THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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GENESEE FARMER 



FOTl 1850. 



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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Hints on Harvesting 



Method of Harvesting Grain in Australia 



Sheep and Clover on Light Soils 



Measuring Hay. Cultivation of Madder for Pasturage 



The Chinch Bug. Linseed-Cake in England 



Tying up Cattle. Hoven in CaltJe 



Sheep in Australia. Drilling Wheat. Plaster on Clover 



Advice t» Farmers. Cabbajres for Milch Cows 



Spirit of the Agricultural Press. 



Buckwheat and Wire- Worms. Itats in the Cornfield 



Sale of Thoroiigh-brcd Short-IIorns. Kyanizing Wood . . 



Seed Wheat from the North. New Hedge Plant 



Novel Suggestion in Subsoiling. Ilay Seed for Hogs 



Best Breed for Work-ing Oiceii. Steam Plow 



Tan Bark for Potatoes 



Wall Paper eaten by Stock. Early Wheat. Mulching. . 



Dogs. vs. Sheep. Rust on Oats. Hog Cholera. 



Principles not Products entitled to Awards 



Warmth of Soil gained by Deep Cultivation 



Turnip Seed. Cooking Food for Hogs. Japan Peas.. . . 



Lord Napier on American Agriculture 



Fine vs. Coarse-Wooled Sheep 



Notes for the Month— by 8. W 



Horse-Shoe vs. Sole Tiles for Underdraining 



Soiling Horses. Black-Leg or Bloody Murrain 



Why do we Oil our Boots, Shoes, and Harnesses? 



Training nf Animals, or Breaking of Heifers, Unnily Cows, Jcc. 

 Contraction of the Feet of Horses — The Cause and Remedy.. 



Mowing Machines — once more. Gapes in Chickens. 



Which is the most profitable Breed of Sheep? 



To prevent Rats, Mice, and Insects, working in the Granary. 



Stone Fences. One Farm in Western Virginia 



Feeding Calves. How to Ruin an Agricultural Society 



Feed the Land and it will Feed You. Poultry 



Farm House. Excellent Advice to Farmers 



HOBTICDLTURAL DEPARTMENT. '"* 



Horticultural Notes for the Month 2M ioK 



Work in the Flower Garden for July 217 



Golden-Twigged Linden or Lime Tree 218 



American Live Oak 21S1 



The Wild Flowers of England. Lima Beans 2M 



Cheap Cold Grapery. Deception in Practice 281 



Eucroide bartonioides. Gas Tar St] 



Growing a Peach Nursery. Specific for Bugs on Vines 21 



Chufa or Earlli Ahnond. Wid Plum as a Stock 21 



Shade Trees injurious to Fruit Trees. Yellow Roses SS^oeii 



LADIES DEPARTMEXT. 



Original Domestic Receipts ... 



EDITOR 8 TABLE. 



The Weather 



Items, Notices, &c 



Inquiries and Answers 



Notices of Books, Pamphlets, &c 



REVIEW OF THE MARKETS. 



General Remarks 



Market Reports 227 



ILLtTSTRATIONS. 



Chinch Bug 



Design for a Country Residence, with Ground Plan 



Golden-Twigged Linden 



Amencan Live Oak , 



Leaves and Fruit of Li ve Oak 



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THE GENESEE FARMER, 



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