Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-01-01
; FARMERS LIBRARY

Prospectus of the farmers Library. and Mo,,tI.
Journal of Agriculture. JOIN S. SKINNER. Fd5
tor. None well have studied the true sources
of National welfare, without -perceivng the mai,
raj and friendly come xion existing between NJ,
nufactures. Commerce and Agriculture The no
licy which strikes at the prosperity of the Mann
featuring consumer, must damage the Agricultural
producer, and neither can be nuriously affected
without detriment to the Merchant, at once CON.
sumer and carrier for both AS, however, the e,e
ments of manufacturing and commercial Industry
must be derived chiefly from the soil, is not Tho
obvious interest of all other classes that the ono
which gives to all their employment and subsis,.
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 late period
in Europe, and still later in America, that the pu
| lie mind has been made properly sensible of III.
necessity Of science to Agriculture. and so In re-
spect Farming as essentially an intellectual and
1 dignified pursuit-one which should imply for ils
| followers high mental cultivation and varlo.4
attainments. Happily, however, educated you,5
men are now betakIng themselves TO Farming. a4
business, which, like the learned professions
has it's 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 Acri
culture.l Who, among modern Liierati, enjoy
more enviable distinction than Liebig and Joha.
stOn, and BoussingauH and Candolle? 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 fulIy 10
meet the demand thus created, we have decided
TO publish on the first day of Juy and monthly
thereafter, the farmers Library and Monlhiy
Journal of Agriculture, to be edited by JOIN 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 cacu
lated TO affect nuriously the circulation of exist
ing journals of less price and wider circulation.
they may supply the Farmers table with lIoh,er
and more agreeable reireshment, willie N 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. -
! |. The Farmers Library, in which will he pub
lished 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 uf
the reach of men who live by following the plough
I In the Farmers Library they will be accompanied
by notes from the Editor, explaining what may be
obscure to American readers or calculated to mis-
lead the beginning in Farming, owing to diferen-
ces of Soil, Climate, &c. The works published
/ in the Library will form complete series, expor-
/ 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
/ haryests of the intelligent husbandman. The
work will be so arranged that the Farmers Libra
ry may be bound up by itself, forming a man.
moth volume of 500 pages at the end of each year;
or each work contained therein may be bound
/ paratelv.
! ii The Monthly Journal Of Agriculfure will
! likewise contain about 80 pages per month, and
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 III
the Library, &c. DC. 2. American Editorials
communicated and selected accounts of expert
ments, improved processes, discoveries IN Agn-
culture, new implements. &c. In this department
alone will outs resemble any American work ever
yet published. 1t can hardly be necessary 10 add
that no Political Economic or other controvered
doctrine. will be incucated through this magazine
Its 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 obtained
expressly for this work, and on good paper-the
whole got up such work should be. lfitdoes
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 are sure it will not fall short
for want OF industry or devotion in the Editor.
The low and definite rate of postage chargeabe
on such periodical after the Ist Of July-say
six to eight cents number-will enable many to
take It who would otherwise have been repeIled
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 many copies as may be
wanted, we respectfully solicit orders from all who
may incline to aid US, as early as will suit their
convenience Address
GREELEY d McELRATH
/ "a Tribune Office.
Corner of Spruce-street, opposite the City Hall.
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