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ftl Farmer in the Genesee country. But as the 

 rM e is strictly local, and confined to a certain tcrri- 

 n , he could not justly claim an exclusive right to it, 

 lai ■ he had reniored some hundreds of milceyro7?( that 

 c ity. In order that we might not appear to build up- 

 Ill le reputation ol'hie labors, however, v.'C toiicluded 

 hange the title sufficiently to convince all who 

 "d see the paper, that it was ecrraething ncic and 

 ■ent from what had hCrtofore been. We there- 

 ladopted the title " Kac Genesee Farmer," as be- 

 "le most, if not the enly appropriate one we could 

 se. 



ut there is still another objection brought against 

 jivhich, although hardly deserving a reply, we find 

 considerable weight with some. It is intimated 

 there was some promise or agreement with 

 nductors of the Cultivator, that there should not 

 [nother paper established here. It is very proba- 

 "iBt Mr. Tucker made such n promise on his part, 

 lihat any other persons did, we think, he will not 

 lend. It is true, I told him that I should not aid 

 ;)roject of Force and Goodsell: and I believe J. .1. 

 maa said he would not assist any effort of the kind, 

 S8 he was convinced that it was honorably conduct- 

 This is the substance of all the promises which 

 \> been made on the subject, by those concerned in 

 Wew Genesee Farmer. 



ut I find that I am occupying too much valuable 

 and cannot reply to all the petty insinuations 

 ;h are thrown out against us. I hope that enough 

 jeen said to satisfy the minds of all, and set this 

 r.ei forever at rest. Still, if any of our friends de- 

 further explanation, I will freely give it, as there 

 othing concerning it which I am <inwillin» to pub- 

 if necessary. With regard to iMr. Tucker, 1 

 ! long esteemed him as a friend and fellow laborer, 

 I deeply regret that a separation of interests should 

 e any separation of feelings between us; espcci- 

 while both are engaged in the same honorable call 

 I am aware that any thing which conflicts with 

 'e interests is apt to afiect his temper, and therefore 

 ough I have thought'that Mr. Tucker was doing 

 njiistice, I am still an.xiou3 to lay aside all animos- 

 and adopt the motto borrowed by our friend Dr. 

 th : "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between 

 and thee — for we are brethren." 



M. B. BATEHAM. 



j< ttcr from Niagara— Hints for the Times. 



C x)rs Ncio Genesee Fiinner : 



■ I ENTLEMEN — I havc received the first three num- 

 fei of your paper, and have perused them, for the 

 « t part, with much satisfaction. Be assured, gen- 

 It en, the effort you are making to re-establish an agri- 

 Jl aral paper in Western New York, receives the un- 

 ified approbation of the great portion of the friends 

 J predecessor. I most sincerely wish you success, 

 on fail to obtain that patronage necessary to the 

 aining of your eflijrts, I hope and believe the rea- 

 may be any other, than that they should be 

 •orthy of being sustained. And besides, the thou- 

 Isof farmers who are yet unsupplied with anyagri- 

 tural paper, and who would be greatly benefitted by 

 1 8upply,could one tenth part of them be induced to 

 icribe for the New Genesee Farmer, it would af- 

 . you a very liberal patronage. 

 But the hard times," says one; "the unparalled 

 1 times", says another; "I cannot afford the ex- 

 seof an agricultural paper," says Mr. W. , and Mr. 

 says, "we raise so much produce already that the 

 ■ket is overstocked, and we cannot sell it." 

 Jow this may all be true, and that a part of it is, 



re is no question. Hard times — money scarce 



duce low, &c., &c. Well, what of all that? 



Jl we neglect our farms, because the productions 

 reof bring but low prices 7 Should we not rather 

 ve to increase the quantity ? If I wish to raise 

 hundred dollars from the produce of a certain 

 le of land, if the price of produce is low, this de- 

 !ncy of price must be supplied with an increased 

 iber of bushels. Sly neighbor N. planted, in 1836, 



t< acres of potatoes, for market. He obtained 400 

 hels, and sold them at 50 cents per bushel. The 

 t year he plants the same number of acres, and oh- I 

 hied 60!) bushels, but can sell them at only as cents. ' 

 »■ 61:11 he is receiving the .=fimc an!0\;nt of numev ! 



from the two acres of land as he did when the price 

 was 50 cents. Not only so; but shall we not consid- 

 er the great advantages to the consumer ? The poor 

 laborer when he was obliged to pay 50 cents per bush- 

 el lor potatoes, $8 per barrel for flour, $8 per hundred 

 for pork, &c. &c., found very hard times. But now, 

 when these articles can be obtained for half those pri- 

 ces, ihe producer complains of hard times. 



But I am not quite certain that the evil in this case 

 is because we raise too much produce. There are un- 

 doubtedly other causes which have produced the pre- 

 sent stagnation of business. We have too much, both 

 at home and abroad. The balance of trade is against 

 us. The general want of confidence— suspension of 

 specie payments at the south, and a combination of 

 circumstances, have produced the present state of the 

 market. 



But farmers should be the last to complain. An 

 unprecedented course of prosperity has attended our 

 labors for the last five or six years; and now, when 

 we have an overflowing abundance; and, forsooth, be- 

 cause others have a tolerable supply also, we com- 

 plain ! Oh ingratitude I I And tnoreover, com- 

 plaining will never remove the evil. We must begin 

 at the root of the disease. We must learn, as did our fa- 

 thers in that great struggle to establish our national 

 independence, to become, m fad and tiuth, Indepen- 

 dant of foreign nations. 



Are your readers aware that all the wheat, corn, 

 flour, meal, beef, pork, lard, butler, cheese, timber, 

 and, indeed, every other article exported from the 

 United States, (except cotton and lobncco,) will not, 

 by several millions of dollars, pay for the silk goods 

 which we import for our own use 1 And this foreign 

 debt against us, although it is at present enormous, is 

 constantly increasing, and probably will continue to 

 increase, until the people, by refusing to purchase for- 

 eign goods, apply the remedy; or until it is applied by 

 our national legislature, by the establishment of such 

 a tariff, as shall prevent their introduction, and thus 

 protect our own manufactures. 



But enough of this: I have wandered from my 

 mark. When I sat down to write you, I intended to 

 have made the subject of mixed hnsbundry my princi- 

 pal topic; but I have wandered so much that it is 

 hardly worth while to embark in that subject on this 

 occasion. I will only add this request, to wit: just 

 enquire of your readers whether they have got a good 

 lot of ruta baga turnips, or mangel wurtztl, for their 

 sheep during the month of April 7 Do their cows 

 fare well ? How are the pigs 7 Are the calves kept 

 in a warm stable, well littered 7 Are the ploughs, 

 harrows, hoce, forks, roller, chains, &c., all in good 

 order 7 Is the wood for the coming season (not forget 

 ting the oven wood) fitted for the convenience of the 

 cooks 7 If so, very well. Yours truly, 



Lockpo rt, March 27, 1840. NIAGARA. 



For the JSetc Genesee Farmer. 



Fictitons Signatures— Agrlcnltnral Society. 



Messrs. Editors — I wish to make a suggestion to 

 your correspondents, respecting the propriety of affix- 

 ing their real names and places of residence to their 

 communications for the New Genesee Farmer. 



The writers for such a paper, engaged in similar 

 pursuits, and laboring for the same cause, naturally 

 feel a peculiar regard for each other; and it is very 

 satisfactory to know each others names and places of 

 abode, even though we may never have the pleasure 

 of seeing them. We feel like familiar old friends, 

 and we read each others remarks with a degree of re- 

 al pleasure, which we cannot, feel when the writer 

 hides himself behind some fictitious cognomen. 



But there are other reasons why writers should not 

 only give their names and pieces of residence, but al- 

 so mention the nature of the S'jil they cultivate. Our 

 csunlry cnibracrss" great a variety of soil and climate, 



that, without this information, when a writer gives us 

 an account of his success in cultivating any crop, we 

 cannot tell whether his practice is adapted to our cir- 

 cumstances or not, and the principal value of his com- 

 munication is lost. 



A farmer, located on the rich alluvial soil of Ohio, 

 or even this state, will adopt a very different practice, 

 and different views of agriculture, from one located 

 on dry Oak openings; and both will differ essentially 

 from hint who cultivates the ordinary loamy soil of 

 this region. 



The communication of X. Y., in yoitr second num- 

 ber, was worthy of the writer's name. I fully agree 

 with hini respecting the necessity of fortning an Agri- 

 cultural Scciety in this county, and beheve the sooner 

 it is commenced the better. The extreme scarcity of 

 money will deter many from co-operating at present, 

 who imagine that money is the main thing required; 

 but I believe it can succeed, and if my name, with a 

 reasonable contribution, can assist in the matter, it is 

 at your service. R. HARMON, Jb. 



Wheatland, Monroe co., N. Y., March 1840. 



Rcmarlis. — We like the suggestion of our esteem- 

 ed correspondent respecting signatures; and we hope 

 our friends will duly consider the subject. At the 

 same time we can fully appreciate the motives of many 

 writers in choo»ng "fictitious cognomens." We do 

 not insiiit on it, but we greatly prefer that our corres- 

 respondents should give their names and places of resi- 

 dence in full— especially when writing on practical 

 agriculture, or giving an account of crops, &c. 



In relation the Agricultural Society, we apprehend 

 that friend Harmon, in common with many others, 

 has got a mistaken impression respecting our wishes 

 on this subject. We do not care so much about names 

 or money, (although these are somewhat necessa- 

 ry,) but we want to see some aclivn on the subject. — 

 Let farmers take the matter into their own hands, 

 and organize a society, and conduct it their own way 

 for their own benefit. A little effort on the part of 

 such men as Gen. R. Harmon, Jr., would do more 

 to set this thing agoing than all we can say or do in its 

 favor. We only consider ourselves the servants of 

 the farmers in this matter,and hold ourselves in readi- 

 ness to obey their orders. Our pajier is only a niedi. 

 um through which they can communicate with each 

 other. At the same time wc are willing and anxious 

 to do all we can consistently to promote the object in 

 contemplation. — Eds. New Gen. Far. 



The Past Fall and Winter in England. 



The following is the postcript to a letter which we 

 received from a friend near London, dated Feb. 10th, 

 1810. 



" We have had agbad season in this country, for the 

 four or five months past — almost incessant ra.ns, with 

 the exception of about 11 days of frost, in January. — 

 Mich of the wheat intended to have been sown could 

 not be g'ot in, and much that was sown, has been in- 

 jured or destroyed by the wet. Gardeners' and Seed 

 Growers' work is much retarded. Floods have been 

 very frequent, and done great damage in some parts. 



'This is the day of the Queen's Marriage, and all is 

 hustle and confusion in London. Sevvral persons 

 have been killed in the crowds, although it rained most 

 freely (as usual)." 



Wccopy from the Toronto Patriot the following ex- 

 tract from a letter, written by Dr. Tnomas Rolph, and 

 dated London, Feb. 18th. 



"Will you say to all the farmers you know, that th« 

 wet season in England, not only prevented the wheat 

 from being Sown in the fall in many parte if ibc Uni- 

 ted Kingdom, but that the long continuance of it has 

 proved exceedingly destructive to that which has been 

 sown; and the weather is still so unpropitious, that 

 ploughing cannot be proceeded with; the lauds are 

 saturated with water, and the rain still falls. The 

 Farmers in Upper Canada, I think, should sow as 

 much spring wheat as possible, as it will be in greft', 

 demand. ' 



