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GENESEE FARMER. 



Jan, 1846 



Meteorological Observations, 



MADE AT ROCHESTER SEVKN MILES FR>)M LAKE ONTA- 

 RIO, BY L. WKTHEREI.L. 



Meteorologv is nsulijnct thut is bcgiuiiiiip to interest all classes 

 -of people, and is of particular interest to llie farmer. His labor is 

 mostly performed in the tield — cuns-equcntly, he soon learns to ob- 

 serve the clouds, t!ie direction of the •vinds, and also the thermome- 

 ter and barometer, if he has them ; for upon the favorable operation 

 of thelawsof the science of meteorology depends the crowning re- 

 sult of his labors. 



But without enlarging on general views, I will proceed to explain 

 the foUowina table. The reader will perceive tliat three <lairy ob- 

 servations are recorded of the thermometer, aiwl two of the barom- 

 eter. The first of these is taken about sunrise ; the second, at the 

 ■warmest period of the day, from one to three o clock ; and the third, 

 one hour after sunset. The tliermometer is sheltered from the di- 

 rect and indirect rays of the sun, and at the ssme time is e.xposed to 

 the free circulation of the air. 



The depth of rain is given in inches and hundredths. 



Journal of the Weather for Dec. 1844. 



ROCHESTER PRODUCE MARKET. 



Wheat, 



Corn, 



Barley, 



Oats, 



Flour, (ret.) 



Beans, 



Apples, 



Potatoes, 



80 a. OOiHay, ton, §8 50 9 



37 V a 40 

 ,374 40 

 25 00 

 4 25 

 75 1 OO 



VVood,coidf2 OO 2 

 1 



Salt, bbl., 

 Hams, lb., 5 



Pork, bbl. 10 



cwt. 3 25 3 



25 38lBeef, " 2 00 3 

 18 25 1 Lard, lb., 5 



Cloverseed, 4 00 5 00 Butter, 9 



Timothy, 1 1 50lCheese,cwt.4 00 4 



001 Eggs, doz. 

 .50 Poultry, lb. 

 13, Tallow, 



6 Hops. 10 



00 Wool, 35 



75 Sheep Skins, 50 

 00 Green H'ds, lb. 3 



6 1 Dry Hides, 6 

 121 Calfskin!!, gr'n,5 

 50 1 Dec. i 



n 14 



BOSTON MARKET— Dec. 17, 1844. 



Flonr. — Demand moderate, and prices without change. 

 Genesee, good common Branrls, 4,94, and Ohio 4,81 per 

 bbl ; 200 bids- Georgetown, at 4,75 ;;100 do extra, at 4,87^ 

 cash. 



Wool. — Prime Saxony fleeces., washed, 4.5 a 50 c; A- 

 merican lull hlood, do 40 a 42; do thiee-fourth do 37 a 38; 

 do one-half do 35 a 36 ; one-fourth and common, 30 a 32; 

 superfine Northern pulled lamh, 38 a 40. 



Cheese.— Shipping and four meal, 3 a 4^ ; do r.ew 

 milk, 4 a B^. 



Brighton Morlcet, Dec. 16, 1844. 



At market 540 Beef Cattle, 1000 Sheep, 960 Swine. 



Prices.— i^ee/ Cntlle. We quote extra $5 ; first quali- 

 ty $4.50; second quality $4 a 4,25; third quality 3,50 a 

 $4 ; one yoke very fine 5,7.5. 



S/ic^p.— Sales from 1 ,33 to $2. A few stall fed Weth- 

 ers 3,25. 



Swine. — Several lots to peddle, 3c for Sows, and 4c for 

 Barrows ; one lot 3 J a 4J. At retail, from 3^ to 5c. 



AGENTS FOR THE ROCHESTER SEED 

 STORE, ANJ> (iE.\ESEE FARMER. 



I;j>RESH and Genuine GARDEN and FIELD SEEDS, raised for 

 and put up by the Proprietors, may be found, at wholesale and 

 retail, at the following places ; and Subscriptions received for the 

 Genesee Farmer : 



Buffalo, 



Lockport, 



Albion, 



Lo Hoy, 



Batavia 



York, 



Attica, 



Mount Morris, 



Geneseo, 



Canarhdaigna, 



Geneva, 



Waterloo. 



Auburn, 



Syracuse, 



Utica, 



Oswego, 



Rome, 



Palmyra, 



Bath, 



itliaca, 



Elmira. 



Skaneatclcs. 



Zanesville, 



Columbus, 



Woosler, 



Mount Vernon, 



Newark, 



Sandusky City, 



Toledo, 



Conneout, 



Detroit, 



Monroe, 



Fontiac, 



Milford 



Ypsilanti, 



Ann Arbor, 



Marsliall,. 



Jonpsville, 



Hillsdale, 



Adrian, 



Lafnyette, 



Eric, 



Hamilton, 



Toronto, 



B-lleville, 



Bath, 



Napanee, 



Brantfiird, 



Simcee, 



Kingston, 



Chicago, 



Mihvaukia, 



N. V. W. & G. Bryant, 



S. H. Marks & Co., 

 Nickison &• Paine, 

 Tompkins & Morgan, 

 J. V. D. Verplanck, 



P.Curtis, 

 R. Sleeper, 

 J F. Wyman, 

 H. O. Hayes & Co. 



Hemiup & t 'one, 



Thomas MtClintock, 



T.M.Hunt, 



Foster & Nott, 



J, E. Warner & Co* 



D. Canfield, 



Comstock Sl .Tohnsoii, 



Hoy I Sc May, 



R. L. Underbill & Co. 



Ohio, 



Mich. 



B. S. Woolcott, 

 H. S. Stephens, 

 John Miller, 

 Samuel Knepper, 

 H.A. Raymond & Co.' 

 Moor & Williams, 

 W. T. & A. K. West, 

 Raymond & Co. 

 Samuel T. Fenton, 

 J. W. Strong, jr. 

 Hosmer Graham, 

 P. Davis, 



Holmes & Brother, 

 Edmunds & Co. 



F. J. B. Crane. 



A. Calleiider. 

 Smith, Potter, & Co. 

 J. W. Underwood, 

 D. K. Underwood, 

 i. W. Williams, 

 Carter & Brothers, 

 Samuel Kerr &. Co. 

 Robert Love, 

 B F.Davy, 



G. H. Davy & Co. 



B. F. Davy & Co. 

 J. & R. {-urtis, 

 J. & R.Curtis, 

 A. Thibado, 

 N. Sherman, jr., &. Co. 



Holton Sl Goodall. 

 B. F. SMITH & CO., 

 Proprietors of the " Genesee Farmer" and the 

 Rochester Seed Store. 



Inda. 

 Pa. 

 C.W. 



Ca. 



111. 



W. T. 



Jan. 1st, 1844. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



To our Patrons — Albany Cultivator — Amer. Agri. 1 



Crushing or Grinding- Grain for Animal Food, — fod- 

 dering on the Ground — Items. ' 2 

 Monroe County Agricultural Society. 3 

 Scale Beams — Beans for Sheep — Chemistry. 4 

 Colman's European Agriculture, 5 & 6 

 Cotton Beds — Mustard Seed — Spinning 'Wheels on 



Boston Common. 7 



Bees, Improved Common Hive — Board or Ribbon 



Houses — Rev. Mr. Holland's Lecture — Items. 8 



Pitts' Separator — .Tack Frost — Items. 9 



Notice of Mr. Mack's Address — To Exract Oil — 



Aromatic Beer. 10 



Biographv of an Extraordinary Porker — Book Farm. 



ing, a Fact — Maple Siiear. 11 



Keep out of Debt — A Coffee Plantation — Resolution 



of Col. Pratt in Congress. 12 



Importance of Horticulture. 13 



Blight in the Pear Tree — Hovey's Magazine — Supe- 

 rior Apple — Tomato Catsup. 14 

 Massachusetts Apples — American Imports — Adver- 

 tisements. 15 

 List of Aerents — Markets — Metreological Table — 



Advertisements. 16 



ERA.'iTUS SllEPARD, PRINTER, ROCHESTER, N. Y, 



