328 



THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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



CON TENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Notes of a Trip West 297 



The Recent Fails 3ul 



Greeley on the Needs of American Agriculture 303 



Cost of Rail Fences out West 3i 5 



Poisoned W heat 805 



Potato Diggers 3i 6 



John Johnston's Cittle Stalls 806 



Why is it si) ? 307 



To prevent Sows killing their Young 8ii7 



Notes for the Month, by S. W 80S 



Thick or Thin Sowing 309 



Horses Stiffened and Hoof-Bound 309 



Rust in Oats— What is it ? 310 



Breaking Colts 810 



Crops in Canada West 311 



Plowing by Steam 811 



Effect of Potatoes in Rotation with Corn 311 



Teazing Animals at Fairs— A Word of Caution 312 



Eastern Farmers wanted in Iowa 312 



Suggested Inferences 312 



Notes from Minnesota 312 



Curing Corn Tops for Fodder 813 



Feeding Corn Stalks 313 



Sowing^Grass Seed in the Fall 313 



Eight Hundred Sheep poisoned 813 



Feeding Hogs 813 



Air-slaked Lime 813 



HORTICCLTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



American Pomological Society 314 



Setting Apple Trees 316 



Winter Care of Dahlias 316 



Picking and Preserving Grapes 317 



Best Season for Transplanting Fruit Trees 317 



Cherry Trees Dying in Ohio 817 



Some Grapes 817 



Training the Pear Tree 318 



Ornament for Dried Flowers 318 



Farmers, Plant Apple Orchards! 318 



Transplanting Small Trees v. '. 819 



Fruit Stealing 319 



Sheep vs. Ho'gs in Orchards 820 



Horticultural Notes from Iowa 320 



LADIES DEPARTMENT. 



Original Domestic Receipts 321 



The Farm Girls of New England S21 



EDITOR S TABLE. 



To our Friends 822 



Western New York Fruit Grower's Society 322 



Rend the Advertisements " 822 



Subjects for Prize Essays 322 



Home Again 323 



A Serious Loss 322 



The Rural Annual and Horticultural Directory for 1859 323 



Inquiries and Answers 323 



Notices of Books, Pamphlets, &c 823 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Le Coutcur's Potato Digger 806 



Wethcrell's Patent Horse-Hoe 806 



Cattle Stalls— 2 figures 806 



Feeding Box 806 



Ornament for Dried FJowers 818 



AT THE OLD ROCHESTER NURSERY-whieh now cov- 

 ers over iwo hundred acres ot land, and where the stock ii 

 doubly as extensive as in funner year.s, may be found an assort- 

 ment consisting of a verv extensive and select variety of FRUIT 

 AND ORNAMl NTAL'TREES, that are hardy and have befin 

 grown with much c Te as to selectness of sorts, extent of variety 

 and size to give entire satisfaction. 



Parties desiring Nursery Stock, are especially solicited to write 

 the subscriber, who will promptly reply to all communications, 

 and all ordering may rely on receiving every possible care and 

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An exact inventory of the Stock published semi-annuallj-, and 

 forwarded to all applicants enclosing a stamp for pre-payment. 

 Also, a Wholesale Trade List for Nurservmen and Dealers. 

 S. MOULS^N, 50 Front St., 



October, 1858.— It. Rochester, N. Y. 



CTTRRANT BUSHES FOR SALE. 



FIFTY THOUSAND Currant Bu.shes, from one to threa 

 years old, at from four to six cents each liy the quantity. 

 Also, a large stock and general assortment of FRUIT TREES, 

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 terms. CHAS. DUBOIS, 



Oct., 1858.— It. Fishkill Landing, N. Y. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS-For sale at manufao- 

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 Sep.— It A. LONGLTT, 34 Cliff street. New York. 



The Practical and Scientific Farmer's Own Papir. 

 THE GENESEE FARMER, 



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AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE. 



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Farm Buildings, Animals, Implements, Fruits, &«. 



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