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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



dHOICE FLOWER & VEGETABLE SEEDS, 



AT GHEATLY HEDUCEU RATES. 



MR. JAMES VICK, the former publisher of the Genesee Far- 

 mer, imported from Fr.'ince some very choice Flower and 

 Vegetable Seeds, which massed icto the hands of the subscriber in 

 his purchase of the establishment. The seeds are all good, and of 

 the very best and rarest itiuds, and will be sold at a reduced price. 



Aay of the foUowin;? kinds of FLOWER SEEDS will be sent, 

 postage paid, to any address in the United States, for four cents 

 per package : 



DOUBLE BALSAM— Large Sowers, splendid colors. 



CENTTAUPlEA — Unique and beautiful. 



CALAXDillXIA— Delicate and pretty. 



RED AMARANTH— Fine for drying— everlasting. 



WHITE " " 



OR<XGE " " 



CHINA ASTER^-Large, double, and fine colors. 



STOCKS — Very sweet scented. 



CHI.VA PINK— Beautiful colors. 



FETUNLl — P'ine for masses. 



MIMULUS— Rare and showy. 



CANDY TUFT— Very showy and sweet. 



PHLOX DRUMMONDH— Elegant and profuse flowerer. 



CORi:^OP.*IS — Very graceful and elfective. 



NEMOPHILA— Modest and beautilul. 



PORTULACCA— Very gay, and very hardy. 



SWEET PEA— Elegant and sweet. 



MIRABILIS — Large and very handsome. 



The following rare and valuable VEGETABLE SEEDS wiU be 

 sent for six cents per package : 



EARLY BROCOLI— Unrivaled for early use. 



WHITE SOLID CELERY— The best ever introduced. 



EARI.Y SHORT-HORN CARROT— Best for cooking. 



EARLY PARIS CAULIFLOWER— The only good one for this 

 olimate. 



LARGE LENORMAND CAULIFLOWER— Very large and fine. 



LARGE LATE DUTCH CABBAGE— Better than Drumhead. 



EARLY YORK '• —The best early. 



DARK BED DUTCH " —The best red. 



WIN.VINGSTADT " — Splendid Summer Cabbage. 



EA-RLY SAVOY " —Rare and fine. 



LARGE PURPLE EGG PLANT— Uneaualed for table. 



WHITE LISBON ONION— The best white. 



ROUND MADEIRA— Takes two years to mature. 



BLOOD RED PORTUGAL ONION— The best red. 



CELERIAG, OR TURNIP ROOTED CELERY— Unique and fine. 



g°p^ All orders promptly attended to. Money may be sent at 

 my risk. Address JOSEPH HARRIS, Rochester, N. Y., 



Publisher of the Genesee Farmer. 



GSEAT OBIGINAL AMEEICA^ WOEKS ON THE HOSSE. 



DVDD'3 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HORSE, 

 AND Dictionary op Veterinary Science. 



Splendidly illustrated. Plain, $2.fi0 



do Colored Plates, ■lOO 



DADO'S MODERN HORSE DOCTOR, 

 Contiinin? practical directions for the Treatment of Diseases 

 and Lameness of Horses, (with Illustrations,) $1.00 



The Twelfth Thousand. 



LTNSLEY'S MORGAN HORSES. 

 « As interesting as a romance." Giving the History of the Mor- 

 gan Horse, Pedigrees of the Principal Horses of this Breed, and 

 General Instructions for Purchasing, Breeding and Training 



Horses, - 9l-(i0 



The Fifth Thousand Now Ready. 

 Sent free of postage upon receipt of price. 



C. M. SAXTON & CO., 



Agricultural Book Publishers, 

 May 1. It. 140 Fulton street, New York. 



GRAPES, 

 NOW IS THE SEASON FOR PLANTING. 



CHORLTON'S COMPLETE GRAPE GROWER'S 

 GUIDE, CO cents. 



REEMELIN'.S VINE DRESSER'S MANUAL, 50 do 



ALLEN ON THE GRAPE, §1.00 



Are v.-orks which should be in t'ne hands of every one who has a 

 Tine to plant or prune. The increased produce of a single year 

 will piT for them. 



C^° Sent free of pottage on receipt of price. 



^^ CM. SAXTON & CO., 



Agricultural Book Publishers, 



ilay 1.— It. 140 Fulton street, New York. 



STEAWBIRBIES. . ~" 



PARDEE'S MANUAL FOR THE CULTURE OF THE STRAW- 

 BERRY, will insure success, and reoomn\end the best varie- 

 ties f'lr .'-lediiTdreat soils and locations. Pri'-e, 60 cents. 



Boat by mail, postage free, on receipt of price. 



■' ' I « Q_ jl RAXTON & CO., 



[Agricultural Book Publishers, 

 Stay 1.- It, ' 140 Fulton street, New York. 



STonttnts of tUs Numtitr. 



Rotation of Crops, 137 



Items Suggested bv the April Number, 128 



Notes for the Month, by S. W., ; l.?9 



Chinese Sugar Cane — Jjipan Peas, 140 



Potato Raising in Iowa, 149 



Management of a Prairie Farm, 141 



Borers — Vine Bugs — Sulphur on Corn, &c., ... 141 



Cultivation of Bi'ans, 112 



Reasons why Premiums should not be offered to Lady Eques- 

 trianism, . . 142 



Cheese Making in a Small Dairy,. 142 



GENESEE FARMER PRIZE ESSAYS. 



On the Cultivation of Barley, 142 



On the Caltivation of Root Crops, 143 



On the Cultivatijn of Beans,... 144 



On the Cultivation of Spring Wheat, ^- 144 



On the Cultivation of Rye, 145 



On the Cultivation of Oats, 145 



On the Cultivation of Broom Corn, 145 



Oa the Management of Milch Cows, 143 



On the Management of Young Stock and Working Oxen, 146 



On the Managsment of Bees, 148 



On the Management of Wood Land, 147 



On the Management of Barn-yard Manure, 117 



On the Most Economical Mode of obtaining Fertilizers, other 



than Barn-yard Manure, 147 



On the Use of Leached Ashes as a Manure, 149 



On the Use of Unleached Ashes as a Manure, 149 



On the Use of Salt as a Manure, 150 



On the Relative Advantages of Employing Horses or Cattle in 



Farm Labor, 150 



On Cutting Hay, Corn-stalks, and otlier Fodder for Horses and 



Cattle, ...". 130 



On the BestSystem of Rotation, 150 



On Cheese Making, ^ 161 



On Underdiaining, 151 



On the Advantages of Forethought in Farming Operations, — 153 



On Subsoil Plowing, — 153 



On the Advantages of Stirring the Soil in Dry Weather, .. 153 



On the Advantages of System in Farming Operations, 153 



On the Benefits of Agricultural Fairs, 15.3 



On the Cultivation of Peas, 351 



On the Cuitivatiou of the Peach, 154 



On the Cultivation of Apples,... 355 



On the Cultivation of the Plum, 155 



On the Cultivation of Small Fruits, — 155 



On the Management of a Farmer's Garden, 15S 



Reasons why our Agricultural Societiss should oifer Premiums 



for a Puldic Exhibition of Lady Equestrianism, 156 



Reasons v.hy our Agricultural Societies should not ofl'er Pre- 

 miums for a Public Exhibition of Lady Equestrianism,... 157 

 On the Cultivation of Flowers, 158 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, 



Horticultural Operations for May, 159 



The Apple Tree 13orer and Bark Louse, 160 



The Earth, or Angle-worm, 161 



Peas should be Sown Early, 161 



Black Knot — Hog is. Cureulio, &c., 161 



Cultivation of Currants, 161 



The Apple Tree CaterpUIar, 162 



Cultivation of Plums, 1P3 



Cultivation of Peaches, H'2 



Currant Bush Worm, 162 



Growing Melons, &c., .- 163 



An Ohio Farm ei's Garden, 163 



Cultivation of Peas, 163 



Cherry Birds, 163 



My First Dahlia, 163 



editor's tablk. 



April Premiums ; Prize Essays ; Old Seeds ; The Powers of Rs- 

 production by Seed ; To Detect Diseased Potatoes ; To 

 Canada Subscribei's ; Acknowledgements; Who Should 

 do the Milking, 164 



Beans in Hills or Drills; The Principles of Agriculture Uni- 

 versally Applicable; Spring Wheat in Kentucky; Spring 

 Wheat; Soaking Barlc-v in Nitre AVater; Subjects for 

 Prize Essays ; Male or Female Progeny at Will ; The Ru- 

 ral Annual; To Kill Lice on Anything; Black Bo.anB ; 

 The Wheat Crop in this Vicicity ; Keep the Milk Room 

 Sweet; Fall Plowing for Bailey, 165 



New Advertisements this Month; inquiries and Answers, 16S 



THE GEiraSEE FAP.MEP., 



AHONTHI,Y Agricultural and Horticultural .lournal. Pricey 

 50 cents a year; 5 conies for $2 ; S copies for $3. 



JOSEPH HARRIS, 

 Pohlisher and Proprietor, Roclieater, N. T. ' 



