THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Best Varieties of Dwarf Pears for a small Gar- 

 den. — (S. S. Sargeant.) Summer sorts — Bloodgood, Bart- 

 lett, Dearborn's Seedling, Tyson. Autumn sorts — Beurre 

 Diel, Belle Lucrative, Duchesse d'Angouleme, White Do- 

 yenne, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Seckel, Steven's Genesee, 

 Swan's Orange. Winter sorts — Beurre d'Aremberg, Eas- 

 ter Beurre, Beurre gris d'hiver Noveau, Glout Morceau, 

 Vicar of Winkfield. 



Italian Rte-Grass.— (S. S. Sargeant.) On very rich 

 land, and in a suitable climate, Italian rye-grass will pro- 

 duce an enormous crop. We have seen it growing near 

 New York, but we believe it does not stand the winters in 

 this section. We should be glad if our readers who have 

 raised it would give us their experience. 



Drilling Wheat. — I wish to get the experience of your 

 readers on one important question. Is wheat the better 

 for being drilled in than sown broadcast on sandy land '? 

 Most of our wheat land in Michigan is sand or gravelly 

 loam. We have not had much experience with drills in 

 this country. J. C. — Quincy, Mich. 



Will some of your horticulturists tell me, through the 

 Genesee Farmer, whether buds will succeed if set on wood 

 of one, two, or more years' growth, or must they invaria- 

 bly be inserted in the'growth of the present seaean V D. — 

 Gates. 



Cement Cellar Bottom. — Will some one who has had 

 experience, inform me how to make a first-rate cement 

 cellar bottom ? Would it be best to cover the sides with 

 cement, or only the bottom ? C. N. Howe. — Homer, N. Y. 



Foot Rot in Sheep. — I would like to have some cor- 

 respondent of the Farmer give the cause and cure of the 

 disease in sheep, called Foot Rot, and also state whether 

 it is contagious. W. Brown. — Clark Co., Ohio. 



Notices of Eooks, Pamphlets, &c. 



THE LIVES AND TIMES CF THE CHIEF JUSTICES OF 

 THE UNITED STATES. By Hexry Flandees. PhUadel- 

 phia : J. B. Lippincott & Co. 166S. 



This is a work which it is unnecessaiy to recommend. 

 Well written biographical sketches are always interesting, 

 and those of such eminent men as the Chief Justices of 

 the Supreme Court of the United States will be perused 

 with unflagging attention and pleasure. The work con- 

 sists of two large, handsome volumes. The first contains 

 the lives of John Jay and of John Rctledge, the second 

 those of William Cushing, Oliver Ellsworth, and John 

 Marshall. 



PEAEL8 OP THOUGHT, Eeligioiis and Philosophical, gath- 

 ered from Old Authora. New Tork : Stanford & Delissek. 

 185S. 



This is a handsome book, of about 250 pages, filled with 

 short and striking extracts from such writers as Arthur 

 Warwick, Jeremy Collier, Owen Feltham, Bishop Hall, 

 Thomas Fuller, Sir Thomas Browne, John Donne, Francis 

 Quarles, Jeremy Taylor, Pascal, Fenelon, Foster, Goethe, 

 Cecil, Louth, Chalmers, Bolinbroke, Burke, and a score of 

 others, whose thoughts are indeed pearls, and cannot be 

 too often presented to the mind. 



JOURNAL OF THE UNINED STATES AGRICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY FOR 1857. Edited by Ben. Peklkt Poorb, Sec- 

 retary of the Society. Washington, D. C. 1SD3. 



This number of the Journrl is perhaps the best yet pub- 

 lished by the Society. Although it contains little matter 

 that has not been previously given to the public through 

 the press, yet it is desirable to have it in such a convenient 

 form for tuture reference. 



MEADOW BROOK. By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes, author of "The 

 Homestead on the Hill Side,"« "Lena Rivers," "Tempest and 

 Sunshine," etc. New York : C. M. Saxton. 1857. 



This is an interesting story in the form of an autobiog- 

 raphy of a New England farmer's daughter. We have 

 pleasing descriptions of the quiet life of a New England 

 village ; of aristocratic society in Boston ; of a farmer's 

 life in Western New York ; and finally, of life on a south- 

 ern plantation. The story is well told, well written, and 

 well worth reading. « 



A NEW LIFE OF SUMMERFIELD. By William M. Wn.- 

 LETT. " SuMMERFiELD was not E man of every day ; there is 

 yet Are enough in his ashes to kindle a flame that will be much 

 longer lived than himself." — Montgmnery. Philadelphia: J. 

 B. Lippincott & Co. 185S. 



We are glad to see a new life of this zealous and elo- 

 quent Methodist minister, called for. It is a most inter- 

 esting work, which no christian can read without having 

 his zeal and energies awakened, and his "inner life" 

 strengthened. 



LECTURES OP LOLA MONTEZ, (Countess of LandsfeldJ 

 Including her Autobiography. New York: Eudd & Gaels- 

 ton. 1858. 



This is quite a readable book, and will undoubtedly have 

 a great sale. Besides the Autobiography, there is a Lec- 

 ture each on Beautiful Women, Gallantry, Heroines of 

 History, Comic Aspects of Love, Wits and Women of 

 Paris, and on Romanism. Price, prepaid by mail, %\. 



AQUARELLES, or Summer Sketches. By Samuel Sombbb. 

 New York : Stanford & Delissee. 1858. 



An illustrated poem, designed to show up the forms and 



follies of modern fashionable life at such watering places 



as Newport, Sharon, and Saratoga. 



URSULA : A Tale of Country Life. By the author of " Amy 

 ^Herbert." "Ivors," &c. In two volumes. New York: D 

 Appleton & Co. 185S. 



LILY WHITE : A Romance. By Edward Goodwin. Phila- 

 delphia : J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1858. 



New Advertisements tMs Konth. 



Railway Horse Powers, Threshers, &c. — ft. Westinghouse A 

 Co., Schenectady, N. Y. 



Delano's Independent Tooth Hay and Grain Kake— D. Laitd- 

 reth & Son, Philadelphia, Pa. 



5,000 Agents Wanted — Ephraim Brown, Lowell, Mass. 



Wagoner's Seed Harvester — J. A. Wagener, New York City. 



Old Dominion Coffee Pot — Arthur, Bumham, & Gilroy, Phita- 

 delphia. Pa. 



Profitable Employment — Robert Sears, New Tork City. 



Durham Boll for sale — C. N. Bement, Po'keepsie, N. Y. 



Partner or Agent Wanted — Post Master, Port Royal, Va. 



American School Institute — Smith, Woodman, & Co., New 

 York City. 



Educational Herald — Smith, Woodman, & Co., N. York CSty. 



Agricultural and Literary Lecturer— James 0. Miller, Mont- 

 gomery, N. Y. 



1,000 Agents Wanted — C. P. Whitten, Lowell, Mass. 



U. 8. Tent and Flag Manufactory— Jas. Field, Rochester, N. Y. 



ADVERTISEMENTS, 



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 the 10th of the previous month, and be of such a character as \» 

 be of interest to farmers. Teems — Two Dollars for every hrm- 

 dred words, each insertion, paid in advance. 



PEEKIN'S CORN-HUSKnrG MACHINE, $5 50.-AGKNTB 

 WANTED to solicit orders in every town and county. — 

 Terms unusually lilje^aL Ad'^ress J. PF.EICTNS & CO. 



Jane, 185S.— it* West KiJlingly, Conn. 



