The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-05
PROSP ECTUS
FOR PUBLISHING a MONTHLY PAPER
IN BALTIMORE, TO BE ALLIED
THE Gu LTURIST

On subjects connected with Arrjculture tn inc1ude
an Emlgrants' Depar tment, containing such in
formation as may be useful to persons making
settlement in the w est, or seeking new fields of
agricultural enterpr Use.
THE SUBSCRI BER proposes to issue
IL monthly sheet, in. quarto form, of 81 xteen pa.
ges, on husbandry, pastoral affairs, and kindred
subjects "a portion OF the paper 10 be occupied
with notices SeograP heal statistical and historical
oil such portions OF ne West will be of most in
teres. to Western eters, and also of portions of
the South.
Agriculture is tie most ancient occupation of
man. IL i5 also the most useful, the most indepen-
dent, the haPPiest the mos healthy the most pro.
htable aud the mo It honorable
But this is not H. Agriculture comprchcnds in
isclt more serene c, than any other occupation in
the whole circle IF human pursuits and industry
Geology, chemistry, vegetable physiology, all make
part OF the tn" rough knowledge of this most ex-
tenslVc ana US eu art They are indeed but the
beginnings OF he vast field of knowledge contain
ed within IT. so that if man can be a thorough
agricuturist, &c will be in the large of the
word lcarnc man.
Farmers however have been, to a great extent
opposed to w'nat they called science, book farm
ing, from mistaken idea that whatever was in
PRINT was m erey speculative, and matter of theory
II 1t were indeed, they would be right in con
demning it, II is however a mistaken idea Sci
cnce is the result of experience and practice 1t is
the ripe irvest OF facts reaped not by one man in
one field but gathered by all the laborers through
out all tb harvest fields Of the earth in wear after
year irO'n the beginning.
r. very Intelligent armer likes to talk to his nci n
or, ans draw advantage from bis experience
This experience is less valuable for being lie
iveretl to him in print by types, than if il should
be Civ en- to him by his neghbor, by word Of mouth
IL is the same thing.
SIX i'll in the manual of hoeing and plouqhng can
never make farmer IL makes only an appre nticc
IN he art. Since the multiplication Of agric ultu.
raj papers and societies in this country there ba,
be en- great improvement in the state of aoricul.
tn re.
II is designed to give in this paper all useful zen.
raj intelligence relating to rural affairs and econ
my, whether OF implements, stocks. seeds modes
)f culture articles of cultivation soils or fertilizers
and such discoveries Of science as may assist light
zen and make more profitable the hardy and bon.
4 orabc toll of the farmer.
| secondary object will be to give information "a
! persons making settlement in tho West: from Der.
| soual knowledge mosty-so that they will be bic
TO make iudicous selections and proceed in the CO
tabishing Of their new homes to best advauta gc
and some description Of the lands of MARYLAND anc
| Virginia, with the modes of renovatipo them
| The price will be one dollar invariably i'm adj
Ivancc.
| Agricultural and Emigration Societies. and 9th
crs who subscribe for one hundred copies or more
/ will be supplied az SIS per hundred
i Postnasters and country collectors are reorestof
| to act as agents. All such will be allowed 20 oc
cent; and any person sending five dollars will bav,
six copies.
oetSo wM. J. 4. BRADFORD.