THE GENESEE FAEMEK. 



Prices of Agi-icultural Products at tlie Principal Markets In tlie United States. — Sept. 30, 1853. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Congress and Agriculture, 297 



" Theories Examined and Explained," 29S 



Butter and Cheese Making, 801 



Drouth and Deep Tillage, 302 



The Improvement of our common Sheep, 3(l3 



To reduce Solid Feet to Bushels, 304 



Wine Making, 305 



The advantage of cutting Corn early, 8u7 



The Excelsior Churn, 808 



Condensed Correspondenck — Weight of Leicester 

 Lambs ; To Kill Crows ; Wool (Jrowing in Mich- 

 igan, &c. ; Farming in Indiana, 809 



Rotation of Crops, 310 



Poultry — the " Hen Fever," 311 



Editoii'8 Table. — New York State Fair, 820 



Death of John P. Norton ; Terra Culture ; Agri- 

 cultural Fairs, Notices, &c., 821 



Inquiries and Answers, 321 



nORTIOULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Horticultural Department of the New York State Fair, 814 



The Pomological Congress, 316 



Pears that succeed well on the Quince, 318 



The Merveille de September Cherry, 819 



Answers to Correspondents, 823 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Excelsior Chum, 808 



Group of Shanghae Fowls, 812 



Group of Cochin China Fowls, 313 



Merveille de September Cherry, 819 



Frames for preserving Grapes, 822 



BOOK^ AGENTS WANTED. 



CJOOD salesmen can earn from $1 to $3 per day, in selling 

 AGRICULTURAL BOOKS, 



POLITICAL CAMPAIGN BOOKS, 

 LARGE AND SMALL BIBLES, 



POLITICAL AND OTHER PICTURES, 

 Uncle Tom's Log Cabin ; Uncle Tom as it is ; Northwood, 

 Mrs. Hale's new book ; Cheap Publications ; Gold Medals, 

 Gen. Scott and Gen. Pierce; together with other new 

 books. 



I will fumish agents with from $15 to $80 worth of books 

 for cash, and take back all the unsold books and refund 

 the money. Agents can make from 25 to 100 per cent, 

 profit, and in this way are not compelled to keep their 

 stock if not sold. Books can be sent by Express to any 

 address. Money can be safely sent by mail. Address 

 D. M. DEWEY, 

 Oct, 1852. Arcade Hall, Rochester. N. T. 



CUarles Aloulson 



OFFERS for sale at his nursery on North Union street, a 

 large stock of Fruit Trees, consisting of Apples, Pears, 

 Plums, Cherries, Peaches, and Apricots, of the most desira- 

 ble varieties. 



Currants, Gooseberries, Strawberries, and Grapes, of va- 

 rious kinds. 



Also, a fine assortment of dwarf pears. 



20,(1(10 seedling apples, for stocks. 



Rochester, October, 1852.— 10-lt* 



S. MOULSON. 

 OLD ROCHESTEK NURSERY. 



OFFICE, 36 FRONT STREET, ROCUESTER, N. Y. 

 20,000 Northern Spy apple trees, 6 to 8 feet high, {trans- 

 planted^ at 'ilyi cents each, or $25 per hnndred. 



50,000 most popular varieties of apple, at 25 cents each, 

 or $18 per hundred. 



1,000 dwarf apple, at 87;<<' cents each. 



60,000 dwarf pear, at 50 cents each. 



20,000 standard pear, at 50 cents each. 



20,000 standard and dwarf cherry, at 50 cents each. 



10,000 Giant rhubarb, at 25 cents each, $2 per dozen, or 

 $60 per thousand. Best sort for market gardeners. 



Also, a large assortment of apricot, peach, nectarine, 

 strawberries, various sorts of nuts, &c., &c. 



50,000 Osage (Grange, for hedges, at $10 per thousand, or 

 $6 for five hundred. Hedge plants in great varietj'. 



50,(X10 Norway Spruce, two years old, at $5 per hundred. 



20,000 " three " at $10 to $12 " 



20,000 Mountain Ash, two years old seedlings, at $20 per 

 thousand, or $12 for 500. 



Bulbous flower roots of various sorts, together with a large 

 assortment of various hardy items, comprising everything 

 requisite for open ground culture in this climate. 



Lists of leading items forwarded to post paid applicants 

 enclosing a one cent postage stamp for under 500 miles, and 

 two for over. Packing done in the best manner. Orders 

 solicited, by maU or otherwise. 



The Practical and Scientific Farmer s own Pafer. 

 THE G£:NESEE FARMER, 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF 



AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE, 



ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS OF 



Farm Buildings, Doisestic Aiiimals, Implements, &c. 



VOLUME Xin, FOR 1852. 



DANIEL LEE & JAMES VICK, Jr., Editors. 

 P. BARRY, Conductor of Horticultural Department. 



Fifty Cents a Year, In Advance. 



Five Copies for $2 — Eight Copies for $8, and any larger 

 number at the same rate. 



yw All subscriptions to commence with the year, and 

 the entire volume supplied to all subscribers. 



Subscription money, if properly enclosed, may be sent 

 (post-paid or free) at the risk of the Publisher. Address to 

 DANIEL. LEE, 



December, 1851. Rochester, N. Y. 



Postage on the Genesee Farmer. — 50 miles or under, 

 five cents per year ; exceeding 50 miles and not over 300, 

 ten cents; exceeding 300 and not over 1000, filleen cents; 

 exceeding 1000 and not over 2000, twenty cents ; exceeding 

 2000 and not over 4000, twenty-live cents ; for any distance 

 exceeding 4000, thirty cents. 



8TKBE0TTPKD BY J. W. BROWN, KOOUESTKR, N. T. 



