1848. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



97 



PALMER'S GRAIN DRILL AND CULTIVATOR. (Fig. 2.3.) 



Palmer's Grain Drill. 



For particular information relative to this im- 

 plement, an engraving of which is given above, 

 vi^e refer to the last advertising page of this 

 number. It is claimed to be an improvement of 

 Pennock's Grain and Seed Drill, (advertised on 

 same page,) a figure and description of which 

 we gave in the April number of the Farmer for 

 1847. We are satisfied that Pennock's Drill is 

 a valuable labor-saving article, as we have seen 

 it tested, and known it to work well, even on 

 unfavorable land. If this drill is better, or even 

 as good as Pennock's, it is well worthy of trial 

 by grain-growing farmeis. 



Fair of the State Ag. Society — Premium List. 



In this number we give the List of Premiums 

 to be awarded by the next Annual Fair of the 

 N. Y. State Agricultural Society, which is to be 

 held at Buffalo on the 12th, 13th and 14th of 

 September. The Premiums on Farms, Field 

 Crops, &c., to be awarded at tfee winter meeting 

 of the Society (in January, 1849,) we shall en- 

 deavor to publish next month. 



Judging from present indications we think the 

 next Fair will be more generally attended by 

 farmers, both as competitors and visitors from 

 other states, than any previous one. The farmers 

 of Western New York are expected to sustain 

 their well-earned reputation, and we have no 

 doubt they will acquit themselves creditably. 

 They can, and probably will, render the Buffalo 

 Fair the best exhibition of Farm Stock and 

 Staple Products ever held in the State or Union. 

 And, uuless we much mistake the spirit and 

 ability of our farmers, our Western friends who 

 may attend will be amply remunerated for their 

 time and expense. We hope to meet, at Buffalo, 

 many of our readers and personal friends who 

 reside in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, 

 Illinois, Wisconsin and Canada — and we trust 



that all who can consistently do so will become 

 exhibitors and competitors as well as visitors. 



Our Buffalo friends are making ample ar- 

 rangements for the comfort and convenience of 

 sti-angers who may attend the Fair. We are 

 informed that the voluntary subscriptions for this 

 object already amount to $3,500. This is a good 

 indication, and we can safely assure our western 

 readers that the Buffalonians will have their 

 " latch-strings out" during the Fair. Their am- 

 ple hotels, and the hospitality of private citizens, 

 will undoubtedly afford proper accommodations 

 to all visitors. 



Growing Clover and Timothy Together. 



Messrs. Editors : — A neighbor of mine, a 

 Mr. Glass, who lives on the top of the Allegha- 

 ny mountains, in Somerset county. Pa., is in the 

 habit of growing Clover and Timothy in the same 

 field — sowing four quarts of clover and six quarts 

 of timothy seed to the acre — which appears to 

 work well. He sows the large clover, which 

 yields its seed from the first crop which ripens 

 late. When the timothy is ripe he cuts it with 

 a cradle over the top of the clover, rakes and 

 takes it off*. When the clover ripens he mows 

 the whole, and when the seed is taken off" it 

 makes excellent fodder for cattle or sheep. He 

 says that from 1-5 acres he got, in 1846, .50 bush- 

 els of timothy and 30 bushels of clover seed, 

 which, at f 4 a bushel for the clover, and $2 for 

 the timothy, would bring him $220 — quite a 

 respectable amount from 15 acres, besides the 

 fodder. He says the last season was not so good 

 as the former, and consequently he obtained 10 

 bushels less of each seed. 



As the above plan was new to me, and I 

 thought would be to many of you readers, I con- 

 cluded to give you the information, and if you 

 think it worth publishing you can do so. 



Yours, &c., H. Little. 



Stoystown, Pa., Feb., 1848. 



