Categories Agricultural magazine Year founded 1862 Country USA | Frequency Weekly Final issue 1901 | |
Based in 113 Madison St., Chicago, Illinois192 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan | ||
Western Rural was a weekly journal published in Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan. It existed between 1862 and 1901.
History and profile
Western Rural was founded in 1862. It published information relating to agriculture, horticulture, and livestock as well as rural news and domestic affairs. It was intended for "western farms, western homes, and western affairs in general" as proclaimed by its masthead. The edition published in Chicago was intended for the western United States, while the Detroit edition was for Michigan and Canada. The magazine ceased publication in 1901.
References
Western Rural Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA