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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Are American rarmcrs Intelligent? 73 



Live and Bead AVeiglit of Hogs 74 



Model and Exi>orimental Farms 75 



Oregon and Washington Territfiries 76 



"Wheat as Foi)d for Cattle 76 



Cure for Warts 76 



Hemp and its Cultivation 77 



Cultivation of IIops 79 



Removing Hoots and Bushes from Land 80 



^'ot€9 for the Month.— By S. W 81 



C/om for Export SI 



Cultivation of Barley 82 



Lcttor from John Johnston 82 



A Word more on Barn-Yards 63 



Large vs. Small ilogs for Feeding. S8 



Roaring Calves. S4 



TTnderdraining and Manuring at the West 84 



Fence Posts 86 



Sheep Eack— Rural Annual for 1859, 85 



Improvement of Sheep 8.'> 



Salt as a Manure for Wheat 85 



HOUTICrLTUR-'VL DEPARTMENT. 



Horticultural Notes for the Month 86 



A beautiful rropagating-House 87 



Seed Potatoes from the South 87 



A Country Residence 88 



KaLsing Watermelons successfully 89 



Cultivate a Taste for Horticulture. 89 



CXiItivation of the Or.ipc.— No. 2 90 



Laying out the Vinevard 90 



Propagation of the "^inee 90 



Planting 92 



Sarly Vegetables. 98 



Blact Knot — Kemedy for the Curculio 93 



EDITOR S TABLE. 



April Premiums. Hint to Advertisers. Advertisements 94 



The Kural Annual. Our Circulation. Careless Posting 94 



The Genesee Farmer fosters a Love for Agriculture 94 



Trial of Reapers in Belgium 95 



Inquiries and Answers. 95 



Treatment of Sandy Soils 95 



Apple Tree Borer 95 



Corn vs. Rye as Food for IIo^s. 96 



Relative Viilue of Liquid and Solid Excrements 96 



Marsh Willows 96 



Propagating Peach Trees 96 



Incrustations on Steam Boilers 96 



Osage Orange 97 



I)eetruction of AVire- Worms 97 



Feeding Clover Hay 97 



Lice on Calves 97 



Several Inquiries (unanswered) 97 



Notjoes of Books, Pamphlets, &c 97 



RKTIEW OP THE MARKETS. 



General Remarks 98 



Rochester Market 98 



Xew York do 98 



Philadelphia do 98 



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Brighton Cattle Market. 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Section of a Hemp Plant 



S<>cuon of a Hop Vine 



Root Puller 



Hy.-Bed 



Propiigating-Uonse of Bissell & Salter.. . 

 l:<:vidence of John A. Nichols, Esq 



P>1ai>8 of Main and Second Floors of do. 



Plan of Green-House 



Fjjd View do. 



Figure illustrating the Biode of marking out the ground for 



Vineyards i 



F gure iUustratiag the propagation of Grapes from Eyes, 



do. do. do. do. Cuttings.. 



do. do. do. do. Layers . . . 



do. do. manner of Grafting the Grape 



Cuttings, as they appear when planted 



l'"^Ml grown from a single Eye 



Pl&Bi grown from a Cutting or Layer 



THE RURAL EMPIRE CLUB 



WILL bo pleased to fiinii.sh its nieinliers, jind .'ill other ni ; 

 cants, with pure CHINKSE SUGAR CANE l^l.V 

 grown on a field of loO acres in Georgi-i. and other new and r 

 Seeds, post-paid, by mail, under J,0.0 miles, at the following r:. 



4 oz. Packages Cliinesc Sugar Cnne Seed, each 



4 oz. '• Washington Dutton Corn, " 



4 oz. " Wyandot Prolific " " 



4 oz. " Pure Poland Oats (white), " 



4 oz. " Dixon's Stove Polish, (try it, and yon'U never 



use any other.) 



12 best varieties of Melons, mixed package, each 



10(1 Buena Vista Beans, dwarf, early, very prolific, " 



100 grains Excelsior Sweet Corn (the best), " 



KiOT seeds Premium Flat Dutch Cabbage (none better). " 



20 '• Pine Apple Squash, for sunmier or winter " 



20 " genuine Ilubliard Squa-sli (celebrated), " 



20 " of the famous A pplr-pic Melon " 



20 " Lord Kenyon or Man of Kent Cucumber " 



10 " No Plus rilra Cucumber, long and large, white " 

 10 " Prolific Pickle, .smallest of all Cucumbers,.... " 



500 grains Beardle.>w Karley ((!0 lbs. per bushel), " 



Any two 4 oz, packages and any tour others, for il 



Any eight packages, except the 4 ciz., for 1 



By Exprrss or Railroad. — Poland Oats and Mexican P' 

 toes, each .$1 per bushel. Chinese Sugar Cane Seed, |1 per ;>e 

 or .t4 per sack of two bushels delivered in New York city, «ir 

 per sack delivered at Buffalo or any liailroad Depot between N 

 York and Buffalo. Biennial Rye, Washington Dutton and "^ 

 andot Corn, each $1 per peck. 



Write your name and post-ofllre .iddress very plain. Di 



send silcer coin hy mail. There is an affinity between it : 



some of Uncle Sam's employee's pockets, which conscience 



the fear of Madam Justice is able to overcome. Mail " direct" 



L W. BRIGGS, Macodon Center, Wayme Co., N. 1 



LAWTON BLACKBERRY PLANTS. 



IN all cases warranted of the original stock, and raised uc 

 the supervision of the subscriber upon his own grouuc'.j 

 New Rochelle, and each dozen separately secured in moss for c 

 veuience ol distribution by Clubs, aud packed iu boxes. 

 Scale of Prices by tlie Dozen. 



A box of one dozen $ 2 



" three dozen, 5 



" eight dozen,. .' 10 



" eighteen dozen, .■ 20 



" fifty dozen, 50 



Cp° The name and direction of purchasers should be disli: 

 ly written, and the money accompany the order. Address 

 WM. LAW ION, 15 Wall street. New York, 



or, New Rochelle, N. "5 

 Circulars, with fiill directions, free to applicants, by mail. 



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 THE GENESEE FARMER, 



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Jakuaey 1, 1859. Jioch«ster, N. : 



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