THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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A Word to Young Men. 



ERE are many young men in the country who might 

 it themselves, their ueighbors, and us, by acting as 

 s for the Genesee Farmer. A farmer's son, by speak- 

 his neighbors, and showing them a copy of the 

 ', could easily induce them to subscribe for the Gen- 

 Ixrmer. There is no young man who cannot in this 

 ?et up a club, and secure one of our large cash pre- 

 is. The Genesee Farmer is so cheap that no one can 



"hard times" as an excuse for not taking it. No 

 ;r should be without an agricultural paper, and as 

 'enesee Farmer is the cheapest agricultural paper in 

 orld, it is the very best paper for which a young raan 

 adertake to act as agent. 



■re are thousands of farmers who hare given up the 

 priced papers, and are not now taking any agricul- 

 paper. To such the Genesee Faiiner particularly 

 ends itself, and we have no doubt that there are 

 farmers in every town who would cheerfully sub- 



if they were asked to do so,— in fact, we have nu 

 is letters from agents, who say that they not only 

 irmers willing to subscribe, but feel thankful to the 

 for calling their attention to so cheap and valuable 

 "icultural paper. 



his paragraph should meet the eye of any young 

 ve would respectfully ask him to take this matter in 



He would do us a great favor, his neighbors a 

 ;urn, and procure for himself a liberal cash premi- 

 Fou will find the List of Premiums, etc., on another 



They are larger and more numerous than ever be- 

 nd as few persons compete for these prizes, a very 

 3lub will secure one. 



Inquiries and Answers. 



■IRPHOSPHATE OF LiME.— (Alex. Dukkijtg.) Bones 

 )e ground quite fine before the sulphuric acid will 

 t them into superphosphate. If the bones are 



the gelatine is driven off, and the value of the ma- 

 reatly reduced ; and even burnt bones do not make 



article of superphosphate unless they are ground 

 ine. We doubt whether farmers in this country 



jfitably manufacture their own superphosphate, 



11 more, whether they can afiord to use most of the 



Did under that name. See an essay on this subject 



Transactions of the Xew York State Agricultural 



for 1851, or the Patent Office Report for 1852-3. 



cwHEAT IxjCRious TO PiGS.— Having a small patch 

 kwheat — the first that I ever raised— and not bein"- 

 of any hurtful effects it had upon pigs, I turned 

 n after the crop was ofif. What was mv surprise, a 

 two after, to observe one of them apparently lose 

 5 of its hind quarters, and fall on its haunches, 

 ing as if struck? After lying a second or two, it 

 get up all right, and then another relapse would 

 Afterward we saw others affected the same way, 

 )me lost the use of their fore shoulders. Thev a"ll 

 IV it gradually, but the effect is certainly singular. 

 lu or any of your readers explain whv buckwheat 

 3h a pernicious effect on pigs ?— not having, so far 

 1 aware, a like effect on any other animal. Alex. 

 SOX. — Moore, C. W. 



'ABLE Grist Mills. — Will you please give me the 

 of different parties making or selling Portable 

 Mills? Can I get one that will grind corn and 

 heat for family use ? Will the iron ones do as good 

 LS those with the Burr stones ? G. K. Tuppkk. 

 some of our readers answer the above ? 



Rust ix Wheat — Rolling and Harrowing Wheat,- I 

 once sowed a field of nineteen acres, — the seed for ten 

 acres was prepared by soaking it in brine over night, ne.\t 

 morning drained the brine off, rolled the wheat in slaked 

 lime, and sowed it ; the other nine acres was sowed with- 

 out that preparation of seed, and proved at harvest to be 

 badly damaged by rust, whilst the other part of the field 

 had a,s bright, clean straw as I ever saw, free from rust, 

 and yielded nearly double the quantity per acre of the 

 part of the field sowed in the ordinary manner. 



Have any of your readers observed or experienced any 

 facts similar to the above, that would strengthen the opin- 

 ion that the preparation of the seed prevented the rust? 

 If they have, I beg that they will tell us throngh ihe 

 Genesee Fanner ; and also be kind enough to give lis their 

 experience in rolling and harrowing wheat in the spring. 

 A Subscriber. 



Notices of Books, Pamphlets, &c. 



THE STRATFORD GALLERY ; Or, Tbe Shakspeare Sister- 

 hood. Comprisins; Forty-Five Ideal Portraits, described by 

 Mrs. J. "W. Palmek. Illuslrated with fine Engravings on Steel 

 from Designs by eminent hands. One volume, imperial Svo.' 

 in Antique Morocco, gilt, $12. '' 



We have received advance proof sheets of this truly 

 beautiful book, irom the publishers, D. Appleton & Co., 

 Xcw York. The plan of the work is as original as it is 

 attractive. In no respect is it a mere reproduction of the 

 '•Shakspeare Galleries," and "Heroines of Shakspeare." 

 The editress has judiciously kept her title in view; from 

 page to page, as from picture to picture, she conducts the 

 reader-visitor through her gallery, delightfully describing 

 with story and quotation, and continually surprising with 

 the untechnical opinions of a fresh and shrewd mind. 

 The work is a counterpart, and fitting companion, to the 

 " World-Noted Women" of Mrs. Mary Cowden Clarke, 

 and the " Republican Court" of Mr. Griswold. 



Among the illustrations are ideal portraits of Juliet, 

 Rosalind, Beatrice, Viola, Desdemona, Perdita, Ophe- 

 lia, Portia, Miranda, Imogen, Cordelia, Cleopatra, 

 Joan of Arc, Hermione, and other peerless female char- 

 ters of the great dramatist. 



This work will doubtless prove the most popular and 

 successful gift publication of the season. 



IIADJI IN STRIA ; Or Three Tears in Jemsalem. By Mrs. 

 Sakah Barclay Johnson. Philadelphia: Jampis Ciiallen A. 

 Son. 185S. For sale by E. Darrow & Bros., of this city. 

 Price 75 Cents. 



Mrs. Johnson is a daughter of Dr. Barclay, author of 

 that capital book, " The City of the Great King," or Je- 

 rusalem. Dr. Barclay was for some years missionary at 

 Jerusalem, and among the fine fruits of his mission is the 

 book just named. His accomplished daughter was his 

 companion, and she has given us her impressions of Sy- 

 rian scenery, life, and manners, in this little volume. It 

 commends itself by the sacred character of the region it 

 describes and illustrates, and will be found attractive to 

 the general reader, and especially to the christian. It is 

 beautifully illustrated, very neatly got up, and attractive. 



IN AND AROUND STAMBOUL. By Mrs. Edmtnd Hornby. 

 Philadelphia : James Challen & Son. 1S58. For sale by E. 

 Darrow & Bro., of this city. Price $1.75. 



Mrs. Hornby resided with her husband, then Commis- 

 sioner to the Sublime Porte, for several years in and near 

 Constantinople, and here presents some interesting 

 sketches of the various places she visited, as well as a 

 graphic account of the Mosques and mode of worship, 

 the Harems, the Gardens, etc. ; also of the Crimea, the 

 Black Sea, Sebastopol, etc. 



