paramount utility demand. 
Although unable to devote that attention to the 
paper he has heretofore done, the undersigned yet 
hopes occasionally to meet the instructive corre¬ 
spondents of the American Agriculturist in its 
columns, on common ground, to interchange such 
views and sentiments, as may tend to mutual in¬ 
terest and instruction. Richard L. Allen. 
Buffalo , Feb. 15, 1843. 
