Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-30
FARMERS LIBRARY

Prospectus of The Farmers L.ibrurv. cnd No,,JJ
JOurnsl Of Agriculture. JoHs S. SKINNER. Edi.
tor None can well have studied the true sources
OF National welfare, without perceving the na,u
raj and friendly connexlon existing between Ma
hufactufes. Commerce and Agriculture. The no.
lcy which strikes at the prosperity of the Mann.
featuring consumer, must damage the Agricultural
producer, and neither can be iniurously affected
without detrment to the Merchant, at once con.
sumner and carrier for both. As however the ele
menis of manufacturing and commercial industry
must be derived chiefly from the SOIL is il not the
obvious interest of all other classes that the one
which gives to all their employment and subsst-
ence, should oe encouraged and benefited with
every advantage that science can confer and tho
most enlightened industry make available Yet
1t has mol been until comparatively late period
III 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 and
dignifed pursuit-one which should imply for lis
followers high mental cultivation and variors
attainments. Happily, however, educated young
men are now betaking themselves 10 Farming as
a business. which, like the learned professions,
has its own principles and will have its literature
! and truly il may be asked what subject has lately
given rise to memoirs and works more profound
and instructive, or been fruitful of more interest
ing results of scientific investigation, than Agr-
culture Who, among modern Liiera, enjoy
more enviable distinction than Liebig and John
st0a, and BOusSngduH and CQndoHe! 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 M0athiU
Journal Of Agriculture, TO be edited BY JOHN S
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 nuriousIy tie 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 will be
more costly food.
! Each number will consist of two distinct parts,
viz. -
! |. The Farmers Library, in which will be pub
llshed 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 much in the original editions, not
easily obtained at any price, and virtually out vi
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 difieren-
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 Welded
and may yield TO tighten the labors and swell the
harvesls of the intelligent husbandman. The
work will be so arranged that the Farmers Libra
ry may be bound up by ITSELF forming maGl-
moth volume of 600 pages al the end of each year ;
or each work contained therein may be bUund Sc
parately.
J H. 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
riodicas devoted to Agriculture, with extracts
from new books which may not be published in
the Library, &c. dc. 3. American: Editorials.
communicated and selected accounts of expert
ments, improved processes, discoveries IN Agr-
culture, new implements, &c. In this department
alone will ours resemble any American work ever
yet published. 1t can hardly be necessary to add
that no Political, Economic, other controverted
doctrine, will be nculcated 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 engravlngs, printed on type obtained
expressly for this work, and on good paper-the
whole got up as such work should be- If fitdoes
not prove the best 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 chargeable
on such a periodical after the 1st Of July-say
six to eight cents number-will enable many to
take it who would otherwise have been repelled
by the heavy and capricious exactions ofthe Post
Office. As Postmasters are 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 US, as early as will suit then
! convenience. Address
GREELEY d. McELRATH,
Tribune Office.
Corner of Spruce-street. opposite the City Hal