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THE GENESEE FARMEPw. 



The United States Agricultural Society.— The Sixth 

 Aiiuual Meeting of the U. S. Agricultural Society was held 

 at Washington, January 13th, 14th. The Hon. Marshall 

 P. Wilder, who has so ably presided over the Society 

 since its formation, could not be prevailed upon to accept 

 a re-nomination, and his resignation was most reluctantly 

 accepted. A piece of plate, of the value of $250, was 

 voted to Mr. W., as a testimonial of his efficient services. 

 The following officers Were elected for the coming year: 



President— G&n. Texch Tilghman, of Maryland. 



Treasurer— B. B. French, Washington, D. C. 



Sccretary—B-e.'S. Perlet Poors, Newburyport, Mass. 



The report of the Treasurer exhibited a balance of $1,500 

 m the Treasury, after paying premiums now due. 



Dr. AxTisELL, of New York, read a paper on the mineral 

 constituents of plants. He had "little or no faith" in or- 

 dinary soil-analyses, and even looked upon the subject 

 with " disgust." 



An animated, and somewhat personal, discussion took 

 place in regard to the value of Iniphee and Sorghum. It 

 seemed to be the general opinion that both are valuable, 

 and that the former contains as great a proportion of sac- 

 charine matter as the latter, and grows much larger. 



Dr. HiGGixs, of Baltimore, Md., read a valuable paper on 

 the " Hog Cholera." ' 



H. F. French alluded to his recent visit to Europe. As 

 a delegate from the U. S. Ag. Society, he was everywhere 

 received with great courtesy. He alluded to the subject 

 of Plowing by Steam, which is receiving so much attention 

 in England. 



B. P. Johnson mentioned "Evans' Rotary Digger" as an 

 American machine of much promise. 



Rooms have been opened in Washington, and the Secre- 

 tary is to be in attendance during the session of Congress. 

 We understand the Society is about to issue a monthly 

 bulletin, as well as the annual volume of Transactions. 



We desire to express our obligations to the numerous 

 friends of agricultural and horticultural improvement, in 

 different parts of the country, who have so nobly labored 

 to increase the circulation and usefulness of the Genesee 

 Farmer. It is gratifying to perceive that our efforts to 

 make the Farmer worthy of its extensive patronage, are so 

 well appreciated. It has now a larger circulation than 

 that of any similar journal in the world. 



The improvements in the present volume give very gen- 

 eral satisfiictiou. We annex a few extracts from compli- 

 mentary notices of the January number: 



The Genesee Farmer.— This old pioneer among agri- 

 cultural journals has renewed its age under the manage- 

 ment of Sir. Joseph Harris, its present proprietor, an able, 

 practical and indefatigable editor. Mr. Harris was for- 

 merly connected with" the Country Gentleman, \<:\\(iye he 

 did ereat service to the forming community, by his dis- 

 crimmating exposures of the character of some artificial 

 manures then offered to agriculturists. The Sural Annual 

 and Horticultural Directory, published by Mr. Harris, 

 contains a large amount of valuable information in a cheap 

 and condensed form. Price only twenty-five cents. — New 

 York Observer. 



The Genesee Fanner is one of the oldest of our agricul- 

 tural journals. It is a monthly octavo of thirty -two pages, 

 handsomeh illustrated and printed, at the astonishingly 

 low price of fifty cents a year. It can not be worth less 

 than ten times its cost to any farmer who can read the 

 English language. — Life Illustrated. 



It is an excellent periodical, and worthy of a large cir- 

 culation.— iYo^io^wZ Fra. 



The Genesee Farmer is the cheapest paper for the farmer 

 that we know of. The matter it contams is reliab f, nnd 

 the farmer who will take it, read it, and profit by its sug- 

 gestions, will soon find that he can not do without it. — 

 Ilome Gazette, Pa. 



This old and sterling monthly is the cheapest agricultu- 

 ral and horticultural journal in the world. It is pub- 

 lished in one of the finest wheat and fruit growing sections 

 in the world, and has able correspondents in nearly every 

 State in the Union. It is emphatically the " Farmers Own 

 Paper," and no farmer or fruit grower sliould he icithont 

 it. — Ilornellsville, N. Y. Tnhune. 



The Genesee Fanner is an excellent work; the farmer, 

 especially, should not be without it. — Millbrook, C. W., 

 Messenger. 



This old and popular rural monthly commences its nine- 

 teenth volume, second series, with the number for January 

 ensuing. It is an interesting and valuable publication for 

 the farmer, well worth double the price. — Pansville Herald. 



We invite our agricultural friends to the new volume 

 of the Genesee Farmer, for 1S58. It has probably the 

 largest circulation of any agricultural journal in the world. 

 It has a larger and more extensive list of correspondents 

 than any similar journal, and no farmer or fruit grower in 

 any section of the Union, or in tlie adjoining Provinces 

 can read a single number without getting some hint that 

 may prove valuable. We shall be happy to forward the 

 naiiies of anv who may wish to subscribe. — Essex County, 

 N. Y., Sipuhllcan. 



No intelligent and practical farmer can read a single 

 page of the Genesee Farmer without being benefitted. It 

 IS supposed to have the widest circulation of any paper of 

 the kind in America — and is probably the best and posi- 

 tively the cheapest paper in the world. We wish Mr. 

 Harris continued success in his noble enterprise and 

 praiseworthy efforts to promote the practice, science, and 

 general interest of Agriculture. But for the interest of 

 our own country, we hope every farmer will become a sub- 

 scriber for that interesting and useful journal. It is well 

 executed with clear type^ on superior paper, and embel- 

 lished with many splendid engravings. No family should 

 be without it. The volume, if carefully preservetl, at the 

 end of the year will be worth three times the amount it 

 cost. — Oiven Sound, C. W., Comet. 



The Genesee Fanner for January comes to us greatly im- 

 proved. This is only fifty cents a year, and is worth ten 

 times the money. — Pontiac, MicTi., Jachonian. 



This sterling agricultural journal has been established 

 more than a quarter of a centurj-, and during its career it 

 has stood before the public as one of the most able jour- 

 nals ever produced. Mr. Harrls exhibits great abiUty for 

 his responsible post. His pages are filled with reliable 

 practical articles ; they are not long and rambling, but 

 condensed, compacted, direct, and to the point. Every 

 possible subject connected with agriculture is thoroughly 

 discussed here. If every fiirmer in the country subscribed 

 for this paper and read it, each farmer would be individu- 

 ally benefitted and the country would be richer. These are 

 our sentiments and we express them freely. — Goward's 

 Peal Estate Pegister, Boston, Mass. 



This sterling publication has just entered upon its twen- 

 ty-ninth year." The number before us contains knowledge 

 worth to a practical faTmer more than the subscription 

 price (fifty cents) for a whole year.^Proclrport, jV. Y., 



Republic. 



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Inquiries and Answsrs. 



Mich, and N. Y. State Ag. Colleges. — (S. Powers, 

 Beverly, Ohio.) You can obtain the desired information 

 by addressing the respective Presidents, Joseph R. Wil- 

 liams, Lansing, Mich., and Judge Cheever, Ovid, N. Y. 



We can send you Barry's Fruit Garden, prepaid by 

 mail, for one dollar. 



Chinese Potato. — (M. V. K., Girard, HI.) Wm. R. 

 Prince, Flushing, N. Y., can supply them. Before you 

 conclude to "plant two acre^"* jou had better test them 

 on a small scale. 



