THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Prices of Agricultural Products at tlie Principal Markets In the United States. — June 18, 1853. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Suggestions addressed to State and County Ag. Societies 201 



Salt yonr Ilav, 202 



The Philosophy of Nutrition, 203 



Cutting food for stock, 20o 



Soot as a Fertilizer, 206 



Management of Barn-yard Manure, 208 



Cheese making from a small dairy, 209 



Ptuta Baga and Common Tumep culture, 210 



A few words on growing Clover Seed, 211 



The proper time to cut Wheat, 212 



Woodman, Spare that Tree, ■ • • 212 



Condensed Courespondf.nce.— How to Prevent Cu- 

 cumbers from being Destroyed by the Striped Bug, 213 



Bee Hot ; A good Cow, • 213 



Unleached Ashes on Potatoes; Patent Galvanized 



Iron ; Virginia Land, 214 



Ladies Depaktment.— Annual Flowers, 222 



Editoiw' Table.— Premiums ; Monroe Co. Plowing 



Match, 223 



Letter from Mr. Liebig ; Giving Credit, 224 



Agricultural Fairs, Notices, &c., 225 



Inquiries and Answers, 225 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Spring Flowering Trees and Slirubs, 216 



Hints' for July, 217 



Pears on Quince Stocks, ' 21s 



Hand-Book of Wines, 219 



llorliculture in Philadelphia, 219 



Letter fp>m Crawford County. Pa., 220 



American Poniological Congress, 220 



Horticultural Society of the Genesee Valley, 221 



Peach Trees, 221 



Strawberries, ■'■^i 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Flowering Ash, 216 



The Snowdrop, 217 



The 8ali)iglossi8, 223 



The Petunia, 222 



Emery «& Co.'s Improved Horse Po^vers, 

 TUresUers, and Seperators. 



THE undersiirned have been appointed sole agents for the 

 sale of Emery's new Patent Improved Horse-Powers, 

 Threshers, ami Separators, in the city of New York. The 

 State Agricultural Warehouse is the only depot where this 

 supi'rior Power can be had. 



LONGETT & GRIFFING, 

 7-tf. State Ag. Warehouse, 25 Cliff St., New York. 



Albany Tile Works, 



N^o. 60 Lancaster St., West of Medical CoUec/e. 

 THS subscriber has now on hand, and is prepared to fur- 

 nish to Agriculturists, Horse-Shoe and Sole Tile, for land 

 drainage, of the most approved patterns. They are over 

 1 foot in length, 2?:( to i}i inches calibre, from $12 to $1S 

 per 10(10 pieces— being the cheapest and most durable arti- 

 cle used. Orders froiii a distance will receive prompt atten- 

 tion. [4-Ot] JOHN GOTT, Jr. 



Nortliern 7i. Y. Live Stock Insurance Compa- 

 ny, Plattsburgh, N. Y. For terms, please apply to agents 

 of the Company^ 



THE subscriber deals in, and sells on commission, all kinds 

 of good patents. Worthless ones need not be offered. 



A good Grass Mower wanted. 



The best of reference given. ALLEN VANE, 



No. 157"^South Water Street, Chicago, 111. 



April 10, 1S52.— 5-3t. 



Morgan Stock for Sale. 



THE subscriber offers for sale, at Auction, on the 18th day 

 of August next, at Scotlsville, N. Y., at 10 o'clock, A. M., 

 a very fast traveling mare valuable for breeding, In foal by 

 the celebrated Vermont Morgan horse " Gen. Gliford," who 

 was awarded the first premium on Morgan horses at the N. 

 Y. State Fair in 1S51. 



Also, '■ Zachary Taylor," two years old in June, and 

 " Gifford Morgan," four years old in August,— both bay 

 studs by above named horse and mare, suitable for match- 

 ing or stock. 



Gifford Morgan will be exhibited at Spencer's Exchange 

 Hotel, Eochester, on the 10th of August 



Terms — Cash, or approved notes at one year, with interest. 



Scottsville, N. Y., Is52. [7-21] J. CORE. 



Real Estate for Sale. 



THE health of the subscriber having failed him, he is in- 

 duced to offer for sale his Mill property, consisting of a cus- 

 tom Mill, recently put in a good state of repair; a'Saw Mill, 

 also recently repaired ; two DwolUng Houses ; a good 

 Orchard, and about 22 acres of land, including flowage 

 land. Said property is situated in the pleasant town of 

 Yates, Orleans Co., N. Y., in the midst of a wealthy farm- 

 mg community and an excellent wheat growing country. 



He has also a farm of 154 acres of first quality land ad- 

 joining said Mills, 120 acres improved, good buildings, 

 orchards, and plenty of running water. He wiU sell said 

 farm with the Mills, "if desired. 



Inquire of the subscriber, on the premises. 



[7-3t] J. 0. PARSONS. 



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VOLUME Xin, FOR 1852. 



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