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THE GENESEE FARMER 



June 4, 1S32 



Stump the Dealer, dam by Clockfast, 



foaled 1601 

 Duroc, dam by Grey Diomed, bred by 



Wade Mosby, foaled 1G0G 



Hampton, dam by Grey Diomed, bred 



by Gen. Hampton, foaled 1806 



Commodore Truxton, breiJ by Gen'l 



Andrew Jackson, foaled 1C06 



The dam of Henry, " 1800 



The dam of Eliza White, " 1806 



" Grey Diomed, sire of Amanda, was by 

 the imported Medley; his dam by Sloe; 

 grandam by Vampire, &c. — was foaled May, 

 1786. Of his races previous to 1793, when 

 purchased of Mr. Brooke by Col. Tayloe 

 for #800, I am not informed. In August, 

 1793, he won a match four miles, beating 

 Mr. Page's famous Isabella, at the Bowling 

 Green. In October, he won the Jockey 

 Club purse. In November, he won a Jock- 

 ey Club purse at Petersburgh. In Septem- 

 ber, 1794, he won the Jockey Club purse, 

 four mile heats, at Chestertown, Md. beat- 

 -ng Gen. Ridgeley's famous Cincinnatus, 

 then 4 years old. During the same month, 

 lie won the Jockey Club purse at Annapo- 

 lis, beating Cincinnatus, the equally famed 

 Virginia Nell, Nantoake, and others — on 

 which occasion there were two striking evi- 

 dences of bottom ; through mistake, after 

 winning the heat, another mile was run, ter- 

 minating in a dead heat between hiin and 

 Cincinnatus. In the next heat, soon after 

 starting, in endeavoring to pass on the inner 

 side he cut within the pole, had to return, 

 and barely saved his distance — running the 

 whole heat at his utmost speed ; yet was 

 the winner of the race. In December, when 

 winning at Alexandria, he fell over a dog, 

 by which accident lie lost the race. He 

 started but once more for a sweepstakes, at 

 Leeds, against Mr. Washington's horse, and 

 Mr. Butler's mare, but being lame he lost, 

 beating the latter. Sold by Col. Tayloe, in 

 J798, to Mr. J. Blick, for gi-JOO." 



[To be coutiuued.J 

 WATERING GARDENS. 



Many people are opposed to watering gar 

 dens in dry seasons. The best reason that 

 is advanced against the practice is, that it 

 causes the roots to run too near the top of 

 the ground. Was the weather uniform, this 

 veason would be sufficient ; but variable as 

 it is, we think that watering young plants at 

 evening is beneficial to their growth. We 

 Unow that when the ground is kept moist, 

 the roots of most plants run nearer the top 

 of the ground than when it is dry ; there- 

 fore, after a long continuation of wet weath 

 or, when it changes suddenly to hot and dry 

 as is the case with us at present, young plants 

 whose roots are spread near the top of the 

 groynd suffer much, and are often seen droop- 

 ing at mid-day for want of moisture. Many 

 of the soft succulent plants of the garden, 

 when used, consist almost entirely of water, 

 with very little carbonaceous matter ; and 

 vegetables of this description are found high- 

 ly conducive to health in warm weather, as 

 they yield their water by degrees, as tlie sys- 

 tem requires it, nod are not as apt to pro- 

 duce flatulence as when the same quantity 

 of water is drank. Most sallad plants will 

 be found to hi more tender when growing 



id damp weather than in dry, unless they 

 are watered : for such plants, watering is 

 very useful in dry weather. When well or 

 other cold water is designed for this purpose, 

 it should be allowed to stand in a vessel ex- 

 posed to the snn at least one day ; or in oth- 

 er words, never apply very cold water to 

 plants, and that only at evening, or in the 

 morning before the sun is up. If water is 

 applied to plants while the sun is shining 

 hot upon them, each drop of water standing 

 upon the leaves is capable of concentrating 

 the rays of the sun to such a degree as to 

 destroy vegetable vitality ; and such water- 

 ings should be carefully avoided. 



In all situations where circumstances will 

 allow of it, the ground should be stirred be- 

 fore the top becomes dry and hard, or baked. 

 The quantity of water applied should be reg- 

 ulated according to the nature of the soil, 

 and in no case should the quantity be such 

 as to drench it ; as in that case the soluble 

 parts would be carried oft", which it is desira- 

 ble should be retained. 



When it can be done without more ex- 

 pense than the gains attending it, it Is well 

 to shelter young plants from the mid-day 

 sun, when the atmosphere is clear and the 

 rays are too intense. To shade cucumbers 

 and melons, pieces cf board stuck in the 

 ground on the south side of the hills, has a 

 very good effect ; but the better way for gar- 

 dens is to have boxes with glass in the tops, 

 over which pieces of boards can be laid du- 

 ing the heat of the day. 



YELLOW BUGS, 



At this season, gardeners and far triers are 

 very much annoyed by the small yellow bug 

 which destroys their cucumbers and melons. 

 To prevent them in the gardens, the most 

 effectual method is to cover the hills with 

 boxes in which glass are set, or over which 

 millinet is fastened. If the latter is used, it 

 should be sufficiently fine to prevent the 

 bugs crawling through it. We have seen 

 many recommendations in the New-England 

 Farmer for using charcoal dust upon cucum 

 bers and melons, to prevent the depredations 

 of tho bugs ; and although we have not tried 

 it ourselves we have much faith in it, com 

 ing fiom such authority. We suppose the 

 best time for applying it would be the morn- 

 ing, while the dew is upon the plants; and 

 the most convenient way would be to put 

 the coal into an old woollen stocking, where 

 it might be pounded, and applied by shaking 

 it over the hill, when none but the fine dust 

 would fall upon the plants. We have tried 

 the expressed juice of most plants which ure 

 disagreeable to us on account of their smell 

 or taste, and have not found any advantage 

 in their application. 



The Cotton plant, the Crape vine, the 

 Sweet Potato, the Tomato, and the Kgg 

 plant, were successfully cultivated in Mich- 

 igan! last season. 



WORK FOR JUNE. 



During this month the farmer will find hi- 

 cares increasing, and if he is dependant up- 

 on the produce of his farm for money ma- 

 king, he should be busy. He should recol- 

 lect that the oid primeval curse is not repeal 

 ed, and that he must eat his bread in the 

 sweat of his brow. If he does not sow, he 

 need not expect to reap — and then, unless 

 he dresses his crops properly, and protect- 

 them by good fences, his labor will be lost. 

 The season for planting most of the summer 

 crops is past, and the season for hoeing early 

 planted Corn has arrived. This should no; 

 be neglicted. Early hoeing not only pre- 

 vents the weeds from injuring the Corn, but 

 forwards the rotting of the sods, 60 that the} 

 will afford nourishment to the roots at the 

 time the ears are filling out— therefore hoe 

 early. 



Potatoes for a late crop may be planted 

 Until the middle of this month : they are as 

 profitable as Corn, and should be considered 

 one of the most important crops upon the 

 farm. We hope our readers will abandon 

 the old method of planting the refuse of the 

 cellar, as it is a practice that cannot be too 

 severely censured. Let your seed Potatoes, 

 like your seed corn, be selected with care — 

 the best specimens of the best varieties. — 

 Potatoes for late planting should be put ir. 

 a dry place, and not be allowed to lie in the 

 cellar, nor in heaps ; as in such situations 

 the sprouts will grow to that length that it 

 will be difficult to plant them without break- 

 ing them off. If your potatoes are cut up 

 ready for planting and spread upon a floor, 

 they will keep better than when left whole. 

 Many plant their Potatoes whole, which we 

 consider unprofitable for several reasons : — 

 First, it requires more to seed an acre than 

 when cut. Secondly, where a large Pota 

 to is planted, it sends up more shoots than 

 should be allowed so near together; as the 

 new crop will be smaller than when planted 

 more evenly. For the same reason, we pre- 

 jfer planting in drills rather than hills. The 

 same quantity of seed, when cut and plant- 

 ed in drills, will produce more bushels ol 

 Potatoes, which will be of better size, than 

 when planted in hills without cutting. Wf 

 think they are quite is easily tended. Those 

 who have large quantities of straw about 

 their barns, will find it much to their ad- 

 vantage to spread it over their Potato ground 

 after the Potatoes are hoed : it keeps the 

 ground cool and moist — two things benefi- 

 cial to the growth of Potatoes, as well as to 

 their quality. 



Fallow ground should be bioken up he- 

 fore it becomes dry and hard, as the work 

 can be easier and better done ; besides, un- 

 less the summer should be very dry, the 

 grass roots will vegetate in the fall after the 

 Wheat is sown. 



Every good farmer should see that his 

 Wheat fields are looked over, arid all (he 



