Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-10-07
RICHMOND WING.
SATURDAY MORNING.....OcT. 7, 1865.
"THE FARMER"

The undersigned propose 10 publish In this Cit
commencing In January 1864 monthly jour
nal 70 be styled -THE FARNER," whose pages shall
be devoted TO Agriculture, Horticulture, the aux
iliary Mechanic Arts and to Household Economy.
A Journal which shall faithfully and successfully
represent these cardinal interests by the dissent
nation Of practical information and thorough,
sound instruction, viii supply deslderatum which
is widely and dseply felt In the presant exigeney
Of our affairs, and ought, therefore, 1--WE should
think reldily TO commend itself to popular ac-
ceplaiion and command, in return, a remunera-
ting patronage Faithfully" and "SHccesVELy"
to support these interests, requires Journal of
the highest order Of its kind. II is to nothing
short Of this high standard Of public usefulness
that The Farmer aspires, and to reach and
maintain IL, will be an object of unremtting ef-
fort and unspsring liberality Of expenditure. 1t
seeks recognition as worthy organ of these car
dinsl branches Of rational industry, of which it
assumes the special advocacy, and hopes to meet
the requirements Of the position satisfactorily to
these whose interests are more Immediately in
volyed.
We are fallen upon times OF peculiar and unex-
ampled difficulty. The sudden and violent over
throw Of African slavery, without pIemonition of
its near approach, or preparation for the event,
interviewer, as it was, with the very teKtarA of
our social constitution, has rendered all past ex.
perisnce with respect TO the economy and regula-
tiOn Of labor nugatory, RACED TO its foundation
the entire system Of Southern agriculture and ne
cesststed Its reconstruction and reorganization
in accordance with the recent changes in our cir.
cumstances and relations. Suddenly launched
upon q tempestuous sea of dar ger and perplexity
without the polar star of experience TO guide
US We must, as best We can, improyise the
measures which appear at the moment the best
adapted to the purposes Of present security, and,
as calmly as We may, await the slow progress of
tentative effort and empirical practice for the de-
yelopment Of facts and the matured fruits of ex-
perience and observation, from the careful COM
psrison and generalization of all which, sound
principles may be deduced for our future guidance
and direction. Then viii a new creation of or
der, harmony and beauty spring out of the Gao
tic disorder and confusion which now prevail
Then will the dissolution and ruin which mar the
face Of the country be repaired. And not till
then shall wholesome and stable rules aud regula-
llQls NuuAVl tue CatAiG stem VI uuSuAuull NltA
its adjuncts and subsidiaries, and give force and
efficiency TO the administrative measures necessa-
~ for the conduction of all its operations to the
most satisfactory and profitable results.
To facilitate and promote these important con.
siderations, good agricultural journal is an OBJ
vious necessity. A medium Of communication
for the int rchange among farmers CT views and
opinions entertained by them respectively on sub
ects appertaining to their common calling, is in
dispensable, and they especially need vehicle of
intelligence for the transmiss Ofthe earliest no.
tice Of improvement in any department of hus.
bsndry, that, by wide diffusion of such notice,
the Improvements may be adopted in practice and
thus prove a general benefit to the farming frater
nifty.
Now, to sum up in a word 1t is to meet this
obvious and pressing necessity that the proprietOrs
propose 10 publish the above described paper, and
in behalf Of the undertaking they respectfully So
lieit the patronage Of the public.
Papers disposed to exchange with The Farmer
will send their papers at once.
TERMS, ETC.
The best talent, both prsctic al and theoretical
which Virginia affords, will be commanded in aid
of this enterprise, and no expense will be spared
in the effort tSmuke the Journal complete in all
respects
1t will be printed on good paper and with clear
type, and will comprise ihirty-twO pages Of read
ing matter. Price, Three Dollars per anHEm.
Let all who propose to subscribe send in their
names at once, in order that they may be ar
ranged in advance with reference to the mails.
Payment will be made upon the receipt Of the
January number.
WYATT NJ. ELLIOTT,
JOHN c. SHIELDS.
Richmond, Va, October 4th, 1865.