B. BATEFIAM, 



F. CilOSMAN, Proprietors. 



VOIi. 2. 



KOCIIESTER, MAY, 1841. 



NO. 5. 



JOUN J. THOMAS, 



M. B. BATEIIAM, r.ilitors. 



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COXTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



ilishers' Notices. Hints for the month. Gardcninj, C5 

 k'onders of Horticulture." Cultivation of D;ilili.as — 



onraits of Aniin.-tls. Cobble S<[onc Buildings Gl! 



ips: Large 0.t— Qualitv of Fuel— Cure for Bots— 

 rain Worm — South Down Shocp— Draining— The 

 ilosopher's Stone Found !— Saw-dust as Manure— l!o- 

 .n I*otato — AVh,te Carrot— Corn Husking iMachine — 

 iirlKim Cattle in FnL'laml. Canada FeeJ of Durham 



)«•!. The IVa.h Worm and ihe Borer GT 



,cr .Ma.-liiiies. ,to. Low Prices not beneficial. The 



owcrs or :^|.ri]l•■. Ilnt^ anil Horse Bees Cg 



Cnn-ulii. Sii.rar neets lor I'aule, &c. Crop of Corn 60 

 sliiiu'ioM'* LrtUTS on Agriculture On ilie Value of 



vc .-^in k Willi rc-li.'.ion to the weight of Otfd 70 



I(..'\ of IViiii^ilvania. Letter t'roin Wisconsin. Mi- 

 an Coal 



cty i\Teeting. i^egisla- 

 Horticultural .Sleet- 

 Inqu 



Wild Rice— Beet 

 Bounty on Silk Ex- 

 ts from Correspondence. Culture of Asparagus 



ihuharb 73 



e .\raliian Horse (Engraving). Cultiv.ttion ofthe Fil- 

 er!. New Drill Barrow The Late President. Official 



leconunendalion 73 



cresceuces on Plum Trees. Woolen Manufactures — 

 Pari IT. &c New Trees and Shrubs. Decayed Turnips 74 

 luence of Solar Eclipses on Weather. Ripening Fears. 



I'o the Ladies 75 



perinients with Potatoes. Indian Corn. Berkshire 

 *igs. Cross Pear. Tlic l^cason. Education of Farm- 

 ers' Children, No 4 •. 76 



. Earl's Stock Holkliani Hall. Spring. Poetry, etc. 



Itessian FIv and other Wlie.at Insects 77 



ian Well at Paris. Fanner's Indepenilent Condi- 

 . &c. British Corn Laws— Table of Duties. Castor 78 

 Oil Be:in— Snofiower Seed. &c. Countervailing Duties. 

 To render Wood Imperishable and Incombustible. ... 70 

 iports of the !\Iarkeis Advertisements. &c SO 



Then, Laving got your teams, all in good condi- 

 tion, and your plonglie and other implements, nil of 

 the best kinds, and in fine older, you can begin with 

 some satisfaction. 



Plough well — if the ground be already broken, 

 plough very narrow slices — it will look much better, 

 and be much better for it. 



Let all crops be well put in. 



Apply all your manure — sufTer none to be idle — suf- 

 fer none to waste. 



riant corn earbj. To keep off the crows, warm the 

 sect) before planting by hot water, then pour on a lit- 

 tle iar, which will finely coat it while thus warm, 

 then roll it in air-slacked lime. This is experience. 

 The crows will "beg oft".'' 



Plant the rows perfectly straigld. Then the culti- 

 vator will run well between. 



Put in plenty of root crops — carrots — sugar beets, 

 mangel wurtzel — turnips, — and so forth. They make 

 fat cattle — and a fat dairy. How many there are in 

 this region, who would have been glad a few days ago 

 to have had an odd hundred or two of bushels, to 

 have filled the months of their hungry and starving 

 cattle, in the absence of the last morsel of hay. O, 

 one word about carrots — get seed of the new ichilc 

 kind — they are much more productive — end much ea- 

 sier harvested — we have tried them. 



Get your ground ready for ruta bagae by manuring, 

 and then ploughing and harrowing repeatedly between 

 this and the time they are planted. This puts the soil 

 in first rate order — kills weeds — and lessens subse- 

 quent labor exceedingly. • 



Take Particular Notice. 



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 us, must not complain if they do not receive attention. 

 O* Our friends will please remember that this is a very 

 ilsy time with us, and letters are sometimes so numerous. 

 , little del.ay on our part is un.avoidable, especially as 

 Ir. Bateham's health is not very good. 



Iliuts for the Mouth, 



This is the mont'i fur the farmer to be wide awake. 

 There is *' oeeans*' of work to do, as our friend down 

 :aBt would say, and the farmer must not relax his Tor- 

 ies, if he would plough through this ocean by the end 

 )f the minlh — something more will be required than 

 jloughing the sod, all important as this inay be. 



As good and ef!ijient teams are of the first conse 

 quence, let all your horses and oxen, be very carefuTly 

 aken care of: — well and regularly fed, — well and 



gulorly watered, — and rcf^uhuhj^ but moderately 

 fvorked. A bushel of oats, well fed, wi'l dojj more 

 ooj than two bushels, fed improperly. 



Gardening for May. 



The season is remarkably backward, and but little 

 if any work has yet been done in gardens in this vi- 

 cinity. The weather has been quite cold during the 

 past month, but there is now some prospects of its 

 being warmer, and danger from frosts is mostly over. 

 Let no time be lost in sowing or planting the early 

 hardy kinds of vegetables, as mentioned last month. 

 This done, and oil danger from frost being over, pro- 

 ceed to put in the more tender kinds, and such as are 

 intended for fall and winler use. For the benefit of 

 new subscribers, and to refresh the memory of old 

 ones, we repeat some of the directions given for May 

 last year. 



Beiins. — The early k'.jids may be planted early in 

 the month, and the late kinds about the 10th or 15th. 

 The Lima Beans require a warm, sandy soil, and 

 should not be sown during wet or cold weather, as 

 thev are liable to rot. 



Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, Onions, ^-e., may now 

 be sown for the main crop. Those sown last month 

 should be thinned out as soon ns the plants will per- 

 mit. Stir the ground frequently, and be careful to 

 keep it clear from weeds — now is the lime to kill them 

 easily, and a few days' neglect may spoil the crop. 



Broccoli, Caitlifiowcr, and Cabbage plants, raised 

 in hot beds, if of sufficient size, should be transplant- 

 ed into the open ground early in the monih. Take 

 them up carefully, and immediotely immerec the roots 

 in mud, to prevent their drying ; this renders itunne- 

 ces sry to defer the operation till a rainy day. The ear- 

 ly York and other small cabbages, need not be set 



more than half the distance a|)art ofthe Dnunhead 

 and the Caulillower. These ought to he three feet a- 

 part, and on very rich laiul. Tbe./'wr^ic Cape Urocm 

 fo/i is an excellent vegetable, and easily raised. Tbo 

 seed may be sown in the open ground; early in May, 

 and if the soil and cultivation are good, they will head 

 finely in autumn. Winler cabbage may also be sown 

 now. 



Caulijluiccr seed may also be sown in the open 

 ground early this mouth; and if a favorable season, it 

 will do well. 



Celery if sown early in a hot-bed, will now need to 

 be tronsplantcd in a nursery bed, where it can gain 

 size and strength, and be fit for selling in trenches 

 next month. Set the plants four inches apart ond wa- 

 ter frequently. Shade from hot sun till rooted. 



Tomato, Egg Plant, and Pepper, should be remo- 

 ved from the hot-bed about the middle ofthe month. 

 If the plants are gelling large, they maybe removed 

 earlier, but must be protceed during cold and frosty 

 nigl'ts. Lug Plants and Peppers require rich land; 

 a light, sandy soil is best for 'Tomatoes — if it is rich 

 and moist they run loo much to vine, and do not bear 

 well. 



Turnips.— Sow a little of the Early White Flat 

 Dutch Turnip, as soon as may be, and if the soil is 

 free from worms they may do well. Sow again the 

 latter part of the month. 



Railislies may be sown now, ond repeatedly during 

 spring and summer. 



Lrttace should also be sown often. Transplant 

 some of the earliest sown, in order to have fine large 

 bends for summer. 



Peas. — Sow Marrowfat, and other large kinds re- 

 peatedly, during this and next monib. 



Indian Corn. — Plant some of the early golden va- 

 riety assoonas possible — if it escapes the frost all is 

 well. Plant some Tu^carora and Sweet Corn as eai ly 

 as danger from frost will permit; and again about tho 

 last of the month. 



Melons, Cucumbers, and Squashes. — Plant early 

 in the month, for early nee, and about the I-Sih for tho 

 main crop. If planted on highly manured ridges or 

 mounds, they will bear much better tbon in the ordi- 

 nary way, especially if the ground be cold and heavy. 

 Floiccr i&'ccf/s may now be sown in the open ground. 

 Those forwarded in hot beds should be transplanted 

 about the middle of the month. 



Watei-ing. — Do not neglect watering in dry weath- 

 er — it should be done in the evening, so that the water 

 may sink in — not dry up. 



A 



Agents for the Rochester Seed Store. 



FULL as-ortnicnt of seeds, put up at the Ro.-hestcr Secil 

 Store, may lie found at each of the follooiBg places, 

 ubscriptions will also be received there for the " IVcvy 

 Icnesee Farmer and Gardener's Journal ." 



Buffalo W. &, G. Bryant. 



Lockport , s. H Marks & Co, 



Albion o W Swan 



Brockport, George Allen. 



Scottsvillf Anilrus i Carbut 



Le Roy Tompkins t Morgan. 



Batr.via , .1 V. 11. Vcrplanck. 



Attica R. & N. Wells. 



AVarsaw, E. I!. Biisrom. 



Perry , L. B. P.arsons & Son. 



Mount Morris, U. Sleeper. 



Nunda,. . ,. . ,v W M. Chipman. 



Geneseo J.F..t G.W.Wyuiaii 



Canandai|;u.-> .1 U. Haves. 



York H. n Fr^-nci. 



Ofiieva A Heniiiip 



Waterloo, Abraiii DeeeK 



Auburn ,T. W. Hunt. 



P.almvr.- Hovt A iMav. 



Syracuse T -B. Fitch & Co. 



I'lica, , ..1. C Warner. 



Oswejo D Canfield 



HMmilton .J A. Mott. 



Cooperstown S. Doiil-lcdav. 



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