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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Agkxct is New York.— €. M. Saxton, Agricultural Book Pub- 

 Usher, Xo. 152 Fulton street, Xew York, is agent for the Genesee 

 yAKHER, and sabscribei-s in that city who apply to him can have 

 %h«tr pAp«rs delivered regularly at their houses. 



Another number completes the present volume. To 

 those who have read the Genesek FARNfER, it is unnecess- 

 ary to state that no pains nor exertions have been spared to 

 render the paper interesting and valuable. To our friends 

 and agents we tender our grateful acknowledgments for 

 past favors, and solicit a continuance of the same. In view 

 of the material advance in the prices of paper, kc, may 

 we not claim some extra exertion in our behalf ? In the 

 amount and quality of its reading matter, and variety of 

 illustrations in proportion to its price, no paper in the 

 country exceeds the Genesee Farmer. If each one of 

 our subscribers will present its claims to bis friends and 

 neighbors our circulation will be doubled, and the paper 

 much improved the coming year. For terms, &c., see 

 prospectus on last iM.ge. 



Monroe CorxxT Fair.— The Annual Fair of the Mon- 

 roe County Agricultural Society, was held in this city on 

 the 22d and 23d of September last. The attendance of 

 contributors and speculators was creditable to all concern- 

 ed ; and the show of fruits and vegetables, taking into ac- 

 count the dryness of the season, we are assured on good 

 authority, has not been excelled for the last ten years. The 

 Society is much indebted to the indefatigable exertions of 

 its officers for the completeness of the arrangements made, 

 and for the success which attended their exertions. Our 

 limits will not allow us to particularize but a few of the 

 articles exhibited ; but special commendation is due to 

 those who contributed by the sacrifice of time and the dis- 

 play of their productions to the interest of the occasion. 

 We notice a few of the premiums awarded, as follows: 



Best barrel of wheat, G. Reynolds, Ogden. 



Second best do., N. & E. S. Hatward, Brighton. 



Best barrel of corn, T. Chamberlain, Penfield. 



Best barrel of oats, C. K. Atams, Ogden. 



Best barrel of barley, N. & E. S. Hayward, Brighton. 



Best mower and reaper combined, E. D. Hallock, Ro- 

 •hester. 



Best reaper (Seymour &; Morgan's), W. Fisher, Brock- 

 port. 



Best grain drill, E. D. Hallock, Rochester. 



Best clover seed harvester, F. S. Steauman, Holley. 



The ladies were not wanting in the display of their 

 handiwork, in the shape of nice loaves of white and brown 

 bread, as well as ornamental needlework. 



Tlie apples, pears, peaches, &c., looked very tempting to 

 the eye, and we doubt not would be very agreeable to the 

 teste. 



Some samples of beautiful honey were exhibited by Mr. 

 Swift, oc Clarkson. 



The display of implements was not so large as on some 

 previous occasions ; but those we noticed exhibited a mark- 

 ed improvement over the exhibitions of former years. Near- 



ly all the varieties of farming utensils were exhibited ; and 

 he must l)e difficult to please who could not suit hitns«tf 

 from the list presented for inspection. 



The officers for the present year are : 



Preside?it — F. P. Root, Esq., Sweden. 



1st Vice President — Stephen S.. Sheldon, Sweden. 



2d " " L. B. MiTCHELr., Pittsford. 



3d ' " Daniel Lee. Rochester. 



Secretary — Joseph Harris, Rochester. 



Treasurer — E. S. Hatward, Brighton. 



Dairies in New Castle County, Delaware.— Mr. 

 Reybold, a son of the distinguished farmer of that name, 

 keeps two dairies of 50 cows each for the production of 

 butter, which is sold on contract at 2-5 cents a pound. Tha 

 net revenue from these 100 cows is 83,600 per annum, be- 

 ing an income of S36 per cow. Some proprietors of 

 dairies rent their cows in that county at i?22. oO a head ; 

 and others as high as $25 each, the owner furni-hing food ■ 

 for them. Dairying in the vicinity of Washington, whero 

 this paragraph is written, pays remarkably well: any north- 

 ern man familiar wjth the business can make money at 

 it, provided he has a little capital to commence with. MUk 

 is never less than sis cents a quart, and generally sells at 

 from eight to ten ; butter sells at from 20 to 50 cents a 

 pound ; and cream at a dollar a gallon. The only difficul- 

 ty lies in the expense of raising food for cows. The land 

 being poor, and nearly devoid of lime, grasses do not 

 flourish naturally, and fevv- appear to know what the soil 

 needs to yield an abundance of cheap milk. 



The Knuckle Washing Machine. — We were much 

 interested in noticinjjthe operation of the " Knuckle Wash- 

 ing Machine," so called, during the late County Fair. Th« 

 rubbing of clothes was effected by plunging tlieni, attached 

 to a frame, among a hundred and fifty wooden balls float- 

 ing loosely in the machine. From asmrances given us bj 

 those of our acquaintance who have used the machine in 

 question, we think that any one who would ligliten the la- 

 bors of his better-half on washing-day, can not do better 

 than procure one. 



Notice to Correspondents. — The principle editor of 

 this paper has been absent some six weeks on his farm in 

 the District of Columbia, which will explain the omission 

 to answer many letters addressed to him on various sub- 

 jects. We have several conimunications in hand which 

 will appear in our next issue ; and we are always thank- 

 ful for instructive articles sent to this office for publication. 



Mr. J. W. Briggs will arcept our thanks for the fin« 

 " Orange Watermelon " and seedling peaches left with ni 

 for trial. Both were delicious in flavor ; and one of tbe 

 peaches was superior to any that we have tasted tlie present 

 season. 



Mit. W. !Morley, No. 35 Reynolds street, has left on our 

 table a beautiful pear, of the variety of Vicar of Wiiikjiel d 

 Tie tree has borne tliis y\Tr for the first time. Th« 

 quality we will test when ripened in December. 



