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THE GENESEE FARMER 



November 12, 1831 



viduals of the city, to pay the expenses of the 

 Convention, which was agreed to, and the thanks 

 of the Convention accorded to the delegation of 

 i lie city of New- York for their liberal offer. 



The committee on copper and lead, made a re- 

 port in part ; accepted. The committee on cur- 

 rency, reported, that it was impracticable to re- 

 port at present, — wishing to submit thair report 

 to the central committee ; accepted. 



Mr. Cozzens, of R. I. desired that the delega- 

 tion from each State, endeavor to procure an ex- 

 pression from the Legislatures of the several 

 States, on the question of protecting domestic in- 

 dustry. 



The wool committee reported, that it was inex- 

 pedient to alter the Tariff on Woollens ; accepted. 

 The committee on iron and steel, made a re- 

 port, which was accepted. 



Mr. E. Williams, of New- York, made a mo- 

 tionthatit be recommended to the friends of A- 

 merichan industry in tue West, to assemble in 

 Convention at Cincinnati, on the first Monday in 

 January next, for the purpose of concurring in the 

 measures adopted by this Convention. 



Mr. Dunlop, of Pa. complimented the Massa- 

 chusetts delegation in a very handsome manner, 

 which was returned by Mr. Everett, with inter- 

 est, in praise of the Pennsylvania delegation ; 

 Ml'. E. moved to present the thanks of the Con 

 ventionto the President, for the acceptable man- 

 ner in which he had discharged the duties of the 

 chair. Mr. Goddard, of Conn, rose to second tire 

 motion, in which he took occasion to advert to his 

 attending the Hartford Convention, and spoke 

 with considerable feeling ; he was however ar- 

 rested in his remarks, and sat down. Mr. Wood- 

 ward, of N. Y. attempted to gain the floor, but 

 was not able. 



A disposition was manifested by several mem 

 bers of the Convention, to adjourn, thinking that 

 the business was all done. Some moved one thing, 

 and some another ; at length a motion to adjourn 

 to Tuesday, Nov. 1st, at 10 o'clock, which was 

 promptly put, and although there were more nays 

 than yeas, the affirmation was declared. 



Tuesday, Nov. 1. 

 Communications from Kenhawa, Va. & Wash- 

 ington county, Pa. approving of the objects of the 

 Convention, were received and read. 



Mr. Schenck made a report on the evasions of 

 the revenue laws, in which he states that the com- 

 mittee were possessed of a variety of evidence, 

 to show that frauds are practiced by importing 

 merchants to a great extent ; the report was re- 

 ceived with great applause. Mr. Ellsworth said 

 that frauds to the amount of 348,000 had been de- 

 tected at the custom house, in the articles of broad 

 cloths alone. Mr. E. said that the auction system 

 alune was the canker worm that eat up the very 

 vitals of the manufacturers. But it was very 

 difficult to get proof of these frauds. After a few 

 remarks by other members, the report was ac- 

 cepted. 



A report was made on salt, which was referred 

 to the central committee. 



Mr. S.iyre, of N. Y. moved that the Conven 

 tion do adjourn s? m flic 



Mr. Roberts proposed that the central commit- 

 tee be authorised to call another Convention in 

 1832, if that Committee should deem it proper. 

 M Sibley, of Mass. offered a resolution announ- 



cing to the people, that all attempts to excite sec- 

 tional feelings in the Convention, were promptly 

 suppressed. Adopted unanimously. 



Thanks of the Convention were accorded to 

 H. Niles and M. Carey, for their early and devo- 

 ted attachment to American industry. 



The President took leave of the Convention. 

 Prayers were offered up for the continuance of 

 Divine blessings on our happy country, and the 

 Convention adjourned sine die. 



METEOROLOGU AL TABLE, 



FOR OCTOBER — 1831. 



10 P. M. 



THE FARMER. 

 There are some spry farmers, who are so brisk 

 and active, that in going on their farm, you 

 would think that they had hardly any thing to do. 

 Look at their operations. 



They cut their hay early, before the July rains 

 bleach it They cut their wheat, and get it in 

 dry, before the seed is likely to fall out. Their 

 flax is pulled ; a part before the seed is fully ripe. 

 Their Summer fallow is »ot put off till fall. They 

 cut their corn stalk tops, while the blades are 

 green, — which should be well cured and kept to 

 give cows and sheep. Their corn then receives 

 the warmth of the sun which causes it to ripen be- 

 fore the frosts pinch it, or the fall rains mildew it. 

 They cut up the buts with the ears on, and carry 

 these to the barn, and husk out the ears, and take 

 care of the husks and buts, which in the depth of 

 winter, the cattle will eat without getting dyspep- 

 tic. This practice of cutting up corn on the hill, 

 leaves the ground clear of rubbish ; and saves hay 

 for the use of March and April, two months when 

 cattle require feeding with the best hay you have. 

 Potatoes indicate by their tops when ripe, then 

 pull them | and, if you live in an honest neighbor- 

 hood, bury them up in heaps, on some elevated spot, 

 where the water cannot injure them, that being a 

 better way than to throw them into a damp or a 

 freezing cellar. If you have an orchard, pick 

 your apples from the ground in a clean state ; re- 

 jecting all the rotten and wormy ones ; you can- 

 not make good cider, if you are a sloven. 



Look at an active, spry farmer. He breaks 

 his fast, ere the sun shows his face ; — and, when 

 he has deposited his vote in the ballot-box, lie has 

 very little to do on his farm ; because it is all done 

 up timely and neatly. 



Let such farmer cast his eye into his wood-lot. 

 There is a great interest even in a wood-lot. You 

 in the first place, cut all the under brush by the 

 roots, with some old axe, whose best days are 

 past; and cut and pile up all the fallen timber: 

 some of this, by splitting and drying, may answer 

 to mix with sound wood, and do very well ; if 

 wood is not scarce, you must not throw it away ; 

 even your brush makes good wood for many uses. 

 This under-brushing and piling up all the dead 

 timber enables you to pass among the trees with 

 your teams with ease. You then select all the 

 trees, as you need them, which have dead limbs, 

 or are encumbered with too many branches. Thus 

 year after year, you keep selecting, until your 

 timber presents a most beautiful appearance. All 

 the trees are vigorous, and from gradual exposure, 

 there is little danger of their being prostrated by 

 the winds; against prevailing winds, you should 

 guard your trees by leaving the most stubborn on 

 the windward side, to guard the others. 



Who will say that such a farmer is ever pester- 

 ed with a sheriff or constable at his door 1 The 

 tax-gatherer never calls on such ,1 man but once. 



The mean temperature of the observations is 

 51 deg's. 6 min., of the extremes of the observa- 

 tions 52 5, and of spring water . r 4. 



Mean pressure, 21), 578, deduced from the num- 

 ber of observations, that from tlie extremes i> 29 

 50. 



From the near approximation of these n 

 it is obvious that at the end of the year, the mean 

 temp, and press, for each day at the year, will be 

 accurately deduced from our tables. 



The quantity of rain which tell during the lay 

 montn in Philadelphia, amounts to 4.51 inches. 



SAXONY SHEEP. 

 An opportunity now offers for the Farmers of 

 this and the neighboring counties to supply them- 

 selves with choice stock of this valuable bri ed o) 

 sheep, as there is advertised 350 of them, which 

 are to be sold at C'anandaigua on Thursday the 

 17th hist. Certificates of blood are to accompany 

 those sold. It may be well for those who art 

 wishing to breed fine wooled sheep, to examine 

 them previous to the hour of sale, which will 

 commence at 11 o'clock. They are to he sold in 

 lots to suit purchasers, and a reasonable credit 

 given if desired. 



The i ' Snake. — According to the 



testimony of Lieut. Swift, Gen. Jessup, and Gen 

 Gibson, the Rattle-Snake at the south is a climber 

 of trees, branches, &c. Now, as this fact, is new 

 to the naturalists of the north, we beg of any who 

 may read this article, to inform the public whi ther 

 they know of any such habil of the RatUe-Snakc 

 in the northern parts of the United States. Per- 

 haps m the discussion of this topic, it may be as- 

 certained thai there are two species of this reptile, 

 which, during tin first si ttlemeffl of the Genesee 

 country were found in plenty. We have never 

 heard that any of them were ever foUDd on trees 

 c>r branches 



