The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-15
PROSPECTUS
FOR PUBLISHING A MONTHLY PAPER
IN BALTIMORE, TO BE ALLIED
THE CULTURIST

On subjects connected with Agrc uIture to inclnde
an Emigrants' Department, containing such in
formation as may be useful to persons mai king
settlement in the West, or seeking new fields of
agricultural enterprise
fENHE SUBSCRIBER proposes to issue a.
Il monthly sheet, in ouarto form of al xteen ma
gcs, on husbandry, pastoral affairs and kindred
subjects "a portion ol.thc paper to be occupied
with notices geographical statistical and historica
OF such portions of the West will be Of most in
terest 10 Western settlers and also of portions of
the South.
Agriculture is the most ancient occupation of
II is also the most useful the most indenen
dent, the happies, the healthy, the most pro-
htable and the most honorable.
But this is not alt. Agriculture compartments in
i,seIi more ccicnec, than any Other occupation in
the whole circle of human pursuits and industry
Geology, chemistry vegetable physiology all make
a part OF the thorough knowledge of this most ex.
ttensive and useful art: They are indeed but the
beginnings of the vast field of knowledge contain
ed within it. So that if man can be a thorough
agriculturist, he will be IN the large sense of the
word learned man.
Farmers however have been to a great extent
opposed to wha they called science or book farm
ing, from mistaken idea that whatever was in
PRINT was merely speculative, and matter of theory
u 1t were so indeed they would be right in con
demnng 1T. IL is however a mistaken idea Sci
cnce is the result Of experience and practice II ia
the ripe harvest Of fac Is, reapcd by one man in
ono field but ga heted by III the laborers throupb
out all tie harvest fields Of the earth in wear afc,
year from the beginning.
Every intel gent armer likes to talk to his neip
This experience is less valuable for beinr dc
vered to him in print, by types, than if il should
be given to him by his ncighbor, by word of mouth
IL is the same thing.
Skill in the manual OF hoeng and plourhinr can
never make q farmer. II makes only an apprentice
in the art Since the multiplication of agricultu.
raj papers and societies in this country there has
been a great improvement in the state of agricnl-
ture.
tits designed to give in this paper all useful gen
eral intelligence relating to rural affairs and econ
omy, whether Of implements, stocks, seeds modes
ofculturo, articles Of cultivation Soils or fertilizers:
and such discoveries Of science may assist light
On and make more profitable the hardy and hon.
Urable toll Of the farmer
secondary object will be to give inforrna ton to
persons making settlement in the West from per
sonal knowledge mostly-so that they will be bile
TO mako judicous selections, and proceed in the e.
tablishing Of their homes to best ADVANTAGE
md some description Of the lands Of MARYLAND Ind
Virginia, with the modes Of renovatinr them
The price will be one dollar, invariably in ad.
vance.
Agricultural and Emigration Societies, and 9th.
ers who subscribe for ono hundred copies or more
will be supplied az g IS per hundred
PostmasteT5 and country collectors are requested
To act az agents. All such will be allowed 20 Der
cent and any person sending five dollars will have
siE copies.
ost1s WA. J. A. BRADFORD.