THE NEW GENESEE FARMER, 



Vou 1 



NEW Gl::?sKSEi: ] AILMKR. 



JANUARY, 1810. 



We rarnps'ly solicit oiir reailcrs :o hccnmr-. corrrspondf^n'.s 

 *)f Jh;9 pnprr, for after all we ran do, we must depend great- 

 ly ftn them fur llic interest nnil value it may poyFcJip. A vast 

 •^.mniint of valunlle information douhtte^s exists among our 

 in»elli?''nt farmln? population, wliir-h has been dtprovcrcd 

 ihroni'h their rxperirnre, and is Jcnown to the dii=cove-efB 

 on'y. Th s information, irrommiinirated and *=prend, wou'd 

 * (• ofnrrr' vr^if. I/^i errh one contriftite his nii'r. and tlic 

 ^ork will I* fffatly advanced. But many are unaTue'orred 

 fft wrllinT. rnd have ne\er written for a prppr. No mnttrr: 

 P'V ii« the farfs, and we will, if nece':sary, put ih'^m in a 

 Iiro;ier dre-jji. It is not cirjrance of Innpuane i!mt it soin? tc 

 'n'Triirt In farmlnp-, hut the d;f*em-nnt'cn rff experimental 

 ^rnnwle 're, however plain the words which convey jt. Tbc 

 *Iniptrr the lan?i:anr ihe I'e'.Ier. X^-ither is it the arronnt of 

 «">tVaor.Iinarjr rrops thnt we i^o n;nr*h wan*, as a siavment 

 of a imiform'y PUcrcFsful practi'-e. thouch not irrer.tly difi>r- 

 '•nl f. om the ordinary melliod. AVo do not wish fo much 

 tljrarpount Of mons'-cra, na of full, licalihy, natural produc- 

 t-o-i. 



ThTC are sorr** who keep rff;::]rr rcwints of ihflr farm- 

 ing, the size of thrir rropfi. y^Tir^y profile, &p. The reports 

 of Fiirh wouhl he of nr^nt valce, snd we urpenlly r^rjuesf 

 t'lnrc T,.hn may I-e n'le to furnish them, whether of who'e 

 fnrrr.n or of single crops, to send them to tifl. 



THE CliAWIS OF JIOHTTCri^TiTlE. 

 E\*Hinrnov tor IF-JO. 



On- pr'rr',->/T7o''j''ct wi'l he to adrnncr* the jr'''ftt in*ere-r*B 

 er ,4 (p-iniHure : hut, at th-* same tim'*, w^ shall hy no me;ins 

 f-,-^~; the important e'n'ms of I/orlini'ture. It contrihntes 

 -1 IrTjfly ^o tlie en;oym'*n*R and cemr-ir"a, the Tcants and 

 limiripfl of life ; its praellc r^iTon'.fi siirh lipaltliy and a?rf»n- 

 r'lle e.vrciee. nnd snch d'-Myhtfu' ohjertq for (•nntrmp'arinn, 

 ihat. wh'^'.hT we r'.rw it as a means of supp'yintroiir wrnt*i, 

 of ^ra'ifyinrj >he Pease, or improvirfr the minii. it mu=t he 

 r";:ar,1ed a«: a siiTiject worUiy of otir especial a'fntion.— 

 ViTf shall aim *o fiiconrp^c. r.mons: our reader/", a more .Tf^nr- 

 Ti'l rt'^'^nt'on to this nsefu! and important art. 1-y d1fl"iis1n» 

 riifh informr'lion as will Irad to its morp BiKvessfuJ praprice. 



.\'oti*. •rn y/'arc p-ro. a snci'»-y wns formed in rh's city for 

 Tljf promo'Inn of Ilortirultnre in ;h:^ sertion ; rnd, for a 

 m;m'''*- o*" years, i*s efforts wrrr- very snccpsfu'. Thf-irrf*- 

 iiips and pxhiliiiions wf*rp welt at-endel, and liiph^v infr- 

 estjpfT. A decree of las-e nnd ^mularion was cxritod, the 

 •rood f'fr-c's nf which were soon manifps^d in thn rar- 

 j'lm^ of this vicinity, and the infliiTice is still rcpti in 

 fh» r'.nnd.int supply of fine fruit, flowers and vejetidiles. 

 'rh:.-hoitr mar'crtand ^ardrns rflord. Owin^to srvora! iin- 

 prop i;oiis seri^nns. hn\vpv*>r. th/- exhibiHons wrre nmlttf-l. 

 :indihrsiicf^ci!incpr.'iini;iryrm')arascm«n's hnrepo a);snrh- 

 el the pulilic m-nd, that for s'*voral y^nr^ pr^t, pn r-om':ired 

 r<r.rt«i liav^ t>ren madn for the prnmndnn of Ilnrtirnttur''. 



f^omA of the friends of th^ crtiKP hnvr s^^vf^rrl timpt s«?- 

 r^stel thf. propriety of r*--orff.-.ni7:ti? a soc^^y ; othrrs 

 •lioiiKhtit was noth'-stto mnkp thn attempt, but wa-t, in 

 hop^s ^hat },rHfr fm-s are n hand, or that the m^nds of thr 

 .omnunity will be^^ome hcfer reconciled to existing circum- 

 r'nnc^«. 



It is ppr^d, howr-vr-. tha* whe*.>r- n sorV-y ■ » forrrr ! or 

 not. «•(. can, and oncht to hjive, a Ilorticnltural Fair or Ex- 

 hih-tinn, the comin? fall •, and, in order ro pive it additionnl 

 ■nt'TPar. nnd promote horh objects, jt is drcidM to hav^ the 

 rthiM-inn tnic/. pi^rp at the sam*- time as the great fair of 

 '^he TToch^oler :\T''fbnnic<=' As'Ot-iatinn. 



A fi-nd will l-e rr.=*:rd for thr pnrpos/.. of awan'InK premf- 

 "i.is fir the finest Vpffctabirs, Fruits and Flowers. Pub- 

 r-rrptlons for this purpose will If r^cpived at tb^ Iiochr><, rr 

 :--"• i-ci'nrp. and Xpw On^see Farmer oflipo. Parliculara 

 will he puidishetl hereafter. .,* 



To A-rnts, and thp Frien<^^ of Afrr^niltHrp, 



WiUi this number we ^nnd suN^rripTion lis's to such per- 

 -ns ns we suppose, feel si-fTicipnt interest in the cnusr, to 

 '■'• it ibeir ntt^ntinn ; and we earnestly solicit them to aid 

 -. r>n(\ henefit their nei^hhor^, by extendinp our circuI.Mion 

 ""lonr: thPin. TbisFhouId be done without delny, iu order 

 !Mat renders may enjoy the ^ene^l^ of tbe.e lone winter 

 ev-uinr-s. Ucsides, it is very desirable that we should re- 

 ceive suiscriher'3 nam«» n^- soon ns pos.ihie, in order that 

 y^ nviy r.rin some idea as to what numl-er it will be neees- 

 ■"■v in print. It mny I-e rememhered that those who sub- 

 - T.hei lare in^f ^eaoon. could not obtain hack numbers, so as 

 1" maUfl ibelr volumes complete. 



KEMEJJY FOR ]|AK1> TIME^. 



It cannot I e denied ihct the tin es arc hard— they rj-e r*ry 

 bnrd. Not only do the mere hants and mechanics complain 

 <if fnilurcfi and rml;arrnssments, Viit even the rtiir('3" farmer? 

 le^in to feel a p.iinfiil fcn?e of vacuity in ibe reg.rn of the 

 pfM-ke*., and iiti involuntary dread of duns and iPX-gathcrers. 

 Indee<l, all w;tl admit that they are r.lHicted, more or !ens, 

 with tiarti timt^, and «( w tl.ev n?k, what islhe rentcdj? The 

 answer is soon told — earn more money, and spend l€S$! *'Oh." 

 sfiy they, "that is a s'.nle precc[it, more easily preached 

 "ban prar-ii=»-,'. We ln\e alwrys worked hhrd. rnd studied 

 e.-on(;niy, rnd now, :f vr- lipve got to work hnrdtr, and prac- 



irc mcTf ercnony, "he ture is worse than the dJFep,«e. and 

 wcmry as well ili^rhr-rpe tl e ('crtors." But slop, rca(*er. is 

 it rot |cssil Ic 'ha-, yru may Ie,?rn hr w to work to heller rd- 

 vanlrp", roas to errn ri.ore rr.orey wi hout wotking Iian'er. 

 And nay J oil not also learn hrw to speed your money to 

 '•e'ter wlvrntrpe, fo as to speed ?eFs, without 'eFsening ycur 

 en 'oj men's? AM 'his. we leleve, csn Ic done, and cur aim 

 will 1 e to rhew hcv iX crn be dore. We esk any fi:rmer to 

 rend n\rr 'his rne ja^er inrefuMy, and then spy rnndiiily 

 wlie her hebrsnot rnined frcm it seme informatirn rcspect- 



n;: h:s profesficn, which wi.I eraMe h:m to inrreate his 

 profits, or *es'en his expenses. "We then invite him to trke 

 it for a yer.r, rnd re-d-it errh moi.:h, pnd let his family read 

 it, an I Micnsay wheher it hns not benefitted him nnny fold 

 ;■;« tr;fllii(^ccsr, I nd riore n nth to cmeliora'e, if not to cure, 

 hard times. If ,- ny ore will i.nswer lis in the neeative, at 

 •be end r{ kV.v year, rnd brii-^ l-nck 'he papers, we will cbeer- 

 fuilyreUi'n him his hr-If doUar, and confess wo were grand- 

 ly mis"nk^n. * 



AGKICrr-TrRAt. ISIPIiE.lIJEXTS. 



Rale'irlij's Com rinntcr. 



TLio 'ntrnduclion of improved implements, ni lobor- 

 SRving mach'merj-, ntxt totbe diiTueion of knowledge, 

 ;» the greri'cgt mrnnH nf imiirnvrment in nny country. 

 But pppccinlly is it the cnee in In country like this, 

 wSf^rn. owing to n epnisc population, and the chenpne^B 

 of lend, iho number of Inborcrs is so smnll, in compari- 

 T»n w-th the nmonnt of labor: and where, not unfre 

 qnenily, tbo high pr'ce oi labor absorbs all the proGte 

 of the farmer. Or, what is worse, his land is only half 

 tilled, or his crops are neglected or destroyed, from 

 want of ouCicient help. 



l\inrb hpB been done, during the pa^t few years, by 

 way of ccnstrurling and introducing improved agricul- 

 tural implements, in some parts of our country ; but 

 still much, nnd in some places, every thing, remains to 

 be done. In cur cfTorts to ndvnnco the cHuee of agricul- 

 ture, we shall take copccinl pains to obtain, nnd bring 

 into notice, even' new or improved implement, which 

 appears to be of valiie or worthy of trial. 



The fust we shall mention, is Jinldir'in' s Corn Plant- 

 n; a representation of which is given above. It con- 

 sists of a square frame, 5 feet long and 15 inches wide, 

 with two wheels near the front, 1.9 inches in diameter, 

 and on'? a little liack of the centre, 2 feet in diameter, 

 having a bi'oad iron rim to roll the ground on the seed; 

 beneath are throe cultivator teeth, or hoes, one of which 

 opens the furrow for the cccd, and the other two cover 

 it over and form a slight ridge, which is immediately 

 rolled smooth hy the large wheel. On the top of the 

 frame are two handles, behind, to guide the mnehine, 

 nnd a hopper in front to hold the seed, the bottom of 

 which is closed by a movable slide, with an aperture in 

 it to allow the seed to drop through. On tlie shaft of 

 the centre wheel are a number of teeth or cogs, which, 

 as the wheel revolves, touch a spring which moves the 

 slide, and thus drops the seed. These cogs are so ar- 

 ranged, that, by shifting the position of the spring, the 

 seed may be dropped at the distance of 10, 15, IS, 24, 



or S6 inches. The slides are o[ wood, easily made, 

 and, by having them with apertures of different sizes, 

 scD.lsof any size, or in any quantity, may be dropped, 

 from that of turn p, to a hill of corn or bean.-'. 



It is necessary to observe, that with all machines of 

 the kind, the seed must be of such a nature as w.U rea- 

 d.lyfall through an aperture. Thug, very light, or ir- 

 regular shaped seeds, cannot well be planted. It is also 

 necessary that the ground be tolerably smooth, and in 

 good order. This machine might be used with advan- 

 tage on a majority of the farms in Western Jiew Yoik, 

 and we th'nk will be found highly vahitble. It is said 

 that a man, with a horse and a boy, can plant 8 or 10 

 acres of corn with it in a day. 



We understand that it was used the p.ast scaton, in 

 some of the central counties of this Slate; and we hope 

 gome of our friends in that section, will send us some 

 arcoi:ntof its operation. The machine maybe seen at 

 the Rochester Seed-Store, where a supply may be ex- 

 pected for sale in the spring. 



ICT Other imfjlcments will be described in onr nsrt 



For the ycv Genesu Farmtr. 

 Rohan Potatoes and Tuscarora Corn, 



HTcsrra. Ediiors; 



This is called an ago of improvements, and I cnnm^t 

 see why we Farmers should continue treading in the 

 old beaten tracks of our forefathers, any more than 

 men of other trades and professions. For my part. 1 

 nm one of those who love, occasionally, to make an 

 e:irpcr!ment, snd " fnd out some new thing." It is 

 true, I nm fomelinies " hoaxed," or disappointed, ow- 

 ing to my own ignorance or the misrepresentations of 

 othcrn ; still, 1 Cnd in the end, there is always a bal- 

 ance in my favor. 



I am indebted to Agricnltnrr.l papers for much of the 

 pVneuro and the profit which I derive from my ^ur- 

 suit ; and feeling that it is my duty to make some little 

 return for the benefits received, I will give yon occa- 

 sinally, some account of my experimen's, for the ben- 

 efit of the renders of the "New Genesfk FABMin." 



I purchased last winter at the Rochester Seed Store, 

 two bufhels of Rohen Potatoes, at $5 per buEhcl. I 

 thought this was n great price, but the old ma.xim, 

 " nothing risked, not much ga'ned," led me to hope 

 that my gain would not be small. I planted the pota- 

 toes on a light sandy loam soil, which was cropped witi 

 clover the year previous. A tolerable dressing of ma- 

 nure was spread on and turned undc, and the surfaca 

 well harrowed. I cut the potatoes into sets of one or 

 two eyes each, and planted them in rows 3 feet 9 in- 

 ches apart, nnd the sets 18 inches apart in the row — 

 they bad one dressing with the cultivator nnd hoe, 

 and were hilled up with the plough. They were har- 

 vested the middle of October, nnd yielded in good 

 round measure, one hvndred and tigliiun hishclf' — 

 from only these two bushels of seed. 



The merits of this potntoe are, in my opinion, wor- 

 thy of high consideration, especially its great produc- 

 tiveness. I trulv thinli that twice the above quantity 

 might be raised from the same amount of seed, after 

 its habits become better unders^d. As to its quali. 

 ties, for the tabic, I agree with the numerous accounts 

 which have been published, in pronoimcing them 

 good — and I think no one need fnd fault on thnt 

 account. At any rate, it cannot be said that they savor 

 of the China Tree Corn " imposition." 



TT'SCAROKA COR^.'. 



So much hns been said and written of late, on the 

 subject of Corn, that it appears to me remarkable, that 

 so excellent a variety as the Tuscnrora, (or ns some 

 call it flour corn,) hns been so rarely mentioned in our 

 agricultunal papers, nnd is so little cultivated. The 

 reason, it seems to me, must be, that but few persona 

 know any thing nbout it, or understand its excellence 

 in constituting some of the luxuries of human suste- 



