

B. BATICIIAM, 



F. CllUS.MAN, Prnprietor 



VOIi. -2. 



ROCHESTER, JUXE, 1841. 



IVO. C. 



JOHN J. THOMAS, 



M. U. BATKIJAM, Editor$. 



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 iddress BATEllAM i CROSMAN, Rochester, N. Y. 



CONTEIVTS OF THIS NtlMBEB. 



I ApoioffV To Delimiuents. The State Law— Coun- 

 :y!>oc;e:ie3. Kenir.lv f.ir the Turnip Fly Hints for 



the iMoi.th. The Weather of Mav 8j 



Trees. Rlpeninj of Pears. '■ Grubs in Cattle." How 

 can F.arniins he made profitable? — t'uhsoil ploughing.. .M 

 mericnn Society of Agriculture. Letter from Wiscon- 



Large Moi-s 63 



le Fluivcrs of .Spring. Wheat turning to Chess. Man- 



Iiilacture of Silk in State Pri.«ons S4 

 ilvnnicl'lan- Prote.-tor. Wilkic'a Scotch Plough Dar- 

 lington on the Grasses. IV. Y. Stale Ag. Society. On 

 the Tariff and Trade M 

 le Wheat Interests. I^eavitt's Memorial to the U. S. 

 Senate g6-g7 

 necrlna Prospects To our friends. Ple.ising Letters. 



The Self-Protecting Bee Hive (with cut ) 68 



ueida county Awake. Beebe's Straw Carrier, (with 

 cut.; Important from England — Corn Laws Soaking 



Onion Seeds. Striped Kugs— Inquiry 89 



nawer to Inquiries about Fruit and Flowers. Thorn 

 Hedges. EITects of High Prices on National Wealth — 



Use of Mosquitoes ! 90 



a'.ive Fruits. The importance and utility of the Dissem- 

 ination of Knowlerlffe among Farmers. Treatment of 

 Hirel Men. Is the T.aritT a Polilic.il Question ? .... 91 

 *. Y. Stae Bounty on Silk. Report of the Assembly and 

 Act of the liCgishiture. Lielieg's Agricultural C 



try 



..9a 



kn Important Suggestion— The use of Ashes. Lo;; Tlon- 

 ees. Varieties of Silk Worms. To destroy Rats and 

 Mice. The Use of Flowers. Poetry 93 



Cheese making. Cure for Murrain. Leached Ashes as 

 Manure. Agricultural Rank of the several States. N. 

 Y. State Act to Promote Agriculture 94 



Flowers an-l their odors. To the Ladies — On Horticul- 

 ture. Modes'y. Time 95 



Letter f'om -Annette. An Inquiry from Michigan. Eas- 

 tern Ploughs. Markets Advertisements Prices Cur- 

 rent, &c 96 



As Apology. — Our paper wns delayed a dary or 

 two this month, by an accident happen' njj to the ma- 

 chinery connected with the power press on which it 

 IB printed. 



To Delinquents. 



There is a large amount of Binall sums due us from 

 Bg<!nts and post masters. They will greatly oblige us 

 by remitting their balances without delay, so that we 

 need not trouble them with a more particular call. 



The State Law-County SocietSes. 



By a reference to the act to promote agriculture, as 

 published in another column of this paper, it will b*. 

 seen, that where no society exists already, the Coun- 

 ty Clerk is required to give four weeks' notice of 



public meeting for the purpose of forming one. — 

 Notices have been given accordingly in a number of 

 counties, and many societies will doubtless be organi- 

 zed during the present month. We repeal our re- 

 quest that the Secretaries will send us a list of their 

 officers. 



Mduroe County Society. 



The Annual Exhibition of lliis Society will be held 

 at Rochester on the 15th and ]6ih days of October. 

 The list of premiums, regulations, iTic, will he pvjb- 

 lished soon, in handbill form, and circulated through- 

 •■ut the county. 



Ontario County. 



The Cattle Show and Fair of thie Society will be 

 held at Conandaigua, on the l"2th day of October. The 

 list of premiums and regulations has been published 

 and circulated. 



Genesee County. 



This Society will hold its Annual Fair at Alexan- 

 der on the 13th and 14th days of October. The list 

 of premiums, &c. has been circulated, and may be 

 had of the Secretary, C P. Turner, Esq., Batavia. 



Remedy for the Turnip Fly. 



The following simple mode of guarding against the 

 depredations of the Turnip Fly, if not new, is certain- 

 ly not generally known, and may be of great benefit to 

 some ol our readers : 



Messrs. Editors — It is well known that the great en- 

 emy of the Ruta Baga (and other turnip) crops is the 

 small flea or fly that destroys the plants almost as soon as 

 they appear above ground : and as this crop is becom- 

 ing extensively cultivated, it is very important that 

 some method be devised and made known for guarding 

 against this insect. 



I have long been in the practice of raising Ruta Ba- 

 gas, and for the past five years have not failed of ob- 

 taining a good crop. My mode is simply to soak the 

 seed 24 or 48 hours in Tanner's Oil, and then roll it 

 in Plaster to facilitate the sowing. A very small quan- 

 tity of oil is sufficient, as it is only necessary to moist- 

 en the seed thoroughly, and allow it time to penetrate. 

 The ofTensive odor of the oil is imparted to the seed, 

 and the first leaves of the young plant are so impreg- 

 nated with it that the flies will iiot eat them. I have 

 frequently tried the experiment of sowing a small quan- 

 tity of seed without any preparation, and have almost 

 invariably found those plants nearly or quite destroy- 

 ed, while those from the prepared seed escaped unin- 

 jured. 



To the incredulous I would say, the trouble is 

 but little, the expense nothing — therefore, try the ex- 

 perirn^nL 



The oil does not seem in the least to injure the vi- 

 tality of the seed. I have known it to vegetate well 

 after soaking ten daijs in the oil ; but I think two days 

 is Buflrcient, and prefer it to a longer period. 



L. B. PARSONS. 



Perry, N. Y. May'HG, 1841. 



Hint-S for the Alonth. 



Among the most important operations this month, is 

 the sowing of ruta baga seed. Farm rs who want an 

 excellent and cheap feed for their horses and store cat- 

 tle, and especially those who have been sadly pinched 

 this spring for hay, &c. must not omit the proper 

 season. 



But, one thing must be remembered — that ill suc- 

 cess is nearly always to be attributed to bad manage- 

 ment — and not to the nature of the crop itself. Where 

 the soil has been well enriched by previous manuring; 

 is not too wet; hos been well mellowed by frequent 

 ploughings and borrowings; the seed planted as early 

 as the middle of ths month— ssd lolled smooth whsr* 



the surface from the stillness of the soil may incline 

 to be cloddy, to prevent the fly— and where the wccd» 

 have been completely destroyed at the outset, and kept 

 out of the field, — failures have been exiremly rare. 

 Planting in drills, ridjjing, or sowing broadcast, are of 

 secondary consideration, though drilling is to be pre- 

 ferred where practicable;' and ridging is usefid on 

 shallow soils, or those inclining to too much moisture. 



Of diffcTint operations already commenced and lu 

 progress, the following must be closely attended to :— 



Keep your beet and carriot crops perfectly free from 

 weeds, especially when they arc young. 



Thin them out at proper distances in the low. 



Give com fields early and frequent cultivation. 



Andremcmborihat^/tfcorsfa: early dressings, to corn, 

 or any other crop, are quite as cheap os one tedious 

 and laborious one, after the weeds arc a foot high and 

 as thick as grass on a meadow; — 



And benefit the crop incomparably more. 



And in all work with hoes, remember that a touch 

 on the grindstone, at least once a day, is strict econo- 

 my, and great comlbrt to the laborer. 



Canada thistles must bo mowed befor« seeding to 

 prevent spreading; — and to destroy them, keep ibcm 

 constantly below ground by ploughing or otherwise, 

 and they will soon be smothered and destroyed. 



All other troublesome weeds should be watched, 

 and destroyed. 



Keep in mind the importance of frequently stirring 

 the soil about cultivnled crops — and let all young and 

 newly transplanted fruit trees be well hoed about, and 

 kept clear of all grass and weeds. • 



The Weather of May 



Has been no less remarkable than in the preceding 

 months. The temperature of the first half was 44,98, 

 ot the second half 63,04. Of May 1840, was 50,G2, 

 64,87. 



The first half continued to be cool, vegetation mads 

 very slow progress, some trees and plants shot forth 

 their flowers and their leaves. From Thursday the 

 20th, when the warm weather began to appear with 

 some power, vegetation put forth with astonishiirg ra- 

 pidity, plums, cherries, apples and quinces followed 

 in rapid succession, indeed some apple flowers appear- 

 ed with the late peach blossoms. The same plum treea 

 which last year blossomed fully on April 26th, were 

 this year in full bloom May Slst. Some cherries blos- 

 somed fully in the morning, began to drop their petals 

 in the afternoon, and the next day showed clearly their 

 fruit. The leaves and flower stalks of the Horse Ches- 

 nut burst forth on the 21st, ni.d in four or five days the 

 blssoms were fully I'ornieJ. Ths rapidity with which 

 the forests were covered with foliage, wns unparallel- 

 ed in this region. The earth was covered as in a day, 

 with its verdant carpet. It required constant attention 

 to keep up with the profusion and variety of the flow- 

 ers. In ten days more the season will be nearly aa 

 forward as usual. Tbe mean temoerature of the 

 momh wns 45,30, and of l,f40 was 57,97. Tl:e Bar- 

 ometer has stood almost at ihe same point, 8.9,5!), fa r 

 the lost half of the month. C. D'EWEY. 



