 Prairie Farmer, February 1 1841 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Farm Progress Company |
| Publisher | Union Agricultural Society |
| Founded | 1841 |
| Language | American English |
| Headquarters | St. Charles, Illinois |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 0032-6615 |
| OCLC number | 1714067 |
| Website | www |
Prairie Farmer is a weekly newspaper which covers agricultural and rural news in the state of Illinois. It was first published in 1841 in Chicago, Illinois by John Stephen Wright and was called The Union Agriculturist and Western Prairie Farmer.[1] Its original masthead proclaimed that it was devoted to "western agriculture, mechanics, and education."[2][3] Prairie Farmer is owned by Farm Progress, a subsidiary of British publisher Informa.
- ^ "Prairie Farmer". Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ The Prairie Farmer Collection. 1816.
- ^ "About Prairie farmer. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1841-current". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 10, 2020.