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C. K. CKUSMAN, Pni/'i 



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KOCHESTEK, JANUARY, 1811. KO. 1. 



JOHN J. THOMAS, 



M. B. BATEHAM, rililors. 



l»lBL.lSi|lEI> MOATIIL.V. 



TERMS, 



FIFTY CENTS, per jcar, payaMc always in aihance. 



Vnsl ^r:istcrs, Airents, iilui others, seiuiiuj: money free of 

 os:;ise, will rei<-lve steed eopiea for S3,— 7>c«/ie copies lor 

 85,— 7Vfn( ./-•;. <r oiplcs for «iO. 



Tl'c jj"slitzf ''f this paper Is only one cent to any jilace 



iihin iliis sta'.e, anil one and a half cents 10 any pan of 

 th>- 1 iii;t-i s;atcs. 



All su's.Tiptions inns', commence with the volume. 



V.ilnine 1 call Le fdrnisheil to new suhscribers. Trice 



.\dJrcss DATK1IA:M & CItOSMAX, noolicstrr, N, V. 



COXTEXTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Happy New Year New Year's Gift, &c. Circulate ;hc 

 Petilions " K.lec'.ion is Over,'' AsricuU'Jial Society 



)\Iee:i!ia Meshaiinocks vs llolians 



:rt..V.s of the .Sio-.lt on Grafted Fruit. Cultu.-e of the 

 I'citcli Tree. A l'ro:ectivc Tariff, Silk Culture, Sec. . 



Dutch Dairies 



I Fanners. laiprociiig Sandy Lands. Ui>veii 



Cat 



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To ihc Farniersof iNinisnra Co. Hints aliont Common 

 S.-hools. tici-.eicc Co, A". So,;, Uvhiliition 



S"niii:cr Crops. Bolnin Pot.itoes. Indian Corn Gold- 

 Vine Peas, io Uid.lle's Address 



Post Oltijes. In.'rensr of Population 



Portraits r.nd Description of Thos. Weddle's Sliort Horn 

 Cinv Uazei.i e. with Her Ca'f Hude Berk.hire Swine 

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

 Month 



Leeislative Aid to .\gricuUure. Petitions for do. Scr.ips 

 from Exchange Papers. Iniporls and Exports. Thrasli- 

 ina Clean. A Nohleomn Ploughing. Costly an^l Proflt- 

 Blile. Ljirgc Crop of Pumpkins. Importance of nota- 

 tion. Hats and !\licc. Money Ci:aiiglng Pockets. Ag- 

 ricnltural Commissioner 



Reporting Experiments with Artilicial Manures. Wheat 

 ant^ Hay-stacks Protected from Lightning. Ice Houses 

 on the Ground. National <J.illery of Anieric:in IManu- 

 f.-ictures and Productions. Ednc.ition for Farmers. . . . 1 



yVh\ don't he do it ? Curefor "Disease in Swine " Sow- 

 ins Orcliard Grass Seed. Beets for Cattle Our Trade 

 with Fr.aiice. Exercise a Moral Duty. Winter Eve- 

 ninss I 



Popntalion and Statistics of Genesee and Livingston Co's. 

 Ue,::.y of Kuta Bagas— Inquiry. The Fruit Garden . . . 1 



The Gar len and ^■h^uh!■ery Farmers* Homes and Cliil- 

 dren, (lieplvto Annette.) 1 



TotheVoungof Both Se\es. Sitrns of the Times. Mas- 

 sacdiusetts Statistics. Pride and E\tr.av.ngance 1 



The Woikint! Man's Garden and Grounds. Silk. L.-.- 

 cenic Advice. Ploughing. Apology for Cultivating 

 Flowers 1 



Earlv Importation of Sheep The Pulilic Press. Pros- 

 pectus, &.Z Eutrlish Markets. New- York do Prices 

 of Flour. Rochester Prices Current, with Remarks. . . ] 



"A Happy New Year," 



To you oil, readers ! We intended writing a most 

 exqiihitc and extraordinary "'New Year's Address," 

 to fill up this page of our paper ; and in order that our 

 fertile brain might produce sonietliing tliat would ini- 

 mortnllze our names, we kept the matter concoctin<: 

 till the very day of publication, when, lo ! on asking 

 the printer how much space had been reserved for our 

 Address, he told us milij twclcc lines! So, gentle 

 readers, forgive the disappointment we have occasion- 

 ed, and we will, with all sincerity, wieh you a very 

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

 crease your happiness, so long as we may be permitted 

 lo make our monthly visits. 



A New Year's Gift. 



We print several thousand e.\tra copies of this num- 

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

 present to our numerous uiiknotcn friends abroad. — 

 We hope they will duly ap| rec'nloourkindrrss; niulif 

 they will "plense read and circulate," so as to obtain a 

 few su'cscribei-8 thereby, wc sbnll feel most abuiidoiitly 

 ewatd;d and truly gra clu'. 



Our ProsjJccis. 



We last month bade farewell to our subscribers for 

 1840, but felt strong assurance lliot we should soon 

 renew our acquninlnnce. We are happy lo soy that 

 appearaitccs now indicate that our highest expectations 

 will be more than realised. The names of our old 

 friends, together with very many new ones, are now 

 coming in with great rapidity. The success of tlie 

 paper the past year, and the iiromptness with which 

 the sul'sciiptions arc renewed, afford the strongest 

 possible evidence that our labuis are approved by the 

 public, and encourage us to persevere with rencwec! 

 energy. 



Our most sincere thanks are duo to the many Post 

 masters and other friends of agriculture, who have 

 kindly assisted us. We hope they may h^ve the hap- 

 py consciousness of benefitting others LcsiJcs our- 

 selvca. 



I'ucurieiit iiioney. 



Bills on solvent Banks in this, and the Eastern 

 Slates, are at par with us Canada, Pennsylvania, 

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

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

 is nbeut 8 per cent. ; and Michigan and Illinois is lU 

 to 12 per cent. 



We hope our friends at a distance will lake pains 

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

 not re/use any of the above, when tent us fiee of 

 postage, and nothing deducted for coniinisaion; but the 

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

 serious item 



Subscribers >m Canada, 



Should remember that iheir Poelmasters cannot frank 

 letters further ibon the lines; so that we are compelled 

 lo pay postage on all lelteis coming by mail from 

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

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

 count together, are too g-eat a sacrifice. 



Subscribers residing near the places mentioned be 

 low, may pay their suhsci iptions lo the persons named. 



Kingston — John CnEiGHXotJ, (Chron, & Gaz. 

 Office, ) and Chirles He.^th. 



Fort Hiipc—D. S.d.uiT, Post Master and President 

 Agricultural Society. 



Toronto - Lesslie & Brothers, James F. West 

 LAND, and George Leslie. 



H-imilton — S.iMUEr. Kerr, Merchant. 



London — Jons ^^'oRVAL, (at Ncws-Room.) 



In addition lo the above. Postmasters and friends of 

 the cause generally, are requested to act as agents 

 BATEHAM &. CROSMAN. 



To CoRREsi'osDE.-iTS.— Several communications are 

 unavoidably deferred. Our friends will greatly oblige 

 us bv writing earlier in the mouth. 



ILr A certain corespondent is requested not to at- 

 tempt lo hoax us by sending ai tides as original which 

 were published under tue editorial head of the old 

 Genesee Farmer ; nor parts of su -j anicies slightly 

 altered. 



Circulate the Petitious!! 



Let the farmers, and friends of Agriculture in the 

 Empire State, e.xert themselves during the present 

 month, and send lo Albany such an expression of their 

 wishes as cannot be d.sregarded. When the yeoman- 

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

 bo trifled with. Let our Legislature remember 

 that. ICr Seepage d. 



Fur ihc i\cw Genesee Farmer. 

 •' Election is Over." 



The strife of the contending parties has ceased,— 

 And now, that the important question of " who shall 

 bu our servants?" is settled, it becomes an interesl- 

 'ng consideration, " what shall those servants do on 

 our behalf 1" 



We have heard much during the past year of the 

 distress occasioned by " tinkering with the ciirrency," 

 of the disastrous results attending "odious monopo- 

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

 have been greotly pitied by eitherparty, afid mucii baa 

 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 sufierings is intolerable. 



But now, brother farmers, for fear ihnt all these 

 fine prolessions may not be quite kept in reinembrance 

 let us, in the most respectful manner poss.ble, remind 

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

 lieved; and that while wc are very glad lo tee all other 

 necessary objects attended t3, 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 lo secure this desirable result 

 but n general alacrity among fanners in circulating pe- 

 titions, which it is important to remember should be 

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

 sible. ONE OF THE PEOPLE. 



Clover tu Orchai-ds=-Iiiquivy. 



Messhs, Editors — The opinion is quite prevalent 

 among farmers, that Clover is injurious to orchards, 

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

 coirespondents can throw any light on ihe subject, it 

 would gratify a subscriber. 



SOUTH WEST. 



Ifote. — The inquiry of Socth West shcnild have 

 been inserted some time since, but wasaccidently mis- 

 laid. — Eds. 



MeshaunocUs vs. Rolians. 



Messrs. Editors — I have raised, the past season, 

 thirtv-six bushels of Meshnnrock potatoes from eleven 

 square rods of ground. If any of your readers have 

 done better, with Rohnns, or any other kiiul, I should 

 hketoknowil; and if 1 am beaten, I will try again 

 ne.'it year. Yours, &c., P. BRIGGS. 



The Annual Meeting 



of the Genesee Agricultural Society, occurs on Tued 

 day, the 2d day of February next. Business of great 

 importance will then be tianeacted, and it is very do. 

 sirable that there should be a full attendance. Tho 

 Meeting will bo held at the Arcade House, at 11 o'- 

 clock, A. M. H. M. WARD, Sec-y. 



