EDITOR'S TABLE. 



99 



'I aire for usefulness is visible in every line of her writings. 

 '1 ie introductory portions are replete with interest and 

 1 «)d counsel, and the main body of the work will be a re- 

 ''■■ 1 Me guide to the gutU honsewife. 



RNELL'S PRilliBY GeooRAPHT, forming part first of a systematic 



leries of School Gsogrophies, by S. S. CORSELI.. I'ubUshers, D. 



Appletok SuCo., N'evv York. 



We have been favored by the publishers with a copy of 

 '•""^ e above, and from a brief inspection, we are much pleased 

 '^ ,th its typography. As an elementary work it is simple, 



ncise. and to the point. 



Wkstmikster Review fob Jasoart, 1865. Reprinted by 

 [.EOXAKD Scoir & Co., New York. For Sale by D. M. Dewey, 

 .Rochester. 



This work contains several articles of great interest on 

 3 present condition and prospects of several of the Euro- 

 States, viz : The Anglo French Alliance — Prussia, 

 d Prussian Policy — Poland, her History and Prospects — 

 istriain the Principalities. The present is a favorable 

 ne to subscribe, as will be seen from from Prospectus of 

 Scott & Co., in our present issue. 



InquiiUs asli Snetotre. 



J. PtATO's inquiry will be answered in our next. 



S. H., of Elk Dale, Pa., inquires respecting the kind 

 grass grown by B. V. Itebson, of Columbus, Ga. It 

 not adapted to the Middle or Northern States. In the 

 ■>U of the South we see it stated, that the grass in ques- 

 >n is a native of Texas, and is there called the Te.\as oat. 

 w known as the rescue grass. 



Some plan for saving and applying urine, adapted to small farms 

 mited means, without rebuilding a great deal, would be very 

 septable to some of your subscribers in this vicinity. There is a 

 up, for collecting it by tubs or troughs, placed under the stables ; 

 t how to preserve and apply it, rather troubles us. J. B.— Virgil- 

 Our correspondent will observe in another column, the 

 ethod adopted by Mr. Levi Babtlett, of New Hamp- 

 ,ire, which contains many useful hints. "We have seen no 

 '•fn van recommended, which answers every requisite. Each 

 le must experiment carefoHj, in applying theory to 

 -actice. 



Could you inform me whether currier's shavings with some 

 ixture of hemlock bark, &c., that has lain from 15 to 20 years, 

 ould be as good for litter as swamp muck, or whether the animal 

 latter is destroyed for manure by the process of tanning? I will 

 (ok for an answer in the next number. J. F. V.—Havana^ If, T, 



If your currier's shavings have become well decomposed, 

 liey are suitable for the purpose proposed. If there is 

 inch bark mixed with them, without being well rotted, 

 ou can make a compost with alternate layers of lime and 

 lark, and in a year*8 time it will become an excellent man- 

 ire for fruit trees. Swamp muck is a good application to 

 he roots of fruit trees, and if allowed to become well dried, 

 9 a good absorbent of the liquid portions of stable manure. 

 |ro realize the greatest benefit from its use, your manure 

 Ineap should be protected by a roof from the weather. 



HORTICULTURAL. 



Plcm, Ciiebrt, and Pear Seed. (A Subscriber.) 



When yon have any of the above seed on hand, advise 



through the Genesee Farmer, and you will soon have a 



purchaser. 



Osage Orange. (J. II., Downington, Pa.) We should 

 prefer the Osage Orange to any plant for a hedge. The 

 young plants should be transplanted from the seed bed. 

 and not sow the seed where you intend the fence. For 

 manner of planting, cultivation, etc., see page 90 in March 

 number of Genesee Farmer, of last year. 



Please tell us if any of your nurserymen, or orchardisls, have 

 any remedy for the bark louse, short of burning the tree ? J. W. 

 B.—tr. O. Springi, Witcomin. 



We presume the insect referred to by onr correspondent 

 is the apple tree bark louse, described by Prof. Harris, in 

 his treatise on insects, &c. The following remedy is given 

 in that work : " A wash made of two parts of soft soap 

 and eight parts of water, with which is to be mixed lime 

 enough to bring it to the consistency of thick whitewash." 

 Apply with a brush early in June. 



Other washes have been recommended, viz : Two pounds 

 of potash in seven gallons of water ; and another of a 

 quart of common salt dissolved in two gallons of water. 



The first recipe given, we know to be effectual. Kollak 

 in his work on 'Insects Injurious to Fruit Trees' says: If we 

 carefully examine, late in the autumn, or early in tke 

 spring, our plants and trees, we shall see the eggs lie ex- 

 posed close together on shoots like grains of gunpowder. 

 The shoots and bark shovld be carefully washed over with 

 liquid loam, garden earth, or whitewash, so that they may 

 be completely covered by it. By this means all the eggs 

 will be certainly killed, if the wash is not swept away by 



MARKETS. 



tJEW YORK MAKKET, February 16, 1855. 



Flour, extra Genesee, $10 75 @ 12 00 



" Canadian, (in bond) 8 8V @ 9 00 



•' Genesee, (fancy) : 10 00 @ 10 37)i 



" Michigan and Indiana, extra, 9 37 @ 10 00 



" Ohio, {fancy bbls) 9 25® 9 37 



" Michigan, do 9 25 @ 9 31>i 



■^heat, white Genesee, $ 2 48 @ 2 60 



" Canadian, (in bond) 2 10 @ 2 20 



" Ohio, 2 16 ® 2 28 



" Michijan 2 37® 2 40 



" Mixed Western 2 05® 2 15 



Corn, southern and western 1 00 @ \ Oi 



Barley 1 12 @ 1 20 



Oata, western, 67 ® 68>i 



" River and Canadian 6a<A 66 



Beeves, 1st quality per lb, 11 @ 11% cts. 2d qu<ttt5i?«0 ® lOJi. 



Inferior, 9 @ 10 cts. 



Sheep, common, per head $4.50 @ $6.00. Extra, $8.00 @ $12. 



Swine— Large hogn, corn fed, for packing, dead weight, 7K@7Mc. 



Do. live weight, 6>^ @ 6c. Ohio, corn fed hogs for retailing, live 



weight, 5% @ 6c. 



CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET.— Beef, extra, $8,50 per cwt.; 

 1st quality, $S ; 2d quality, $7 a 7.50 ; 3d qualitv, $6.50 a 6.75 ; 

 ordinary, $6.25. Hides per cwt. $5.60 a $5 ; Tallow $8.50 a $9 ; 

 Pelts $1 1.25; Calfskins 12c per tt>; Barrelling Cattle $6.75 ii 

 tl.iO per 100 head ; Veal Calves $4 a $4.50, $5 o $6. About 60 in. 

 Sheep and Lambs- 2,018 at market. Extra, $6 a 6.50 ail a $10. 

 By lot, $2>^ a $!% a $3 a $4,'^. 



Remarks. — ^The market is largely attended by buyers. Sales are 

 firm at quotations. "The market is not quick, as there is more stock 

 in than was anticipated. There is a good demand for Sheep, there 

 being more purchasers from a distance than usual. 



