The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-11-11
PROSPECTUS
Pennsylvania Farmer,
Ind Common School MfeWgencer :

sL'tU COHtHtOH tJCUOtt lIteutgtTtCET
A senli-monthly publication devoted TO Agriculture
Gardening, and the General Improvement of the
Mind, published at Harrisburg, Pa. by BENJAMIN
PARKE.
Nothing need he said as to theimporance 1.-The
science II agriculture, which being the great busi-
ness of our country, the sure road to competency
and the main source ofwcalth lies at the foundation
of onrhationa prosperity. The experience of every
year. and especially of the last few years. has
shown that agriculture has been entirely too much
neglected for the best good of cur country. The
great desire of the present age for the accumulation
ofweah and the prevailing spirit to seek for it IN
new and shorter course, than that pursued by our
ancestors, had led many from the slow but certain
means of agricultural labor, to the more alluring
empoyments ofprofessional life, and commercial
enterprise, or the still more hazardous fields OF
speculation and adventure, in which a felo have
succeeded even beyond their own expectations.
The result Of this unnatural state ofthings has been
what might very well have been predicted a great
scarcity OF all the products ofthe soil with such an
enormous increase in the price, as to their
importations from foreign counties, to the great
impoN erishing and discredt of our own. ,t-
This folly and these lis have now become ap-
parent aud many Of those who, having been lured
10y the eXamL les and success others the prospect
held out TO Il er view, from the producing TO the
consuming class, and being disappointed in theirex-
pectations, are disposed and making arrange
ments to urn to the hone t. the healthful and the
independent employ mcnt Of tlng the soil-wheie
they are sure of being amply recompensed for their
labor. t~t -
Pennsylvania is emphatically an agricultural
sate and has thus suffered less from the late uctua
tions and changes, which have embarrassed cur
country, than any Of her sister states. Her soil is
not surpassed by any in the world, and her German
and other citizens are justly celebrated as being
among the first farmers in the Union. 1t has there
fore been considered peculiarly proper, that in the
heart Of this garden of our country, agricultural
paper should he established, to gather up the expei
ience of intelligent farmers from all quarters, and
send it Abroad not only ever our commonwealth,
but to every part of the United States For the
purpose Of doing this, and supplying what has been
considered a GeSiderdfUm among the periodicals OF
states, the publisher has been induced and en-
couraged by numerous friends Of agriculture and
general improvement, to establish the Pennsy vania
| Farmer. He has received assurances which lead
him confidently to expect that its columns viii be
enriched with contributions from some of the most
distinguished scientific and practical farmers and
gardeners in own, well as some OF our sister
statcs which with extracts and repubications OF
standard and new works upon the science of agrcul-
ture will render it both interesting and useful to
every farmer who desires to excel in his most lauda-
bic en- ploymcut. ,'.-
Pennsylvania has established and is now maturing
system of general education by common schools,
which is intended to carry the blessings acknowledge
to every mans home and place within the reach of
every child in the commonwealth, the means OF in
struction and improvement. This object is all i'm
porant, and ourmeans being ample it is confidently
hoped that the plan will continue to be improved
* carried out, till thcminds ofour citizens shall be
highly cultivated their fields, and the harvest
of intellect be as rich and abundant that gathered
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the Keystone of our I'm on, bearing a polish not
equallcd by any state or Kingdom IN he world
The events of the last few months have shown
that an increasing interest is felt in this department
and therefore it cannot be doubted but that the
Common School Inelligencer, will be welcomed as
a co-aborer in so inportanta a work, and being made
the vehicle Communication between the friends OF
education, aid in the proper arranging and develop
ing of the system, and be the means of doing much
good.
To the advancement of these objects, and to the
dissemination of useful scientific information calcu.
lated to expand the mind and improve the heart,
shall the colum- ofthe Pennsylvania Farmer and
Common School lntelligencer, be exclusively devot-
cd, and it is confidently expected that a generous
public will award TO it liberal support.
The Farmer and Intcllgencer will lie printed up
on fine white paper and with new type, in royal
quarto from, each number containing eight pages Of
matter. 1t will be commenced in the month OF
November, or soon a sufficient number OF sub
scribes are obtained to justify the expense and re-
gulary issued during the first and third weeks OF
every month"; at ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM
payable before the issuing of the sixth number.
Any person who will procure and forward ten res
ponsibe subscribers shall receive copy, or eleven
papers will be sent to any one office for $40.
Post masters and others friendly to the objects
are requested to act as agents in obtaining sLbscri-
bers, and forward the names to the publisher on
before the first of November next
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