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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Feb. 



(£totor's (liable. 



To Correspondents. — Communications have been re- 

 ceived, since our last, from Agricola, T. C. Peters, S. W., 

 Horace L. Emery, *, L. Wetherell, A. G. P., Oscar Warren, 

 I. A. Clark, A. H.. D. Kingman, C. J. V., A Subscriber, 

 H., S. C. Lee, R. H. Hoyt, M. D., S. Heston, C. H., A 

 Young Farmer, N. VV. H., H. Eaton, Nathan Marble, Buck- 

 eye, and A Friend to Ag. Improvement. 



Pamphlets, &c, have been received from many known 

 and unknown friends. If we get time to examine them, we 

 will " report progress" in cur next. We have been so con- 

 stantly occupied, during the past month, with the business 

 affairs of the Farmer, that we are also compelled to defer 

 answers to many inquiries. Indeed, orders for the* paper, 

 requiring immediate attention, have reached us in such 

 abnndant and unexpected profusion, that we have not even 

 found leisure to peruse the numerous complimentary notices 

 of the Farmer which are being "thrust upon us" by our 

 brethren of the Press. While we feel duly grateful for these 

 favors, and strive to bear the "blushing honors" with becom- 

 ing humility, we must ask the indulgence of those whose 

 communications, inquiries. &c, are not inserted or responded 

 to in this number, or by letter. 



The Agricultural Journals for January come to us 

 teeming with the choicest emanations of thought and expe- 

 rience-rernbracing abundant material from which wealth and 

 happiness might be coined by the millions of American Far- 

 mers. 'Would that these journals were better appreciated 

 and more generally read by those most designed to be bene- 

 fited in their publication. At present we can only notice 

 some changes and improvements, and one or two new 

 recruits. The Ohio Cultivator is changed from a quarto of 



8 to an octavo of 16 pages— a decided improvement. R. 



L. Allen, Esq., author of " American Agriculture" and 

 " Domestic Animals," (two of the best practical agricultural 

 works ever published in this country,) has become associate 

 editor of the American Agriculturist ; and the January num- 

 ber of that always excellent publication gives evidence of 



the additional strength. The Valley Farmer is the title 



of a new monthly hailing from St. Louis. Mo. It is edited 

 by H. Gates, (former editor of the Iowa Farmer, recently 

 discontinued,) and E. Abbott. Published by Pickering, 

 Penn & Co.— 20 pages quarto— at .$1 per annum.- — r We 

 regret to learn that the " American Journal of Agriculture 

 and Science," published at Albany, N. Y,, has beeu discon- 

 tinued for want of proper support. It was ably conducted 

 by C. N. Bement, Esq. ; but the price, ($2 per annum.) 

 prevented the work from obtaining such a circulation as it 

 deserved. We trust the editor will meet with abundant 

 success in other pursuits. 



Devon Stock in Michigan. — Among the published 

 proceedings of the Kalamazoo Co. Ag. Fair, held at School- 

 craft, in October last, we observe the following item, and 

 copy it for the benefit of our western readers : 



"The executive committee were also much gratified at 

 the exhibition of some full blood Devon Cattle by F. V. 

 Smith, Esq. of Coldwater, Branch county, and would recom- 

 mend them to the notice of breeders." 



We understand that Mr. Smith's Devons were bred by 

 E. P. Beck, of Wyoming county, from stock obtained of 

 Wm. Garbutt, Esq., of Wheatland. Our western friends 

 will find them worthy of attention. 



Genesee Co. Ag. Society. — The Annual Meeting of this 

 Society will be held at the American Hotel, in Batavia, on 

 the second Tuesday, (13th) of February instant, at 10 o'clock, 

 A. M. — for the election of officers and making out a premium 

 list for 1849. A general attendance is particularly requested. 



Too Much by Half. — In a notice of this journal, the 

 Prairie Farmer says our terms are $] per annum. "Nopthcr 

 paper has the news." However we presume brother WlGHT 

 considers it worth the amount mentioned — and he is not the 

 first person, or editor, that has voted the Farmer "too cheap 

 by half." He is not far wrong about its having "a large 

 circulation" — though in proportion to the expense of publi- 

 cation, it probably affords the least profit, per copy, of any 

 periodical in the country. 



Immense Exportation of Chef.sk. — Last Friday one 

 house in this city cleared at the Custom-House, for Europe, 

 16,319 boxes and 287 casks of cheese, weighing 983,445 lbs. 

 and valued at $68,841. This is an immense shipment for 

 one day, and by one establishment. — N. Y. Express. 



To Advertisers. — A large number of advertisements 

 have been received for publication in the present number, 

 which we could not insert. We shall issue an advertising 

 cover next month, (on a separate sheet,) and will then en- 

 deavor to accommodate all who desire to avail themselves 

 of its advantages — providing our terms are complied with. 

 Amqng the advertisements received, which we cannot pub- 

 lish in full, we give below an abstract of the most important 

 ones : — 



Ayreshire Cattle. — C. N. Bement, of Albany, will sell at 

 public auction, at Three Hills Farm, 34 miles west of Albany, 

 on the 14th of March next, his choice herd of Ayrshire Cattle 

 — consisting of the imported Cow Alice, her daughter Fairy, 

 [for which 1st premium was awarded at State Fair in 1847:] 

 Lassie 3 years old ; Moggie, 2 years ; Norma, 1 year old ; 

 and Jenny Deans 9 months old. Two year old bull and bull 

 calf. Also several head of cows and heifers, a cross of Ayr- 

 shires and Durhams. Two young boars and several breed- 

 ing sows of the Medley breed. 



Sanford P. Chapman, of Clockville, Madison county, 

 sends us an advertisement from which we extract as follows : 

 — " Durham Bull Beuna Vista for sale. Bred by Mr. Vail; 

 calved April 10, 1845 ; got by Meteor, f 104 Amer. Herd 

 Book.,/ Dam got, by Chas. Henry Hall's Meteor, out of 

 Queen I, ('page 219. ) He possesses a first rate pedigree, is 

 an excellent bull in appearance, and a good and sure stock 

 getter. He is orderly, not vicious, and easily managed. He 

 was awarded the 1st premium at the Madison Co. Show in 

 1843. Having another young bull I should like to dispose 

 of Beuna Vista, as I do not need both. Price $200." 



Jno. P. Jewett & Co., of Boston, send us an announce- 

 ment of The American Fruit Book, by S. W. Cole, author 

 of "American Veterinarian," — to be published about the 

 10th of this month. Price 50 cents. 



We have likewise receieved an advertisement of "A good 

 book coming, " from a publisher in New York — but as he 

 did not even pay postage, we do not think it worth while to 

 give his name, or the title of the work, to our hundred thou- 

 sand readers. 



The Hon. Lewis F. Allen's Address to the N. Y. State 

 Agricultural Society on Wednesday evening, on resigning 

 his place to his successor, received from the Assembly a 

 marked compliment. A copy of the Address, on motion of 

 Mr. Pardee, was requested for publication and distribution, 

 in advance of the Society's volume of Transactions. This 

 is a compliment as rare, as it was deservedly bestowed. — 

 Albany Argus. 



Combustion. — Combustible bodies will not burn' if dipped 

 in a solution of potash or phosphate of lime, or muriate, sul- 

 phate, and phosphate of ammonia, with borax. The alkaline 

 substances arrest the hydrogen, or prevent its combination 

 with oxygen. 



Cloth made of Pine Apple Leaves. — At Singapore in 

 the East Indies, there is quite a thrifty branch of business in 

 preparing the fibres of Pine apple leaf for exportation to 

 China, where they are manufactured into cloth. 



Fly in the Wheat. — The Howard District (Md.) Advo- 

 cate of Saturday says " Our farmers are loudly complaining 

 of the ravages by the fly in the wheat. In many parts of the 

 District they say some of the fields look sear and yellow. 

 But we think they are croaking a little too soon." 



Dog Power. — The Scientific American contains a notice 

 of a dog power, consisting of a wheel 11 feet in diameter, 

 inside of which the dog works like a squirrel in his cage. 

 The gudgeons turn on friction rollers. This power is applied 

 to a circular saw, a lathe, and several other operations, such 

 as churning, pumping and washing. It is said to be much 

 superior to the old one so long in use for churning. 



Two Crops of Raspberries the same Year.— Mr. 

 William E. Lyman picked upwards of half a pint of rasp- 

 berries from his garden in this city, the past week, being 

 the second crop of this year's growth. The berries were of 

 fine size and flavor. — Buffalo Commercial. 



Pork — Use of Charcoal. — The Richmond Whig has the 

 following : " We alluded the other day to the very general 

 loss of pork sustained by the people in every part of the 

 State in eonwequence of the weather. We would suggest to 

 such persons, as this paper may reach in time, that the free 

 use of charcoal upon meat which has been tainted has suc- 

 ceeded in many instances in restoring it." 



TnE next Fair of the N. Y. State Ag. Society, ir to be field at 

 Syracuse, on the 11th, 12th and 13th of September. 



