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GENESEE FARMER. 



May, 1845 



IMPROVED CULTIVATORS 



^OR sale at the Agiicultural Depot, adiDiiiing- the Seeil Store, 

 Front-sstreet. B. F. SMITH & CO. 



SEEDLING POTATOES.— We have a few bushels of Langwor- 

 thy's Premuiin Seedling Potatoes for sale at the Rochester Seed 

 Store, New Block, Frout-street. B. F. SMITH & CO. 



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ORM BRUSHES, for the purpose of destroying Worms and 

 CateriJillars on Fruit Trees, for sale by 



B. F. SMITH & CO., 

 Bew Brick Block, Front-street. 



BAGS ! BAGS ! BAGS !— I have a large stock of GRAIN BAGS 

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

 be glad to exhibit them for sale at leas prices than they have ever 

 been sold in Western New York. 



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

 corner of Eichaneo and Buffalo-streets. 

 March 1, 2Si5. " JAMES H. WATTS. 



THE IMPORTED HOR8E "ALFRED," 



WHICH drew the fir^t premium at the N. Y. State Agricultu- 

 ral Fair, lield in Rochester, in 1843, will stand for Mares 

 this season, (1845,) at the following i)laces, viz. : 



At G. hORDON'S,v.rar Genfra— Monday and Tuesday, April 

 28 and 29 ) ditto ditto. May 12 and 13 ; ditto ditto. May 9G"and 27; 

 ditto ditto, June 9 and 10 ; ditto ditto, June 23 and 24 ; ditto ditto, 

 July 7 and 8. 



At the. OLD NORTON FARM, East BloomfieU —T\\Mr'i\s.y 

 and Friday, May 1 and 2; ditto ditto, May 15 and IG ; ditto ditto, 

 May 29 and 30; ditto ditto, June 12 and 13; ditto ditto, June 2G 

 and 27; ditto ditto. July 10 and 11. 



At the AMERICAN HOTEL, State-street, Rochester— Moa- 

 day and Tuesday, May 5 and 6 ; ditto ditto, May 19 and 20 ; ditto 

 ditto, June 2 and 3 ; ditto ditto, June 16 and 17 ; ditto ditto, June 

 30, July 1 ; ditto, ditto, July 14 and 15. 



At JOHN BAKER'S, Maredun— Thursday and Friday, May 8 

 and 9 ; ditto ditto, '! ly 22 and 23 ; ditto ditto, June 5 and 6 ; 

 ditto ditto, June 49 and 20; ditto ditto, July 3 and 4; ditto ditto, 

 July 17 and 18. 



TERMS — Ten Dollars to insvre a foal, payable on the 1st of 

 March, 1846. Perons partivg with Marcs, before foaling time, 

 will be held responsible fur the services of the horse. 



GEORGE FORDON, 



April, 1845. f JOHN BAKER. 



STOCK EXCHANGE -CATTLE, &c. 



THE SUBSCRIBPZR has on hand a choice col- 

 lection of improved thorough-bred cattle, embra^ 

 cing, already, superior specimens of the Short-Horn Dur- 

 ham and the Hereford, and a sample of the Holderness, 

 &c., and he intends adding to his slock so as to be able to 

 supply farmers and breeders in Western New York, Ca- 

 anda, or the Western Stales, who may wish to purchase 

 Bulls, Cows, Young Stock, Sheep, &c., of the best hreeds 

 and most improved varieties, at reasonable prices. His de- 

 sign is, to establish a sort of Depot, or Slock Exchange, 

 whore orders can be supplied for any of the improved 

 breeds of Thorough-bred, and for superior Grade ani- 

 mals, and where those who have choice stock of this cha- 

 racter for sale can find a market for them, on commission 

 or otherwise. 



Refekknces. — Editor of the "'Genesee Farmer," L. B. 

 Langworthy, Esq., and T. Weddle, Esq., Rochester. 

 Hon. E. Corning, C. N. Bemcnt, Esq., and Editors of the 

 Cultivator, Albany; Hon. E. Mack, Ithaca; J. S. Wads- 

 w'orth, Esq, Genoseo ; .Judge Leland, Steuben county; 

 Hon. D. Lee, BulTalo ; Hon. .1. McCollum, and W. Fa'r- 

 sons, Esq., Lockport; M. B. Batcham, Esq., Editor of the 

 Ohio Culti\ator, Columbus, O. 



The subscriber may be found on his farm, near the S.W. 

 corner of the city of Rochester, on Gcnesee-street, (about 

 half a mile south of Bull's Head ;) or orders may be left 

 at the office of the Genesee Farmer. T. H. HYATT. 



Elmwood, Rodhetlcr, Mai/j 1345. 



Meteorological ObservatioDs. 



made at rochester, seven miles from lake ontario, 



by l. wetherell. 



Journal of the Weather for April, 1845. 



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Thermometer. 



Barometer. 



CO 



29.83 

 .85 

 .59 

 .61 

 .69 

 .71 

 .65 

 .08 

 .35 

 .75 

 .15 

 .55 

 .57 

 .45 

 .61 

 .79 

 .14 

 .50 

 .76 

 .35 

 .57 

 .60 

 .49 

 .44 

 .59 

 .47 

 .49 

 .60 

 .70 

 .50 



M 

 29.82 

 .50 

 .60 

 .69 

 .66 

 .65 

 .41 

 .50 

 .55 

 .39 

 .49 

 .54 

 .41 

 .54 

 .75 

 .50 

 .30 

 .65 

 .67 

 .40 

 .51 

 .55 

 .39 

 .51 

 .54 

 .43 

 .57 

 .70 

 .50 

 .45 

 .50 



Wind 



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W N W 



s w 



W N W 



NW NE 



s w w 

 s w s 



s w s 

 w 



N W W 

 N W 



N E 

 SE NE 

 S E 

 S N W 

 N W W 

 N W 



Observations. 



Fair. 



Cloudy — rain. 



Fair — frogs first heard 



Fair — cloudy — rain. 



Fair — toads first heard 



Fair — Phcebe heard. 



Fair — crocus & willow 



Cloud}' — rain, [in bl. 



Cloudy — snow & rain 



Cloudy snow. 



Cloudy. 



Fair — cloudy — snow. 



Fair — cloudy. 



Cloudy — snow. r.g. .03 



Fair — cloudy — r.g. .15. 

 Cloudy — rain. 

 Cloudy — fair — snow. 

 Fair — cloudy — r.g. .03. 

 Fair — aspen in bloom. 

 Fair — apricot 

 Fair — cloudy. 

 Cloudy, rain. 

 Cloudy — foggy — rain. 

 Cloudy. 

 Rainy day. 



Cloudy — rain — r.g. ,74 

 Cloudy — fair. 



Cloudy — showers. 

 Cloudy — r.g. 37. 



Max. (Mar. 30) then 76 deg.; do. bar. (Ma. 26) 29.85 in. 

 Min. (April 9) " 20 deg.; do. " (April 1) 29.08 in. 



Remarks. — The last of March was very warm and dry. 

 Summer heat the 29lh and 30lh — spring birds made their 

 appearance, and plants began to blossom. 



April — First half of the month very cold and dry ; vege- 

 tation made but little progress. Frequent squalls of snow. 



BEE-HIVES. 



PARK'S NIAGARA BEE-HIVE, for sale at the Agricultural 

 De))ot, adjoining the Rochester Seed Store, New Brick Block, 

 Front-street- B. F. SMITH &. CO. 



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AIILIA, ASPARAGUS, and RHUBARB ROOTS, for sale at 

 the Rochester Seed Store. B. F. SMITH & CO. 



ROCHESTER PRODUCE MARKET. 



90 a 9C/Hav, ton, $7 50 8 001 Eggs, doz. 

 " ■ " Wooa,cord, 2 00 2 50J Poultry, lb. 



Wheat, 



Corn, 37.Vo40 



Barley, 40 50 Salt, bbl., 



Oats, 25 28 Hams, lb.. 



Flour, (ret.) 4 25 Pork, bbl. 



Beans, 75 1 00 " cwt. 



Apples, 38 50 Beef, " 



Potatoes, 18 25|Lar<l, lb., 



Cloverseed, 4 00 4 50 Butter, 



Timothy, 1 1 50|Cheesc,cwt 



6 



5 



1 13; Tallow, 



5 6 Hops, 10 11 



10 00 Wool, 35 40 



3 25 3 75 Sheep Skins, 50 75 



2 00 3 06 Green H'ds, lb. 3 7 



5 6 Dry Hides, 6 7 



9 12| Calfskins, gr'n.5 4 



500 6 50 1 May 1. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



To Correspondents 65 



Liobig and Agricultural Science — Steeping Seed-Corn — Electri- 

 city — Preparing Wool for Market 66 



Western Reserve Magazine — Pump-Logs; Inquiry — Aurora 

 School — Draining — Sprouting Seeds — Prospects of the Wheat 



Crop — Kitchen Garden 67 



Symphytum, or Comfrcy — Science of Vegetable Nutrition — Po- 



tato-iattcd Hoes— Marl 68 



Agricultural Repmt ; by D. Lee 69, 70 



Very fine Hogs ..71 



Improved Short-horn Durham Heifer Esterville, (cut) — Win- 

 tering Stock ; a Dialogue 72 



" N. Y. Farmnr & Jlcchanic's" Criticism on S. W. — Emur, or 



Whe.1t Barley— Herd Book 73 



Spring Weather — Prospect of the Wheat Crop ; &c., &c 74 



Wild Flowers — Flowor Garden — Insects — N.Y. State Agricultu- 

 ral Society: Premium List for Fall of 1845 75, 76, 77 



Col. Randal. 's Sheep— Wheat Insect— Mr. Colman's Report.. .. 78 

 Advertisements, &c., <^c 79, 80 



