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ROCHESTER, N. Y. — DECEMBER, 1848. 



Vol. 9. 



No. 12. 



THE GEBTESEE FARRIER: 



Issued on the first of each month, at Rochester, N. Y., by 

 D. D. T. MOORE, PROPRIETOR. 



DANIEL LEE & D. D. T. MOORE, Editors. 



p. BARRY, Conductor of Horticultural Department. 



FIFTY CENTS A YEAR: 

 FiTE copies for $2. and any larger number at the same rate, 

 if directed to individuals. Eight copies for $3, if only directed 

 to one person— and any larger number, addressed iu like man- 

 ner, at the same rate. All subscriptions payable in adyanoe, 

 and to commence with the volume. {Jl7= Back numbers sup- 

 plied to new subscribers. 



The present number closes the Ninth Volume 

 of the Genesee Farmer. Annual custom, and 

 a desire to express appropriate acknowledgments, 

 alike constrain us to solicit the attention of our 

 numerous patrons, while we briefly recapitulate 

 the past and allude to the future. And if our 

 remarks appear ungraceful, or even bear thej 

 semblance of egotism, we can only assure the j 

 reader that they are the emanation of sincere \ 

 and grateful emotions. The occasion may also ■ 

 be cited as an apology for alluding to our busi- 1 

 ness affairs. 



The writer commenced the publication of the } 

 Farmer in January, 1846, with less than three! 

 thousand subscribers — and contrary to the advice j 

 of many personal friends, who considered the 

 attempt to increase its circulation and business 

 worse than doubtful. But we judged differently, 

 after surveying the whole field thoroughly, and 

 making a careful calculation as to the probabili- 

 ties of success. We also had the satisfaction of 

 knowing that, whatever might be the result, we 

 were embarking in a good cause. Young and 

 sanguine, and not blessed with a surplus of the 

 current coin of the realm, we expended all we 

 had to start the enterprise properly — confidently 

 believing our effbrts would not be in vain, but 

 that the Agriculturists of the Country would 

 second our humble, yet earnest and faithful, en- 

 deavors to promote their interests. We did not 

 expect to realize any profit for a year or two — 

 but were hopeful enough to " cast our bread 

 upon the waters," with a firm reliance upon the 

 future for a proper return. A portion of that 

 future has come, and thus far our anticipations 

 are more than realized. The result proves that 

 our confidence in the reading and thinking 

 farmers of the land was not misplaced. Instead 

 of the meagre subscription with which we com- 

 menced, the Farmer now has a much greater 

 circulation than any other Agricultural Journal 

 published in the United States. But this result 

 has not been accomplished by us, nor by our 



associates. For the great success and popularity 

 of the Farmer, we are indebted to numerous 

 generous and influential persons residing in va- 

 rious sections of the Union. They have aided 

 us in every suitable manner — in the capacity of 

 Contributors, Agents, and Subscribers — and it 

 is to them that the thanks of our readers, and our 

 own acknowledgments, are due for whatever 

 benefit has accrued to community through the 

 pages of this publication. We trust that we duly 

 appreciate the many favors bestowed upon the 

 enterprise — and, whether extended to us indi- 

 vidually, or, as is most probable, to advance the 

 cause in which we are engaged, we tender grate- 

 ful acknowledgments. But perhaps the best 

 return we can make, is an assurance of renewed 

 efforts in behalf of the great National Cause of 

 Rural Improvement. This we cheerfully give, 

 for our heart is in the work. 



Our tenth volume will commence on the first 

 of January next, and we shall endeavor to make 

 it superior, in every respect, to any preceding 

 one. The pledges made at the commencement 

 of the present year have been, at least, redeemed 

 — for we have given more reading matter, and a 

 larger number of illustrations, than was promised. 

 But we are determined to accomplish still more 

 during the ensuing year. The typographical 

 execution and appearance of tlie Farmer will be 

 materially improved, while no effort will be 

 spared to make its contents such as will sus- 

 tain and augment the enviable reputation it 

 has already acquired. We believe that, with a 

 continuance of the kind offices of our friends in 

 its behalf, we can make the Farmer at least equal 

 to any of its cotemporary journals, although we 

 furnish it at half the price of the self-styled lead- 

 ing periodicals devoted to the same subjects. If 

 we can"furnish for 50 cents, what many of our 

 readers have been in the habit of paying one or 

 two dollars for, the fact that the cheapest agri- 

 cultural literature is the most profitable will 

 be fully substantiated. 



But in order to attain this object, an extensive 

 and reliable patronage is necessary. And why 

 should not the Genesee Farmer have a circula- 

 tion of one hundred thousand, instead of twenty 

 lliousand, in a Nation of nearly twenty-three 

 millions, a large majority of whom are cultiva 

 tors of the soil, and vv^ould be benefited by its 

 perusal ? Thousands would readily subscribe 

 for it, if invited to do so by a friend or neighbor 

 — and we respectfully request eich and all who 

 can consistently, to lend their influence toward 

 extending the circulation and augmenting the 

 usefulness of the Farmer and similar Journals. 



