Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-02
FARMERS LIBRARY

Prospectus of the Farmers Library, and Mont,
Journal of Agriculture. JOHN s. SKINNER. EJ
tor None can well have studied the true source,
of National welfare, without perceiving the nat,.
raj and friendly connexion existing between Ma.
nufactures. Commerce and Agriculture. The 10.
licy which strikes at the prosperity of the Nam.
featuring consumer, must damage the Agriculiurs,
producer, and neither can be ipjuriousy affected
without detrment to the Merchant, at once cor.
sumer and carrier for both. As, however the elc.
ments of manufacturing and commercial indus,7v
must be derived chiefly from the soil, is il not lie
obvious interest Of all other classes that the ore
which gives to all their employment and subsis,
ence, should oe encouraged and benefited wifi
every advantage that science can confer and tbe
most enlightened industry make available Ye.
it has not been until comparatively late period
in Europe and still later in America, that ;he pub
lie mind has been made properly sensible of d.,
necessity of science to Agriculture, and SO TO re-
spect Farming essentially an intellectual AMI
Gignifed pursuit-one which should imply for is
followers high mental cultivation and varo.s
attainments. Happily, however, educated young
men are now betaking themselves 10 Farming. a,
a business, which, like the learned profession.
has its own principles and will have its literature
and truly it may be asked what subject has lately
gwen rise to memoirs and works more profouad
and instructive, or been fruitful of more interest
ing results of scientific investigation, than Agri-
culture Who, among modern Lterati, ENJOY
more enviable distinction than Liebig and J0ia-
ston, and BOussingduh and Condolle The TASTE
for Agricultural Literature in our country, thank,
to the able journals that encourage it, keeps pace
with its progress in Europe The more falty :,
meet the demand thus created, we have decide!
10 publish on the first day Of July, and months
thereafter, the Farmers Library and Month
Journal Of Agriculture, to be edited by JOHN $
SKINNER, late Assistant Postmaster General and
founder of the first Agricultural periodical pub.
lished in this country.
Far from being designed or in any way caIcu-
lated to affect njuriously the circulation of exist
ing journals of less price and wider circulation,
they may supply the Farmers table with lighter
and more agreeable refreshment, Willie IN the IL
brary he may may find more solid as il will be
more costly food.
Each number will consist of TWO distac, parts.
viz. =
l. TIE farmers Library, in which will be pub
lished continuously the best Standard Works on
Agriculture, embracing those which, by their cost
or the language in which they are written. wouli
otherwise seem beyond the reach of nearly all
American Farmers. In this way we shall give
for two or three dollars the choicest European
treatises and researches in Agriculture. costing
ten times as much in the original editions. 40:
the reach of men who live by following the plough
In the Farmers Library they will be accompanied
by notes from the Editor, explaining what may be
obscure 10 American readers, or calculated TO mis-
lead the beginning in Farming, owing TO differen-
ces of Soil Climate, &c. The works published
in the Library will form complete series, explor
ing and exhibiting the whole field Of Natural
Science, and developing the rich treasures which
Chemistry, Geology, and Mechanics, have yielded
and may yield to tighten the labors and swell the
harvesis of the intelligent husbandman. The
work will be SO arranged that the Farmers Libra
ry may be bound up by ITSELF forming man.
moth volume of 500 pages at the end of each year; ;
or each work contained therein may be bound Sc
parately.
IL THE Monthly Journal Of Agriculture will
likewise contain about so pages per month ani
will comprise, /. Foreign: Selections from tie
higher class of British, French and German Pc
riodcals devoted to Agriculture, with extracts
from new books which may not be published III
the Library, &c. &c. 2. american: Editorials.
communicated and selected accounts of expert
ments, improved processes, discoveries IN Agrl-
culture, new implements, &c. In this department
alone will ours resemble any American work ever
yet published. 1t can hardly be necessary 10 add
that no Political, Economic, or other conroverted
doctrine, will be nculcated through this magazine
Its price Will be Five Dollars year in advance,
for two royal octave volumes of 600 pages each
Each number of the Library will be illustrated
by numerous engravings, printed on type obtained
expressly for this work, and on good paper-the
whole got up as such work should be. II fitdoes
not prove the best as well as the amplest and most
comprehensive Agricultural work ever publishei
in this country, the fault shall not rest with the
publishers, and we are sure it will not fall short
for want of industry or devotion in the Editor
The low and definite rate of postage chargeabe
on such periodical after the lst Of Juy-say
six to eight cents a number-will enable many to
take it who would otherwise have been repel!Cd
by the heavy and capricious exactions ofthe Post
Office. AS Postmasters are permitted TO frank
money letters TO publishers until that period, anu
as we wish to print only so many copies as may be
wanted, respectfully solicit orders from all who
may incline to aid US, as early as will suit Their
convenience. Address
GREELEY d McELRATH.
Tribune Office,
Corner of Spruce-street. opposite the City llalA
Me-, III.