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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Record. — In the August No. of the Farmer, Geo. E. 

 Brackett, of Belfast, Maine, gave a "Register" of the 

 time of blossoming of shrubs and trees, and the appear- 

 ance of migratory birds', etc., for the spring of 1S61. He 

 gives his location as 44.23° N. latitude, and 09.8° W. longi- 

 tude. For the sake of comparison, I give a similar 

 "Register" for the same spring. My location is 42.28° 

 N. latitude, 77.58° W. longitude. Altitude, about 1,800 feet 

 above tide, which will about compensate for the differ- 

 ence in latitude. 



RECORD FOR THE APPEARANCK OP BIRDS, ETC. 



Robin and blue bird appeared February 28. 

 Song sparrow (ground sparrow — March 2. 

 Phe'be bird— March 29. 

 Barking frogs and striped snake — April 6. 

 Golden winged woodpecker (yellow hammer) — April 15. 

 Virginia nightingale — April 22. 

 Barn swallow and meadow lark — April 24. 

 Oat bird— April 24. 

 King bird— May 9. 

 Rice bunting (bob-o-link) — May 15. 

 Chimney swallow, humming bird, and scarlet tarriger 

 —April 22. 



Red-head woodpecker — April 25. 

 Wren Cuckoo — April 26. 



RECORD OF BLOOMING OF SHRUBS, ETC. 



Hepatica triloba bloomed April 8. 

 Lilac and violets — April 27. 

 Siberian crab apple — May 25. 

 Tulip and hyacinth — May 25. 

 Apple— May 29. 



Aquilegia and garden ranunculus — June 1. 

 White clover — June 7. 

 Peony and snow ball— June 8. 

 June roses — June 28. 



Pear, plum, peach, cherry and grape flower buds all 

 killed. 



We had a very warm spell of weather the last of Feb- 

 ruary, and then cold, stormy weather all through March. 

 We had thunder showers on the 23d, 25th and 26th of 

 April— then cold again— and on the 1st of May it snowed 

 four or five inches, and at night froze ice one inch thick 

 in tubs, etc. On the lyth of May, it snowed a little, and 

 at night froze ice half an inch thick. On the 13th of 

 June, there was a light hoar frost in the valleys. Not- 

 withstanding our spring was so cold and backward, and 

 summer unusually cool, grain of all kinds, even to corn, 

 ripened and produced well. The first fall frost, severe 

 enough to kill cucumber vines, was on the morning of 

 October 27.— Wm. Howe, florth Almond, Alleg. Co., N. Y. 



Fruit Ppospects.— At the present time (March 20) the 

 prospects for fruit were never better. Some have feared 

 that the cold storm of March 15 and 16 would injure the 

 buds. But this is not the case. In fact, there was no 

 danger at all. The buds are still dormant, and the ice 

 with which they were encased so much from injuring 

 them acted as a protection from the cold. They would 

 have stood a very much lower degree of cold than any 

 to which they were subjected. Later in the season, after 

 the buds had started, such a coat of ice might have 

 proved injurious. 



We hear some complaints that the branches of trees 

 in Western New York, especially of peaches, were much 

 broken by the wind while encased in ice, but trust, and 

 believe, that the damage is not as serious as was at first 

 anticipated. Everything is yet favorable for a great fruit 

 year. 



Agricultural Books Published in 1861.— A wri 

 the Country Gentleman gives the following list of] 

 that were issued during the past year in this count! 

 on agricultural subjects. Notwithstanding the wi 

 citement of the times, in no year since 1S50, if we j 

 1859, have so many works of this kind been publ 

 We fear, however, that the sales have not been sue! 

 make the publishing investment profitable: 

 Allen, L. F.— American Herd Rook of Short Horn Cattle 



v. Buffalo, N. V. : It. Wheeler & Co. 500 pp. \ 

 Allen, Stephen L.— FibriUa ; A Practical Treatfse on Flj 



tare. Illustrated. Boston : A. Williams & Co. 78 

 Beight, Wm.— The Single Stem, Dwarf, and Renewal Sj 8 



©rape Culture. Second edition. Philadelphia, ] 



50 cents. 

 Clarke, W. S.— Report on Horses, submitted to the Mas 



setts Board of Agriculture. Boston: William 



94 pp. 



Emeeson, George B., ard Flint, C'nAians L.— A Manual 

 rlcnltore, for the. School, the Farm, and the t<i 

 Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileson. 306 pp. 75 ce 



Geat, As:.. M. D— How Plants Grow: A Simple InlrodJ 

 btroctural Botany. With a Popular Flore, or an Ar 

 ment and Description of Common Plants, bo'h Wi 

 Cultivated. I lustrated. Fifth edition. New Yor 

 son, Phinney & Co. 75 cents. 



Goodale, S. L.— The Principles of Breeding; or. Glimpse* 

 Physiolog cal Laws involved in tlie Beproductl 

 Improvement of Domestic Animals. Boston- C 

 Nichols, Lee & Co. 104 pp. 75 cents. . 



Haeeis, Joseph.— The Rural Annual and Horticultural Dii 

 for 1862. Illustrated. Rochester, N. Y. 125 c 

 cents. h 



Harbison. .T. S.— The Bee Keeper's Directory; or The 1 



and Practice of Bee Culture. San Francisco, CaL 



Bancroft & Co. 440 pp. 

 Johnson, S. W.— Lectures on Agricultural Chemistry: Del 



before the Smithsonian Institute at Washington. 

 Klippaet, J. H.— The Principles and Practice of Land Dra 



Illustrated. Cincinnati, Ohio; Robert Clark & Cc 



pp. $1.25. 



Lawes, J B— on the Sources of the Nitrogen 'of Vcge 

 Philadelphia. 



Mayhew, Edward.— The Illustrated Horse Doctor. With 

 curate account of the Diseases of the Horse, and ih 

 mode of Treatment. New York: D. Appletou 

 * Svo., £36 pp. .$2.50. 



Rowlandson, Thomas.— The Sheep Breeder's Guide. 

 Rules for the Management and Breeding of Sheep 

 Description of the Varieties best Adapted to QM 

 Oregon, ond Washington Territory. San Francisc* 

 J. Q. A. Warren. 150 pp. $1.2-5. 



Randolph, Miss C. J.— The Parlor Gardener; A Treatise 

 House Cultur > of Ornamental Plants. Boston : J ] 

 ton & Co. 75 cents. 



Thomas, .T. J.— The Illustrated Annual Register of Rural 

 for 1862; containing Piacteal Suggestions for the F 

 nnd Horticulturist. Albany, N. Y. : L. Tucker & 

 144 pp. 25 cents. 



Tuttlk, J. II.— Barrie's Arabian Method of Horsemanshin 

 pp. 50 cents. K 



Tenbeook, J. W. -The Sweet Potato Culturist. New Yor 

 M. Saxton. 95 pp. 25 cents. 



Wood, A.— Class Book of Botany; being Outlines of the ! 

 ture. Physiology and Classification of Plants. New 

 A. S. Barnes & Burr. $2. 



Test tour Seeds.— It will often save much rexa 

 loss and trouble in replanting, if the vitality of s 

 was tested before sowing. This can easily be don 

 placing a few seeds on an inverted piece of sod 

 covering them with an another piece of light sod, 

 keeping them moderately moist and warm for a s 

 time. Count the seeds before you put them in, and 

 can thus ascertain what proportion will be likely to fl 



Veterinary Surgeons.— A correspondent writes u 

 reference to the great need of skillful veterinary surg 

 in the United States and Canada. We fully agree I 

 him, and hope that our young men will turn their at 

 tion to this inviting field of professional labors. 



