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["HE GENESEE FARMER. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Sowing Wheat 265 



A Noble Herd and a Noble Farm 268 



Novelties at the Great English Exhibition ...".! 270 



Heallhfulne.-s of the Tomato 270 



Depth of Sowing W heat. .!.."!!!! 271 



Sheep Husbandry in Iowa ...'."! 271 



Legislation on 11k- Canada Thistle ..".'. '.'.'.'.'.'. 271 



An Old Virginia Estat-- .'.!!!!...! 272 



Importation of Foreign Grain into England .:......"."." 2T2 



The Hog Cholera ... 272 



Is Grain Grown upon Poor Soil, &c !'.'.!'. '..'!!!.' 273 



The Beauty of English Farms 274 



Homes for the Homeless ......!!!!! 274 



Wine Making. !...*:!!"!!!! 275 



Manuring Wh at ."...... !!!*!! !!*!!!;! 276 



Notes from Canada West ...... J !! M !"" ! 276 



Exportation of Chees*- and Butter ..!!!!!".!! 276 



Management of Honey Bees '.'.'.'.'.'. 277 



" Nothing to Do" !!.!!!!!!. 278 



Stamping Fruit .!! I!i !!!.'!!! ! 278 



Farmers Wanted in Indiana ........! 278 



Seed Wheat 279 



When to Sell Wool .".'.' .'.*.'.".'.' !!.'.' 279 



Trial of Mowing Machines '.'.'.'.'. '.'.'. '.'.'. '. 279 



A Great Clip of Wool ""!!!!!!."! 279 



A Machini- lor Fattening Fowls 280 



How to Catch a Horse '.'.'.'.'..'. 281 



Seven Hints Worth Thinking Of. ....;. i. ,'. '. '. '. 231 



HOETICULTUEAL DEPARTMENT. 



Walks and Talks in the Garden— No. 5 282 



The Southern Gum Tree .... 283 



Rural Taste ...'.'.".'.'.". 284 



Horticultural Items from Foreign Journals '.'..'. 285 



LADIES DEPARTMENT. 



Original Domestic Receipts 2S6 



YOUNG PEOPLES PAGE.} 



The Talents 287 



Make Your Mark 287 



Farmers' Boys 287 



If You Please ' '. 2s7 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Pans on Names 288 



Fontenelle ..'...!..! 288 



The Cow and the Kailroad .' 2-8 



Soldiers must have Sound Feet 2SS 



Wedding Rings . j 288 



A Hint to Divorce Courts . 288 



editor's table. 



Notes on the Weather 2S9 



American Milking Machine in England 289 



What Variety of Wheat Shall I Sow? 2M) 



Free Farms in Iowa 289 



The Sorghum Business '.'..'.'.'. 289 



Consumption of Wool for the Army ". 290 



Agricultural Fairs lor 1862 .-. .. 292 



Items, Notices. &c, 289, 290, 291 



Agricultural Items 290 



Inquiries and Answers, 291 



Literary Noticea 291 



The Markets, 292 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



The English Sowing Basket 267 



Method of Putiinit On the Sowing Sheet !!!!!!!!! 267 



Mode of Pickling Wheat to Prevent Smut 266 



Short-horn Cow 268 



An Alderu-y Cow ...."...: 269 



Machine i;sed in France for Stuffing Fowls.. ...'.I.!.!!..!... 2^0 



The Southern Gum Tree 2-'3 



" Leaf and Flower 284 



T^MPLOYMENT!— Agents wanted in every county, to sell the 

 J_J best (Two-threaded) Sewing Maching ever offered to the 

 public. Liberal salary, or commission allowed, with expenses. 

 Circular sent, by addressing with stamp, 

 Aug.— 2t ISAAC HALE, Jr., & CO.. Newburyport, Mass. 



THE RURAL ANNUAL— For 1856, '57, '58, '59, '60, '61 and 

 '62 will be sent, prepaid to any address for $1.40. 



JOSEPH HARRIS, 



Rochester, N Y. 



A TREATISE ON SORGHUM WINE 



AND 



RECIPE FOR MANUFACTURING 



OF which so much has been said in the agricultural and loo 

 papers of the State, is now offered for sale. 



1 have now matured my plans, by which I will dispose ot 

 Individual, Manufacturers, County and Sta' 



Rights, 

 to rll who may desire them. 



Sorghum Wine has taken the country by surprise ; not only < 

 account of its production from th s plant, but of its superi I 

 quality. Such a product has never been thought of until its i 

 vention by the sui scriber. 



Tue Wine has been examined at the State Sorghum Conve 

 Hon of Ohio, January 7, 1862, and highly commended. It h 

 been exhibited to wine connoisseurs in the cities of Columbi 

 Cincinnati, Springfield, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphi 

 Baltimore and Washington. It has not only surprised them, b 

 received their unqualified commendution. It has been used I 

 Physicians in cases of sickness with entire satisfaction, becau 

 of its purity and healthfulness. About one barrel of it has be< 

 distributed to dyspeptics, all of wh< m, except those wliose d; 

 ease had assumed a chronic form, have given harmonious tes 

 mony of its beneficial effects, some of whom have been reston 

 to health by the use of a lew gallons. 



RECOMMENDATIONS. 



The following area few of the many commendations which 

 could give. The first is from Hon. William B. Hubbard, 

 Columbus, O., President of the United Slates Agricultural Soci 

 ty, held annually at Washington, D. C. 



Columbus, March 31, 1862. 

 Rev. A. Myer6— Dear Sir : The sample of Sorghum Win 

 left by you with me, has been submitted to several good wii 

 judges who have visited my house, and, without exception, h 

 met with decided commendation. Most of them pronounce tl 

 aroma, or fragrance, of your Wine that of the Sherry, the mine 

 ity that of the Madeira. It is certainly a fair Wine, and destine 

 no doubt, from the ease and cheapness of its manufacture, to b 

 come an item of value to the manufacturer and cultivator. 



Yours truly, W. B. HUBBARD. 



The following is from Mr. D. M. Cook, of Mansfield, Ohio, I 

 ventor and Patentee of Cook's Portable Evaporator : 



Mansfield, O. , March 15, 1862. 



Rev. A. Myers— Dear Sir: I have used your Wine, mac 



from the Sorghum juice, and [I heartily endorse the fact th 



your Sorghum Wine is most delicious, and that it would be dii 



cult to distinguish it from the best Madeira Wine. 



Hoping trial you will not fail to introduce your work on Sc 

 ghum,jas also your Wine to the public benefit, 



I am truly your most obedient, D. M. COOK. 



This Wine is a Mild Stimulant and NOT IntoxicatiE 



1. An INDIVIDUAL RIGHT embraces the privilege to ma 

 ufacture all an individual desires for the use of his own famil 

 Price. $1.00. 



2. A MANUFACTURER'S RIGH f* embraces the privilege 

 manulaeture all a manufacturer of Sorghum Syrup can while 1 

 is manufacturing Syrup, from the washings and skimmings at 

 inferior Syrup for his own use and lor sale. Price from $5.00 

 $25. 



8. A TOWNSHIP, COUNTY or STATE RIGHT embraci 

 the exclusive privilege of manufacturing and gelling Recipes i 

 said limits. For price, etc., address subscriber. 



REFERENCES. 



As a guarantee of honesty and ability to perform all I agree, 

 refer to the President and Professors of Wittenberg College 

 Springfield, O. ; any of the citizen* of this city, or Bucyrus, 

 and all the English Lutheran Ministers in the" State of Ohio, ei 

 pecially those of tEe Miami and Wittenberg Synods. 



lEiF" Persons desiring the use of this r cipe, and indicating Ui 

 privilege they desire,*and sending the amount to n e by mail, o 

 when the sum exceeds $5. by express or draft, will receive bv n 

 turn mail a Certificate of Right, and about the 1st of Septembt 

 will receive the Recipe. 



Every subscriber will be required to sign an Obligation of 8< 

 cresy, which they will receive with the Certificate of Kight, to b 

 returned to me when signed. This is required to secure to m 

 my right as inventor. Honest men will not hesitate to comptj 

 and with dishonest ones I wish to have no dealings. 



Persons well known in any community making up a club ( 

 ten or more will be suitably rewarded. Address 



A. MYERS, Springflelo, Ohio. 



Thoroughbred Devon Cattle 



Tj^OR SALE— Of both sexes, and of various ages. For pedi 

 V grees and full particulars address me at Victorv. Cavuga Co, 

 N. Y. July— 3t GEO. B. LOCKWOOD. 



