THE GENESEE FARMER. 



THE KORTICtTLiTtlRlA, 



And Journal of Bural Art and Rural Taste. 



THIS is a Monthly .Touraal of 4b pasres, beautitull.v printed 

 on tlie finest p.ipen .ind elegantly iilustrat4<l, making one 

 of the most beautiful Monthly ^tairazines published in the 

 world. It is devoted to Uort'ieultiire, in its various depart- 

 ments, Rural Architecture, and to all tliat coueerns liural 

 Life, and to the cultivation of Rural Taste. 



It is edited by P. HAKUV, so long known and esteemed 

 as the Horticultural Editor of the Genasee Farmer, and 

 published at the low price of $2 per year. A discount of 20 

 per cent, allowed to agents. .JAMES VICK, -li:., 



Publisher, Rochester, N. Y. 



fivw York Ag. Warj-lioust; find Sect! Store, 



OCOUPTmG THREE LARGE WARE IIOU.SES.— 

 The suJiscriber has constantly on hand the most exten- 

 sive assorttncTit of the Itest and latest improved Agricultural 

 and Horticultural Implements, and Field and Garden Seeds, 

 ever offt'red for sale in the LTnited States, embracing every 

 Implement, Machine, or Seed desirable for the planter, 

 farmer, or gardener. Also, Guano, Bone Dust, Poudrett*, 

 Plaster of Paris, aad Suporjihosphate of Lime. 



A Machine shop is also attached to my establishment, 

 where I employ upwards of one hundred hands, who are 

 all exclusively engaged in making a portion of the Agri- 

 cultural Implements sold at the ware house. 



R. L. ALLEN, 



May, ISr.a— tf. 1S9 & 191 "Water St., New York. 



Entrepot Agricultural at Magasin de Graines de 

 Kew York, 



NOUS avons constam- 

 ment en main I'assorti- 

 ment le plus complet dcs 

 meilleures et des plus 

 reeentcs inventions pour 

 tout ce qui eoneerne I'ag- 

 ricnltnre et Thorticulture, ainsi que les graines de champs 

 et de jardin, qui ait jamais ete mis en vente dans les Etafs- 

 LTnis ; eomprenant tons les outils, machines, semences, etc., 

 utilis aux planteurs, fermiers ou jardiniers. Nons avons 

 aussi en veute du guano, de la poudre d'os, de la poudrette. 

 du platre de Paris, et du superphosphate de cliaux. Des 

 cleves en bestiaux et moutons, des meilleures races de Dur- 

 ham et autres. 



R. L. ALLEN, ci-devant A. P.. ALLEN et CIE, 

 Mai, 1S.');3— tf. 1^9 et 191 Water-street, N. Y. 



AGRICULTURAL.. 



EVERY FARMER SHOULD OWN 



Cofe's Ame?'ican Vftrinarian : A Treatise on the 

 Diseases of Dom&stic Animals. By S. W. Cole. In 

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The best work of the kind ever issued from the Amer- 

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Goya Aniericoin Fruit Book. By S. W. Cole, author 

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This is undoubtedly one of the most valuable works 

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ScJutiick'a Kitchen Garden er^g Text Book : Contain- 

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Breck'n Book of Fl<yicerfi. A thorough work, -nitli 

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Trfaliae o^i tM OtmMncctuyn, ITeaUng, and Vmtila- 

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3itie only work on this subject ever published in 



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The Americiin Ford Breeder. I'rice, 25 



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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Transformation of Vegetables into Milk and Flesh, 137 



Superphosphate of Lime, 1 89 



Spring Work 140 



Green Crops for Barn use in Summer, 142 



Farming near Washington, 14-3 



British and American Agriculture, 144 



Does Pasturage Impoverish the SoU? Wool Growing 



in the AVest, 147 



Extermination of the Wire Worm and Canada Thistle; 



Maximum Ruta Bagas ; Wire Worms ; E.xf>eriments 



with Guano, 14S 



Small Farms and Thorough Cultivation ; Time to Cut 



Timber J49 



Com for Fodder ; F:dl Plowing, 150 



Small vs. Large Horses; Broom Com; Buggy Peas; 



Sowing Oats among Com for Cut Worms,^ 151 



Carriage" House and Stable, 153 



African Wheat, 15-3 



EniTOKS' Table. — Notices, &e., 157 



Inquiries and Answers, 158 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Management of Orchards 154 



A Practical Treatise on the Ctdture and Treatment of 



the Grape Vine, : 155 



The Cold Grapery, 156 



Answers to Correspondents, 160 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Carriage House and Stable, lt'52 



Ground Plan of do., 152 



African Wheat, 153 



Eggs of Chinese Fowls for Sale. 

 I HAVE a fine collection of all the im]iroved varieties of 

 fowls, and will sell eggs the present season of the following 

 varieties : 



White Shanghae, Black Shanghae, and Red Shanghae, 

 at %% per dozen, nicely packe<l and forwarded as directed. 



Also, Royal Cochin China and Brahma Pootra, at $4 per 

 dozen. All flrcsh and fit for setting. 



Address WM. VICK, 



April, 1853. Rochester. N. T. 



The Practical and Scientific Farmer'' s oivn Paper. 

 THE GKNESEG FAKMKR, 



A MONTHLT JOURNAL OF 



AGRICULTURE AXD IIORTICL^LTURE, 



ILLUSTRATED WITO NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS OF 



Farm Buildings, Domestic Animals, Implements, &c. 

 VOLUME XIV, FOR 1853. 



DANIEL LEE, JAMES VICK, Jr., & JOSEPH 



HARRIS, Editors. 



P. BARRY, Conductor of Horticultural Department 



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November, 1S52. Iiochf.$ier, A^ i". 



PosTAGK Law. — By the new Postage Law, 

 wliich took effect on the let of September la.st, the 

 postaj^e on the Genesee Farmer for one year is as 

 follows, — when paid quarterly in advance : 



Anywhere in the State of New York, . . 3 cts. 



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STKEEOTYPED BV J. W. BBOWN, BOCIUSTEK, N. Y. 



