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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



June 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



I 



Under-nraining and Limeiag 129 



The Kconomical use of Peat, 130 



Paring ami Hurning 131 



S. W.'s Notes for the Month 131 



Tobacco Culture 133 



Produce of Seventeen Acres, 135 



Plan of Barn .• • 13-; 



An Octagon House, 13*5 



Plan of a Cheap and Commodious Farm-llonse, 136 



Threshing Outs 137. 



A few Thoughts for Farmers, 137 



Poultry Facts; Clover Mill,.' 138 



Value of Swamp Muck as a Manure, 138 



Observations on the effects of Gypsum, 139 



Virginia Lancia ; Plaster, 139 



French and Spanish Merino Sheep, 139 



Short-Horn Heifer, Princess II, I'lO 



-Method of Growing Melons 140 



A Cheap Stump Machine lil 



Potatoes '. 141 



Ladies' Department .—The Flower Garden. 145 



Garden Implements for Ladies, 146 



Editors' Table— Notices. &c., 146 



HORTICULTURAL DKPARTMKNT. 



The Beauties of the Forest, and Forest Trees, &c., 142 



Hardy Trees; the Fruit Crop, 143 



Report of the Pomological Congress, 143 



Mulching; The Fruit Garden 143 



The Season; Answers to Correspondents, 144 



Light Self-Sustaining Fruit Ladders, 144 



Foreign Names of Fruits and Flowers, 144 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Plan of Bam, 135 



An Octagon House, 136 



Plan of a Farm-House, 136 



Short-Horn Heifer, Princess II, 140 



Fruit Ladder 144 



Califmnian Zauchsneria 145 



Garden Implements for Ladies, 146 



Kell'a Pi-emlnm Horse Power and Tlueslilng 

 J>IacI)Ine. 



ry^HE New York State Agricultural Society, at the last Fair, 

 X aw arded to the Horse Powers manufactured by the subscri- 

 ber at the city of Hudson, the 



FIRST PREMIUM, 

 they having been presented for competition by Messrs. Emery & 

 Co.. of Albany, who, within nine months past, have sold over 125 

 of these Powers. 



The attention of Farmers throughout the country is therefore 

 solicited to the Railway Horse Powers and Overshot Threshing 

 Machines with the Vibrating Separators, as now manufactured by 

 the subscriber. PHILIP H. KELLS, who is the first and original 

 inventor of the present improved mode of constructing these 

 Powers, and who has been constantly engaged in the manufacture 

 and sale of Horse Powers. Threshing Machines, &c., for the last 

 ten years. On this account with his facilities for carrying on the 

 busine.=s arid his knowledge of the wants of the Farmers of this 

 country, he is satisfied he does and can execute this kind of work 

 in a manner not to be excelled by any manufacturer in this 

 country. 



For the drt.3il8 of my mode of constructing the Railway Horse 

 Powers, reference may be had to the advertisements and Illustra- 

 tions published by Messrs. Emery & Co., of Albany, in the Culti- 

 vator since June 1850, at which time I commenced manufacturing 

 for them. 



All persons wi.ihing to purchase Horse Powers or Threshing Ma- 

 chines of the latest and most approved oonstruction are requested 

 to call on. or forward their orders to the subscriber at his manu- 

 factory, on State street, Hudson, or at Griffith's Long Wharf. 

 Buffalo, N. y. 



PRICE OF MACMiriF.S. 



For Two Horse Machines, $145 00 



For One " " liO 00 



Machines will be shipped to ar y part of the United States or th^ 

 Canadas. (pj" and warranted to give satisfaction to the purcha- 

 ser, or thry may be returned wilhin 60 days. 

 June 1851. PHILIP H. KELLS. 



Nov Oxfordshire Bucks For Sale. 



THE subscriber has a number of yearling and two year old 

 Bucks whirli he will soil any time when called for, and has no 

 he3itr\tion in saying that lhi'< breed of Sheep are supericr to all 

 others, for large carcass, heavy fleece, early maturity, and consti- 

 tution. anJ defies competiton with all other bretds for profit. 

 This flock, which has been bred from some of the best ever impor- 

 ted, is so well known they need no further description than to say 

 that the sire clipped 18 lbs. of washed wool, and weiglK-d 361 lbs. 

 alive. Gentlemen are invited to call and see for thimselves, or 

 communicate by maU. Direct to CLAYTON B. REYBOLD, 

 {6-4t] Delaware City, Delaware. 



For Sale. 



A FARM in the easterly part of Walworth Co., Wis., on the 

 plank road leading from Racine to Janesville. Said farm is 

 well located in a he.althy, pleasant and thriving part of the State, 

 and is well calculated for a large farm, or it can be conveniently 

 divided into three or more small ones, and each be well supplied 

 with wood and water. The general surface has an inclination 

 South and East. 



In the center, where the buildings are now located, there are 

 four or five humlred fruit trees, of the various kinds. Some have 

 commenced bearing, .so that the occupant now enjoys a comfort- 

 able supply of delicious fruits. There are about 200 acres under 

 the flow. 



In fact, so far as good roads to important places— Mills. School 

 Houses, nurseries, &c. — are concerned, this place is as well located 

 as we could desire. But as no one will purchase upon the 

 strength of this notice without first viewing the place, it will only 

 be necessary for one to call and satisfy himself, when a trade can be 

 made on accomodating terms. 



Any information can be obtained in reference to the same, by 

 addressing A. G. COLE, at Burlington, Racine Co., Wisconsin. 



June 1851. (6-2t-8») 



"SP EED THE PLOW ." 



Genesee Seed Store and A^Icultural AVarehouse. 



THE Subscriber's beg leave most earnestly 

 to call the attention of the farming commu- 

 nity to the fact that they have just received 

 a supply of the popular and modem im- 

 * proved implements used in AgriculturaPand 

 Horticultural pursuits. 



They would particularly invite all interested, to the well estab- 

 lished Mass. Eagle Plows, in a series of 24 different sizes, manufac- 

 tured by Ruggles, Nourse & Mason. Also the latest and most ap- 

 proved kind of Seed Planter, invented by the same firm. 



We have also on hand the well known Curtis or Albion Plow, of 

 various sizes and extra manufacture. 

 Wheeler's Horse Power. Thresher and Saw Mill. 

 Hus>=ey's celebrated Graiu Reaper. 

 Peunoek's Wheat and Grain Drill. 



As also a complete a,ssortment of Field and Garden Seeds, both 

 domestic and imported. J. RAPALJE & CO , Irving Block, 



June 1851. 65 Buffalo st., Rochester. 



For Sale. 



GIFFORD MORGAN a very superior stallion colt, of a beauti- 

 ful dapple bay color, sired by Gen. Gifford, g. s. Gifford Mor- 

 gan. Age, three years on the twenty-sixth day of August next ; 

 measured on the 12th of March last, 14'^ hands ; and weighed 

 840 lbs. ; is growing rapidly, and in spirit, figure, and activity, 

 closely patterned after his sire, and promises to fully equal his 

 size. His dame, a Morgan built, unrivalled roadster, called the 

 Beckwith mare, it is believed can trot 100 miles with any living 

 mare of her age. See Genesee P'armer for March, page 64. 

 Scottsville, Monroe Co., N. V. j. DORR. 



Harrows. 



WE invite the attention of the farmers of Western New York 

 to our large and superior assortment of Harrows — the 

 best ever offered in this market. Among others we have Geddes' 

 Harrow, Scotch Harrow, Square Harrow, &c., &c., of various sizes, 

 and prices ranging from $10 to $12. 



Please call at the Genesee Seed Store and Ag. Warehouse, No. 

 65 Buffalo St., Rochester, and examine for yourselves. 

 June 1851. J. RAPALJE & CO. 



SubsoU Plows. 



WE are now receiving our spring supply of the various sizes of 

 this justly celebrated Plow, direct from the manufactur- 

 ers. Messrs. Ruggles, Mason & Co., of Boston. We sell the Plows 

 at the Boston pricts, without charge for transportation, at the 

 Genesee Seed Store and Agricultural Warehouse, 65 Buffalo st. 

 June 1851. J. RAPALJE St CO. 



SCRAPERS. — A superior article of Cast-iron Scrapers, and 

 other kinds, just received and for sale at the Agricultural 

 headquarters, 05 Buffalo st, J. RAPALJE & CO. 



THE GENESEE FARMER, 



VOLUME Xn, FOR 1851. • 



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December. 1850. Ilochettrr. New York 



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