THE LEADING AND MOST POPULAR Agricultural, Literary, and Family Newspaper in America.

PROSPECTUs OF VOLUME XIII, FOR 1862.

THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, widely known as the most Valuable and Popular Journal in its Sphere - as the Best and Cheapest combined Agricultural, Horticultural Literary, and Family Newspaper - will enter upon its Thirteenth Year and Volume in January, 1862. Those familiar with its career are aware that The Rural has long surpassed all rivals in the various important essentials of a COMPLETE RURAL, FAMILY, ACT) NEWs JOURNAL, One which ardently seeks to promote the Pecuniary Interest and Home Happiness of the tens of thousands of Families it visits. For years it has excelled in Variety and Usefulness, and Reliability of general Contents, as well as in the number and quality of its Illustrations ; and now the Correctness of its Record or the Rebellion and other News of the D ay renders it, more than ever before, THE PEOPLE's FAVORITE HOME WEEKLY.

This fact is abundantly manifested by the recent large additions to its immense circulation which prove its increasing popularity throughout the Free and Border States, the Canadas, etc. Its recruits include numerous Farmers, Horticulturists, Mechanics, Manufacturers, Professional Men and Sensible Women, from Maine to Minnesota and Canada to California. The Rural has long been pronounced the BEST JOURNAL OF T3 CLASs ON THE CONTINENT

Recently, however, its pages have been rendered more interesting and valuable to the general reader than formerly - for, in addition to a great amount of Practical, Timely, and Entertaining Reading, (upon Agriculture, Horticulture, Domestic Economy, Science, Art, Education, Ac, Ac, with a variety of Engravings, Music, Tales, Foreign and Domestic Correspondence, Poetry, etc,) it contains a complete and carefully prepared Weekly Summary of THE LATEST WAR NEWS, So that every reader may be reliably informed of the great Events of the War for the Union The Rural is National, Patriotic, and Progressive - earnest in its support of the Union, Constitution and Laws - and constantly endeavors to promote the Best interests of the People and Country. In fact, the Rural New-Yorker is ana will continue to be THE PAPER FOR THE TIMES, Furnishing a weekly variety of appropriate and interesting reading for the various members of the Family Circle. We tryst its earnest advocacy of the Right and condemnation of the Wrong will commend it, as hitherto, to the Friends of Pure and Instructive literature in both Town and Country.

VOL. XIII, FOR 1862 Will be published in Superior STYLE - with New Type, good white Paper, and many fine Engrav-ings. Its Form will continue Doable Quarto, with an Index, Title Page, Ac, at close of the year, rendering the volume complete for binding and preservation.

TEEMS, always in advance, Two Dollars a Tear. To Agents and Clubs: Three copies for $5; six for $10; ten for $15; fifteen for $21; twenty for $25, and any additional number at the latter rate, ($1.25 per copy,) with a free copy to every person remitting for a club of six or more according to terms. The Rural New-Yorker and Horticulturist, one year, $3.

Now is the time to subscribe and form Clubs, as Subscriptions can begin with the volume or any number. Efficient Local Agents wanted in all places reached by the United States and Canada mails, to whom we shall try to give Good Pay for Doing Good. Specimen Numbers, Show-Bills, Inducements, etc, sent free to all disposed to benefit their neighbors and community by introducing the paper to more general notice and support.

December, 1861. Address D. D. T. MOORE, Rochester, N. Y.

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