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THE GENESEE FARifER. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



♦The True Cause of the Potato Disease," 1S7 



Oninii<i 1*' 



Lady Pifjofs Sliorlhoms 1''" 



Guliivali"Ti il Tare* jiniJ Vct'cties, ' 140 



Pig Prntoclnr!* 140 



The Fcc'liiii; Value of Strnw, 141 



Americiin Clioose in 1 nsrlamt H2 



Western New Yorlt Wool-Growers' Convention, 144 



Hiffh Price of Slii-cp Hii 



Cultivation of Barlvy, 146 



How Tiir is Miulc, 147 



Plowinp: — Loss of Time in Turning 147 



Indian Corn .• 147 



Horn Diglciiiper— Hollow Horn, &c., 148 



Voles for Ihc Month by S. W., 149 



Tesung the Quality t^f Milk 149 



Spirit of the A j ricultural i'rcss 160 



HORTICULTUHAL DEPARTMENT. 



Walks anfl Talks in the Ganlen— No. 1, 151 



A Bower Koun<l a Tree Stump, 152 



Grant Thorhuru, 153 



What is the Cause? 155 



UnUerdraiuinE: G:ird''ns and Orchards, 155 



How to Knriih a Ganlcn, 15G 



Culiivation of Peaohea in New Jersey, 157 



MiiM'ellanf ous Page 15S 



Ladies- Page. 159 



Young People's Page 160 



editor's table. 

 " If Gold was at Par, Whiit would be the Price of Grain ?".. 161 



The Wool Mark>-t 161 



Chinese Sugar Cane 161 



Ko:e8on tlie Weather, 162 



Farms for Sale,. 162 



Inoiiiries aiul .Vnswers, 163 



TheMarfcets, 165 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



The Common Tare or Vetch, 140 



Box lor Coverint: Suiall Plants, 151 



Tree Slump Prepurins for a Bower, 152 



The Same More Advanced, 152 



Grant Thorburn, 153 



The Original Howe Sewing Machine! 



RECENT and important improvements having been put to 

 this Machine renders it now the most perfect before the 

 public, and persons at a distance can order a Machine with a 

 guarantee ot its pr.impt and safe delivery, and that they will be 

 able to manage it to their entire satisfaction. No more breaking 

 needles ! N<> nmre luissins slitehijs! No trouble in making any 

 garment, however delicate or heavy, on the same Machine, either 

 in cambric, cloth, or leather. No person should think of pur- 

 chasing a Sew'.ng Machine without flrsi seeing this — the latest 

 and greatest triumph of the original inventor of the Sewing 

 Mnc'nine. 



t3^ Send for a Descriptive Catalogue of styles and prices. A 

 few reapousiblu Acents wcmld be dealt with libernllv. Address 

 THE HOWE SEWING MACHINES, 



437 Broadway, New York, 

 Or E. STR.MX, General Agent for Monroe county, 117 Main 

 •Irect, Iioch.-.lcr, X. Y. Jy'62-21t 



NEW, USEFUL OR ORNAMENTAL. 



MEXK'A.V -\VI:i;TC01:N, new and pure— >'o variety 

 of Com will compare wiih Mil? in?"eetne.«s — a great acqui- 

 rtion. Fegie Hean— lue earliest bean grown. Turban Squash — 

 the Hne-«l graininl, dryesit ami best of fall squashes. Tom 

 Thumb Pea— irowsbut ten inches high ; a great hearer. California 

 Be&n, new. Ornnmental Gourds, a great variety in one packaee. 

 Speckled Lima Bean, excellcot. Hubbard Squash, true, rack- 

 agon of any of the above sent to any part of :he ITnited Stale, 

 p<wl-paid, wiih full directions for cultivation, at 15 cents each; 

 the eight for $1 Darling's Eaaly <'om— the best early sweet 

 corn. T'priaht Tomato. Lester's perfected Tomato. Boston 

 Curled Leilu e. true. Early Dan O'I'.ourke Pea— the oarliest pea 

 euliivated Indiin Ch'ef Bean — the best string bean known. At 

 10 cents eacb, the six for ,50 cents. 



.T.\Mi:;*.T H. GirKGORY, Msrblehead, Mass., 

 Seed Grower, and Denier in every variety of Garden and 

 Flower Seed. March Rl 



CHOICE NATIVE AND FOREIGN GRAPE 



VINES— LRVK k ro. OFFEP. FOR SALE A L\RGE 

 stock of Native and Foreign Grape Vines, Including all 

 the rare.st and most raluable varieties. Send for a Price LisU 

 AddreM LENX A CO.. 



BOTtf Humboldt Nonerie*, Toledo, Ohio. 



IN ALL ITS BRANCHES— Machinery, Implements, Cattle, 

 llor.'^os, Sheep, I'lgs, Poultry, Buildings, Plants, Flowers, 

 Fruits, A-c, promptly executed in good stvle and on the most rea- 

 sonable terms. THOMAS LKADLEY, 



Office of the Genesee Farmer, Rochester, N. Y. 

 t^" Stereotypes furnished promptly at the lowest rates, aptf 



RUSSELL'S STRAWBERRY. 



THIS GREAT STRAWBERRY, combining all the good 

 quali'ies of Longworth's Prolific :.nd McAvoy'8 Superior, 

 added to enormous size, possesses all the properties to mnke it tlie 

 best Strawberry yet knoA'n, after six years' trial, being the largest 

 and most prolific bearer, with an exceedingly rich aroma — full of 

 vinous juice, and for deliciousness unsurpassed — very hardy in lla 

 growth, enduring severe frost. It is not only a pistillate but a 

 staniinate. 



The P'ruit Growers' Society of Western New York, at its sum- 

 mer session, at Roehesler, June 26. 1802. reported as follows, 

 through its Fruit Committee, of which Charles Downine was 

 {Chairman : "A new pistillate seedling Strawbery, called Russell's 

 Great Prolific, originated by II. Russell, i>f Seneca Falls, in 185C, 

 very large, four and three-eighths inches iiicireumterence, (aver- 

 age,) color bright red, flavor ' very giod,' flesh rather firm, juicy 

 and rich ; appears to be very productive, and promises to be 

 valuable. Exhibited by George I lapp, Anhnrn." 



.John J. Thomas, editor of the Country Gentleman, .Mbany, 

 who personally examined the beds in bearing, says, July 3, 1S62: 

 '■It appears to come up fully U> all that is said in its favor. On 

 comparing it with the Wilson, the Uuiwiell was found to be. so far 

 as we could juilge, even more produc^ve than ihat fumed proliflo 

 varieiy, about equ Uy firm in flesh, nearly double in size, and 

 greatly superior in flavor If ita siood qualities are maintained 

 alter it has been fully tried in different localities, it will not ^ 

 surpassed, and perhaps not equaled by any oilier sort." 



f^"" Fine Plants iiow offered at .<t3.00 per dozen, Cash to ao- 

 company orders. Sent by mail prepa d. Address 



ap2t (iKO. CLAPP, Auburn. N. Y. 



H. C. WHITE. 247 Main street, BulTalo, will receive orders. 



BOOKS FOR FARMERS. 



THE following books can be obtained at the office of the 

 Gknksuf. Farmer : — 



The Horse and his Diseases $1 2.5 



Everybody's Lawyer 1 00 



Mrs. H ale's Modern Cookery Hook 1 00 



Emerson & Flint's Manual of Auriculture 75 



The Rural Poetry of the English Language H 00 



Barry's Fruit Garilen ; 1 50 



Thomas' Fruit Culturist 1 50 



The Rural Annual and Horticultural Directory for 18.56, '57, 



'58, '59, '60. '61, '62 and '63, handsomely bound, in 2 vols. 2 .V) 

 Any of the above books will be sent, prepaid, by return mail, 

 on receipt of price. 



Address JOSEPH HARRIS. Rochester N. T. 



BEAN PLANTER. 



WE are manufacturing the latest improved BEAN PLANTER. 

 Price $18.00. 



COMBINED CORN AND BEAN PLANTER. 



Price, $18.00. 



We make and sell the well-known 



IRON BEAM CURTIS' PLOWS. 

 We are also Agents for the 



BUCKEYE GRAIN DRILL AND GRASS SEED SOWEB 

 for Monroe and Genesee couniies, N Y. 



WIIITK-IDE, BARNETT &. CO., 

 8p8t liroekporl, Mohmi. county, N. T. 



NANSEMOND SWEET POTATO PLANTsT 



OF BE-T QUALITY, during May and June. Put up to carry 

 safely long distances. 



PRICE. 



4'i0 $ 1 00 



1,000 2 as 



ri,ooo 10 00 



10.000 18 00 



This varlely Is hardy and prolific, be'iia proftlnhly grown +4* 



north Send for our Circular, eonlaininir instructions in cnltiva- 



lion and experience of those growing them. 



Addreas MURRAY & CO., 



ap2t Fosters Crossings, Warren county. Ohio. 



THE RURAL ANNUAL— For 18.56. '57, '58. '!», '60, -Ol 'OB 

 and '(iS will be sent, prepaid to any address for |;1.64). 



JOSEPH UARBIS, £ocheater,N T. 



