THE GEKESEE FARMER. 



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New Advertisements this Month. 



Wood's Mower— Vfalter A. AVood, Iloosick Falls, N. T. 



Teuts ami Flags— James Field, Koohester, N. Y. 



The Practical Ilorae Farrier — E. Nash, Auburn, N. T. 



Fish Guano — A. Longett, New York. 



Share's Patent Cultivating, Hoeing, and Hilling Machines- 

 Pease & Eggleeton, Albany, N. Y. 



Agricultural and Horticultural Books— E. Darrow & Brother, 

 Eoc*esler, N. Y. 



Colored Pictures of Fruit, Flowers, and Shrubbery— E. Darrow 

 & Brother, Rochester, N. Y. 



Seymour & Morgan's New York Self-Eaking Keaper and Mow- 

 er — Seymour, Morgan, & Allen, Brockport, N. Y. 



N. Y. State Ag. Society, Premiums on Farms — B. P. Johnson, 

 Boc'y, Albany, N. Y. 



Manny's Combined Mower and Reaper — "W. A. "Wood, Hoosick 

 FaUs, N. Y. 



Plain and Pleasant Talk about Fruits, Flowers, and Farming- 

 Derby & Jackson, New York. 



IngersoU's Improved Portable Ilay Press — Farmer's Manufac- 

 turing Company, Green Point, N, Y. 



The Weatiieb..— April 16 to May 16, 1859.— The aver- 

 age heat of the last half of April was 42.13", being 5° below 

 the average of the same for 22 years ; and as the heat of 

 the first half of the month had been the average of the 

 tame for 22 years, the mean of April was below the gene- 

 ral average of the month about 3". The effect was to de- 

 fay vegetittion so that, when April closed, much of vegeta- 

 tion was not so far advanced as in April, 1858, only grass 

 and wheat and some trees being the exception. The 

 beautiful shrub Forsythia held back its fine yellow blos- 

 soms without leaves a week later than in April of last year. 

 The rain of the 22d, and the violent storm of snow and 

 wind, which extended over the country, gave us 1.74 in. 

 of water. It reminded us of the like fall of rain and snow 

 tevo years ago, and two days earlier, when the Suspension 

 Bridge below our lower falls, was crushed and lost. An 

 wnusual quantity of rain fell in the mouth — even 4.11 

 inches here. As the rain has been great over the western 

 country. Lake Ontario has risen, and was very high at the 

 •lose of April. The season has been pleasant, roads fine, 

 (ffid much work performed on the farm. 



The month of May opened with fine weather, and warm, 

 and the temperature of the first half was a little higher 

 than before in many years. The average of the half, to 

 ilay 16th, was 59.71°, or nearly 7° above the mean of 22 

 years. In 1841, the first half was only 43.8°, or near 12'' 

 below the mean. The consequence was very rapid pro- 

 gress in vegetation. Cherries were already in blossom a 

 week before April ended, but soon apples, and pears, and 

 quinces, and plums, were richly loaded with blossoms. 

 The trees will be broken down by the fruit, if only one 

 blossom in three to five shall prove to be fertile. In these 

 fifteen days the fields are covered with the flowers of the 

 season. The peach has shown but few blossoms, but 

 other fruits may be expected in abundance. The fields 

 of wheat look well, aad the prospect is good over the 

 eountry. 



A Chance to Inteoduck the Genesee Farmer. — As 

 announced last month, we have concluded to take sub- 

 scriptions to the coming liolf -volume, commencing with 

 the next number. This will afford our friends an excellent 

 opportunity of introducing the Farmer into sections 

 where we have now few subscribers. 



We have no paid agents. It is a labor of love with 

 those who form clubs for the Genesee Farmer; and we 

 respectfully invite all our friends who wish to extend the 

 usefulness and circulation of the Farmer, to show a copy 

 of the paper to their neighbors, and invite them to give it 

 a trial for the coming half-year. They cannot have a 

 cheaper paper. \Ye will send the coming half volume to 

 any address for 25 cents. 



We will send Jive copies for one dollar, and present the 

 person gettuig iip the club a copy of our beautiful 25 cent 

 book, the Eural Annual and Horticultural Directory, sent 

 prepaid, by mail. 



The club need not all be at one post-oftice. We will 

 send the papers to as many different post-offices as is de- 

 sired. 



The terms for larger climbs will be found on the last 

 page; also a liberal list of Cash Premiums for the great- 

 est number of subscribers for the coming half volume. 



We would urge every reader of the Genesee Farmer, who 

 thinks it deserves encouragement, to speak to his friends 

 and see what he can do to increase its circulation. 



Ninety Dollars i.v C.\sh Premiums. — On the last page 

 will be found a list of Cash Premiums for the greatest 

 number of subscribers for the coming half-volume of the 

 Genesee Fanner, commencing with the next number. We 

 hope it will attract the attention of our friends. Thanks 

 to their voUmtary efibr's, our prospects never were so 

 good as at present, and we desire to repay them as far as 

 possible for their disinterested and successful labors in 

 our behalf We have never before otfered such premiums. 

 A little canvassing will enable any one to secure the 

 largest of these Cash Premiums, and the smaller ones will 

 undoubtedly be taken by xery small clubs. 



Will not those of our friends who reside in districts 

 where we have few subscribers, make an effort to increase 

 our circulation ? Such, especially, can very easily get up 

 a club sufficient to secure a premium. We will cheerfully 

 send extra copies as specimens, showbills, <fec., to all dis- 

 posed to act as agents. Let us heurfrom you immediately. 



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Remarkable Colt.— Mr. Z. Williams, of this city, has 

 a colt, now eleven mouths old, which stands 15 handsf high 

 and weighs 1,000 pounds. His symmetry and proportions 

 are perfect ; and for size, his equal is not to be found any- 

 where. He was brought from Darlington, C. W., by Mr. 

 Ira B. Bcrke, and comes of good stock, his sire being the 

 imported horse " Cumberland," and his dam by the cele- 

 brated " Old Clyde." He will doubtless prove a great 

 acquisition to the breeding stock of this country, and will 

 be exhibited at tlie N. Y. State Fair, and at the various 



County Fairs during this season. 



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A Compliment to Ocr Correspondents. — Mastox S. 

 Gregg, Esq., of Washington county, Arkansas, writes us : 



" I believe your correspondents, with your assistance, 

 will make ih<i' Genesee Farmer the best jiaper in the worU 

 for farmers. I have compared it with papers costing double 

 - the price, and prefw it to any other paper I have seen." 



