The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-10
PROSPECTUS
FOR PUBLISHING NJ JNTHLY PAPER
IN BALTIMORE, TO DE ALLIED
THE CULTURIST
PROSPERITY.


On subjects connected with Agrcuiturc to inclu l.;
an Enigrants' Department, containing s:ch m
iorint ON as may he us tul to persons making ::
settlement IN the West, seeking new Fl, Ids Of
ag i'uItnral cuicrpri-c
THE SUBSCRIBER proposes to issue .
Il monthly sheet, in uu,rto form If sixteen ma
gcS: on h"shanhrv, pastoral affairs, an kindred
suiJc1 Is IA portion OF the pager to hc nccupi..d
with notices grogra phcal statistical and
OF such ,r"ns OF the West will br OF IN st t-
tcrrSt T." Western settlers aud also of portions Of
! the South.
Agriculture is the most ancient occupation of
man. II is alsu the most useful the most innrncp
dent, the haPpicst the ,3 healthy the most pr
htahls: aud the most onorahIc
But TINS Is not all. Agriculture comprchcnds in
isei' 'nre 'clrnc', than any other ,tion in
the whole rclc Ut human pursuits aud Industry.
Geology, chemistry, vegetable phvsingv all max g
part oil The th roulh knpwlc &c of Ibis most *
,ensiNc and us 'iuI art. They in Heed b It the
gInnings OF the field of knowcdr.. c ,uta,u.
cal within it. 80 TN It il IMAM can III. a th,r.ni IN
a@rc ultnrlst, hc will be the arg, sense of the
word a learned man.
Farmers however have bCcn IN , rrcat cv,,u,
opposed To what they calrG science, or book farm
| ing from mistaken Ida that wh,ievrr was In
PRINT was mercy speculative and matter of theory.
u II were 50 indie ID. they would hc righ in g !,
ocmnin" II. 1T is however mi taken idea Sci
ehcc Is tn" result OF cx Jcriencr and Practice L. is
ne iipc harvest OF ia' Is, rcapcd 10y one MN In
Que lcld but gaihecd by all the lahnr,r. tfrou, n
Out all tie harvest fields OF the earth i'm vrar aft,
| year from the beginning
very Intelligent arucr likes tn talk to his nci rIl-
4
ms exp ricnce is lss va liable for heinz de.
'errd to him in print, by types, than if it sin uid
be given to hun by hi- ncighbor, by word nl mouth
| Ii * the same thing.
| Skill in The al OF hoeing md rlougiino can
never make firmcr. II make only an ann enticc
IN The art Since the multiplication Of a circuit,
! raj papers aud socic"s il this country, there ha,
| been great improvement i'll the state of agricul.
| turc.
| u is designed To- Civ" in this apcr all useful gen.
crai intelligence relating to rural aft hrs and econ
oIny. whether of impl nrnts, stocks seeds rnndc
OF culture ar cCs "l cultivation soil rrtiIiz r.:
aud such discoveries Of len ma assist r',t.
| 'u aud u axe more profitable the hardy aud non.
Orablc toll of the farmer.
secondary Object will he to give information Ia
persons making settlement IN tic West from Der.
son"l knowl"dgc mostly-so th,t they will b. able
|" make JudichS sccctipus, aud proceed i'm the e.
tahli"inng of their new h ,mcs 10 BIS. advdntar
aud som" description Of tho lrnds of MARYLAND and
VIRGINIA., with Tie modes of rcnnv ing tI.rI
he price will be collar, invariably i'm adj.
vance.
Agricultural and Emigration Societies and 9th.
crs who subscribe i"r one hundred copies or more
VIII bc snpplic'I al SIS per humdrcd
Po3ttnasicrS and country COLLECTORS arc rcoucstcr
H. act ~ agent. All such will lc allow CT 20 pcr
c Mt; and any person sending five dollars will have.
10 copies.
Oct 30 WIN. J. 4. BRADFORD