THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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Rich Milk — Who can beat it? — W. H. Robinsok, of 

 lindequoit. informs us that he has a three-year-old 

 tfer, which will come in about the 1st of next April, 

 e now gives (Dec. 10) tour quarts of milk per day. 

 le quarts of this milk were churned, and produced 

 )S. 10 oz. of butter, or 43 oz. from one quart of milk, 

 other trial was made the next week, when 10 quarts 

 milk produced 3 lbs. of butter, or 4 4-5 oz. butter from 

 uart of milk. This, we believe, is the largest yield of 

 ter from a given quantity of milk on record. Can any 

 he readers of the Genesee Farmer beat this ? 

 [r. BncKMiNSTER, of the Massachusetts Ploughman, states 



four quarts of milk from his Devon heifers give one 

 nd of butter ; Mr. Prentice, of Albany, N. Y., states, 

 he Country Gentleman, that his Ayrshires produce 

 pound of butter from 6 quarts of milk ; and Mr. Nor- 



of Farmington, Ct., has Alderneys that beat this 

 ewhat. The general average, from good dairies, is 

 at a pound of butter from fifteen quarts of milk, 

 he heifer of Mr. Robinson is part Devon, Durham, and 

 ve. She was fed on 'clover hay, and had in addition 

 it half a bushel of potatoes per day. Mr. R. thinks 

 ther roots will furnish so much butter in the winter, 

 )otatoes. The butter produced by this heifer is as 

 )w and of as good flavor as can be made at any sea- 

 of the year. 



)BACco. — In reply to our offer for a Prize for the best 

 ' on the best and earliest mode of raising tobacco 

 its," a correspondent facetiously remarks : 



A.ttach a good team to an eagle plow, and raise them 

 he mold-board of said plow, and turn them under as 

 team proceeds across the field. This should be done 

 in the morning. I consider this the earliest and 

 mode of raising tobacco plants." 



''heat in Vermont. — A correspondent in Windsor 

 ity, Vt., says: "The idea that manure makes wheat 

 ;e, is the offspring of laziness. We often raise here 

 reen forty and fifty bushels of spring and winter wheat 

 acre, while the rich farms of the west, without 

 ure, scarcely ever exceed twenty bushels." 



LACK Knot. — W. W., Snackwine, 111., writes : 

 The black knot is often seen on the wild plum in this 

 lity, though it is not general. I have never known 

 of the wila plijm cultivated. The tame plum is a sure 

 here. I have seen but one case of the black knot on 

 tame plum." 



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[RGALIE0 Pears. — At the " Crystal Palace Horticul- 

 1 Exhibition" in England, the first prize " for the best 

 )red varieties" of the pear was awarded to the White 

 enne, or Virgalieu; the second best to the GratioU. 



IE annual meeting of the Western New York Fruit 

 ivers Society will be held in this city, January 5th. 

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Inqtiiries and Answers. 



,ack-Leg in Calves. — I am desirous of obtaining in- 

 ation in relation to this disease of calves or young 

 k:, there having been several cases of the disease in 

 vicinity. We call it the bloody murrain or black-leg. 

 T die in a few hours after the disease first shows itself. 

 animal loses the uses of his limbs, froths at the 

 th, and dies. If his hide is taken off after death, the 

 appears to be mortified, with a bad smell. If you 

 ly of your numerous correspondents can give a rem- 

 we should like to see it in your valuable paper. 

 Jjcorr ItcDoLE. — Madmn Co., Ai Y. 



Fence Posts— Training Cattle.- J wish to tax your 

 columns to make inquiry if any of yoiJ- numerous corres- 

 pondems or readers are able to answer the question, 

 whether or not fence posts will last essentially longer 

 when set top end downwards ? If it is a truth, as I have 

 heard it asserted, that they will last from a fourth to a 

 third longer, it is certainly an important fact, and I 

 should be mnch obliged by correct information in the 

 matter, through your columns or otherwise. 



I would also say to Mr, Jno. Sanfield, of 111., that if 

 he has a system of training or conquering animals, which 

 he esteems valuable, and would invite his followmen to 

 adopt, I would suggest that he gives us a little more 

 minute description of" his process. E. Morton. — Berrian 

 Co., Mich. 



Draining Tiles. — Can some one tell me, through your 

 columns, the best and cheapest mode of making draining 

 tiles ? W. F. Herron. — Bartholomew Co., Ind. 



ADVERTISEMENTS, 



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 stove. The possession of one by the farmer enables him to cook 

 ground feed, pumpkins, or potatoes, or steam his chopped stalks, 

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Jan. 1859. — It. Cincinnati, Ohio. 



SEEDS OF EVEEGEEEN, &c., TREES. 



WE are in receipt of a few of the leading sorts of TREE 

 SEEDS, in advance of our annual assortment, embracing 

 nearly 300 sorts, among which we can furnish immediately — 



Black Austrian Pine Seed, at $3 00 per lb. 



Sea Side do " •.00 " 



Scotch Fir " 1 50 " 



European Silver Fir " 1 50 " 



Laburnum " To " 



European Larch " 2 00 " 



American Arbor Vita3 " 3 00 " 



Honey Locust " 75 " 



Yellow do " T5 « 



American Elm « 2 00 « 



Ailanthus " 2 00 « 



Pitch Pine " 8 00 « 



Black Ash " 2 00 " 



VirgUia Lutea (very scarce) 2 00 per oz. 



ALSO, 



Fresh Apple Seeds, 50 cts. per quart, $10 per bushel. 

 Fresh Pear Seeds, $2.50 per lb. 

 Apricot Pita, 75 eta " 



Black Mazzard Cherry Pits, 50 cts. per quart. 

 Mahaleb do 75 " " 



To be successful In germinating Pine, Larch, Fir, and most, 

 fruit seeds, it is deemed important to sow immediately in boxes,' 

 in layers alternated with sand or light soil, and kept in a cool 

 cellar during the winter, protected from mice and rats, and trans- 

 ferred to the open ground in spring. 



J. M. THORBUEN & CO., 

 Jan. 1S59.— It. Seed Warehouse, 15 John St., New York. 



T) Xrr«SIA OE BASS MATTS— Selected expressly for budding 

 IX and tjing. GUNNY BAGS, TWINES, &c., suitable for' 

 Nursery purposes, for sale in lots to suit, bv 



D. W. MANWARING, Importer, 

 August, 1S5S.— Ij* 248 Front Street, New York. 



