THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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Cash Prizes! Cash Prizes! Ca:h Prizes', 

 ro get up a little emulation among our friends who act 

 agents for the Genesee Farmer, as well as to reward 

 >m for their efforts to increase our circulation, we offer 

 ; following exceedingly liberal list of Cash Prizes : 



1. FIFTY DOLLARS, in Cash, will be paid to the person who 

 id's us the largest number of subscribers for the present volume 

 the Genesee Farmer bef ire Hie 15th day of January, 1662. 



2. THIRTY DOLLARS in cash to the person who shall send 

 i second highest number, as above. 



3. TWENTY DOLLARS for the third list. 



4. FIFTEEN DOLLARS for the fourth. 



5. TEN DOLLARS for the fifth. 



6. NINE DOLLARS for the sixth. 



7. EIGHT DOLLARS for the seventh. 



8. SEVEN DOLLARS for the eighth. 



9. SIX DOLLARS for the ninth. 

 LO. FIVE DOLLARS for the tenth. 



U. FOUR DOLLARS for the eleventh. 



12. THREE DOLLARS for the twelfth. 



18. TWO DOLLARS for the thirteenth. 



14. ONE DOLLAR for the fourteenth. 



In competing for these prizes, it is not necessary that 



e club should be all at one post office, or sent in at one 



me. Send in the names as fast as they are obtained, ac- 



impanied by the money, 37J cents each for the Genesee 



zrmer alone, or 50 cents each for the Farmer and Rural 



nnual together. 



The names of the successful competitors, together with 



le number of subscribers sent, will be published in the 



ebruary number of the Farmer, and the money immedi- 



;ely paid. Now let us see who will take the prizes. 



The Rural Annual and Horticultural Directory 

 or 1862.— Among the contents of the Rural Annual for 

 lis year will be found articles on the Culture of Apples, 

 'ears, Peaches, Plums, Grapes, etc., with a list of good 

 arieties; also of Strawberries, Raspberries, Currants, 

 tc. ; on Anndfels and their Culture ; on the Manufacture 

 f Domestic Wines ; on the Cultivation of Wheat, Bar- 

 ey. Oats, Rye, and Indian Corn ; on Cutting Potatoes for 

 Wanting; on Harrowing Potatoes; Chinese Hogs ; Eng- 

 ish Mutton Sheep ; Making Hay ; Covering Grass Land 

 vith Straw; Culture of Figs; on Poultry; on the Cul- 

 ture of the Peach in the Middle States ; Fruit and Mala- 

 ga ; Protecting Plants from Frost; Summer Pruning 

 Apples; Rules for Arranging Ornamental Grounds; Fire- 

 proof Wash for Roofs, etc.; on Cider-Making; Seeding 

 with Clover among Corn; to Kill Canada Thistles; 

 Amount of Roots from Clover and Grasses ; to Destroy 

 Insects, the Poultry Mildew; Trimming Osage Orange 

 Hedges ; Cultivation of the White Bean ; Moss on Roofs ; 

 Whitewash; a Novel Ice- House; Application of Manure; 

 Toads and Bees ; on the Cultivation of Dwarf and Stand- 

 ard Pears ; Mulching the Currant ; Mildew on the Grape ; 

 Spirteas and their Culture; Cold Graperies; When to 

 Gather Grapes ; Low-Headed Trees ; the Delaware Grape ; 

 Strawberries ; Aphides on Trees ; Covering Grape-Vines 

 in Winter; Aerating the Soil; Warts on Cattle; Cut 

 Wovm and Corn Grub Killer; Treatment of Milch Cows, 

 etc., etc. Price 25 cents. Sent prepaid by mail to any 

 address on the receipt of price. Address Joseph Harris, 

 publisher of the Genesee Farmer, Rochester, N. T. 



Specific Premiues.— As there are many of our Agent- 

 friends who do not compete for the Cash Prizes, we offer 

 the following list of Specific Premiums : 



1. To every person who sends us Eiout Subscribers, (at our 

 lowest terms of thirty-seven and a half cents each,) we will send, 

 postage paid, a copy of our beautiful twenty-five cent book, the 

 Rural Annual and Horticultural Directory for 1862. 



2. To every person who sends us Sixteen subscribers, (at our 

 lowest club terms of thirty-seven and a half cents each,) we will k 

 send one extra copy of the Genesee Farmer, and one copy of 

 the Rural Annual, prepaid, by mail. 



8. To every person sending us Twenty-Four subscribers, (as 

 above,) we will send two extra copies of the Farmer, or two 

 copies of tin Rural Annual and one extra copy of the Farmer. 



Those who send more than twenty-four will probably take one 

 of the Cash Prizes. If not, Specific Premiums will be sent in 



the same ratio as the above. 



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A Twenty-Five Cent Premium to each Subscriber. — 

 To each member of a club of eight subscribers for the 

 Genesee Farmer, at 50 cents each, we will send, prepaid by 

 mail, a copy of our beautiful twenty-five cent book, the 

 Rural Annual and Horticultural Director)/ for 1862, as a 

 present. 



In other words, for $4 we will send 8 copies of the Gen- 

 esee Farmer and eight copies of the Rural Annual, together 

 with an extra copy of the Rural Annual to the getter-up 

 of the club. For $8, we will senr? 16 copies of the Genesee 

 Farmer and 16 copies of the Rural Annual, together with 

 an extra copy of the Farmer and an extra copy of the 

 Rural Anuual to the person getting up the club. 



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To our Agents. — We desire to compensate all our 

 friends who act as agents for the Farmer and Rural An- 

 nual. See the list of Cash Prizes. Few, very few, com- 

 pete for them. You can secure one of the highest if you 

 will but try. Send on the. names as fast as obtained, and 

 the papers will be forwarded by return mail. We will 

 cheerfully send extra copies of this number as specimens 

 to all who desire them, without extra charge. We have 

 also a few large showbills which will be sent prepaid, 

 gratis, to all who can use them to advantage. 



Short-Horns and South Downs.— James 0. Sheldon, 

 Esq., of Geneva, N. Y., offers some of his Short-horns 

 for sale in our advertising columns. Mr. S. has the finest 

 herd of thorough-bred Short-horns in Western New 

 York, and there are no better either in Europe or Amer- 

 ica. His South Down sheep also are unsurpassed. He 

 has just received from Mr. Rigdon, of Sussex, England, 

 the First Prize Yearling South Down Buck at the last 

 Fair of the Royal Agricultural Society at Leeds. 



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EverySubscriber of the Genesee Farmer should have 

 a copy of the Rural Annual for 1862. Price 25 cents. 

 Sent prepaid by mail to any address. Every person get- 

 ting up a club of eight subscribers for the Genesee Far- 

 mer will receive a copy, of the Rural Annual for his trouble. 



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The postage on the Genesee Farmer is only 3 cents a 

 year in this State, and 6 cents to all other States. We 

 prepay the American postage on all papers sent to Can- 



aad without extra charge. 



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The Markets.— There has been so little change in the 

 markets since last month that we omit our usual Report. 



