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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Notes os ihk Weather, feom Oct. 15 to Nov. 16. — 

 The month of October gave us but little rain, only 1.21 

 inches, most of which fell after the 15th. As the rain ill 

 September was below the average, October was almost a 

 drouth in some parts of the country. 



The heat of the last half was 38.7«, or 6° below the 

 average ; and of the month was »" less than the mean for 

 22 years, or 44.8". 



Clonds prevailed for the last ten days, indeed only the 

 21st was a clear day, and part of the 20th and 23d, the 

 rest being cloudy, often windy, and dust flying; for the 

 last ten days westerly winds were constant, some snow 

 fell, some ice formed ; rain on the 17th and 18th, and rain 

 and hail on the I'Jth, and some snow on the 20th, hard 

 frost on the :ilst, and cold continued for two days more. 

 This was a cold period over the country. This was a cold 

 week in England. A letter to the editor states, that on 

 the 21st was a " snow-storm and severe frost." Very 

 uncommon weather for England at this season. On the 

 2Gth was that sevci^e storm along the English coast, in 

 which as many as fifty vessels were lost, and the Royal 

 Charter was lost with oOO passengers. 



For several days at and before the 28th, the weather 

 was very boisterous on Lake Ontario. On the 22d was a 

 white frost, and some ice formed at Augusta, Ga. This 

 cold period began along upper Mississippi on the 17th, 

 and at Marquette was a violent snow storm on the ISth, 

 and the cold mored regularly eastward and southward 

 over our own country east of that river to the Atlantic, 

 from Xova Hcotia to Florida. 



This has been rather unpleasant weather. 



November began with a cold windy day, S. and S. S. W. 

 wind blew, but the clouds were from the N. of west, as 

 often occurs. After frost on the 2d and snow squalls in 

 P. il., the weather become settled, and on the 3d Indian 

 summer began, smoky, become warm, and lasted a week, 

 very fine. On the 10th, the clouds settled down upon us 

 as a fog, and with the smoke made a dark and gloomy 

 time. Lights were necessary at mid-day ; wind N. E., and 

 drizzling rain. The peculiar yellowish, or yellow-green- 

 ish, color of the canopy was striking, fearful, and all 

 were awed by the sombre gloom. Only the red, yellow, 

 and green rays could penetrate the fog and smoke, and 

 these mingled made the peculiar gloomy hue. Many 

 thought of the earthquake atmosphere. As the rain 

 increased, the smoke came with it, and the wind, changed 

 to west toward midnight and strong, bad swept all the 

 smoke and gloom away before next sunrise. 



The greater rain of the 12th and forenoon of the 13th 

 put on a new face to things. The drought, begun, had 

 vanished ; the cisterns were filled ; the breathing was 

 easy, and " the faces were lightened." Little snow has 

 fallen in this State. At Montreal the sleighing began on 

 the 12th. The lith was fine, and indicated more Indian 

 summer, which all wait for. Temperature of the canal 41". 



The heat of the first half of November was 42.4^, or 

 about a degree below the mean for 22 years. 



The export of apples and potatoes has become less as 

 the season advanced ; but the quantity of the former, 

 especially, being exported has been immense. 



Wheat has risen a little in price in the thirty past days, 

 without any reason that is tangible, except the influence 

 of the flouring interest. The harvest has been generally 

 good in England and France, and breadstuff's rather dull. 



Weather in Illinois. — (Absence of two weeks hs 

 caused me to neglect to send you a brief of my record 

 Up to this date we have no rains, but pleasant, warn 

 smoky weather. 



From Sept. \bth to Nov. \st. — The last half of Septen 

 ber was 61.86° ; the mean of the month was 60.88'', bein 

 1.54° warmer than the mean of the last four years. N 

 frost in the last half of the month. The leaves hat 

 fallen from the a.sh, Cottonwood, and maplo. Rains in tl 

 last half 1.73 inches, and during the month l.i)4 inches. 



The first half of October was 53.16'''. Hard frost tl 

 6tli; thermometer at sunrise 22'^. Frost again the 15tl 

 Rain the first half 0.10 ; too dry to plow on most c 

 farms. 



Last half of October, 39.57°. Mean of the month, 46.36 

 being 1.78" below the mean of four years. Rain durin 

 the month, 1.04 inches. Mean of rain for five years, 2.; 

 inches. Highest range of thermometer, October 3d, at 

 P. M., 83" ; lowest, 31st, at 7 A. M., 15°, with a few flakt 

 of snow. During the month there were 9 smoky day 

 11 clear days with no clouds, and the 7th and 80th, no su: i 

 Prevailmg wind N. W. 



Nearly all the small streams have dried, und a majorii i 

 of wells are being sunk, or need sinking, lower, in ordm 

 to furnish a supply of water. 



P. S. Thermometer at 2 P. M. to-day, 64o.— E. Babcoc- 

 Marengo, III, Nov. 7, 1859. 



Weather in Maine. — We have just experienced tl 

 coldest October it has been the lot of the oldest inhak 

 tant to remember. The thermometer was below 2( 

 several times. Snow fell at five dilferent times. Fir 

 snow on the 8th. Ground froze first time on the 9th.- 

 Geo. E. Bbackett, Belfast, Me. 



To OUK Canadian Friends. — We have already upwaj 

 of three thousand subscribers in Canada West ; but the' 

 is no reason why we should not have twenty thousan 

 The Farmer is as well adapted to Canada as to the State 

 The climate and soil of Upper Canada are very similar 

 those of Western New York, and the farmers and frui 

 growers of both section can not but. be benefitted by £ 

 exchange of opinions on agricultural and borticultur 

 subjects. 



In order that our Canadian friends may obtain tl 

 paper at the same price as those in the States, we pre-pc 

 the American postage. This reduces the profits on a 

 papers sent to Canada more than one-half, and we mentic 

 the fact that all those in favor of disseminating agricu 

 tural information in the Province may be stimulated 1 

 renewed efforts in increasing our circulation. Let us s« 

 what our Canadian friends can do for us ? Shall we m 

 have twenty thousand subscribers in Canada next year ? 



A Canadian Plowing Match. — Mr. S. King, of Rycl 

 man's Corners, C. W., sends us an account of the "Sou( 

 Wentworth Pioneer Plowing Match," which took plac 

 Nov. 2d ; and appears to have been a very spirited aflar 

 There were 52 entries, 16 of whom were boys. We notic 

 among the prizes a set of harness valued at ?70, and a 

 iron plow valued at $40; and a wooden plow valued i 

 |18; besides liberal cash prizes. The Canadians ar 

 excellent plowmen, and our correspondent asks, '" Ca 

 not our Canadian and American boys have a plowio 

 match, next fall, somewhere near Niagara Falls*" W 

 see no reason why they should not. Such a match woul< 



be interesting and useful. 



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