328 



THE GENESEE FARMER. 



(S^tnhnts of tfits Numlitr. 



Agriculture — its Essentials and Non essentials, 297 



Hints for October — Preparations for the Wintering of Stock,.. 29S 



The Valley of the Amazon, 300 



Farm Management, 302 



The Crops, 303 



Trial of Churns at the New York Crystal Palace, 304 



The Culture of Potatoes, 305 



Storing Potatoes, 305 



Oil for Machinery, Wagon Wheels, &c., 305 



Manure— Ashes, 306 



Action ot Drouth on Plants, 307 



Poll Evil, 308 



Method of Administering Medicines to Horses, 309 



On the Uselessness of the Bearing-rein, 309 



House-feeding of Sheep, 310 



Wind-mill for Raising Water, 312 



Something ahout Schools, 313 



The Reciprocity Treaty, 313 



Threshing Grain, 313 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Fruit-gathering, 314 



To Cure the Canker in Trees, 314 



Gathering and Presers-ation of Fruits, 315 



Cheap and Efficient Mode of Saving Apples, 319 



How to Treat Barren Fruit Trees, 319 



A Question for the Scientific, 319 



Gathering and Keepingthe Pear, 319 



Tansy vs. the Peach Worm, 319 



The Apple Worm, 319 



Saving Flower Seeds, 319 



EDITOR'S TABLE. 



Farming in the Peninsula of Maryland, 320 



Remarks on Prices, 321 



New York State Fair, 321 



Virginia State Fair, 321 



"Beat this who Can," 321 



High Manuring, 322 



State Fairs for 1S54, 322 



Literary Notices, 322 



Inquiries and Answers, 323 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



October, •. 299 



Tillinshast's Centrifugal Churn, 304 



Farm Wind-mill, 312 



Seven Figures, illustrating the manner of Gathering and Pre- 

 serving Fruits, 315,316,317, 318 



15,000 COPIES SOLD IIV SIX WEEKS I 



BOOK AGENTS WANTED, 



TO sell a new work at the different State and County Fairs in 

 the State of New York and other adjoining States during this 

 fall. One agent has sold 1300 copies during the past four weeks, 

 affording him a gross profit of $104 for the month. The work is 

 THE AilERICAN MANUAL, containing the Constitution of the 

 United States and the Acts of Congress on Slavery, as follows : 



1. The Constitution of the United States. 



2. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1793. 



3. The Missouri Compromise of 1820. 



4. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. 



5. The Nebraska and Kanasas BiU. 



With no remarks or comments, and a book desired by all political 

 parties. The press of all parties recommend its circulation; and 

 every intelligent voter in the country is glad to get it. 



Retail price, 15 cents. Price by the hundred, to agents, $' ; by 

 the dozen, $1. On the receipt of $1 by maU I will send 12 copies, 

 postage paid, or of $8, 100 copies, postage paid, to any address. 

 Circulars and showbills furnished to agents. When 100 or more 

 copies are ordered by agents, I will take back and refund the casli 

 for all copies unsold at any time. Address 



D. M. DEWEY, 



October 1, 1854.— 2t Arcade Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 



GUANO-NOTICE. 



AS there is a substance now selling by some dealers in this city 

 and Brooklyn for No. 1 Peruvian Guano, we caution the ag- 

 ricultural public who may purchase Peruvian Guano this season to 

 observe that every bag of the genuine article will have the follow- 

 ing brand : 



No. 1. 



PERUVIAN GUANO. 



Imported by 



F. Barreda Brothers. 



Tlie price is now established for this season at $50 per ton of 



2000 lbs. When taken in lots of five tons and upwards, a discount 



will be made. LONGETT & GRIFFING, 



State Agricultural Warehouse, 25 Cliff street, New York. 

 September 1, 1854.— 2t 



MONTPELIER FOR SALE. 



A SPLENDID FARIUNG AND TIMBERED ESTATE NEAR 

 TIDE WATER. 



r being necessary that the former of the undersigned (who is at 

 present occupied in conducting the business of .Montpelier Es- 

 state) should for the future devote his whole time and attention to 

 the business of Pace, Pittraan & Perkins, we have concluded to offer 

 for sale that very valu.able property, privately, till the 4th of Octo- 

 ber next ; and if not previously sold, publicly on that day, at 12 

 o'clock, on the premises. 



Montpelier is located in the county of Surry, 25 miles below Pe- 

 tersburg, and Hi miles of tide water. It contains about ONE 

 THOUSAND ACRES— of which it is estimated that 600 acres are 

 heavily timbered with Pine, Oak and Hic'sory, principally the former; 

 the residue of 400 acres being open land, embracing low grounds 

 and improved uplands. 



The buildings are in good condition, having just completed one 

 of the largest and most convenient barns (with stcbles attached) in 

 the State. Marl of superior quality, and of easy access, abounds 

 throughout the premises. 



The health of Montpelier is proverbial, and the location beau- 

 tiful and very convenient, being almost in sight of the flourishing 

 village of Cabin Point, wherein is a post office, telegraph office for 

 all parts of the Union, stores, hotels, &C., and withiu IJ2 miles of 

 Low Point Wharf, on Chip Oak (a tide-water inlet fiom James 

 River), affording water for large class vessels. 



There is a plank road now being constructed which passes directly 

 through Montpelier to Low Point Wharf, thereby making it one of 

 the most desirable locations for wood and timber getting, and char- 

 coal burning, in Virginia, as a team can make from four to five 

 loads per day to the latter place, and being on the plank, can carry 

 more than twice the usual quantity at each load. 



Exclusive of Hickory, Oak, &c., from 35 to 30,000 cords Of 

 wood may be cut off the tract, and with but little expense delivered 

 at Low Point, or shipped from thence to the Northern cities, where 

 wood is selling for $7.50 per cord by the cargo, and must continue 

 to command advancing rates. 



Vessels ladeti with charcoal, lumber, wood, or grain, are lea-ving 

 Low Point almost daily for New York, Philadelphia, &c., affording 

 shipping facilities to an unlimited extent. 



[[^° For price, terms, or other information, appl}' in person, or 

 by mail, to ALEX. PACE, Petersburg, Virginia. 



October 1, 1854.— It PACE & SPAIN. 



IN THE PRESS, 



A NEW WORK, by the authoress of the " Backwoods of Canada," 

 " The Canadian Crusoes," "Forest Gleanings," &c. .kc. 



THE FEMALE EMIGRANT'S GUIDE, 



or 

 HINTS ON CANADIAN HOUSEKEEPING. 



MRS. O. P. TRAILL. 



Dedicated, by permission, to His Excellency the Earl of Elgin and 

 Kincardine, K. T., Governor General of British North America. 



IN TWO PARTS. 

 Price, 2s. 6d. (50 cents) each. Sent post-paid to any part of 

 British North America. THOS. MACLEAR & CO., 



October 1, 1854.— 2t Toronto, C. W. 



STRAWBERRY CULTURE. 



A Complete Manual for the Cultivation of the Strawberry, 

 and Description of the best Varieties; Also, Notices of the liasp- 

 herry, Blackberry, Currant, Gooseberry and Grape, with brief 

 directions for their cultivation and best selections. 

 BY R. G. PARDEE. 

 To which is added an Appendix, containing much valu.able original 

 and selected matter in refei'once to the whole of these subjects'^ 

 giving the reader an opportunity to select all that is desirable from 

 every mode of culture, and h.ave the advantage of the judgment of 

 many of the most experienced cultivators as to the best varieties 



This book so completely covers tlie whole ground of out-door 



culture of these most delicious fniils, that many copies will be 



wanted in every town in our whole country when once offered for 



sale. Price, 50 cents, and sent free of postage. Just published by 



C. M. SATXON, Agricultural Book Seller, 



October 1, 1854.- It. No. 152 Fulton st.. New York. 



BOUNTY LANDS -WAR OF I8I2! '~~ 



THE subscriber having the entire rolls of several States, and 

 portions of those of others whose militia and volunteers were 

 in service during the war of 1S12, and having had charge of some 

 5000 claims for Bounty Land, would call the attention of persons 

 in the country having charge of SUSPENDED AND REJECTED 

 CLAIMS for Bounty Land, as well as claimants, to his advantages. 

 In many cases, persons interested are unable to ffive the names of 

 tli^ officers under whom the service uas rendered, or have given Out 

 tcronir name. Letters addressed to him will receive prompt atteif- 

 tion. C. W. BENNETT, Att'y, 



October 1, 1854.— It Washington, D. a 



