1848. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



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SPIRIT OF THE AGEICULTURAL PRESS. 



SwAPPiiNG Horses. — The editor of the Mass. Ploughman 

 talks thus sensibly about " dickering" in horses, &c. 



Think twice before trading off a horse that has served 

 you well on the whole though lie may have some faults. 

 We have known men to swap off horses that had but one 

 or two faults for others that had a dozen. This generally 

 arises from the bad temper of the owner. A horse refuses 

 to draw before oxen, and he is put off for one that is not 

 willing to draw any where. Anotiier is high spirited and 

 the women can't drive him ; he is put off for one that can- 

 not be coaxed out of a walk. Another is not willing to be 

 caught in the pasture ; he is exchanged for one that is 

 worthless when caught. 



A low horse that hardly keeps your boots from the 

 ground, is put oft' for one that you cannot mount without a 

 block. A lazy horse is put off for one that has not patience 

 to let you be sealed in the chaise before lie must go. 



On tlie whole we would not advise farmers to think of 

 changing off any of their stock for slight faults ; whether 

 cattle or horses or children or wives. It is better to bear 

 Willi them than run the risk of faults they know not of. 



Chloroform Applikd to a Pig. — We are not sorry 

 to see that this new and wonderful pain-destroying agent 

 is likely to come into use for alleviating the sufferings of 

 the inferior animals, in their passage from the midst of life 

 to the salting tub. The Leeds (Eng.) Times informs us 

 that the day before Christmas, Mr. Horace Watson, drug- 

 gist, of the respectable village of Laceby, near Grimsby, 

 wishing to give " his greasiness as little uneasiness" as 

 possible eii route to the pork barrel, caused our friend the 

 butcher to administer through piggy's monstrous nostrils 

 qiiaitliim snjicit of chloroform. " Grunt." naturally fond of 

 sleep, was soon in the land of forgetlulness, when our liero 

 (in the blue frock) very conveniently extracted the requi- 

 site portion of vital fluid from the fountain of his existence, 

 leaving the pig, after being scalded, cut up, and salted, ap- 

 parently not a whit the wiser for w hat had passed. 



Improvement in Grinding Wheat. — A new mode of 

 grinding has of late been invented in Maryland, consisting 

 of ridding the grain of its skin or bran before grinding. — 

 This is said lo be done very completely, and to be attended 

 with several important advantages. These are. that all the 

 different sorts of wheat, the red as well as white, are ren- 

 dered equally good, other things being equal, whereas the 

 red wheats are now sold in most markets for several cents 

 less per bushel than the while. All the brown particles 

 are removed effectually from the flour ; a saving of from 40 

 to 50 pounds per barrel is gained ; time is also saved to the 

 amount of from 25 to 50 per cent. The flour is greatly im- 

 proved for hot climates— a very important item to the ship- 

 ping interest. — Prairie Farmer. 



American Productions and Manufactdkes in England. 

 — A London correspondent of the Register, in describing 

 the novelties of the place, states that " it is now no uncom- 

 mon thing to see posted in the streets, ' American cheese, 

 lard,' &c. ; American empty flour barrels; 'Corn bread,' 

 with the corn stalks sticking out of the window, to show- 

 that it is the real Simon Pure. Also, ' American boots,' or 

 boots made on the American plan-; ' American over shoes,' 

 and ' American clocks,' and last, though not least, ' Baby 

 Jumpers.' " 



Growth ok Cotton in India. — Advices from India have 

 been received at Manchester, England, stating, on the au- 

 thority of the Government collector of the Dharwar district, 

 that there are at present at least 20,000 acres of New Orleans 

 seed cotton unde; cultivation in that district, and that, had 

 it not been for the delicient fall of rain last monsoon, there 

 would have been at least 60,00) acres under cultivation. 

 The cultivation of cotton is extending fast into the Nizam's 

 country. 



Corn Meal.— F. Lapham, Esq., of Egypt, in this county, 

 has presented us with a sample of Indian Meal of a very 

 •uperior quality. He manufactures it on a new plan for 

 the English market ; but he says he knows no reason why 

 Rochester folks may not have an extra article of meal as 

 well as the cocknies ! 



V/e have shown Mr. L.'s product to our Rochester millers, 

 who pronounce it capital. And we have tried it by a less 

 fallible 'test,' and have come to a like conclusion ! — Roch- 

 ester Advertiser. 



Glass Milk Pans are coming more and more into use 

 in Europe. Their advantages on the score of cleanliness 

 must be obvious. It were to be wished that societies or 

 institutes would appoint a standing committee, and put 

 aside a small portion of their ample funds for the instant 

 importation of sample articles invented abroad, connected 

 with agricultural and rural economy. True it is, that in 

 general, this may be left to the vigilance and rivalry of 

 tradesmen and manufacturers ; but many years may elapse 

 before we get the benefit of many things which might at 

 once be profitably introduced. The same reason and policy 

 that prompt the offer of premiums for useful things of home 

 invention, would warrant the introduction of things which 

 have been recently invented and patronized by agricultural 

 societies abroad. Satisfied that glass milk pans (on which 

 the manufacturer should indicate the capacity of the vessel) 

 would be a valuable acquisition to our dairy women, we 

 respectfully suggest the importation of a dozen, and the 

 offer of a premium to the glass manufacturer who shall first 

 produce them in this country at a cost that will justify their 

 being brought into general use. It has been seen in an 

 interesting and valuable " Essay on the Management of 

 Holstein Dairies," published in the Farmers' Library, that 

 there the dairy women are allowed one dollar a year for 

 "pan money," and charged for all they break; yet they 

 always "make by the operation." Let us have glass milk- 

 pans. — Farmers' Library. 



The Thermometer Churn, figured and described in 

 the March number of the Farmer, is noticed as follows 

 in the Massachusetts (Boston) Ploughman : 



A new patent churn is now offered for sale at the estab- 

 lishment of Ruggles, Nourse &, Co., in the Hall next to our 

 office. 



We have not yet had an opportunity to test a churn of 

 this kind, but we think the principle on which it is con- 

 structed is good, and we doubt not it is an improvement on 

 all former patterns. 



This churn is so contrived that the cream may be kept 

 at the right temperature during the whole churning process, 

 by means of heated water that comes in contact with the 

 sides of the tub which holds the cream. The heat of the 

 water is guaged by a thermometer that stands constantly 

 within it, and indicates when the same should be increased 

 or diminished. 



It is of the first importance to regulate the temperature of 

 the cream during the time of churning. Yet the practice 

 of turning water into the cream is vicious. And the placing 

 of a churn near the fire will never warm the cream equally. 

 But w ater in contact with the side of the churn may have 

 its temperature so regulated as not to injure the cream. 



We learn from those who have tried these thermometer 

 churns, that they are the best which have yet been con- 

 trived. We have one on hand that we intend to try as 

 soon as we have cream enough for the purpose. 



For a Kicking Cow. — A few weeks ago, we stood for 

 some time to witness an attempt to milk a cow that had just 

 had her calf taken from her, and who kicked so furiously 

 as to render it dangerous to attempt the operation. Coaxing 

 and beating were of no avail, and it at length struck us to 

 suggest that the kicking leg be tied up. A cord was pro- 

 cured, a slip-knot in one end passed round the leg below 

 the knee, and the other end thrown over a beam ; drawing 

 away on this, she soon found she had no leg to spare to 

 kick with, and was as quiet as a lamb. 



Flour and Wheat in Milwaukee. — We understand 

 that about 200,000 bushels of wheat are in store for eastern 

 market, ready to be shipped from the different warehouses 

 in this city. The wheat has been purchased at an average 

 of about 75 cents per busheL Of flour, about 15,000 bar- 

 rels are ready for shipment. — We also understand that the 

 amount of both wheat and flour exceeds that in store last 

 year, at this time. 



The present good roads will be likely to add considerably 

 to the surplus here, before the navigation opens. On Sat- 

 urday, about 4,000 bushels of wheat were brought in. Only 

 about one-tenth that comes to market here is spring wheat. 

 — Milwaukee Wisconsin, March 8th. 



How TO Grow Rich. — Nothing is more easy, says Mr. 

 Spaulding, than to grow rich. It is only to trust nobody; 

 befriend none; to heap interest upon interest, cent upon 

 cent ; to destroy all the finer feelings of nature, and be ren- 

 dered mean, miserable, and be despised, for some twenty 

 or thirty years, and riches will come as sure as disease, dis- 

 appointment, and a miserable death. 



