The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-02
PROSPECTUS
FOR PUBLISHING A MO NTHLY PAPER
IN BALTIMORE, TO BE CALLED
TIL IL CIJITTT RIST

On subjects connected with rricilture to include
an Emigrants Department, containing such in
ormaton as may be useful to persons making
settlement in the West, or seeking new fields of
agricultural enterprise.
VNlHE SUBSCRIBER proposes to issue a
u monthly sheet, in quarto form, of sixteen pa
ges, on husbandry. pastora affairs and kindred
subjects "a portion of the paper to be occupied
WI On notices geographical tatstica and historical
of such portions of the West as will be of most in.
terest to Western settlers, 5lnd also of portions of
the South.
man. 1t is also the most uIcful the most indepen-
dent, the haPpiest, the mos healthy, the pro-
htitble and the most hOnorst bic.
but this is not all Ayr iculture comprehendg in
itself more science, than amy other occupation in
the whole circle OF huna pursuits and industry.
1e oogy' chemistry, vegetable physiology all make
teDsive and useful art They are indeed but the
beginnings Of the vast field of knowledge contain
ed within 1T. so that II a can be thorough
az riculturist, he will be IN the large sense of the
ri learned mau.
Farmers however hav been, to a great extent.
OPP posed to what they call ed science or book farm
iul Z, from a mistaken idea that whatever was in
pr mt was merely speculative and matter of theory
III it were so indeed, tn ey would be right in con
de inning IL. IL is howev a mistaken idea Sci
is the result of eKpe rience and practice II il
tn ripe harvest of facts, reaped not by one man in
on field, but gathered b all the aborcrs through
yt a from the beginning.
very intelligent arm or likes to talk to his neigh
o :, and draw advantage from his experience -.
g
li'ered to him in print by types than if it shout
b given to him by his ncghbor, by word Of mouth
II is the same thing. -
Skill in the manual o. hoeing and plourhinp cftn
ever make farmer. IL makes only ar apprcnti &C
the art. Since the multiplication of agricult u.
al papers and societies in this country there ia,
,cen great improvement in the state of agric ul
ure.
IL is designed to give in this paper all useful en-.
erai intelligence relating to rural affairs and
ony, whether Of impl ernents stocks seeds mo des
Of culture, articles of Utilization soils or fertile ers
and such discoveries science as may assist Ii pht-
and make more rofitable the hardy and non.
orable toll Of the farmer
secondary object will be 70 give information to
persons making settl ement in the West from per.
sonal knowledge moGtly-so that they will be able
L to make judicoUs sci cctious aud proceed in the es
I tahlishing of their homes to- best advan taVe
and some description Of the lands Of MarvIan and
a Virginia, with the modes of renoyatiur them
| The price will be one dollar, invariably in ad.
| vance.
Agricultural and Emigration Societies and 9th
crs who subscribe for ono hundred copies or more
will be supplied az SIS per hundred
| Postmasters and country collectors are rcoucsfc,
i 70 act as agents. All spch will be allowed 20 Del
cent; and any person sending five dollars will bsy,
4 six copies.
ost2o wM. J 4. BRADFORD