The Farmers Cabinet, and American Herd-Book, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)

The Productions of theE arth will always biin proportion to the culture bestowed upon it. Vol. VII. No. 1.] 8th mo. (A ugust,) 15th, 1842. [W hole No. 91. JOSIAH TATUM, PROPRIETOR AND PUBLISHER, No. 50 North Fourth Street, PHILADELPHIA. Edited by the Proprietor and James Pedder. Price one dollar per year. For conditions see last page. Editorial. This Number of the Cabinet being; the first of another volume, and the Proprietor and late Editor, having; associated in preparing and arranging its materials, there would seem a propriety in introducing themselves to their readers, in the new capacity of jointeditors, by a brief exposition of their views. Recollecting, however, that from time to time, for the six years that the Cabinet has claimed the attention of the Agricultural community, the views of its conductors have been freely expressed, and its objects as freely explained, we do not feel that there is much for us now to say, that can be new, or that can throw further light upon the ground that should be occupied by a farmers monthly paper. When we say, as was said in the first Number of the first volume of the Cabinet, that it is designed to promote the interests of practical agriculture, we throw open a field as broad as can be desired for an agricultural paper, and express in these few words, almost all that may be necessary to designate the goal, to the attainment of which, our efforts will continue to be directed. To eat his bread in the sweat of his face, was early promised as mans inheritance. We purpose to strike into no new path we make no promise of a royal road, that shall lead to luxuriant pastures and well filled barns, without the toil of travel. To him who is at all conversant with former modes of tillage who recollects the state of agriculture in this vicinity, even so lately as fifty years ago, it must be obvious, that if other arts have ma
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