48 



GENESEE FARMER. 



Mar. 184S 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



To Corresi.oiiilrii!.- — Iiuliaiin rurnicrand Gardener — Agriculture 



in Common Schooh — Amcricuii Uctoi 33 



The Study i(C Agriculture .34 



American Quarterly Journal of Agriculture and Science 35 



Food of PI uits . . ". 3() 



Honey-Dew ; Ijy N. Goodsnl! — Maple Sngar — Quick Vinegar 



Pioci'is — Corn-Stalk Sugar 37 



Corn Kodd<!r; by Hyron Adams — Corn-Cob Jlcal 38 



A Plea for Book Karming ; by S. \V 30 



Sub-soil Plowin? — Science and Airricnllurr— How to mulie a 

 contrary Horse po at your bidiliojj — Statistics of Poultry ... 4(1 



Reaping-Machine, (with cut) — Shade Trees 41 



Report of tlieCommlttei! on Fantis 42, 43, and 44 



Garden and Orcliard ; operations for March — Fire-Blight — Cul- 

 ture of the Pear 45 aud 46 



List of Premiums of tlie Monroe Go. Agricultnral Society 47 



Jlarkets — Advertisements 4S 



Wheat, 



Corn, 



Barley, 



Oats, 



Flour, (ret.) 



Beans, 



Apjiles, 



Potatoes, 



ROCHESTER PRODUCE MARKET. 



87 a 94 Hay, ton, $7 50 8 001 Eggs, doz. 12 14 



37', a 40 

 31 35 

 25 Of) 

 4 25 

 75 1 OO 



VVood.cord,2 00 2 501 Poultry, lb. 



:ilt, bl.l., 



Hams, !l)., 



Pork, bill. 



" cwt. 



38|Ceef, " 



25, Lard, lb., 



Cloverseed. 4 00 5 00 Butter, 



Timothy, 1 1 50|Choese.cwt.4 00 4 50i 



1 13, Tallow, 



5 CiHops. ]0 



10 00 Wool, 35 



3 25 3 75 Sheep Skins, 50 



2 00 3 Of) Green H'ds, lb. 3 



5 Ci Dry Hides, fi 



9 12| Calfskins, ?r'n.5 



Feb. 26. 



MOUIVT HOPE BOT\\'f<l OARDEIV ANJL> 



NURSEKIE!^, ROCilESTliK, N.Y. 



THR Proprietors r'-spectfnlly nnnource, that their present stock 

 of Fruit and Ornameutai 7'rees, Shrubs, and Plants is unu- 

 svally fine. 



The Collection of Fruits comprises the most esteemed American 

 and Foreign varieties : the trees are handsome, thrifty, and of the 

 most s.iitable age and size for successful transplanting; and being 

 propagated with the most .scrupulous care by the proprietors them- 

 selves, either from bearing trees in tii(^ir own grounds, or from others 

 of undoubted correctness, can willi confidence be reconiraended as 

 genuine. 



A choice collection of Pears, comprising the most esteemed Euro- 

 pean varieties, selected by one of the proprietors jiersonally in the 

 best nurseries of France, is also offered: they are on Quince 

 Stocks, intended for growing in the pyramidical forni, and will bear 

 tht! year after transplanting; they niay be planted six feet apart, 

 and are consequently adnii ably adapted for garden culture. 



Over 2,000 trees of the valuidiln native apple the " Northern Spy" 

 are yet on hand: this is gener.dly acknowledged to be one of the 

 best T.irieties cultivated. 



Tlie collection of Roses is very fine, including a very choice a - 

 sortment of Standard oi Tree Roses, 4 to C feet high : ihese are 

 beautiful objects for lawns or borders — most of them are perj/etual, 

 or ever-h|jr,ming. 



A large and splendid stock of Grccn-hovse plants, including the 

 finest net€ varieties of Roses and Geraniums, &c., are on hand, aud 

 are ofTered a", low pricep. 



Trees, Shrnb*, PHnts, &c., securely packed for transportation to 

 any part of the country. 



Priceil Catalogues sent gratis to all post-paid applications. 



The Public are respectfully invited to visit tlie establishmeut — lo- 

 cation, nearly opposite the iVInunt Hope Ccmctciy. 



All orders and coinmunioations must be addres:^ed, post-paid, to 

 ELLWA\GER & BARRY. 



N.B. Scions of the '• Northern Spy" epple, and other choice va- 

 rieties, will be liirni hed in snijll ipiantities. 



B. F. S.MITH & CO., 



FARMERS' WAREHOUSE ^ SEED STORE, 

 No. 4. Fro.n"t-str!;et. Rochk.stkr, N. Y. 



BF. SMITH <fc CO., having received a full and gener.il assort- 

 . ment of FIEM), GRASS, GARDEN, and FLOWER SEEDS, 

 worthy of cnltiv.ition in this section of country, confidentlv recom- 

 mend them as being, pure, and of the best qualitj-. Their Cabbage, 

 Turnip, and S=iort-toi> Radish, with several kinds of Dwarf and 

 Early Peas, were imported by them from the long-established house 

 of R. Winch & Son's, London. Most of the Garden Seeds were 

 raised particularly for th-^m, by C. F. Crosman, former proprietor of 

 the Seed Store ; ;ii;d they have no hesitation in saying, that their 

 assortment of Seeds is as good an can be found nt any establishment 

 in the county. 



\i B. F. S. & Co. have also a large assortment of PLOWS, amongst 

 them the celebrated " Massachusetts Plow," the " Delano Plow," and 

 Others ; Sub soil and Side-hill Plows, of different sizes. A com- 

 plete as.sortmcnt of ools for Gardeners aiid Nurserymen. 



B. F. SMJH & CO. 



~~ WINTER SQUASHKS, 



/CHOICE varieties of Winter Crook-n:;ck, Cnshaw, Valparaiso, 

 V^ and Nutmeg Squa.^he3 ; seven year Pum|)kins, Spanish Cheese 

 Pumpkins, &.c., for saleatthe Rochester Seed Store, 



B. F. SMITH & CO . 



POP CORN.— Twenty Bushels for sale at the Rochester Seed 

 Store. 

 Dec. Ist, 1844. * B. F. SMITH &. Co. 



The manner of u-ing this Rake is as follows: By one regular 

 draft, or stroke, a sheaf of grain can be collected with perfect clean- 

 iies on the bed of the swath ; preserving evenness of straw, and 

 without the ncci:;sity of shelling the grain, as with the com- 

 mon Rake. 



Wherever this Rake has been introduced, it has obtained a deci- 

 ded preferei.ee o\er all others; and it will be found, by aiiyonegiv- 

 ing it a fair trial, to po.-sess such 1 1' iiualed excellencies in perform- 

 ing all the va'>ou.» operati ns of ral-.liig, and with so great a saving 

 of iriain and l.ibor, us to make it the interest of the farmer to pos- 

 sess them. L. STEDMAN. 



Rochester, (Franlfort.) 



" We do certify, that wo have had B. Partridge's Patent Grain 

 Rake in use thrcuphout the past iKirvett, and found it to work 

 extremely well. It gathers the grain much cleaner, and does the 

 work much faster and easier lor the oj eiator; and v» e cheerfully re- 

 comuieud it to the public as bciiii: a great labor-sa\ ir.g implement, 

 JOHN DWIGHT, ' Saliiia, 



HIRAM BRINTNALL, Syracuse, 



GEO. H. BURGESS, Elbridge, 



JOHN PHILLIPS, Onondaga, 



CORNELIUS WOODRUFF, Lysaiidor, 

 GEORGE S. BABCOCK, Preble, 



J. B. GILBERT, Preble, 



GEO. HOUSE. Onondaga, 



ISAAC BRINTNALL, Onondaga." 



BOARDMAN'S ROLH ESTER KLRSERY 

 AlVD GARDEN, 



One mile east of the Bridge, on Main-street. 



THE Projirielor of this Establishment has on hand, this spring, 

 a very e.\tensive assortment of all the choicest varieties of Ap- 

 l>le, Peach, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Apricot, Almond, and a variety of 

 Siiadc and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, &c. &c. The trees are very 

 large and of fine growth. A few hundred of each kind, of extra 

 size and beautj , will be selected for retailing, and will bear fruit in 

 a short time. For more particular information, the public are re- 

 ferred to the annual catalogue, which may be found at the Rochester 

 Seed Store, or at No. ii2, Butfalo-street. Orders left at the above 

 places, or addressed to A. C. Smith, Rochester, N.Y., post-paid, 

 will receive prompt attention. 



NORTHERN SPY GRAFTS. 



fT^HE Subscribers offer for sale a quantity of Grafts of the above 

 A choice fiuit, which they will wan ant to be genuine. Also, 

 G rails of all kinds of choice Apples. 



BISSELL & HOOKER, 

 (Successor toE. Boardman,) Rochester Nursery, Main-st 

 Bj- 17,000 Apple trees for sale. 



COMIAN'S TOITR IN ElfROPE- 



NOS. 1 and 2 on hand. Subscriptions received by nie, at the corner 

 of Buffalo and E.vchange streets. Terms — 5:5 work entire, in 

 10 numbers : $2 «ii subscribing ; *3on delivery of the 5ih number, 



JAMES H. WATTS, 

 Rochester, March 1, 1845. Agent for Henry Colman. 



B.tGS ! BAGS ! BAGS 1— I have a laige slock of GRAIN BAGS 

 on hand, such as Farmers and Millers will want ; and will be 

 glad to exhibit them for sale at less prices than they have ever been 

 sold in Western New York. 



To be found at the well-known Hardware Store of E. Watts, 3, 

 corner of Exchange and Buftalo streets. 



March 1, 1845. JAMES H. WATTS. 



' SAP BUCKETS. 



WE are now manufacturing, and have constantly on hand, a 

 largo quantity of Sap Buckets, which we will sell cheap. 

 Farmers, iind others wishing to purcliase, .ire invited to call at our 

 PAIL FACTORY, on Mill-street, at the lower end of Brown's 

 Rai;', next iloor to Smith &. Alcott's Mill, in the Hydraulic Build- 

 ing.'!. Our Buckets are in;»dc of first-rate Pine stuff, and warranted 

 to be well seasoned. Also, Pails, (Cheese-tubs, Keelers, Pine and 

 Oak Churns, &c., &e. ; for sale wholesiale and retail. 

 Rochester, I9lh of 10th mo., '44. jaSra. 1. BUNKER & CO. 



