New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-03
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VIII Farmers for the honor aud welfare OF their
profession determine to regard and treat it as an
intellectual one inviting for its benefit the study
and the application to it of the laws OF Nature-ln
other words the scientific principles that essentially
bel0ng 10 1t?
Ifthey will, why do they not al either for them
selves or their sons, S. bscri5e TO TIE FARMERS
LIBRARYl "And what is The Farmers Li6raryW
saws the Agricultural reader for nothing is more
difficult than to spread universally knowledge Of
the existence and character of work dedicated TO
the improvement of any particular branch of In
dustry
For the information, then Of all who desire for
themselves or their SOILS who are destined to be
land who aspire 10 be enlightened and successfully
cutivators of the soil be it known that The Farm
ers' Library is a monthly periodical of 100 pages
making, annually, two volumes of 600 pages each,
at the least.
1t is under the exclusive and uncontrolled edito-
rial management off S. SKISsER, Esq. the founder
Of the first agricultural periodical established in the
United States aud whose mind and pen have been
for thirty years ardenty devoted to the promotion
of the agricultural interest Of the country.
For the contents of the work, the Editor has
license from the publishers to spare no expense in
the way of materials or illustrations to make it
worthy of the great branch of Industry to which 1t
is devoted.
Then, as to its claims for universal patronage
1t may be stated that half of each number is
given to the republican, Of the most valuable
and costly standard works that appear IN any
country Tho current ear will complete the
republication of works the highest character
abroad that have ever been reprinted in this
country and that Cannot be imported Tor less than
between SIS and $50; but these embrace only
one halt Of the periodical in question The MoHthfy
Journal portion Of it, of equal bulk presents many
prize ESSAYS ON AGRICULTURAL subjects Q the grest
est importance often illustrated by coored en-
ora, inss Of great cost and beauty engrsyings OF
animals as Of horses cattle, sheep and swine OF
various lreeds-and Of staple plants, as OF cotton,
tobacco, sc. Beside these part OF the plan OF
die work is to awaken and stimulate the ambition
of young Farmers, by holding up for their instruc-
ton and emulation the memoirs and services OF
great benefactors Of Agriculture and Horticulture
with lifeke portraits of such true patriots-heroes
in the best of whose lives and writings
Invoke us rather to brighten the face OF the plow
than to sharpen the edge of the sword-to the end
that mankind may rather be fed than bied Such
are the principal objects Of this earnest endesvor to
elevate and to enighten american Agrricature.
Hence it contains already the portraits of the ven.
Grated aud patriotic Van Rensselaer,, Peters,
Wadswortb, Loudon, Whitney and others, eminent
beneiaclors Of the Arts that bes, promote peace,
comfort and civilization.
If the appreciation OF the press, earnest and
emphatic, and of eminent men East, West, North
and South would insure to The Farmers Library,
the circulation which it aims TO deserve, in would
be read in every agricultural family In the Union.
Assuredly those who fail to procure 1t are not
aware fthe store Of knowledge they are withhold
ing from themselves and their sons-knodledge
that would enable them to increase their store Of
every sort for after ALL nothing is truer than that
kn0icledge IS porCr.
SO much have we said in the way of an impartial
sketch Of the objects and character OF work which
It was hoped every enlightened Farmer would
seek as his companion and counselor in all seasons.
Those VINO desire 10 have it a monthly visiter.
are informed that the price is IS year, pay able IN
advance. To such as desire TO have the volumes
already published, they will be supplied bound at
IS for the two volumes s3 for any single volume.
Four volumes are now ready.
Out of the SIX volumes. which will be completed
in June, three of them viii contain the Only Ameri.
can Edition of Pct.holdfs popular lectures Ag1-
cultural Chemistry; Thaers profound and cele-
brated work on the principles Of Agriculture, which
it would cost $40 70 import and Stephenss great
Book OF THE FARM with six hundred engrayngs
many Of them costly steel engravings-s work
that could not be imported for less than s25i also
a new work on Manures, BY the distinguished
French chemist Dumas translated for The Farm
os Library
To hundreds OF testimonials OF like character We
add the following from De Bows Commercial Re
view of the South aud West:
THE FAHnEAs' LIssARY AND MONTHLY JoUBSAL oF Ae- /
mouLTCKE, January, lsis. New-fork; Greeley 4 +
McElrsih.
No farmer can truly lay claim to that honorable name
who Goes no. on knowledge principles 20 the brute labor
oT The hands Within my years Chemistry and Geology
h,ve n 10 be the hanimnds q Agriculture, While With
In e zane nay even less, statistical ana economic SCI
oc hve raised the torch % guide the free ssis q Coz
rc A The discoveries q The laboratory and The closet
80 ,aoceA 40 successful prsciice II BECOMES proper to DIS
seminfe among practical their results This is done
with ,ignsl ability by the present. "ofk whose veteran
rAo, hss asvoted himself The service oi Agriculture