M. B. BATEHAM, 



C. F. CROSMAN, Proprietors. 



VOIi. 2. ROCHESTER, JANUARY, 1841. 



JVO 1 ] JOHN J. TilOMAS, 



M. B. BATEHAM, Edilors. 



riBLlSlIEB MOA'THIiY. 

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The postage oi IWis pa|ier is only one cent to anyplace 



itliin this state, aud one and a half cenia to any part of 

 the UnUed States. 



All suliscriptions must commence with the vohime. 



Volume I can be furnished to new subscrihers. Price 

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Address BATEHAM i CROSSIAX, Rochester, N. V. 



COXTESfTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Happy New Year New Year's Gift, &c. Circulate the 

 Petitions " Klection is Over," Agricultural Society 

 Meeting Meslip.nnocks rs Itohans I 



Effects of the Stock on Grafted Frnil. Culture of the 

 Peiich Tree. A Protective Tariff, Silk Culture, &c.. . 2 



Dutch nairies 3 



Two Good Farmers. Improving Sandy Lands. Hoven 

 Catfe Curing Hams 4 



To the Farmers of Niagara Co. Hints ahout Common 

 Schools. Genesee Co. Ag. Soc, E.\hil)ition 5 



Summer Crops. Ilohan Potatoes. Indian Corn. Gold- 

 Vine Peas, ic. Biddle's Address 6 



Post Offices. Incre.'isp of Population 7 



■Portraits and Description of Thos. Weddle's Short Horn 

 Cow Gazelle, with Her Calf Hkbr Berkshire Swine 

 Portraits of Col. Sawyer's two Pigs. Hints for the 

 Month g 



Legislative Aid to Agriculture. Petitions for do. Scraps 

 from E\change Papers. Imports and Exports. Thrash- 

 ingClean. A Nolileinan Ploughing. Costly and Profit- 

 aide. Largo Crop of Pumpkins. Importance of Rota- 

 tion. Rats and Mice. Money Changing Pockets. Ag- 

 ricultural Commissioner 9 



Reporting Kxperimenls with Artificial ^Manures. Wheat 

 and Hay-stacks Protected from Lightning. Ice Houses 

 otl the Ground. National Gallery of American Manu- 

 facturer and Productions. Education for Farmers. ... 10 



AVliydon't hedo it ? Curefor"I>isease in .Swine " Sow- 

 ing Orchard Grass Sectl. Beets for Cattle Our Trade 

 with France. Exercise a Moral Duty. AVinter Eve- 

 nings 11 



Population and Statistics of Genesee and Livingston Co's. 



Decay of RutaBagas— Inquiry. The Fruit Garden. . . \'i 

 rhe Garden and Shrubhery Farmers' Homes and Chil- 

 dren. (Reply to .\nnetle.).. 13 



Fothe Young of Both Sexes. Signs of the Times. Mas- 

 sachuseits Statistics, Pride and Extrav.ngance 14 



The Woiking Man's Garden and Grounds. Silk. La- 

 cenic Advice. Ploughing. Apology for Cultivating 



Flowers, Ij 



Early Importation of Sheep The Puhlic Pre^s. Pros- 

 pectus, &c English ^Markets. New-York do. Prices 

 of Flour, Rochester Prices Current, wilh Remarks. , , 16 



".\. Happy New Year," 



To you all, renders ! We intended writing a most 

 requisite and cxlraordinary "New Year's Address," 

 ;o fill up tbispoge of our paper ; and in order that our 

 iertile brain miglat produce something that vi'ould im- 

 nortah'ze our names, we kept the matter concocting 

 :ill the very day of publication, when, lo ! on asking 

 lie printer how much space had been reserved for our 

 Address, he told us mi^iy twelve lines! So, gentle 

 readers, forgive the disappointment we have occasion- 

 ;d, and we will, with all sincerity, wish you a very 

 'happy new year," and do all in our power to in- 

 jrease your happiness, eo long as we may be permitted 

 ;o mal\e our monthly visits. 



A New Year's Gift. 



We print several thousand extra copies of this mim- 

 of the Farmer, and send them as a New Year's 

 aresent to our numerous unknown friends abroad. — 

 ^efaope they will duly appreciate our kindness; and if 

 %«y wi)| "plenso read and circulate," so as to obtain a 

 bw sutscribers thereby, we shall feel moat abundantly 

 •warded and tnilj' graleful. 



Our Prospects. 



We last month bade farewell to our subscribers for 

 1840, but felt strong assurance that we should soon 

 renew our acquaintance. We are hnpj^y to say that 

 appearances now indicate that our highest expcctationt 

 will be more than realised. The names of our old 

 frieitds, together sviih very many new ones, are now 

 coming in with great rapidity. The success of the 

 paper the past year, and the promptness with which 

 the subscriptions are renewed, nfibrd the strongest 

 possible evidence that our labors are approved by the 

 public, and encourage us to persevere with renewed 

 energy. 



Our most sincere thanks are due to the many Post 

 masters and other friends of agriculture, who have 

 kindly assisted us. We hope they may have the hap- 

 py consciousness of benefitting others besides our- 

 selves. 



Uncurreiit Money. 



Bills on solvent Banks in this, and the Eastern 

 States, are at par with us Canada, Pennsylvania, 

 and New Jersey, are about 5 per cent, discount. — 

 Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and most Southern, money, 

 is about 8 per cent.; and Michigan and Illinois is 10 

 to 19 per cent. 



We hopo our friends at a distance will take pains 

 to send us the best money they can obtain. AVe do 

 not refine any of the above, when sent us free of 

 postage, and nothing deducted for commission; but the 

 amount paid by us for discount during the year, is a 

 serious item 



Subscribers in Canada, 



Should remember that their Postmasters cannot frank 

 letters further than the lines; so that we are compelled 

 to pay postage on all letters coming by mail from 

 there. This we do not mind, if bills not under $4 

 are remitted; but on small bills, the postage and dis- 

 count together, are too g-ent a sacrifice. 



Subscribers residing near the places mentioned be 

 low, may pay their subscriptions to the persons np.med. 



Kingston — John Ckf.ighton, (Chron, & Gaz. 

 Office,) and Charles Heath, 



Port Hope — D. Smart, Post Master and President 

 Agricultural Society. 



Toronto — IjKssuk & Brothers, James F. West 

 LAND, and George Leslie. 



Hamilton — Samuel Kerr, Jlerchant. 



London — John Norval, (at News-Room.) 



In addition to the above, Postmasters and friends of 

 the cause generally, are requested to act as agents 

 BATEHAM & CROSMA.^. 



To Correspo.-jdests.— Several communications are 

 unavoidably deferred. Our friends will greatly oblige 

 us by writing earlier in the month. 



0° A certain corespondent is requested not to at- 

 tempt to hon.\ us by sending articles as original w';^',(.1j 

 were pttblished under tBe editorial head of the old 

 Genesee Farmer : nor parts of suy^ iitii;le3 slightly 

 alt«r«d. 



Circulate the Petitions!! 



Let the farmers, and friends of Agriculture in the 

 Empire State, exert themselves during the present 

 month, and send to Albany such an expression of their 

 wishes as cannot be disregarded. When the yeoman* 

 ry of the land speak out on any subject they are not to 

 be trifled with. Let our Legislature remember 

 that. Er" See page 9. 



For the iS'ew Genesee Farmer. 



•' Election is Over." 



The strife of the contending parties has ceaeetl.— 

 And now, that the important question of "who shall 

 be our servants?" is settled, it becomes an interest- 

 ing consideration, " what shall those servants do on 

 our behalf?" 



We have heard much during the past year of the 

 distress i)ccasioned by "tinkering with the currency," 

 of the disastrous results attending "odious monopo- 

 lies," and " Bank aristocrats." The poor people 

 have been greatly piiied by either party, and much has 

 been said by way of condolence; much by way of pro- 

 mise. There is reason enough for all this no doubt; 

 we have felt enough, and heard enough, and read 

 enough to satisfy us that our sulTerings is intolerable. 



But now, brother farmers, for fear that all these 

 fine professions may not be quite kept in remembrance 

 let us, in the most respectful manner possible, remind 

 our friends at Albany, that our wonts are not yet re- 

 lieved; and that while We are very glad to see all other 

 necessary objects attended to, we also believe an en- 

 lightened policy would require that much more atten- 

 tion should be given to the encouragement of agricul 

 ture, than has been for some years past. 



Nothing is wanting to secure this desirable result 

 but a general alacrity among farmers in circulating pe* 

 titions, which it is important to remember should be 

 transmitted to the Legislature at as early a day as pos- 

 sible. ONE OF THE PEOPLE. 



Clover in Orchards--Inquiry, 



Messrs. EniTORs — The opinion is quite prevalent 

 among farmers, that Clover is injurious to orchards, 

 but 1 cannot understand icfty it is so. If any of your 

 correspondents can throw any light on the subject, it 

 would gratify a subscriber. 



SOUTH WEST. 



A'o^c— ^The inquiry of Socth West should have 

 been inserted some time since, but wasaccidenily mis- 

 laid. — Eds. 



Mesliannocks vs. Rohans. 



Me.s5rs. Editors — I have raised, the past season, 

 thirty-six bushels of Meshannock potatoes from eleven 

 square rods of ground. If any of your readers have 

 done belter, with Robnns, or any other k",nd, t should 

 like to know it; and if I am. beaten, 1 will trv' again 

 ne.xt year. Yours, &c., P. BRIGGS. 



The Annnnl Meeting 



of the benesee Agricultural Society, occurs on Tuo» 

 ■iay, the 2d day of February next. Business of grea; 

 importance will then be transacted, and it is very de- 

 sirable that there should be a full attendance. The 

 Meeting will beheld at the Arcade House, at 11 a*- 

 elock, A. JL H, M, WARD, 5«o'y, 



