THE GENESEE FAKMER. 



827 



THE NEW GRAPES. 



HAVING fine facilities for propagating, we are prepared to 

 flirnish UNUSUALLY THRIFTY AND VIGOROUS 

 PLANTS of all the new hardy Grapes, consisting in part of 



Concord, $1 each. 



Hartford Prolific,... 1 " 



ToKalon, 1 " 



Union Village, 1 " 



Delaware, $3 each 



Logan, 3 " 



Diana, ... 50 cts. to 1 " 



Rebecca, 1 " 



Garrigues 1 " 



For a more extended list, see Catalogue. These will be secure- 

 Yf packed and delivered at the Express Office in Rochester, at 

 the above prices. 



STRAAVBERRY PLANTS 

 Can now be furnished, securely packed, for fall planting. A large 

 and complete ossortraent. 



HOOKER— The best for family use. Price $2 per hundred? 

 $15 per iliousand. 



WILSON'S ALBANY— $1.50 per 100; $10 per 1000; besides 

 more than 25 other kinds. 



iSg" OUR. GROUNDS COMPRISE NEARLY TWO HUN- 

 DRED ACRJES. We have constantly on hand, and are able to 

 supply, every variety of Nursery productions, of the most thrifty 

 Igrowth. Send for a Descriptive Catalogue. 



H. E. HOOKER & CO., 



Sept. — 2t Commercial Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 



MELODEONS — THE "TREBLE FORTE" STOP.— A new 

 and admirable improvement has just been effected in the 

 Meiodeons of MASON & HAMLIN. It consists in the "treble 

 forte" stop, or a stop by means of which the treble part of the in- 

 strument may be increased in power, while the bass remains 

 Bubdued. The advantage of this stop is found In the perform- 

 ance of solo passages where it is desiratjle that prominence should 

 be given to the treble notes. The house of MASON & JtAM- 

 LIN has received, since 1856, for best Melodeons and Harmoni- 

 ums, no less than Twextt Gold and Silver Medals and Diplomas 

 from various State Fairs and Societies throughout the country. 



Melodeons, from $60 to $200 



Harmoniums, from $200 to $500 



Descriptive Catalogues sent on application 



MASON & HAMLIN, Boston, Mass., or 

 anSt CmCKERING & SONS, 694 Broadway, New York. 



STOCKS FOR FRUIT TREES. 



THE Subscribers desire to call the attention of the trade to 

 their large assortment of STOCKS for next spring's plant- 

 tug, which are this year remarkably Jii}e and healthy. 



QtriNCE STOCKS— Angers and Fontenay— ;?/•«< choiM. 

 MAZZARD CHKRRY SKEVLIJ^GS— extra fine. 

 APPLE SEEDLINGS— One and two years old. 



The above can be furnished in large or small quantities. 



Sept.— 2t 



H. E. HOOKER & CO., 

 Commercial Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 



OAA AAA PLUM TREES.— Messrs. C. EEAGLES & SON 

 Ov U»UUU solicit the attention of Nurserymen, Planters, and 

 Dealers in Trees, to their immense stock of Plum Trees, by far 

 the largest ever offered in the United States. 



One year, 3 to 5 feet, $25 per 100 ; $226 per 1000. 



Two years, 4 to 6 feet, 30 " 250 " 



Three to four years, 6 to 8 ft.,. 45 " 400 " 



N B.— These trees are budded on plum stocks. Send for a De- 

 BCtiplive Catalogue. C. REAGLES & SON, 



Sept., IS59.— 2t Union Nurseries, Schenectady, N. Y. 



Lawton Blackberry Plants. 



Address WILIIAM LAWTON, New EocheUe, N. Y. 



Circulars Promptly ForTvarded. 



anSt 



ALBANY TILE WORKS — OoRffER Cliktok Avkntjb and 

 Knox Street, Albant, N. Y. — The subscribers, being the 

 most extensive manufacturers otDRAINING TILE in the United 

 States, have on hand, ip large or small quantities, for Land Drain- 

 ing, ROUND, SOLE, and liORSE-SHOE TILE, warranted supe- 

 rior to any made in this country, hard-burned, and over one foot 

 in length. Orders solicited. Price List sent on application. 

 May, 1559.— 6t C. & W. McCAMMON, Albany, N. Y. 



EUSSIA OR BASS MATS — Selected expressly for budding 

 and tying. GUNNY BAGS, TWINES, HAY ROPE, &c., 

 Buitable for Nurserymen and Farmers, for sale in lots to suit, by 

 D. W. MAN WARING, Importer, 

 Sept., 1S59.— ly* »48 Front Street, New York. 



TTIRQINIA FARM LANDS.— There are desirable FARMS 

 \ for sale at $10 to $20 per acre, within a few hours' ride from 

 Washington City. For any desired information, address 



L. 11. EEYNOLDS, Maple Valley, 

 ■ Sept— 8t Prince William Co., Va, 



CONTENTS or THIS NUMBER. 



Transactions of the New York State Agricultural Society. . . . 297 



Thorough-bred Stock becoming more general 297 



Grade Stock. Fat Cattle 297 



Improved breeds of Cattle do not deteriorate in this country 2yT 

 Fairs beneficial to the Localities in which they are held. 'i97 



Grow more Root Crops. Husking Corn 29§ 



Culli vation of Barley 29S 



Distance for planting Corn. Com for Fodder 299 



Plowing Land in the Fail, for Corn 299 



Hen Manure for Corn. Leicester Pigs 299 



Eariy Varieties of Wheat 299 



Refuse of Tanneries 800 



Cider and Cider-Making 801 



Cultivation of Wheat. Changing the Pasture of Cows 802 



Spirit of the A gricultural Press 803 



Sorgho injurious as Fodder. Burning the Prairies 303 



Kidney-Worms in Swine. Alpacas in Australia 303 



Keeping Milk sweet Old Radish Seed. English Beans 803 



Management of Milk. Brine poisonous to Animals 303 



Hogs fed on Acorns. Charcoal for Fatting Animals 3i3 



Linseed-cake for Heifers before calving. Heaves 803 



Dairy Management in Scotland 304 



John Johnston's W heat Crop. For Spavin 306 



Fall Plowing. Feeding Bees 3(6 



Gleanings by a Young Farmer. Heaves in Horses 307 



Coarse vs. Fine-wooled Sheep. To cure Scab among Sheep. 808 

 Do Sheep deteriorate in the quality of their Wool in warm 



Climates. Management of Hogs 809 



Weather, Crops, &e.,"in Maine 809 



The Insect on Mulleins not the Wheat-midge 309 



Notes for the Month— by S. W -810 



For caked Bag or Garget 810 



The destruction of our Forest Trees. Hungarian Grass 311 



Design for a Country House 312 



Ornamental Bee-House 313 



Painting Houses. Saving Clover Seed 314 



Should Young Ducks be allowe J to go to Water 814 



HORTICULTUEAL DEPAETMENT. 



T. G. Yeomans' Pear Orchard 315 



Fruit Growers' Society of Western New York 816 



Planting Trees, &c 818 



Plowing old Orchards. Barrels for Fruit. Dwarf Paars 319 



Apple Trees on high land. Preserving Dahlia Roots 319 



ladies' department. 

 Original Domestic Keceipta 820 



editor's table. 



The Weather 821 



Items, Notices, &c 821, 323 



Inquiries and Answers 323 



Notices of Books, Pamphlets, &c S24 



review of the markets. 



General Remarks , 324 



Market Reports 825 



illustrations. 



Early Connor Wheat 299 



Early Japan, Early Noe, and Tuscan Wheat 800 



Hickok's Patent Portable Cider-Mill 301 



Design for a Country House, with Ground Plan 313 



Ornamental Bee-House 313 



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