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THE GENESEE FARMER, 



tween rows of maize, turnips, beets, carrots, potatoes and 

 beans, benefits these well-known agricultural plants. 



4th. Clean culture tends to prevent undue dampness 

 about the stems and leaves of wheat as it approaches ma- 

 turity, and thereby renders it less liable to be attacked by 

 rust at tiie most critical period of its growth. 



Other incidental advantages might be named, but enough 

 has been said to justify the preference generally given to 

 the use of the drill in the sowing of this important grain. 

 Now is the time to j)rcpare for putting in wheat in first 

 rate order next autumn ; and we invite attention to the 

 facts that wheat is now, on tlie IStli day of May, worth 

 $2.25 a bushel in Rochester ; and in all human probability, 

 the farmers of this county will harvest in July, now close 

 at hand, over fifteen hundred thousand^ bushels of prime 

 Genesee wheat. We have made the cultivation and sta- 

 tistics of this staple a special study for more years than 

 the Erie Canal has been excavated, and shall give a lead- 

 ing article on the subject in our next. 



Will it do to put sheathing on the rafters of a buildino^, jointing 

 them pretty clo.se, and then cover them with pitcli and harden it 

 with sand, say two or throe coats ? 



Such a roof, if well made, resembles the deck to a ves- 

 sel ; and to prevent leaks, the planic or " sheathing " should 

 be narrow, otherwise the shrinkage in each board will open 

 a crack ou either side of it, through which water will pass. 

 Caulking, as well as pitching, would be an improvement. 

 Water lime cement is the only one known to us of any 

 value for turning water. There are, however, several 

 cheap paints, being earthy minerals mixed with oil, which 

 will protect wood from decay, close joints, and thereby 

 preyent leakage. These pigments are patented. 



I WANT a machine to cut com stalks to pieces in the field — a roller 

 Tvith knives, or something of the kind, that will cut them short 

 enough not to be in the way of plowing young corn. - 1 know not 

 whether there is such a machine ; if there is not, it is time one 

 was invented. Our corn land on White River is overflowed two or 

 three times during March and the winter months. We raise on it 

 nothing but corn. The stalks grow rank, and we have to rake and 

 burn them. Such a machine would, I think, save all tliig trouble. 

 If there is any such, please give a description and the cost of it, 

 through the Farmer; also the best way to harden tallow for sum- 

 mer candles. Noah Hodges. — Lamb's Bottom, Ind. 



PoLANT) Oats. — Will you oblige me by stating in your next num- 

 ber, or by propounding the query for the consideration of some of 

 your correspondents, Wliether there is any profit in raising the 

 Poland and other he.avy oat.s ? If so, how much ? A comparative 

 statement of the different kinds — showing quantity of seed per 

 acre, lime of growth, yield of straw and grain, the hay value of 

 each, and the probable action of each in depreciating the soil, would 

 constitute an essay of immense value to this county. John M. 

 Hamilton. — Coudersport, Potter Co., Pa. 



I HAVE just commenced keeping stock, and have thought of 

 breeding (or crossing) the fine wooled Merino buck with the Leices- 

 tershi e ewes. I had supposed that I should iixen get a large frame 

 and a fair quality of wool, which would be the most profitjible for 

 small farmers. I noticed a remark in some agricultural paper thai 

 the cross would not do to breed from. If this is the tase, I should 

 like to know it. Wliat I wish to ask is this : What will bo the 

 effect of crossing the Merino with the Leicestershire? will the 

 rtock do to breed from ? if not, what is the reason. N. — Warsaw. \ 



I WAXT a little information. I have a valuable maj-e that has the 

 piles. Can you tell mo any thing about this comjjlaint in the 

 horse ? What will cure it, if it can be cured ? if not, wliat will bo 

 the final result of it ? Will you tell me whether it is best to graft 

 or bud the pear ': Some say, bud by .all means ; but why ? Also, 

 can you tell me how to make vinegar in a country where there is 

 no "hard cider" ? E. Dattox. — Huiitbj Grme, III. 



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May 1, 1854.— 2t 



FARMER AND GARDENER ^WANTED. 



WANTED, on a farm in Ulster county, about 95 miles from New 

 York, a young married man, capable of doing general farm 

 work, and willing to make himself generally useful. 



Also, wanted a young married man, capable of cultivating a plain 

 garden, taking care of horses, &c., and occasionally to assist with 

 farm work. 



Pri\ileges allowed are house and garden spot, keeping of a cow 

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April 1, 1854.— St. W. W. DIBBLEE, New York. 



EliIPORTED HORSE CONSTERNATION. 



THIS well-known, tborough-bi'ed Horse, will stand the present 

 season, as heretofore, at the faim of the suljscriber, one mile 

 west of Syracuse. For full pedigree, see Derby & Miller's edition of 

 Youatt. Terms — $10 the season, $15 to insure; payable in advance 

 in all cases. Good pasturage furnished at 4s per week. Mares at 

 risk of owners in all respects. No mare will be served that is 

 either ringboned, spavined, or blind. J. B. BURNETT, 



May, 1854.— 3t Syracuse, N. Y. 



CULTIVATION «0F TOBACCO. 



A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON GROWING TOBACCO IN THE 

 NORTHERN STATES, just published. Price, 25 cents. 

 E. H. BABCOCK & CO., 

 May 1, 1854.— 3t Syracuse, N. Y. 



BONE DUST. 



BONE sawings, or meal, a verv superior article, warranted pure. 

 Price, $2 T5 per bbl. 

 Bone dust, ground, (quite fine). Price, $2 37 per bbl. 

 For sale, iuany quantity, at the State Agricultural Warehouse. 



LONGETT & GRIFFING, 

 May, 1864.— 3t No. 25 CUtf street, New York. 



HARVEST IMPLEMENTS. 



KETCHU>rS Mowing Machine, Hussey's Reaper and Mower 

 combined, and those of other inventors, with all the latest 

 imjirovements. Scythes, Snathes, Sickl(>s, Horse, Hay and Hand 

 Rakes ; Grindstones hung on friction rollers, etc. 



Improved Threshing JIachincs and Horee Powers, of all the best 

 kinds. R. L. ALLEN. 



June 1, 1854.— It 189 and 191 Water street. New York. 



People's Patent Office, > 

 86Na.ssau-st., NewYork. i 



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 June 1, 1854.— It 86 Nassau street, New York. . 



