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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Jan. 15, 1831. 



A NEW YEAR'S WISH. 

 When winter shall sternly appear, 



And nature in gloor be array'd ; 

 When the mariner shudders through fear, 



Lest his bark should by winds be betray'd ; 

 Then, in safety, well sheltered from snow, 



May you all, putting sorrow aside, 

 In domestic tranquility know 



All the joys of a social fireside. 



When Spring in young beauty shall smile, 



And charm following charm shall unfold, 

 In rapture beholding the while, 



May your portion be pleasures untold. 

 May each songster tliat chirps on the spray, 



May each floweret that blows in the field, 

 For you be more cheerful and gay, 



For you its choice fragrances yield. 



When Summer shall sultry advance, 



And flocks from their sports shall retire ; 

 May friendship your pleasures enhance, 



And sages your virtues admire. 

 Mav the grape-vine firm arbors of ease, 



While the eglantine skirts them around : 

 And then may the fresh balmy breeze 



Waft perfumes from each neighbouring 

 ground. 



When Autnmn his treasures shall bring, 



When each fruit tree shall bend with its load; 

 May your hearts ever gratefully sing, 



The Hand that such blessings bestowed. 

 Thus sweetly shall time roll away, 



Not shall you once wish it in haste; 

 And the Year that commences to day, 



Shall be happier far than the past. 



Then, when Winter and Springs shall decay, 



When Summers and Autumns are o'er, j 

 And Phrebus, the Prince of the day, 



Shall wake the glad seasons no more ; 

 To you, each forgetting his mirth, 



May beauty immortal be given, 

 May you change the faint joys of this earth, 



For transports uncloying in heaven. 



SUNFLOWER OIL. 



We recur to this subject again, for tlft pur 

 pose of answering the numerous enquiries of 

 our correspondents, relative to the culture ol 

 the Sunflower, the quantity and quality of the 

 oil expressed, its uses and value. The culti- 

 vation ol the sunflower differs in no respect 

 from that of corn and the soil adapted to the' 

 latter is proper for the former. The sunflow- 

 er thrives in all our various climates. Uudei 

 proper cultivation, and with a medium soil, it 

 yields from 60 to ?0 bushels to the acre. — 

 The mach nery ler crushing and expressing, j 

 will cost about $300. One bushel of the seed i 

 will yield three quarts of cold and one of hot 

 pressed oil. 



The uses to which this oil is adapted are 

 various. It is equal to olive oil for table use, 

 and superior in many important respets to 

 sperm, for lamps, while for paints and machine- 

 ry, it i* well adapted to supersede the oils now 

 used in them. For burning in lamps, the sun- 

 flower possesses one advantage, which has 

 been an object of deep solicitude ever since 

 sperm oil came into use — it has no perceptible ' 

 smell; hence sick persons and others, to whom 

 the smell of sperm oil is so offensive, can use 

 the sunflower oil with perfect freedom. Its 

 advantages in this respect have been fully tes- 

 ted in Philadelphia, where it is recommended 

 by some eminent physicians, and in constant 

 use by their patents. It has another important 

 advantage over sperm oil — it affords about one 

 third more light, that is, sunflower will last 

 one third longer than sperm, both while burn- 

 ing, affording the same quantity of light. As 

 to a market for the seed and the price, at pre- 

 sent there is none of either. At present, Mr. 

 Barniu, the intelligent inventor of the new 

 process of crushing '11111 expressing the seed, 

 reccommends the producer to crush the seed, 

 and express his own oil. There is no doubt 

 but oil uiillt will soon bo established, at which 

 .'lie seed may bo sold, for this oil is too impor- 



tant an addition to our resources to be lost. — 

 Charles A. Barnitz, of York, Pa. will give any 

 information that may be required — American 

 Farmer. 



Under the new CENSUS, the cities and 

 towns in the United States, containing a pop- 

 ulation exceeding five thousand, will range in 

 the following order: 



New York (estimated) 213,000 



AGRICULTURE IN ENGLAND. A illelan 



chol)' proof of the distressed state of agricul- 

 ture in Buckinghamshire, is furnished by the 

 fact that the entire parish ot Wot Con Under- 

 wood (with the exception of a small faim be- 

 longing to another individual) conpnsiug a* 

 bout 2300 acres of land, the properly of the 

 Duke of Buckiuham, is advertised to be let, 

 the tenants either havug left or given notice 

 to quit. ^^__^ 



A disappointed author, indulging in a veui 

 of abuse against a successful rival, exclaimed, 

 " lie is without exception, the most superfi- 

 cial, self-sufficient, ignorant, shallow creature 

 that ever made any pretensions lo literature " 

 11 Gently, my dear sir," interrupted a gentle 

 tnao present, "you quite forgot yourself" 



A short time since a man was heard 

 lamenting the death of his two sons — 

 'two stout, hearty byees,'' said he, "and- 

 die*] jist afore baying time— it eeneymost 

 ondid me.'* 



BANK NOTE TABLE. 



Corrected Weekly for the Rochester Daily Advertiser, 

 BY C W. DUNDAS. 



NEW-YORK 

 All backs in this state, par, 

 except the following 

 BrokenBanks. Washing 

 too & Wa>reo, Barker's I.x 

 change, Franklin Bank, M iri- 

 dic Dist-, Columbia, Greene 

 County, Marble Manuf. Co. 

 Plattsburgh, and Niagara. 

 MASSACHUSETTS. 

 Al banks in this state, par, 

 except the following 

 Broken Banks. Farmers' 

 b'nk of Belchertown, Sutton 

 Berkshire, Essex and Brigh- 

 ton banks. 



VERMONT. 

 All banks in this state, par 



UHOD1MSLAND 



All banks in this state, par, 



except the following 



Broken Banks farmers' 



Exchange, and Farmers' tfc 



Mechanics' banks. 



CONNECTICUT. 

 All banks in this state, par, 

 except the fellowing 

 Broken Banks. Eagle, 

 Eagle pay'ble at Union bank 

 New-York, Derby, and Der- 

 by payable at Fulton bank 

 New-York. 



NEW-HAMPSHIRE. 



All banks in this state, par. 



MAINE 



samaqnoddy banks. 



NEW-JERSEY. 



State b'nh. & Trenton Bank 



ing Company, par 



All other banks, 2 per cent, 



except tbe following 



Broken Banks. Salem & 



Phil. Manuf. Co., Monmouth, 



Hoboken and Grazing Co., 



N.Jersey Manuf & Banking 



Co. at Hoboken, State Bank 



at Trenton, Protection and 



Lombard, and Jersey City. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 

 Philadelphia Banks, par, 

 AH other banks, 2per cent. 

 except the following 

 Broken Bunkz. Fanners-' 

 ^Mechanics' atN.Sa.,Cou 

 tre, Huctingtpn, Meadville, 

 Marietta, Juniata, Greeucas- 

 tle, Bedford, Beaver, Wash 

 mgton, Uniontown, Agricul- 

 tural, Si). Lake, Westmore- 

 land at Greenburgh, New- 

 Hope Bridge Co new emis- 

 sion, and 3rownville banks 



OHIO. 

 All banks, 4 to 6 per cent 



MICHIGAN. 

 All banks, 2 per cati 



except the following 

 Broken Banks. Monroe, 

 and Detroit. 



CANADA. 



All banks in this state, par.* 1 Ml banks, 2 to 3 per ccjit . 

 except tbe following except the 



Broken Banks. Castine, 1 Upper (.'una. at Kiogston- 

 Wtscasset, Uallowell & Au-|and Unchartered banks, 

 gusta, Kennebec, and Pas-| 



IT The above table when speaking of foreign Bills, re - 

 fers to those of $5, and over, as none of a less denomin- 

 ation are receivable. 



ROCHESTER PRICES CURRENT. 

 Jan. 15,1831. 



Ashes, per 2210 lbs 



Pot $9Io92 50 



Pearl 100al02 50 



Apples per bushel 25a44 



Ho dried 75 



Bristles, comb'd per lb 2\)a3l 

 Beeswax do 18a20 



Butter do 



Beef— Mess per bbl 



Do prime do 



Po fresh per lb 

 Barley per bushel 

 Beans do 



Candles, mould per lb 9 ctB 



Mink I2a31 



Raccoon 18o31 



Martin 25aG2 



Fisher 37o50 



Wild Cat 16o25 



Gray Fox lSo25 



GrassSeed per bush 62 



Hops per lb tSalS 



$6aS Honey do Q9 



5a7|Lard do 06o07 



0£<tn3' Mutton do 02al)3 



38a44 Mustard Seed per bush $4 



5 'a6S '"ats per bush Si: 



Wo 12 



Old Pewter, Brass and 



Do dipped do S 



Do sperm do 23 " 



Corn per bushel 44a50 



Cheese per lb 04«05 Do prime 



Clover Seed per bush $■! 00! Do fresh per lb 

 Flour per hbl -1 50a4 75JQuills per 100 



Flux per lb 07a08|Rye per hush 



Flax Seed p^ r busb 78a87[Raga per lb 

 Feathers po* lb 3la37JSnlt per bbl 



Furs— Otter 100a (OOjTullow per lb 



Fox, red o75 Wheat per bush 



Fax, cross I00a200] 



Copper per lb 14" 



Peaches, dry'd bush 100«ii00 

 Pork, mess per bbl |13al3 



03olH 



25*30 



50 



03a04 

 §175 

 OtiaO: 

 B7o91 



Conjugal Affection. — Mr P., a 

 rich West India planter, one tempestuous 

 evening, after supper, his stock of water 

 being exhausted, sent his wife a short 

 distance from the house for a fresh sup- 

 ply. The thunder and lightning bciug 

 excessive during her absence, a friend 

 said to him, "why did yon not send that 

 girl (a slave) for the water, such a nigh! 

 as this, instead of your wife?" " Oh, do! 5 ' 

 replied be, "that would never do; that 

 slave cost me forty pounds !" — [London 

 Moo. Herald. 



A lady who was shopping, (as it is call- 

 ed,) at a Store in this city, was endeavor- 

 ing to purchase a dress at a price as she 

 thought far above its value. The seller 

 thought he could not reduce the price per 

 yard— but if the lady would take a quan- 

 tity sufficient for a pair of fashionable 

 sleeves he would throw enough in for the 

 skirt.— [E. Gaz. 



