THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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Soui-e's and Blue-Stem Wheat. — A Long Island cor- 



l-espondent of the Country QenilenKin obtained some seed 



vheat of the Soule's and Blue-Stem varieties from Michi- 



. The former proved a failure — was late in ripening, 



<i poor quality, and so much injured by the weavil 



midge) that it produced not more than half a crop. On 



he other hand, the Blue-Stem succeeded admirably. " It 



iiot only yielded a third more than the Mediterranean, but 



liner wheat never grew in this [Long Island] or any other 



action." It took the first premium at the Queens County 



Lgricultural Fair. 



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To OUR Exchanges. — We are under great obligations to 

 ur brethren of the press for their valuable aid. We 

 iould return them our most sincere thanks. Up to this 

 ime, over three hundred newspapers ia the United States 



d Canada have given extendsd notices of the January 

 (umber — all' speaking of it in the highest terms. This 

 Danifestation of friendly interest in the success of the 



Farmer's Own Paper" is very encouraging. We hope 

 merit a continuance of their good will. 



The Commissioner of Patents invited a number of farm- 

 rs and horticulturists to meet him at Washington, and 

 dvise with the Agricultural Clerk in regard to the distri- 

 ntion of seeds, &c. They met the first week in January, 

 nd elected the Hon. M. P. Wilder, of Massachusetts, 

 'resident. The doings of this " Advisory Board of Ag- 

 ieulture of the Patent OiBce " appear to have been pri- 

 ate, as we have seen no account of them. 



Genesee Valley Horticultural SociKTT.^The Annual 

 ifeeting Oi the Genesee Valley Horticultural Society, for 

 he election oi oificers, appointing committees for the 

 ;iisuing year, and transaction of business, will be held 

 .t the Court House, in this city, on Monday, February 7th, 

 kt 10 o'clock A. M. It is desirable that there should be a 

 general attendance of members, citizens, and all in this 



icinity interested in horticulture. 



The Rural Annual and Horticultural Directort 

 roB 1859. — Every reader of the Genesee Farmer should 

 lave a copy of this excellent work. It is sent, prepaid by 

 nail, for twenty-five cents. In clubs of eight, the Genesee 

 Farmer and Rural Annual are sent to any address for fifty 

 »ents the two, and an extra Rural Annual to the person 



jetting up the club. 



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An esteemed correspondent at the West writes : " I like 

 ^e Fa)iner — I feel as if having grown wiser under its 

 cachings and influence — and like it better than of old. 

 The people like it — quote it — respect it and favor it." 



The Annual Meeting of the New York State Agricul- 

 Airal Society will be held at the Capitol, in Albany, on 

 Wednesday, Feb. 9 th. See advertisement. 



Inqoiries and Answers. 



Cutting Roots. — I should like to know the best way, 

 md the best machine, for cutting roots for stock, such 

 as sheep and calves. 1 have some roots larger than I 

 ,san slice in my straw cutter, which is only nine inches 

 mside. Hare weighed one of the English Hybrid yellow 

 tamips, with top, that went twenty-two pounds. For 

 5uch, I use the axe. I took a first premium at our County 

 Pair on a squash weighing one hundred and forty-eight 

 (iouods. I mention tais, that jou may know the readers 



of the Genesee Fmrmer succeed bost.- 



Indiana. 



-F.R.D.,IFb{/'Zaifi, 



Roots for sheep and calves are best to be cut fine. Many 

 farmers with large flocks, have graters, like the cylinder 

 of a threshing machine, that cut the roots very fine. 



The implement most in vvse is termed a Root Cutter, 

 which is a large circular pla<e pierced with throe slots, 



root cotter. 



into which' aire fixed blades that slice the root as the plate 

 revolves. These knives have set screws, that graduate 

 the thickness of the slke. Transversely to these blades 

 are a series of small blades, placed near each other, 

 through which the slice is forced in its passage out, and 

 cut into small pieces, or chunks, answering well for feed- 

 ing cattle, sheep and calves, rendering it the most perfect 

 machine for the purpose with which we are acquainted. 



Corn vs. Beans for Sheep. — (P.' N. Hall.) The fat- 

 tening properties of corn and beans are about equal. Beasos 

 contain twice as much nitrogen as corn — and, according 

 to the old rule of estimating the nutritious value of foods 

 by their nitrogenous or flesh-forming constituents, fifty 

 pounds of beans would be equal to one hundred pounds 

 of corn. But this rule does not stand the test of experi- 

 ments, and it is now abandoned by the best chemists, or 

 adopted only with many qualifications. Probably the best 

 practice would be to use a part of each. 



There is, however, no doubt on one point — the manure 

 made by sheep fed on beans is much more valuable than 

 that from sheep fed on corn. 



Corn Sheller. — (R. S.) You will find the Young 

 America Com Sheller, manufactured in this city by 

 Leavenworth & Mason, just the thing you want. It ii 

 an excellent machine. For further particulars, see ad^e»- 

 tisement in this number. 



Grafting Peach on Cherrt.— (W. S. D.) The peach 

 will not succeed worked on the cherry, under jiay condi- 



tiODS. 



