Southern Cultivator

[georgiarebel]

While doing some research I found this ad in an 1862 local newspaper for the Southern Cultivator Farm Journal and thought this crew might find it interesting. Has anyone every heard of it? Seems to be the Southern cousin of the Farmers Almanac.

GR

"A Monthly Journal, devoted exclusively to the Improvement of Southern Agriculture, Horticulture, Stock-Breeding, Poultry, General Farm Economy, etc.
The Cultivator containers a much greater amount of reading matter than any other Agricultural Journal of the South – embracing, in addition to all the current agricultural topics of the day, valuable original contributions from many of the most intelligent and Practical, Farmers, and Horticulturists in every section of the South and South-west."

D. REDMOND AND C.W. HOWARD, EDITORS
TERMS:
One copy, one year, $1; six copies, $5; twenty-five copies, $20; one hundred copies, $75: always in advance.
ADDRESS, W. S. JONES, AUGUSTA, GA.

"The January number of his sterling agricultural monthly on our table, richly freighted with valuable, interesting and instructive, original and selected matter. This is, we believe, the only agricultural journal that has been spared by the crushing out proclivities of these “war times,” and should be liberally and heartily encouraged by our agricultural friends.
Rev. C. W. Howard, of Kingston, Ga., is a polished and elegant writer, and is capable of investing almost any subject with interest. D. Redmond, editor and proprietor, is an excellent writer, and a man of unbounded energy. Being a disciple of Faust, he has taken the Cultivator to his residence, where he gets it out in neat style. He is bound to succeed “Virtue’s its own Reward.”
It is mailed to subscribers at the low price of one dollar per annum. Address D. Redmond, Augusta, Ga."

[Windy in Kansas]

The 1860s and 1870s and 1880s brought about many great strides in agriculture. During the 1860s Lincoln was asked to establish a Department of Agriculture with the head being a cabinet member. Lincoln refused but did establish something similar with a commissioner of agriculture, and of course it later did become the Department of Agriculture.

During those eras the reaper, steam power, and threshing machines were really gaining foothold and mechanization was just beginning to take over much hard back breaking toil.

Exciting times. I'll bet the publication was VERY interesting and would be worthwhile reading, providing learning of traditional southern crops.

[georgiarebel]

Originally Posted by Windy in Kansas

The 1860s and 1870s and 1880s brought about many great strides in agriculture. During the 1860s Lincoln was asked to establish a Department of Agriculture with the head being a cabinet member. Lincoln refused but did establish something similar with a commissioner of agriculture, and of course it later did become the Department of Agriculture.

During those eras the reaper, steam power, and threshing machines were really gaining foothold and mechanization was just beginning to take over much hard back breaking toil.

Exciting times. I'll bet the publication was VERY interesting and would be worthwhile reading, providing learning of traditional southern crops.

Interesting stuff indeed. Had the tractor come a decade earlier 600,000 lives would've been saved from an untimely death.

Enjoy losing myself in the period. Always said I was born 150 years too late. Before the days of runaway corporate corruption.

[chris30523]

I used to have a pile of old agricultural journals form early 1900's. I don't remember seeing that name but they were so musty couldn't stand to read them. I wonder if W.S. Jone is the ancestor of the Jones who own all of the car dealerships in Augusta.