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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



TUB 



GENESEE FARMER 



:r oTi 1859. 



Premiums for the Half Volume. 



TnKKE are many farmers in every town \n tlie United States 

 and Canada, who are not now taking any agricultural paper. In 

 order to reacii this large class, wc have concluded to take sub- 

 scriptions for the coming half volume of the Genesee Farmer, 

 commencing with the July and ending with the December 

 notnber. 



Terms. — 'We will send the Genesee Farmer for the coming 

 half year — July to December inclusive --single subscribers, 25 

 cents ; five copies for |1, and a copy of our beautiful 25-cent book 

 the Rural Annual and IforticuUural Directory, prepaid by 

 mail, to the person getting up the club ; eight copies for |1.50, 

 and a Rural Anntial, prepaid by mail, to the person getting up 

 the club; sixteen copies fur $8, and a Rural Annual and an 

 eaira copy of tiie Farmer for a year, or two for the half volume, 

 to the person getling up the club. 



CASH PREMIUMS 

 FVtr the Greatest Number of Subscribers. 



"We also offer the following Cash Premiums for the greatest 

 number of subscribers for the coming half volume, sent in by the 

 15th day of October : 



1. TWENTY DOLLARS, in Cash, to the person who shall 

 send us the largest number of subscribers, (at the lowest club 

 price of \>% cents each,) before the 15th day of October, 1859. 

 (The or ier with the money must be received, Bot mailed, oa or 

 before the 15th of October.) 



2. FIFTEEN DOLL.\RS to the person who shall send us the 

 second hii;hest list, asr above. 



S. TEN DOLLARS to the person who shall send us the 

 third highest list, as above. 



4. NINI^: DOLLARS to the person who shall send us Uie 

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5. EIGHT DOLL.-VRS to the person who shall sead us the 

 fifth highest list, as above. 



6. SEVEN DOLL.VRS to the person who shall send us the 

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7. SIX DOLLARS to the person who ihall send us the 

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S. FIVE DOLL.VRS to the person who shall send us the 

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9. FOUR DOLLARS to the person who shall send us the 

 ninth highest list, as above. 



10. THREE DOLLARS to the person who shall send us the 

 tenth highe«t list, && above. 



n. TWO DOLLARS to the person who shall send us the 

 elevenlli highest list, as above. 



18. ONE DOLLAR to the person who shall send tis the 

 twelfth highest list, as above. 



The club need not be all at one post office. "We will write the 

 naraes of the subscribers on every paper, and send them to as 

 many different post offices as Is desired. 



We stereotype each number of the Farmer, and the back num- 

 bers of the present half volume can be supplied in the club at the 

 tame rates as the above (37>i' cents for the year). 



Wo cordially invite Postmasters and all friends of agricnltural 

 Improvement to act as agents fi.r the Genesee Farmer. We will 

 cheerfully send them specimen copies, show-bills, <tc., if desired. 



Money may be sent at our ri^k. 



Addresi JOSEPH HARRIS, 



PLDUenEX AXD PROPRnCTOE, 



May 1, IK*. Eocubstkb, N. T. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Progressive Ultimates 



Siiiiiiiier Fallows for Wheat 



The Bee Moth. Acriculture in Ohio 



The Turnip Fly. Prairie Farming in America. 



Lupins for eiirichin.g Land. Cement for Roofs. . . . i 



Notes for the Month— by S. W 



Timothy Grass, and the best time for cutting it 



Ciiliivaiion of Turnips. Facts about Mowing Machines 



Notes from Maine. To destroy Poison Sumac 



Diseases among Cattle. Plans for Rams, &ic. Road Making 



Culture of Indian Corn. Answers to J. S. Sugar Cane 



Keeping Hens to produce Eggs in "Wijiter 



Train Horses to walk. Cheap Paint 



Th(! Hog — Its History, &c 



Design for a Country Residence 



Management of Calves. Underdraining Economically 



Preserving Sweet Potatoes 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMEXT. 



Sulphur for Mildew on the Grape. Ringing the Tine 



G:is Tar for Peach Trees 



Oiionebcrry Saw-l"ly. Lignite to destroy Insects 



Sulphur and Lime for Gooseberries. Lime on Apple Trees.* 



Birds — Their Usefiilnes-s 



Horticultural Notes for the Month 



Aloes to destroy Bugs, &c 



The Apple Tree Borer 



ladies' department. 

 Original Domestic Receipts 



EDITOR S TABLE. 



The Weather 



Items, Notices, &c 



Inquiries and Answers 



Notices of Books, Pamphlets, &c 



General Remarks. 

 Market Reports. 



REVIEW OF THE MARKETS. 



19c 



ILLCSTEATIONS. 



The Bee Moth 



The Turnip FIv 



Roots of Timothy 17( 



Suffolk Sow 



De.sign for a Conntry Residence, with Ground Plan 



Gooseberry Saw-Kly 



Phcebe-Bird; Barn" Owl: Blackbird; House Wren 



Wren ; Chick-a-elce ; Creeper ; Cat-Bird 



Cedar or Cherry Bird ; Purple Martin 



Bam Swalliw;' Sparrow ; King-Bird 



American Robin ; Spotted Woo'lpecker 



Yellow-Bird ; Blue Ja> 



Canary Grass...- 



THE GENESEE FARMER, 



A MONTHLY J017KNAL OF 



AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTU 



B PUBLISITBD AT BOCHESTEB, K. T., 



Bv JOSEPH HARRIS. 



It is the cheapest agricultural paper In the world, and has att 

 an unrivalled circulation. 



Terms — Tnvakiiblt in advance — FrFTT Cknts a! 

 Five Copies for $2 : Eight Copies for $8, together with a j 

 Annual and IIorticnKural JJi rectory to the person gctli 

 the club. It is not necessary that the club should be all i 

 office — we send wherever the members of the club desire. 



tW~ All friends of riiril Itnprovement are respectfully so) 

 to ol)taia and forward subscriptions. 



Specimen numbers sent free to all applicants. 



The address of papers can be changed at any time. 



Papers are sent to the British Provinces at the same rate* 

 the United States No extra charge for American postage. 



Subscription money may be sent at the risk of the Publisl 



Address JOliiKPH HAKKI.<4, 



Publisher and Proprietor, Rochester, N 



PopTAOE. — The postage on the Fafmeb. sent to any pi 

 the Slate of New York, paid quarti-rly in advance, is three 

 a year; to any other place in the United States, six cents s 

 Wp pny the American post.Tse on all papers sent to the Ca) 

 or any of the other British Provinces. 



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