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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



High MANXJKiNe.— Prof. Nash, in a recent letter to the 



Connecticut Valley Farmer, of ^vhich he is the editor, wntes 

 that in England, by high manuring, fairly heating the 

 <n-ound with manures, making it like a hot-bed, many 

 farmers manage to get two crops a year from most of then- 

 land. A Mr. AnAMS last year raised two crops of potatoes 

 on 350 acres, equivalent to one crop on 700 acres. So, too, 

 of onions. He plants these two crops about the first of 

 January and July. 



Provide means of irrigation in times of drouth, such as 

 we have experienced the present season, and we know 

 that our lands can be made doubly productive and profita- 

 ble than they are at present. There is a material difference 

 between our climates ; and a supply of water is indispen- 

 sable, if we would derive the greatest profit at the least 



expense. .^♦•- — 



Real Estate for Sale.— We would call the attention 

 of those interested in the purchase and cultivation of 

 Southern lands, to an advertisement in this number of the 

 Farmer of an estate for sale in Virginia, a short distance 

 below Petersburg. We believe that nearly all who have 

 gone from the North into the Southern States for the pur- 

 pose of securing a home in a milder climate, have done 

 -well, and many have realized a handsome per centage of 

 profit by the increased valuation consequent upon a more 

 thorough cultivation and improvement of the soil. For 

 fruits a°nd grain, the lands noticed for sale can not be ex- 

 celled, when cultivated by an intelligent and enterprising 

 farmer. A competence can be realized from the timbered 

 land alone, in the sale of wood and charcoal for transport 

 to the large cities on the seaboard. 



Extract from a letter by the Rev. Mr. Churchill, of 

 Boston, who is now traveling for his health in the East: 



.' It "-ives one an ever-present idea of the expansive en- 

 teri)rise of his countrymen, to find their commodities of 

 commerce continually"in his path, wherev-er he goes. 1 

 have not yet visited any considerable city of Turkey where 

 I did not find the medicines of my country represented by 

 Ayik's Cheurv Pectoral. In Smyrna, Aleppo, Jatta. 

 Jerusalem and Constantinople, we see in each, on the 

 door Sost of some bazaar, the peculiarly Amencan-lool^- 

 rn° imi card of Dr. Ayer. saying in a language -^hich 

 no°t one in a thousand of the passers-by can read, Ayer^ 

 Cherry Pectoral, for Coughs, Colds and Consnmptwtu 

 Soli Here: On a shelf behind the cross-legged Mussul- 

 man are seen the bottles with their Engl.sh Spanish 

 French and German faces turned to the ^r^/ ^ and on 

 inquiring we are told that foreigners are not the only pur- 

 chlers,"but the true believers themselves waive their trust 

 in fate to try this product of American skill, when they 

 find there is no other cure for them. 



"I wis told here yesterday that the Cherry Pectora^ 

 had been presented to the Sultan, and is now in constant 

 use in his harem, and in the hospitals of the empire. 



STATE FAIRS FOR 1S54. 



The Scientific American.— This valuable paper en- 

 tered upon its tenth volume on the IGth of September ult.; 

 and to those interested in mechanics and manufactures, we 

 cordially commend it as deserving their hearty support. 

 One hundred dollars is offered as a premium for the largest 

 list of subscribers, together with numerous other premiums ; 

 and aside from this, every one who extends the circulation 

 of a good scientific journal, is conferring a positive benefit 

 npon the community at large. Terms, $2 per annum. 

 Published by Munn & Co., 128 Fulton St., New York. 



Illinois, at Springfield, 



Vermont, at Bi-attleborough, . . . 



Ohio, at Newark, 



Michigan, at Detroit 



Pennsylvania, 



Missouri, atBoonville, 



New York, at New York city,.. 



New Hampshire, 



Maryland, at Baltimore, 



Indiana, at Madison, ■ 



Wisconsin, at Watertown, 



Connecticut, at New Haven, . . 



Georgia, at Augusta, 



Iowa, at Fairfield, 



Springfield Cattle Show, Ohio,] 



.Sept. 



We have received a Circular from the Treasury Depart- 

 ment, giving details respecting the cultivation of colza, 

 a species of the cabbage tribe, as a means for the supply 

 of oil for the lighthouses under its charge. We will here- 

 after give an account of the method of cultivation, gather- 

 ing, and preservation of seed. 



We are indebted to the Commissioner of Patents for 

 Part II. of his Report for 1853. We esteem the collection 

 of items from different sections of the country equal in 

 value to any document issued by the General Government. 

 At a future time we shall give some extracts therefrom. 



Hogs In Kentucky.- According to the returns received 

 at the Auditor's oflSce, the number of hogs over six months 

 oM is 1,515,699, against 1.356392 last year. 



3Litcrar2 Notiits. 



The Modern Horse Doctor : By George H. Dadd, i[- D-' ^^*^": 

 narv Surgeon. Boston : John P. Jewett & Co. Clevelana, kj. 

 Jewett, Proctor & Worthington. 



The above book has been laid on our table ; and from a 

 careful examination, we think it a volume which every one 

 interested in the care of stock, and the proper treatment 

 of the aliments of that noble animal, the horse, should 

 constantly consult. The author's style is simple, concise 

 and to the point. In another part of this number wiU 

 be found his method of administering medicines to horses, 

 and an article on poll evil. 



A New Work by Mrs. Traill.— Our readers will 

 notice on another page an announcement of a new work 

 by Mrs. Traill, entitled Tlie Female Emigrant's Gmde, 

 or Hints on Canadian Housekeeping. To those familiar 

 with her contributions to the periodical press, the simple 

 announcement is enough to secure a purchaser. Tp others, 

 a synopsis of the contents will show that but few publica- 

 tions of the present vear present equal claims to the public 

 favor. There will be elevations and ground plans for the 

 poor man's shanty, and the rich man's villa-design of a 

 place of worship and school-hints on gardening-the 

 dairy-sugar-making-curing of fish, meat, and the wild 

 fruits of the country-management of poultry and woot^ 



