Excerpt from The Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil, Vol. 7: July, 1854The American Farmer at once gained a respectable list Of subscribers at $4. Per annum, and, as it was at first deemed hazardous to print more than five hundred copies, it was necessary to reprint a portion of the first volume three times, in order to answer the demands Of new patrons, who wished complete sets. The editor devoted every leisure moment to its columns, and was soon ably seconded by a phalanx of the most enlightened agriculturists in the country. Among these were Col. Taylor, Thos. Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, Gen. Armstrong, Co]. Lloyd, G. W. P. Custis, Caleb Kirk, and others Of great ability.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.