THE NEW GENESEE FARMER, 



Vol. 2 



KOCIUGSTEK, 8Ii;PTE;»BEIl, l&il. 



Graud Agiicsiltuia! Fair at Syracuse. 

 o» TiiK 29th asu oCth of septjjmbkr. 

 The arrnngoments and rcgulotiona for ihe N. Y. 

 Siste Fair will bo found on page 132 of this paper. — 

 (Tiio list of premiums was publiehcd in uur July 

 number.) Judging from iho preparaiiiina which art 

 making, and che general intercet wliiidi Ib niauifcsud 

 In th9 6Ul ject, wen e wr.tiilent tLn; this exhibition 

 will be B grand ofTnir — worthy of tho farmers of the 

 Enpire Siale. We wdl not insult the good eciisc o( 

 our r aders by ( ff;ring any arguments lo cmvince 

 them that they will derive both benefit and pleasure 

 j'rora attending this Fair, for we believe every intcUi. 

 gent farmer is aware of it ; and we trust every such 

 one who can, will be there. Those who cannot or 

 will not go are mora to be pitied than binmed; (or 

 their'awiU be the lots. But we wish to remind our 

 readers that if they intend to go, and expect to be 

 btnefttd thereby, it is tLcir duty, to contribuie 

 aemething to the common stock. They ought to 

 join ;bc Society, and pay nt least their dollar, and i 

 possible carry something for exhibition. The E.\cc. 

 nlivo Committee have placed much reliance on the 

 formers of the Western Counties for aid in gcltinc 

 rp thiaFair, and if ihcy arc disappointed the repuln 

 tion of Western New York will eiiffer. Those who 

 lire near the hncof the cnnal can eoeily transport an- 

 imals to Syracuse from almost anv distance; and 

 those wiio cannot send animals should send something 

 els;, 60 as 10 help to give interest and variety to the 

 show. 



Two P«ck«t Bosts and two trains of Rail Rond 

 c irs le^ve liochcsier daily for Syriicu6c — both pleas- 

 nnt. clicop, and expeditious modes of travelling. — 

 Quite a niiinberof iucmcrs in this vicinity have al 

 ready eqiressed ihar detorminntion to attend — wo 

 ox ^ci to see at least o boat load irom jMonroe. 



M. B. Batiziiam, of tli3 Rnclirater Seed Store, it 

 wil be seen is niipoiutcd one of the Committee of Ar- 

 racjorner.ls. He v.iil be happy to receive the names 

 ot ii^cmbcra fur the Society, and tliose in this region 

 who intend lo exhibit animals or implcmenls, are rc- 

 riueeled lo notify him tijereof, previous lo the 20lh 

 iiist. 



Drstrncfive Haii Ptorr.i. 



TA most dettrinlive storm of hail occured in this vicini- 

 ty cii Sunday afternoon, Aug. 2'Jib. It loininenctd its- 

 ourte .-.bout tlueo inilcs south of the city, oiidpaseed 

 ofi in a Norih-tinsterly d.'.'ection, over n S|'ace about 

 e?ven miles in length and one in hreiidtli. The hnil 

 atones were \ery large; many of them measuring 

 f.-oin ■! to live inches in cireuniference ; and being nc- 

 CJnipinied wit!) n gale ol wind their force was very 

 dsiruciivc to windows, i<nrdenfl, Orchnrd", and <rops. 

 Toe d'-vastiit on commenced near the County Poor 

 Ilousc, 111 wiiicli Ijiuliling it destroy; d aTV.) liglite of 

 glais. The hue new green hoiiseof ICIIwnngcr & 

 Barry, near i\Ji. Hope, had almost evciy light oT' gloss 

 br»kon, amuniuing to nc arly 2,000 feet ; bcsidee 

 which gteit damage was done to their choice stock ol 

 plants, end young (mil tries. (Their budding was 

 partly destroyed by fire the following d.iy ! The 

 loss Buetained by these cnterpriamgyoung ni.-'u is very 

 severe, and much to be rcgretlrd.) Pa«eing over the 

 ea -.em part of the city, the hail broke die %i-;ndows 

 o( iinmcroue dwellings, ineludins ih^ Seward .Semi- 

 Jii y, Altxandcr's Tavern &c., liiid gicntiv injured 

 i.ie line gardensand oicharda which abom'id in that 

 vic.iiily. Several niarliet Gardeners have lostneaily 

 /ill ll;c:r crops — the reward of n whole season's labor. 

 Mr SUcuok of Brighton, had slmiit .$1,000 worth of 

 I -.t;!! B ami npplcj dcttioj-sd. Mefpie. Pitkin. 



jioodman, Hayward, Culver, Lockwood and others 

 ave also sullered great loss of choice fruit. Mr. C. 

 r^ Crotman has lost a large portion of his crops ol 

 'jarden teels &.c I; is said that birds, and even 

 ,'ecec wf re killed by the !iail ; and some cattle in an 

 ■pen field, which were slnrghtered in tho evening, 

 verc covered with the marls of bruises, when their 

 aides were taken off. Watei melons were brought in- 



■o town the day folli»wing, e^ime cut entirely opeir 

 with the hnil, aud others with holes in thcni, sliow- 

 lUg where the siancs hnd entertd. Tkc croiis of 

 corn and potatoes were mortly too far advanced to bo 

 destroyed, nIthongU late pieces nre much injured — 

 [be leaves being literally cut into ahreds. Suchastoir.i 

 was never known before in this region, and we hoi.e 

 may never be again. 



STraiP PriililXG MAC'IISXE. 



Having been repcsledly rcquesled to publith a detcripiion rf a JMai hine fo;- cvtraclirg Slumps frrni land, 

 we have, at considerable e.\p(nse oblained a discription and engraving of the most ciiicicnt one fcr the pur- 

 pose within our knowledge. The above rppresenlntion, admiraoly drasvn and engraved by two young artists 

 of this city, will convey so accurate an idea of the machine that but little explanation is neccEsary. 



A, the sills on which the frame work is erected; ter, 150 feet long, lo the end of which the power is 



the side ones 7J, and the cros^ ones 4 feet long, mode 

 of 5 inch square timber. Under these sills are three 

 more cross sills under which planks arc fixed with 



applied. LL, two rollers to prevent the friction of 

 the rope against the sides of the machine. 



The chain, TiJ, is attached to each cud of tho iron 



the front end turned up like the (ront of a sled or shaft, by a strong bolt and screw, and extends about 



stone boat, to facilitate Ihe lemoval of the macine by 

 dragging over the ground. iiiJB. the upright posts, 

 three on each side 4 feet high, 3 by 4 inch atufl', the 

 middle one standing 2 feet from the front and 4 feet 

 from tho rear of the ninchiiic. C. girths 12 inches 



4 feet double, wh«re it conveiges together and is 

 unilcfl by a triangular link aud then extends single 

 4 feet further and termiuatcs with a hook and swivel 

 as shown in the engraving. I'hc chain must hereiy 

 slrinig, made of the best of iron, the single part of 1 J 



wide, t'J thick, framed into the posts. Several short I and the double IJ inch wire, the links smnll and short 

 girths ot this description are framed across the ma- ' like ship cable. Another strong chain 10 or 12 feet 

 chiuo and contain iron boxes for the shafts to turn in. long, with a hook one end and a ring the other, is 

 />, the roof or cover, with 1 foot slope to protect the , placed around the top of the stump intended to be cx- 

 macliine from wet. £, n large cist iron s-hnft 4 feet tracted, and this is connected with the chain attached 

 long, 5J inches in diameter at the ends and swelled ' to the machine by a number of eonneciiug rods (A'J 

 to GJ. in the middle, on one end of which is a strong I made of ]J inch iron, 10 feet long, with a strong 

 oast iron spur wheel fF) 3J feet in diameter, with , hook one end and an eye the other, as represented 

 5! cogE. G, a pinion wheel 7i in^dies in diameter, ' above. There should be a sutllciont number of these 



with y cogs to mesh into the spur wheel, and placed 

 on a wrought iron shaft f HJ passing through the 

 whole length of tho machine, 2J inches square near 

 the pinion wheel, but tapering towards each end. /, 

 the Clank, outside, in front of the machine, on the 

 end of the wrought iron shaft, by which to wind up 

 the slack of the rope, and nt the saiiic time unwind 

 the chain. K, a wooden drum, oA feet in diameter, 

 and Ij wide, atiai'bcd lo the shaft by iron arms. 



rods to extend 100 feet or more. These rods coat 

 less, and are much easier handled than heavy chains. 

 Now go on the other side of the machine, and on 

 the upright posts, level with the large shaft you seo 

 two strong rings attached to heavy plates of iron 

 reaching to and forming bo.xes around the ends of the 

 shnft. To these rngr- t-vo strong chains are attached 

 by which the machine is anchored to a stump or some 

 other inir.ov;b c o'ljcit. It will readily bo seen that 



aiound which winds a ttrong rope li inch in diamc- t ih'' pn*or acts ns much on one a He of the muchine as 



