48 



THE NEW GENESEE FARMER, 



Vol. J 



To Correspondents. 



We thnnk a fair incogn'Ua for her letter, but can- 

 not guesii out the enigma it contains. We shall wait 

 , with impatience the promised answer, and can ae- 

 eure her the favor will be highly appreciated. We 

 hope she will not yet lay aside her useful pen. The 

 errors mentioned were in the copy. 



Where is Annette! There have been quite a 

 number of inquiries respecting her of late. Iler com- 

 munications have had a good effect, and we hope she 

 will not abandon us. lU" We have received a beauti- 

 ful song, composed in her praise, and set to music. If 

 she will only inform us of her loliereabouls, we will 

 forward it to her, or call and present it in propria pcr- 

 sorue. — Ed. Jr. 



"Graham's Magazine," and " Godey's Lady's 

 Book." 



We are now in the regular receipt of these two 

 elegant periodicals, and as some of our readers are 

 lovers of fashionable literature we would recommend 

 them to their notice. The engravings alone are worth 

 the price of subscription. Wm. A. IIerrick is agent 

 at Rochester. 



Genesee County Agricultural Society. 



We are informed by T. C. Peters, Esq., President 

 cf the Society, that, at a meeting held F'eb. 10, a list 

 of over 200 premiums was made out for the coming 

 season, and it was decided to hold the annual Exhibi- 

 tion and Fair at Alexander on Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day, the 13th and 14lh of October next. The list of 

 premiums will be circulated in handbill form. C. P. 

 TuRfJEK, Esq., is Secretary, Batavia. 



State Bounty on Silk. 



The Committee of the Assembly, to whom the 

 subject was referred, have reported a bill entitled '-An 

 act to encourage the growth and manufacture of Silk." 

 It provides that a bounty be paid, of fifteen cents for 

 each pound of cocoons, and fifty cents for each pound 

 of reeled silk produced in the State. The report is an 

 interesting one, and we will publish it next month, by 

 which tin.e we hope the bill will become a law. 



iiargc Hogs. 



Mr. Geo. W. Atwill, of Lima, Livingston Co., 

 slaughtered a sow and nine pigs, the weight of which 

 when dressed, was 4,414 lbs. The pigs were less 

 t'lnn eighteen months old. The litter consisted of teji 

 in all; one of them was sold. They were a mixed 

 breed, mostly Leicester and Byfield. The weight of 

 each was as follows: — Sow, 493; Pigs, 466, 454, 

 370, 541, 430,445, 397, 406, 442. Total, 4,444. 

 Average, 444 each. Quite a lusty family of porkers I 

 Another. 



Mr. Hendrickson, near Miomisburg, Ohio, has a 

 hog (common breed we suppose) which weighed, in 

 0;;tol)er Inst, 838 lbs. — about three and a half yea 

 old. He hs3 also a fine full blooded Berkshire boar — 

 particulars nit given. Mr. Rogers, of Miataisburg 

 also, has some thrifty pigs — part Berkshires. 

 Large Pigs. 



Mr. Sheldon Cook, of Bergen, Genesee Co., 

 slaughtered 7 pigs, of a cross breed, (Leicester and 

 Berkshire,) only 7 months old, all of one litter, — 

 which weighed, when dressed, 1,500 lbs. The lar- 

 gest weighed 244 lbs. They were not fed corn, ex- 

 cepting about the lajt two months. Has anybody 

 had larger, of no greater age ? 



More Vet! 



Mr. Samuel Lundf , of Waterloo, informs no that 

 he slaughtered 12 spring pigs, Leicester breed; 

 which weighed, when dressed, 3.044 lbs. The 6 

 oldest were 9J months old, and weighed 1760 lbs. 

 One of the largest weighed 308 lbs. He challenges 

 the Burkshires to beat this. If the expense of feeding 

 was considered, perhaps the Berkshiies would appear 

 to ibo bost sdvantage; alsj in the quality o{ the pork. 



*' Frank." 

 Our thanks are due to Messrs. Kimber& Sharpless 

 for three copies of *' Frank, or Dialogues between a 

 Father and Son, on the subject of Agriculture, Hus- 

 bandry, and Rural Affairs," by Jnmes Pedder, Editor 

 of the Farmers' Cabinet. We learn that they were 

 forwarded last August, together with a box of the 

 same for a bookseller of this city; but were by some 

 oversight detained on the way. See atloertistment. 



ENGLISH MARKETS. 



By the arrival of the Ste;tin Ship Brit.tnia at Boston, we 

 tiave received the Mark Lane Express niiil otiier papers of 

 the I at of February, from our friends in London, for wiiicli 

 tliey have our thanks We observe no material change in 

 the reports of the Markets. Business generally was said to 

 be dull :ind unsteady. The best brands of United Slates 

 flour continued to bring 36s per bbl. At Liver])ool the de- 

 mand for cotton had decreased. 



NEW YORK M.^BKET— FEB. 22. 



Provisions— There is no change in Beef. Pork is rather 

 firmer ; several hundred libls Ohio Mess Jiave been sold at 

 ei !,'!■'>, arid some lots of Ohio prime at «0,73. New York 

 St.ilePork is «10 and «i2 bbl Small sales of Noithern 

 Lard at 7jc ; City rendered Is held a little higher. Butler, 

 except that of prime quality, is very [ileiily ; and for fair 

 lots in rolls only 8 or 9c can be obtained. Cheese ste.'idy 

 In price. 



Seeds— Clover is at 8a8Jc lb., and rough Fla.tBecd at «10, 

 ■i> ic; lOUtcs Timothy sold at 825, and sume afterw.irds at 

 ^•27 Ice, lliough this is more than can be certainly calculutcd 

 on liereafier. 



Ashes— The stock of pots is about 1000 barrels, and of 

 pearls '2030 brls— both sorts sell at $6 per 100 lbs, though 

 nothing of importance was done in puts. 



Corn Exchange — The sales of tlour have been moderate 

 in exlenl. Genesee at )S4,7S, New Orleans at 9t,7o, Ohio, 

 north about, at $4,^8, Georgetown and Howard si. in a very 

 small way at $5. Some shipments were made of various 

 kinds. A mixed parcel of Jersey Corn was sold at 46 cts, 

 and a quantity of rye in the same hoat al 50 cts, 5tl lbs. These 

 prices are considered rather loo low for a quotation Jer- 

 sey oats sold al 30 cts, and Southern at 20a:i7 cts per bu. — 

 Sales of cnrnmeal at S'2,75, barrel, and rye flour .-it ^3,'25o37. 



Cattle Market— At market 540 head of Beef Cattle, in- 

 cluding 100 left over last week, 130 was from the South, 1-20 

 from the East, and the balance from this Slate -, 1*21 milch 

 cows, and 1150 sheep. 



There tvas a fair demand for beef, and 540 head were taken 

 at 87 to SUJ, averaging fiSi the 100 lbs. 



Milch Cows — Former prices were fully maintained, and 

 lOU we e taken at $-iU, 830, and 810 each. 



Sheep were in gotid demand, and all taken al 83 to $4^ for 

 common, and85lo8tl^ for good. 



Hay— The market was well supplied, and the sales were 

 mostly made at 6'2i to O'J cts the lOOlbs 



PHILADELPHIA MjVP.KET 



Flour for shipment to England, about 700 bbls. were ob- 

 t;iined al 84 50 ; and part of it delivered at this price. Rye 

 Flour— Fair sales at 8'i per bbl. Corn Meal— Sales of 

 Pennsylvania Meal in hhds. at 812 '25 for superior casks ; 

 for ordinary hhds. the price is il 50. There has been a 

 steady demurrd for Clover seed, and upwards of 1*200 bushels 

 have bedu taken at 4 75 to 5 i3 per bushel. 



nOCHESTER MONEY MARKET. 



Agents for the Rochester Seed Store. 



AFULLassorUnenlof seeds, put up at the Rochester Seed 

 Store, may be found at each of the following places 

 Subscriptions will also be received there for the " New 

 Genesee Farmer and Gardener's Journal ." 



Buffalo W. & G. Bryant. 



Lockport S. H Marks & Co. 



Albion, C W Swr.n 



Brockport George Allen. 



Scottsvllle, i Andrusi Garhut 



Le Roy Tompkins & Morgan. 



Batavia, J V. D. Verplanck. 



Attic-i, R. ..tN. Wells. 



Warsaw E. I!. Bascoin. 



Perry, I.. B. Parsons &, Son 



Mount Morris R. Sleeper. 



Nuudn ^V M. Chipman. 



Geneseo J.F.& G.W.Wyman. 



Canandaigua, J B. Hayes. 



York U. H French. 



Genev,i A Herniup 



Waterloo Abram Deuel. 



Palmyrii Hovt & May. 



Syracuse T. B. Fitch & Co. 



Ulicn J. E. Warner. 



Oswego D Canfield 



Hamilton J A. Molt. 



Cooperstown, S. DcuMeday. 



BATEHAM Si. CUOSMAN. 



Roektster Seed Store, March I. 



GRASS SKED WANTED. 



AVERY HIGH PRICE will be paid for sood clean 

 Timothy See*!, delivcre.1 soon at the Seed Store. 

 MarcA I. BATEHAM 4. C«03.MA?<. 







— ^ 5 



CLOVER SEED, 



F KXCELLENT QUALITY for sale at tlic si> 

 Store. BATEHAM & CROSMAPW 



March I. 



"FRANK," 



OU Dialogues between a Fallier nnd Son, on the 

 jet-tH 



of Agrifulture, Husbandry and Kurnl Atfaii 

 This interesting tint] instructive volume is now for ealej 

 D Hoyt, Slate si., Rochester. The e.vtraets ptililiBhed in ' 

 New Genesee Farmer during tlie past year, cannot fail] 

 convin^-e the renders of that j'aper of the value of thia Ut 

 especially as a present for furnierB' chlldicn, or young 

 pie in the country. 

 March 1. 



W 



AGENCY FOR PERIODICAX8. 



M A. HERRICK, No. 01, BulTalo St., opposite Ea( 

 Hotel, Rochester — Agent for 

 Godey's Lady's Book, 



Graham's Gentleman's and Lady's Magazine, 

 Litlell's Select Reviews, 

 The New Yorker, 

 The New World. 



GOLD VINE PEAS. 



RAISED in Canada by the original producer of this vu 

 ly, for sale at the Seed Store. * 



B.VTEHAM & CROSMAS 



MOUNT HOPE GARDEN & NURSERIES 



ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. 



THE Proprietors of this establishment offer for 

 extensive assortment of Fruit and Ornamental Tn 

 Flowering Shrubs, Green House Plants, Bulbous Flo' 

 Roots, UojbleDahliiiS, Slc- &.C. 



Gardens laid out, .ind Gardeners furnished on reasoni 

 notice. — Persons requiring information ojt any subject 

 neclcd with The business, will receive a prompt reply. 



All orders, letters of inquiry, &c. must be addressed ('pon 

 p.aid) directly to us. 



Trees, Plants, &c., will he carefully packed, so thr.t thq 

 maybe carried toauy part of the country in safely; and pat' 

 ages will be marked and shipped as may he designated ' 



Persons with whom the proprietors are unacquainted, 

 requested to give asalisfjictory reference, or nanresonie 

 son in the city of Rochester, who will euarantee the pi 

 ment. ELLW ANGER & BAURVJ 



Rochester, Dec. 1, 1840. 



ROCHESTER PRICES CURRENT- 



corrected for 

 THE NEW GENESEE FARMER, MAR. 1, 18«.j 

 WHEAT, .... per bushel $ 81 o $ 



CORN,. 



OATS 



BARLEY, 



RYE, 



BEANS, White, . . 



POTATOES, .... 



APPLES, Desert,. 



** Common, 



.37i. 

 28... 

 31... 

 50... 

 621.. 



ai... 



25... 



Dried,,.. " 75. 



CIDER, barrel, 100. 



FLOUR, Superfine, " 4,25., 



" Fine, .... " 3,511.. 



SALT, " 2,00.. 



PORK, Mess " 10,0(1.. 



" Prime, " 8,00.. 



" Hog, .... 100 Ibe.... 3,75.. 



BEEF, " 3,50.. 



POULTRY per pound, 6.. 



EGGS perdozen, 16 18 



BUTTER, Fresh, .. per pound 14 16 



" Firkin, 



CHEESE 



LARD, 



TALLOW, Clear, 



HIDES, 



SHEEP SKINS,.... cnch,... 75 87^*' 



PEARL ASHES, ..100 lbs. .5,00... 



POT, " .... " ..4,.'S0 1 



WOOL, pound,.. 35 40. 



HAY, ti 7,00 8,00 > 



GRASS SEED, .... bushel, . . 1,.^0 2,00 i ■ 



CLOVER, " " ...6,00 7,C0 



FLAX,.... " " ... 75 



PLASTER, (in bbls) per ton,6,00 



" btilkfat Whentland)3,50 ' 



Remarks— yVe jnake hut few alterations in our table tllll 

 month. Business generally is dull— the roads are bad, od 

 very little produce is brought into market. The price ■ 

 wheat has advanced a trifle, but the quantity brought inS 

 small. The Millers generally are not vel prepared to pin 

 chase for spring business. A liltle pork slill comes in aB 

 sells mostly al four dollars. Mutter, eggs, poultry, &c., iA 

 in good demand— supplies mnilerate. 



Clover seed has been hroughl in liberally from PennsylvA 

 nia and Ohio, and the price has declined a trifle. It wfl 

 (irobably advance, as sowing tinjc advance*. Tlmotliy Mr 

 II force, sod pricb tai|^ at prctcut. 



