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THE GENESEE FAEMER. 



Inquirica a\\b ^nsiuers. 



Pliask inform me through your paper what the color of 

 the Short-horn Durham is, as there are a number of people 

 in this pouuty wh^j liave deep redc.itlle, and others who 

 have enSrely white cattle, and they all profess to have the 

 pure Short-horu Durhams. A Subbckibbb. — Venango 

 County, Fa. 



Thorough-bred Sliort-horns are by no means so 



uiiiforra in color as the Devons, or even the Here- 



forvls ; and it i? not impossible that there may be 



pure red or pure white of this celebrated stock, 



as there are plenty having both colors upon them. 



Is the Oeneftee Famittr for July, I notice a strange and 

 entirely n-w idea to me. Tou suy that "without the eon- 

 tact of the anther dust that falls from the tassels of the plant 

 upon the stigmas or ends of the silli, not a kernel of corn 

 would jrrnw." Now I would be very much pleased to have 

 you ^ve an explanation of it through the Fiirmtr. J. J. 

 Scr.AGOS. — Wc-it roint. 



We hardly know what explanation will be satis- 

 factory to our correspondent If he doubts the- 

 correctness of our statement, let him tie a piece 

 of muslin over the end of an ear of corn just as 

 its silk begins to appear, so as to prevent any 

 anther dust from falling on the stigmas, and see 

 how many seeds the ear will bear. The contact 

 of the m.'de and female organs of plants or the 

 union of the vital atoms peculiar to the procrea- 

 tive powers of each, is indispensable to the pro- 

 duction of a new generation. If our friend will 

 consult any school book on botany, it will inform 

 him that the anther dust of maize is alone en- 

 dovv'od with fertilizing energy. 



"VTnx you be so kind as to give your renders the benefit 

 of some remarks in relation to white clover — its alimentary, 

 S'jil-exhauFtinjr. and nitrogen-eollectinc (or nitrogen-retain- 

 ins) properties — as compared with red clover; and also of 

 kinilred remarks in regard to carrots? Remarks in reijard 

 Ui the value of the Yellow Locust tree as a fertilizer of grass 

 grounds, and the manner of propagating it fur this purpose, 

 wouid be Ihankfidly received. 



"What is the price of back volumes of the G^nesM Fa,rmer, 

 bound, and the postage prepaid. II. — Valk'y FiJtrrm, N. IT. 



To answer the above inquiries fully would oc- 

 cupy much space, and demand not a little research. 

 We can state, however, that so far as nitrogen 

 and alimentary matters are concerned, white and 

 red clover do not materially differ. One hundred 

 pounds of dried white clover contains some two 

 per cent, more ashes when burnt than a like weight 

 of red clover ; and reckoned by the ton, v^^liite 

 clover is more exhausting to the soil, if the crops 

 were removed. 



The dry matter in one hundred pounds of carrots 

 is half that contained in one hundred pounds of 

 green clover ; and therefore, estimated in poimds, 

 clover is worth more than carrots. Leaving the 

 water in both out of the account, and one hun- 

 dred pounds of the roots exceed in nutritive value 

 a like weight of the best clover hay. 



Neither the Yellow Locust, nor any other grow- 



ing tree or plant, while growing, can fertilize the 

 soil for grass, or any other crop. Some trees in- 

 jure the soil less than others, and Locusts perhaps 

 as little as any. We have cut up and burnt 

 where they grew many thousands of Yellow Lo- 

 oasts this season, and have some fifteen acres left, 

 where we want to make a meadow. Where we 

 cut wood and rail timber in permanent woods, 

 there we shall sow Locust seed and transpilant 

 young trees. 



Back volumes of the Farmer are from 50 to 60 

 cents each, according to their covers. 



ly answer to the inquiry in the July number 

 of the Farmer for the best method of keeping 

 worms from hives of bees, I would recommend 

 the destruction of the bee-moth, or miller. My 

 plan for ca]")turiiig is as follows: — Take a board 

 of from eight to twelve feet long, and from ten 

 to twenty inches wide ; place it within a rod of 

 the liive, one end on the g/ound, the other some 

 four feet high, on the fence, or some place fixed for 

 it to rest; then put another board on the top 

 some two inches narrower, with room between 

 the two for the millers to secrete themselves. It 

 is to chance that I am. indebted for the discovery, 

 and yet it may be already known. I have caught 

 great numbers of them the present season. It 

 would be beet to keep all rubbish, or places for 

 the secretion of v«rmin, at a greater distance from 

 tlio hives. I use Hall's Self-protecting Hives, 

 which I believe to be the best for the bees to 

 eject any worms that may invade their premises. 

 This, together with the destruction of the millers, 

 gives the bees a chance, and I believe that they 

 will improve it and obtain the victory. 



I wish some apiarian woxild try the above plan, 

 and give the result in the columns of the Far- 

 mer. Place your miller-traps on either side of 

 your hives, if convenient A t.f.x. Trrus. — YorJc 

 Toum. 



Mr. Trrus has set an excellent example to all 

 intelligent farmers. Let them not keep their 

 valuable knowledge to themselves, but give it 

 freely to their brother cultivators the world over. 

 To hundreds of our readers, his "miller-traps" 

 will be worth more to them than the cost of ten 

 years' subscription for this cheap journal. 



Choice Poultry for Sale. 



THE StTBSORIBER ofTers for sale one hundred pairs of 

 Brahma I'liotrHs; also, Sliangha5s, Cochin Chintis, and Bol- 

 ton <!ravs; nil warraiUcd juire. TIIOS. WRIUUT. 

 ■ i;tica, N. Y., Oct 1, 1^5:3.— St. 



HoiTse Po'vrei-s, 



OTT the Enillefls-Ohain principle, consisting of Emery's, 

 >Vheeler'8, and \Vhit« & Prentiss', the beet manufacturers. 



Threshers, Separators, and Winnowers, Combined Tlirosh- 

 ers and Sii>;i raters. 



The above are warranted to give satisfaction. For sale 

 at the lowest cash price*, at the Slate Agricultural Ware- 

 house. LONGETT A GraFKlNU, 



Sept. 1, 1S53.— 2t. No. 25 Cliff street, New York. 



