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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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 ■Walworlli, W ayne Co., N. Y. May— tf T. G. Y EUM ANS. 



/CHOICE ALDEKNEY OR JERSEY CATTLE FOB, SALE. 



\J One Kull, a J ears old, ijerleelly gentle and a ^uperlor tloeli- 

 getter; one InipiTted Cow, 7 years old, and two lleil'ers, 2 years 

 old, line milkers. All are pure, thorougU-bred animals, and each 

 was winner of a first prize at last Fair of American Institute, 

 •over several competitors. The cattle can be seen at Fort AVash- 

 ington, on lludson Kiver Eailroad. For further particulars, ad- 

 <irSss JOHN HAVKN, 



May- 2t* Washington Heights' P. O., N. Y. 



$1 A i\i\l\ PAINTING.-A splendid large engravtng of 

 lU.UUU Ito^a Boiiheur-8 renowned "HOUSE FAIK," 

 printed lu bcoutilul oil colors, will be sent, post-paid, lo any ad- 

 dress for $1.50, and with the Cnitcd ^Stales JuuriuiL one year for 

 %l. It jiresents upon the parlor walls all the brilliant elteet of a 

 fine oil paialing. Ten thousand dollars was paid lor the painting, 

 and the lovers of art are enthusia tic in their admiration of this 

 ■superb copy of it. The JS'ew York Oiw/w/' says : '"It is a re- 

 markable reproduction of one of the greatest works of modern 

 arU" The VhriatuDt Advocate says : '•It is a superb production." 

 The NewY'ork JiiiltpeiK/ent says: "It preserves, as nearly as 

 .pos.-ible, every tint, shade tnd color of the magnificent original." 

 The New Y'ork Tribiuw says . " It is a fine ajieeimea of the new 

 art of lithographic printing in colors." Life JUusiraied says; 

 "No less than eighteen dift'erent shades of color are made to 

 complete the picture, and we have almost the i>erl'eelion ot art." 

 Agents. are selling them by thousands, and some ol them say they 

 are "coining money" iu the business. More agents are w<inted. 

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TO THK FRIENDS OF THE 



GENESEE FARMER. 



EXTRAORDINARY OFFER! 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Notes for the Month 



More Big I'umpkins. Top dressings for Wheat in the Spring 



Kohl-Uabi 



Corn not Injured by late Spring Frosts 



■Composition of the Chinese Sugar Cane 



Value of Manure from diflereut kinds of Food 



Porlc-fal Si ws for Breeders. A Prime lot of Fat Sheep 



Extracts trom CoiTespondeuce 



Is it Best lo Hill Corn, or not? 



•Longevity ot the Horse. Weather and Crops in Iowa.. 



How to ui;d;e Swiuc Profitable 



Large Gooseberry Bush. Chinese Sugar Cane 



Spirit ol ilie Agricultural Press 



(.hill I'otatoes. Thick vs. Thin Seeding 



'lime ot Planting Corn. Corn in Stumpy Fields 



A l.^i lie Clover. Cows can not hold back their Milk 



'1 he Onion Alaggol. Timothy on Ihe Prairies 



Wheat at the .-ouih. Oats sown with Carrots 



Notes on the April number of the Genesee Farmer 



The Peacock. Potatoes 



Poiatyes and Corn 



How to Detect the Sex in Domestic Fowls' Eggs 



Biveding and Kiisiiig Farm SlocU 



Shall .Agriculture be Taught in our Common Schools? 



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 half volume of the Genesee Fau.mer, previous to tlie first of 

 Jane, we will send the June number free. 



TERMS FOR THE HALF VOLUME. 



We will send the Genesee Farmer fpr the coming half year — 

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 Atimuil, prepaid by mail, to the person getting up the club; six- 

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 In order to stir up a little emulation among our friends who an 

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2. FIFTEEN DOLLARS to the person who ehall send u 

 the second highest number, as above. 



3. TEN D(3LLAKS for the third list, 



4. NINK DOLLAUS for the lourth. 



5. EIGHT DOLLAKS for the filth. 



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7. SIX DOLLAKS for the seventh. 



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HOUTICUI^TUKAL DEPARTMENT. 



Work in the Garden 151 



The Delaware (Jra[)e 152 



Germiaution of*needs. Keiiovating old Apple Trees lo3 



Hybrid I'crpetual Koses 154 



American Wine. Clieapalid .-peedy way to Set a Griiss Plat 155 



Kxperuneiilal Gardening— continued 15(5 



Craiilnrries and ilieir Culiure 15l5 



Best Fruit lor Market Purposes. '1 he Curculio liemedy 157 



Our Agents, and Competitors for the above Premiums wi" 

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Address JOSEPH HAKKIS, 



PUBIJSllKK AND PkOPRIETOK, 



May 1, 1860. Eocuester, N. Y 



EDITOR S TABLB. 



Items, Notices, Ac. Pleuro-pneunionia 15S 



>otes oil the VVeiilher l-'S 



The Genesee . armer iu Canada 159 



Inquiries and .Answers 160 



Notices ol Books, Pamphlets, &c Hil 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Original Kohl-Kahi 140 



Late Gri en Kolil-Kabi )41 



The l-eacock 148 



Donieslic Fowls' Eggs 1-19 



Tile lA;law are Grape 152 



THE GENESEE FARMER, 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF 



AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURl 



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