Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-08-14
FARMERS LIBRARY.

AIM Ia f1S LIBRARY.
Prospectus of the Fanaer's Library, and Monthly
Journal of agriculture. JoHN 5. SKINNER, Edi
tor. None can we'll have studied the true sources
of National welfare, without perceiving the natu-
raj and friendly cunneyion existing between Ma
nuactures. Commerce and Agriculture. The po-
lcy which strikes at the prosperity of the Manu-
featuring consumer, must damage the Agricultural
producer. aid neither can he injuriousy affected
without detriment to the Merchant, at once con-
Sumer and carrier for both. As, however, the ele-
mentS of manufacturing and commercial industry
must be derived chiefly from the soil, is it not the
obvious interest Of all other classes that the one
which gives to all their employment and subsist-
ence, should De encouraged and benefited with
every advantage that science can confer and the
most enlightened industry make available Yet
it has moi been until comparatively late period
in Europe, and still; later III America that the pub
lie mind has been made properly sensible OF the
necessity of science to Agriculture, and so re-
spect Farming as essentially an intellectual and
dgnihed pursuit-one which should imply for its
followers high mental cultivation and various
attainments. Happily, however, educated young
men now betaking themselves to Farming, as
a business, which, like the learned professions,
has its principles and will have its literature
and truly it may be asked what subject has lately
gwen rise to memoirs and works more profound
ing results Of scientific investigation, than Agri
culture Who, among modern Literali, enjoy
more enviabe distinction than Lle6ig and John
Ston and BOussingduh and Cand0Uel The taste
for Agricultural Literature in country, thanks
to the able journals tha, encourage it, keeps pace
with its progress in Europe. The more fully to
meet the demand thus created, we have decided
to publish on the first day of July, and monthly
thereafter, the farmers Library and Monthly
Journal Of Agriculture, to be edited by JOHN S.
SKINNER, late Assistant Postmaster General and
founder of the first Agricultural periodical pub
lished in this country.
Far from being designed or in any way calcu-
lated to affect injuriousy the circulation of exist
ing journals of less price and wider circulation,
they may supply the Farmers table with lighter
and more agreeable refreshment, while IN the Lii
brary he may may find more solid as it will be
more costly food
Each number will consist of two distinct parts,
viz. -
l. TIE farmers Librafy, in which will be pub
lished continuously the best Standard Works on
Agriculture, embracing those which, by their cost
or the language in which they are written, would
otherwise seem beyond the reach of nearly all
American Farmers In this way we shall give
for two or three dollars the choicest European
treatises and researches in Agriculture, costing
ten times as much in the original editions not
easily obtained at any price, and virtually out of
the reach of men who live by following the plough
In the Farmers Library they will be accompanied
by notes from the Editor, explaining what may be
obscure 10 American readers, or calculated to mis-
lead the beginning in Farming, owing to differen-
in the Library will form complete SERIES explor-
ing and exhibiting the whole field of Natural
Science, and developing the rich treasures which
Chemistry, Geology, and Mechanics, have Welded
and may yield to Tighten the labors and swell the
haryests of the intelligent husbandman. The
work will be SO arranged that the Farmers Libra
ry may be bound up by ITSELF forming man.
moth volume Of 600 pages at the end of each year ;
or each work contained therein may be bound Sc
paratev
IL Fhe Monthly Journal of Agriculture will
likewise contain about so pages per month, and
will comprise, L. Foreign; Selections from the
higher class Of British, French and German Pc
rlodicas devoted TO Agriculture, with extracts
from new books which may not be published in
the Library, DC. dc. 3. american: Editorials
communicated and selected accounts of eXperi-
ments, improved processes, discoveries IN Aeri-
culture, new implements, &c. In this department
alone will ours resemble any American work ever
yet published. Ii can hardly be necessary to add
that no Political, Economic, or other controvered
doctrine, will be inculcaed through this magazine.
It's price will be Five Dollars a year in advance,
for two royal octave volumes of 600 pages each
Each number of the Library will be illustrated
by humorous engravings, printed on type obtained
expressly for this work, and on good paper-the
whole got up as such work should be. If it does
not prove the best as well as the amplest and most
comprehensive Agricultural work ever published
in this country, the fault shall not rest with the
publishers. aud we are sure it will not fall short
for want of industry OF devotion in the Editor.
The low aud definite rate of postage chargeable
on such periodical af:er the lst of Juy-say
SIX to eight ceur, .nlhel--wiIl enable many to
take 1t who w1uld otherwise have been repelled
by the hea.y and caprcious exactions ofIhe Post
OHlce. As PGstmasters are permitted to frank
money letters 10 publishers until that period, and
as we wish co print only so many copies as may be
~anted. 'Se respectfully solicit orders from all who
may in cline to aid US. early as will suit their
convenience. Address
GREELEY & McELR4TH,
Tribune Office