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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



April 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Improved System of Husbandry, 81 



"Wool Growing and Stock Raising in the Mountains, 82 



Hints to Dairymen 83 



Texas Wheat ; Value of Lime 83 



Geddes' Harrow ; a Drop from the Cornice. 84 



Agricultural School at Gennantown, Pa 84 



The Plow— its history and improvements. 8 5 



Wire' Fence ; Gravel Fence. 86 



Value and Cultivation of Barley ; Seeding with Clover. 87 



Improvement in New England ; Pea Bugs 87 



Ketchum's Mowing Machine, (with figure.) 8S 



Pease's Raking Platform. S8 



Notes by S. W.; 'Carrots, 89 



Short Horn Cattle— Mr. Vail's Stock. 90 



Breeding Horses, 91 



Geographical Distribution of Plants, 92 



A Cheap Stump Machine ; Tile for Under-Draing. 93 



Lunar Influence, The Tides. &e 94 



A New kind of Wheat. 94 



Remedy for Choked Cattle ; To Prevent Botts : Cure for 



Spavin ; Ring Bone ; Clipping Horses, 95 



Carrots ; Salt as a Garden Manure, 95 



Tatent Safety Bridle ; Large Poultry, 95 



Editor's Table— Notices to Correspondents, &c 96 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Progress of Horticulture in Europe 97 



Tree Planting, 98 



Botany -The Root, 99 



Hints for April ; The Bailey Sweet Apple, 100 



Variety of Apples— Chapin's Orchard 100 



Planting Trees on Clayey Ground ; Dwarf Apple Trees. 101 



Cerasus Mahaleb ; Notice of ' ; Cottage Garden of America." 101 

 Cultivation of Lima Beans ; About Pears, 102 



LADIE'S DEPARTMENT. 



Gardening for the Ladies 103 



Soda Coffee, 103 



BOYS' DEPARTMENT. 



The Orphan-s Gratitude, 103 



Arithmetical ; (and other items,) 103 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Geddes Harrow S4 



Four figures illustrating form 



and draft of the Plow,. ... 85 

 Ketchum's Mowing Machine 88 

 Pease's Raking Platform,. .. 89 

 Figure illustrative of the Ge- 

 ographical Distribution of 



Plants 92 



Stump Machine. (2 figures.) 99 

 Six figures representing roots 



of trees, plants. &c, 99 



Ladies' Garden Fork 103 



Transplanting Trowel. . . . .103 



Market Prices of Agricultural Products. 



New "V'orlt, March 22—7 P. M. 



Flour— Flour rather heavy. Sales 3.000 bbls. at 5.37 a 5.60, 

 with an occasional sale at something off. 



Grain— Yellow Corn firm, but white heavy. Sales 25.000 bu. 

 at 52 for white, 59 a 60 for northern yellow. Rye 60,'4. Oats 

 37 a 39. Barley 62. 



Provisions— Pork has a speculative tendency. Sales at 9 a 9.12 

 and 11 a 11.12. At the close 9.25 and 11.25 was asked. Beef 

 firm. Lard 6a6}£ N. Orleans, 6}£a6% for prime. Sales 1000 

 kegs. Butter and cheese without change. 



Seed— Clover 6 a 6% for old and new. 



Ashes- Are $6.75 for Pots. $7 for Pearls. 



Rochester, March 23, 1849. 



I>- ennsequence of the bad state of the roads, but little pro- 

 duce has been offered in market during the past ten days 



Flour and Grain.— Flour is selling at $5— some holders ask 

 $5.12. Wheat $1.13 a $1.16 per bushel. Corn 46 a 47 cents. 

 Rye 53 cents. Barley 50 cents. Oats 30 cts. 



Seeds.— Clover $3.50 a 4— retail. $3 75 for medium, and $5 for 

 large kind. Timothy $2 o 3. Flax $1. 



Provisions. — Pork (Mess) $13 a $14 pr. bbl. Beef $5 per cwt. 

 —mess $7o$8 per barrel. Butter 12 a 14 cents. Eggs 13 cts. 

 Cheese 6 a6>£. Lard (tried) 7>aa8. Maple Sugar 10 cts. 



Buffalo, March 22. 



There is more disposition on the part of the holders to sell 

 than for some time back. In Flour good brands are generally 

 held at 4.62>£ Mess pork sells at $13 ; prime $9 50. 



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