A one-page review from the American Whig Review's "Critical Notices" column, discussing the August 1849 issue of J. S. Skinner's monthly magazine The Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil, published in Philadelphia. The reviewer comments on the magazine's printing, price, and contents, including articles on Cumberland coal and iron resources, agricultural chemistry, Georgia railroads and manufactures, and dairy husbandry. The review also digresses to defend the American Review's own subscription price.