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THE GENESEE FARMER 



March 26, 1831. 



gate many very desirable things, even from 

 distant and different climates and soils, great 

 ly extending the variety of our own produc- 

 tions. 



There are now, in successful operation. both 

 in our own country and in foreign slates, many 

 such Horticultural Societies, which have been 

 found to be productive of much good. We 

 propose to derive all the benefit we can from 

 their experience ; to add their publications to 

 our Library, 'or the use of members, and to be 

 omulous of good example and honest fame, in 

 a career of soiiul usefulness and activity. — 

 We have much to learn in culture of all sorts ; 

 yet eacli of us knows something, and this, 

 when thrown into common slock, will at least 

 soon enable us, we trust, to take a respecta- 

 ble rank among the kindred institutions of our 



country. 



From the New Kngland Weekly Review. 

 Uncommon Density of the Atmosphere — Du 

 ring the eclipse of Ihe sun, it is obvious that 

 thermometers will always suffer a depression 

 and that this change will be greatest in those 

 placed in his rays. Perhaps also, '.here might 

 be expected a slight difference in the height of 

 the barometer at the same time, owing to the 

 increased density of the atmosphere, in conse- 

 quence of the sudden interposition cf the sun's 

 lieat; but on watching a very delicate instru- 

 ment, with which a thermometer is connected, 

 I saw no such change during the late eclipse. 

 On the morning af.er the eclipse, however I 

 was surprised to find that the barometer, sus 

 pended in a chamber indicated a degree of at 

 rnospheric density which I had never before 

 witnessed, the mercury standing at 30 inch. 

 34-100. the thermometer at the same time be- 

 ing at 45°. 



The greatest pressure indicated by the same 

 instrument for a series of years, was on the 

 0th of Feb. 1830, being 30, 40, thus indicating 

 a density, in the present instance, greater by 

 44-100 than had been before ob.-crved. 



On examination of a series of barometrical 

 ndicationsmade at the sent of Earl Spencer 

 in England, I find no instance of a greater 

 heigbth of the mercury than 30 53. Several 

 series of observations' with this instrument, 

 made in this country, have also been examined, 

 without finding an instance of atmospheric den- 

 sity equal to that above noticed. 



Without at present supposing that this great 

 density of the atmosphere had any connection 

 with the eclipse, it would be a subject of cu- 

 rious inquiry, a; least, to ascertain whether 

 the same observations has been made by oth- 

 ers, in different sections of the country. Pos- 

 sibly the density above noted, is not so un- 

 common as is apprehended, but the observa- 

 tions already made, together with the fact, 

 that the writer has been in the habit, for a 

 :onsiderable period, of observing daily, the 

 indications of the barometer. will tend to show 

 i hat at least, such a degree of pressure is not 

 nommon. 



Should inquiry prove that 30, 48 is a very 

 uncommon degree of atmospheric pressure, at 

 about 100 feet above the level of the sea, and 

 that this observation coincides with those made 

 by others in different parts of the country, it 

 's not therefore proposed to connect the phe- 

 nomenon with the eclipse, since this single 

 coincidence proves nothing. But shoubi fu- 

 ture observations prove the same coincidence 

 with respect to other solar eclipsos, it will 

 ■ lien be in time to propose some hypothesis 

 to account for the connection between the 

 cause and effect. 

 Hartford. February 20, 1831. 

 It will be seen by the above observation, 

 male by Doctor Comstocl;, of Hartford, Con- 

 necticut, that on the day after the eclipse of] 

 Feb. 12th, the mercury of the barometer rose 

 to the uncommon height of 30, 84-100ths — 

 nearly 31 in. which was 4 llOOths higher than 

 lie had ever before observed. 



of the air.fora series of years,. he was very na- 

 turally surprised at this great change, and en 

 quires if it corresponds with other observa 

 tions upon the same instrument in different 

 parts where tho eclipse was visible. 



Professing, if possible, a deeper interest in 

 thre subject than Dr. C. we thank him for di 

 recting our inexperience to this question, as 

 we find by reference to the record which we 

 made, and have been making, since the com 

 mencement of the year, tit 10 o'clock, morning 

 and evening, at a height of more than 600 feet 

 above the level of the sea, tiie fo'lowing ob- 

 ervations, which, but for him, would have 

 I passed unnoticed : 



Barometer. A'ind. 



oElo£ I <= E | a S 



I- 



29,301 

 1 29,62 1 

 29,93 

 30,20 

 39,90 



E - j 



02 [89,48 29,39 29,5 'to 

 47 ,29.7S 29.70 ~~ 

 55 30,15 30,06 

 59 130.02 30,11 

 64 29,58,29,74 



17,5 >n w j n to 



9,5 in w ,ia 

 19 » \e 

 36 » !» e 



Do. 16| 62 !29,23| CO |29,15!29,19i40,5 iste 

 Thus it will be seon, that from the morning 

 of the 11th, to that of 'he 14th, the mercury 

 rose 90-100ths. declining from thence till the 

 eve of the 16th, and from 10 o'clock on the 

 morning of the eclipse till the same hour on 

 the 14th, it rose 58-lOOihs. 



As we neglected to record the extremes, ii 

 may have risen much higher during the night 

 of ihe 13th, or between the 10 o'clock obser- 

 vations. 



As our observations commenced with the 

 year, we can do but little else than present 

 the facts. And should the inference that the 

 eclipse had an agency in increasing the densi- 

 ty of the air, be sustained by other solar e- 

 clipses, still we have no probable explication 

 to offer, but only to state, that greater changes 

 of mean daily temperature have occurred the 

 present year, with comparatively little altera- 

 tion of atmospheric pressure, and even a com' 

 bination of the same circumstances, in the 

 chanaes of temperature and direction of winds, 

 has produced a contrary result, a depression of 

 the mercury in ihe barometer. 



As these are the only barometrical observa- 

 tions during the eclipse, that we have noliced, 

 it remains an interesting inquiry, whether the 

 density of the air, throughout the U. States, 

 and at other places where this piienomena 

 occurred, was also increased, and its connec- 

 tion, if at all, with tho obscuration of the sun, 

 which can only be ascertained, by comparing 

 the effect in this case, wiih oihers yet to come. 



ol different locations, whether in i he same lat- 

 itude or not, and the effects of mountains, val- 

 leys, rivers and lakes, in retarding or accelera- 

 ting the dovelopment of vegetable life, from 



'.he swelling of the germ, to perfect maturity. 



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POMOLOGICAL MANUAL. 



We have received from Mr. Prince several 

 sheets of this work, from which we shall make 

 quotations in our next 



CATALOGUES. 



The Catalogues of Messrs. Buel & Wilson, 

 Wm. Prince & Sons, Michael Floy Mrs. Par- 

 mentier, G. Thornburn « Sons, and S. Cor- 

 nell, may be examined at the office of tho Ge- 

 nesee Farmer, where orders for any of the es 

 tablishmeuts may be left. 



CALVES. 



At this season of the year, calves sometimes 

 are troubled with lice, which increase to that 

 extent as oven to endanger the life of the ani- 

 mal. To destroy these, take common unguin- ' 

 turn of the shops, rub a little about the horns 

 and ears, also some about the nose, which will 

 effectually destroy all ihe lice. 



March. FLOBAL CALENDAR' 



15— Tulips. Hyacinths, Crown Imperials, (F. Imperia 



lis,) Dptr„dils,(iVarri« , _ , i/_o,show an inch or raort 



above ground 



23— Lilac. {Syringa\,budB quite swelled and expanding 

 24— Gooseberry, iu warm situations, leaves quite percep 



tible. blue-birds and robbiao have made their op 



pearaoce. 



FLORAL CALENDAR. 



Under this head we intend to give a weekly 

 notice of the first appearance of the vegetation 

 of those plants which are generally to be found 

 in all gardens and fields—of the first appear- 

 ance of (lowers, and the ripening of fruits — 

 also, the appearance and disappearance of 

 birds of passage — the ripening of grain— and, 

 the earliest appearance of green vegetables in 

 the market. 



If any of our readers will take the trouble 

 to do Ihe like, and forward them for publica- 

 tion, we shall be happy to give them an inser- 

 tion. 



The objects we design to effect are, to ex- 

 cite attention to every thing appertaining to 

 the vegetablo economy, and to serve as a cn- 

 Ashe has been an observer of the density 1 ! tcrion as to the favorablencss, or the contrary. 



U_r Several communications have been re- 

 ecved, which will appear in our next 



NEWS OP THE WEEK. 



LATEST FROM LIVERPOOL. 



Th' ship Chandler Price, Gap'am Pulaski, 

 arrived at Baltimore on the 17th inst. Capt 

 P, sailed on the 8lh of February, but unfortu- 

 nately brought no papers later than the 27th 

 January. Cap'., P. s'atts that American flour 

 was in brisk demand when he sailed, and was 

 quoted at 34s fid. a 35s. Gd. The cargo of the 

 Dorothea, fiom Philadelphia, was sold at 35s 

 a 35s, 6d. 



Liverpool, Feb. 3— Since our last respects 

 we have little of interest to add. It will not 

 bi known till to-morrow whethsr the turn out 

 cotton spinners have resumed their work to- 

 day. The market is steady, with a limited de- 

 mand. Bonded flour, fine, at 34s. 6d a 35s. 

 CANAL NAVIGATION. 



We iearn thai the Bo.ird of Canal Commis- 

 sioners have ordered that the Erie Canal be 

 put in readiness for the passage of boats, &c 

 the lotb day of April next, and also, that ar- 

 rangements are making by the superintend- 

 ents for carrying the same into affect through- 

 out ihe whole line of the canal. 



A violent fall of snow commenced in Phil- 

 adelphia, at i past 11 on Thursday morning 

 the wind blowing hard (rom W. by N, 



The Western Sentinel, Mansfield, O. givi 

 an account of tho destruction by lightning, at 

 early as the 2d inst. of a barn belonging to Col. 

 David Robinson, near Wooeter, in Wayne co> 

 The barn and its contents were consumed, to- 

 gether with several stacks of hay in an adjoin- 

 ing yard. Two men were at the time thresh- 

 ing in tho barn, who escaped uninjured, altho 

 the straw around them was set in flames by the 

 lightning. 



Governor Tomlinson of Connecticut, has re- 

 signed the gubernatorinl office, in consequence 

 of Ins election as V. S. Senator from that state, 

 fur the torm of six years, commencing on till 

 4th of March inst. 



