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TITO GENESEE FARMER. 



June 



CONTENTS OF THIS NU1V. j3R. 



Wool and Wool Growing in the United States, 129 



Premium Crops, 130 



Devon Cattle, 131 



N. Y. State Ag. Society— Prof. Johnston 131 



Destruction of Crops in the Southern States 132 



Chess— Transmutation ; An Example for the Boys, 132 



Palmer's Wheat Drill. 133 



Facts in Building 133 



Farming on Twenty-one Acses of Land 134 



Pigeon Weed or Red Root ; Western Pennsylvania. 135 



Lunar Influence— The Tides. &c. 136 



Fecundity of Insects, 136 



Black Leg Among Cattle 137 



Wheeler's Thrashing Machine ; Wright's Corn Cultivator.. . 137 



Native vs. Short Horn Cattle, 13S 



Hedges vs. Wire Fences ; Decrease of Forests 139 



The Hydraulic Ram. 140 



System and Economy in Farming, 141 



Ayrshire Cow "Ayr," 141 



Manufacture of Cheese 142 



New Species of Cotton ; Old Apples, 142 



Stone Fences ; Antidote for Poisoning ; Thin Sowing 143 



Deep and Shallow Planting : Premium Crops. 143 



To Preserve Milk, (and other items,) 143 



N. Y. State Ag. Society— Judges for next Fair, 148 



Fairs of County Ag. Societies. 148 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Hints for the Month 144 



The Season, Crops, &c 144 



Deodar or Indian Cedar, 145 



Outlines of Fruits 145 



A Plea for the Birds, 146 



The Japan Cedar ; Honey Locust for Hedges 147 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Palmer's Grain Drill 133 I Ayrshire Cow '-Ayr," 141 



Wright's Corn Cultivator,. 137 Deodar Cedar 145 



Hydraulic Ram, (2 figures.) 140 j Japan Cedar 147 



Market Prices of Agricultural Products. 



New Yorfe, May 23—7 P. M. 



Flour and Meal.— We notice a further improvement in the low- 

 er grades State and Western, with a fair demand for the East and 

 local trade, and a moderate inquiry for export to complete cargoes. 

 Sales 5 550 hbls. 4.12 a 4.19 for fine, 4.44 a 4.50 for Troy, Brooklyn 

 and common State. 4.50 a 4.56 for mixed Michigagtand good Oswe- 

 go, 4.56 a 4.75 for favorite Indiana and State, 5 a oT2 pure Genesee, 

 5<z5 62 fancy Ohio. 5 37 a 5.62 fancy State, 5.50 a 5.87 extra Ohio 

 Of the sale.; some 500 bbls. fine was for export. Rye Flour quiet, 

 2.94. Meal steady, Jersey, 2 87 a 2.94. 



Grain.— Limited inquiry for Wheat, mostly for export. Sales 

 4,000 prime Western red, on private terms, and 2.360 prime Ohio. 

 for-milling, 1.05. Rye steady. Sales 2,500 at 58 delivered. Bar^ 

 ley inactive, 52 a 54. Oats in good demand. 34 a 35, for river and 

 canal. Corn fine and in good demand for export. Sales 50,000 

 bushels at 58 for handsome southern white, 58 a 60 for low to high 

 mixed western, 60 a 60>£ for southern yellow, 62 a 63% northern 

 and Jersey yellow, closing firm. 



Provision.— Good demand for Ohio Pork. Holders able to real- 

 ize better prices. Sales 1500 bbls. at 9 87 a 10 for mess, and 8.25 

 for prime. Beef without change. Market still unsettled and quo- 

 tations nominal. 100 bbls. sold at 8.25 a S.50 for prime, and )1» 

 11.50 for mess. Cut meats in good demand, in part for Philadel- 

 phia market. Sales 450 bbls. and tierces 4d. for dry salted shoul- 

 ders, and 5 a 5K for hams, and 4 1 4 for pickled shouldeis, and .V., 1/ 

 by 2 for hams. Beef hams 16.50. Lard firm and in poor demand. 

 Sales 550 bbls at 6> ;i a 6}£ common. 6% primeand 7 for extra. But- 

 ter steady at 10 a 15 for western, and 13 a 17 for Orange county. 

 Cheese steady Old and good prime, 6>| a 7> 2 '- 



liocliester, May 24, 1849. 



Flour $5 per bbl. Wheat, Western. 80 to 90 cents— Genesee 

 $1.09. Corn 44 a 50c. Rye 53 Oats 31. 



Seeds.— Clover $3.75 a $5. Timothy $1.50 a $2.25. Flax $1. 



Provisions.— Pork (mess) $12 a $12.50 per bbl. Beef $4 a $5 per 

 cwt.— mess $7 a $8 per bbl Butter iu demand at 12% cts per lb. 

 Cheese, good, 7 a 7% cts per lb. Eggs 10c. 



In Buffalo, May 22, sales of Wisconsin and Wabash wheat at 

 75 and 80 cents— and corn in store at 45 cents 



Agricultural Books. — A targe assortment of Books on 

 Agriculture, Horticulture, &c, for suit- at this Office. Sec 

 list of works ami prices in advertii in nent. 



Also — complete sets of the Farmer from its commencement, 

 (except the 2d volume.) substantially bound, which we will si U at 

 50 cents per volume. These volumes are Dot suitable lor Bending 

 by mail— but we have copies of vols. 6. 7, and 8, bound in paper 

 covers, which may be mailed. 



Back numbers (and volumes) of the Farmer promptly supplied 

 to all new subscribers. 



Wheeler's Patent Horse Power and Thrashing 

 Machine. 



HAVING increased facilities for the manufacturing of the 

 above Machines in this city, the public can be supplied with 

 them at short notice, at wholesale and retail. 



To those farmers who wish the machines to sell, and will put 

 them running in their vicinities, a fair discount will be allowed. 



For terms, and conditions of sale, and warranty, see the Alba- 

 ny Cultivator, Genesee Farmer. Prairie Farmer, and American 

 Agriculturist ; also, catalogues and circulars of the Albany Agri- 

 cultural Warehouse and Seed Store. 



These machiues are acknowledged superior by all who have used 

 them, and having been extensively used since 1841. are known to 

 be durable— and are much improved in several respects. 



The cost of thrashing with these machines, has been variously 

 estimated at from one-half to one-third that with the ordinary 

 sweep powers. 



Annexed is a statement of expenses of operating a two horse 

 machine, compared with the ordinary kind — as given by an ex- 

 tensive farmer in Illinois, the past season : 



Five men in thrashing time to thrash and clean, averaging 200 

 bushels per day for market, $5 00 



Two horses. 1 00 



Boarding 5 mon and two horses, at 3s, 2 63 



$8 63 

 Amounting to alitlle over 4% cts. per bushel — while he was en- 

 abled at all times to take advantages of prices, seasons, (fee., and 

 to do his work without being dependent upon others for labor or 

 machines. 



While his expenses, when he hired machines were never less 

 than the following : 

 For thrashing 250 bushels per day, at 5 cents, $12 50 



Furnishing four horses of six, (2 belonging to machine.) 2 00 

 Six men. (besides two with machine,) 6 00 



Boarding all hands and horses, 5 25 



$25 75 

 Amounting to about 10% cents per bushel. And if to this be 

 added the average loss by imperfect thrashing and separation of 

 grain from straw, more than with Wheeler's Thrasher and Sepa- 

 rator of not less than five per cent of grain at one dollar per 

 bushel, would amount to nearly 15% cents per bushel, or more 

 than three times the expense with Wheeler's machine. To say 

 nothing of the delays and tosses consequent upon depending upon 

 others, &c. 



The foregoing is but a fair statement of the expenses of the ma- 

 jority of grain-growing farmers for thrashing ; and where labor 

 and grain are valuable, these savings are well worth counting. 



All orders and communications are solicited, and will reeeive 

 prompt attention. HORACE L. EMERY, 



No. 369 & 371 Broadway, Albany. N. Y. 



Woodbury's Horse Power and Separator. 



THE Subscribers, having erected extensive works, for manufac- 

 turing Woodbury's Patent Improved Horse Power and 

 Separator, are prepared to furnish a machine to order, combin- 

 ing greater simplicity, durability, and operating much easier than 

 any other in use. The Horse Powers are warranted, and operated 

 on wheels, thereby saving three-fourths the usual time in setting 

 up— and we will warrant it. together with the Separator, superior 

 to any in use. 



Communications for further particulars, (post-paid.) cheerfully 

 responded to. J. &. D. WOODBURY 



Rochester, N. Y.. June 1. Ia49. (5-3t*) 



THE GENESEE FARMER, 



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