Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-02-26
PROSPECTUS
WEEKLY AGRICULTURAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
NEWSPAPER.

FL has been urged upon the subscriber that de-
Il mand exists in Virginia for larger agriculture
al paper than is afforded i'm 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
a remuneration for his labor. He therefore laws
the following scheme before the public, to ascer-
tain whether or not he will be supported in it.
He will publish weekly newspaper in the city
of Richmond, % by 35 inches, which shall be
devoted to Agriculture AMI Rural Economy, for
Three Dollars year, payable sixty days after
the issue Of the first number. 1t shall be printed
OH excellent paper, with new type. /, will be
handsomely illustrated with Cuts, and will alto
gether present the most respectable appearance
The larger portion of the paper will be devoted
to the subject of Agriculture, whilst the LITERARY,
COMMERCIAL and PoLlTICAL News Of the day will
not be neglected. The last shall be given with
out fear, favor, affection or comment. 1t is be-
ieved that by proper selections and due degree
OF labor, all that is needed for general purposes
In these departments may be condensed in a pace
of weekly paper. In short, it will be the object
OF the Editor 10 make the paper as interesting and
instructive TO The Farmers family as to the Far
mer himself-For the Farmer, he will endeavor
TO procure the results of we'll tried experiments:
he Will seek to obtain and report the practices Of
The most successful cul,ivators, considering those
''o hISS' iS"ihcu WIN MAKE the pest crCDSt 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 pron,is-
ed assistance OF the best housewife he knows for
collecting good household receipts, and for orgi.
nal directions for the management Of house,
kitchen, garden, poultry yard, &c. For the Far
ner's dGughfer he will seek better collection of
humor, wit. and literary matter. than can he found
In the Lady's Book or Graham's Magazine
1T this project succeeds, the subscriber will be
enable to devote his whole time TO the Agricnl,u-
raj Interest of the State. and will have an oppor
tunIty to lay before his readers great deal Of
valuable matter that is excluded from his present
limits
But that he coDceives the object Of Prospec-
tus to be rather 10 explain the scope and design
OF the work than to trumpet forth the merits of
the Editor, he would say that he has the vanity
10 believe that he is properly encouraged in this
design, he can furnish an Agricultural and Liter
airy newspaper that would BIO welcome to every
hearth in, Virginia.
Underh circumstances will the Monthly Plan
ter be discontinued. If the weekly paper goes
into operation The monthly PERIODICAL iH its pre-
sent EeLm, 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 10 enable him issue such paper as the SUBJ
scrber wishes to present to the public and as he
thinks the yricuiura Interest Of Virginia is en-
titled to demand. G.. r. Bolts,
February IL, 1916. Richmond, IA.