| Founder | Wilmer Atkinson |
|---|---|
| First issue | March 1877 |
| Company | Farm Journal Media |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0014-8008 |
Farm Journal is a United States agricultural trade magazine that was established in 1877, and is the leading United States farm magazine.
History
Wilmer Atkinson founded the publication in Philadelphia in March 1877 as a small eight-page monthly magazine. Atkinson was editor for 40 years.[1][2]
After advertising revenue dropped greatly in the early 1930s, the publication went into receivership in 1935, and new owners installed Graham Patterson as its publisher. Patterson revived the publication, tripling its advertising revenue of 1935 by 1937, and adding 338,000 subscribers.[3] The Farmer's Wife was acquired in 1939. In 1955, the magazine (with a circulation then of 2.8 million) acquired The Country Gentleman (circulation 2.5 million), the second most popular agricultural magazine, from Curtis Publishing Company.[4][5][6]
As of 2001 (its 125 anniversary year), its circulation was 700,000.[7]
According to the magazine's website in 2022, the magazine currently publishes 13 issues a year and has 335,000 subscribers. Clinton Griffiths has served as editor since 2019.[8]
The publication's parent company Farm Journal Media also produces the AgDay and U.S. Farm Report television programs and publications including The Packer and Drovers Magazine.
References
- ↑ Mott, Frank Luther. A History of American Magazines, Volume III: 1865-1885, p. 153 (1938, 4th printing 1970)
- ↑ (9 May 1985). Customized Service: 8,896 Versions of One Issue : Farm Journal, 107 Years Old, Has Kept Abreast of Change, Los Angeles Times
- ↑ Evans, James. F. Prairie Farmer and WLS, p. 83 (1969)
- ↑ (8 June 1955). Curtis Publishing Sells A Magazine, The New York Times p. 21 (paywall)
- ↑ Quebral, Nora Cruz. 'Farm Journal' and American Agriculture, 1877-1965 (1966, Ph.D. Thesis)
- ↑ (20 June 1955). Room with a View, Time (magazine)
- ↑ Bergstrom, Bill (25 June 2001). Farm Journal is a national staple after 125 years of publishing, Argus-Press
- ↑ Farm Journal, Farmjournal.com, Retrieved 7 June 2022