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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



June 



(ffititor's ©able. 



We recently made a trip east — and a very pleasant one. 

 Our journey brought us in contact with many of our friends 

 — and we number in this list all who read the Farmer — par- 

 ticularly on the route of the New York and Erie Railroad. 

 There may have been a time when farmers doubted the 

 advantage of railroads to tlie agricultural community, consid- 

 ering them more beneficial to capitalicts than farmers ; but 

 that time, if it ever really existed, is past. The benefits of 

 the New Vork and Erie Railroad to the southern tier of 

 counties in this State, is felt no doubt by all, as it was ex- 

 pressed by every one with whom we conversed. 



We were particularly interested in the large quantities of 

 milk taken by this road to New York city, from Orange and 

 some other counties. We have no means of ascertaing the 

 quantities daily supplied, but we saw railroad trains, called 

 *'mil/c irahts,^^ and steamboats, loaded with thousands of 

 cans of milk, and nothing else. This is contracted for in 

 New York. Each fanner makes his contract with some 

 wholesale purchaser, stating the number of cows he keeps, 

 and about the quantity he can supply daily. The farmer 

 then procures large tin cans, marking on them his own name 

 and that of the person who purchases his milk. Along the 

 line of the road " vulk dfpols" are established, and all the 

 seller has to do, is to fill his cans and have them at tlie near- 

 est depot. The '■jiiilk trains" stop at each depot and take 

 up the cans — the contractor being on hand at the arrival of 

 the boat to receive them. The empty cans are returned in 

 the same manner. The price paid the farmer is two cents a 

 quart in summer and three in winter, (the purchaser paying 

 freight.) The milk is retailed at three and four cents a 

 quart. We suppose from the appearance of the milk on the 

 tables in the city, that Croton water adds a little to the profit; 

 but the New Yorkers have reason to be thankful that they 

 can now get pure milk and water. 



We came from New York in company with one of our 

 subscribers in Orange county, who had been to the city to 

 collect his account for milk for the last three months. He 

 stated that but little butter comparatively is now made in 

 the county, the farmers prefering to sell their milk ; and 

 less attention being paid to butter making, Orange county 

 butter will ere long lose its well earned reputation. 



We are much indebted for the agreeableness of our trip, 

 to the kind attentions of Mr. Marsh, Secretary N. Y. & 

 Erie Railroad, and Capt. Dakin, of the line steamboat •'Ben 

 Loder,^' on Seneca Lake. 



The present number completes the first half of the cur- 

 rent volume. We are mure than gratified that our eftbrts to 

 furnish farmers with a paper at once cheap and valuable, 

 and particularly to make the present volume superior to any 

 of its predecessors, are appreciated in the most encouraging 

 and substantial manner. From every quarter our friends 

 are giving us the no unpleasant duty of udding new names 

 to our already extended list. The Farmer has now a cir- 

 culation larger than ever before, and it is still rapidly in- 

 creasing. We would say, in answer to many inquiries, that 

 that we can supply hack numbers from January. 



Patent Office, Report— Part II. — The Report from the 

 Patent Office, which is now in the hands of the printers, is 

 divided into two parts. The first relates to Patents and 

 Mechanical arts, and the second exclusively to Agriculture. 

 Congress has ordered 130,000 copies of the latter printed and 

 bound. It is expected to make a volume of some 600 pages. 

 We give an extract from the document, in this number of the 

 Fartner, and will copy from the Washington Republic " Sug- 

 gestions for the Improvement of Agriculture," in our next. 



L. a. Mjrris, of Mt. Fordham, N. Y., sailed for Europe in 

 April last, for the purpose of examining the best herds in 

 Europe, and purchasing such animals as he may consider a 

 valuable acquisition to his present stock. lie will attend 

 the sale of Bates' herd, and return in September. His 

 Second Annual Sale will be in October, particulars of which 

 will be given through the Farmer. The Bates' sale was 

 announced for the 9th of May. 



Bee Moth. — A new method of preventing the ravages 

 of the Bee Moth is given in the advertisement of Mr. 

 Whai.en, in this number. Mr. W. is the President of the 

 Saratoga County Agricultural Society, and not a man hkely 

 to attempt to "humbug" the public. 



Clinton County, (N. Y.) Agricdltdbal Society.— 

 We should have acknowledged last month the receipt of the 

 premium list of this Society for the current year, and also 

 an able address to the " farmers and friends of agriculture." 

 We should judge from the liberal premiums, the ability of 

 the addi-ess, and thenumberof our subscribers in the county 

 this year, that the Clinton County Agricultural Society is 

 one of the most efficient in the State. "The officers ore Elias 

 A. Hurlburt, President; Peter Keese, Samuel H. Moore, S. 

 V. R. Havens, Anderson Keese, J. S. Stetson, Z. C. Piatt, 

 Roswell H. Barber, John W. Bailey, A. J. Moses, John 

 Dunning, Vice Presidents ; Willetts Keese, Secretary ; J. 

 Battey, 'Treasurer. 



Monroe Co. Agricultural Society. — A meeting of this 

 Society for the adoption of Premiums to be awarded at the 

 next Fair, the apjiointment of Judges. &c., was held at the 

 office of the Farmer on the 7th May. We should have given 

 Some portions of the premiums ofi'ered, as requested, but 

 found it impossible to obtain a copy from the Secretary. 



The American Bird Fancier, by D. J. Browne, author 

 of the " Poultry Yard," is a neat Uttle work for the lovers 

 of the feathered songsters, containing directions for rearing, 

 feeding, and the general management of Flouse and Cage 

 Birds. Published by C. M. Saxton, N. V. 



Reapers. — We call attention to the advertisement of 

 •' McCormick's Virginia Reaper," in another column. Our 

 correspondents at the west speak favorably of the operation 

 of this Reaper. On the same page ijill be found the adver- 

 tisement of Rapalje &. Brigcs, agents for Hussey's Reaper. 



The Farmers' Guide to Scientific and Practical 

 .4griculture, by Henry Stephens, Scotland, adapted to 

 this country, by Professor Norton. It is issued in numbers 

 of 64 pages, handsomely emhelh.shed, at 25 cents each. 

 Leonard Scott, & Co., publishers, N. Y. 



Spanish Merino Sheep. — We refer our readers to the 

 advertisemont of John J. McAllister, of Gaines, N. Y. 

 Mr. M. has some fine Spanish Merino Sheep, well worthy 

 the attention of wool growers. 



Princess Tribe of Short Horns.— For an advertise- 

 ment of the produce of a young bull of this superior tribe 

 of shorthorn cattle, see advertising pages. 



No Himibag. 



THE uudi^rsigned, after 20 years' experience and much re- 

 search, has discovered a cheap chemical compound. ea.«ily 

 applied, which completely prevents the ravages of the bee-moth, 

 and which can be adapted to each and every kind of hive, wheth- 

 er potent or otherwise. This discovery he will impart to any indi- 

 vidual on the receipt of one dollar. It being understood the pur- 

 chaser .shall hold himself honorably pledged not to impart the in- 

 forniation to others. The whole contained in a circular, to which 

 is added several valuable .suggestions in the construction of hives 

 andmanagementof bees, worth more than any patent hive in cxjs- 

 tcncs. Address, post paid, SETH WHAI.EN. 

 June. 1860. [6-W] Ballston Spa. N.Y. 



SpleiuUil Allclilgan Fann for Sale, 



CONTAINING 150 acres of arable land, two miles from Ann 

 Arbor, on the main road leading to Detroit. 100 acres are in 

 a high state of cultivation, for a new country ; the balance is 

 wood laud ; all fenced in. The white clover aud other grass .af- 

 fords pasture for 1.50 sheep from shearing time until after harvest. 

 .\bnut one-third of the cultivated land is sandy loam, the balance 

 chay loam. The meadows produce heavy burdens ot herds grass. 

 The pasture tields, in addition to clover and timothy, are covered 

 with a spontaneous growth of white clover. The house, an old 

 one, stands back from the road about eight rods, partly surrounded 

 with a grove of locust and sugar maple trees ; the balance of the 

 door-yard, one-quarter of an acre, contains fruit trees and shrub- 

 bery of dilTercnt kinds. There is also a small orchard near by. of 

 bearing appio trees. The out-buildings are good. The best of 

 water, and plenty of it. Ann Arbor affords a good market for 

 every thing the ftirmer has to sell, with flouring and saw-mills, 

 female and male seminaries, and eight churches. The college 

 and part of the village is open to view from tliis farm. 1 have re- 

 sided on this farm 19 years. It is as productive and as desirable a 

 location as is to be found in Michigan— only to be seen to be ad- 

 mired. The location is pleasant, and a heilthy aud good neigh- 

 borhood. As I wish to decline farming, I would dispose of this 

 property at the low price of $4,500 ; possession given in spring of 

 1861. Title indisputable. For further particulars, inquire of the 

 undersigned. WiM. .\NDE11S0N 



Ann Arbor, Mich., June 1, 1850. [0-lt] 



