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GENESEE FARMER 



June, 1845 



IMPROVED HORSE R4KE. 



The Improved Hay Rake, of v.hich the above 

 is a cut, is the invention of, and is minufactur- 

 ed by Lewis Swikt, of Clarkson, in this county. 

 From the praises bestowed upon its operation by 

 those who have tested its benefits, and from certifi- 

 cates exhibited to us, we have no hesitation in rec- 

 ommending it to the public, as an improvement 

 over any heretofore introduced, and as one of the 

 greatest labor-saving machines now in use among 

 farmers. 



[C It received the first premium at the State Fair at Rochester, in 1843. They are for sale in Rochester at the 

 Agricultural Depot, adjoining the Seed Store, Front Street, nearly opposite the Market. 



Meteorological Observations. 



made at rochester, seven miles frum lake ontario, 



by l. wetherell. 



Journal of the Weather for May, 1845. 



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Barometer. 



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29.50 

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Observations. 



Cloudy— showers. 

 Fair — r.g. 75, 

 Fair. — golden robin h. 

 Cloudy — fair. 

 Fair. 



Fair — cloudy — rain. 

 Cloudy — rain — r.g. .27 

 Fair — apple tree in bl 

 Fuir — cloudy — pear . . 

 Cloudy — rain — r. g. .05 

 Fair — lilac in bloom. 

 Fair. 



Fair — rain — rice bd.Ii. 

 Fair — cloud} — r.g. .17. 

 air — quince in bloom 

 Fair 

 Fair. 



Fair — h.chestnut in bl. 

 loudy— r.g. .03. 

 Cloudy — sli'ry, r.g .42. 

 Cloudy — rain & snow 

 Fair — frost. 

 Fair — cloudy — frost. 

 Cloudy — rain. 

 Fair — cloudy. 

 Fair — rain — r.g. .07. 

 Fair — cool. 



Cloudy — rain — r.g. 41. 

 Fair — vel. rose in bl. 

 Fair. 



Max. (May 12) ther. 87 deg. ; do. (May 9) bar. 29.88 in. 

 Min. (May 8) " .33 di-g.; do ( May 7) " 29.25 in. 

 April— last half month much warmer than the first half. 

 May— from the 1st to the 25th coolish, with frequent frosts ; the 

 range of ther. 54 deg. Good weather for grass and English grain. 



To convince the farmers that the present season is not uncommon- 

 ly cold, I give the mean temperature of April and the first half of 

 May, from 1840 to the present lime: 



'f he mean temperature of April, 1840, 47.80 deg. 



l^itto ditto, 1841, 39.87 .. 



Ditto ditto 1842,45.85 .. 



Ditto ditto, 1843,44,79 .. 



Ditto ditto, 1844,52,62 .. 



Ditto ditto 1845,46,42 .. 



The mean temp, of Ist h"f May 1840, 50,62 .. 



Ditto ditto, 1841,43,82 .. 



Ditto ditto, 1842, 49,,32 .. 



Ditto ditto, 1843,54.83 .. 



Ditto ditto 1844,57.24 .. 



Ditto ditto, 1845, 55.58 .. 



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

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

 Store, New Block, Front etrect. B. F. S.MITH &, CO. 



DUNN & TAYLOR'S PREMIUM SCYTHES, 



Manufactured bt TAYLOR, HITCHCOCK, & CO., 

 JVORTH JfAYJ\'E, ME. 



THE satisfaction which these SCYTHES have hitherto given, as 

 superior cutters, has induced the Manufacturers to offer them 

 for sale in many places where they have not before been known ; 

 believing that those who use them will continue to call for them, 

 from year to year. 



N.B. All Scythes warranted good to cut, and free from injurious 

 flaws : if any should prove bad, others will be given in exchange. 



(CT For sale at the Agricultural Depot, adjoining the Seed Store, 

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



IMPROVED CULTIVATORS 



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OR sale at the Agricultural Depot, adjoining the Seed Store, 

 Front-sstreet. B. F. S.MITH & CO. 



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OR.M BRrSHES, for the purpose of destroying Worms and 

 Caterpillars on Fruit Trees, for sale by 



B. F. SMITH & CO., 

 New Brick Block, Front-street. 



ROCHESTER PRODUCE MARKET. 



90 a 96'Hav, ton, $7 50 8 001 Eggs, doz. 

 ■ " ' Wood,cord, 2 00 2 50| Poultry, lb. 



Wheat, 



Corn, 37i a 40 



Barley, 30 40 Salt, bhl., 



Oats, 25 28 Hams, lb.. 



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



Beans, 75 1 00 " cwt. 



Apples, 38 50 Beef, " 



Potatoes, 18 25|Lard, lb., 



Clover.seed, 4 00 4 50 Butter, 



Timothy, 1 1 25!cheese,cwt 



1 13, Tallow, 



5 6iHops, 10 



10 OOi' Wool, 25 



3 25 3 75 Sheep Skins, 50 



3 00 3 50 GreenH'ds,!b. 3 



5 Dry Hides, 6 



9 121 Calfskins, gr'n.5 



500 fi 501 May 30. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Lectures on Agriculture — Convention in Ohio — Sa e of E. P. 



Prentice's .stock — Premiums on Farms, &c 81 



Wheat-Growers, do you hear that 1 — Sheep on the Prairic.t, &c. 82 

 State Census for 1845 — Colman's Report — Improvements in Ag- 

 riculture 83 



The Alpaca— Fall Plowing 84 



Manures, their waste, &c 85 



Wheatland 86 



E.xperiments in the Culture of Indian Corn 87, 88 



Educate Farmers ; avoid l.itigsiion — Lime and Bone Dust 89 



Canal Stati.^tics- What should Parents do with their Boys? 90 



Fountain of Vice — Remedy against the Curculio— Time of sow- 

 ing Seed — The general subject of the Potato 91, 92 



Ornamental Trees and Slirul),s — Stoneless Cherries 93 



Plant-Potting- Caterpillars on Trees 94 



Locust Borer e.vpellod — Vegetables, &c 95 



Meteorological Table — .Advertisements, &c 96 



