THE NEW GENESEE FARMEH, 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



M. B. BATE HAM, 

 C. F. CROS.MAN, 



E 



PropripiiiTS. 



VOIj. 1. ROCHESTER, NOVEi^IBEK, 1840, IVO. II. 



JiJllV J. THOMAS, 



xM. B. BATEHAM, F.dhurs. 



PlHlilSlilE!* ai«.\Tllt.V 



IN CO.VNXCTION WITH I HE ROCHES TtU SEED STURE AND AORl- 

 CLI-TLHAL REPOSITORY. 



Terms— FIFTY CENTS, per year, payalile always in ad- 

 vance. 



Posl Maelerg, -\gent3, and others, sending money free of 

 postage, will receive acocn copies for $3, — 'l^tice c<ipies I'lir 

 1^5, — TiPenttj-Jlvi copies for ^10. 



The postage oC Uua paper is only one cent to anyplace 

 wi'.liLii Jiis slale. and one and alKdf cent to any part of 

 be t'nited States. 



CONTENTS OF THiS XUMISKR. 



Pro?i»ectus of the 2.1 Voli-me of the Xew Genesee Far- 

 mer, for 1^1. Oiscase :n Swine — Inijniry. Apples, 161 



riie Frnit Garden. StrawLierries— lIoA'ey's .^^re.llin^. 

 TrejiitEent of I'each Tiees. lieat soil for a tir.rden, 162 

 Kainy Hays." Uirpctiotis for making Cheese, i;n<I pre- 

 paring Kcnnets. A perfect Smut .(laehine. lircaking 

 Steers. Gypsum — its elfccts on laiul. Clover Seeii. .^ ItV? 



Pali Ploughing. The Fiuwcre of Autumn 164 



Clie Cattle Shaw and Fair at Rochester; lleporls of tlio 

 Cominillecs on Cattle. Horses, Swine, and f^heep,.. ,10J-5 



icporl on Crops. Premium crop of Corn, Potatoes, and 

 Rma Baga. Report on Honicultnre 166 



Icporl on l).nne3;ic Arts ; on Agricultural Implements •, 

 on Ploughing. The new ;\Iany Headed Wiicat 167 



remarks on the Fair at llocliester. Genesee County 

 Fair. Pitts' Machine for Thrashing and Cleaning 

 Grain, [cut,] ." 168 



'he premium crop of Ruta Baga— cvplanation. Har- 

 vesting Pota'oes. Portrait of the Cjw "Dairy Maid." 



Milking Matcli for glOO 109 



Dairy .^laid" against " Blossom." The disposition to 

 fatten of different hreeds of Hogs. The value of Farm 



Labor 170 



lover Seed as .''.la.iure. Two Letters from Ontario 

 county, on the Fair andPioughin^ ."Match at Rochester, 171 



eporf of the Durham, U. C, Ag. Society, 172 



he OntTjn county Snciety's F^ir at Canandaigtta ; Re- 

 port of premiums, & : 172-3 



ink Farming. Improved Hcnery. A statement respect- 

 ing Root Crops, by Jas. Goweii,Esq.,of Pa 174 



n grov/ing Or..ijarl Gr.ass Willi Red clover. Fruit as 

 fooil. Henry L. Ellsworth, Esij. Farmers' Daughters. 



Scraps 175 



is'tors a: the Rochester Fair; Impressions aliioad. 

 Meeting of the Society. Funds of the Society — I-e- 

 gielative aid. Rochester Prices Current, tSi^.. ." 170 



ATTENTION READERS! 



One more number will complete the first volume of 

 is paper, and then our subscription books will be 

 d Bdide, and new ones opened. No papers will be 

 nt th'^reafter unless ordered anew, — except to agents, 

 rrespondents, &c., and therefore when our eub- 

 ribera cnll at the Post OfEt-e for their next paper, 

 ey arc requested In hand their new eubacriplione to 

 e Post Master, and ask him to remit to us. But 

 is is not all; if we have found favor in the eyes of 

 .r readers, as we hope wo have, we earnestly solicit 

 em not to hand in their own subscriptions alone, but 

 do their neighbors and us a favor, by asking them 

 subscribe also. We are pledged to perform our du- 

 faithfuUy, and hope our friends will perform theirs 

 ompily. Let none delay; for we expect n mighty 

 ;rease of subscribers about the 1st of January, and 

 r edition may be exhausted so early that those who 

 5 dilatory will be disappointed about getting back 

 jnbers. — ^^Read the Prospectus in another column. 



BATEIJAM & CROSMAN. 

 P. S. If any Eubseribers have not received nil the 

 mbers, and will inform us through the Post Masters, 

 ; deficient ones will be sent. 



Complete sets of back numbers can still be furnished 

 subscribers. All subscriptions must commence at 

 beginning of a yeor; and none will be received for a 

 8 time than one year. 



To CoKREsroNDENTs. — Several valuable communi- 



ions are omitted this month, in order to make room 



the reports of agriculturaleocielies. Wc are happy 



hear from An.vi;tte once more — we feared she had 



»'• sertedns. 



"Hints for the Month," are omitted, on account of 

 i illness of our J. J. T. 

 iiiM" Where is our able friend 'Niaoaba 1' Will he not 

 V^'m u hear from the " Cataract cminty V 







PUOSPECTUS OK 

 THE jVE'W OEi^ESEE FARMER, 



AND GARDF,i\KRS' JOURNAL. 



EDITED BY J. J. THOMAS AND M. B. BATEllAM — ASSISTED BV 

 DAATD THOMAS AND OTHERS : 



Bateham ^* Crosviun^ Proprietors, Rochester, N. Y. 



VOL. 2 — FOR 1S41 — 16 l-ACES MONTHLY, [WITII Ct^rs.] 



The Cheapest Agriculturnl Paper in the Union, 



TERJIS.—Oijly 50 Cents a year— in advance. 

 Scveu Copies for $3; twelve Copies forfto; 

 Twenty-live Copies lor $10--to a?;eiits atid 

 Post Masters who .send money free of postage. 



**The Ncio Gejicsce Fanner*' has passed through the 

 first year of its publication with very flattering suc- 

 cess, notwithstanding the opposing influences which 

 it had to encounter; and while the publishers express 

 their gratitude for the assistance and support they ha-.c 

 thus far received, ihey would now with renewed 

 confidence appeal to the friends of ngriculiure, in 

 behult ot the Second \'oluine. The successful re-cs- 

 tablishmeiitof the GEtNESEE IWRiMEU in its own 

 Naiive SoU, and, at '\\q economical price, is a source of 

 mttcb gratification to the friends of improvement in 

 Western New York; and the publishers ilatter them- 

 sehea that their efforts are not unappreciated, and will 

 not long be unrewarded. 



It is now fairly proved that the New Genesee Far- 

 mer can be sustained, at a price which places it with- 

 in the reach of all; and the reputation which it has 

 already obtained for ^/^;7i((mrf i/sc/«/hc5s, will not suf- 

 fer by a comparison with. any paper of the kind in the 

 Union. Every successive number which has been is- 

 sued, has shown an increase of talent and additional 

 correspondence. Besides containing the most useful 

 and spiiited articles selected from other agricultural 

 publications, the New Genesee Farmer has received, 

 during the jiast year, oricrinal ccntribuiioiis from more 

 than SEVENTY WRITERS, most of whom are 

 well known PRACTICAL FARMERS. This cor- 

 respondence will continue to increase; and, with our 

 able editorial assistance, we can confidently assure ihr 

 readers of the paper, that it will continue to increase 

 in interest and usefulness, in proportion as it becomes 

 better known and more generally circulated. 



The proprietors are determined to spare no reasona- 

 ble pains or expense in making the New Genesee 

 Farmer worthy of a liberal support. Several impor- 

 tant improvements will be made in the next Volume; 

 among which are the following: — Each number will 

 contain items of English and other News, particularly 

 relating to the crops and the markets; such as niny 

 be of service to farmers in marketing their produce. 

 The paper will be of fine qimlity, and, with a hand- 

 some engraved heading, which is in a state of jirepn- 

 rntion, the appenrnnce of the sheet will be much im- 

 proved. The Farmer will be issued regularly on the 

 1st of each month, and mailed with great dispatch. 

 A competent and careful clerk is employed to enter the 

 names of subscribers and keep the accounts; so that 

 we hope to avoid all inaccuracies or cause of com- 

 plaints. 



The aim and object of the New Genesee Farmer, is to 

 please and benefit all of its readers, and advance the in- 

 terests of Agriculture and Horticulture; the bestinter- 

 cstsofthe ctmiinunity. Many of its reaHershnve ex- 

 pressed the high degree of satisfaction they have derived 

 from its pages; and we hope all are so well pleased w'ith 

 it,thntthey will not only renew their ownsubscriptions, 

 (ironiptly, hut induce their nciirltbors to subscribe olso. 

 There arc thousands of farmers to be found, who hn\ e 

 never seen the New Genesee Farmer; and if it was 

 shown them, audits character exi>lnincd, they would 

 readily subscribe. AVe conceive this to be a DUTY 

 which the readers of the paper owe their neighbors, 

 and to their country, as well as to us. Let this duty 

 be done promptly, and our means of usefulness wiil 

 be greatly extended, and the salutary influence of the 

 paper will soon be nituiitest throughout the agricultu- 

 ral community. 



The friends of Jigricidlural SncieJics should espe- 

 cially encourage this paper; for unless farmers READ 

 on the stibjert, and got their ?tnnds interested in their 

 profession, they will n nact elHciently for its advance- 

 ment. The Societies formed last year in Weetern New 



York, and their fine exhibitions, have already given a 

 new impulse to the cause in this sectton of country; 

 and it is confidently expected that much more will be 

 done another season. 



It will readily be seen, that the paper cannot be sns- 

 tained at this Unv price, without n very liiritesitbecrip- 

 tion list; and as it will not afiord the expente of cm- 

 ploying travelling agents, we must rely on the volun- 

 tary efibrls of the friends of the cause to obtain sub- 

 scribers. To Post Masti.ks e3|)ecinlly, we are al- 

 ready greatly indebted, and we respectfully solicit a 

 ctintiiiuation of their patriotic assistance. 



[O'PosT Mastkrs have n njihl to remit money to 

 publishers of papers, freeof prstnge; so that etibm li- 

 bers have only to baud them their names, with iho 

 money, and request thiin to forward the snine. 



inrAcENTs A^D Post Masteus are particularly re- 

 quested tcp inform us, as early as potsible, what num- 

 ber of papers are likely to be wanted at their offices, 

 so that we may calculate how large an edition will be 

 required. 



(EFA'o/c. — All papers ordered, arc charged to the 

 persons ordering them; and the money is placed to 

 their credit. All subscriptions arc discontinued at the 

 end of the year, unless paid- for a longer time in ad- 

 vance. . 



Address BATEHAM & CROSMAN, Roches- 

 ter, N. Y. 



Disease in !»'wiue— Inquiry. 



Messrs. Editoks — I find that your valuable paper 

 is a medium through which we can freely express onr 

 views, or make known our experience, and also ntk in 

 return from others, such information as we may par- 

 ticularly need. It is this that has induced me to take 

 up my pen, although when I subscribed for the New 

 Genrsee Fanner, I never expected to write a line for 

 its pages. 



A few days after I shut up my bogs for fatting, cite 

 of them (in good flesh at the time) was taken sick, 

 and on being let out, he would run around in a circle, 

 and frequently come in contact with other objects, as 

 though blind. On the second day he appeared quite 

 weak, but would still keep walking about the yard, or 

 if he chanced to fall or lie down, he would kick and 

 struggle as though dying or in great pain. He would 

 not eat, but I poured down his throat some milk and 

 sulphur, and afterwards seme milk and pepper. On 

 the fourth day he seemed rather belter and tirank a 

 little milk. It is near a week since he was taken s'ck, 

 and he has so fnr recovered as to eata little corn, &c., 

 but he is not yet well, end does not appear to see cor- 

 rectly. 



There have been a number of cases of this kind of 

 disease among Swine in this region, and if any of your 

 readers can point out the cause or cure, they will per- 

 haps save some valuable Porkers, bes'des much oblige 

 your humble servant, J. S. WEBBER. 



Hartland, Lii\ Co., Michigan. 



A Handsome Present 



The Honorable Adam Fkrgu.=son, of Upper Canada, 

 on his visit at the Fair in this city, f recented us a val- 

 uable collection of specimens ofBritioli Glasses, beau- 

 tifully arranged by Mr. Lawson of the Editiburg Agri- 

 cultural Museum, Scotland, Our most sincere thanks 

 are due. 



Apples. — There is a greet abundance of apples this 

 year, and iftiirmeis will undertake to make many of 

 them into cider, it will be a greater bill of e-\pcnse to 

 them than all their public taxes. This will certainly 

 be the case if they drink it. Give the apples to the 

 swine, except those wonted in the family — iUaina 

 Cultivator. 



By the growth of root crops nnti planting, Mr. Coke, 

 the great English farmer, hns inrreoBfd the rcnifil o( 

 his eetatcg from 55,000 to ^^00,000 per >'ciir. 



