The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-21
PROSPECTUS
FOR PUBLISHING NJ DNTHLY PAPER
IN BALTIMoRE, TO DE ALLIED
THE CULTURIST

On subjects connected with grC uiture to inrluic
an Emigrauts' Department, containing snch in.
iorintt on as may be- s,fu TO persons making a
settlement in the Wcs, or seeking new fields of
ag' irutural cutcrpri-c.
THE SU BSCRIBER proposes to issue a
Il monthly sheet, in quTto form, Of sixteen pa
gcs, on husban lrt. pastoral affairs an kindred
subjects "a portion Of the paper TO he pccurird
With notices geographical statistical md historical
OF Such rtion5 OF tn" West wiIl be- of IN st in
tercst &" Western settlers, aud also of portions Of
the South.
Agriculture is The most ancient occupation nf
man 1t Is also the most useful, tho most iudcpcn-
dent, the ba7piest, the st healthy the most mr.,
hab@ aud the most onUrablc
But this is not all Agriculture conprehcnds in
lseil luure sclcncI, than other rcCuD ttiou i'm
the whole C role "i human pursuits aud Industry
Geology, chemistry, vegetable physiology all make
part OF the thorough knUwleIg e of this most tx
icnSlvc and useful art. They are indeed It the
b 'gInnings Of the vast field of knowledge ,ntain
ch within It. 30 IN Il If n man can be thorough
agricultural, he will be IN the large sense of the
word n learned mau
Farmers however have been TO a great extent
opposed to what they called science, or book farm
ing, from II mistaken ida that whltcvrr was in
print was merely spec uIative and matter Of theory
" 1t were so indeed, they would bc right in con
dcmning il. il s however a mi-taken idea Sci.
ence IS the result Of Jcrience aud practice II is
the ripe harvest Of fac Is, reapcd not 6y one man in
one held but gathered by all the lahorers tbrous n
out all tie harvest fields Of the Garth in wear after
year from the beginning.
very intelligent armer likes to talk TO his nei OH
or, and draw advantage from, his c1oc,icucr
This experience is no less va liable for beiny de-
nv cred to bin IN print, by types than If il should
be given to hin by his neighbor, by word of mouth
1t Is the same thing.
Skill in the manral Of hoeing md piouohinr can
never make Farmer. II INA ks only m n pp cnticc
IN the art. Since the multiplication If oerrc,ltu
raj papers and sOcictirs in this country thcre IN,
been great improvement in the state Of agricui.
turc.
II is designed To- Civ" in this paper = II useful gen
cral intelligence relating to rural aT,irs and cC,,
omy, whether OF implements stucks seeds modes
OF culture articles of cultivation soils or riIizrs.
and such discoveries of s~cnrc as NAV assist Epht
IN and mase more profitable the hardy aud non
Urablc toll of the farmer.
secondary t.ct will he 10 give information to
persons making settlement in the West from ncr
sODal knowledge mOsily-so thit they will be allc
to mako judicous selections. aud proceed in The cs
tablishing Of their new mes to b,si advantage.
and some description If the lands If MARYLAND and
VIRGINIA, with the modes of renov inc them
The price will be one collar invariabIy in adj
vance.
Agricultural and Emigration Societics. and oil,.
who subscribe lnr ono hundred comics or moro
will be supplied at SIS per hundred
PO5tmastcrs and country collectors are requested
" act agcutS All such viii he ,li,U. ri % nor
c Mt; and any person sending five dollars will have
sip copies.
ostsO WIN. J. =. BRADFORD.