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THE GENESEE FARMER 



January Pkf.midms. — The competition for January 

 Premiums has resulted as follows : 



1. I. W. Bkiggs, ^Vest Mactdon, N. Y., S20. 



2. Jamks LiTTf.E, Seneca, C. W., $15. 



5. JoiiN L. CuRuouGHS, Pennington, N. J., $10. 

 4. Samuel Gray, Reily, Ohio, $9. 



6. James li. Hannino, Morriston, C. W., $8. 



6. Jonathan Milleh, Berryshurg, Pa., $7. 



7. D. C HousBERGEa Rainham Center, C. "VV., $5. 



8. W. B. Ed^yards, Center Lisle, N. Y., $5. 



The premiums will be immediately paid. ' The mails of 

 late have been very irregular, and it is just possible that 

 some of our agents may have mailed letters which ought 

 to have reached us in time but have not, and that had their 

 letters been duly received they would have taken a pre- 

 mium. If such should prove the case, we will pay, in 

 addition to the above, the premium to which they would 

 have been entitled had their letters been received. To 

 enable our agents to determine this matter, we would say 

 that iSIr. Edwards has sent us Fifty-three subscribers ; 

 and if any one has sent us more than (hat number they 

 will pi jase write immediately, and they shall l:ave the Pre- 

 mium to which they are entitled. The above Premiums, 

 however, will be puid whether such delay has or has no 

 occurred. 



Premiums for Short EssajTS. 



The time for competing for our Premiams for Short Es- 

 says has now (Feb. 2d) expired. We have received six essays 

 on the Management of Sheep ; three on the Management 

 of Svv ine ; two on the Management of Horses ; three on 

 Butter Making ; four on the Cultivation of Winter Wheat i 

 six on the Cultivation of Indian Corn ; three on the Culti- 

 vation of Onions ; two on the Cultivation of Potatoes ; 

 two on the Use of Lime as a Manure ; four on the Best 

 Means of Destroying Weeds; tiiree on t^<» T'.est Means of 

 Destroying Mice, Rats, and other Vermin ; two on the 

 Management of a Prairie Farm ; six on the Best jSIethod 

 of Fencing a Farm ; four on the Influence of Agricultural 

 Papers, aiid the Duty of Farmers to Write for them : 

 nine for the best answer to the question, " Why do Farm- 

 eJ'S so generally neglect their Gardtns ? and the best means 

 of rectifying the evil ; " three for the best answer to the 

 question, " Is the Cultivation of Fruit on a more extended 

 scale desirable ? " 



In the Ladies' Department we have received ten for the 

 best Dozen Domestic Receipts ; jiiue for the best answer 

 to the question, " Is a residence in the Country or City 

 .:flost conducive to high mental culture, beauty of person, 

 health, happiness and usefulness?" fourteen for the best 

 answer to the question, " Is it right to ask the v7omen folk 

 ta milk the cows during the busy season ? " three on Dry- 

 ing Apples, Peaches, Plums and other Fruit ; seven fur the 

 Lest answer to the question, " What can mothers and 

 daughters do to make farm life attractive to^their sons and 

 brothers, and prevent them from leaving the farm to en- 

 g.=!ge in mercantile or professional [lursuits V " 



The above essays are in the hands of competent judges. 

 Tue premiums will be awarded as soon as they make tlieir 

 decision, and as many of the essays as possible published 

 in the March number. 



On the following subjects we have received only one es- 

 BQj each ; and as it is impossible in such a case to say 



which is best, we wiH leave the matter open till the first of 

 April : 



On the Relative Advantages of Employing Horses ot 

 Cattle in Farm Labor ; 



On the Cultivation of Spring Wheat ; 



On Growing Grass Seeds ; 



On the Best System of Rotation ; 



On the Most Economical ]Mode of obtaining Fertiliilpg 

 Matter other than Barn-Yard Manure ; 



On any Insects Injurious to the Farmer ; 



On the Advantages of System in Farming Operatiofis ; 



On Cutting Hay, Corn-Stalks, and other Fodder, fqr 

 Horses and Cattle : 



On the Management of Permanent Grass Lands ; 



On Underdraining ; 



On Planting Trees on the Prairies, for Shelter, Fuel aS^ 

 Timber ; 



On the Benefits of Agrictiltural Fairs ; 



On the Benefits of Farmers' Clubs, and the Best Pita 

 for their Organization ; 



On the Cultivation of Apples; 



On the Cultivation of Plums;" 



On the Cultivation of Flowers 



For the best reasons why our Agricultural SocieHes 

 should rtot offer premiums for a public exhibition of La/df 

 Equestrianism. 



On the following subjects no essays have been received", 

 and we still continue our offer of a Book of the value of 

 One Dollar for the best article (not to exceed a page of the 

 Farmer) on these and the above subjects. We trust our 

 correspondents will give us their views on these importai^ 

 matters. If only one essay has been received on any suhi- 

 ect by the first of April, the premium will then Ire 

 j awarded to the writer : 



On the Management of Milch Cows ; 



On the Management of Young Stock and Wor^Qg 

 Cattle ; 



On Cheese Making ; 



Oil the Cultivation of Rye; 



On the Cultivation of Barley; 



On the Cultivation of Oats ; 



On the Cultivation of Peas ; 



On the Cultivation of Beans ; 



On the Cultivation of Broom Corn ; 



On the Cultivation of Millet; 



On the Cultivation of Crops for Soiling Purposes ; 



On Growing Clover Seed ; 



On the Cultivation of Turnips, Ruta Bagas, Mangel 

 Wurzel, and other Root Crops ; 



On the Management and Application of Barn-Ya?d 

 Manure ; 



On the Use of Unleached Ashes as a Manure ; 



On the Use of Leached Ashes as a Manure ; 



On the Use of Salt as a Manure ; 



On the Use of Peruvian Guano as a Manure ; 



On the Use of Superphosphate of Lime as a Manure ; 



On the Advantages of Forethought in Farming Opera- 

 ti-ins ; 



On Subsoil Plowing ; 



On the Advantages of Stirring the Soil in Dry WeatBey; 



On Irrigating Grass Land ; 



On the Best Plants for Hedges — their Management, &c.j 



On the Management of Woodland ; 



Horticultural Subjects. — On the Cultivation of 

 Pears; 



On the Cultivation of Peaches; i 



On the Cultivation of Small Fruits — Strawberries, '. 

 berries, Currants, Gooseberries and Blackberries; 



