New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-26
PROSPECTUS
THE FARMERS LIBRARY
MONTHLY JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE
JOHN :. SKINNER. EDITOR.


and friendly cousexion existing between Mancfan.
lures. Commerce and -ig7cUltTs The policy
which strikes at the prosperity OF the Nanufsctu,ins
consumer. must damsge 'he Agricultural Yvodsttr.
and neither can b. inJuTiousy affected withcot &c,
.ri.nent 10 the Slc,chant, AZ once consumer sri
carrier for both As however, 'he clemens OF
manufacturing and commercial Industry must be
derived chiefly from the soil, is II 10, the cbyio.,
interest Of all other classes that the oae which sy.,
10 al their employment and subsistence, should {.
encouraged and benefited with every advaatss.
tb,, science can confer aud the most enlightened
industry make available Yetithasnot been ulal
comparatively laie period IN Europe, andsnalate,
IA America. tha, the public mind has been maGepo-
early sensible of the necessity OF Science &c Agy,
rr,tu,e. and 50 TO respect Farming as essentalyaa
ir,sVsctu,l snd dignifed pursuit whlchsACua
;,,,v for us followers high mental cultivation aai
cartons attachments Happily, however, edncsied
young men are now betasing themselves TO Farm.
mo as business. which, like the learned pries
.,or. has us own principles and will have lis le,
,-nr, aud truly It may be asked what subject has
t.,slv uiveu rise 10 memoirs aad works more TO
found and instructive, or been fruitful OF more II.
,sresting results of scientific invesusanon, Than
Arriculmrel Who, among modern Liierau, epoy
more enyiabe distinction than LSiRlG and joaS
srox snd BorssyxaAuLra aud CANperLs' The taste
for Agricultural Literature IN our country, thauks
70 the able journals that encourage II, Keeps pace
with lis progress in Europe. The more iliy to
,,s.t ,he demand thus created, we have decided TO
,,blish on the irst day o: July, and monthly ihere'
,tter the FArMrn's Library AND MONTHLY JcrE
"a, op AcRlcurrugr. to be edited by JoHS
Sx,><v, L,t4 Assistant Postmaster Genera! All
r,pndsr of the first Agricultural periodical pub
ished in this country
Far from being designed orn any way calculate
10 affect nurousy the circulation OF eX'stlns l'..
nails of less price and wider circulation, 'hey nay
supolv the farmers table with lighter ana nee
,orseable rstreshment. while in the Library he may
find more solid as it viii be mere costly iooa.
Each uu,n4er will consist OF distinct pat's,nt;
Tur FARuERs' LIBRARY, in which VIII De pas.
hshed continuously the best SteHddra ,o's' ca
,rr,culture. embracing those which, by their cos
ny tho language in which they are written, would
otherwise seem beyond the reach oil nearly al
American Farmers In this way we shal! give
Tor Two ar three dollars the choicest European
,rearises and researches in Agriculture, cos'nsun
,,r,-s as much in the original editions not easily
obrained At anv price, aud virtually out OF the reach
cf men who live by following the plow, ID the
| Farmers Library they will be accompanied
| notes from the Editor, explaining what may oe Co.
,cure 10 American readers, or Calculated 10 Ms
| lead the beginner IN Farming, owing TO differences
of Soil. Climate, &c. The works published in
| the Library will torn complete series, e1Fcr.
| ING and exhibiting the whole held OF Natural
Science, and developing the rich treasures when
| Chemistry Geology, and Mechanics have yielded
and NAV Weld TO tighten the labors and swell the
baryes,s of the intelligent hushandman. The work
yil be 80 arranged that The Farmers Library nay
he bound up by itself, forming mammoth von9e
Of 500 pages at the end of each year; or each work
contained therein may be bound separately.
IT. TuE MONTHLY JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE will
likewise contain about 80 pages per month, and will
! comprise. |. Foreign: Selections from the higher
class of British, French and German perodIcaste.
voted 10 Agriculture with extracts IRON new DOCKS
which may not be published in the Library, @c.@c
| ,. american Editorials. communicated and IT,
lected accounts ofexperments, improved processes
| discoveries in Agriculture, new implements, &c
| &c. In this department alone Will ours resemble
| anv american work ever yet published team isId
~ be- necessary to add that no Political, Economic
or other controyerted doctrine will be lncusealed
through this magazine. lis price will be FIVE Dol
lars year in advance, for two royal octave VOLUMES
of 600 pages each
Each number Of the Library will be ILLUSTRATED
by numerous Engravings, printed on type obtainsd
expressly Tor this work, and on good paper-ls
whole got up as such work should be. II II dOa
not prove the best as well as the amplest and mos
comprehensive Agricultural work ever publlsheta
this Country, the fault shall not rest with the pup
Iishers, aud we are sure it will not fall short @
want of industry or devotion In the Editor. The
low and definite rate of Postage chargeabs on
such a periodical after the lst OF July-say axIo
eight cents number-will enable many to taket
who would otherwise have been repelled by tae
heavy and caprcious exaetlons OF the Post Oiics'
AS Postmasters are permitted TO frank money .t
ters 10 publishers rati that period, and as we wl'h
to prin, only SO many copies as may be wanlec,
we respectfully solicit orders from all vino may
incline to aid US, as early will suit then coaTea-
lence Address,
GREELEY & McELRATH, TribIns off;e,
Corner Of Spruce st, opposite The City Hal
yse-Tort. AprK IS, isij
i- The afst number will be Published on the 't iT"
July thence regularly the first secular day ofeT
month.