THE GENESEE FARMER. 



(S^onttnts of t|)is NumJur. 



Our Agrictiltural Prospect*, 9 



Sttnntl and Unsound Potatoes, ..- -. .^.. 11 



Guile, 13 



Agricultural Changes at the West, 14 



Superphosphate of Lime, 15 



American Inventors in EnglanJ, , 16 



On the Choice of Brood-Marcs, , , IG 



Soda Bread and Biscuit,... IS 



AarriculturaJ Education, 18 



Items from the Patent Olliee Report for 185:2-3, 20 



How to Keep Smoked Hams, - 21 



Domestic Recipes, ~. 22 



Rules in Breeding Stock, 22 



Introduction of Domestic Animals 23 



The Breeding and Retiring of Poultry, 25 



Sonthern Acjricultural Prop;ress, 26 



Atkins' Automaton, or Self-raking Reaper and Mower, 27 



Benefit of Guano on "Wheat, 27 



HORTICTLTURAL DKPAKTME:rr, 



Notes on the Cultivation of the Cherry upon the Mahaleb Stock, 28 



P.eraontant Roses, 2S 



Calendar of Operations for January, 29 



Importance of Water in Gardening, 39 



Fruit and Fruit Tree Culture, 31 



A Select List of Orchard Peach Trees, 31 



Ripening of Fruits and Vegetables, 32 



Keeping Fruits and Vegetal)les, 32 



Rivera" Remarks on Poar Trees, 33 



Grape Mildew, 33 



zditok's table. 



The Genesee Farmer, 34 



The United Sfcites Agricultural Society, 34 



The Philosophy of Advertising, 35 



Premiums for Volume XV., Second Series, 36 



Shall Congress do anv thing for Agriculture ': 36 



Shelter for Fire Wood, 36 



Honey a Profitable Crop, 36 



Growing Wheat on Old Lands,.. 37 



Lightning Conductors, 37 



Inquiries and Answers, 37 



ILLUSTRATIO.VS. 



Cochin China Fowls (Buffs), 24 



Atkins' Automaton, or Self-raking Re.aper and Mower, 27 



Dwarf Chen-yTree, only Two Years Old, bearing Fruit, 2S 



View of a Water Tower, at Blithewood, on the Hudson, 30 



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UNIVERSITY OF AliBANY. 



DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY. 



E. S. CARR, M. D., Profes.sor of Chemistry and its application to 

 Agriculture and the Useful Arts. 

 P. E. D.VKIN, Instructor in Analytical Chemistry. 



THIS Department of the University having been permanently 

 established, a spacious Laboratorv ^viU be opened for the re- 

 ception of student.s, on TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF J.-VNTT- 

 ARY, 1854. There \vill be a Course of Instruction in Practical and 

 Analytical Chemistry, and a Course of Lectures on the applications 

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Analysis of Soils, Ores, Mineral Waters, &c., made on reasonable 

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Address Prof. E. S. CARR, of Albanv, or either of the following 

 gentlemen: LUTHER TUCKER, office Albany Cultivator; Hon. 

 B. P.JOHNSON, State Agricultural Rooms; Dr. J. H. ARMSBY, 

 669 Broadwav. 



January l,'l854.— 2t 



STBREOTTPBD BT J. W. BROWN, EOCaSSTER. 



