

I 1949. 



THE GENESEE FARMHIi. 



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Cnmtlia Japonica and the Fuscliia Coccinca winter 

 in the open air. 



But it is time to notice tl of this unequal 



distribution of heat over the samo lati 

 of the earth's surface. Tl esenl as 



used from Mutter's work, already quoted from. 

 Muller says that, "In the northern 

 Bouthwest and northeast winds prevail, the former 

 from the equatorial i . iring with it the g 



influences already noticed. The second cause, to 

 which Europe owes its relativelj warm climate, is, 

 that in the equatorial region, it is bounded on the 

 south by Africa, who tit of di 



render it extremely hot, exposed 



vertical rays of the sun. A] i ... ft! 



is. continually rising from those glowing hot . . 

 wastes, and is homo over Europe, whore it mi] ' : 

 with the air and greatly elevates its temperature. — 

 Finally: the Gulf Stream contributes greatly to 

 rendering the European temperature milder than that 

 of other countries of the same latitude and alti 

 This stream or current has its origin in the Gull' of 

 Mexico, where the temperature of the water is 87 

 deg. This heated water is borne off toward the 

 coast uf Europe, and in lat. between !.i z and 

 the temperature in January varies from 51 deg. to ; . 

 And there are two other important causes to be i sen- 

 tioned, viz.: there are no mountains to interrupl I 

 currents of warm air on the southwest and west ; and 

 secondly, Europe does not extend so far north as 

 either America or Asia — and it is also protected by 

 northern seas which greatly modify the cold from the 

 north." 



Thus are presented a few of the great facts which 

 go to make up the science of Climatology. 



Rochester, April, 1849. 



Spirit of tlje ftgriniltaral fjress. 



Washing Sheep. — A correspondent of ihe Prairie Farmer 

 says he washed his sheep last spring in the following man- 

 ner — as recommended by an experienced wool dealer : — 



I took :i trough that would hold about a barrel, and filled it 

 with soap suds. I laid a board on one edge of tho trough, 

 slanting towards the trough, so that when a sheep was dipped 

 and taken on to the board the water would drain into the 

 trough. A boy took the hind legs of the sheep, and I look 

 the fore legs, and turned their back into the trough ; then 

 raised them out on the board and squeezed the wool thor- 

 oughly with our hands. When the soap suds grew low wc 

 would add more — having a quantity of dissolved soap in 

 readiness. The suds should he made very strong. 



When we had thus soaked them all, we commenced wash- 

 ing. I found the wool whiter and cleaner than T ever got it 

 before without soap, though I have helped to wash sheep 

 more than twenty years. And when we came to shear the 

 sheep, we found ihe ticks nil dead. Not more than four live 

 ticks were idund on any one sheep. 



Fence Posts. — A practical farmer informs the Hartford 

 Times, that in taking up a fence that had been set fourteen 

 years, he noticed that some of the posts remained nearly 

 sound, while others were rotted oil' at the bottom. On look- 

 ing for the cause, he found th.it those posts that were set 

 limb part down, or inverted from the way they grew, were 

 sound. Those that were set as they grew were rotted oil. 

 This fact is worthy the attention of the farmers. 



Scare Crows. — We have for several years used sheets of 

 bright tin, lied to slanting poles leu or twelve feet in length. 

 Six or eight sheets are sufficient for an acre, and they have 

 fin-, ed in be the cheapest nni. best scare-crows we ha\ < 

 The motion given the sheets by the wind, causes a brilliant 

 reflection of light at every turn, when the sun shines and 

 no crow has ever troubled our corn fields while the tins re- 

 mained suspended upon tho poles. — Boston Cultivator. 



< 'mini k ! 1 1 mp.— French agriculture has recently born nn- 

 riche I by a very important new production. This precious 

 article is the Chinese hemp, the seeds of which were im- 

 ported into Prance by M. Stier, a member of the French eni- 

 ni China and has been cultivated ami naturalized at 

 Marseilles bj M. Garnicr Savatier. This hemp, the repro- 

 i of which is now secured by the Beeds which have 

 I in the il po ibli n anoi rows to a height of 

 ■four or t\.i hi; -ii\ ,■ fe it, lIi<- i ii'. \m from ■■ i" 

 ircumference, each plant produces from two to three 

 kilograms of seed, and furnishes thread enough to make a 

 ij superb lawn, superior in beauty and quality to any 

 I from Fn ncl i inls. The cultivation "i the 

 in the south of Fj ince w ill 1>< the more pr< cious to tho 



. i I ito of Lite ten il 



, for its fructification, and its seeds will find a ready 



. other count] ies where I 11 not ripen, but 



the filaments may bi produced. Tl.< South will thus 



: ,c a double advant ge. Some specimens of this plant 



• diibited at the Agricultural .Show at Montpelier. 



Tho height of it was from twenty to twenty-five fi et. 



Grafting Chisel. — The nbo\e is probably the best form 



■ ■.afting Chisel. The wide edge is used for splitting 



tho slot !.. after being cut . ■ ff with a fine pruning saw. The 



two pointed ends are used to open the Bame to receive tho 



scions. 



Marking Sheep. — An agriculturist says, I wish to im- 

 press it upon every one who keeps a flock, if not men- than 

 half a dozen, that Venetian rod is the best thing that ! ever 

 saw used to paint-mark sheep, ft is, as most all know, a 

 cheap red paint, only a few cents a pound, and one pound 

 will mark a thousand. Take u pinch of dry powder, and 

 draw the thumb and finger through the wool upon the par- 

 ticular spot you would mark, loosing the powder at the same 

 time, and it will combine with the oil of the wool, and 

 a bright red mark that rains will never wash out. and which 

 will endure from one shearing to another, but docs not injure 

 the wool. Il is readily cleansed out by the manufacturer. 



The Striped Bug. — We find in the Vermont Agriculturist 

 the following, recommended us a sovereign remedy lor that 

 pest of the melon vines — the striped bug. "Take half a 

 I eel of manure from the hen-roost, put it in an old tub or 

 box, and add four gallons of water. In twenty-four hours, 

 by stirflng it two or throe times, it will bo ready Cor use. — 

 J'nt half a pint of this liquid upon a hill of melons or squashes, 

 and the striped bugs will certainly vanish. At least we ha\ e 

 fun; d it so on repeated trials, for several successive seasons. 

 The bugs may not everyone vanish on the first trial; and 

 they may re-appear; but we have never had n vine injured 

 after this application. Besides protecting the vines, this 

 liquid is the very best of manure, and the application may be 

 frequently repeated, wetting the leaves if a stray bug or two 

 should linger on them, without apprehending any harm. — 

 The manure tub will bear to lie filled up several linns with 

 fresh water. The only objection to this plan is made by the 

 olfactory nerves." 



New Invention in Baking. — The Glasgow Citizen 

 (Scotch Paper,) says that a machine has been invented in 

 that city which both kneads the dough and moulds the loaves 

 into the required shape, ready for the oven. One machine 

 not quite a yard in length and 18 inches in breadth, by the 

 attendance of one man accomplished as much work as live 

 bakers, and the broad was of the best quality. The ( itizen 

 also says, that " by u new and original process of mixing and 

 kneading, which can be done either with or without barm 

 (yeast) the usunl loss of weight attributed to evaporation in 

 'raising tho sponge' is avoided, and a great saving of llour, 

 as well as time and labor is effected." 



Clover Seeu Sown with Buckwheat.— On a late visit 

 to Ifydepark. we were shown several fields of heavy clover 

 on the farm of J. W Wheeler, Esq., which was sown List 

 season, with buckwheat and timothy. The soil is a gravel- 

 ly loam, and the grass exhibits a burthen superior to that 

 generally sown in the spring. This, we believe, is the prac- 

 tice of Judge Van Bergen, of Coxsackie, who is one of our 

 most successful farmers. 



