American Agriculturist

American Agriculturist was an agricultural publication for farm, home, and garden in the United States. Solon Robinson was one of its writers. It was illustrated by numerous engravings. It included the tagline for you household, garden, farm. It was also marketed as "full of good things" on its front page. In 1885 it published a Family Cyclopaedia.[1]

American Agriculturist edition from 1876

History

It was founded by Anthony B. Allen and his brother Richard L. Allen. It was published in 1843 by Saxton & Miles in New York City.[2] In 1856 it was taken over by Orange Judd and became a publication of the Orange Judd Company. The publication absorbed several others and was eventually published in Springfield, Massachusetts.[3] Originally monthly[4] it became a weekly publication.

A German language edition for immigrants and 5 regional editions were established.[5] Advertisers included cabinet organ, melodeon, and other instrument companies, gelatin and blanc mange brands, cooking tool offerings such as horseradish graters, farm equipment including grist mills, seed and plant businesses, steam engines, wires, watches, washers, trusses, patent companies, cutters, book subscriptions, and Great American Tea Company notices. Columns exposing quackery were run and medical advertisements were prohibited.[5][1]

Henry Morgenthau Jr. owned the paper by 1924.[6]

Staff

Romeyn Berry and Manly Miles also wrote for the paper. Joseph Harris (writer) also wrote for the paper.

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References
  1. "American Agriculturist". Geo. A. Peters. November 9, 1884 – via Google Books.
  2. "The Project Gutenberg eBook of The American Agriculturist, by Various". www.gutenberg.org.
  3. "American agriculturist". American agriculturist,for the farm, garden, and householdJan. 1861-Aug. 1894: 89 v. November 9, 1842 – via Hathi Trust.
  4. "The American Agriculturist". Geo. A. Peters. November 9, 1843 – via Google Books.
  5. Bauer, Kathleen. "Farm Bulletin: The American Agriculturist".
  6. Levy, Herbert (May 25, 2010). "Henry Morgenthau, Jr.: The Remarkable Life of FDR's Secretary of the Treasury". Skyhorse Publishing Inc. – via Google Books.
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