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THE GENESEE FARMEE. 



wheels, so that when the tongue is moved round, 

 it alters the course of the wheels without turning 

 the body of the implement. By this ingenious 

 contrivance the plows can be turned round with- 

 out any strain on the wheels, in a verj' little space. 

 Tlie depth is regulated by the wheels, which are 

 raised or lowered in the same manner as in Ide's 

 Cultivator. The price is $30. 



Root's Patent Cultivator, man ii fact ure<] liy ■'. 

 Ganson a Co., Brockport, K Y., was highly spo- 

 ken of by some farmere present who had used it. 

 It differs from Ide's Cultivator in having the side 

 wheels placed forward and a small wheel running 

 behind in the center of the cultivator. The prin- 

 cipal advantage we observed in it was that the 

 tongue could be moved up and down without 

 affecting the cultivator, and that consequently 

 there is no strain on the neck-yoke, as is some- 

 times the case with the ordinary cultivators. 



We were much pleased with a remark of Mr. 

 Goodhue, of Scottsville, two of whose sons were 

 among the competitors, (one of whom, under 18 

 years of age, carried off the fifth premium, and 

 the other one, under 14 yeaas of age, likewise 

 well deserved one, — and we understood at the 

 time it was the intention of the committee to 

 award him a special premium,) — "If ftirmers 

 would only bring their sons to these plowing 

 matches, and encourage them to compete, instead 

 of letting them go to circuses and other places 

 that deprave their taste, we should soon see a dif- 

 ference in the plowing of the county." "VVe hope 

 the hint will be acted on, and that our State and 

 County Societies will do all they can to encourage 

 competition among the boys, in the best method 

 of turninEc over the sod. 



Letter from Liebig. — Baron Liebig has addressed 

 a letter to the editoi-s of the Journal of Agricul- 

 ture, Boston, from which we extract all of general 

 interest. The Baron is certainly modest, in think- 

 ing it " not best to oppose too obstinately the efforts 

 of farmers to test the sti-ength of scientific princi- 

 ples after their own fashion." Tlie remarks on the 

 state of his own country, and the "appalling" in- 

 crease of emigration, is interesting to every Amer- 

 ican citizen, and none the less so to the rulers of 

 Europe. 



" I Uave heard a great deal of your efforts to improve ag- 

 rioltnre in your country : and. what isof the j^rcatcst impor- 

 tani-e, to enlighten tlie farmers on the means, wliicli are 

 Indl.sppn^ahle to attain tliat purpose. Vou will find, as I did, 

 that asrieuUurists, in genejal, are not very grateful for it. 

 They are men, after all ; hul, in regard to the teachings of 

 science, they act like children, who cannot see the purj)oso 

 and use of going to school ; although whatever of good or 

 useful they achieve in after-life Is oiily in proportion to the 

 sum of knowledge thus acquired. 



" Farmers can fully appreciate the value of a sum of mo- 

 ney, that may be given to them, on pur])ose to improve their 

 fields ; but the advantages of science, by the aid of which 

 they could make as much, they do not estimate highly 



enough, because so to do requires meditation and mental 

 labor. The services of science w:ndil be bttter received, if 

 she could give every one a receipt— a ready made, right 

 down prescription— to fertilize land, without requiring any 

 further thoughl or inquiry. 



•'But to do tliat isinipos.sible; and herei)y you may know 

 the man of solid knowledge from the mere "empyric — that 

 the e.xperimenta of the lormer succeed, while those ()f the 

 latter are forever doubtful. Science includes the art to infer 

 useful hints from every trial. 



"The lack of a judicious understanding of tlie true prin- 

 ciples of agriculture, is the reason for the many attacl* 

 wliich her doctrines have met wilh in England ; but in the 

 coiu-.se of time these obstacles will be of no consequence. 

 In a few years farmers will find that what has been substi- 

 tuted for science is not at all of general application ; and 

 that only a few of those who imitate IVIr. Lawks or Mr. 

 I'l'Skv, will obtain the same favorable results; because dif- 

 ferent ground requires different cnuditions in order to yield 

 a maxinuuii of product. The real advantage of science to 

 a farmer, consists of a knowledge of those several condi- 

 tions ; and he is a spendthrift, if he applies the same thing 

 to every kind of land. 



" In the whole of Wurtemberg (the soil of which consists 

 principally of Jena limestone) carbonated bones have not 

 the least effect; and even guano is held in no estimation 

 there, for the reason it renders the grain weed-like ; and, by 

 giving no strength at all to the stalks, makes it bciu! lo the 

 ground long before ripe. To conclude, therefrom, that car- 

 bonated bones and guano are bad manure, would certainly 

 be quite absurd. 



"1 think it a<lvantageous not to oppose too obstinately the 

 efforts of farmers to test the strength of scientific principles, 

 after their own fashion. It always affords me plea.sure to 

 find my views violently attacked, and if he who docs so, 

 brings forth a complete mass of ignorance and nonsense. 

 The consequence is, necessarily, that their own children, 

 more enlightened than their sires, will rei)ulge the attack. 



" I would like once to see your happy country, where 

 the well-earned fruits of activity and industry are en- 

 joyed without let or hindrance. With us, too. nmch is 

 consumed by the institutions of the Slates. The jjeople 

 milst work too much to sustain s!ainlin,'.r armies of men. 

 fully able to work yet producing nothing. Ths is the curse 

 of Europe. Emigration increases to an appalling dt gree, 

 and now the intelligent and wealthy begin to leave the land 

 of their fathers, because they know their children will enjoy 

 a happier future in America 



Farewell, dear Sir, * * * * 



Most respectfully, Justus Likhig." 



Giving CrsEDiT. — Altlionu-h none Lave stiffered 



more by the pilfering propensilies of Ihoir c"!,- 



temporaries, none have complained less. SIk.hI.I 



we open a mail withottt finding snnu- of oni- ,>i ; - 



cles taken bodily, without a word of aikioi'.vl- 



edgement, or, what is worse, <'re(lited to M)i:ie 



paper that had before pilfred it from our pages, 



we should note it down for future reference, t'lat 



"now, aVjout this time," there \tasa great impM'M.- 



ment in the morals of the press. On this sidijeet, 



the Boston Journnl of ArjricuUure f-ays: 



"Ourcourse was laid down al the comm'ncement of mir 

 career. We cutoff ilieexihan<rB wiih any pnp.-r that, tlm-c 

 times in one volume, a jipropriatt's our artic!ci>withoul crrdil. 

 The ccmscienres of such can aluaysanswcr, if interrogated, 

 why they no longer see the Jonnxil. of Afiriculiurey 



We fear if we were to adopt this rule, we shotild 



have to part witli about one-half of our exciianges. 



We shall certainly apply it to some of the most 



incorrigible. All the articles in the Farmer are 



original, unless full credit is given 



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We invite attention to the advertisement of a 

 "Fruit Farm in Ohio for sale." Mr. Bateuaji in- 

 forms us that the price is $40 per acre, in three 

 annual payments, with a reduction for cash. 



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