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AND GAR])lv\Eli'S JOUUNAL. 



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nd nil profit. Such n rmiiicr inkcs time by the foic- 

 jp — cms his slovc wood nnd hns it well sensoiiod and 

 1 nbiindniico by next euniiKcr — cuts next wimei'a 

 rood, nnd hns thnt niso wellsonsoncd, thus saving one 

 nnd of weight in diiiwing, more ihnii half its vnlue 

 ir burning, nnd prevents c^ild rooms, smnUy lires, 

 nd long Inecs, on eold winter mornings, lie puis cv- 

 ry thing in order nbuul his premises which can be — 

 lys up fallen mils on fences — repnire his stone wnlls 

 here needed — noils loose boards fast, on his board 

 Miccs and gates, espeeinlly those next the public road, 

 J as not to be troubled by all the vagrant entile and 

 !bred colts of the neighborhood, who are ready to 

 Ifer every thing in nn cntable shape that they can Iny 

 leir rascally mouths upon, without regarding the 

 ights of mciim and tuum. He procures seed for next 

 eason, repairs nnd puts tools in order, nnd attends to 

 hundred other things sufficient to keep him bnsy. 

 ind every fnrmer would find enough to i ccupy all hie 

 ime during the short days of winter, at full, or even 

 oiifile pajf, by constantly keeping a 7/fC77i(>;'an(/»7H of 

 t needs doing in h^s pocket, on which every thing, 

 a it occnis to him, is at the momrnt recorded; es|ie- 

 ally if he employs his long evenings in reading nnd 

 oring his mind with useful fads nnd information, 

 crived from the experience of others. * 



Petitions for Legislative Aid. 



The following extract is t'rom a letter not written 

 or publication, but we give it as a specimen of quite 

 number received by us during the past mouth. It 

 ,'ill be remembered that Mr. Parsons was President 

 I the Niasara County Agricultural Society as long 

 t was in existence. 

 'On the subject of ''Legislative aid to ngrictdture" 



I this Stale, I nm glad the subject is beginning to be 

 gitated. 1 am a most decided friend to such a niea- 



II re. 



If only one hundred dollars would he appropriated 

 ) each Member of Assembly, to be expended, to- 

 elher with an equal, or greater amount collected by 

 County Agricultural Society, nnd (for the Em- 

 ire Stuie) iw) or thiee commissioners appointed, a.''- 

 ;r the plan pursued in JNIassaehutetts, I have no 

 oubt the sum thus expended by the S'.ate, would soon 

 e returned to her ireasury, in tolls alone, with an in- 

 reaae of fifty per cent. J hope measures will be 

 ken, without delay, for bringing the subject, nt an 

 jrly day, before our Legislature, in a strength of 

 oice, and a fullness of expression, that will not be 

 isregarded. There is, in my opinion, no question 

 int such an appropriation can be obtained at the com- 

 ig session, if the voice of the farming community 

 oould be 60 expressed. 



And the tnrmers would, most undoubtedly, so ex- 



ees themselves, if the subject were but fairly brought 

 D iheir consideration. 



Yours, &c. very respectfully, 



Lockpori, Dec. 18, 1840. W. PARSONS. 



There seems to be hut one opinion as to the propri- 

 ty of petitioning for Legislative aid — and not much 

 :iflerence of opinion as to how that aid can best be 

 pplied. After consulting quite a number of experi- 

 nced individuals on this subject, we diafted the fol- 

 owing petition with a view to meet the wishes of the 



lajority, nnd he'.ieve it will give general entisfaction. 

 Several hundred of them have been primed and sent 

 to Post masters and others who it was supposed would 

 irculate them. Any persons who desire to sign or 

 lirculate them, and do not find one nt the post office, 

 an write a copy. 



It is hoped that all who receive the petition, will 

 [ive it their prompt nnd efficient attention. Take 

 'our horse nnd sleigh, and in half a day you can call 

 )n a whole town or neighborhood, nnd get a score or 

 wo of Eignatures,(and also a number of subscribers to 



the New Genesee Farmer ) Try this, nnd we trust 

 the result will be such as will convince yon that your 

 time was not mis spent. 



The petitions shmild he sent to scimo nienibor of the 

 Assembly, at nn early day of the sitting of the Legis- 

 lature. Where several arc eirculaied in one neighbor- 

 hood, the names can he cut oil", and all attached to one 

 petition. 



To Ihf. Honorable the. Lcgislnliircof the Sintc of New 

 York in Senate and Asscmljhj conxenut : 

 Wf., the subscribers, being mostly Farmers in the 



County of i/o hunibhj present — 



That, as AsFicuLTUKK i» the origin «n<l foundation 

 of all real wcnlih nnd prosperity, nnd the chief source 

 of human sustenance, its improvement is a subject of 

 the highest importance, nnd demnnds the particular 

 encouragement of Government. And, pnst experience 

 having shown thnt the improvement of Agriculture is 

 best promoted by County Societies, Exhibitions, and 

 Premiums ; which the same experience has shown 

 cannot long be sustnined by individual contributions : 

 we do therefore pray your honorable body to encour- 

 age the formation of A^ricnUaral Societies in each 

 County, nnd grant a small appropriation from the pub- 

 lic fund for their support — according to the ratio of 

 population — say one hundred dollars annually to each 

 Member of the Assembly; to he continued for the term 

 of ten ijcais, subject to such regulations and restrictions 

 as may he deemed necessary, and conditionally that nn 

 equal amount be raised by the Societ)'. 



And we further pray yonr honorable body to provide 

 for the appointment of thrie or more Agricidinral 

 Commissioners, for the term of three years, whose 

 duty it shall be to visit each County in the State, and 

 encourage the formation of Societies, deliver addresses 

 nnd write communications on the improvement of Ag- 

 riculture; nnd make an annual report to the Legisla- 

 ture. 



Your petitioners humbly conceive that such appro- 

 priations would lend greatly to promote the prosperity 

 nnd honor of the EMfiRK State — increase its wealth 

 and productions — augmcntits canal tollsnnd revenue:, 

 and enhance the value of its lands. We do thereiore 

 confidently hope thnt your honorable body will grant 

 our request; and thnt a law for that purpose will be 

 passed during the present winter. And, as in duty 

 bound, we icill crer pray, S,-c. 



Scraps, 



COKDF.XSr.D FROM r.XCHANOE PAPEUS. 



Imports a.nd Exror.Ts. — During the last ten 

 years, imports have been ^41,000,000 of wines, 

 $118,000,000 of Bilks, nnd §34,000,000 of iron; to- 

 tal |;243,000,000. 



In lSo9, exports of domestic productions were but 

 $97,000,000: imports were over ,$17J,000,000. 



Why not raise our own eilk, nininifiicture our own 

 iron, and so forth, and save our hard money ? 



Thkashixg ci.eas. — Henry Colman says, that in 

 passing wheat that was considered well thrashed by 

 the flail, afterwards through a good machine, he has 

 obtained at the rale of two full quarts to the huEhel, 

 or one sixteenth of the whole; reminding him of the 

 Irishman's slrnw, who on being asked the cause of 

 the fine condition of his horse replied, " He has 

 nothing to ate but wh-Jle suavv, nnd that not hall 

 thrashed." 



A KOELE»iAt» pi.oucHi.va. — At the late exhibition of 

 the English Agricultural Society, an American plough, 

 (the kind or name not mentioned.) sent there on 

 purpose, was tried. It was "handled in a masterly 

 manner" by the Duke of Richmond, hut was com- 

 mended for its simplicity only, but not for its effi- 

 ciency. 



CosTLV AND Profitap-i.e. — Wm. P. Curd, Esq., 

 of Fayette County, Ky., has 14 Berkshire, and 3 Irish 



Grszier breeding sows: and 4 Berkshire, nnd 2 Irish 

 Grazier bonrs; which cost him three thousand dollar.u 

 Wns he n fool for paying this enormous sum ^ Let i.s 

 see — during two years 31 silver cups have been awerd- 

 ed at diU'orent fairs to these hogs. From them he has 

 already sold 110 pairs of pigs at jj!40 n pair — equal to 

 $4,400. 2^>i sows, some of which have been sent 

 200 miles, have been bred to his bonrs nt .flO each — 

 making f!2,.'>40. So much for having the very best 

 nnimnls. And his customers will lind it quite as profi- 

 table before they are done with farming. 



Crops in Ohio. — A. B. Allen, in a late nnmher of 

 the Cult valor, writing from the valley of the Sciola, 

 snys the crops are so nhundnnl, thnt corn commnuds 

 only, 12j to 15 cents, and wheat 45 to 50 cents per 

 bushel ; and that hay in the country is $2 to $3 

 a ton. 



Large crop or Pcmpei.vs. — E Hersey Derby of 

 Boston, planted 70 square rods of ground, in well-ma- 

 nured hills 9 feet apart. A heavy crop was the re- 

 suit. Some of ihc pumpkins weighed 1 12 lbs. The 

 weight of the whole crop was no less than 22,220 

 pounds, or nt the rate of more than 50,000 lbs. to 

 the acre — about 50 wagon loads of ordinary size. 



Importanckof Rotation. — M. S. Kirkbride gives, 

 in the Farmers' Cabinet, the produce of a lot of 

 ground, cultivated for the last three years with sugar 

 beet, as follows : — 1st year, 42 tons per acre; 2d year, 

 25 tons; 3d year, 21^ tons. 



R.iTS AND Mice. — A correspondent of the Farmers' 

 Cabinet, estimates, at a very moderate calculation, 

 the amount of depredations caused by rnts nnd mice, 

 in the State of Pennsylvania, nt ,$600,000, annually. 

 He recommends terriers and ferrets as the best means 

 of destroying them. 



MoxET cHAXGixT; pockets. — Henry Colman say.i 

 thnt in consequence of the English having blockaded 

 Canton and the rise in the price of tens, that the profits 

 of a single Canton ship are slated at 300,000 dollirs! 

 nnd thnt three commercinl houses in Salem hnve rea- 

 lized by this advance of price the vast amount of 

 1,500,000, — "if any farmer can enumerate such a 



For Hie New Genesee Fnrmer. 



" Agricultural Commis-sjoner." 



The importance of having a State officer of this kind 

 can scarcely be overrated. Most farmers are so much 

 occupied with their needful labor as to leave them but 

 little opportunity for ascertaining the nature or vnlue of 

 the improvements in their profession, which are con- 

 stantly taking place. 



If a qualified individual could give his entire atten- 

 tion to vhatever peitnined to the interests of ihis im- 

 portant subject, a great amount of valuable infoima- 

 tion would soon be placed within reach of all. New 

 implements, or those already in use, would hesuij'^ct- 

 ed to rigid examination, and their compnrstive niciits 

 ascertained. The purchaser then, instead of relying 

 upon the interested manufacimer, would receive a 

 valuable article without paying double its worth — 

 Thousands of dollars are annually expended in our 

 country for labor-saving machines which prove to ho 

 inferior or worthless. 



The Commissioner, by frequently visiting the sev- 

 eral counties, would become fnmilinr with the methods 

 of farming adopted in each, nnd piepa.-ed to reconi 

 mend whatever experience might justify. He would 

 examine the ditlcient varieties of seed, and eslnblitk 

 iheir relative vnlue; nnd the monthly reports would 

 convey a definite idea of the condition of some por» . 

 lion of the State. 



He would hold frequent meetings for the purpose of 

 imparting information nnd encourngement, assist at 

 the formation of societies, circulate agricultural pa- 

 pers, and, in short, by every means in bis power en- 

 deavor to make the knowledge of each individual n 

 part of the common stock, W. R. B. 



