Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-04-16
THE AMERICAN A~cR1cuLTURGsT; ny a. b.


THE AMERICAN AGRIcuLTURgsT: ny n. rs.
d. r. l.. Allen: IS Ftark Ron, Nep York.
A valuable work has been sent to our adj
dress from New York, bearing the above title.
most cheap agricultural works ever published,
in this or any other country. Intending to
recommend its merits more fully hereafter,
we give place to the following eloquent and
orthodox observations TO their readers. The
name Of A.. B, ALLEN will guarantee TO the
Asr$cuhurist the patronage of every Intelligent
farmer and breeder Of stock. Ii is published
monthly, at one dollar per annuin, each num-
bor containing 80 large. closely-printed octave
pages.-Sabscribers rsceioed at this office.
The editors remark
I'm accordance with the, public demand
several useful AMI well sustained papers
have sprung into existence wilma the last
few wears, which from theE9n:elligenee they
have impaired an agricultural subjects
throughout the country, 1ave added mil
lions TO our national wealth and prosperity
We too, have GENE intd this ample field
as laborors. In doing sos we arrogatc to
ourselves no superiority of intellect, OF
| higher sources of knowledge than are pos
sossed by our contemporaries and fellow
Journalists. We, seek Oily to enlarge
the boundaries Of that hie1 ordera Of intel
Iigence, which we know t,ae pursuits Of an
enlightened system Of hJsbandry require,
and we trust We shall SO fiemean ourselves
in conducting cur worf as not only 10
merit the appreciation of ia, public whom
we address, but lncnlca:: also. that res
pect for this noble profession which IT SO
| eminently deserves.
The pursuit efagricnltfFe IN its broadcast
sense, it need hardly bc:obseryed, consti-
tutes the basis Of our nEtlonal virtue and
national wealth. Yet Important as Il IS In
| the accomplishment Of t3ese great objects,
and in its truly elevated find dlgnifod char.
acter, It has been, and stlll is, IN ITS real
merits, estimated belowzthat OF other pro-
! LESSONS in ON. land.
The ~pecuniary trouh4's, which, Within
the last few yeas, hayefo oSteasHely "
| SLED our country, hnye1 een produced It
most Exclusively by the eaeg.ect 81 ts.!s IN.
| ~dispensahle basis, on wSich all other puF
suits should rest and Ne disastrous tate
which other ~occnpatione have met. >constt
tuung as they have dkne. a too enlafget
super.struetufe fer our SS,gricultGral fanda-
ton, has taught the Hesent generation
lessons Of w;sdasa whig they will not soor
forget. We must noaa begin, once more
TO build our social systkl and make -ou1
foundation 5 gGGfcieatly bkoad and strong, sn'
If our intemperate amiz tion and misguldes
enterprise induces us Il enlarge the edifict
beyond the extent Of a5perfectly adequate
support, we mist inevitably expect to sec
it stopple down heatfong." There ars
principles and laws 3 the social system
as firm and unyeildin@} as IN the mechani
al. and whenever they3ar d~isregarded, W.
must look for its partftl arrangement, Oh
entire snbyersien. TSat shrewed observer
of men and thiaigs, Ba$nn Rothschild, fore
saw with a noGn-day c,earness, the tenden
CIV of our system in tie recent heYday 0
our fictitious prosperity, when he refuse'
the tempting offer olaf American loan at
large Premium for So : the ST gacIous bank
or, " a nation that ootht from lis pursuits
to furnish a surplus Ut produce, can fins
money neitheffor Fsiif r'al or .intarestEh'l
it has 1obay its bread j n Europe"
We need toshaye III occupation Of farm
ing made more ipoplixar aCd Attractive;
should occupy a 'htTiar faiche ~ popaia
estimation aud in thtssoale of national en-
nlovments it shoulf command not oni,
The cold respect aud distant admiration 4
our active ami e~nter4is.ng business mer
hut their .warsaest regard and cordial part
cipation. When th't il the state Of publ
opinion and our professional and nefean'
lie and specializing }iTsui;s, are disincan
ta,ad of their legiorf Of supeTnanaeFarie.