1848. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



297 



EDITOR'S TABLE. 



To Correspondents. — Communications have been re 

 ceived, during tlie past month, from H. P. Norton, S. W., 

 L. Wetherell, *, David Thomas, Niagara, jr., Wm. Garbutt, 

 Judson, I). H. Manchester, G. C,, S. A. Cudaback, S. Dar- 

 rett, Cadmus, John Thompson, and A Reader. 



Agents for the Farmer. — In connection with the In- 

 dex, we publish a list of Agents in the present number. — 

 We have room on^y for the names of those residing in sec- 

 tions where the Farmer has the largest circulation ; but we 

 solicit all the friends of the paper and the cduse it advocates, 

 to lend us their influence, whether their names are pub- 

 lished in our list or otherwise. 



We are happy to observe tliat some of our cotemporaries 

 have adopted our plan of giving premiums for subscribers, 

 and we trust that they will receive proper benefit therefrom. 

 It may be interesting to our readers to learn, also, that sev- 

 eral of the leading agricultural journals have copied our 

 arrangement of inserting a Horticultural Department. We 

 merely mention this fact to show that, althougii ours is the 

 cheapest journal of its class in the country, we are not be- 

 hind the times, and hope to introduce other features, in our 

 ensuing volume, equally worthy of imitation. 



Valuable Books. — The Publisher of the Farmer has a 

 variety of standard works on Agriculture, Horticulture, &c, 

 which he will supply to his distant patrons, by mail, at the 

 regular New York cash prices. Money may be sent for 

 books at his risk, if enclosed and mailed in the presence of 

 the Post-master of the oflice from which it is sent. Those 

 who cannot obtain such works at home, are requested to 

 favor him with their orders, as it will make good, in part, 

 the very small profit derived from the Farmer. It is also 

 safest to transmit orders to a well known publisher, who 

 will be prompt in his attention. Books can be forwarded 

 with perfect safety to any section of the country. See ad- 

 vertisement, page 302. 



Reaping Machines at the West. — We frequently hear 

 favorable accounts of the benefit of reaping machines among 

 the extensive grain growing farmers of the west. Mr. W. 

 S. Murray, of Clinton, Rock county. Wis., gives us some 

 very reliable testimony in favor of Mr. McCormick's Reaper. 

 He purchased one of the Chicago manufacturer, but sold it 

 to a neighbor, (who had a larger crop,) on condition that 

 the latter cut for him 60 acres of wheat, for the bargain. 

 His friend fulfilled the contract, and harvested, in all, about 

 four hundred acres during the season ; and made more than 

 enough, the first year, to pay for the Reaper ! 



Albany Agricultural Warehouse. — We are pleased 

 to learn that the proprietor of this establisiiment did not 

 sustain a serious loss in the recent destruction of his store 

 by fire. He is again located, and prepared to attend to the 

 wants of the agricultural public, as will be seen by refer- 

 ence to his advertisement in this paper. We admire the 

 enterprise and integritj- of friend Emery, and commend him 

 husmessirally (ihat's afresh word, reader,) to those who ap- 

 preciate those virtues. 



Hovey's Magazine of Horticulture continues its 

 monthly visits to our table with unfailing regularity. The 

 November number is an excellent one, and fully sustains 

 the high reputation of the work. The first article, bythe 

 Editor, contains " Notes of a Visit to several Gardens and 

 Nurseries in Western New York," commencing with those 

 of Buffalo and Rochester. Edited by C. M. Hovey. Pub- 

 lished by Hovey & Co., Boston, Mass., at $3 per annum. 

 D. M. Dewey is the agent in this city. 



The Horticulturist we do not receive in exchange, al- 

 though we have published the Prospectus as requested. 

 However, we can afford to purchase so good a work, and 

 are not very particular about paying twice for " that same." 

 Edited by A. J. Downing. D. M. Dewey, agent. 



The American Farmer, the oldest Agricultural journal 

 in the United States, appears, like some other good things, 

 to improve with age. It is ably conducted, and should con- 

 tinue to receive, as we believe it does, a liberal support 

 from the farmers of Maryland, V^irginia, and other States. 

 As the pioneer journal of America, as well as for its intrin- 

 sic merit, it is deserving of high regard, and we trust it may 

 long continue to spread the light of science throughout the 

 land. Published monthly, 32 pages octavo, at $1 per an- 

 num. Address Samuel Sands, Baltimore, Md. 



SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE, or the Elements of Chemistry, 

 Geology, Botany, and Minerology, applied to Practical Agricul- 

 ture. By M. M. R0DGKR3, M. D., author of '• Agricultural 

 Chemistry," &c. Illustrated by numerous Engravings, and a 

 copious Glossary. Published by Ekastus Dakrow, Rochester, 

 N. Y. 1848. 



This is the title of a new work of 279 pages, a copy of 

 which we have received from tlie author. We have been 

 unable to give the volume a careful perusal, but from a cur- 

 sory examination of its contents end arrangement, we are 

 of opinion that it will prove a valuable accession to the 

 agricultural literature of the country. The book is hand- 

 somely printed and bound ; and its illustrations reflect 

 credit upon our clever artist friend, Mr. J. Miller of this 

 city. It is the best executed Rochester book which we 

 have seen ; and the printers, Messrs. Benton & Fisher, 

 are entitled to the thanks of our citizens for their efforts 

 toward demonstrating the feasibility of book-making in Ro- 

 chester. We shall refer to the volume again, and perhaps 

 give extracts from its pages. For sale by the Publisher and 

 booksellers generally. Price, 75 cents. 



" Honor to whom honor " &c. — The figures of the 

 Lucky and Unlucky Farmer, copied into our October num- 

 ber, were from a Diploma, designed some four years ago for 

 the N. Y. State Ag. Society, by J. J. Thomas. We cheer- 

 fully and voluntarily make this statement, in justice to Mr. 

 Thomas, who has an excellent talemt for designing, as well 

 as an enviable reputation as an author. 



Wonder if the Southern Planter has a patent right for 

 copying from the northern agricultural papers without giv- 

 ing credit? From the numerous articles copied from the 

 Genesee Farmer and other journals, and published in the 

 Planter as original, we suspect the editor's pen is not only 

 made of iron, but formed very like unto a pair of scissors! 



Correction.— In the last number of the Farmer, page 

 263, it is stated that " Recently heated charcoal will take 

 up 90 times its weight of ammonia in the shape of gas." 

 Instead of " weight," read bulJc. 



Scythes for the Million. — A correspondent of the 

 Eastern (Portlavd) Argvs says the scythe manufacturing 

 establishment of R. B. Dunn, Esq., in North Wayne, 

 Maine, is the largest of the kind in the world. One 

 hundred men are employed in the works. Improvements 

 are in progress by which it is expected that the proprietor 

 will be enabled to manufacture annually 17,000 dozen 

 scythes. The present number turned out annually is 

 12,000 dozen ; to produce which are required 450,000 lbs. 

 of iron, 75,000 lbs. of steel, 1200 tons of hard coal, 10,000 

 bushels of charcoal, 100 tons of grindstones, and half a ton 

 of borax. 



Mr. H. C. White, of Mohawk, N. Y., is agent for the 

 above establishment, and will attend to orders from any 

 section of this or adjoining States. 



Cement to mend Earthen and Glass.— The cement 

 sold about the country, as a great secret, is nothing more 

 than Shellac melted and drawn out into sticks. Heat the 

 article a little above boiling water heat, and apply a thin 

 coating on both surfaces of the broken vessel, and when 

 cold it will be as strong as it was originally. 



To KILL Rats.— Heat Plaster of Paris in an iron vessel 

 till it has done boiling and mix half and half with Indian 

 meal. Rats eat it freely, and it sets in their stomachs and 

 kills them, without the danger of giving them poison. 



Mammoth Potato.— We were shown yesterday, saya 

 the St. Louis Republican, a sweet potato, grown on the 

 farm of B. A. Alderson, of St. Charles county, measuring 

 four feet and four inches in length, and five inches in cir- 

 cumference. This may appear incredible, but we've got 

 the papers for it. 



Profits of Farming.— It is stated in the Germantown 

 Telegraph, that a farmer of Montgomery county. Pa., hav- 

 ing a farm of eighty acres, has laid by, according to his own 

 statement, one thousand dollars a year for the last 30 years, 

 after paying his family expenses. Industrious application 

 to the duties of life, as a Christian and a citizen, is the dis- 

 tinguishing trait of his character. 



Wool growers are referred to the advertisement offering 

 •for sale, at auction, the superior flock of sheep owned by 

 the late Dr. L. Jarvis, of Claremont, N. H. So favorable 

 an opportunity to obtain imported stock does not often occur. 



See notice of farm for sale by J. Pendill, of Batavia. 



