Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-02-05
FARMERS LIBRARY

Prospectus OF me Farmers LfOTufy and Month
Journal of Agriculture. JOIN $ SKINNER ~.
tor. None can we'll have studied the true sou,ra,
of National welfare, without perceiving the nat
raj and friendly connexion existing between NJ
nufactures Commerce and Agriculture The ~
licy which strikes at the prosperity OF the Mann
featuring consumer, must damage the Agricutur,I
producer, and neither can be injuriously afFer,ei
without detriment to the Merchant at once co,
sumer and carrier for both. As, however. the els
ments of manufacturing and commercial udus,r,
must be derived chiefly from the soil. is il no, tho
obvious interest of all other classes that the one
which gives to all their employment and subss,
ence, should oe encouraged and benefited VIII,
every advantage that science can confer and tho
most enlightened industry make available Ye,
it has mol been until comparatively a late period
in Europe, and still later in America that the pub
lie mind has been made properly sensible of th.
necessity of science 10 Agriculture, and so 10 re
spect Farming essentially an intellectual AMI
Gipnified pursuit-one which should imply for II.
followers high mental cultivation and varIOu,
attainments. Happily, however, educated young
men are now betaking themselves to Farming. a,
a business, which, like the learned professions
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 profound
and instructive, or been fruitful of more interest
ing results Of scientific investigation, than Arr
culture Who, among modern Llterati, enjoy
more enviabe distinction than Liebig and Joig
ston, and BouSsingauH and Candoile! 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 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 Moathiy
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 calcu-
lated to affect lnjurously the circulation of exist
ing journals of less price and wider circulation
they may supply the Farmers table with lighter
and more agreeable refreshment while IN the Ii
brary he may may find more solid as it will he
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 Standard Works on
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 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.
In the Farmers Library they will be accompanied
by notes from the Editor, explaining what NAV be
obscure TO 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 eyplor-
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
harvests 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 600 pages at the end of each year
or each work contained therein may be bound Sc
paratelv.
II The Monthly Journal Of Agriculture will
likewise contain about 80 pages per month aud
will comprise, l. Foreign Selections from the
higher class of British French and German pc
riodicals devoted to Agriculture, with extracts
from new books which may not be published II
the Library, &c. dc. 2. American: Editorials
communicated and selected accounts of exPerl-
nlents, improved processes, discoveries IN Agr
culture, new implements, &c. In this department
alone will ours resemble any American work eve
yet published 1t can hardly be necessary TO add
that no Political, Economic, or other contrOvereo
doctrine. will be inculcated through this magazine
It's 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 obtaiEet
expressly for this work, and on good paper-,h'
whole got up as such work should be. If II dee
not prove the best as we'll as the amplest and mos
comprehensive Agricultural work ever published
in this country, the fault shall not rest with tn
publishers, and we are sure it will not fall sh9r
for want of industry or devotion in the Editor
The low and definite rate of postage chargeabs
nm nch HIcaI aFsn tho IStp a InlV
six to eight cents numbeI--will enable MANY t
take it who would otherwise have been repelle'
bv the heavy and capricious exactions OF the Pos
Office. As Postmasters are permitted 10 iran
money letters TO publishers until that PERIOD AM
as we wish to print only so many copies as may b
wanted, we respectfully solicit orders from all VIII
may incline to aid US, as early as will suit thel
convenience. Address
GREELEY d McELR4TH,
Tribune Office.
Corner of Spruce-street. opposite the City Hall
New York, July 81, lS4a