Vol. VII. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y., MARCH, 1846. 



No. 3. 



THE GENESEE FARMER: 

 Isstted the first of each manth, at Rochester, N. Y., by 



D. D. T. MOORE, PROPRIETOR. 



DANIEL LEE, EDITOR. 



P. BASRT, Conductor of the Horticultural Department. 



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British Com Laws. 



Most of our readers will have learned through 

 other channels the late important news from 

 England, before this paper reaches them. We 

 entertain scarcely a doubt on the point of Sir 

 Robert Peel's strength in both houses of Parlia- 

 ment to carry triumphantly his great measure of 

 reducing duties on bread stuiFs, pulse and pro- 

 visions, as well as on cotton, and many articles 

 of foreign manufacture. How far the new Tariff 

 will benefit the farming interest of the U. States 

 IS a question which time alone can solve. It is 

 altogether probable that our maize or corn will be 

 quite extensively consumed to fatten cattle, 

 swine and sheep, and as food for horses and poul- 

 try. It will also be used in the place of barley, 

 to make ardent spirits, of which a vast quantity 

 is made in the United Kingdom. The duty on 

 maize is not wholly to be removed, as is stated in 

 many papers, but to be Is. per quarter, or two 

 and three-quarter ceats per bushel. The like 

 duty will remain on corn meal, buckwheat, and 

 buckwheat flour. We do not think that the re- 

 duction to be made on wheat flour, and wheat, is 

 Bufficient to affect materially shipments to British 

 ports. Afler three years the duty on these great 

 staples is to be reduced to one shilling per 

 quarter. The duty on tallow will soon be redu- 

 ced one-half, or from 10s. per cwt, to 5s. The 



duty on butter will be cut down from '20s. per cwt. 

 to 10s. On cheese the reduction is from 10s. pejr- 

 cwt. to 5s, All salted and fresh meats are tu be free, 

 except ha7ns. The duty on these is 7s. per cwt. 



The European Times, published at Liverpool, 

 makes complaint that American Pork and Beef 

 are badly packed, cured and fattened for the Eng- 

 lish market. Those interested in the Provision 

 trade with England, should look well to this mat- 

 ter. vSince the tolls on corn have been reduced 

 one-half on New York Canals, to take effect on 

 the opening of navigation, i. e. from 4 mills per 

 1000 lbs. per mile, to 2 mills, we think that corn 

 will be a good crop to grow in the western part 

 of this state, either for exporter to make into 

 pork. One should have a good machine fvv drop- 

 ping and covering tlie seed by horse power, and 

 perform nearly all the after culture by cultivators 

 and sliovel plows — not forgetting to put ashes 

 around the hills, or to scatter them broadcast. 

 The growing of good winter apples in Western 

 New York for English consumption, will be a 

 grand business. 



Western New York Agricultural SckooL 



As the number of pupils that can be accom- 

 modated the coming season at the Institution 

 above named, is small, those that desire their 

 sons to attend should lose no time in sending in 

 their names. A few young men, who are fa- 

 miliar with farm work, and desirous of learning 

 how to analyze soils, will be received on very 

 favorable terms. Our purpose is to furnish 

 work to all we can, and allow fair wages for the 

 labor performed. It is obvious that we can not 

 fix a definite price for services, Jhe value of 

 which we can only know by a foir trial. We 

 should be happy to make the four or five hoar's 

 labor performed eacli day by the pupil meat all 

 his current expenses ; but it is not probable that 

 we shall be able so to do. 



Several interesting articles prepared for tlxis 

 paper, (including the Premi un List of the Mon- 

 roe Co. Ag. Society, for 1346,) are neecs«irily 

 deferred until next month, / 



