Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-22

ed by Messrs. Dargan, Williams and others, pending
which discussion, the House adjourned.
Communicated
The Last Appeal to the Farmers of N. Carolina
1t has been nearly three years since began TO
devote my time and what ability have to the adj
vancement of the farming interest of North Carolina
1t was apparent to me, at that time that the most
efficient means which had contributed most IN the
advancement of agriculture IN other states, were
agricultural papers and County and State AgrlcuI,
tural Societies. Upon this conclusion, determined
at once to publish paper devoted especially to the
advancement of agriculture in North Carolina, and
TO travel over the State and exhor the farmers to
form County Agricultural Societies. and awaken an
interest sufficient to establish State Agricultural
Society, which would beget State Fair. In April
1852, I commenced the publication of 1.-THE Far
mer's Journal with patronage not half equal to
the necessary expenses of the publication. have
been nearly three years, as stated above, deVot-
ing my time to this work, without one particle OF re-
muneration and at this time, have only sixteen
hundred subscribers to " The farmers Journal" the
only paper in the State devoted exclusively to agn-
culture What has been the of this small num-
Der of readers to an agricultural paper among the
farmers of our State Surely, it is not fact that
there are not others who read agricultural papers
besides the sixteen hundred who take t" The Far
mer's Journal" A less number than from FIVE to six
thousand subscribers paper like this, at the small
sum of one dollar, will not pay and how easily
this number might be secured if on ten men in each
county in the State would furnish ten names each -
Here is the fact before US, that we have the only
agricultural paper in the State, with only sixteen
hundred subscribers, dollar year, and State
Agricultural society with about seven hundred men,
bers the initiation fee being three dollars How
much longer shall this be the case? Will not every
farmer whose eye this may chance TO meet, feel that
it is his duty to expend small sum into the general
| fund for the advancement of the agriculture of his
own State?
Here are three years of life devoted TO the advance
ment of my native State without any remuneration,
with the exception of the cold encouragement of the
careless public. [ cannot con tinue TO pursue this
course any longer for, by it, have already involved
myself [ must struggle until this volume of my
paper is concluded, and then must, without more
encouragement than | have heretofore had, give up
in despair and seek Gas others have done) my for
tune in some other State. 1t would be a source OF
much regret to me to have TO leave my native State,
for if there is who would exult more than any
other at the elevation OF the farming interest of the
State am that man.
Farmers of North Carolina, hear what Mr.. Rayner
said in his address before thousands at the last State
Fair:
81 have said that the means Of intelligence were
within our observation-disclosures to enable to avoid
the errors of the past and to avail ourselves of the
improvements of the present and the future. An
AGRICULTURAL Journal devoted to the elucidation OF
general principles and their application to pc
cular position, is indispensable every practical far
mer. Such paper we have in State" 1.-The
| Farmers Journal"-a journal gotten up and sus.
tanned in the outset, we'll know, with great labor
and expense; and now, not supported it
should be- This paper ia North Carolina paper
it originated in North Carolina enterprise; is devoted
to North Carolina Interests, and must rely North
Carolina pride for support. 1t would be reproach
10 our Stale and association to allow it TO fail
1t is with due Difference. then, that | would beg
leave appeal to the pride and public spirit of
association, and OF our people here assembled, to
sustain and support it. Even now, in its infancy, it
compares favorably with the best Southern agrcul-
tural journals but by increased patronage, we shall
strengthen and stimulate lis conductors 10 make it a
still useful vehicle of information-a journal of
which every North Carolina farmer should feel
proud
This is the last appeal that shall make to the
| farmers of the State to sustain paper devoted to
their interests. | feel that have done even more
than my duty in this matter. | have wasted three
years of my life upon it, without particle of profit
to myself; but my abors have, am sure, redounded
TO the advancement of agriculture in the State. But
this work yet 60 on, if every farmer in North
Carolina whose eye this address may chance to meet
will at once send in his dollar and his name to the
publishers of The Farmers Journal,'W D. Cooke
& Co., at Raleich, N c.
know that my paper has not come out regularly
in many instances TO subscribers, which has been
(when my fault at al) for the want of patronage
sufficient to support it, 1t is TO the interest of every
publisher of paper that every subscriber gets his
paper instead of withholding il.
If prompt action is taken by such as ought to fee
an interest in this matter, in month from this time
my list, instead of being sixteen hundred. may be
five or six thousand. j. F. TOMPKINS.
| Bunker Hill Truly American,
ra14nk d.