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Our January Numbee, the first for the new 

 year, 1852, is now before yo\i, kind reader; and 

 it i8 a specimen of what we intend onr Journal 

 shall be each month ; differing in this wise only, 

 that we intend to make each number better than 

 its predecessor. "We invite all to show this num- 

 ber to their friends and neighbors, and we will 

 supply extra numbers to those who may desire 

 them, and replace any that may in this way be- 

 come damaged. 



Already we have received largely increased 

 clubs from many places, and our friends in all 

 sections of the country are doing even more, per- 

 haps, than we had a right to expect Without 

 such generous aid from the friends of Rural Pro- 

 gress, we could not furnish the Genesee Farmer 

 at such a low price ; with it, we intend to give 

 our readers at least one of the best agricultural 

 papers in the world, for the small sura of THraxy- 

 Seven and a Half Cents a year to clubs of eight 

 or more. 



We often receive letters inquiring on what 

 conditions we send to clubs — whether all are re- 

 quired to be sent to the same office, Ac. The 

 only rule we have, is to send our Journal to clubs 

 in such way and manner as will best suit the con- 

 venience of our subscribers. 



We are anxious that all should preserve the 

 numbers of the Farincr, to bo bound for future 

 reference. Those who have not convenient ac- 

 cess to a bindery can stitch them together in a 

 few minutes, so as to effectually preserve them. 

 We take particular pains in mailing the Farmer 

 so that every number should reach our subscri- 

 bers, but it would be strange if some among the 

 fiir hundred thousand papers we send every year 

 should not fail to reach their destination. To 

 those who may not have received all the num- 

 bers, or whose copies may have become damaged 

 or lost by lending to neighbors in the hope of 

 inducing them them to subscribe for themselves, 

 we shall take pleasure in 8ui)plying the numbers 

 necessary to complete the year, without charges. 

 We can at all tJraes supply back volumes and 

 missing numbers. 



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We arc indebted to numerous friends for pam- 

 phlets containing addrossep, dc, and other favors, 

 whicli wo shall notice next inontL 



Reaping and Mowing Machines. — A friend has 

 written us, asking us to state, for the benefit of 

 purchasers, which is the best Reaper and Mower 

 now offered for sale. If we really knew beyond 

 question which is the best, we should have no 

 hesitation in stating the fact for the benefit of 

 our readers. Justice to those who would depend 

 on our judgment, as well as to the manufactu- 

 rers, requires that there should be no doubt on 

 the point While witnessing the operation of 

 some nine or ten reaping machines at the trial at 

 Geneva, in the operation of several of which, 

 with the closest observation we could give, we 

 could see but little if any difference, we were 

 sensibly aware of the difficulty of the task under- 

 taken by the ccrmmittee. We have seen Hussey's 

 Reaper at work in the harvest field, not for trial, 

 but for ivork ; not under the direction of the in- 

 ventor, or a machinest, but a plain, practical 

 farmer, and its owner ; and as the grain fell be- 

 fore its onward motion, and the farmer related 

 the difficulties that attended former harvests, 

 and the ease and satisfaction with which it was 

 now done, we have been ready to exclaim, this 

 is a perfect reaper. Again we have seen the work 

 done apparently as well, and with as much case, 

 by McCormicVs, and Seymour <k Mon/an's ; and 

 we have always found that the farmer that used 

 either pronounced it the best machine. With 

 these facts in view, we have always regretted 

 that the manufacturers of different Reapers 

 should say so many bad things of each other's 

 machinea 



We have seen excellent mowing done with 

 Ketchum's Mower. We once recommended a 

 farmer in this county, who usually cuts about 

 thirty acres of hay, to get one ; who, after a 

 season's trial, informed us he cut all his own hay 

 without help, and no ordinary sum would tempt 

 him to do without one. 



By reference to an advertisement in this num- 

 ber, it will be seen that II. I.. Emeuy «t Co., of 

 Albany, are about to add another to the list of 

 Reapers and Mowers oflored for public favor. 

 Mr. Emi:ry is well known to (he public iw a skil- 

 ful inventor and manufacturer of agricultural 

 implomenls, and we have no doubt but his now 

 Roftper und Mower will be well worthy the 

 attention of farmcra A deseri])ti()n of tlio new 

 Reaper is promised in season for next month. 



