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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Am. Ag.. 
American Text Book. 
Asa, An. 
Bathing, Advantage of Salt-water. 
Blackberries, Rich man buying. 
Books, Notices of. 
Boy, A smart.. 
Boy or Young Man wanted,. 
Business, Getting into. 
Cattle, Sale of Clinton Importation. 
Chinese. 
Chemist ry of Common Life. 
Corn, Early seed. 
Corn for soiling. 
“ and Hogs. 
Correspondents & Contributes, Note to. 
Cotton Crop. 
Compliment, Doubtful. 
Cruel. 
Cucumbers, Growth of Winter. 
Dentition, Octogenarian. 
England, Letter from. 
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PUBLISHERS’ ANNOUNCEMENT t 
Twelfth Volume of 
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
THE LEADING WEEKLY AGRICULTURAL PAPER 0E THE COUNTRY. 
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THE AMEH.ICAKT AC=miOUIjTimiST, 
A weekly Periodical of 16 large quarto pages, making an annual volume of 832 pages of 
nearly double the size of those in the first ten volumes of the Agriculturist. 
N. B. The work is divided into two semi-annual volumes of 416 pages, each volume having a com¬ 
plete index. 
It is beautifully printed with type cast expressly for it, and on the best of clear white paper, with 
wide margin, so that the numbers can be easily stitched or bound together. 
A copious Index is weekly added, whieli will be fully amplified at the end of each half yearly vol¬ 
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and which can serve to instruct or interest the Farmer, the Planter, the Fruit-Grower, the Gardener, 
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CORRECT AND VALUABLE MARKET REPORTS. 
Farmer, The (Poetry). 388 
Friday, Is it an unlucky day ?.394 
Fruit the proper food of Man.394 
Greedy, Tom.394 
Hallock’s Cotswold Sheep.385 
Horticulturists. Note to.391 
Iowa, Agriculture in.387 
Letters, Saying one’s.395 
Markets.396 
Mississippi, Crops in.388 
Newspapers, Selections for.390 
Ohio State Show,.392 
Orange County, Crops in.389 
Peaches, We are losing our.391 
People, Are they more Unhealthy than formerly?.392 
Quaker’s Letter to his watchmaker.390 
Sailor, Feelings of English, after battle.390 
Settlers. Hints to new. 393* 
Sewing Machines.389 & 392 
Sheep, Mr. Hallock’s Cotswold.3S5 
Shows State and County for 1854.395 
Stephens, Villa of Mr. Edward.391 
Sublime and Beautiful.395 
Subscriptions Expiring.392 
Subscribers, Special notice to all...392 
Tea—G unpowder—Beware.390 
Trunk, Zat is my.395 
Wheat crop and thin Seeding.388 
Woman, What has she.to do with Agriculture.389 
Young, A tale for the.394 
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