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THE GENESEE FARMER 



December 24, 1S31- 



ting them into a strong solution of potash, which die. 

 not appear to injure them. Taking these premises 

 as correct, then the thousand nostrums and specifics 

 given by most of our horse-doctors, are worse 

 than useless, unless they are of that kind which 

 would have a good effect in cholic, which he de- 

 clares those cases to be altogether, which are so 

 commonly ascribed to bots. We confess we are 

 in favor of his theory, as we have h id some ex- 

 perience with horses, and have generally given 

 strong cathartics in cases which were strongly 

 ' marked by those symptoms ascribed to bots, and 

 in every case but one with success: and we do 

 not recollect one case but what might be traced, ei- 

 ther to a change of food, over feeding, or improp- 

 er treatment. We think that the Doctor is , mi- 

 lled to the thanks of community, for giving this 

 powerful stimulant for investigating the subject 

 closely, at least, as he has co ne boldly into the 

 field against those long hajided-down opinions. 



bold and magnanimous spirit of entei prize 

 winch her abundant resources and the wealth 

 and prosperity she enjoys in such profusion! 

 would justly entitle her to entertain and 

 indulge; the loss of from ten to twelve 

 millions of dollars, and the abandonment to 

 ruin and entire destruction of works, which, 

 when finished, would be considered proud 

 monuments of Pennsylvania's wisdom ami 

 greatness, but if abandoned .oust and ine- 

 evitably would, I should suppose, satisfy the 

 most sceptical of the consummate disgrace 

 and ignominy to which such a policy must 

 necessarily have subjected her." 



i he Governor makes a gratifying statement 

 of our state improvements. 



KILN DRIED CORN MEAL. 

 We know not whether the manufacturing of 

 Kiln Dried Corn Meal is attended to in this coun- 

 try ; but, whether it is or is not, the following in 

 structions from the Journal of Commerce, may be 



'many of which we give°currency to without ever 1 1 of some use :— ,-,.", 



.... i „i„_:__ .iinM rhinos for Kiln dried meal must be made of the best 



suspecting that we are declaring those tilings 101 



» , - i , i .,i =r in-„. nr>r even W yellow corn ; white would not sell. Hoes- 



facts of which we have no knowledge ; noieveni*/ » ■» 



lacts, oi which woi. o , ,li heads should lie made of the best seasoned 



suspect ourselves of conforming in opinions to ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ .^^ ^^ ^ ^ 

 those of the dark ages. The horse surely is one g fept ^ mches acn)SS f h „ |lead p our ium 

 of the most noble animals, and ministers greatly )|00 p S on eacu | ln d. The lest of the hoop- 

 to the comfort of man; and let us ask who has ev-;' strong, smooth, hickory. The hhds. must be 

 er seen one of these sick animals in the hands of, made tight, as they are sold for rum hhds. in 

 a horse quack, but what has felt a degree of pity 



the West Indies — the uly market for them. 

 The corn is dried in a large sheet-iron cvl- 



cars, then a number of blows with the flat hand, 

 a piece of board or a shovel upon the belly, or must 

 be rubbed from end to end with a pitch-fork han- 

 dle, compared with which, being kneaded for the 

 dispepsia is a mere trifle. 



Pennsylvania Canal Expenditures. — It ap- 

 pears by Governor Wolf's Message to the Leg- 

 islature of Pennsylvania, that the money which 

 has been paid to the Canal Commissioners of 

 lhat state, amounted, on the 23d of last month, to 

 $12,334,488 62. The number of miles of canal 

 already finished, is 426 , those under contract 

 including the rail-road across the Alleghany, a- 

 mount to 267 miles. 



" This canal debt may seem," (says the 

 Governor,) large to many of my fellow citi- 

 zens, and to constitute a debt that neither 



for him 1 First, if his case is pronounced bots, he 



must have a dozen Dutch words whispered in his jnder, or in pans (put in motion by the mill) 



in a heated air-chamber of brick. The meal 

 is sifted; the cloth as open as the common 

 middlings cloth in a sup-reel, and about 4 

 feet long. 



The weight in each hhd. 3001bs. and the 

 hlid. must be branded with the name of the 

 maker and kiln dried corn meal. No. 1. 

 800/is. The meal must be of a bright yel- 

 low, and smell strongly of the kiln, or it will 

 not pass inspection. Ten hhds. per day is 

 moderate work for a good pair of burrs and a 

 good kiln, sixteen bushels of good corn will 

 make a hhd. — old corn less. Ten to 12.000 

 i hhds. are in New-York yearly for the West 

 i Indies. 



It would not he safe for a new hand to con- 

 struct a kiln, without the presence of an ex- 

 perienced workman who has put them up. — 

 The sheet iron pans are better than the cyl- 

 inders. 



The price in New-York varies from g!3 



we nor our posterity will be able to discharge. 



1 am not one of those who believe a public , 15 through the year, when corn is plenti 

 debt to be a public blessing, noi would I ivil- [The cost of a complete kiln with pans, is 

 lingly lend my aid as a public functionary to ,,g40() to gaOO. 



The vegetating principle must be eniirelv 



involve the commonwealth in a visionary 

 scheme of imaginary improvement, the suc- 

 cess or practicability of which would be en- 

 tirely of doubtful experiment, and the utili- 

 ty or public id vantage ol which would be al- 

 together probbinatical oi uncertain. Neithei 

 of these is in in v opinion the case with the 

 plan of improvements now prosecuting in 

 this state ; but if it were otherwise, there has 

 been no period within the last two years when 

 the progress of I he system could have been 

 arrested without producing consequences not 

 only involving m inextricable ruin and de- 

 struction individuals, contractors and others, 

 largely engaged in the construction of the 

 works, but the state itself in difficulties of 

 the most disastrous character, from which it 

 could not have been extricated without incur- 

 ring the imputation of pursuing a vacillating 

 course of policj . and of a wan; of good faith 

 in its transactions with individuals; besides 

 being justly chargeable with a want of that 



destroyed, and the point of sufficient ill vness 

 can be easily ascertained by the smell of the 

 meal while grinding. Great pains must be 

 taken in making the IiImIs. well, and of stuff 

 Isng seasoned ; or the meal will make theui 

 shrink so much that they will fall to pieces 

 before they reach the market. 



Michigan. — Two hundred & eighty-five thou- 

 sand acres of land have been sold in Michigan, tb, 

 pasl eason. Supposing each settler averaged 

 100 acres, and families of settlers Jirr in each, 

 i In ddiiion to that of 1830, which came in aftei 

 the census was taken, and Michigan would be 

 entitled to take her stand among the states of the 

 Union in 1832. 



' ■ophobia. — Davis Rock, of Bedford, Pa. 

 months ago, wounded himself in giving 

 icilicinc to a sick heifer. He died on the 

 -. in I. of hydrophobia. 



Freii il.e Ni-w York Fsriner. 



AGRICULTURAL REPORT 



For the Cou.Uy of Albany, Dec. 1831. By 

 J. B. 

 Our Jf inter was of an ordinary character, 

 except that it gave us a few days of uncom- 

 monly severe cold, which depressed the ther- 

 mometer to 1!! and 20 degrees below zero.* 

 rin^. it is believed proved fatal to many 

 pea :h trees upon the bordeis of ;he Hud- 

 son. And it has been remarked to me bv 

 an intelligent friend, that this degree of colt] 

 i-. always destructive to the blossom, and 

 often to the vitality of the peach. Spring 

 opened propitiously. The fine weather of 

 the last of April and first of May caused the 

 fruit trees to put forth their blossoms ten or 

 twelve days earlier than usual, and called in- 

 to ictive life myriads of insects 10 pret up- 

 on their young fruit. This was an exellenl 

 set/ time to the fanner who keips up with his 

 work, and had his grounds prepared. The 

 Summer has been wet and warm, favorable 

 to grass and pasture, but generally injurious 

 to the ripening grain crop. The Autumn 

 has been remarkably favorable for the la- 

 bors of husbandry. The late crops have 

 been abundant, and well secured. On the 

 whole, the season may be denominated a 

 wet one, and the crop rather more than a 

 fair average of years. 



II heat, which may be considered a prin- 

 cipal staple, was seriously injured by the 

 close, hot and moist state of the weather in 

 July, which caused mildew and premature 

 ripeness. The diminution from these cau- 

 ses, was different on different soils — heavv 

 crops upon moist flat surfaces suffering 

 most. 



The average shrinkage was from 25 to 30 

 per cent. More ground was sown, however, 

 which in part made up lor the difficulty. — 

 There seems to be no effeciual remedv for 

 the mildew. It is generated by a muggish 

 state of the atmosphere. The best preventions 

 are. good drainage, narrow ridges whemihe 

 surface is flit and wet, and avoiding the ap- 

 plication of fresh manures to the crop. I 

 have seen a top dressing of short manure, 

 harrowed in with the seed, o» stiff 

 serve a beneocial purpose in preserving the 

 crop from the sevenu of winter. Although 

 often recommended, and generally practis. 



"Ltis worthy of remark 'hat ai this time the 

 cold was 14 degrees grater, according to the Gen- 

 esee Farmer, at Albau\ than at Ruchester, in about 

 the same parallel of latitude. 1 his api ai-ent dif- 

 ference, 1 apprehend, however, was not altogether 

 real: for the observations were made ai All.. m\ ai 

 sunrise, and at Rochester a! Id A. M. if my recol- 

 lection is correci The difference, however, was 

 considerable, and may be ascribed to two causes, 

 viz: the ameliorating influence of the wal 

 Lake Ontario upon the north-west winds which 

 blow at Rochester, and the influence of the south 

 west winds which revail agreatpar' ol u u 

 mi the valley of the Mississippi, and along ihe 

 shores of Lakes Erie and Ontario. The great 

 lakes never freeze over, snd ol course a c con- 

 stantly [riving off caloric, and raising the temperature 

 of the winds, which sweep their surface d urwg the 

 winier months The south-west winds are b ed 

 to be a continuation ol the trade winds, obstruct" 

 ed and changed in their direction by the lable 

 lands of Mexico ; and coming from tropical lati- 

 tudes, diffuse much warmth in their passage north. 

 Their influence seems to extend, in this latrtu li 

 far as Skeneateles Lake and tbe mouth of the Os- 

 wego river. To tins boundary thfi peach flourish* 

 es and is a pretty constant be u*er; east of »i, both 

 the Crop and the vitality of the tree are precarious. 

 Notwithstanding the influence of these causes, in 

 moderating tbe severity of cold, ihe mean tempera* 

 lure for 1830, according to the academic returns, 

 was 1 degree 38 minutes higher at Albany than a\ 

 Rochester. 



