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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



and if so, what is the remedy ? An answer to the above 

 will confer a great favor upon your subscriber. — J. C. 

 Adams, Seymour, JV. Y. 



t It is not the pear blight. This slug has attacked our pear 

 trees here more or less for three or four years. This year 

 it is more numerous and injurious than ever before. The 

 same slug also devours the leaves of the cherry. Dusting 

 the leaves of the tree with lime and ashes is the only 

 remedy that has been resorted to here— except picking 

 them off by hand. They are mostly on the upper sides of 

 the leaves, and therefore it is more easy to dust them 

 with lime or ashes than is usually the case. 



p Lice on Cherry Trees. — (A. W. R., Glen Aubrey, iV. 

 Y.) Syringe them with tobacco water, or strong soap 

 suds. 



Harvesting Beans. — What is the best method of har- 

 vesting beans and preparing them for market? What 

 can be done with the straw if no sheep are kept on the 

 farm '! — S. O. 



Bone Mills. — I would like to know if there are any 



bone-mills made to work by horse power, and where they 



can be obtained. I have become very much interested 



in raw bones for manure. — John O'Phail, Lillsburgh, 



Penn. i 



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The Weather and the Crops. — In this section the 

 weather has been up to this time (July 25,) exceedingly 

 unfavorable for harvesting the crops. It has rained 

 almost every day for a week or more past. To-day is 

 clear and fine, and farmers are busy cutting their wheat. 

 It was feared that much of the grain would sprout, but 

 as yet comparatively little damage has been sustained. 



Much of the hay still remains to be gathered in, and we 

 fear it has been considerably injured. 



The crop of wheat is a full average in this section. 

 Though the crop is late, the midge has not done as much 

 damage as we had feared. The grain aphis has again 

 appeared, but we trust the injury will not be great. Some 

 farmers appear to think that it will drive away the midge, 

 but there is little hope of such a result. Spring crops 

 are not as good as could be wished, and the hay crop, 

 owing to the dry weather, will be light. Corn in this 

 section and throughout the eastern states is not very 

 promising, but it is said to be good at the west. 



Apples are abundant, and there will be a fair crop of 

 peaches. « 



The Markets. 



OFFICE OF THE GENESEE FARMER. ) 

 Rochester, N. Y., July 28 1SC2. ) 



Since our last report wheat has advanced about 10 cents per 

 bushel. Corn and oats are also 2 or 3 cents a bushel higher. 



"Wheat i9 about 10 cents per bushel higher than it was at this 

 time last year, and about the same price as it was two years ago. 

 Iu 1851—2—3, wheat was lower than it has ever been since. In 

 1351 and 1852 white wheat at this time was quoted in New York 

 at $1.00@$1.05 ; and red wheat 85c.@$1.00. Now white wheat in 

 New York is quoted at $1.30@$1.50 ; and red $1.00@$1.3S. The 

 high prices of 1854—5—6—7, have led us to think that prices 

 since then have been very low, but in reality they are fully up to 

 the average. The trouble for the past two years has been the 

 7ii$h rates of freight. Though prices have not been so low in 

 New York, yet the cost of getting the grain there has been so 

 great that the price obtained by the western fanner has been ru- 

 inously low. 



The wool market is excited and prices are higher. 



Exchange on England is worth to-day 180. In other words, an 

 English pound, tho real value of which is $4.86, is now worth in 

 New York $5.72. This is about 20 per cent, above its real value. 

 The result is that grain and all other articles shipped to England 



(night to be 20 per cent, higher than if exchange was at its \ 

 value (say 110.) American wheat in Enaland is now wo 

 within three cents a bushel as much as it was at this time 1 

 year, and red wheat is C cents higher than it was two years a; 

 White wheat is a trifle lower. We may say, therefore, that 1 

 average price of American wheat is as high in London now a 

 was last year and the year before. But the money that is paid 

 the wheat here, as compared with th-e money received for 

 wheat in England, is onjy worth 80 cents on the dollar. Ot] 

 things being equal, therefore, a bushel of wheat which was wo 

 80 cents here last year, or the year before, ought now to bri 

 $1.00. 



The crops in this country are believed to be a full average — ] 

 equal perhaps to 1S60, but as good as last season. 



In 1S60 the harvest in England was one of the worst on r 

 ord. The prospects there this year are much better, but still th< 

 are complaints of wet weather, and much anxiety is felt for 

 crop. The Mark Lane Express of July 7th, ( the last we h£ 

 received,) says "The past week has brought little if any impro' 

 ment in the temperature, and Thursday was very wet and unj 

 nial. Our lale expectations of having an early harvest s& 

 likely, therefore, to be disappointed. Accounts are also mi 

 less favornble, more especially of the white wheat, which 1 

 suffered much from the weather ; but the red, being later, lo 

 well where the laud is good and highly farmed." The sa 

 authority says " the markets were very short of supplies." 

 telegraph, we have accounts to July 17. The weather was a lii 

 more favorable, but prices were unchanged. 



As long as prices remain as they are in England there can 

 no doubt that, at the present rate of exchange, there is a consi 

 rable margin of profit on shipments there, and we think 

 probabilities are in favor of higher prices in this country. 



New York, July 26.— White Wheat — sales at $1.35@$1.4 

 red Western. $1.34@,*1.36 ; Chicago Spring, $1.12(ai$l.lt); * 

 waukee Club, $1.10@$1.22; amber Iowa, $1.28@,$1.85. I 

 scarce and firm at 7(.i@,S2c. Corn — mixed Western, 56@-5 

 Oats, 47@,49c. Butter, H:@14c. for Ohio, and 14@,lSc. for St; 

 Cheese— steady at 6@><}£c. Hops, 16^20e. Potatoes — new, (j 

 @$1.00 per bushel. White Beans — of prime quality, scarce 

 $2.15@.3.00. Canadian peas— in demand at 70@,S6c. 



CnicAGO, July 26. — Wheat 4c. to 5c, higher — sales of No. 1 

 Corn 1@,1>;C. better. Sales of mixed at 80(5^31c. 



Buffalo, July 28.— Sales of white Kentucky Wheat at $l.i 

 Milwaukee Club, $l.O9@U0. Corn, 42@43e. Oats, 89c R 

 60@63c. '.freight to New York — Wheat, 15c. ; Corn, 13c. 



Cincinnati, July 21.— White "Wheat, 93@95c. ; red, S5@,S 

 Corn, 27c. Oats, 36c. Rye, 45c. 



St. Louis, July 18.— Fall Wheat, 90c. ; 6pring,55c. Rye,32@c 

 Corn, 31c. Oats, 37@38c. 



Toronto, July 23.— Fall Wheat, 95c @$1.05 ; spring, S0@9 

 Barlev, 6uc. Oats, 46@,50c. Peas, 55@«0c. Butter— fresh. 1; 

 15c. Eggs, 12^ @13c. per dozen. Potatoes, 80©90o. Hay— n( 

 $15@$20 ; old, $25 pet ton. AVool, 84@35c. 



Philadelphia, Julv22— White Southern Wheat. $1.85@,$1.. 

 red, $1.25@,$1.30. Rye, 70c. Corn, 60c Oats, 42c. 



Rochester, July 2S. — White Canadian Wheat, $1.25(gl$l. 

 Com, 4S<fil50c. Rye,55@60c. Oats, 40c. Barley, 55@65c. Bea 

 $1.50@$2 00. Hay — new, $6.00@$10.00 ; old, $li'.00(g}$lt ] 

 ton. Wool, 40@50e. Butter, 9®Hc Eggs, ll@,12c. per doz 



New York Cattle Market. — The number of beeves 

 market this week (July 21 and 22.) was 5,582. This is 2,032 he 

 more than last week, and 1,297 more than the average of 1 

 year. 'Prices at the close were depressed, though not as much 

 might have been expected from the large supply. First qua! 

 7X@S^c; medium, 7@Sc. : and ordinary, 6@7^c. 



Sheep in good supply. 8>i'@4c. live weight. One lot of ex 

 fine, that would give 70 lbs. of carcass, brought $5.50 each. 



Lamb — by the carcass, 6c, per lb. 



Hogs— live weight, 83:i@3%c. per lb. 



London, July 17.— American Wheat— red, S1.56@$1.65 ; whi 

 $1.71@,$1.77. Indian Corn, $1,02@.$1.0S. 



Barley— tor grinding, 69@,74e, ; tor distilling, 90@,96c. ; 

 malting. 90c.@.$U4. l'pas— for feeding, $P0b@$1.14 ; lor boilii 

 $1.20@,$1.23. Oats. 67@,78c. 



Butter— English rolls 22@2Sc. ; Irish and Dutch firkins, 19 

 21^c ; American, 15(Tftl8>2C. per lb. 



Cheese— English, 12^@15c. ; American, S%(fy\l%c. per lb. 



Wool — South Down and Leicester 38@88e. per lb. 



Americnn Flour, $5.76@ $0:4S ; extra $6.72@$7.20. [ To get 

 the real significance of these figures, we must add from 20 to 

 per cent ou account of the high premiumon exchange.] 



