THE GENESEE FARMEK. 



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of the food, certain particles belonging to the body of the 

 animal." = o j 



That manure is richer in certain elements than the food 

 eaten by the animals, is true; but it is so simply from the 

 fact that the carbon is consumed by the animals, while 

 nearly all the nitrogen and other elements are found in 

 the excrements. After the carbon ia removed, ihepropor- 

 tioii of the others is increased. Nothing is added. A 

 lump of ore containing gold, silver, lead and iron, would 

 become " richer" by abstracting a portion of the lead and 

 iron. And in the same way food is made richer by pass- 

 ing through an animal. A portion of those elements of 

 least value as manure are abstracted, while nearly all the 

 more valuable elements remain. They are also rendered 

 more readily available as food for plants. 



On the authority of the late Prof Norton, it is recom- 

 mended to mix " ashes" with superphosphate of lime, for 

 the purpose of drying it. This is an English practice; 

 but the ashes used are coal ashes. Wood ashes would be 

 quite injurious. 



"Potash, lime, and phosphoric acid, enter largely into 

 the composition of the grain of wheat, and both Hine and 

 silica abound in the straw ; for this reaaon, rich vegetable 

 soils genera ly, being deficient in these elements, are not 

 well adapted to wheat. 



If this is the "reason;' why is it that these soils are 

 well adapted to Indian corn, which contains as much of 

 the elements named as wheat ? 



?it^, "^^^\,-^ Manual for the Propagation, Plantin- Cul- 

 tivation and Management of the Pear Tree. By Tuos W 

 iiELD. New York. A. O. Mooke. 1s5S. -^i^ ^"o«- w. 



Mr. Field is an intelligent and experienced cultivator 

 of the Pear. The public are indebted to his love of the 

 subject, for a most complete and instructive manual. He 

 commences with the first step in the growth of the Pear, 

 and carefully follows up the process to the final gathering 

 and ripening of the fruit. His teachings are sound, prac- 

 tical and reliable. While the practiced cultivator will 

 find much in the work to interest and instruct him, it will 

 be found particularly useful to the novice. 



Pear culture in this country is yet in its infancy. We 

 have much to learn, and we have also much to unlearn, 

 before we shall attain the perfection to which culturists 

 in the old world have arrived. We need just the sort of 

 instruction which Mr. Field has given us in this work, to 

 correct our errors and increase our knowledge. Our cli- 

 mate and soil are as well adapted to the growth of the 

 Pear, as the soil and climate of France. There is doubt- 

 less a difference, but in some respects the difference is in 

 our favor. If we persevere, we shall be able to grow this 

 delicious fruit as easily and in as much perfection as the 

 French. 



We heartily commend the book to all who desire relia- 

 ble and really practical information on the subject. 



Soil Cultttke; Containing a comprehensive view of Agricul- 

 ture, Horticulture, Pomology, Uoraeslio Animals, Kiiral Econ- 

 omy, and Agricultural Literature. By J. Walden. A. M. II- 

 lustrale.l by numerous Engravings. New York. B. F. Chap- 

 pell & Co. 1S53. 



A handsome book of 450 pages, containing a vast 



amount of useful information on the various branches of 



"Soil Culture." The chief fault of the author is that he 



has attempted too much, and this has led him into some 



strange errors. We extract a few, which we hope to see 



corrected in subsequent editions — for the work is one 



well calculatedjto be^'popular. 



" The best varieties [of Apricats] produce their like 

 from the seed." 



J' Propagation, [of the Lawton Blackberry] is by the 

 offshoots from the roots, or bij seeds." 



"The tile is not so good as stones;, it is so tight that 

 water does not enter it so readily." 



Such statements as these greatly detract from, the use- 

 fulness of the book,— though they will not mislead any 

 intelligent reader. 



Historical and Leual Examination of that part of the Decis- 

 ion of the Supreme Court of the United Stales in the Dre» 

 Scott Case, wliich declares the Unconstitutionality of the 

 Missouri Compromise Act, and the Self-Extension of the Con- 

 stitution to the Territories, carrying Slavery alono' with it. 

 AVith an Adpendix. containins:— I. The Debate in the Senate 

 in March, 1S49, betw^ien Mr. Webster and Mr. Caliioifn on 

 the Legislative Extension of the ' onstitation to Territories' aa 

 contained in Vol. II. Ch. CLXXXII. of' the "Thirt>- Years' 

 View."— 2. The Inside View ot the Southern Sentiment in re- 

 lation to the Wiimot Pr'viso, as seen in Vol. II. Ch. CLXVIII 

 of the "Tlvirty Years' View."— 3. Review of President Pierce's' 

 Annual Message to Coagress, of December, 1S5I5, so far as it 

 relates to the Abrogation of the Missouri Compromise Act and 

 the Classiftcation of Parties. Bv the Author of ihe "Thirty 

 Years's View." New York. D. Appleton & Co. 1S53. 



A Cyclopeeia ot Commerce and Commercial Navioation 

 Edited by J. Smith Homans, Corresponding Secretary of the 

 Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, and editor 

 of •• The Banker's Magazine and Statistical Register," and by 

 J. Smith Homans, Jr., li a, author of an "Historical and Sta- 

 tistical Sketch of the Foreign Comnierce of the United States " 

 With Maps and Engravings. New York. Harper A Bho. 



This is an exceedingly valuable work, which we shall 

 notice more at length in a future number. 



Elementary German Reader, on the Plan of Jacobs' Greek 

 Reader; wiih a full Vocabulary. Composed, Compiled and 

 Arranged Systematically liy Rev. L. W. Hi- ydenreicu, Gradu- 

 ate of ihe University of Prance, and Professor of Languages 

 in ihe Moravian Female Seminary at Bethlehem, Pa. New- 

 York. D. Appleton & Co. 1S5S. 



The History op Minnesota: From the Earliest French Ex- 

 plorations to the I'rcsent Time. By Kdwaed Duffield Neal, 

 Secretary of the Minnesota Historical Society. Philadelnhia 

 J. B. LippiNCOTT &, Co. 1858.. 



Texas: Her Resources and Her Public Men. A Companion for 

 J. De Cordava's New and Correct Map of the State of Texas. 

 By J. Db Cordova. PhUadelphia. J. B. Lippincott & Co. 

 1858. 



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