Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-07-09
FARMERS, LIBRARY

Prospectus Of The Farmers Librqry, and Monthly
Journal of Agriculture. JOHN s. SKlNNLR, Edi-
tor. None can well have studied the true sources
of National welfare, without perceiving the natu-
raj and friendly connexion existing between Ma
nutactures. Commerce and Agriculture. The po-
Icy which strikes at the prosperity of the Manu-
featuring consumer, must damage the Agricultural
producer, and neither can be injuriousy affected
without detrment to the Merchant, at once con-
sumer and carrier for both. As, however the ee-
ments Of manufacturing and commercial Industry
must be derived chiefly from the soil, is it not the
obvious interest of all other classes that the one
which gives to all their employment and subslst-
ence, should oe encouraged and benefited with
every advantage that science can confer and the
most enlightened INDUSTRY make available let
it mas moi been until comparatively late PERIOD
in Europe, and still later in America, that the pub
hc mind has been made properly sensible OF the
necessity of science to Agriculture, and 50 TO re-
spect Farming essentially an intellectual and
dienihed pursuit-one which should imply for its
followers high mental cultivation and various
attaInmeDts. Happily, however, educated young
men are now betaking themselves TO Farming as
business, which, like the learned professions,
has It's own principles and will have its literature
aud truly it may be asked what subject has lately
gwen rise TO memoirs and works more profound
and instructive, or been fruitful of more interest
ing results of scientific investig alton, than Agri
culture Who, among modern Literati enjoy
more enviable distinction than Liebig and John
StOR, and BOuSSingduH and CandoHe The taste
for Agricultural Literature in our country, thanks
TO the able journals that encourage 1t, keeps pace
with lis progress in Europe. The more fully to
meet the demand thus created, we have decided
to publish on the first day of July, and monthly
thereafter, the Farmers Library and Monthly
Journal of agriculture, to be edited by JOHN >.
SKINNER, late Assistant Postmaster General and
founder of the first Agricultural periodical pub
lshed in this country.
Far from being designed or in any way calcu-
lated TO affect nuriously the circulation OF exist
ing Journals of less price and wider circulation,
they may supply the Farmers table with hghrer
and more agreeable relreshment, willie the Ii
brary he may may find more solid as il will ue
more costly food.
Each number will consist of two distinct parts,
viz. =
l. The Farmers Library, in which will be pub
lshed continuously the best Stdadard Fo.&S
Agriculture, embracing those which, by their cost
or the language in which they are written, would
otherwise seem beyond the reach of nearly all
American Farmers In this way we shall give
for two three dollars the choicest Europeau
treatises and researches in Agriculture costing
ten times as much In the original editions. Uui
easily obtained at any price, and virtually out ut
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 TO American readers, calculated to mis-
lead the beginning in Farming, owing to dfferen-
ces OF Soil, Climate, &c. The works published
in the Library will form a complete series, eXplor-
ing and exhibiting the whole field Of Na,ura
Science, and developing the rich treasures which
Chemistry, Geology, and Mechanics, have yielded
and may yield TO Tighten the laborS and swell tie
harvests of the intelligent husbandman The
work will be arranged that the Farmers Libra
ry may be bound up by itself, forming NAM
moth volume of 600 pages at the end of each year,
or each work contained therein may be bound Sc
paraely.
IL. The Monthly Journal Of agriculture W.
likewise contain about 80 pages per month, AM
will comprise, l. Foreign: Selections from tie
higher class of British, French and German pc
rlodicals devoted to Agriculture, with extrac,,
from new books which NAV not be published IJ
the Library, &c. dc. ?. American Editorials,
communicated and selected accounts of expert
nents, improved processes, discoveries IN Agr-
culture, new implements, &c. In this department
alone will ours resemble anv American work ever
yet published 1t can hardly be necessary to add
that no Political, Economic, or other controverted
doctrine, will be inculcated through this magazine
Its price will be Five Dollars a year in advance
Tor two royal octave volumes of 900 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-tEe
WHOIe got up as Sucn a work should be. III II does
not prove the best as well as the amplest and most
comprehensive Agricultural work ever published
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 July-say
SIX to eight cents number--will enable many 10
take 1t who would otherwise have been repelled
by the heavy and caprcious exactions oflhe Post
Office. As Postmasters permitted to frank
money letters to publishers until that period, and
as we wish to print only so many copies as may be
wanted, we respectfully solicit orders from all who
may incline to aid u.s. as early as will suit their
convenience. Address
GREELEY # McELRATH,
Tribune Office.
Corner of Spruce street. opposite the City Hall.
New York, July 81, 1915