Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-06-11
FARMERS' LIBRARY

Prospectus of the Farmers Li5rarv and Monthlv
Journal of Agriculture. JOHN S. SKlYNsR, Edi.
tor. None can well have studied the true sources
of National welfare, without perceiving the natu.
raj and friendly connexion existing between Ma
nufactures, 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 injuriously affected
without detriment to the Merchant, at once cos
sumer and carrier for BOTH As, however, the ele-
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 subsist-
ence, should oe encouraged and benefited with
every advantage that science confer and the
most enlightened industry make available Yet
it has not been until comparatively a late period
in Europe, and still later in America, that the pub
lie mind has been made properly sensible of the
necessity of science TO Agriculture, and so to re-
spect Farming essentially an intellectual aud
dignifed pursuit-one which should imply for its
followers high mental cultivation and varioas
attainments. Happily, however educated young
men are now betaking themselves to Farming,
business, which, like the learned professions,
has its own principles and will have its terature
and truly it may be asked shat subject has lately
given rise to memoirs and works more profound
and instructive, or been fruitful of more INTEREST,"
ing results of scientific investigation, tran AgrI-
culture Who, among modern Literati, ENJOY
more envlable distinction than Liebig and John
stOn, and BousSingauH and CaadoLes The taste
for Agricultural Literature in our country thanks
to the able journals that encourage it, keeps pace
with its 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 s,
SKINNER, late Assistant Postmaster General and
founder of the first Agricultural periodical pub
lshed in this country.
Far from being designed or in anv wav calcu-
lated to affect injuriousy the circulation Of exist
ing journals of less price and wider circulation,
they may supply the Farmers table with lighter
and more agreeable relreshment, while IN the Ii
brary he may may find more solid as il will be
more costly food
Each number will consist of two distinct parts,
viz. =
|. TIE Farmers Library, in which will be pub
lshed continuously the best Sta1,dard Works on
Agriculture, embracing those which, by their cost
or the language in which they are written, wou1d
otherwise seem beyond the reach of nearly all
American Farmers. In this way we shall give
Tor two or three dollars the choicest European
treatises and researches in Agriculture, costing
ten times as much in the original editions, not
easily obtained at any price, and virtually out of
the reach of men who live by following the plough
by notes from the Editor, explaining what may be
obscure to American readers, 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 10 Tighten the labors and swell the
harvestS of the intelligent husbandman. The
ryorL will no on arrapred ,ho, .bo
ry may be bound up by ITSELF forming NAM
moth volume of 500 pages at the end of each year;
or each work contained therein may be bound Sc
parately.
ii. The Monthly Journal of agriculture will
likewise contain about so pages per month, and
will comprise, L. Foreign: Selections from the
higher class of British, French and German pc
rlodicals devoted to Agriculture, with extracts
from new books which NAV not be published n
the Library, &c. DC. 3 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 TO adj
that no Political, Economic, other controvertcd
doctrine, will be inculcated through this magazine
Its price will be Five Dollars wear in advance,
for two royal octave volumes of 500 pages each
Eacnnumber 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. If 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 lin the Editor
The low and definite rate of postage chargeable
on such periodical after the 1st of Jdly-say
six to eight cents number-will enable many to
take it who would otherwise have 'been repelled
by the heavy and capricious exactons of the Post
Office. As Postmasters are permitted to frank
money letters TO publishers untI 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 US, as early as will suit their
Address
GREELEY d McELRA TIL,
Tribune Office.
Corner of Spruce-street. opposite the City Hall: