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GENESEE FARMER. 



Nov. 



3IARKET INTELIiIGENCE. 



Rochester Produce Market— Wholesale. 



Wheat, 



Corn, 



Barley, 



Oats, 



Flour, 



Beans, 



Apples, bushel. 



Potatoes. 



Clover Seed, 



Timothy, 



Hay, ton, 



Wood, cord,.. 



Salt, bbl, 



Hams, lb, 



97 

 50 

 38 

 25 

 5,25 



30 



Pork, bbl 10,00 11,00 



Pork, cwt 3,00 



Beef, cwt, 3,50 



Lard, lb, 8 



Butler, lb, 12 



Cheese, new lb., G 



Eggs, doz, 



Poultry, 



Tallow, 



Maple Sugar, . . 

 Sheep Skins, 

 Green Hides, lb 

 Dry " --.- 

 Calfskins, 



12 

 4 

 G 

 G 

 31 

 3^ 

 G 

 7 



3,50 

 4,00 



11 



6k 



6 

 GJ 

 77 

 44 



[By Magnetic Telegraph.'] 



New York, Oct. 30—3 P. M. 

 There is considerable firmness in flour at $G for shipping 

 lots Genesee. There have been sales 5000 bbls at that 

 rate. IVIiehigan and flat Ohio 5 87a5 94. The receipts to- 

 day are light. For the east inquiry moderate. White 

 wheat is quiet at previous rates. Corn G8«70c for mixed — 

 75c for yellow, with sales 10,000 bush. Sales 5000 bush, 

 i-yc at 78«80c. Oats steady at 35a36e. In Barley nothing 

 doing. Sales of pork very light. The market is depress- 

 ed ; prime 8 25, mess 9 50. Rough flax seed 1 30. Clo- 

 ver entirely nominal. Sales of Tallow at Bjc. Good lard 

 in bbls selling in lots at 7^a7|c. Butter in lair demand at 

 .i4al 6c — good lots western dairy Cheese is slow at 7a7|c. 



Buffalo, Oct. 30. 



The sales which have occurred since our last, are 12,500 

 bushels prime quality Milan and Sandusky in store at 78c, 

 free of storage for ten days, and 6000 bushels similar qual- 

 ity at the same. In flour we notice the sale of 1000 bbls 

 Ohio, at 4 50 — 750 bbls three brands Ohio, afloat at the 

 same — 522 bbls two brands Mich, at the same — 530 bbls of 

 a choice Mich brand, and 300 bbls Wisconsin and Illinois in 

 one lot, the former at 4 5o, the latter at 4 44. Corn is ve- 

 ry dull, and holders to-day are offering good Wabash at 



37ic. 



Cleveland, Oct. 27. 



The continuance of high freights keeps prices down. — 

 Sales to-day are 500 bbls flour, at 4 23—300 do 4 07^—1600 

 bu wheal at 65c. Our warehouses are so crowded that 

 storage can scarcely be obtained. Freights too are still 

 higher, and vessels scarce. It is said that 27c has been 

 paid to-day for wheat to Oswego, and to Buffalo for wheat 

 12sC, and flour 45 and 48c. 



Detroit, Oct. 26. 

 Flour went up on Saturday from 25 to 50c per bbl, and 

 the market closed on Saturday evening, at $4a4 25. — 

 Wheat at former quotations, 70c. 



MlL\\AUKIE, Oct. 20. 

 Best samples of winter wheat have commanded 54a56c. 

 Some few loads yesterday brouglit a cent or two more. In 

 point of qtialiiy, the wheat now coming in is much better 

 than that brought to market earlier in the fall. Vessels are 

 still very scarce. The propeller Chicago was taken up 

 yesterday to load for BufliUo at 20c. She will carry about 

 5000 bushels. Flour is firm at .$ 4a4 50 retail. A small iot 

 was sold yesternayat $4. No corn Or barley in market. — 

 Salt firm at ,$1 75. 



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Removal. 



Previous to the publication of the December number, the 

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1847.] 



VOLUME vni. 



GSJJESES FAKISER, 



[1847. 



A MOXTHLY AGRICfLTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL ; 



Illustrated with iiumerous engraviyigs of 



Improved Implements, Farm BuildiDgs, Domestic 

 Animals, Fruits, &c. &c. 



The Proprietor of the Farmer gratefully acknowledges 

 an INCREASE of over Focr Thousand subscribers, since the 

 commencement of the current volume. He considers this 

 the most conclusive evidence of the merit and popularity of 

 the work — and respectfully presents it to the friends of Im- 

 provement for their examination and patronage. Dr. Lek, 

 its principal Editor, is at the head of the ' Western N. Y. 

 Agricultural School ' — and his ability, and the means at his 

 command for obtaining and disseminating information rela- 

 tive to the Science and Practice of Agriculture, are un- 

 surpassed by any agricultural writer in the country. — 

 The Editor of the Horticultural Department, P. Barry, 

 Esq., (of the ' Mt. Hope Garden and Nurseries,') is one of 

 the most experienced Horticulturists in the State. 



Each number of the Farmer contains Tweuty-four 

 large Octavo Pages, and is illustrated with handsome 

 and appropriate engravings. It is printed on new type and 

 good paper. Since its enlargement from 16 to 24 pages, (in 

 January, 1846,) it is universally pronounced the cheapest 



AND BEST paper OF ITS SIZE AND KIND IN THE UnION. 



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Volume 8 will commence in January, 1847, — and all sub- 

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 Address D. D. T. MOORE, 



November, 1846. Publisher, Rochester, N. Y. 



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Contents of this Number. 



Do varieties of Plants have a period of Natural Exis- 

 tence, like Individual Plants and Animals, 247 



Wheat Culture, 248 



Grafting the Tomato upon the Potato, 249 



Science and Agriculture, 250 



Making Pork ; Destroying Insects, 251 



Potato Disease, 252 



The Crops in South Venice, 1846. Employment, 253 



The Farmer — His Position, Responsibilities, and Du- 

 ties—No, 3, 254 



Taylor's Improved Corn Sheller, 255 



Wyoming Co. Fair ; Ontario Co. Fair,...^. 256 



Wheat Culture, Salt, Ashes, Lime, &c.; A New Cul- 

 tivator ; Fine Pigs, 257 



Names of the Points of Cattle ; Genesee Co. Fair, 258 



Monroe Co, Fair ; Land Agency ; Jessup's Improved 



Straw Cutter ; Premitnn Flour, 259 



List of Premiums awarded by Monroe Co. Ag. Society, 260 



Borticultural||t>epartment. 

 Horticultural Department of Monroe Co. Fair ; Fine 



Gooseberries; Protection of Tender Trees, &c 262 



To Correspondents; Supporting Autumn Planted Trees, 263 

 Countess of Lunay Pear ; The most rapid Growing Ma- 

 ple ; Fruit Stealing, 264 



Meteorological, Horticultural and other Observations, 



made at Rochester, 265 



More on Grafts, &c.. 266 



Horticultural Exhibition in Rochester, 267 



Locust Trees, 268 



Market Intelligence; Notices, &c 270 



