1846. 



GEiNESEE FARMER. 



243 



Work for October. 



About tlie middle of this month, or as soon as 

 there has been a pretty severe frost, transplant- 

 ing may be commenced. Fall planting may be 

 recommended for all hardy fr nil and ornumental 

 trees, shrubs, and p/anls, whei-e the soil is dry 

 and not too much exposed ; in cold, wet, and ex- 

 posed situations, planting had better be deferred 

 till spring. 



Persons wishing to send trees to the west 

 should attend to it in good season. On this sub- 

 ject we made some remarks, in reply to corres- 

 pondents, in our last number. 



Bulbous Flower Roofs, such as Tulips, Hya- 

 cinths, Narcissus, Crocus, Lilies, &c., &c., may 

 be planted all the month, and even into Novem- 

 ber. It may be well to give the beds a covering 

 of pine branches or leaves. Before winter sets 

 in fully. 



Dahlia Roots must be taken up after the first 

 frost that kills the tops. Tliey should be well 

 dried in the open air, and laid away on a dry 

 shelf in a safe cellar. 



Herbaceous Plants of all hardy kinds may be 

 taken up, divided and replanted. Tender ones 

 should be protected in due season by a covering 

 of leaves, litter, or an inverted sod. 



Chinese Roses, Fuchsias, and other tender bor 

 der plants should be taken up and potted. 



Between this time and the setting in of winter, 

 manure should be applied to all sorts of trees and 

 plants that require it. The late fall rains and 

 spring thaws dissolve and prepare it to be taken 

 up by the roots as soon as vegetation commen- 

 ces. There is also more leisure generally in 

 fall than in spring. 



Storrng pointer fruit will require unusual cai"e 

 and caution. Gathering, in the first place, should 

 be done well. No bruised or unsound fruit should 

 be put in a barrel or elsewhere among that which 

 is intended for keeping.- It should be kept dry, 

 cool and airy as possible until winter sets in, be- 

 fore it is placed in the cellar. The unusual ten- 

 dency to rot which exists amongst fruit this S:;ea- 

 son, will render extraordinary attention necessa- 

 i-y. A gentleman of experience in these mat- 

 ters informs us that he invariably puts his keep- 

 ing fruit away in dry sand, and in this way he 

 can keep it two or three months after its usual 

 time, with flavor and freshness unimpaired in 

 the least. It is perfectly reasonable, and we 

 would recommend it, or any other method known 

 to ! e equally as good, to be very generally adopt- 

 ed this season. Kiln dried bran has been rec- 

 ommended, and we have no doubt w'll answer 

 well. 



Afraid TO Learn. — It is related that Galileo, 

 who invented the telescope, with which he ob- 

 served the satellites of Jupiter, invited a man 

 >\ho was opposed to liim, to look through it that 

 he might observe Jupiter's moons. The man 

 positively refused, saying, — "If I sho dd see 

 them, how could I maintain my opinion?, which 

 I have advanced against youi* philosophy ?" — 

 This is the case with many. They will not look 

 at the truth — they will not hear it, for fear that 

 the. arguments they have Iramed will be destroy- 

 ed, and that they may be obliged to give up their 

 opinions and praciiccs. Q5^ Quere. — Are not 

 the preceding remarks truthfully applicable to 

 thousands of farmers who will neither subscribe 

 for, nor read, an agricultural paper ? * 



The Boston Cultivator says the patato crop of 

 New England is good, notwithstanding the alarm 

 about the rot early in the season. 



Monroe County Cattle Show and Fair, 



Tu be held at Rochester. Thimday i^ Friday, Get. 15, S^ 16. 



General Exhibition and Cattle Show oa Thursday— all 

 animals and articles to be in their places, ready for inspec- 

 tion, at 11 o'clock. Plowing Match to commence precisely 

 at II) o'clock, on Friday. Annual Address on Friday at 2 

 o'clock, P. M. 



The Fair will be held on the COLLEGE LOT, near 

 Bull's Head, in Rochester. The Premium List offered this 

 year, in Money and Books, is about $500. Shall the repu- 

 tation of Monroe County be sustained ? If so, the farmers 

 must turn out. and present tlieir best animals and other ar- 

 ticles for exhibition. 



Plum Stones Wanted—Persons having Plums or 

 Plum Stones, or common Pears. with good seeds to dispose 

 of, will be paid the highest price in cash at the Mr. Hope 

 Nurseries, or at the office of the " Genesee Farmer," No. 

 34 Front .St., next door to the Rochester Seed Store, ii/p 

 stairs. 



Rochester, Oct. ], 1846. 



Western New York Agricultural School. 



The Proprietors of this Institution have pleas- 

 ure ill announcing to its friends and the public that it.s sec- 

 ond term w ill commence, under the most favorable auspices, 

 i on the 20tii of September next. The year is divided into 

 \ four quarters of 11 weeks each, but no extra charge will be 

 made to permanent pupils staying a year, for board and tui- 

 ' tion (lurinsr vacations, if they remain at the School. 

 j The studies pursued are Chemistry with the praclicil 

 analysis of soils, fertilizers, &:c. ; Geology, Botany, Com- 

 ' paraiive Anatomy with dissections. Physiology, Natural 

 History, B'jok Keeping. Surveying. Practical Farming and 

 Gardening, beside the study of the Languages and Matlie- 

 j matics, as usually taught in colleges. The undersigned 

 I have secured the services of Mr. R. K. Sanforu, of Fulton, 

 a gentleman of high mathematical and literary attainments, 

 to aid them in the Literary Departments of the School.— 

 They have also a Primary Department for giving lessons in 

 all branches of a good Elnglisli Education. Whatever pur- 

 suit the student may wish to follow in after life, it is the 

 i purpose of those having charge of this Institution, to qualify 

 I him for its duties, to the extent of a thorough, practical ed- 

 I ucation, embracing a liberal range of the Natural Sciences. 

 When the weather is suitable for out door work, pupils 

 will lal)or from one to two hours a day, receive ins'i ction 

 in rural aftairs. Strict attention will be paid to their morals. 

 They will board in the family of the Principal, and attend 

 church with the same. 



Terms $25 a quarter, or $100 per annum includinij 

 board, washinsr. tuition, lights, and firewood. 

 DANIEL LEE. 

 RAWSON H4RMON, Jr. 

 VVheatkouL Aug. 25, 1846. 



Ellwanger & Barry's new Descriptive Catalogue for 



1846 & 7 is just published, and will be sent gratis to all 

 post paid applications. 



Mt. Hope Garden iS(- Nurserie.i, Rochester, Oct. 1, 1346. 



Wanted—lOO bushe's Peach Stones, at the old Roch- 

 ester Seed Store, nearly opposite the market. 



Oct. 1, 1846. JAMES P. FOGG. 



