THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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 le New York Observer — Sidney E. Morse & Co., New York, 

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 ichester Premium Cutting-Box — A. Gordon, Rochester, N. Y. 

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 York. 



0TB3 ON THE WeATHEB AND SEASON, PROM SePT. 15 TO 



16, 1839.— It should be recollected that the first half 

 September was uncommonly cool, the average heat 

 ig more than 7" below the general average, which was 



he la-st half of September was above the average (.56.7°) 



, and more than the average of the first half by 2". 

 3 fact has not occurred since 1836, when the last half 



warmer than the first half, in this section, 

 he rain in September was 2.86 inches, and the heat of 

 month 2.5" below the average — 60.6^. 

 hough the frost in the middle of the month did some 

 iry, vegetation has rapidly, matured the fall harvest. 

 ; fineness and size of apples, pears, potatoes, Ac, and 

 ir quantity, in this county, have rarely been equalled. 

 !'he autumnal equinox was September 23d, at 3 P. M. 

 t a north-east storm occurred here on the 20tb, begin- 

 g early before sunrise, much wind and a good rain all 



and night to noon 22d, not passing to New England, 

 he equinoctial storm from the north-east began along 



coast on the 23d — early in the morning in Virginia, 

 ore noon in New York, and was great in P. M. ; and on 



24th was high wind and ruin, from northeast, in Vir- 

 ia, and a gale there from 8 to 10 A. M., prostrating 

 n and many trees; was heavy in New York on the 

 ne day, and a gale with rain from .3 to 5 P. M. ; and 

 1 later at Koston, and less severe. But this storm did 

 , extend west of the Allegany range, as the wind was 

 re westerly and strong here, on the 25th and 26th. On 

 1 28th, the equinoctial reached this section, with high 

 ud and much rain from the northeast. 

 The first half of October has given us the mean heat for 

 it period in 22 years— 57.1''. With the rapid and sudden 

 anges, people have called the weather rather unpleas- 

 t; still, it is the average heat, and the maturing of the 

 oductions of the season has been fine, and their abund- 

 ce and quality great and excellent. Frost occurred on 

 e 6th and 7th; and 9th, 10th, and 12th, hard. 

 With all the injury from the frosts of June, and of Sep- 

 mber 13 and 14, in various parts of the country, it is 

 )w generally conceded, on all sides, that the productions 

 ■ the early and later harvest are most abundant. The 



immediate demand is for greater facilities of transportation. 

 In looking back at the number of mornings of dew, w« 

 find several in which tlie dew ran from metallic eaves, and 

 dropped from the leaves of trees, in September and this 

 half of October. 



The season, for the summer, of 1816, was much like th« 

 past, even to the middle of October, giving us frost in 

 erery month from May into October, as in 1859. Then 

 the cultivated plants were greatly injured (even more 

 than this year) wide over the country. When the frost 

 cut off the corn in September of that year, much of it was 

 made to ripen by being cut up by the roots and set up on 

 the ground in small stacks; the same method pursued 

 this year by our farmers. 



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Weather in Illinois.— Mr. E. Babcock, of Marengo, 

 111., kindly furnishes us the following extracts from his 

 meteorological observations. He says : 



" I will give July and August, because of the extreme 

 drouth and heat of the season. 



"Mean temperature of July,72.61'>, being 0.31° lower 

 than the average for the last six years; greatest heat, the 

 17th, at 97° in the shade; warmest A&y, 17th, being 87*. 

 Observations taken in the ahade, at 7 A. M., and 2 and 9 

 P. M. The lowest was the ei'cniug of the 8d — 48°, with 

 slight frost on the morning of the 4th ; no damage. Rain 

 during the mouth, 1.14 in. Turnips sowed this month 

 did not vegetate, and corn almost ceased to grow. Beets, 

 cucumbers, and most of garden ve";etables, dried and be- 

 came useless. The last week of July was harvest; but 

 the weather had cooled from 78.92° of the week before to 

 63.66*, making fine harvest weather. 



" Mean temperature of August, 09.18° (first half, 75.30°), 

 beijigjust the mean of the month for the last six years; 

 greatest heat, 14th, 94° in the shade ; lowest, 29th. 46° at 

 7 A. M.; some frost; no damage. Rain during the month 

 1.52 inches. Tame grass plistnies dried up entirely 

 Clover and wild grasses continued to grow, and a large 

 amount of hay has been put up in excellent condition. 



"September has been more cool, the first half being 

 59. 80*^. Rain during the same time, 0.21 inches. An 

 early frost, Sept. 2d, very much injured corn, buckwheat, 

 and vines generally. 



"The rains of the season give, for May, 3.39 inches; 

 June, 2.30 inches ; July, 1.14 inches ; August, 1..52 inches; 

 first half September, 0.21 ; which is only 8.56 inches for 

 the four and a half months of the growing season. Rain 

 same time last year, (which is our periodical wet season 

 once in seven years,) 31.45 inches. The mean of the last 

 four years equals 20.11 inches during the same time of 

 each vear. 



"The results of the late and early frosts, together with 

 the severe drouth, has very much reduced the annual pro- 

 duct, and a much less quantity than usual can be spared 

 for market." 



FuuiT FROM Indiana. — We are indebted to Mr. Mosnf! 

 Fowler, of Lafayette, Ind., for some noble specimens (4 

 apples, grown in that vicinity. Among them we may 

 mention the Mwtown Pippin, of good size and quality, 

 and much finer than any specimens of this variety grown 

 here, where it does not succeed well. We should judge, 

 from this specimen, that this excellent variety succeeds as 

 well in Indiana as in the eastern counties of this State. 

 The Fall Pippin, Ortley Pippin, Westfield Seek-no-Furthet , 

 Pennock, Spitzenburgh, Swaar, Yellow Belle/lower, Prior'a 

 Red, and Hawle's Janet, are all fine specimens. Mr. Fow- 

 ler also sent us a Buchesse d'Angouleme pear, which 

 measured 13 inches round, and weighed 19 ounces. It 

 was also of excellent quality. 



Tub fruit crop in Califbrnia, this year, is valued at be- 

 tween six and seven millions of dollars. 



