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THE GEKESEE FAEilER. 



California Red-wood.— (Wm. S. Ruble, Cherry Hill, 

 Oregon Ter.) The seeds you sent us of the Red-wood 

 {Sequoia sempervirens), in the winter of '58-9, we sowed 

 in the spring and grew the young plants readily, and have 

 now some that we wintered through the last winter in the 

 green-house. 



This tree proves to be tender in this longitude north of 

 the latitude of the City of Washington, and there is con- 

 sequently little demand for it. In the Southern States it 

 does well. 



The price at which you state the seed can be furnished 

 —from S;500 to $1,000 per bushel— is so high that very 

 little if any would find a market. The safest way to en- 

 gage in the sale of it would be to advertise to make con- 

 tracts for its delivery at certain rates, and you would then 

 run. no risks. 



"Which is the Best Yariett op Wheat?" — (C. Hoff- 

 man, Bervysburgh, I'a. We can not answer this question : 

 it depends so much on circumstances. No one variety is 

 best for all soils and climates. Tou will find remarks on 

 some varieties of wheat in this number of the Farmer. In 

 regard to the "Turkey Flint wheat," advertised in the 

 Genesee Farraer, we know nothing personally. It may be 

 all that is claimed for it — and it may be a humbug. 



CoLUMBixE. — (M. S. G., Fayetieville, Arh.) The seeds 

 you sent us a year ago last winter of a superior variety of 

 Columbine, we planted last spring, and they prove to be 

 common Aquilegia Canadensis, that grows wild all over 

 the Northern States and Canada. 



Ditching Macuine. — f J. J. ]^.', Geo. D. Stillson, Esq., 

 of this city, has patented a machine for this purpose, 

 which works admirablJ^ It may be seen in operation on 

 the farm of Mr. Buckland, two or three miles east of 

 Rochester. It is worth looking at. 



Hungarian or Honey Blade Grass. — I would like to 

 make some inquiries respecting the Hungarian or Honey 

 blade grass. How early may itlje sown ? will frosts injure 

 it if sown before settled warm weather? would it be a 

 profitable crop to plow under to improve worn land? and 

 would it be sufficiently advanced to plow under for buck- 

 wheat? and can two crops be grown in a year on the same 

 ground? — A. J. Tavlor., Bradford Co., Fenn. 



Wagon Axle.— (W. J., Ilariwood, Va.) A wagon axle 

 wants to be set so that the wheel will stand on a plumb 

 spoke. The center of bearing on the road should be plumb 

 under the center of boxing ; wheels are commonly plumbed 

 by the outer edge of the spoke. If the wheels are nearly 

 straight and the boxes taper much, the end of the axle 

 will turn upward; then it will want some gather — that is, 

 the wheels must be a little closer in front thai* they are 

 behind, else they will run ofi".- J. H. A., Avon, C. W. 



Bees. — I would like an article from some of your expe- 

 rienced correspondents on the management and working 

 of bees. Almost all the bees are leaving round here ; 

 some of them leave after they are hived and start to work. 

 —5. H. A., Avon, C. W. 



Plantain. — Can you or any of the readers of the Ge>i- 

 esee Farmer tell what is the best way to exterminate the 

 plantain from our fields ? There are acres of land spread 

 over with this weed in this neighborhood.— J. B., Scalj} 

 Level, Fa. 



Large Clover. — .We have just finished cutting clover. 

 , think the stalks will average three feet long. I meas- 

 ured one stalk *.&-aay that -^v as four feet seven inclies long. 

 Is that long for common clover? — TV". W. Graham, Mercer 

 Co., A'j. 



Agricultural Exhibitions for 1860. 



NATIONAL. 

 Name. Where Ileld. Date. 



Ilorsc Exhibition Springfield, Mass September 4 — T 



United States Cincinnati, " 12 — 20 



STATE. 



American Institute New Tork 



Alabama Montgomery October 29, Nov. 2 



Calilornia Sacrameiilo September li) — 20 



Canada, Lower Quebec 



Canada, Upper Hamilton 



Connecticut No exhibition on account of catlle disease. 



Georgia , Atlanta October 23—26 



Georgia, (Cotton Plant- 

 ers). Macon City Dec. 3, for 3 wM;e. 



Illinois Jacksonville September 10—15 



Indiana Indianapolis October 15 — 20 • 



Iowa Iowa City '• 2 — 5 



Kentucky '. . .Bowling Green Scptt-mbcr 18—22 



Kentucky, Central Danville.. " 4 — T 



Maine Portland September 25 — 26 



Maryland OciobcrSO, Nov. 3 



Michigan Detroit 



Minnesota Fort Snelling September 27 — 29 



Missouri St. Louis September 24^27 



Missouri, Central 



Mississippi Holly Springs October 16 



Nebraska Omaha September 10 — 21 



New Hampshire Jtanchesler tctober 2 — 4 



New Jersey Elizabeth Sepfember 4 — 7 



New York Elmira October • 2— 5 



Oliio Dayton September 25 — 23 



Oregon , ...Oclober 2 



Pennsylvania. . . .*. Wyoming September 24 — 27 



Pomological Society.. .Philadelphia '" 11 — 14 



St. Louis Ag. an<l Me- 



clianical Association. St. Louis " 24 — 27 



i>outh Carolina Columbia November 13 — 16 



Southern Central 



Teimessee Nashville October 8 — 13 



Tennessee, Middle Di- 

 vision Franklin Sejjtember 24 — 28 



Yermont Burlington " 11 — 1.^ 



Yirginia, Central Kichniond October 22 — 2S 



Wisconsin Madison September 24—29 



COUNTY. 



NEW YORK. 



Albany Albany September 



Broome Lisle Yillage " 



Cattaraugus Little Yalley " 



Chaulauque Jamestown " 



Chenango Coventry October 



C'hemung 



Clinton Plattsburgh September 



Cortland Yirgil '• 



I'^ssex Essex Yillage 



1 ranklin : September 



Delaware 



(ienesee Yalley Nundii " 



Herkimer Little Fa Is 



Livingston Geneseo September 



Lewis... Turin " 



Madison lirookfield " 



Monroe Eochester " 



Oneida Utica " 



Oswego Mexico " 



Ontario Canandaigua •' 



Onondaga " 



Putnam. Brewster " 



C^ueens Jamaica " 



Itensselaer Lansingburgh " 



St. Lawrence Interna- 

 tional Ogdensburgh " 



St. Lawrence Canton " 



Susquehannah Yalley.. Unadilla " 



Seneca Y'aterloo " 



Skaneateles Skaneateles 



Saratoga Saratoga Springs " 



'iompkms Ithaca ." 



Tonawanda Yalley Attica " 



Ulster Kingston " 



Union, Monroe Co Brockport October 



V.'estchester Mt. Kisco September 



Wayne Clyde " 



Wayne, Palmyra Un- 

 ion Palmyra October 



13—15 



26-28 



25—27 



26—27 



26—28 



25—27 



IS— 20 



26—28 



26—28 



26-27 



"19 



19—20 



26—29 

 26-28 

 2.5—26 

 26—28 



4— 7 



5— 7 

 26—27 

 26—23 



2— 3 

 18—20 

 12 



2— 4 



MAINE. 



Androscoggins Lcwiston October 2 — 5 



Franklin Fnrmington " 8 — 5 



Hancock Ellsworth Seplemln r 26—27 



MARYLAND. 



Frederick Frederick 



.October 16—19 



