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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



BOOKS FOR THE FARMERS? 



rUKNISHED BY THE PROPRIETOR OF GENESEE FARMER. 



Morton's Cyclopedia of Agriculture. Two Tolumea beautifully 

 boun'l iu Morocco. Price $:i2. 



Mortou's Cyclopedia of Agriculture, bound in cloth, $18. 

 Wilson's Euial Encyclopedia. Four vols, (second hand; $16. 

 Ehiud'.s Vegetable Kingdom, with colored plates. Price $6. 

 The Farmer's Guide. By James Webb. Piice 87>a cents. 

 The Farm liagineer. By Ritchie. Piice $3. 

 Gunn's Domestic Medicine. Price $3. 



The Cjw, D.iiry Hasljandry, and Cattle ftreeding. Price 25 ctfl. 

 Eyery Lady her own Flower Gardener. Price 25 eents. 

 Phe American Kitchen Gardener. Price 25 cents. 

 The Araeric^a Hone Culturer. Price 25 centH. 

 Prize iimay on Manures. By S. L. Dana. Price 25 cents. 

 The Pests of the Farm, with directions for extirpation. Price 25 

 cents. 



Horses — their Varieties, Breeding, Management, 4c. Price 26 

 eents. 



The Hive and Honey Bee — their Diseases and Remedies. Price 

 ^5 cantt). 

 The Hog — its Diseases and Management. Price 25 eents. 

 The American Bird Fancier — Breeding, Raising, <te. 25 ct«. 

 Domestic Fowls and Ornamental Poultry. Price 25 centa. 

 Chemistry made E:i«y for the Use of Farmers. Price 25 eta. 

 The AnifM-ican Poulti-y Yard. The cheapest and best book pub- 

 ILsiied. Price $1. 



The American Field Book of Manures. Embracing all thp Fer- 

 Viizers known, with directions for use. By Browne. $1.25. 

 Buist's Kikciiiea Gardensr. Price 75 cents. 

 Stockhart's Cheraical Field Lectures. Price $1. 

 Wilson on the Oultiyj't.inn of Flax. Price 25 cents. ^ 



The F.iimer's CyolopeJa. By Blake. Price $1.25. 

 AUcu sj UuraJ Architecture. Price $1.25. 

 Pae'iis's Bee Keeper's Chart. Illustrated. Price S."; cent*. 

 Johu^-^<")n's Agncultural Chemistry. Price $1.25. 

 Johnston's Elements of Agricultural Chemistry and Geology. 

 Pr.ce SI. 



RiniUU's Sheep Husbandry. Price $1.25. 

 Miner's American Bee-Keeper's Manual. Price $1. 

 Dadd's .American Cattle Doctor. Complete. Price $1. 

 Fesxenien's Complete Farmer and Gardener. 1 toI. Price $1.25. 

 AUeu's Treatise on the Culture of the Grape. Price $1. 

 Youatt on the Breeds and Management of Sheep. Price 75 eta. 

 Youatt on the Hog. Complete. Price 60 cents. 

 Youatt and Martin on Cattle. By Stevens. Price $1.25. 

 The Sliepherd'g own Book. Edited by Youatt, Skinner and Han- 

 dan. Price $2. 



Stephens's Book of the Farm; or Farmer's Guide. Edited hj 

 Skinner. Price $4. 

 Allen's American Farm Book. Price $1. 

 The American Florist's Guide. Price 75 cents. 

 The Cottage and Farm Bee-Keeper. Price 50 cents. 

 Country Dwellings ; or the Amevic;in Architect. Price $6. 

 Na^li's Progressive Farmer. A book for every boy iu the Miun- 

 try. Price 50 cents. 



AUen's Ui.s.<?ases of Domestic Animals. Price 75 cenla. 

 Sai:t<)a's Rural Hand-books. 2 vols. Price $2.50. 

 Ii«attie's Southern Agriculture. Price 51. 



Smith's Landscape Gardening. Contivining hints on arranging 

 Parks, Pleasure Grounds, &c. Edited by Lewis F. Allen. Price 

 $IM. 

 Buist's American Flower Garden Directory. Price ?1.25. 

 The American Fruit Grow^er's '^Guide in Orchard and Gaxden. 

 Price $1 25. 

 Thomas' Farm Implements. Price $1. 

 Beecher's Domeatic Receipt Book. Price 75 cents. ' 



" " Eennomr. Price 75 cents. 



Bemonfs American Poulterers' Companion. Price $1.25. 

 The Cliincse Sugar Cane and Sugar Making. Price 25 cents. 

 Lins'e.v's Morgan Horses. Price $1. 

 Liebig's Animal Chemistry. Price 25 cents. 

 Mysteries of Bee-keeping I'^xplained. Price $1. 

 Reemelin's Vine Dresters' Maniiel. Price 50 cents. 

 Chorlton's Grape Growers' Guide. Price PO cents. 

 Miner's American Poultry Book. Price 50 cents. 

 Rural .\nuuaJ and Horticultural Directory, rrloe 20 cents. Ds 

 in cloth, 60 eents. 

 The above will be sect free upon receipt of price annexed. 



FRUIT, OilNAMENTAL TREES AND SEEDLINGS. 



W . T . & E . SMITH, 

 Proprietors of the Geneva Nursery, Geneva, N. Y., 



CALL the attention of Nurserymen, Planters and Dealers to 

 their general assortment of Trees and Plants, consisting of a 

 large stock of Standard and Dwarf Cherry, Dwarf Apple, Dwarf 

 Pear, Apricot, Peach, Raspberry, Strawberry and Cunant Plants, 

 Roses (large variety). Evergreens, *c. Standard Apple, one 

 and two years, cheap, ti clear the ground. Also, a large stock of 

 Seedlings and Stocks of Mahaleb Cherry, Mazz.ard Cherry, Fr^ neh 

 QufBce, Plum, Pear, Horse Chestnut, Arborvitae. Basket Willow 

 Cuttings. $1.60 per thousand. Quince Cuttings. Scion^, of all 

 kiadB, furnished to order ; terms low. March 1.— 2t* 



(S^Dxtttnts jof tf)l« Numfitr. 



Hints on Spring Work, 7J 



Frauds in Artificial Manures, 74 



Items Suggested by the February Number, _ 75 



Notes for the Month, by S. W., ' 75 



Correction — Plaster for Clover, kc, 76 



A few Facts for the Genesee Farmer, 7T 



Ergot the Cause of Foul in the Feet, 77 



A Dozen Receipts worth Saving, 78 



Another Profitable Flock of Sheep, 78 



Cultivaion of Potatoes, ^ 79 



History of Marl as a Fertilizer, 79 



Composition of Fat, 79 



Lime on Beans, 79 



GENESEK FARMER PRIZE ESSAYS. 



On the Management of Sheep, 80 



On the Management of Horses, 80 



On the Management of Swine, 80 



On the Cultivation of Winter Wheat, 81 



On the Cultivation of Indian Corn, 82 



On the Cultivation of Potatoes, 83 



On the Cultivation of Onions, « 84 



On the Management of a Prairie Farm, 84 



On the Best Method of Fencing a Farm, 85 



On Destroying Rats, Mice and other Vermin, 85 



On Butter Making, 86 



On the Influence of Agricultural Papers — and Reasons why 



Farmers should Wiite for them, 86 



On the Best Means of Destroying Weeds, 88 



On Lime as a Manure, 8T 



Is the Cultivation of Fruit on a more extended scale desirable ? 87 

 Why dj Farmers so generally neglect thjeir Gardens? and the 



Best Means of rectifying the evil, 88 



On Drying Apples, Peaches, and other Fruit, 89 



What can Mothers and Daughters do to make Farm Life attr.-c- 

 tive to their Sons and Brothers, and prevent them from 

 leaving the Farm to engage in Mercantile or Professional 



Pursuits? 80 



la it right to ask the Women Folks to Milk the Cows during 



the busy season ? 90 



Is a Residence in the Country or City most conducive to high 

 mental culture, beauty of person, health, happiness and 

 usefulness? _. 91 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Annual Meeting of the Western New York Fruit Growers' As- 

 sociation, (conclusion,) 98 



The European Linden, _ 93 



Horticultural Operations for March, 95 



Location of Orchards, 96 



Beet Leaves, - Sfi 



editor's table."? 



Winter Meeting of the New York State Agricultural Society,.. 97 



Gr^at Success of the Genesee Farmer, .• 93 



Premium Essays, - — — 98 



Correction, 9S 



The Rural Annual and Horticultural Directory, 99 



Planting Poi.itoes in the Fa'll, 99 



Winter Barley, - 99 



The Usefulness of the Genesee Farmer not confined to one Sec- 

 tion of the Country, ..100 



Premium for the Best Dozen Domestic Receipts, 100 



The Weather and Crops in Indiana, -«.100 



Premiums for Short Essays, 100 



Disposed to be Facetious, 100 



To Destroy Rats, 100 



Bav Windows, 100 



A Rat-Trap, 100 



Preniiom for the Best Essay on the Management of Bees, 100 



The Winter in Iowa, - 100 



P,.->ck Numbers Wanted, - 100 



To get rid of Rats, ...101 



Building Fences,... 101 



To Catch OwLs, - 101 



Curing Figs, ..101 



Inquiries and Answers..^ 101 



ttLDSTRATIOW. 



The European Linden, '94 



