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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



May 



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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



The Progress of Agricultural Knowledge during the last eight 



years J^^ 



Tobacco Culture 1"° 



How to make Vinegar 10° 



Condensed Correspondence on varions subjects. 109, 110 



Inquiries and Answers IJ^ 



Analysis of Marl and its value as a Manure 113 



Premium List of >f. V. State Ag. Society, for 1851, 114 



A new W'orlc on Cattle, ^1*5 



Poultry '^'^1 



L*Dirs' Dkpartmvn-t.— The Flower Gnrden 121 



Voi 1 Hs" Dkpautment.— A walk through the Garden in May, 122 

 KuiTOKs' Tablk— Notices. &c.. 123 



HORTICULTURAL DKPARTMKNT. 



Gossip about Winter, Spring. Sec H8 



.The Klower Garden, or Breck's Book of Flowers 119 



The White BellOower Apple; Pearg; &c., 119 



Monmouth Pippin; Specimen Pear Trees 120 



A Seedless Apple; Answers to Correspendents, 120 



ILLUSTrv.\TIONS. 



New Leicester Long-horn Bull 116 



Rev. U. Berry's Short-hoin Cow, 116 



White Shaugliae Fowls, 117 



Poultry Fountains 117 



White Bellflower Apple, 119 



Mumuouth Pippin, 120 



Th • Fuchsia 121 



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