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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



abandoned in England, but it is said to succeed well in this 

 country. It maj be obtained from I. W. Briogs, ofWeat 

 Macedon, N. Y. 



Bark Lice. — (L. H. A., Plymouth, Ind.) Prof. Harris, 

 in his " Treatise on Insects," says : " The best application 

 for the destruction of these insects, is a wash made of two 

 parts of soap and eight of water, with which is to be mixed 

 lime enough to bring it to the consistence of thick white 

 wash. Tliis is to be put upon all parts of the tree, where 

 the insects are, with a brush, so as to cover the whole sur- 

 face and fill all the cracks in the bark. June, when the 

 insccU are young and tender, is the best time to do it." 

 They are frequently got rid of by washing the trees with 

 strong lye, and scrubbing with a hard brush, in the spring. 



Godkt's Lady's Book — (A Farmer's Daughter.) — You 

 will find Godey's Lady's Book just the magazine you want. 

 It is useful and entertaining, abounding in everything 

 interesting to ladies. Each number has at least one beau- 

 tiful steel frontispiece, with several colored fashion plates, 

 axid designs too numerous to mention. Send three dollars 

 to L. A. GoDKY, 323 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 and you will get the work by return mail. 



Horse Power Thrashixg Machine. — (R. S., Pelham, 

 C. W.) — You will find Whsblbr's Horse Power, Thrasher 

 Scad Separator, a most excellent machine. For prico and 

 further information, see advertisement in this number, or 

 send for a circular, to WHKELEif,' Melick & Co., Albany, 

 N. Y. This firm is one of the oldest and most reliable in 

 the United States, and you may depend on getting a 

 machine that will be satisfactory. 



The Atlantic Monthly. — (H. S.) — You can obtain this 

 new, spirited, and ably conducted magazine from any 

 bookseller, or by enclosing $3 to the publishers — Phil- 

 lips, Sampson & Co., Boston, Mass. 



Berkshire Pigs. — (J. G. Stephe.vs, Stephensport, Ky.) 

 You can obtain excellent Berkshire Pigs from Samuel 

 Thorne, of Washington Hollow, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 



Grassks. — Can any of vour able correspondents inform 

 me what kind of grass is considered the best for upland 

 pasture — soil and climate both drv ? Also, the best pas- 

 ture grass for stiff clay lands, that are lying in water 

 from four to six months yearly, and are liable to bake in 

 the summer. As sowing grasses is attracting a good deal 

 of attention at present in Oregon, an answer to the fore- 

 going questions will be of general interest. We have the 

 following named grasses in cultivation in Oregon : Timo- 

 thy, Red Top, Orchard grass, Kentucky Blue grass, and 

 what is called the Big English Blue grass. The latter is a 

 light green and glistening grass, and in seed and seed 

 stalk, very much resembles chess. What is the true name 

 of it? J. MiNTO. — Salem. Oregon I'erTitor)/, Jan. 8, 1S5S. 



Shell Marl. — There is in my neighborhood an exten- 

 sive deposit of Shell Marl of about the color and general 

 appearance of whiting or Spanish White, (such as is used 

 for putty,) though, perhaps, a little more porous and with 

 little alkaline taste. The shells are mostly disintegrated, 

 but traces of them are plainly visible. It is about one foot 

 thick, and has about afoot of muck above it, covered with 

 a medium-sized but vigorous growth of swamp timber. 

 From the above description, can you or any of your cor- 

 respondents form any opinion of its value' as a" manure, 

 what soils and crops it is applicable to, and what is the 

 best manner of applying it ? S. B. Peck. — GorJiam, N. Y. 



Skippers IN Hams. — 1\^'i American Cotton H^inter con- 

 tains a receipt to prevent skipiiers in hams. It is simply 

 to throw "China berries" on the tire while sinoking the 

 hams. I cannot ascertain what '■ China berries" arc, and 

 should feel obliged if some of your convspondeuts could 

 'arnish me the information. D". — Gat^, S. Y. 



Muck as a Top Dressing. — Can you or your readers 

 inform me, in regard to the benefit of muck as a top 

 dressing for grass land ? In cleaning out a water hole, 

 three summers ago, we scraped a quantity of muck on the 

 pasture near, and I have observed, 1st, that the weeds 

 which grew on the muck were plentiful the first season ; 

 '2d, that the grass which grew did not seem to be relished 

 by the stock ; 3d, that the grass seemed to be improved, 

 in quantity, especially, the third year. Will the improve- 

 ment continue? On the whole, do vou think muck bene- 

 ficial to grass lands ? H. — Maple Jlill, N. Y. 



DnTTo.N Corn, Poultry, Suffolk Pigs, 4c. — Can some 

 of your many correspondence inform me through the 

 columns of your most valuable paper, the Genc^ef Farmer, 

 if the Dutton corn is not the best-.field variety of corn ; and 

 if so, where it can be obtained, and at what price for seed ? 

 Also, of some good, honest poultry dealer, in this State, 

 and where can a pair of Suffolk Pigs be obtained, and 

 what prico ? A Beginner. — Lockport, N. Y. 



Notices of Books, Pamphlets, &c. 



HEDGES AND EVERGREENS : A complete manna! for the 

 Cultivation, Pruning, and Management of all Plants suitable for 

 American Hedging; especiallv Uie M.ioluro, or Osage Orange. 

 Fully illu.stratecl with engrsvings of PlanU*, Implements, and 

 Procegsos. To which is added a Treatise on Evergreens; their 

 difTorent Varieties— their Propagation, Transplanting, and Cul- 

 ture in the United States. By John A. Warder, M. D. New 

 York : A. O. Moork, 140 Fulton street, New York. 1858. 

 Price, prepaid by mail, $1. 



The increasing attention paid to the raising of hedge6, 

 and the great want of information on the subject, render 

 this book particularly acceptable at the present time. — 

 There is, perhaps, no man in the United States better 

 qualified to undertake such a work, than Dr. Warder — a 

 gentleman of much experience, a close observer, and an 

 enthusiastic and genial writer. 



The book opens with an interesting history of, and rea- 

 son for, hedging. Then follows some remarks on the 

 economy of live fences and their influence on climate, on 

 the selection of plants for shelter, screen, barrier, and 

 ornamental hedges. It is contended that the " Osage 

 Orange is th« hedge plant for the United Statee," that it is 

 the "only good thing known and fit for the purpose in 

 this country." A valuable and detailed account of the 

 best methods of sprouting the seeds of the Osage Orange, 

 setting out the plants, culture, training, and pruning, 

 occupies ninety-two pages of the book. We would suggest 

 to the enterprising publisher that it would be well to pub- 

 lish this part of the work separately in a cheap form. It 

 would thus reach thousands of readers who will not buy 

 the present more expensive— but, of course, more valuable 

 — work. We make the suggestion froro a desire to see so 

 valuable a treatise extensively dissemteated. The treatise 

 on Evergreens occupies sixty-one pages, is handsomely 

 illustrated, and abounds with much useful imformation. 

 The whole making a beautiful volume of 290 pages. 



Rbport of the Massachusetts Boari> of Agriculture. 

 —The fifth annual Report of L. C. Flint, the able Secre- 

 tary of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, has 

 appeared, and, as usual, abounds with matter of a useful 

 and practical character. We shall notice more at lengtb 

 in a future number. 



Transactions of the New York Siatk AaBicuLTUBAi. 

 Society, for 1856.— We are indebted to. the Secr«tary, B. 

 P. Johnson, Esq., for this work. It is not a.s Itirge as 

 usual, but none the less valuable for the exclusion of mnch 

 matter which has encumbered previous volumes. 



Mainb Board of Agriculture. — The Second Annual 

 Report of this Society is exceedingly creditable to Secr^ 

 tary Goodalb. It contains 230 pages, handsomely illua- 

 tiated with cuts of improved stock, farm buildings, etc., 

 and filled wish much useful and interesting matter. 



