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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Nov. 



thrpp-tcnths of the whole are water, or matter insoluble in 

 nciii, or nolliing more than water and sand, fllore than 

 another thrce-tentlis is orpanie matter ; this contains scarcely 

 a trace of ammonia or nitrogen in any form, being worth no 

 more than common muck from a swamp. Thus we have 

 six-tenths of the f;iiano made up of a mixture that as a gift 

 would not be worth carting for many of your fme soils. — 

 Nearly another three-tenths is Carbonate of Lime, a valua- 

 ble article it is true, but one wliich can be bought far more 

 cheaply by the barrel, bushel, or ton, than as a gnano. The 

 remaining tenth contains a small quantity of phosphates, but 

 not enough to make the mixture of much value. 



I do not know who are the parties engaged in this manu- 

 facture, but they certainly should be widely exposed, for it 

 is one of the most outrageous impositions 1 have ever known. 

 Farmers sliould avoid everything of this nature unless it is 

 cerlilied to be equal to a copy of analysis shown. This stuft' 

 is not worth transporting any distance for your land. 



I am yirs. yours truly, John P. Norton. 



It certainly would give us no pleasure to convict a person 

 of systematically and designedly defrauding the public, and 

 we shall he happy if it can be shown in any way that it is 

 not so in this case. The article presented to us is just what 

 we have described it to be, and Messrs. Bennktt and Kirk- 

 ham are practical farmers, who, we believe, have no more 

 interest, either in the character of Prepared Guano, or the 

 Imported, than every other farmer. We have ordered a 

 friend in New York to purchase a barrel, and if on trial it 

 proves to be as valuable as represented by the manufacturer, 

 it will give us pleasure to make the facts known, and if it 

 proves as worthless as the specimen we have had under ex- 

 amination, no coarse, ungentlemanly bullying, will drive us 

 from our duty to the public. It is edsy to prepare an arl«cle 

 for analysis, and thus get certificates of scientific men as to 

 its value. The question is, what is the article that far- 

 mers buj- ? 



After the above was in type we received the following in 

 tcresting communication : 



40 Pi.CK Slip, New Vork, ) 

 13lh Octyber, 1351. S 



GENTi.r.MEN — Unless you contradict, in the most positive 

 terms, everything you have stated, with the obvious inten- 

 tion of injuring me, in your false and inveteratcly scandal- 

 ous libel, published in the September number ot the Gene- 

 see Farmer, I shall immediately commence proceedings 

 against you and the Printer and the Publishers in this city. 

 My instructions to this etiect are already in tlie hands of my 

 counsel, who will wait only until your November number is 

 issued. Yours respectfully, 



Chaules a. Kentish. 



To the Editors of the Genesee Farmer. 



We have nothing further to say, as we have made n fair 

 statement of the whole matter, which became necessary to 

 defend ourselves from the base charges made in Mr. C. A. 

 Kentish's first letter, and which we felt under some obliga- 

 tion to publish, as requested. Those who read this article 

 will n')t be at loss to decide who is the libeller. We think 

 Mr. K. is taking the wrong course to establish the value of 

 his Prepared Gua/io, and his own reputation for fairness. 



Lost Letters. — Every year we lose large sums of money, 

 and oiir friends sulVer much annoyance because they are not 

 careful enough in directing their letters. Within the past 

 rnonlh we have had six letters returned from the Dead Let- 

 ter olTice, CHntaining money — one directed so that the V. in 

 New Vork looked very like an II, and in consequence it 

 traveled to Rochester, New ILimpshire, and from there to 

 the Dead Letter office, causing annoyance at least to our 

 subscribers, and, perhaps, some misgivings as to our prompt- 

 ness in answering their calls. We have now a letter from 

 Troy, without County or !?tate, or any sign by which wo 

 can tell its hailing point. We have sent to Troy in two dif- 

 ferent .States, but the packages have returned. M'e might 

 mention other letters in the same condition. Although we 

 lose letters containing money every year, we have never re- 

 ceived one from the Dead Letter office until lately. This 

 lends us to think well of its present management. / 



Among the various classes of live stock for which premi- 

 ums were nnnoiimed at our State Fair, it gives us pleasure 

 to notice those set apart for Foreign Stock. Under this head 

 our Canadian neighbors have taken a respectalilc position, 

 and we rejoice to see the si)irit of improvement which they 

 display. Mr. Wade, of Port Hope, Hon. Mr. Ferguson, of 

 Woodhull, Mr. Miller, of Markham, the variojs breeders 

 and owners of many splendid horses, &c., may bo noticed as 

 good illustrations of what our neighbors are doing. We un- 

 derstand that Mr. Ferguson sold his four year old bull, 

 " Ilalion," three cows, and two bull calves, at prices which 

 that gentleman cqpsiders higlily satisfactory, 



Webster's Dictionarv — Unahridged. — We refer our rea- 

 ders to the advertisement, in another page, of G. <fe C. 3Ier- 

 RiAM, Springfield, Mass., the publishers of Webster's Dic- 

 tionary, the unabridged edition. While the ojunion of 

 Washington Irving, Lord Brougham, Thomas Dick, Geo. 

 Bancroft, and others, of equal celebrity, stand recorded 

 in its favor, it would be superfluous to add our own. Indeed, 

 so many good things have been said of the work both in 

 Europe and America, that nothing is left for us to say, ex- 

 cept to endorse the opinion of others. 



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Premiums awarded at the New York State Fair. — 

 We should have given the premiums awarded at the late 

 State Fair, in this number, if we could have procured a cor- 

 rect report. The report published in the papers contain 

 many inaccuracies, and we have waited in vain for a correct 

 copy from the Secretary. The Chairman of the Committee 

 on JMerino Sheep, J. L. Eastman, of Lodi, informs us that 

 the first premium on Merino Backs was awarded to Reed 

 BuRRiTT, of Tompkins county, and not as stated in our last. 



The Manufacture of Raisins.— In a future number we 

 shall give the process of making raisins, as practiced in the 

 best establishments on the continent of Europe. The request 

 of our correspondent for information was received just as we 

 were going to press, and consequently too late for this month. 



Premiums. — Those entitled to premiums for subscribers ob- 

 tained the present year, who have not received them, will 

 please notify us, as we have forwarded all not previously 

 sent, with this number. We may have committed some er- 

 rors, and if so W'ish to correct at once. 



A GOOD Cow. — Luther Hovey, of Henrietta, has q cow- 

 that calved the 17th of February. The calf was sold the 

 loth of March for §4.G3, and 28^ lbs. of butter was made in 

 the time, which sold for 14 cents, making $3,6:2 from this 

 cow in one month. 



Lost Numders of the Farmer.— We can supply any 

 numbers of the Farmer to those who may have lost or failed 

 to receive them. This we will do without charge, as we 

 are anxious our readers should preserve the entire volume. 



We shall hereafter mail our paper so as to reach every 

 subscriber by the first of the month, our extra pres.s iiaving 

 arrived. We now mail as rapidly as our paper is worked off 

 by two steam presses — over (J, 000 a day. 



Transactions for 18J0. — We are iadebted to H. P. .Tohn- 

 SON, Secretary, for the Transactions of the State Agricultural 

 Society for 1851) just received. We have not time to notice 

 it particularly this month. 



Melodeons. — We refer the ladies to an advertisement of 

 these instruments. To our fancy, they are the best instru- 

 ment for the parlor, and not dear enough to frighten fathers 

 or husbands. 



Advertisements, to secure insertion in the Farmer, musj 

 be received as early as the lOih of the previous month, and 

 be of such a character as to be of interest to farmers. M'e 

 publish no other. Terms — $2.00 for every hundred words, 

 each insertion, paid in advance. 



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