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THE GENESEE FARMER 



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Addition to Clubs.— Those who have formed clubs of eight or 

 more, can make alditions at the lowest club terms, (three shillings.) 

 Those who haye forwarded five can enlarge their clubs to eight. 

 by forwarding one dollar. Some of our friends send on the price 

 of single subscription, when making additions to their clubs. — 

 This we do not ask. We can supply the January number, and 

 any back numbers, as the Farmer is stereotyped. We can fur- 

 nish numbers of last year to any who may have lost them, and 

 wish to get the volume bound We have also on hand bound vol- 

 umes from 1845 . At this time the Farmer was changed from a 

 quarto to its present form, and the volumes are uniform, and can 

 be had at 50 cents each, bound in paper, or 63 cents bound in 

 boards. We do not require that all the papers in any club should 

 be sent to one office, as some suppose. Our friends must consult 

 their convenience in this matter. 



You ATT ON THE HoKSE.— We have received from the publishers, 

 Dfrbv& Miller, of Auburn, a new edition of Youatt on the Struc- 

 ture and Diseases of the Horse, with an account of the breeds in 

 the United States, by H. S. Randall. This is a fine edition of 

 Youatt's celebrated work. 



A TREATISE ON HOT HOUSES. By Robt. B. Leuchahs, 

 Garden Architect, Boston. John P. Jewett & Co, Boston, 1851. 

 AVe have only space in the present number, having been absent 

 while I he greater part was made up, to announce the appearance 

 of this work. It treats of the construction, heating and ventila- 

 tion of Hot-houses, Green-houses, Conservatories, Graperies, &c., 

 illustrated with numerous engravings. From the character of 

 Mr. Lfuchars, as an experienced, practical man, in his profession, 

 we have no doubt that it will prove a very valuable and timely 

 addition to our garden literature. We shall exami ne it and say 

 more of its contents hereafter. Copies can bo supplied at this 

 office. Price ?il,00. 



Mr. Leuchaes offers his services to the public, in this and kin- 

 dred departments of horticulture, and we hope he will receive 

 ample patronage. — b. 



Winter Exhibition of Fruits. — The Horticultural Society of 

 the Valley of the Genesee, gave an exhibitionof Fruit on the 11th 

 of January. It was the finest winter exhibition we have seen in 

 a long time. The apples and grapes were fine and abundant. 

 Our friends must pay more attention to the cultivation of Winter 

 Pears. 



Bollard's Panorama of New York Citt. — We accepted an in- 

 vitation from the proprietor, and visited this exhibition a few days 

 since. If any of our readers should have an opportunity, they will 

 be well paid for their attendance, and learn something of the great 

 metropolis, without the sacrifice of money and comfort with 

 which that knowledge is generally acquired. 



A New Churk, — We have been requested to examine a new 

 Churn, the invention of R. W. & D. Davis, of Rogersville. We 

 have not yet found time to examine it carefuUy, or test its merits. 

 It may be seen at the Agricultural Warehouse of Rapaue &. 

 Briggs. Rochester. 



Apple Scions —Those who intend to improve their orchards, are 

 referred to the advertisement of Mr. Watts. Mr. W. has long 

 taken an interest in the cultivation of choice varieties of fruit, 

 and our friends may de\)end on getting whatever they order, gen- 

 uine. 



M. B. Batehim, of the Ohio Cultivator, says he has been pre- 

 sented with a bottle of real temperance wine made in Ohio, " ex- 

 pressly designed for ladies and e'ergymen." As the editor belongs 

 to neither of these classes, we presume he will not be so presump- 

 tious as to taste the •^expressly" forbidden beverage. 



GoDEv's Ladies' Book. — Among the most beautiful publica- 

 tions of the country are the Ladies^ Books. Godey's for January 

 and February are worth the cost as specimens of art Some of the 

 model cottages, however, are rather poor models. 



Communications.— We have still on hand, and even in type, 

 many articles furnished by our correspondents, which we shall 

 make room for as fast as possible. The fact that articles do not 

 appear for a month or two after their receipt, is no evidence that 

 they arc rejected. 



C. Kellv & Co., nurserymen, of Hamilton, C. W., will act as 

 agents for the Genesee Farmer, and forward orders from that 

 vicinity. 



Morgan Stock.— We are informed by a cori-espondent, now on 

 a tour through the southern tier of counties, and who is a con- 

 noisseur in iuch matters, that Wm. J. Dorr, of Scottsville, has a 

 couple of beautiful horse colts of this breed, sired by that excel- 

 lent representative and descendant of the late ■Gifford .Morgan," 

 •'General Gifford." They are from a dam very much resem- 

 bling, in fire, energy and general appearance, the Morgan race. 

 These colts are blood bays, ;olored alike to a shade, with heavy 

 black manes, tails, and legs, of fair size, with all the muscle and 

 symmetry for which the sire is celebrated. 



Long and Rotten Manures. — Were we not guided by 

 experience, perhaps we should be led to imagiae there would 

 not only beasavingof theammoniacal salts, phosphates, &c., 

 by applying manure fresh to the soil, but that all soils would 

 be equally benefitted by being thus treated. Not so. The 

 chemical action of the manure will be equally efficacious on 

 light and heavy soils, but this is more than counteracted by 

 the injurious mechanical action. Whilst unfermented dung 

 will prove most beneficial to our clays, half rotten dung will 

 be most efficacious to soils of a medium texture, and rotten 

 dung to our light ones. Decomposed farm-yard manure is no 

 better adapted for every soil than one man is adapted for every 

 profession. — Ag. Gaz. 



To Officers and Soldiers of tlie Revolution, tUeir 

 Wldows and Heirs. 



FOUND, about the 1st of January, 1851, a large qu.antity of the 

 old original records of the services of sever.%1 thousand Offi- 

 cers, (in the Commissary and Quarter-Master's Department.) 

 Surgeons, ^Irtificcrs, IVagon Conductors, Wagoners, Teamsters, 

 Carpfnters, Blacksmiths. Boat Builders, Faliguemen, ^-c, ^-c in 

 the war of the Revolution. These records hive been preserved 

 by descendants of Officers, and are admitted as authentic in estab- 

 li.shing claims against the Government. Officers, soldiers, their 

 widows, or heirs, who have omitted to assert their claims, or failed 

 to obtain their just dues, when application has been made, for 

 want of evidence or assistance in prosecuting their claims, are in- 

 formed that the sxibscriber having be in engaged for nearly ten 

 years past in prosecuting claims for Pen.sioDS, Bounty Lands. &c., 

 collecting documents and statistics relating to the Revolu ion. he 

 is prepared to aid, promptly and vigorously, all persons who re- 

 quire the assi tance of an agent or attorney in prosecuting claims 

 before Congress, or any of the departments at Washington. 



Persons, or the widows of such as served in the capacity of either 

 class above named, who have been ppnsiontd, will find it to their 

 interest to send a statement of facts to the subscriber, as but few 

 of those received what was justly their due. 



Letters of inquiry or application should be addressed to the 

 subscriber, post-paid, at Washington City, D. C. 



February, 1851. WILLIS G. WADE. 



KETCHUM'S PATENT MOWING MACHINE. 



THE subscribers having purchased the entire interest of the in- 

 ventor, Mr. Wm. F. Ketchum, and also the interest formerly 

 owned by S. W. Hawes. are now manufacturing the above Machine 

 in the city of Buffalo. The Machine has been greatly improved, 

 and is fully capable of performing all we recommend it to do. 



The price of the Machine is $100.00 with one sett of knives, and 

 $110,00 with two sett of knives.— Cash in Buffalo. 



Any information wanted, or orders left with Mr. George Shef- 

 FER, Scottsville, Monroe Co., or Mr. Morgan Butler, New Hart- 

 ford, Oneida Co., will meet with prompt attention 



February, 1851. G. W. ALLEN St CO. 



To Nursery Gardeners. 



A GENTLEMAN wishing to establish a Nursery Garden, desires 

 to enter into arrangemf nts, for that purpose, with a person 

 who understands the business. 8 to 12 acres, or such other quan- 

 tity as may be required, of excellent land will be furnished, with 

 a comfortable dwelling house, and the use of a Green House, 

 rnnt free, till the business could yield a return. Situation— Two 

 miles from Kingston, Canada, on the high road. A very moderate 

 capital would suffice. 



Apply (if by letter, post paid,) to Messrs. ELLWANGER & 

 BARRy, Rochester, N. Y., or to J. H. W., Kingston, Canada. 



February, 1851. 



Miner's Bee Hive. 



THIS beautiful and highly valuable practical Hive, is unsur- 

 passed by any other in the United States. The Rights are 

 in pamphlet form, with full engravings, and ample directions to 

 make it Price !(.'2 only ; sent by mail to any section of the coun- 

 try. This is positively the only Hive of real merit to be had. 



Also, the .-AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER'S MANUAL, 350 pp., 

 35 fine cngr.avings ; the most popular work ever published on the 

 culture of bees. Price $1 ; sent by mail also. Address to this 

 office, post-paid. 



Gen. Farmer Office, Rochester, June, 1850. l6-tf] 



