The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-28
PROSPECTUS
FOR PUBLISHING A MONTHLY PAPER
IN BALTIMoRE, TO BE ALLIED
Y'i L. CIItrIT RIST

On subjects connected with Agriculture to include
an Emigrants' Department, containing such in
iormo ton as may be useful to persons making a
settlement in the West or seeking new fields of
agricultural enterprise.
THE SUBSCRIBER proposes to issue a
Il monthly sheet, in quartO form, of sixteen pa
gcs, on husbandry, pastoral affairs, and kindred
subjects "a portion of the paper TO be occupied
with notices geographical statistical and historical
OF such portions of the West will be of most in
the South.
Agriculture is the most ancient occupation Of
man IL is also the most useful. the most indcpcn-
dent the haPPest, the most healthy, the most pro.
htable and the most honorable
But this is not all. Agriculture comprchcnds in
itself more science, than any other occupation i'm
the whole circle of human pursuits and industry.
Geology, chemistry, vegetable physiology all make
part of the thorough ge of this most cx-
tcnslvc and useful art. They are indeed but the
beginnings OF the vast field Of knowledge contain
cd within it. SO that if man can be thorough
agricuurist, he will be in the large sense of the
Farmers however have been to a Great extent
opposed to what they called science or book farm
ing, from mistaken idea that whatever was in
print was merely speculative and matter of theory
II il so indeed, they would be right in cor.
demning it. It's however mistaken idea Sci.
cncc Is the result of experience and practice. II is
the ripe harvest Of facts rcapcd by ono man in
one field but gathered by ali the aborers through
out all the harvest fields Of the earth in year after
year from the beginning.
very intelligent arncr likes to talk TO his nci q n
or, and draw ADVANTAGE from bis experience
This experience Is no less valuable for being dc.
livcrcd to him in print, by types, than if it should
be given to him by his neighbor, by word Of mouth
IL is the same thing.
Skill in the manual OF hoeing and plougbinr can
never make farmer. II makes only an app cnGcc
in the art. Since the multiplication Of agricultu
raj papers md societies in this country there has
been great improvement in the state Of agricuI-
turC.
is designed to give in this paper oil useful gem
cra Intelligence relating to rural aT1rs and econ.
omy, whether of imPlcfncuts, stocks. seeds modes
Of culture, articles Of cultivation soils or fertilizers:
and such discoveries Of science may assist light.
on and make more profitable the hardy aud hon.
orablc toll Of the farmer.
a secondary object will be to give information TO
persons makiug settlement in the West from pcr
sonal knowlcdgc mosty-so that they will be abic
to make udicous selections, and proceed i'm the cs-
tabshing Of their new homes to best advantage.
and some description of the lands Of MARYLAND nd
virginia, with the modes OF rcnovatinq them
The price will be one collar, invariably in adj.
vance
Agricultural md Emigration Societies and 9th.
ers who subscribe for ono hundred copies or more
will be supplied az SIS per hundred.
Postmastcrs and country collectors arc requested
| N act rs agents. All such will nc allowed 20 Der
ut; and any person sending Eve dollars will have
/ sy cOpics
ost3o WA, j. s. BRADFORD.