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THE GENESEE FAKMEK. 



Sin-PLT OF GuAMO. — An immense deposit of 

 guano has been discovered in the Indian Ocean, 

 between Mauritius and Calcutta. It has been 

 analyzed by Professor Anderson, of Glasgow, 

 and is now in the hands of Professor "Way, of 

 London, for analysis. Four kinds of it have 

 been brought to England, two of which are of 

 superior quality, resembling the guano of Sal- 

 daiiha Bay; the other two are comparatively 

 inferior. Steps are being taken to make the 

 guano available to British farmers. 



PouLTKY AND PouLTRT HousES. — ^The finest lot of 

 improved breeds of poultry, including nearly all 

 new races and families, imported and kept pure, 

 that we have any where seen, is the property of 

 Dr. Gkoss, East Liberty, near Pittsburgh. His 

 poultry house and yard are well arranged ; and 

 such of our readers in Pennsylvania as shall attend 

 its State Fair, to be held near East Liberty, the 

 last of this month, will find a visit to Dr. G.'s 

 establishment both interesting and instructive. 



Imported Stock. — From an announcement in 

 our advertising columns, it will be seen that a 

 rare chance is ofi"ered breeders and farmers gene- 

 rally, for improving their herds. The Madison 

 County Importing Company will sell their entire 

 Btock of imported animals, at London, Septem- 

 ber 27. We have not seen the animals, but we 

 are assured they are of the first quality. 

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PREiirosi Corn Crops. — Six different counties 

 in Ohio awarded premiums on twenty-five acres 

 of corn last year, whose average product was 127 

 bushels per acre. Tlie largest yield was in Stark 

 county, two acres producing 326 bushels, or 103 

 per acre. The annual crop of Ohio is about sixty 

 million bushels. 



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Chloroform for Propulson. — ^The Paris corres- 

 pondent of the Commercial Advertiser says : "The 

 vapor of chloroform as a motive power is to be 



applied upon an immense scale." 



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STATE FAIRS FOE 1853. 



New York, at Saratoir.i, Sept. 20, 21, 22, 23 



Michigan, at Detroit, .' Sept. 27, 20, 30 



Vermont ' Sept 13, 14, 15 



Pennsylvania, at Pittsburg, SepL 27, 28, 29 



Kcntucliy, at I^exington, Sept. 13 to IG 



Oliio, at l>ayU)n, Sept. 20, 21, 22,2.3 



New llaiupsliiro, Oct. 5, 6, 7 



Maryland, Oct. 25, 26, 27, 28 



Illinois, at SprinsHeld, Oct. 11, 12, 13, 14 



Indiana, at Lafayette, Oct. 12, 13, It 



■Wisconsin, at Wutertown, Oct. 



Virginia, at Kicliriinnd, Nov. 



Lower <':inada linard of Agriculture, An- 

 nual l<;\liil)ition, SepL 



Upper ( aiKi.la Oct. 



Southern Central Agricultural Society, 

 Augusta, (ja., Oct. 



|]J^" Advertisements, to secure insertion in the 

 Farmer, must be received as early as the 10th of 

 the previous month, and be of such a character 

 as to be of interest to farmers ; we publish no 

 other. Terms — $2 for every hundred words 

 each insertion, paid in advance. 



Inqixlncs ani) ^Tlnsiucrs. 



(John McClelland.) Johnston's Agricultural 

 Chemistry would probably suit j^ou. Wc can send 

 it you, postage paid, for $1.50. 



(Jesse Osborn, Paoli, Orange Co., Ind.) There 

 is now no doubt of the ftict that grain and grass 

 can be cut with machinery, and that, too, as well, 

 and we think better, and certainly cheaper, than 

 by manual labor. If you are a very large farmer, 

 we should think it best to have two machines, one 

 for grain and the other for gra.ss. There are, 

 however, some excellent combined Reapers and 

 Mowers, that answer well for both purposes. "We 

 cannot say which of the various machines now 

 manufactured is the best. For a description of 

 machines, price, &c., we would refer you to our 

 advertising columns. 



("Wm. Laughlin, Hookstown, Pa.) "We are con- 

 tinually receiving complaints of the dishonest 

 tricks of "Yankee sheep pedlars." As a general 

 rule, it is not safe to purchase $400 bucks from 

 them. Did we desire such a buck, we would 

 trade only with some well-known, honorable im- 

 porter. Have sent some Australian wheat; 

 would have sent more, had it not been that the 

 postage is so high wh^n not prepaid. 



Will charred bones be of any profit on wheat, and 

 would it answer the same purpose as ground bones 'Ml.) 



Are tiles as durable for pipes as wood or lead ? Would 

 the water keep as fresh as in wood pipes? (2,) 



I should like to hear Mr. D. P. Beooks' experience 

 throncrh the columns of your valuable i)aper, if he has 

 adopted cement B. S. XjMRr.uuovR.—iShij-lei/sburg, Pa. 



(1.) "We have seen charred bones applied to 

 whe'at without the least benefit to the crop. 

 Ground bones are much the best for wheat, inas- 

 much as they contain 5 per cent, of nitrogen, or 

 ten times as much as ordinary farm-yard manure. 

 Charred bones will be of little immediate benefit 

 to any crop, unless first converted into super- 

 phosphate by the addition of one-third their 

 weight of sulphuric acid. 



(2.) "We think good clay pipes would be more 

 durable than wood, but should like to hear from 

 those who have had more experience on this 

 and the other inquiry. 



I wish to know, if any information can be given, how to 

 kill the Tangle weed. W. M. Oaupentke.— -t'rw, Madison 

 county, N. Y. 



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