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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Cultivation of Root Crops 169 



Hollow Horn in Cattle 170 



The Value of Poudrelte. Irrigating Meadows 17) 



Steeping Barley fur Sheep. In proving Old Pastures 172 



Cabbage for Cows. Hay for Colts in Summer 172 



" Pedigree Wheat" 173 



Beans — Beans— Who knows 'em 174 



Borrowing 'lools. Sugar Beets 175 



Spirit of the Agricultural Press 176 



Management of Honey Bees 17S 



Letter from Samuel Williams 179 



Milking Stool lor Kicking Cows , 179 



Top Dressing Grass Lands 180 



Notes on Back Numbers. Receipts for Hard Soap 182 



A Cure for Fistula' 182 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Walks aud Talks in the Garden— No. 2 188 



The Fruit Tree Borer. Whale Oil Soap for the Rose Slug... 186 



Grape Trellises — Tightening the Wires, 186 



Strawberry Wine. Peach Borers 186 



Irrigation for Pear Trees, Strawberries, &c 1S7 



Ornamental Tubs for Trees. Curl of the Peach Leaf. 188 



Aloes for Slugs on Cabbage. &c 188 



Planting Large Tree of California for Timber in England. .. lt-8 

 A few of our best Orchitis. Trimming Old Apple Orchards. 189 



An American Pe.ich in England. Tomatoes. Celery 189 



Shall we have to Give up Verbenas 1 189 



LADIES .DEPARTMENT. 



Original Domestic Receipts 190 



Timothy Titcomb on Women. Baby's Shoe Sock 190 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Our Sentiments. A Women's Courage and Devotion, &c... 191 



EDITOR S TABLE. 



Notes on the Weather, 191 



Agricultural Items 193 



The Markets, 193 



Items, Notices. Ac 192, 193, 194 



Look out for the Tree Peddlers .■ 194 



Inquiries and Answers, '195 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



ABeet Dibble 170 



Pedigree Wheat— One ot the Original Two Ears 174 



' % " After Two Years Repeated Selection 174 



Milking Stool 179 



Gooseberry Saw-Fly 182 



The Tree Tomato 184 



Tomato Plant when Set Out 185 



Tomato Vine Trained and in Bearing 185 



A Fine Orchid — Showy Dendrobe 189 



The Genesee Farmer for Six Months. 



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Notes on the Weather, from April 15th to Mj 

 15th, 1S62. — While the mean heat of the first half i 

 April was one and a half degrees below the average f 

 twenty-five years, that of the last half was one-third c 

 gree above the average; so that the mean of the mon 

 was one degree below that for twenty-five years. V 

 temperature for the last half was 47.3°, and for the mor 

 43.4°. The highest heat was 77°, on the 16th, and i 

 lowest 82°, on the 24th. We had a hard frost on the 24 

 and 25th, but the buds of fruit trees were too close o< 

 ered to be injured. 



The rain was 1.89 inch in the month'; a small quanti 

 Still, the earth is well watered. At Washington, D. I 

 the rain amounted to six inches. 



The weather has been quite pleasant, and the en: 

 flowers, such as Trailing Arbutus, Spring Beauty, Sil* 

 leaf, Dutchman's Breeches, Blood-root, &c, appeal 

 about the usual time, as they are all wood's plants, j 



May opened with the same regular weather with whj 

 the month had just closed. The average temperati 

 was 52.6° for the first half, which is nearly a degree) 

 low the mean for twenty-five years. The hottest no 

 was 77°, on the 12th ; the coldest morning was 42°, at 

 A. M. the 8th, and at sunrise of the 14th was 41 8 , 1 

 much white frost on roofs and plank-walks, and very lit 

 on plants. The flowers seemed not to be injured. 4 

 blossom, apricot on the Gtb, common cherry on the 14 

 peaches on the 14th, pears just showing flowers oirl 

 15th. 



Very little rain in this half month; the weather fa 

 and the season fine for farmers, who have driven th> 

 business. Much clear and fine weather, and many brig 

 nights. Vegetation rapid on 9th and 10th, aud on t 

 last two days ; as forward as last year. 



The Provincial Fair of Upper Canada is to be held 



Toronto, Sept. 23-27- 



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