The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-20
PROSPECTUS
FOR PUBLISHING y NJ DNTHLY PAPER
IN BALTGMoRE, TO be ALLIED
THE CULTURIST

On SUBJECTS connected with Agriculture to incIuie
an Enlgrauts' Department, containing surh IN
fornt on az may be US, fu TO persons akin,r a
settlement in the West seeking new fields OF
Agricultural enterprise.
TNHE SUBSCRIBER proposes to issue a
monthly sheet, in qu'rtO furIn, of sixteen pa
gcs, on husban irv, pastoral affairs. and Kindred
SUBJECTS "a portion OF the paper to he occupied
With notices geugra phiCa statistical and historica
of such ,rtUns of the West as will be of most in
tercs to Western settlers, and also of portions of
the South.
Agriculture is the most ancient occupation of
man. 1t Is also the most useful, the most indcpcn-
dent, the ha7piest. the healthy the IN st pr,
htabIa aud the most onorahic
But this is pot all. Agriculture comprehen.is in
lise more rcIcnc", than any other cccuD uion in
the whole role "f human pursuits aud industry
Geology, chemistry, vegetable physiology, all make
part OF the TN rou IN knowlc ige Of this most TX
ienslvc and useful art. They are indeed b 1t the
ginnings OF the vast field of knowledge contain
ed within it. So tn It if man can be a thorntIe,
agrlCulturlst, he Will be in the large sense Of the
word a learned mau
Farmers however have been to rrcat extent
opposed to what they called science, or book farm
ing from mistaken idea that wh'teycr was in
print was merely pccuative, and matter of theory.
" 1t we're so indeed, they would nc right in con
dcmnin9 it. 1t is however mistaken idea Sci.
cnce is the result of ex )cricnce and practice II is
the ripe harvest Of fac Is, capcd not by orc ,,n i'm
one field but gathered by all the iahnrrs tbrou h.
out all tie harycSt fields Of the earth in year after
year from the b ginning.
very ntrii gent artucr likes to talk tn his moi ,l
or, and draw advantage from his CxDcricncc
This exp ricuCe is less va liable for lcinr dc.
II, cred to him in print, by types Than If il sh mid
IL Is the same thiuo.
Skill in the nanral Of hocine and r,Iougbino can
never make ifrmcr. 1t make only am app enticc
IN the art. Since the multiplication Of apricult,,.
raj papers and societies IN this country there bo.
been a great improvement in the state of agricuI.
turc.
is designed to give in this paper al useful gen.
cra intelligence relating 10 rural aTtrs and econ.
omy, whether OF implements, stocks seeds node
Of culture articles ct cultivation sol or crtiiz re;
ond such discoveries 81 science as may assist lor,t,
IN and make more profitable the hardy aud BON.
orabc toll of the farmer.
secondary object will be 10 give information in
persons making s,ttcmCnt in ih, West from Der
sonnl knowledge mostly-so thtt they will br abic
To make judicnus selections aud proceed i'm fb. cs.
tablishing Of their new hImcs to brsf ADVANTAGE
and some deception of the binds Of MARYLAND a nd
VIRGINIA, with the modes Of rcnuv t,inp them
The price will be one collar, invariably in ad
vance.
Agricultural and Emf grafton Societies. and 9th
who subscribe lor orc hundred COMICS or moro
will be supplied 81 pcr hpndred
Postmaster and country collectors are rcp,,retr,
30 act agcuts. All such will hc .lID,, eli 20 pc
Mt; 'nd any person sending five dollars will hav,
si1 copies.
oc,'ao WIN. J. 4. BRADFORD