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Newspaper The American Farmer (Baltimore) 1849-1871 [Online Resource] American farmer, and spirit of the agricultural journals of the day

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Title

  • The American Farmer (Baltimore) 1849-1871 [Online Resource]

Other Title

  • American farmer, and spirit of the agricultural journals of the day

Summary

  • "The American Farmer was one of the most successful of the early farm papers and had the endorsement of such men as Jefferson, Madison, and Pickering. Founded by John S. Skinner, a postmaster at Baltimore, this partly eclectic magazine began as an eight-page quarto devoted to "rural economy, internal improvements, news, prices current," and ran through a dozen series to its end in 1897. It was illustrated throughout its long life, and contained news on agriculture, horticulture, and livestock, market prices, and activities of agricultural societies" Cf. American periodicals, 1741-1900.

Dates of Publication

  • 1849-1871

Created / Published

  • Baltimore : [Samuel Sands], [1849-1871]

Headings

  • -  Baltimore (Md.)--Newspapers
  • -  Maryland--Baltimore
  • -  United States--Maryland--Baltimore

Genre

  • Electronic journals
  • Periodicals
  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Monthly
  • -  Print began with 4th ser. v. 5, no. 1 (July 1849); ceased with 7th ser., v. 2 (Dec. 1871?).
  • -  Proceedings of the 2nd-11th (1849-1858) annual meetings of the Maryland State Agricultural Society are included in [4th ser.] v. 5-14.
  • -  Imprint varies: published later by Frank Lewis.
  • -  Publication suspended from [Jan.?] 1862 to June 1866, inclusive.
  • -  Also issued in print and on microfilm from University Microfilms.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  Description based on: Vol. 6, no. 1 (July 1850); title from PDF caption (Proquest, viewed Feb. 28, 2007).
  • -  American farmer and rural register (Online) (DLC) 2007255029 (OCoLC)70683960

Call Number/Physical Location

  • S1

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2007255251

OCLC Number

  • 70683901

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