THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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April Premiums. — The competition for our April Pre- 



, miums lias resulted as follows : 



1. G. Pattison, Crowland, C. W., $25 for 124 subs. 



•>. 0. S. Cumraings, Trentou Falls, N. Y., 20 " 104 " 

 3. I. W. Briggs, Macedon, N. Y., 19 " 74 " 



J 4. E. S. Salisbury, Adams, N. Y., 18 " 71 " 



5. C. W. Oliphant, Gt. St. Lk. City, Utah, 17 " 68 " 



6. John Dorr, Scottsville, N. Y., 16 " 60 " 



7. W. McKinstry, Fredonia, N. Y., 15 " 58 " 



8. L. H. Denison, Millgrove, N. Y., 14 " 57 " 



9. Alex. Xeal, Pulaski, Pa., 13 " 56 " 



10. Capt'n G. Converse, Wilkesbarre, Pa., 12 " 51 " 



11. N. S. Uemill, Demorestville, C. W., 11 " 50 " 



12. T. J. Risley, Springville, Pa., 10 " 48 " 



13. H. White, Chatham, C. W., 9 " 47 " 



14. T. McQueen, Goderich, C. W., 8 " 46 " 



15. W. A. Summer, Pittsboro, Miss., 7 " 44 " 



16. J. Marshal], Thamesrille, C. W., 6 " 43 " 



17. L. B. Hanford, Danby, N. Y., 5 " 38 " 

 16. J. Mavity, Crescent City, Cal., 4 " 35 " 

 W. John Lockaid, Kettleby, C. W., 3 " 34 " 



20. J. V. Payne, Hillsboro, Ky., 2 " 33 " 



21. E. Bond, Boud's Village, Mass., 1 " 31 " 

 Our friends can draw on us at sight for the amount, or 



we. will send it by mail or in any other way they may 



designate. • 



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Notes on the Weather from March 15th to April 

 16th, 1860. — The average temperature of the last half of 

 March was 88.2'^, and for 23 years was 34.5'"' ; for the month 

 was 86.7°, and for 23 years was 82.5'"'. The month Avas a 

 warm one; ¥> above the mean for many years, bat 3'' 

 below that for March, 1859. 



The water from snow and rain in the month was only 

 1.643 inches — rather small quantity, and has been for the 

 last three months. The earth, however, seems to be ade- 

 quately moist. 



The warmest noon was 68*^ on the 30ih, and the coldest 

 morning was 21° on both 22d and 28d. Much the warmest 

 day was the Slst, the average being 57.3°. 



The last half of March may be considered mostly pleas- 

 ant, there being several clear and fine days. 



On the 25th, the aurora borealis was fine. 



Skunk cabbage was in blossom on the 16th ; and the 

 stamens of soft maple flowers were fully out on the 18th, 

 ind killed by the snow storm a few days after. Wind 

 md dust near the end of the month, or in the last week. 



April has been rather unpleasant and cold to the mid- 

 lie, the mean heat being 42°, and for 23 years 41°, which 

 is a little higher than the last half of March.- At noon of 

 ;he Sth, the thermometer stood at 72°, but since the 

 weather has been cold ; on the 15th, in the morning, 25'', 

 and 4 inches of snow on the morning of the 14th, a storm 

 which began with wind and rain between 12 and 1 A. M. 

 Quite a rain on the 10th, with lightning and one clap of 

 thunder at ° A. M. Much wind in this fortnight; a gale 

 Bn Lake Ontario on the 12th and 13th; a great rain over 

 Ohio on the 9th and 10th. 



Aurora borealis on the 11th and on the 12th eve, a band 

 of white, cottony light from east to west, and north of 

 the zenith, somewhat broken in parts, and having a wavy 

 motion westward and progress southward. On the 13th 



eve, 10 to 11, in the northeast quarter, a splendid aurora 

 of various hues flashing in light from the horizon toward 

 the zenith. 



The soft maple showed its flowers freely on the 11th, 

 and at that time the Trailing Arbutus, Wild Globe Flower, 

 Liverwort, and an early sedge-grass, were in bloom. 

 Fields of wheat look fine for the season. 



The cooler weather of this half of April is no doubt 

 favorable in checking the rapid progress of plants from 

 the warmth of the previous month. 



The Genesee Farmer in Canada. — A correspondent of 

 the Canadian AgricuUuj-ist iirges the farmers of Canada 

 to support their own agricultural paper, and alludes to 

 the circulation of the (?t«(;se€^ar»ier in Canada as follows: 



You, Mr. Editor, have a great responsibility resting on 

 you. The Agrioulturist being the only agricultural paper 

 "in Western Canada, it shoufd " lift its banner on high," 

 and take a noble stand ; endeavor to create a national lit- 

 erature worthy of the country and the people it represents ; 

 depend more upon home productions than foreign. There 

 is sufficient talent among the farmers in Canada to make 

 the Agriculturist one of the best papers on the continent ; 

 it only requires to be brought out in some way. 



By "reference to the columns of the Genesee Farmer you 

 will find that ei(/Jd of the twenty-one premiums given to 

 agents, were taken by residents in Canada West ; and I 

 have no doubt that the circulation of that paper is larger 

 here than in any one State in the Union. 



You will also find that there is about the same propor- 

 tion of correspondents in Canada West. In my opinion, 

 the secret of their success lies in this general correspon- 

 dence from all parts of the Northern States and Canada. 

 Farmers have adopted it as their own paper ; where they 

 can freely communicate their thouo;hts and experience— it 

 may be — in a homespun way ; still it is comprehensible 

 and practicable. Now, I see no reason why this corres- 

 pondence may not be diverted or brought to contribute to 

 the success of oi/r own Canadian jmper. Surely there 

 ought to be sufficient patriotism among farmers to prefer 

 a provincial before a foreign production, if the article is 

 equally as good. There is no reason why any present 

 subscriber to the Genesee Farmer should give it up when 

 37^ cents will pay for so much valuable reading — but I do 

 think that we ought to do as much for the Agriculturist, 

 and assist the managers to give it a national standing and 

 render it not only interesting and profitable, but also a 

 high authority on agricultural matters generally. 



There is no reason why its circulation should not reach 

 to twenty thousand. Its price is almost nothing, and it 

 has the advantage of being tree of postage. 



We cordially endorse the above. We are well aware 

 that " there is sufficient talent among the farmers of 

 Canada to make the Agrioulturist one of the best papers 

 on the continent." But we have made great efforts to 

 induce farmers in all sections of the United States and in 

 the Canadas to favor us with their views on agricultural 

 and horticultural subjects, and, as the writer says above, 

 we have so far succeeded that thousands of intelligent 

 farmers and fruit-growers have adopted the Genesee Far- 

 mer as their " men paper, where they can freely commu- 

 nicate their thoughts and experience." Now, how is 

 agricultural science to be benefitted by having our Cana- 

 dian correspondence "diverted?" Our Canadian sub- 

 scribers have the benefit of the recorded experience of 

 farmers in the States. Why should they not reciprocate ? 

 Science knows no country. The Genesee Faiiner is as 

 useful in Canada as in the State of New York. This the 

 intelligent Canadian farmers fully appreciate, and hence 

 its large circulation among them, even in the face of the 

 heavy duty imposed on it in the shape of postage. 



