168 



THE GENESEE FAKMER. 



Prices of Agriculttiral Products at the Principal Markets in the United States, Canada and England. 



Beef, per 100 lbs., .... 



do mess, per bbl., . . 

 Pork, per 100 lbs.,...- 



do mess, per bbl.,.. 



Lard, per lb., 



Butter, do 



Cheese, do 



Flour, per bbl., 



Wheat, per bush., .... 

 Com, shelled, per bu., 

 Kye, do 



OatB, do 



Barley, do 



Clover Seed, do 

 Tinjothy Seed, do 

 Flax Seed, do 



Hay, per ton, 



Wool, per lb., 



Wood, hard, per co rd. 



NEW YORK, 

 April 24th. 



;J;10.25 



6.75 



18.00 



.11 



.14 



.08 



4.05 



1.00 



.73 



.69 



.32 



.65 



4.20 



2.00 



1.70 



7.00 



.24 



$11.25 



7.50 



18.50 



.11> 



.26 



.09 



7.00 



1.47 



.78 



.70 



.61 



.68 



4.60 



2.50 



1.75 



9.00 



.42 



PHILADELP'IA, 

 April 24th. 



$15.00 @ $17.00 



18.00 

 .10 M)4 



.11 .15 



4.87 



.70 



.72 



.70 



.40 



.60 

 4.12J^ 



6.00 

 1.86 



4.873^ 



.47X 



ROCHESTER, 

 April 27th. 



$4.50 @ $6.00 



5.00 

 16.00 



.10 



.18 



.07^1^ 

 4.00 



.87 



.60 



.45 



.36 



.40 

 8.50 

 2.00 

 1.00 

 7.00 



.20 

 4.50 



6.00 

 17.00 



.103^ 



.19 



.09 

 5.50 

 1.05 



.48 



•87X 



.50 

 4.00 

 2.50 



i.nx 



11.00 



.30 



5.50 



CHICA.GO, 

 April 24th. 



$9.00 @ $11.00 

 5.00 5.75 



15.00 



.09 



.10 



.08 

 8.25 



.59 



.85 



.50 



.25 



.25 

 5.00 

 1.12>^ 



.80 

 3.50 



16.00 



.0934 



.18 



.10 

 5.50 



.85 



.44 



.55 



.27 



.40 

 5.50 

 1.25 



7.00 



4.00 



6.50 



TORONTO, 



April 24th. 



$6.00 @ $6.00 



.10 



8.75 

 .75 



4.75 

 1.00 



.60 



.80 .82 



.40 .50 



4.50 5.00 



1.50 1.75 



9.00 18.00 

 .15 



4.00 4.50 



LONDON, ENO., 

 April 5th. 



$8.25 @ $15.00 

 'io.Vo'"" 15.66' 



.13 



.19 



.13 



5.28 



1.20 



1.02 



.90 



.60 



.72 



6.00 



.17 



.82 



.16 



5.52 



1.68 



1.06 



1.02 



.84 



1.02 



7.25 



1.74 

 ".26" 



1.80 

 ".28" 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Premium Farm of the Empire State 187 



Experiments on Indian Corn 138 



Americao Agricultural Books — No. 2 142 



Suggested Items— No. 20 148 



Curing Hay. Staggers in Cattle 143 



Notes for the Month, by S. W 144 



Hollow Horn 144, 146, 152 



Destroying Canada Thistles • • • 145 



Cultivation of Onions 145 



China Berries 146 



Underdraining 146 



Mad-Itch in (Tattle 146 



Thoughts by the Wayside 147 



Advantages of Mowing Machines 147 



Soil Analyses. Lice on Calves 147 



Cutting and Curing Clover Hay. Curing Hay 148 



Sowing Grass Seed in the Fall. Sainfoin in Canada 148 



Dutton Corn. A Great Layer 148 



Which are the best Horses to wear? 149 



My " Troubles"— Stables for Stock ; 149 



The Alpaca 149 



Diseases of the Horse 151 



Building Stone Fences 151 



Oaks of the State of New York 151 



Anecdote — Increase of a Potato 152 



The Life of a Farmer 158 



Treating Timber to make it durable 158 



Reaping and Mowing Machines 158 



Agricultural Papers 154 



Prpposition for a Prize Essay 154 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Hints for the Month 155 



Plants for Hedges 156 



Border and Bedding Plants 157 



The Silver Fir 157 



Caterpillars on Fruit Trees 159 



Shelter for Apple Orchards on the Prairies 159 



Horticultural Notes from Canada 159 



Peaches — The American Pomological Society 160 



Formation of Horticultural Societies 160 



editor's table. 



Who started the Genesee Farmer? 161 



Advertisements 161 



April Premiums 161 



Agricultural Schools 1 61 



Convention of Agricultural Editors 161 



Wheat turning to Chess. Agricultural Humor 162 



Notices of Books, Pamphlets, &c 162 



Inquiries and Answers 163 



illustrations. 



The Aliiaca 150 



Stone Fence 151 



The Silver Fir 158 



GENERAL GIFFORD, Jr. 



THIS beautiful Morgan Stallion may be found the coming sea- 

 son at llie stable of the Subscriber, in Walworth. He is a 

 beautiful chestnut, with no marks. Took the First Premium at 

 the State Fair, and can't be beaten .anywhere, not even excepting 

 his splendid sire old General Gifford. 



ELIAB YE0MAN3, 

 May, 1858.— 2t* Walworth, Wayne Co., N. T. 



KEDZIE'S WATER FILTER. 



THE SUBSCRIBERS give notice, they have made arrange- 

 ments with Mr. Kebzib, the Patentee of thi.s justly celebrated 

 Filter, to manufacture under his own supervision, and sell a t 

 former retail prices, and discount to dealers, as when made by 

 J. E. Cheney ik Co. 

 For circulars or Filters, address only 



JAMES TERRY & CO., 

 59 and 61 State-st., Rochester, N. Y.; the old stand of J. E. 

 Cheney & Co. May, 1858.— 2t 



SUGAR FROM THE CHINESE CANE. 



A PAMPHLET, containing diagrams and specifications of 

 Mills, Machinery, and Apparatus, necessary for working the 

 above Cane, together with a full report of the experiments which 

 resulted most successfully last year, will be furnished gratuitously, 

 by us, on application, or mailed on receipt of a postage stamp. 



Sorgho and Imphee Seed for sale. Also, just received from 

 Iowa, a consimment of choice Hungarian Grass Seed, which we 

 are authorized to sell at $2.26 per bushel ; or, in small parcels, 

 eight cents per pound. HEDGES, FREE, & CO., 



May, 1858.— It* Cor. Main and Water Sts., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



ALBANY TILE WORKS. 

 Corner Clinton Avenue and Knox Sts., Albany, IT.T. 



THE SUBSCRIBERS, being the most extensive manufacturers 

 of Draining Tile in the United States, have on hand, in large 

 cr small quantities, for Land Draining, Sole and Horse -shoo Tile, 

 warranted superior to any made in this country, hard burned, and 

 over one foot in length. Orders solicited. Cartage free. 



C. & W. McCAMMON. Albany, N. Y, 

 Dama & Co., Agents, Utica. 

 Ja8. Walker & Co., Agents, Schenectady. April — 6t 



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