B. HATEHAM, 



F. CllOS.MAN, Proiirielors. 



noCIIESTER, AVr.V^T, 1811. 



KO. 8. 



I JOHN J. THOMAS, 



\ M. ){. liA'l'KHAM. Krfi(or». 



PUBL.ISHES) MONTIIIiV. 



TKUiUS, 



1FTV OV;\TS. pi-r vi-nr, p.-ij ul.le slivars in nilv.ince. 

 I*ii8t .>l:i8tcr«, Aii;eiUH, Rlul oUlcrH, sc!ii>1im^ iiiunry free 

 '., will receive 5iTea cojtief for $3, — 'iVft/ce copies 1 

 .— Ttccnlf-Jive copies for gill. 



The pogltiire of Uiis i>nper is only onft cent to an.v pla 

 Uiis state, and one and a half cents to any part 

 litcil States. 

 .\ Mrr-s BATi;il.\M * rnoS.M.W, Hocliesler, N. V. 



CO.VrUNTS OF THIS M-'MnDH. 



he Harvest. The We.vJi^r of June i.nd Julr. Hints 



• the Montli!. '. 113 



Ties. Mvown Kvpericiu-e. Under nraininp;. ... 114 

 .Making Honda. Keeji your lianil Dry. Scrn|is. 

 ver Conipluint— Dead Sheep — C'osliveness of tilieep 



!l.ie^ in Pastures Hi 



he Flowers of Saninicr. The Fruit Garden. A Bns- 



if flierries. The Curculio shut out )1« 



: to Mr. shcflVr's Farm. Ucrkshire Hogs. Sugar 



Beets. Wheat Lnllurc. I'ig S;ile 11' 



iu:ililc Gas eihaled hy Flowers. Best time for Cut- 

 j; Tinilier. "I he Hessian Fly. Important Discove- 

 ry—Destroying Insects 116 



tie Ilc>3c Bug. No Ivnd to Iinproveiuent. Humbugs. . J 19 

 poloeies and Promises. Tiie Fair at Syracuse. Rlcni- 

 roe Ag. ?Snc. Notice. County Ag. Societies— Cayuga, 

 8ene.-.i, F.rie, Niagara, Livingston, &c To the Offi- 

 of the Cayuga Co. Ag. Soc. Meeting of the N. 



tate Ag Soc 140 



ugson FruiiTrecs. *' Uowning'B Landscape Gardcn- 

 ng." Items from Rxchange Papers. Cows pastured 

 m Morns .MuUi;auli<— Silk Culture— Large Vear- 



linge, &c 121 



irhani Cows as Milkers 12d 



igar Beets for Spring Feeding. Drinking in hot Wca- 



the.-. Des-roving Itats IM 



Nefl^s Short Morn < attle. The Crops in Ohio. 



Canada Thistles, get 121 



epiy to S. R. \V on the Corn Laws. On the Silk Cul- 

 ture 123 



atnr.il Pliilosophy. /tgricultural Kducation. More 

 large Pigs. How to ascertain tlie age of Horsee. Col- 

 man's Addre-ia on American Agriculture I'W 



hyslcal Kiiication. The Working-Man's Dwelling. ..jl'i: 

 'I.eOrrhardisi's Cojupaiiion The Ruta Baga H"ok. 

 Blight in Pear trees. Wonderful Precocitv "Oul. 

 lihililv" Does the Curculio rtf up imo the treen? 

 The Silk Boiinly Law. Late English News. Bcpnrts 

 of the .Markets. Advertisr uients. Prices Curre nt, &c. 12S. 



Still another Cnll. 



W* «ro now incurring Inrge expenses, and grently 

 ?8<i the numerous email sums — nmoiinting in till to 

 ime hundieda of dollars, still due ub from Postmasters 

 nd others. If not remitted soon we shall have to 

 «nd, what we bate to give or receive — spcriul Duns 

 *ie fear we shall have to adopt stricter rules next 



<ear. 



To CorrosiKindents. 



Several communicilions, letters of inquiry, itc., 

 ave not received attention th^s month, owing to our 

 baenee. Wo will endeavor !•> give n description of 

 , stump machine in our n^'st. PIklkn shall ret-eive 

 ttention ne.tl month — Is On I'alley near MtijiU 

 Srore? Ti'cn where are lioth 7 



The Weather olJutic and Jnlv. 



The moii'h of May left us cold and dry, and the droug 

 cont'nued tilt the llth of.!unc. Tlw crops. espe^-Ially gra 

 clover and wheat, suflereJ severely, and were saved hy I 

 rain lieforeand »fter the middle of June. In this vicinity, 

 the grass crop is helow the average, and the same remark is 

 true respecting wheat. 



Over the country it is gratifying to hear that the liarvest 

 willtiefully adoquato I'or the wants of the people. Iiideel, 

 the line weather, ar.cr the rain In June, filled out the berry 

 of wheat to uncommon fullness, and thus tlio crop is larger 

 than many hud aiiticipated. 



It is nowohvlousihat thecold wea'her of May was higli- 

 ly heneficial ; for with hot weather, the drought would have 

 destroyed gr.ass and wheat, and much misery must have fol- 

 lowed In this part of the land. The rain of June, however 

 did not much exceed an inch. The 7th and Bih and 3Utli June 

 were very warm— temperature 90 ^ or more at 2 P. M. 



July has heen favorahle for ripening grain, as well as for 

 haying and harvestini; as II has abounded with fine v.cr.- 

 thcr. Conslrteraljle ruin has fallen In pleasant and short 

 showers; weather warm, and a week from the 2ist very 

 hot. On the 2 st the heat was 03 = , and almost as high on 

 the22d; and on both days, above 90= for nior« than three 

 hours; 23d, very little less heat; and 24th for some time 

 1.7°. and above B3° several hours. This was the hottest 

 day for some years in this vicinity— hut indeed over the 

 country. Theeartli he^auie parched, aud occasional siiow- 

 ers seemed to have littie influence O.i the SUt fell a great 

 r.ain,in showers; in the morning an i long before sunrLse^ 

 till nine o'clock, there was much tiiunJcr, end mart than ont 

 inch of rain fell in an hour. The earth seemed to drink in 

 the successive and nbundanl showers, and to he greatly re- 

 freshed. "Thou Tisitesltlie earth, and watetelh It: thou 

 greatly enrichest it with the river of God that is full of wa- 



Durinj the centinnance of the drought, the horns of the 

 moon have been so turned as to indicate a vet moon, though 

 it prove*! drif. 



Mean teraperatRre of June * 00,33 



do do. of July e^.^l 



The B.irometcr has varied but little from 29,1 inches, in- 

 licHting regular weather. C. DKWEV. 



RochcBltr, July 31st, 1?II. 



Hint^rur the Moiitli. 



Farmers should remember that weeds continue to 

 grow throughout the season, and that efforts to de- 

 stroy them should not bo now rela.^ed. Corn and 

 potatoes should sliU be kept clear of them. It will 

 not only be of essential benefit to the present crop, 

 bitt save a vast amount of labor in future seasons, 

 fluta bngns, carrots, and mangel wurtzels, need con- 

 stant attention in this particitlar. 



But perhaps the greatest evil from suRering weeds 

 to grow, is the bad habit it leads to. Good order and 

 neatness should be studied and carried out on all oc- 

 casions ; and every cultivator shottid become alarm- 

 ed whenever be llnds himselt growing easy under 

 carelcag management 



Care should be taken not to sow weeds. Seed 

 wheat should be thoroughly cleaned, and nothing 



The Ha I vest. 



The Wheat crop of Wesiern New Vork, like that of Ohio, 

 irlll fall below an average in r|u.iiitity, although fine in 

 luality. In several towns in tliis county the insect has done 

 lome injury, but we believe not very extensive The wea- 

 ther has been fine for harvesting, and the crop is mostly se. 

 sure! in good order. 



In Michigan, the Detroit Advertiser of July 26th says, the 

 Wheat crop is very abmidant and secured In fine order ; hut 



the corn and potatoes were sufT-ring from drouth— thermom- 1 left but the pure grain ; chess and cockle may be re 

 e er 90 in th.-j shade. The Alton (Illinots) Tclegriiph of moved from it by a good fanning mill, and by waeh- 

 July 3d speaks of excessive ilrouth, and potatoes being ac- i • -, j^ brine. 



tu.illy roastcl in the hill! A correspondent in St Louis t i i i i . j- .• . • .-..-,11 



,, \,, , , ,,,, ... , It should be a standing prnetice lo improve all 



to., ^ll^snurl, says the \\ heat Harvest never was be*rep I & t i 



In Canala we are informed the crop Is fair, though 

 vur.y ubuiKfsh* five iauie is reported of Pt'niVs.ricaiit; 



t kinds of farm crops by selecting ihc best seed. The 

 I h;s\ panioni «f the fieM nUoiildfc chosen, mid, if prac- 



ticable, the finest heads picked singly fiom th* 

 sheaves for the growth of future seed. The earn* 

 course should be pursued with corn and oihtr crops. 

 Every one knows that snininla are improved on a 

 similar principle, and vegslabU productions luny 

 doubtless be equally so. 



Weeds growing in pastures need tare to prevent 

 their spreading by seed. Their rapid incrensa ia 

 Western New York shows a wretched neglect. Fields 

 in which, five years ago, the Canada thistles, Johns- 

 wort, and ox-eye daisy, had just obtained an entrance, 

 are now completely overrun with these weeda. A 

 tenth part of the c-'spcnee they have indirectly occa- 

 sioiiod, would have extirpated the whole of them 

 long ago. When the worst comes to the worm, 

 farmers must attend to this subject, though a bun- 

 dled times the Ubor may he then needed that wottU 

 do the business now. 



Those who cannot afford to destroy fprtadiag 

 weeds, should remember the miller who would not 

 pay a dollar to fill the musk-rat hole in his dam; the 

 second day the currenl had enlarged it, and lie would 

 then have gladly paid that sum, but it would eostyirs 

 dollars; and the tiiird day Ue waa etmpelled to pay 

 fifty, or lose all. 



Garden seeds require collecting as fast as they be- 

 come ripe. The beet way is to cut off the stems, 

 which hold the ripened seeds, and tie them in bun- 

 dles, until they can be conveniently cleaned. Where 

 seeds are not fully ripe, a large portion of atoms at- 

 tached, will often afford nouritliment enough to com- 

 plete the process. 



This is the best season of the year to bud peoehes. 

 Apples and pears may be easily budded, if done early 

 in the month. Success in the adltcring of the bud, 

 depends chiefly on the thriftinesa of the stock, so that 

 the bark may separate very freely. Peach buda 

 which adhere well are often destroyed by the succeed- 

 ing winter and perish the following spring. To avoid 

 this, select buds from the oldest part of the shoot 

 whence they are taken, and be especially careful to 

 procure the strongest and thriftiest shoots. 



Before concluding, we wish to direct enterprizing 

 iarmera to whet we have already published, in lata 

 nuinliers, on subsoil ploughing. The season for sow- 

 ing wheat will soon be at hand, and wo are confident 

 a great improvement will be made in our cropa by 

 this practice. One fact in comfirmatlon;— A neigh- 

 bor had dug a ditch through his field, several feet in 

 width and depth; the subsoil, thus removed, wei 

 spread to the depth of about two feet on the adjoining 

 trround. This season, when the drought was such 

 that the wheat in the rest of that field, did not pro- 

 mise five bushels to the acre, that portion on each 

 Bide of the ditch on which the subsoil was deposited 

 in a deep bed, indicated a product of more than twen- 

 ty bushels to the acre. The soil was a loam, not so 

 heavy as ever lo become cloddy or bake frtnn teno" 

 c-iiv. — 



