The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-08
PROSPECTUS
PROSPECTUS
FOR PUBLISHING \ MONTHLY PAPER
IL BALTIMORE, TO ne ALLIED
THE CULTURIST

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fok PUBLISHING a MONTHLY PAPER
THE CULTURIST
On SUBJECTS connected with Agrculturc Tn incluic
an E'nlgrants' Department, contafniur such in
formation as may be useful to persons making a
settlement IN the West or seeking new fields of
EHE SUBSCRIBER proposes to issue a
monthly sheet, in quart0 foriu, I'll sixteen pa.
ges. on hushandrv pastoral affairs. and lindrc,i
SUBJECTS "a portion OF the paper to hc uccunied
win notices geographical, statistical and historical
OF such portions of the West a. viii be- of ,ust in
the South ~ f ' Vi
Agriculture is the most ancient occunation Of
man IL Is also the most useful, the most indcpcn-
GEM; inc GaPplest the mos healthy the most pro.
htabIe and the most honorable
but TINS Is not all. Agriculture comprehcnds in
i,seii more science, than any other occupation i'm
tne Wnolo circle "i human pursuits and industry
ucoio"y chemistry vegetable physiology al make
part oil the thorough knowle lge of this most cx
tenslvc and useful art. They are indeed but tho
! oglnnlngs OF the vast field of knowledge contain.
ed within IT. SO that if man can be a THOROUGH
agriculturst, he will be in the large sense of tb,.
word learned man Wv
armers however have been, to a great extent,
opposed 10 what they called science. or book farm
ing, from mistaken idea that whatever was in
print was merely speculative, and matter of theory
u 1t were so indeed. they would be right in con
uelhnIn@ IT. IL Is however mistaken idea Sci.
ence Is the result of experience and practice II is
'he ripe harvest of fac Is, rcapcd not by one man in
one held but gathee ed by all the laborers through
al
year from the beginning
very intelligent armcr likes to talk to his nci orb
or! and draw advantage from his expcriencc-
ms experience Is no less valuable for bcinr die.
lVered to him in print, by types, than if il should
be given to him by his neighbor, by word of mouth
. IL Is the same thing.
skill in the manual of hoeing and ploupbino- can
never make farmer. il makes only an m enticc
III the art Since me multiplication of agricuItu
RAJ papers and societies in this country there has
Dccn great improvement III the state of agrcul-
, turc.
1T IS designed to give in this paper all useful gen
eraI intelligence relating to rural affairs aud econ
omy, whether of implements, stocks seeds modes
OF culture, articles "t cultivation soils or frjlcrs
ana such discoveries of science may assist lirlt
en- and make more profitable the hardy aud hon
orabIe toll of the farmer
secondary object will be to give ihforna ton to
persons making settlement in the West from per.
sonal knowledge mostly--so that they will be abIc
TO make Judicous selections, aud proceed in the cs.
tablishing of their new homes to best advantage
and some description of the lands of MARYLAND and
VIRGINIA, with the modes of renova:inr them
he price will be one dollar, Invariably in adj
vance.
Agricultural and Emigration Societies. and 9th.
ers who subscribe for one hundred copies or more
VIII be supplied az SIS per hpndred
PostInasters and country collectors are requested
to act as agents. All such will bc allowed 20 Der
c. ut and any person sending five dollars will have
siH copies.
Oct 30 WIN. J. a. BRADFORD.