Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-03-05
PROSPECTUS
WEEKLY AGRICULTURAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
NEWSPAPER.

1T has been urged upon the subscriber tina, de-
L mand exists in Virginia for larger agriculture
al paper than is afforded in the limits of the
SOUTHERN PLANTER, as at present organized. He
himself has felt the want, as his Subscribers and
Contributors have increased, Of elbow room; but
he has no idea of running the risk of PUBLISHING
paper without tolerable certainty of receiving
| remuneration for his labor. He therefore laws
the following scheme before the public, TO ascer-
tain whether or not he will be supported i'm it,
He will publish weekly newspaper in the CITY
of Richmond, % by 35 inches, which shall be
devoted 10 Agriculture and Rural Economy for
Three Dollars year, payable sixty days after
| the issue OF the first number. 1t shall be printed
on excellent paper, with new type. Ii will be
handsomely illustrated with Cuts, and will allo.
ge,her present the most respectable appearance
The larger portion Of the paper will be devoted
to the subject OF Agriculture, whilst the LITERARY
! COMMERCIAL and PoLiTIcAL News of the day will
not be neglected. The last shall be given with
out fear, favor, affection or comment. it is be-
lieved that by proper selections and due degree
OF labor, all that is needed for general purposes
in these departments may be condensed in page
OF weekly paper. In short, it will be the object
oil the Editor TO make the paper as interesting and
instructive TO the Farmers family as 10 the Far
mer himself.-For the Farmer, he will endeavor
to procure the results of well tried experiments;
he Will seek to obtain and report the practices of
the most successful cultvators, considering those
the most learned who make the best crops; he
VIII Keep his readers constantly advised of all
the improvements in agricultural machines and
implements, illustrating the same with cuts
wherever the nature of the subjects demands it,
For the Farmers 'ofe, he relies upon the pronis-
ed assistance of the best housewife he knows for
collecting good household receipts, and for oripi-
nal directions for the management Of house
Kitchen, garden poultry yard, &c. For the Far
mtr'S daughitr. he will seek better collection of
humor, wit and literary matter, than can be found
In the Lady's Book or Graham's Magazine.
IL this project succeeds, the subscriber will be
enable to devote his whole time to the Agricnltu-
raj Interest Of the State, and will have an oppor /
UNITY to lay before his readers great deal of
valuable matter that is excluded from his present
limits.
But that he conceives the object Of Prospec-
tus TO be rather to explain the scope and design |
OF me work than to trumpet forth the merits Of |
the Editor, he would say, that he has the vanity |
to believe that if he is properly encouraged in this
design, ne can furnish an Agricultural and Liter |
airy newspaper that would be welcome to every
hearth in Virginia.
Under no circumstances will the Monthly Plan /
ter be discontinued. If the weekly paper goes
into operation the monthly periodical in its pre-
sent form, will be made up Of the most valuable /
agricultural matter in it.
10 carry this plan into execution, thousand
subscribers will be required 10 begin with. at
least TO enable him to issue such paper as the sub
scnber wishes to present to the public, and as he
thinks the Agricultural Interest of Virginia is en-
ti'led to demand. G.. y. BOLTS,
feoruary IL, 1916. Richmond, IA.