The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-18
PROSPECTUS
FOR PUBLISHING \ MONTHLY PAPER
IN B~ALTtNoRE, TO BE ALLIED
TIL CULTURIST.

On subjects connected with Arrrulturc. To incluic
an E'nlgrarts' Department, containing .snch in
lormtton as may DC useful to persons making a
settlement in the West, or scekinr new fields of
agricultural enterprise.
THE SUBSCRIBER proposes to issue a
A monthly sheet, in qulrtO form, of sixteen ma.
gcs, on husbanirv, pastoral affairs, and kindred
subjects "a portion OF the paper TO I've occupicd
with notices. geographical, statistical and historical
OF SUCH portions OF the West as will be of mast in
the South.
Agriculture is the most ancient occupation of
man. IL Is also the most useful, the most indcncn-
dent, the %ha7picst, the most healthy, the most nrn.
htabI" and the most Lonorab,c.
But this Is not all. Agriculture comprehends in
iiseli more science, than any other rccuptt ion i'm
the whole c rcle "t human pursuits and industry.
Geology, chemistry, vegetable physiology, all make
a part of the thorough knowledge of this most tx.
tcnsivc and useful art. Thcy are indeed hat the
beginnings of the vast field of KNOWLEDGE contain.
ed within it. So tn if a man can bc a thorough
agriculturist, he will be in the large sense of the
word a learned man.
Farmers however have been, to A rrcat cxtcpt
opposed to what they called science, or book. farm
ing, from IA mistaken idea that whatcvcr was in
PRINT vas merely speculative, and ma tier Of theory.
y IL were so indeed, they would be right i'm con
dcinnlug 1t. It's however a mistaken idea. Sci
cncc Is the result of OK Jcricncc and practice. II is
NC ripe harvest OF facts. rcapcd not by ono uian in
ono ned bot gathered by all the laborcrs throu III.
out all the harvest fields Of the earth in wear ate,
year from the beginning.
= very intelIigcutiar mcr likes to talk to his neigh
,t ' -" H''NtUldHt iIoDl DIS CNDCT1CuCC.
MS experience is no less valuable for beiur de-
I'ered to hun in print, by types, than if il should
1t Is the same thing.
ok'Ii IN the manual OF hocing and plougbinr can
never make a farmer. II makes only an app cnticc
IN the art. Since the multiplication of agricultu
raj papers and societies in this country. there bos
been a great Improvement in the state of agricul.
ture.
IT IS designed to give in this paper oil useful zen.
cral intelligence relating to rural affairs and econ.
omy, whether Of implements, stocks. seeds. modes
Of culture, articles ui cultivation. soils. or C,rtiliz.rs.
oud such discoveries ofscicncc VS. NAV assist. Ight'
IN and make more profitable the hardy and nor.
Orabic toll of the farmer.
a secondary object will be to give Information TO
persons mrking settlement in the West from ncr.
sonal knowledge mostlv-sO that they will he sbIc
to make judicious selections, and proceed i'm the o..
tablishing Of their new homes 10 best ADVANTAGE.
and some description Of the lands Of MARYLAND and
VIRGINIA, With the modes OF rcnovi,iur them.
Inc price will be one dollar, invariably in ad.
vance.
Agricultural md Emigration Societies. and 9th.
ers VINO subscribe for ono hundred copies or more.
will be supplied ar $75 per hundred.
Postmaster and country collectors arc requested
TO act as agents. Al such vili &c rl'ov Cd 20 Der
c ut; and any person sending five dollars will have
six Copic5.
oe'a0 wM J. 4. BRADFORD.