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THE XEW GEXESEE FARMER, 



Vol. 2. 



Tile following communicatrDn is from the pen of one 

 whose experience nnd learning cntilles him to more 

 thnn ordinnry regnril. We ho|)e to receive further re- 

 marks from him on tbisall-imporlantEubjcct; and feel 

 assured that our readers, who arc porentS) will find 

 bis suggestions deserving their considcration.^-EDs. 



FifT the yctr Genf«u Fcrmtr. 



Education of Farmers' Chililrcii--N'o. 1. 



Messrs. Editors — I have not been wholly pleased 

 -with the artictes on the education nf furmers' fami- 

 iUs, which appeared in your paper in the last year. I 

 approved many things; but some things appeared ra- 

 ther distorted, and others to be neglected or omitted. 

 1 thought, too, that mothers were ceneured beyond 

 their proportion. 



There are two prominent mistakes on this subject, 

 wbiih need correction. The one is the notion that a 

 farmer's condition is rather inferior; the oiher res- 

 pects Ihchindand quantity «f education. 



1. Thn first mistake is made and continued by far- 

 mers themselves. While the condition of the former 

 is one of the most independent, and his profession ne 

 honorable as any, and far less annoying and iiksome, 

 and is far more free from temptation and passion, there 

 is a constant efTor; to leave it and to engage in some 

 other pursuit. The sons are often prepared for some 

 other business; the daughters are educated for anoth- 

 er sphere. All this tends to depress the notions of 

 the usefulness and respectability of an agricultural life. 

 True indeed, some of their sons must have a collegi- 

 ate education, and engage in some of the more learn- 

 ed prot'etjsiiins, and some of their daughter must be the 

 wives of such men. But the great body of the sons 

 must continue in tha occupation of their fathers. 

 While the men of the learned prnfessions fill the more 

 important stations, as a great fact, and the sphere of 

 their influence is greatly eidarged, and while their 

 pursuits may in one respect be allowed to be superior, in 

 the general rank the fanner's place is important be- 

 yond estimation. If the other is considered as the 

 eyes and hands of the system, the latter is the very 

 backbone of the country. Without the latter, the for- 

 mer would be powerless and unnecessary. For this 

 place their sons should be educated, and their daughters 

 too, na this place they will chiefly fill. The worth, 

 the dignity, the respectability, the usefulness, the se- 

 curity and independence of this place, should be known, 

 acknowledged and fell. Then will the action suit the 

 thought. 



8. Tire second mistake comes more within the scope 

 of education. The kind and ifuantity of education, 

 is material. In the lower class of farmers, both sons 

 and daughters have only very ordinary advantages. 

 In the highest class, which is not large, both enjoy 

 nearly equal n>eans. In thf middle and great class, 

 the daughters have far the greatest advantages. The 

 reason is, that the sons are neecL'd on the farm in the 

 summer, and cannot so well be spared in winter. 

 The daughters therefore attend the 6,"lect schools and 

 academics for a much longer period thai' the .'"ons, and 

 having eriually active minds, they study w betliT ad- 

 vantage and make greater acquisitions. They beci. me 

 more delicate and refined in their manners; they ,<!ee 

 nnd hear more of the world; they are able to converse 

 and 10 show olf to greater advantage. They have, in 

 &ct, fir more of cultivation w show off, and far more 

 of that which will he interesting to society. Hence it 

 is ilint ihcy arc raited above their brothers, mid will 

 Haturally seeli tho floc.'ety of those Who' hftvir more 

 congenial aTquTshions. '^he sons of farmers are thus 

 thrown into back gtonna- mortified, repelled. They 

 wonder at a state of thiiig.' over which they have no 

 control, aiid tho <h!»(»ytf)Hr=^o oftieu: blamed and re- 

 pi\iachi?d for not finding tK''*' "'oasure in the S7cieiv 



of those who have not been educatetl so as to be on an 

 equality with them, licncc it is that mftny a young 

 farmer is obliged to find a v/ife among those daughters 

 who are not quite on his own level, and who are not 

 so well fitted for their place as he is. Dow often a 

 fanner's eon is sent to a higher school for otic quarter^ 

 and then he must be upon the farm. He has hardly 

 been able to get well employed in study, when he 

 must leave, till another season will give him another 

 quarter. The daughter lees rarely bos only one quar- 

 ter at a lime for her in>provement. She has not in- 

 deed enough of time for improvement: let her not 

 have less: bat let the son bave more, much more. — 

 However much the sister may have, let the brother 

 have lar more means of education. Far>ners' eons 

 need to be raised in the scale of their f/nalificatioits for 

 usefulness, and enjoyment oj» their farms, as well as 

 for influence in society. Then will their wives be 

 raised to a higher character also, and a nobler gene- 

 ration will appear. When a highly educated female 

 has allied herself with a young former of good talents 

 and disposition, of activity and cnterprizc, though he 

 may have less of education and refinement, because 

 he has not been able to acquire them, who has noteeen 

 with delight the plastic power of the v.'ilc in moulding 

 and elevating and refining her husband. She be- 

 comes in atwo-fuld sense, a help meet for him-. "She 

 looketh well to the ways of her houtchold, and eateth 

 not the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and 

 coll her blessed; her hvsbund also, and he praiscth 

 Ucr." U. C. 



ENGLISH lUAUKETS. 



IjONdon, J.inuary 4, i8t;. — A great improvement has ta- 

 ken place in tile inaiiufuciuriiig distiivrls. Cotton goods es- 

 pecially have been in very acii\e demand, nnd at advanced 

 Vincc^. 'I'iie money inarke: U also as^unling a more henltliy 

 tone. So llial Willi moderate stocks of jiroducc generally 

 pro!^iiccls arc favorable 



Corn .Makket. — Average price for \Vhea' fir the last six 

 ncclt!? ; for the week ending Nov. 20-h, G's. 8d. ; liTth, GOs. ■, 

 Dec. 4lli, o«a. 7d ■, 11th, 3ds. lUd.; 13:h, 09s. Id.; IS.b, (iOs. 

 — ,\ggrega-.e for the si\ weeks, rtiia. IDd. — duty -.iTs. Sd The 

 arrivals are pretty large. English wheat is saleable at the 

 currency of a fortnight ago; redOiJs.oU4s ; wliile,67s.a7Us. 



I.ivKRi'ooL Corn iMarkkt. Jan. '2 — Aniericun Flour, free, 

 has sustained late raters, but has been rallier slow of sale, 

 liie Lest markets of United Stiilcs at 3ii3., C -.iiadian at 3js. to 

 3tiv. per bbl. A little t'niteti titalcs has been sold, in bond, 

 for export, at '2Gs per bbl. 



January 4.— American Flour, in bond. 2.j3 C 1. a 363 , but 

 these prices could not be relied upon in the face of large im- 

 portations. American Wheat, in bond, os. 3d. a 5s tjd. per 

 bushel. 



NEW YOnii MARKET— JAN. 27. 



Corn Exchange.— Flour w: s held firmly through most of 

 the week, but the news from 1-^ngland was unfavorable, and 

 on Sa'.nrilay holders were ready to sell, hut there were very 

 few buyers ; 550 bbls. Genesee were however taken on that 

 (lay fur England, at ®4,04. lOIIO bbls. Georgetown sold ,at 

 3$5,1'2^ •, small parcels of Howard street and tJaltimorc City 

 at S.'i, 'H- and some New York at S5-, 9IJ0 Urandywine at 

 S5,5l». Corn Meal solii in puncheons at ® 13, and bids, at ^2,- 

 hs , Ityc Flour at ®3,37. in wheat the only parcel sold was 

 •35110 inlci ior Long Island at alMiut H5 cts. bu. Tlieie iscon- 

 giderable Genesee wheat, say 100, COU bu. :n store, held at li 5 

 a cts. There were no sales of Uyc A cargo of very 



hands e Delatvare Corn wjis sold on Fridriy at !i^ cts, 



weight, but a very fair article u'as olTcrcd afterwards at 50 

 cts. The distillers buy Long Island t'nrn at. >ti cts. North- 

 ern Oats maybe quoted at 4"J cts. ; Penirsilvania and Jersey, 

 31Ao30cts.i Southern, 3-2 u 34 cts. ; Barley is held in store 

 at '>>cri»:s 



l*aovif»ioN3. — Beef and Pork arc abundantantl very heavy. 

 Prime Pork cspc'-ialty dro-ops : ther-' were sales at ® 0,25, 

 and of ]Mesg at ,512,50, and more is olfercd at the s;une rates. 

 2100 kegs Ohio Lard were sold at 7c. II). , another lot of 

 about lUc same iplanlity Is lield at 7^. sjmokcd Itlcats, Uut- 

 tor and Cheese are without change. 



Becus.— Hax Seed is dull; 70 tierces of Clover have been 

 sold at K! cts. Ih. 



ItloNEV A!*D ExciiANGES. — ."Moncy has bceti rather mr>re 

 plenty since the resumption in Philadelphia and the conside- 

 •aide sums received thence. TIic lianks discount - " " 



Erratta. 



Besides several Unimportant typographical errors in th«' 

 January No , the following have been noticed as iiffectiag 

 the sense. 



On page 2, col. 1, 6th line from bottom, for pippins read "Pip. 

 p/n." Saiuc page, col. 2, 2o:h line from top, insert tite "A*e«- 

 tis/i," Jtc. Satr.c col., I4th line from bottom, for Crttinn read 

 ''Chrttian,^* Page 12, col. 2, line? from the bottom, for 

 yields read *' yielded/' Same page, col. .*i, line 6 from bot- 

 tom, for /Miri/cji/ar, trees read "p<tcticitlar trees ' Page 13^ 

 col. 2, line from top, ioT forest, ichcre read ** forest. frAere,**" 



ROCHESTER SEED STOKE— 1841. 



THE subscribers have made coiiipTctc arrangeuicnls for 

 furnishing all kinds of .'^eels C-oni tliis est^ddibhineiitos 

 usual. Large unponations have been made, in addition to 

 thesuppli-s raised in this country. No paHis will Ic spared 

 to have the Cecils of perfect quality, and give satisfactica 

 to their customers. Agenis will be supplied, ; s usual, In 

 the principal places of Westers New York — I'l'rticulara 

 nextniontb. BATEILi.M & CROSMAN. 



Rochester, Fe&rKury 1, JS41. 



MOUNT HOPE GARDEN & NURSERIES, 



ST. PACL STREET, 



ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. 



THE Proprietors of this establishment etfer for sale ai> 

 extensive assortment of Fruit and Oniamciual Trees, 

 riowcring Shrubs, <>reen House Plants, Bulbous Flower 

 Roots, DojldeDabb js. S:e. &c. 



Gardens laid out, and Gardeners furnished on reason.ible 

 notice. — IVisons requiring information on any subject cou- 

 nected with ;he business, will receive a pronqit reply. 



All orders, letters of inquiry, A:c. must be addressed fpost 

 paid) directly to us. 



Trees, Plants, Ac, will be carefully packed, so that thejr 

 may be carried to any part of the country in safety ; and Jvack- 

 ages will be marked aod shipped as may be designated in the 

 order. 



Persons with whom the proprietors are unacquainted, are 

 rcquestctl to give a satisfactory reference, or ntaue sonic per- 

 son in the city of Uocl.'ester, who will guaraniee the pay- 

 ment. ELL\VANGi:4l &. BARRY. 



Rochester, Dec. 1, 1840. 



TIMOTHY SEED WANTED, At the Roches- 

 ter Seed Store. BATElIAiNI & CROS.MAN. 



ROCHESTER PRICES CURRENT- 



CORRKCTED FOR 



THE NEW GENESEE FAR.MER, FEB. 1, 1S41. 

 WHEAT, per bushel,.... $ 73 o § 81 



CORN, 



OATS, " .... 



BARLEY, " .... 



RYE, " .... 



BEANS, White,.. " .... 

 POTATOES, .... " .... 

 APPLES, Desert,. " .... 



" Common, " .^i. 



" Dried,... " .... 



CIDER, barrel,... 



FLOUR, Superfine, " .... 



" Fine " ... 



SALT, " .... 



PORK,Mes3, " 



" Prime " ... 



" Hog 100 lbs. 



BEEF, 



S7J. 



22... 



31... 



50... 



7.5... 



19... 



41 

 25 



11,00 

 9,00 

 4,00 

 4,00 



POULTRY perpound, 6 7 



EGGS, perdozen, 183 



BUTTER, Fresh, .. per pound 14 ]C 



25. 



75., 

 . 100. 

 . 4,25.. 

 . .3,50.. 

 . 2.00.. 

 .10,0(1.. 

 . b!,00.. 

 . 3,5C.. 

 ,3,50.. 



go 

 ! 41 

 . 31 



, 6H 

 . 150 



3,75 



Firkin, . 



CHEESE 



LARD 



TALLOW, Clear, . 



HIDES 



SHEEP SKLVS,.. 

 PEARL ASH"-"- 



. each, . . 

 .100 lbs i 



10. 

 6.... 



7.... 

 8.... 

 5..,. 



in no 



MMory business paper wliicl" ■"■ offireii mcin, cimi'n 



•iiiys 



. There is very 1 jttle paper in ihc strm 'iZZ, 

 d I-.ngland were heavy tlirou»li most of the iv^„i- 

 nartiothe laree suns ,lr.,v,':' T. ,° .V"^ "'^'^'<. 



rVancc 



owing in ■'•■'" '» ""■ large sums draWn for by the" il 

 Bank, 'nie, '* "';<' ""arr.incenients now makingfortbe shin' 

 ment of Specie, 'ho"glUlie Ha;re packet of the 1st Febr, a" 

 rv will take .8120,1. ^' I'hiefly arranged some davs a-o The 

 rates of Uomestic E.tc. ""8*^ improved on tlie whole, and so 

 did Money Stocks 



HisiNEss Gt-NERALLY.- It tt"'" ], c pcen that a good degree of 

 activity has existed in several o." the articles "mentioned in 

 this Review, and there is a luvilt.^.v fi'eling pcrvadint. the 

 market generally. The iiiiport.itious i;fmanur,icture.| gooilj 

 ii^t; quite large, and the sales by nnction.are coniinencla<' on 

 a (-ir^, scale. The rfierchknia" general!^ ;'rc svicci'3,si\ii' in 

 \he\T ,-JJkirs, and so confiJeu.-e is lncrca:iingf.-9jii iiioniivtft 

 man* — ,^f , Q>m, 



.pound,. 

 . . . . ton, . 

 .bushel,. 



lAjT, " 



VvUOL, ....... 



HAV 



GRASS SEED, 

 CLOVER, "... 

 FLAX,.... " 



PLASTER, fin bbls) per to'n,G,6o,','.V,V, 

 bulkfat Wh;at!niid>;!,00 



..'i.OO... 

 .4,.->0... 



. a-j... 



.7,00... 

 ,1,00... 



c,,';o... 



12i 



8 

 9 



87i 



40 



8.00 

 1..-0 

 7,50 



