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The American Agriculturist is a large, beautiful Journal, containing 40 large 
pages and upward in each number, and a newly Illustrated Cover on each 
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economies, animals, plants, flowers, with many pleasing pictures, etc. In this 
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Its pages are filled with useful , practical, reliable information for all classes. 
old and young. Its constant exposures of Humbugs and swindling schemes 
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untrustworthy advertisers. It is Edited and Illustrated with great care and 
labor, and at large expense. It has been published continuously for 38 
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T US RD, —Many of the articles are offered at regular prices to our Friends who may wish to secure such articles, of 
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The Premiums are for Volume 3D (all of 1880). Bast 
all New subscribers are entered sat once in the Mail Books 
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