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GENESEE FARMER. 



June;. 



country, iliat l!ie greiite.^t care is bestowed in 

 raising the best and purest seed. 



The course we would recommend for prepar- 

 irg the bind, is, to plow deep and tborougldy, 

 manuie wills fiu'\ and if possible with well rot- 

 ted inaiiuie or compost ; the so, I made fine and 

 well iiicor|.orated, and dragged down sinooth. 

 Throw up liglit ridges with a one [lorse plow 

 about :M» inches apart — pass an iron garden 

 rake over the ridges and break down about one 

 half of the 'elevation. Sow and pack dmvn 

 heavily on a light soil. 



For bagas plow and manure, at about the 

 period of corn planting, and let it lie for tlie 

 weeds to start till about the 20th or 2.5th of June ; 

 then harrow down line — ridge up and sow. 



The advantages of ridging are, that fhe first 

 hoeing is periormed only on the top (jf the ridge 



the plants are readily seen, and moreover the 



ridging is as g">od as another plowing to the 

 growth of the plant. 



At the first hoeing, strike n hoe-blade between 

 each stojl of plants ; and at the second hoeing, 

 pass a cultivator or light plow between the drills, 

 and then hoe out thoroughly and reduce the 

 stools to one plant a!>out 10 or 12 inches apart, 

 when it is entrusted to the luck of the season. 



The tap rooted vegetai)les are light feerlers. 

 and a plot of ground once well prepared and 

 kept clean of weeds, will give a good crop for 

 sevi ral years in succession. — . 



sarv — from 3 to 4 bushels per acre. The crop- 

 should be cut before the frost touches it, and 

 well cured before housing. The stalks are 

 best cured by sweating in cocks ; they cannot 

 dry sufficiently in the swarth. 



We advise every farmer who is not sure of 

 an abundance of fieed (or his stock to sow at 

 least one acre of corn for every six head of cat- 

 tle kept on his premises. There will be no 

 loss in adopting this course, for if he has too 

 much hay it can easily be dis| osed of, and gen- 

 erally to an' vantage. Sowing a few acres of corn 

 for soiling in sunurier, or to be cured for winter 

 use, is a wise precaution, and will render the 

 grower quite independent of an uncertain season 

 for the grass and hay crop. 



Prospect of the Wool Market. 



Indian Corn for Fodder. 



DuKiNo the past few ye;ir3 considcrsble at- 

 tention has been bestowed upon the cuhivation 

 of corn for soiling and fodder. In many sec- 

 tions of the country farmers have realized much 

 benefit from this course, particularly in season^sj 

 of drouth. As the present month is the time 

 for putting in the seed, we direct the attention 

 of our readers to the matter, and oiTev a few sug- 

 gestions as to the mode 0:f cultivation. 



The ground should be in good condition, and 

 well pulverized— and if it has been plowed deep 

 and highly manured, the crop will be the better. 

 It may be sown broadcast, or planted in drills, 

 anv lime this month. The crop will be im- 

 proved by preparing the seed in a pickle of salt- 

 petre, like tliat intended for ripening. The 

 most approved method is to sow in drills, or fur- 

 rows, tVom 2i to 3 feet apart — using from two 

 to three bushels of seed per acre. All the after 

 labor necessary is to dress once or twice with a 

 cultivator, or plow ; thts will weed the ground 

 suRicienlly, and neutralize the efiects of dry 

 weather, and of course the etop will be the heav- 

 ier for the labor thus bestowed. In this manner 

 on good soils, from four to seven tons per acre 

 of excellent dry fodder may l>e produced, 

 if 60wn broadcast, n)ore seed will be neces- 



Messrs. Editors : — The prospect is that fher 

 wool market, for a short time after the coming 

 clip is off, will be dull, and wool dealers and 

 manufacturers will endeavor to buy at prices 

 much below last year. 



It cannot be denied that woolen cloths are very 

 low, and so indeed is every description of man- 

 ufactures, — caused by the recent pecuniary- 

 troubles of Europe, forcing foreign manufac- 

 turers to send large quantities of their wares to 

 the American market, with a view to brave the 

 storm which has swept with such violence over 

 half the commercial world. Here is the cause 

 of the depression of woolen cloths ; but it no- 

 longer exists, and therefore there will be no 

 cause for farmers to dispose of their wool at less 

 prices than last year — unless sympathy for man' 

 nfacturers induces us to voluntarily indemnify 

 them against the loss they have sustained. 



. But to this \ demur. There are none who 

 are willing to indemnify us against the l(»s of 

 our crops bv insects, rii3t and what not ; and it 

 is unwarrantable therefore for the ir>anufc»cturer 

 to come forward and say — '^' VVe have made no 

 money the last year, ergo, you must sell us your 

 wool at prices which will enable us to make it 

 up " Our reply must be — "Sirs, we can't he 

 your insurers. Every tub must s-tand on its own 

 bottom ; we can't •ifford to grow wool at less 

 than last pear's prices, and we can as little afford 

 to lose money for our toil as you. Besides, 

 we believe their exists a state of things in Eu- 

 rope which will operate soon to enhance mate- 

 rially the prices of every description of manu- 

 facturers, which will enable you to pay us prices 

 beyond those of last year." There are thou- 

 sands of us, at all events, who believe this to be 

 true, and consequently we mean to wait patienty 

 " a little longer," fully of tiie belief that there is 

 a " good time coming, boys/' not only as regards 

 wool, but bread stuffs. O- P. Q. 



May, 1848. 



