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Stoke Coal Ashes as a Fertilizer.— I wish to make 

 some inquiries as to the value of stone coal ashes as a 

 manure. We burn anthracite coal exclusively here, and 

 everv farmer has a large heap at his back door. Would 

 it prove valuable if thrown on the manure heap? I have 

 tried it spread on the land and plowed in for corn and 

 puuipkius with success, and on potatoes and turnips with 

 equally good results. Buckwheat grown the year after 

 corn, was nearly doubled in the yield of the crop. On 

 cabbages it was" a failure. I would like to know the ex- 

 perience of those who may have tried it on other crops. — 

 Z. K.NAPP, Luzerne Co., Pa. 



Cin.scH Bug in Indiana. — I have been visited with that 

 alarming pest, the chinch bug. They have destroyed sev- 

 eral acres of promising spring wheat, and have now at- 

 tacked about twenty acres of beautiful corn. Have none 

 of your numerous readers discovered a method of destroy- 

 ing' these invaders? I tried to burn the wheat and them 

 wilb it; then plowed up several yards between the wheat 

 and corn, made several deep trenches, and kept a boy and 

 horse drawing a log of wood up and down them ; but all in 

 vain ; they soon passed the trenches, and beseiged the corn 

 in such immense numbers I am afraid the whole will soon 

 be destroyed. — Thomas Garnall, Oxford, Benton Co., Ind. 



Crops for Swamp Land.— I have a swamp covered with 

 wild grass. Would timothy seed grow on it so as to kill 

 the grass? Would it pay to make it into potato beds? 

 Would turnips or carrots grow on it with profit? Or 

 would it pay to put a few inches of clay on it? It was 

 drained last fall. The muck is from four to twenty feet 

 dee|). It is quite solid till you break the sod, but then a 

 horse will " mire." — A. K., South Dumfries, G. W., July 

 loth, 1859. 



Lime as Manure. — My land is worn out, and I am told 

 to burn lime and apply it. I have plenty of good stone 

 for lime, ami can make it at a small cost. I have the sed- 

 iment in au old saw-mill dam, and some leaves and straw ; 

 but still I must use lime, and I should be glad of infor- 

 mation on the subject.— W. G. Thompson, Centre Co., Pa. 



Southern Wheat. — I want to sow a field of wheat this 

 fall with some southern variety. What will be the best 

 kind ? We have but two principal kinds here, the Medlt- 

 en-ani'an. and Kentucky — the former doing by far the best. 

 ■ — W. Bkown, Clark Co., Ohio. 



We hope some of our correspondents will answer the 

 above. 



Whkat LOnaiN'G.— Our greatest trouble here in raising 

 wheat, is that it lodges. If we put on enough farm-yard 

 manure to raise thirty bushels per acre, it all goes down 

 before it is out in head, and we get but half a crop. 

 What is our remedy? — L. U. McConville, Eockville, Pa. 



Frosted Wiie.vt Straw. — The winter grain in this sec- 

 tion was all killed by the June frost. Will it hurt cattle 

 to eat the straw, if it is well cured? Some say it will kill 

 them — N. H. C, Holland, Pa. 



We can not see how it would hurt them. 



Fish Pond. — Is there any way to keep a fish pond clean 

 from a green substance, called here frog-spittle? There 

 are no frogs in my pond, but plenty of this green stuff. If 

 there is a remedy, 1 should be glad to know it. — N. H. C, 

 Venango Co., Pa. 



E.-<oi.isu Walnuts. — Will you or some of your corres- 

 pondents let me know what will make an English walnut 

 tree hold its fruit? I have a tree that is healthy, and blos- 

 soms well, but the fruit falls off soon after setting. — M. 

 W. T., CerUrcville, Md. 



Barken Heifers. — Will some of the readers of the 

 Ge>t*Jiee Farmer inform me, through its pages, how to 

 overcome barrenness in a two year old heifer. — I)., Oat«i. 



Ice House. — Could some of your readers give, through 

 tbe Farmer, a good and cheap plan for an ice house t — 

 W. Cherkt, J/u/hland Co., Ohio. 



Plaster foe White Clovbr. — Does plaster do as much 

 good on white aa op red cloTsr? — 0., Vtnango Oe., /b. 



Cutting Cows Horns. — Is there any means of changing 

 the course of a cow's horn when it grows into her Uce^ 

 or is there any danger in cutting it? — J. D. 



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REVIEW OF THE MARKETS. 



GENESEE FARMER OFFICE, ) 



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Pboduce Markets generally have been dull, and declining* 

 There is no speculative disposition manifesi, and no confldencw 

 in present prices. The general opinion seems to be that then 

 harvest which is now being gathered, will prove an abundank 

 one. There are, however, complaints from some sections of thw 

 country, of damage resulting from the frosts in the early part of" 

 June. The crop is never quite safe until it is secured, and ill 

 may yet sustain serious damage in some localities, in conse^ 

 quence of heavy rains, succeeded by a closft atmosphere. Never- 

 theless, with such large estimates of tlio product of wheat as hav» 

 been recently published, it is safe to say that, if half the quanlstj 

 predicted be ultimately realized, there need be no apprehension 

 of famine for the next year at least, and certainly no cause will 

 exist tor famine prices. In Europe, generally, the weather bu 

 been very favorul>le. A want of rain has been felt in some parti, 

 and a diminished yield is apprehendi.'d ; but, on the wliole, the 

 ])rospect of an abundant harvest was good at the date of our laatl 

 advices. 



FLOUR AND GRAIN.— In these articles there is no activity 

 apparent in any of the markets of the country, A liberal supply 

 for the season exists, and a probability of lower prices restrictt 

 purchases. A large proportion of the stock of Flour on hand !• 

 of poor quality, and liable soon to become sour ; much of it is 

 unsound, and quite unfit for bread, or for human food in any 

 shape. The stock of wheat 's, perhaps, not large ; but in the en- 

 tire absenceof any loreign demand, the market is without anima- 

 tion. Coarse grain, for the most part, in good supply, and dnJl 

 of gale. 



PROVISIONS. — In Pork, a moderate business has been done, 

 and, with gome speculative inquiry, more confidence is apparent 

 There is, however, a want of activity in the market, and price* 

 are irregular. In other articles there is not much variation, and 

 the demand is quite moderate. 



CATTLE.— With very warm weather, and an increased stock, 

 prices have declined. Purchases have been limited to wants for 

 immediate consumption. Speculators for an advance have beoa 

 diaoppointcd in their expectation*. 



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