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two-horse team. The lot was then planted with corn. 

 The stalks were of but medium length, but the ears were 

 uncommnuly large and well filled. The next two seasons 

 their owner planted it with potatoes, and at a time when 

 every other potato patch in its vicinity showed unmistaka- 

 ble symptons of the rot, in decayed and decaying tops, tlie 

 vines in the ashed lot were of a deep gre^, and grew 

 with great rapidity in size and length. All may not derive 

 benefit from such a practice, but in our own case and ex- 

 perience, we have found the application before spoken of 

 an excellent one for potatoes in tlie liill, and also when 

 applied at the time of the first and second hoeings. 



C. M. Saxton & Co., 152 Fulton street. New York, pro- 

 pose to reprint from the English edition, Davies' Devon 

 Herd Sook. It contains the pedigrees of some thousands 

 of Devon cattle, both of England and America. The ped- 

 igrees of American herds contained in the English edition 

 will be corrected and extended, where the editor has, from 

 knowledge, the means, or where breaders and owners will 

 furnish the means to do so. An appendix will be added, 

 containing authentic pedigrees of American Devon cattle, 

 not included in tlie English edition. To this end they re- 

 quest the co-operation of breeders and owners, by for- 

 warding their pedigrees immediately, postage paid, to C. 

 M. Saxton & Co., New York. Those who will furnish 

 cuts of portraits of their animals, and pay the cost of pa- 

 per and printing, can have them inserted. 



This work is indispensable to every breeder of Devon 

 cattle in America, and must be possessed by them if they 

 would understandingly pursue their business. Breeders 

 can afford to take a large number of copies to distribute 

 to their customers and the public, as advertisements of 

 their herds. The American edition will be edited by the 

 Hon. Ambrose Stevens, editor of " Youatt and Martin 

 on Cattle," " Youatt and Martin on the Hog," etc., etc. 



The following are but samples of many similar letters 

 received by us every day. We can assure our frieneds it 

 gives us much pleasure to think our efi^orts are apprecia- 

 ted, and we shall continue to give a word in season in re- 

 ference to the various operations of practical farming. 

 Meanwhile, may we not ask our friends to show the Far- 

 MEB to their neighbors and acquaintances, and act as 

 agents in extending our list of subscribers ? 



" I have received your Farmer one year, and have sent 

 my subscription for this year long ago. I hope you have 

 received it, for I would not be without the Genesee Far- 

 mer a year for five times the cost of it. I look upon it as 

 being the best and cheapest work of the kind in the world ; 

 and intend to do my best to get my brother farmers to 

 subscribe for it. J. B. 



"South Yamhili., Polk Co., O. T." 



" Having but just begun my career as an agriculturist, 

 I find the Genesee Farmer an almost invaluable com- 

 panion. I find in it every month something that is direct- 

 ly applicable to the work in hand, togetlier with a great 

 many good ideas in relation to the rotjition of crops, &c. 

 " Yours, N. C. \f. 



" Whitesbobo', N. Y." 



A National Sheei' Show. — The Wool-Growers' Ast 

 elation of Western New York will hold a National She 

 Show, at Bath, on the 29th, 30th and 31st days of M; 

 1855. The payment of one dollar enables any one to I 

 come a member of the society. 



Officers for this year: — President — Wm. Baker, Urbai 

 Corresponding Secretary — Wm. B. McKay, Bath ; /( 

 cording Secretary — Robert B. Wilkes, Bath ; Tre( 

 urer — Hon. Kehben Robie, Bath. There are also th 

 teen Vice Presidents and several Corresponding Secretari 



PREMIUMS on fine WOOL SHEEP. 



First Class. — Sweepstakes Pen, best 10 fine wool ew 

 $75. Best fine wool buck, over two years old, $50 ; 

 do., $40 ; 3d do., $30 ; 4th do., $20 ; 5th do., $10. 



Atcarding Committee. — Wm. Wheeler, Wheeler, Sti 

 ben Co.; Hector Hitchcock, Conesus, Livingston Co.; 

 L. Monier, Naples, Ontario Co. 



Second Class. — Best five ewes with lambs, fine w< 

 S30 ; 2d do., S20 ; 3d do., $10. Best five ewes two ye; 

 old, $20 ; 2d do., $15 ; 3d do., $10. 



Committee. — Alex. Arnold, Avoca, Steuben Co.; W 



D. Dickinson, Victor, Ontario Co.; Chilson, Pavili 



Wyoming Co. 



Third Class. — Best five ewes one year old, fine wc 

 $20 ; 2d do., $15 ; 3d do., SIO. 



Committee. — Solomon Hitchcock, Conesus; Cal 

 Ward, Richmond, Ontario ; Galentine, Rush, Mom 



Fourth Class. — Best buck two years old, fine wi 

 S30 ; 2d do., $20 ; 3d do., $10. Best buck one year i 

 fine wool, $20 ; 2d do., $15 ; 3d do., $10. 



Committee. — Loomis Bunce, Milo, Yates ; C. D. Ch.ir 

 Un, Urbana, Steuben ; Nathan Squires, Penn Yan, Ya 



No sheep will be allowed to compete for more than i 

 premium, except in the fifth class. 



Fifth Class. — Best single ewe, fine wool, $10. I 

 3 ewes, fine wool, $15. 



Committee. — Daniel Gray, Wheeler ; Wm. A. Cc 

 Lima, Livingston ; G. H. Wheeler, Wheeler. 



This class may be drawn from any of the foregoing pi 



We would invite the attention of our readers to tlie 

 vertisement of Messrs. Rapalje & Co. They are n 

 provided with a large and complete assortment of agric 

 tural tools and implements, and they have paid partici 

 attention to the selection of field and garden seeds. Fr 

 theirlong experience in business, those wishing to purch 

 may rely upon getting good and perfect implements ; 



The March number of tiie Farmer and Mechanic, pi 

 lished at Paris, Kentucky, has an article copied from 

 Farmer, without its proper credit. Exchanges are w 

 come to our original articles, provided they give the usi 

 credit. Several others have done the same, and we thi 

 it is not doing as they would be done by. 



We have been at considerable trouble to reprint ba ' 

 volumes of the Genesee Farmer, and can now sup] 

 them, bound or unbound, from 184C to 1854, inclusi 

 Bound, half .'^heep, postage prepaid, $1.00 per volun 

 Bound and sent per express, 75 cents. Unbound, 50 cei 

 per volume. 



