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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Egtptiajt Wheat. — The Scotsman says that '• some 

 »talks of wheat were laid before the Paris Academy of 

 Sciences on the 2d of March, derired from five grains 

 found in an Egyptian tomb by a Monsieur Deouilaud. 

 (since deceased,) sown in 18i9, and which yielded a return 

 9( 1,200 for 1. Since 1853, grains of this wheat have been 

 pretty widely disseminated ; and the results of various ex- 

 periments upon it. made under the direction of the local 

 authorities, and of certain members of the Agricultural 

 Society of Morlaix, nominated by the Sub- Prefect to in- 

 qaire into the subject, were submitted to the Academy. 

 Tliey were in substance as follows : Sown broadcast on 

 ooe-half of a piece of land, of which tlie other half was 

 sown with the common wheat of the country, the return 

 was GO for 1, while that of the latter was 15 for 1 ; and 

 the mean return in France is 7 or 8 for 1. The same 

 Egyptian wheat, sown grain by grain in a line, gave a re- 

 turn of 6.S0 for 1. The wheat, since its fecundity became 

 known, has been much in request, and is sold at four or 

 five times the price of common wheat. The stalks sub- 

 mitted to the Academy were more than two metres (six 

 and a half feet) in length, and each carried from twenty to 



forty fine ears." 



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Mk. Tixus Salt, an eminent English manufacturer, has 

 SQCceeded in introducing the Alpaca sheep and the Ano-o- 

 ra goat into the mountainous region of South Australia. 

 Mr. S. was the first to demonstrate that the wool of the 

 Alpaca could be worked up into a woven fabric, and it is 

 now in considerable demand. The weight of fleece is 

 said to be about ten pounds, and it brings about sixty cents 

 per pound in the raw state. The wool of the Angora 

 goat is worth about seventy cents per pound. The animals 

 were obtained with considerable difficulty, on account of 

 the jealousy of the Peruvian government, in whose coun- 

 try the Alpaca is only found. They were taken to Eng- 

 land and kept for some time on a farm, prior to being 

 shipped to Australia. 



The Wheat Chop in Indiana. — Our esteemed corres- 

 pondent, Elijah Thomas, of Independence, Warren Co., 

 lad., writes that " the wheat crop looks very well ; like 

 other crops, it is backwaixl, and we have not yet com- 

 menced harvesting, but, if nothirg befals it, there will be 

 more wheat raised in this portion of Indiana than has ever 

 been grown in one year heretofore. The prospect for 

 oats and grass has never been better." 



Pkojlific Lawton Blackbereies. — We had the plea- 

 sure of seeing, a few days since, a fine plantation of New 

 Rochelle blackberries, on the grounds of Mr. C. P. Brs- 

 SELL, of this city. On one stalk, by actual count, thera 

 were three hundred and sizty-two perfect berries, and there 

 were other stalks in the same hill covered with fruit. 

 The bearing plants were set out last year. 



' The Great National Trial of Keapers and Mow- 

 ers AT Stkacdse is in progress at the time we go to 

 press (July 21). Though fewer machines were entered 

 than was expected, the trial has been one of great interesst. 

 We understand that the awards will not be made till tb« 

 meeting of the United States Agricultural Society, to b« 

 held at Louisville, Ky., October 1 — 6. 



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Quality of Beef.— At the International Fat Cattle 

 Show, at Paris, the beef of the prize animals was brought 

 to the table roasted. The .Tudges awarded as to quality : 

 West Highland ox, Scotch, first ; Devon ox, second ; French 

 ©X, third ; Short-horn and Angus, Scotch cross, fourth ; 

 Angus, Scotch, fifth ; French ox, si.xth ; Short-horn, Eng- 

 lish, seventh ; French, eighth. For soup and boiled beef, 

 tiie English Short-horn English ox, first. 



PeoK Butter. — The Committee on Dairy Products, at 

 the Worcester Co. (Mass.) Agricullural Society, say in 

 their Report : " Phap.aoh, with all his ingenuity, never 

 invented for the Children of Israel a more intolerable in- 

 fiiction than he could have done if he had imposed upon 

 liiem tljo penalty of being obliged to eat poor butter." 



Japan Peas. — The editor of the North Western Fanner 

 an excellent monthly published at Dubuque, Iowa, has 

 tried to raise Japan peas for three years in succession ; but 

 though he got plenty of vines, he obtained only a few half 

 grown peas. They will ripen in this section under very 

 favorable circumstances, but must be regarded as very an- 

 certain. 



" Charcoal a Cure for the Striped Bug. — It may 

 be implicitly depended upon. Dust it on from a seive or 

 coal-sifter. If the rains wash it off, put it on again. "We 

 have used soot with good effect, but recommend charcoal- 

 dust on the strength of the most reliable personal testis 

 mony — there is no humbug in it." So says the Homesimd. 



Turnips may be sown to good advantage on placea 

 where early vegetables have ripened in the garden ; and 

 by doing so, we may have a good many excellent dinners 

 some of the cold days that we expect during the winter. 



Gates, N- ¥. D. 



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Receipts fob Pkeservinq Fruits, &c. — We should 

 feel greatly obliged to any of our lady readers for season- 

 able receipts for preserving fruits, Tegetables, &c. 



Edward Everett will deliver the address at the New 

 York State Fair, to be held at Buffalo, October 6th to 9th. 



(John Lowe, Fayetteville.) In this section, the Bntisii 

 Queen strawberry is not worth cultivating. In the South- 

 ern States, it is said to do better. W^hen well grown, it is 

 considerably larger than Hovey's Seedling. 



The Boston Pine will fertilize Hovey's Seedling equally 

 as well as the Early Scarlet. 



The Hooker is one of the largest and best staminates 

 we are acquainted with. It may not do as well with you 

 as with us, bat it is eminently worthy a trial. 



(M. A. Richardson, Sherman, N. Y.) The cheapeat 

 way of deodorizing night-soil is to mix it with dry Binek. 

 Wo know of no chemical process that can be profitably 

 applied. 



(S. L., Windsor.) The best way to destroy rose-bng*, is 

 to sytinge the under side of the leaves with tobacco wa-^ 

 ter. S«e &Ir. Salteb's article in last Qam]i>er, pags 322. 



