Village Squire, 1976-11, Page 29Lawrence wrote a piece at the front of the
book saying that the magazine needed a
"Kansas City Milkman", the mythical
common man reader who served as a guide
for many years for the United Press
International writers who were supposed to
write to his level. Lawrence said that such a
common reader was needed for his
magazine so it could define its audience.
There were some articles in this issue for
the new homesteader such as one on the
renaissance of wood heat, a guide to maple
syrup lovers to tell them which trees to tap,
a defence of the common egg in the battle
against propaganda that it has too much
cholestrol, tips on making teas from weeds
and tips on choosing a dairy goat.
But the emphasis of the magazine
seemed to be farther afield this time with
stories on the Greenpeace foundation and
its fight to save the seals; on horse -pulling
in Quebec;- on bluegrass music and
"orgasmic gardening". Don't ask for an
explanation, we didn't read the article.
Quality of writing in the magazine is very
good and the graphics generally good. The
magazine features a fully -coloured cover
and a paper quality inside which is slightly
better than that of Village Squire, but not
up to the standards of the big-time
magazines.
The magazine costs $1 per issue or $6
per year and is centred in the eastern
Ontario village of Camden East. The one
reservation is in how long the magazine
can survive. A magazine of the kind must
cost over $1.00 per copy to produce and
mail and the editor says in the second issue
that more than 40,000 copies of that issue
were being printed. That means advertis-
ing has to pay the way and so far it seems
to be pretty skimpy. Still, if you're
interested in this kind of magazine, $6
seems a small risk to keeping it going.
Two recent copies of Harrow smith
magazine.
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