The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-08
PROSPECTUS
FOX PUBLISHING A MONTHLY PAPER
IN BALTIMORE, To DE CALLED
THE CVTITURESV

On subj ccts connected with Agriculture to include
an Ernigrants' Department, containing such IN
formation as may be useful to persons making n
settle mcnt in the West, seeking new fields of
agTic ultural enterprise.
INHE SUBSCRIBER proposes to issue a
l. monthly sheet, in quarto form of sixteen ma
ges, on husbandry, pastoral affairs, and kindred
subjects "a portion of the paper 10 be OCCUPIED
with no ticcs geographical statistical and historical
OF such portions of the West will be of most in
the tn. ''O''' u
Agrio ulture is the most ancient occupation of
man. lt is also the most useful the most indcnen
dent, tn e happiest the healthy, the most pro.
ftable and the most honorable
Bot his is not all. Agriculture comprchends in
itself r1ore science, than any other occupation in
the VIII ole circle of human pursuits and industry
Geoioe y, chemistry, vegetable physiology all make
part of the thorough knowledge of this most OK
ensivc and useful art. They are indeed but tho
begin nipgs Of the vast field of knowledge contain
ed wi hin it. So that if man can he thorough
agric ulturis he will be in the large sense of the
word a learned man.
Farmers however have been, to A great extent
oppo sed to what they called science or book farm
ing, from mistaken idea that whatever was in
print merely speculative. nd matter of theory
III IL were so indeed, they would be right in con
deHning it. II is however mistaken idea Sci
enc is the result of experience and practice IL il
the ripe harvest of facts rcaped not BY one man in
one field but gathered by all the laborers through
out all the harvest fields Of the earth in wear after
year from the beginning.
Every INTEL gen armer likes to talk to his ncigb
or, and draw advantage from his experiences -
This experience is no less valuable for beincr do
livered 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 hocing and ploupbinp can
never make farmer. II makes only IN apprentice
in the art. Since the multiplication of agricuItu
raj papers and societies iu this country there has
been great improvement in the state of arricIl
turc.
IL is designed to give in this paper all useful gen
cral Intelligence relating to rural affairs and econ.
omy, whether OF implements, stocks seeds modes
Of culture, articles OF cultivation soils or fertilizers
and such discoveries of science as may assist light
en- and make more profitable the hardy and hon
Orable toll of the farmer.
A secondary object will be 10 give inEorrnaiio TO
persons making settlement in the West from pcr
sonal knowledge mostly-so that they will be bic
to mako judicious selections and proceed in the es
tablishing Of their new homes to best advantage.
and some description Of the lands Of MARYLAND and
Virginia, with tho modes of rcnovaiino Them
The price will be one dollar, invariably in ad.
vance.
Agricultural and Emigration Societies. and 9th.
crs who subscribe for ono hundred comics or more
will be supplied ar SIS per hundred
Postmastcrs and country collectors are rccuoztcd
act ~ agents. al such will be aloe % rcr
cent; and any person sending five dollars will have
six copies.
oet3o WIN. J. 4. BRADFORD.