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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Oct. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



American Agricultural Statistics in Great Britain 225 



Thoughts on the present System of American Agriculture,. . 227 



Large Fleeces ; ■Wool in Orieans county, 228 



Bees— No 4; On Bees-Query 229 



New York State Agricultural Fair for 1850, 230 



Premiums awarded at State Fair, 232 



The Cow again; Wintering Stock, 234 



Sheafe's Sale of Improved Stock, 235 



Durham Cattle. &c 235 



New Railroad Horse-Power, '. 237 



Remedy for Split Hoof. ; 237 



The Farmer's Guide— Stephens' Book of the Farm, 238 



S. W.'e Notes for the Month, 238 



Peat Charcoal Manure, 239 



Fattening Stock, 239 



Editors' Tablx— Circular from Patent Office, 5ic., 245 



. DEPARTMEKT. 



Remarks on Farm Houses, 240 



The Cobea Scandens. or Climbing Cobea 241 



Summer Pears; Rhubarh, GooseberrieSj &c., 241 



Peaches; Transplanting, 242 



Answers to Correspondents; Horticultural Show at State Frir 242 



The Season. &c-, in the Erie District of Pennsylvania, 243 



Carrying Fruits to Market, 243 



English and American Landscapes, 243 



The Rough and Ready Apple, 244 



A new Pear, 244 



The Luscombe's Nonsuch Plum, 244 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



View of Fair Ground, 231 



Third Duke of Cambridge, 236 



Railroad Horse-Power and Feed Mill, 237 



The Climbing Cobea 241 



Rough and Ready Apple 244 



Luscombe's Nonsuch Plum, 244 



Rochester \Vholesale Prices Current. 



Flour, bbl $4.75 a 4 88 



Pork, (mtfss.) $11.00 



Beef, cwt $4 00 



Do. bbl. (mess.) $7 a 8 



Lard, {tried. J 7 cts 



Do. (leaf^ 7 cts 



Hams, (smoked.) 7 cts 



Shoulders, do 4K a 5 cts 



Potatoes, bush 31 cts 



Com Meal, 50 cts 



\\Tieat, hush., $1.00 



Com 56ctB 



Rye, 53 cts 



Oats, 34 cts 



Barley, 58 cts 



Slaughter, 3K cts 



Calf. 10 cts 



Sheep pelts, 25 « 43 



Clover, bush $4.25 a 5.25 



Timothy, $1.50 a 2.25 



Butter, lb 12)^ a 14 cts 



Cheese, lb. 5 n 7?i cts 



Salt, bbl 92 cts 



Eggs, doz 9 cts 



Beans, bu.«h $1.25 



Hay. ton $10 a 11 



Hard Wood, $3 a 4 



Rochester, Sept. 20, 1850. 



O. B. SCOTT, 



Local and Travellmg Newspaper and Periodical Agmt. 



PIERREPOT >tAKOR, JEFF. CO., N. T. 



(^ Mr. Scott will take subscriptions for the Genesee Farmer. 



For Sale. 



ABOUT 60 or 70 loads of leached ashes, containing 15 per cent, 

 lime, desirable for sandy soil, or as top dressing for grass 

 lands, fruit orchards, &c. S. MOULSON, 



September. 18(1. 36 Front street, Roche ster. 



BufiUlo Nnrsery and Hortlcultnral Garden. 



THE Proprietor of th is old established Nursery, would call the 

 attention of Fruit Growers. Nureerymen, and others, to the 

 very large assortment of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, F'lowcring 

 Shrubs. Sec , now offered for sale. The Fruit Trees are vigorous 

 and healthy, nearly all of which have been propagated from bear- 

 ing trees growing in his own grounds. 



Apple Trees— a very large stock of the most choice sorts, by the 

 thousand, at very reduced prices. Pyramidal Dwarf Pear Trees 

 —a fine assortment uf beatiful Trees. The stock of Cherry Trees 

 are also very fine, comprising the most select and noted varie- 

 ties Also, a good assortment of the Peach. Pear, Plum, Apricot, 

 Quince, and all the smaller fruits. 



The assortment of Ornamental Trees, Flowering Shrubs. Pec, 

 comprises almost every desirable article. The stock of Evergreen 

 Trees is truly fine. Annual importations are made from Europe 

 of new and rare varieties ot Fruit, Roses, tkc. Apple. Cherry, 

 Quince and Plum stocks by the quantity ; and Nur^t-rymen sup- 

 plied with trees of largo or small size at low prices. 



Orders by mail, or otherwise, and all letters of inquiry, will re- 

 ceive the most prompt attention. Every article carefully labelled, 

 securely packed, and forwarded with the least po-^pible delay. 



Descviptivo Catalogues (a pamphlet of 60 pages) sent gratis to 

 all who applv, postage paid. B. HODGE. 



Buffalo, N". Y., Sept. 1, 1850. f9-lt'] 



Ross's Improved Fitzgerald Portable Mill. 



New Haven. Conn.. Sept. 6. 1S.30. 



Mr. Charles Ross— Sir : In reply to your letter on the subject of 

 your Mill, I have to say. that I have, under the direction of the 

 Commi-ssary General of the U. S. Army. Gen. Gibson, purchased 

 several of them, with horse power, bolters, &c., complete, forward- 

 ing them to Mexico, California. Oregon and Texas, for use in con- 

 nection with the army. 



The Mill is found to answer every purpose required of a grind- 

 ing mill, is easily kept in ordtr, grinds rapidly, and of such degree 

 of fineness or coarseness as may be desired. It can be adjusted 

 readily to any kind of horse power, is portable, of =mall compass, 

 of light weight and not expensive. 1 regard the Mill as eminently 

 well adapted to army and navy, as well as to frontier use. as also 

 well calculated to enable the grower of grain to make his own tloiir. 

 For the grinding of spice, coffee, &c., &c.. on a large manufactur- 

 ing scale, it answers a good purpose. 



T had nne of your Mills put up at General Taylor's Head Quar 

 ters at Monterey, in Mexico. It worked well. I found it to be 

 perfect in all its parts and features. 



Very respectfully, your ob't servant. A.B, F.&ton. 



Bvt. Major U. S. Army, and Com. of Subsisteoee. 



These Mills are manufactured and for sale by the subscriber, at 

 Curtis' Building, Main st., Rochester, N. Y. 



CHARLES ROSS. 



(Ma 



October, 1850, 



& Co.,Watcr st., agents for New York city. 



NOTICE. 



WHEREAS Messrs. Wheeler. Melick &. Co., having recently 

 removed to this city and leased of the subscriber a portion of 

 his Manufactory for the purpose of manufacturing Horse Powers 

 and Thieshers, and have for several months past pursued a course 

 of advertising which has had the effect, to a great extent, to mis- 

 lead the public, by representing themselves as the proprietors of 

 the ^.^tbany Jlgricutlural Works and as manufacturers and dealers 

 generally of Agricxiltural Implements, (which are not th'. facts.) to 

 my great injury, as the ideas conveyed are, that our interests arc 

 either one and the same, or that they have succeeded me in the 

 said establishment and business : Therefore, this notice is to ia- 

 form our patrons and the public generally, that our interests are 

 Hnd ever have been distinct and separate; and further, that on the 

 copies of their advertisements being handed to the grand jury of 

 this County, they were indicted therefor, since which timp injunc- 

 tions have been granted, restraining them from the fui*theruse of 

 the n.ame and other representations conveying the idea that they 

 have any interest whatever in the said name or establishment. 

 October, 1850. HORACE L. EMERY. 



Secfillngs, &c., for sale at the Gen«va Nursery. 



Two year old Pear seedlings $il2perl000 



Cherry and Plum seedlings 7 *' 



Quince, budded this season with the choice varieties 



of Pear 35 " 



Cherry, budded this season with the most popular 



varieties. 2-5 *• 



Buckthorn, Mountain Ash. and Hort^o Chesnut seedlings, from 

 one to three years old, at low prices. 



The above seedlings are of uncommon excellence. 



Also, evcrv variety of fruit and ornamental trec.« for sale ot the 

 Geneva Nursery. W. G. VKR PLANCK. 



October, 1850. flO-2t''J 



First in Beauty and Value — Cheapest and Most Popular. 

 THE GENESEE FAR.^IER, 



A MONTHI.V .TOl'KNAI. UF 



AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE, 



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Farm Buildings, Domestic Animals, Implements, Fruits, &c. 

 VOLUME XL FOR 1850. 



DANIEL LEE fo JAMES VICK, Jr., Editors. 



p. BARRY, Conductor of Horticultural Department 



Fifty Cents a Year, In Advnitcc. 



Five Copies for $2 ; Eiglit Copies for $3. nml any larger 

 number lit t!ie same rixlc. 



[HT* All siihseriptions to commence witli the yeor. and 

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 respectfully Bolicited to obtain and forward subscriptions. 



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December, 1849. Rcchpeter. New York 



