THE NEW GENESEER FAMER 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



M. B. BATEHAM, 

 E. F. MARSHALL, Proprietors. \ 



VOIi. 1. 



KOCHESTER. MAY, 1840. 



14,^ ^ , JOHN J. THOMAS, 



J>iO. .J. < jyj jj BATEHAM, EdUort. 



PUBLISHED MO]VTHLiY 



l« CONNECTION WITH THE ROCIIESTEE SEED STORE AND AORl- 

 CL'LTURAL REPOSITORY. 



Terms— FIFTY CENTS, per year, paj nblc awnys In ad- 

 Vance. 



Post Masters, Agents, and otliers, sending money free of 

 postage, will receive seven copies for 83, — 'VwcUe copies for 

 Q5, — TwetUy-Jive copies for $10. 



The postaire on tliis paper is only one cent to any place 

 vrltbin this state, and one and a half cent to any part of 

 the United States. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NrMBER. 



Gall for a meelinp of Fanners at Rochester 65 



Gardening work for May 63 



Cutting Clover, hy Win. Garliutt 66 



Selling Uolian Potatoes, hy John .\orth 66 



RootCultnre — The Potatoe. Important Discovery 66 



Use of Long manures. Ontario county Waliing up. Iiu- 



proveuienL of Horses. Inipro\eJ slock in Henrietta. — 



To prevent Sinut in Wheat 67 



To prevent had tjistc in Milk, Butter, and Beef 68 



Seed Corn. Disease in Cattle 6S 



Pumps for Wells. Preserving Fence Posts, &c, Sunllow- 



er Seed Inquiry, Oil, Slc. Edging for Borders. New 



Varieties of Piunis 69 



Expense of Improvement. Kepiy to ''Old Farmer." 70 



Encouiaging Improvements, Book Farming 70 



United States Census of Agriculture 70 



Beat Varieties of Corn. Scotch Oats. Chevalier Barley. 



Annat Barley ",70 



Tares or Vetches. The Borer in Quince Trees. Slugs 



on Frnit Trees. The Curcnlio 71 



Hints for the Month. Different Soils 72 



The Flowers of Spring. Clearing New Lands — Inqulry7'2 



The fleeting at Rochester. Acknowledgements 73 



A Donation for the Museum. To Readers, &c 73 



Beet Sugar in Michigan 73 



An Essay on Grasses, hv Professor Dewey 



Mulberry Trees. The Silk Culture 74 



Silk Culture. Market for Cocoons. Green House Inquiry 75 



Farmers' Daughters. &c.. by Annette 76 



Poetry. — N.ature. Morning in Spri ng 76 



Victoria regalis. Beet Sugar Experiment 77 



Caking of the Udder. Gold Vine Peaa 77 



Chopping Hay. To Preserve Fence Posts 77 



Sheep buried in Snow. Weight of Snow. What will 



you Have? 77 



Razors, Shaving, and Improving Cutting Instruments. . .78 



Farm Accounts ami Farm Profits 78 



The Preservation anil use of Roots 79 



On Stripping Cows— Rearing Calves— Preserving Hams. .79 



Successful Farming. Employment 79 



Pnliltsher's Notices. Unciirrent Money, &c SO 



Advertisements. Prices Current — Remarks 80 



FAKMERS' MEETING AT ROCHESTER. 



To tjie Far7iiers of Monroe, and the adjoining Coun- 

 ties : — 



A meeting of famieis and the frienda of Agri- 

 culture, in Monroe, and thendjoining counties, will be 

 held at the Court House, in the city of Rochester, on 

 Thursday, the 28th inst., at 10 o'clock, A. M., for 

 the purpose of considering the presenl condition of 

 ngriculture and the farming interests in this section- 

 of country, and for devising means for their improve- 

 ment. The good which has resulted from Agricultu- 

 ral Societies in other places, it is thought, nflbrds 

 strong reason for the belief that an association can be 

 formed here, which will elevate and improve our ag- 

 riculture — give a new impulse to the prosperity of 

 Western New- York — and render the business of the 

 farmer more pleasant as well as more profitable. This 

 subject has been discussed at some length in the "Nev\- 

 Genesee Farmer," and many have e.tpreesed a desire 

 that an association should be formed without delay; or 

 ot least that a meeting should be held for an inter- 

 change of views respecting it. 



We, therefore, whose names are hereunto attached. 



respectfully invito our brother farmers in this section 

 of country, and all those who feel an i merest in the 

 cause of agriculture, to meet for this purpose at the 

 above mentioned time and place. 



Thos. Wedule, Jno. W. Peckham, 



.Ino. Lake, David Darli.'sg, 



L. B. Langvvorthy, Ralph Thrall, 



IVLiTTHiAs Garret, Joshua Tripp, 



E. M. Parsons, Amos Cole, 



H E. Rochester, Rkfus W.vrsek, 



Isaac Moore, Wm. Pixi.ev, 



Oliver Culver, David Bangs, 



LisDLEV M. Moore, B. Richmond, 



\Vm. Pitkin, Henry Fellows, 



Wm. McKnight, Alexr. Voorhees, 



Wm. Garbutt, E. H. Barnard, 



R. Harmo.n, Jr. Ira Bellows, 



Elisha Harmon, E. H. Vanduser, 



Geo. Sheffer, A. Goodell, 



Asa Rowe, G. Ramsdell, 



Jas. Upton, Chas. Burr, 



G. H. HoLDEN, John Ayrault, 



John Moxen, Zerah Burr, 



H. HosMER, Ira Mekrill, 



Allen T. Lacy, Erastus Root, 



Ephraim Finch, Joseph Randall, 



Same. Wood, James Smith, 



Geo. Wood, Henry Quinby, 



Thos. Brown, C. Cady, 



Wm. M. Wooster, Lafayette Collins, 



W. C. Dwight, H. Holden 



J. HosFORD, W. L. Field, 



W. T. CuYLER, Jno. L. Bartholf, 



Same. Webster, P. C. Shebma.n, 



Martin S.mith, Jno. F. Plato, 



Wm. C. Cornell, Wm. Mitchell, 



C. Lngersoll, R. N. Smith, 



S. Wight, Rufus Robertson, 



N. Draper, Timothy Fitch, 



H. N. Langworthy, Jno. B. Skinner, 



H. M. Ward, Saml. C. Stevens, 



A. Kelsey, Edwd. Wilbur, 



L. W. Metcalf, Wm. R. Smith, 



Saml. Whitcomb, John J. Thomas. 

 *»* Publishers of Newspapers in the sevcial coun- 

 ties adjoining Monroe, are requested to give the above 

 one or two insertions, 

 Rochester, May 1, 1840. 



Gardening for Alay. 



Many persons in this latitude do not commence 

 planting or sowing their garden before the first of May; 

 but it is an advantage to sow some kinds of vegeta- 

 bles earlier, as diiected last month. Those who have 

 not yet pertorraed the work there specified, should do 

 it without delay. The weather during the past month, 

 has been very favorable for gardening, and vegetation 

 is more forward than usual — the 1st of May. It must 

 not be forgotten, however, that Jack Frost has not yet 

 paid hie farewell visit for the season, and that it is not 

 safe to plant tender articles in the ground before the 

 10th or 1.5th of the month. 



Asparagus beds, when new ones are wanted, should 

 be made as early as can be. Deep rich warm soil is to 

 be preferred — mix in plenty of manure, to the depth 

 of two feet, and set the plants one foot apart. If seed 

 is to be sown it had better be done on a small bed or 

 border of rich earth, where the plants can easily be 

 kept clear of weeds. Transplant when one year old. 



Beans. — The early kindu may be plan.ed early in 

 the month, and the late kinds about the lOlh or loth. 

 The Litna Deans require a warm, sandy soil, and 

 should not be sown during wet or cold weather, as 

 they are liable to rot. 



Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, Onions, ifc., may now 

 be sown for the main crop. Those sown last month 

 should be thinned out n^ soon as the plants will per- 



mit. Stir the ground frequently, and be careful to 

 keej) it clear from weeds-now is the time to kill them 

 easily, and a few days' neglect may spoil the crop. 



Broccoli, CauUfiowcr, and Cabbage plants, raised 

 in hot-beds, if of sufficient size, should be transplant- 

 ed into the open ground early in the month. Take 

 them up carefully, and immediately immerse the roots 

 in mud, to prevent their drying: this renders it unne- 

 ceesary to defer the operation till a rainy ilay. The 

 early York and other email cabbages, need not be set 

 more than half the distance apart of the Drumhead 

 and the Cauliflower. These ought to be three feet 

 apart, and on very rich land. The purple Cape Broc- 

 coli is an excellent vegetable, and easily raised. The 

 seed may be sown in the open ground; early in May, 

 and if the soil and cultivation are good, they will head 

 finely in autumn. 



Cavliflower seed may also be sown in the open 

 ground early this month; and if a favorable season, it 

 will do well. 



Celery, if sown early in a hot-bed, will now need to 

 be transplanted in a nursery bed, where it can gain 

 size and strength, and be fit for setting in trenches 

 next month. Set the plants four inches apart and wa- 

 ter fraquently. Shade from hot sun till rooted. 



Tomato, Egg Plant, and Pepper, should be remo- 

 ved from the hot-bed about the middle of the month. 

 1 1 the plants are getting large, they may be removed 

 earlier, but must be protected during cold and frosty 

 nights. Egg Plants and Peppers require rich land; 

 but a light, sandy soil is best for Tomatoes — if it in 

 rich and moist they run too much to vine, and do not 

 bear well. 



Turnips. — Sow a little of the early White Flat 

 Dutch Turnip, as soon as may be, and if the soil is 

 free from worms they will do well. Sow again the 

 latter part of the month. 



Radishes may be sown now, and repeatedly during 

 spring and summer. 



Lettuce should also be sown often. Transplant 

 some of the earliest sown, in order to have fine large 

 heads for summer. 



Pens. — Sow Marrowfat, and other large kinds re- 

 peatedly, during this and next month. 



Indian Corn. — Plant some of the early golden va- 

 riety as soon as possible — if it escapes the frost, all ia 

 well. Plant some Tuscarora and SvN'cet Corn as early 

 as danger from frost will permit; and again about the 

 last of the month. 



Melons, Cucumbers, and Sijuas/ics. — Plant early in 

 the month, for early use, and about the 1.5th for the 

 main crop. If planted on highly manured ridges or 

 mounds, they will bear much better than in the ordi- 

 nary way, especially if the ground be cold and heavy. 



Flower Seeds may now be sown in the open ground. 

 Those forwarded in hol-beds should be transplanted 

 about the middle of the month. (For remarks on 

 Sowing, &c., see April number.) 



Watering. — Do not neglect watering in dry weath- 

 er — it should be done in the evening, so that the water 

 may sink in and not dry up. 



Shading. — When plants are removed in sunny 

 weather, it is of great advantage to place a shingle or 

 some such thing, on the south side of the plant, to 

 shade it from the mid-day sun. Severe winds are al- 

 so injurious to tender plonts. 



Destroy weeds while young, or they will g«t the up. 

 per hand, and be apt to keep it during t e smmcr 



