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THE NEW GENESEE FARMER, 



Vol. 2 



Grand Agiiciiitmal Fair Rt Syracuse. 



OS THE 29th ASD Si'in or tlPTIHE; u. 



The Erraiigementa and regulalioin for (lio N. Y. 

 Btalo Fair will bo fuund ou ijogo 132 of thiu popcr. — 

 (The list of pveiiiiunis was published in our J11I3 

 nuinber.) Judging from tho prcporaiiuiia which art 

 making, and ihe generul imercat which is ii;aiiiics,id 

 in thj 6iilje.t, wen^e cor.fiilent tl a: this cxhi'uitioii 

 will be a grand nflV.ir — worlhy of ihc f.Tr;:;r.r3 of ihi- 

 E.Kliiro Siale. Wo v.,11 not iiisiili the gnud siinse ol 

 our r„Tlors b)- ( flf-riiig any ar;,'iaiicnt3 to cinvincr 

 them that they will derive boili benefit and pleasuie 

 from attending this Fair, far wc believe every intelli- 

 gent farmer is aware of it ; and we trust every such 

 one who can, will be there. Those who cannot or 

 will not go are mora t) be pitied than blamed; lor 

 their's will be the loss. But we wish to remind our 

 readers that if they intend to go, and expect to be 

 bsnefit-d thereby, it is their duly, to contribu'.c 

 something to the common slock. They oni^ht lu 

 join the Socie'.y, and pay at leatt ihoir dollar, and il 

 pOEsible carry Bomething for e-thihiiion. The Exec 

 utive Committee have placed much reliance on the 

 fortners of tho Western Counties .'or aid in gettini' 

 Tip this Fair, and if they are disappointed the repuln 

 rionof Western New York v. ill Euflcr. ThoEC who 

 li/e near tho Imfof the canni can easily transport an- 

 imals to Syracuse from almost any distanco; and 

 lUosewho oannct send animals should send fconicihin:; 

 tls;, 50 as to help id give interest and vaiicty to the 

 bhow. 



Two Packet Boats and two trains of Rail Road 

 eirslenvs Uoebcster daily for Syracuse — both pleas- 

 ant, cbenp, and expeditions iiuides of travelling. 



Quite a number of luriners in this vicinity have id 



ready e (pressed their detorminaiion to attend we 



ex uci to see at least a boat lond from Menroe. 



M. B. BiTKi;.iM, of the Rochester Seed Suire, it 

 wi!l be seen is appointed one of the Oonimiltec of Ar- 

 lanjsmfnt?. H.3 will bo happy to receive the names 

 of msmucrs for the Society, and those in this region 

 who intend to exiiibit animnl.s or ini]jlcmcnt3, are rc- 

 questsd to notify him thereof, previous to the 20th 

 insr. 



Bfgtrnctive IlnS! Sioriss. 



'Amosidojtruvlivestormof hail occurfd in thisvic'n: 

 tyon Sunlay af.eriioon, Aug. 2;h!i. ji , omiuenced its 

 onrse about tlues miles s.iuth of the city, and passed 

 off in a Noith-E.-isterly direction, over a Si^ace about 

 BsTen miles in lengtli ord one in breadth. The hail 

 stones^ were very large ; many of them meusuring 

 fiom 1 i;) live inclies in circumference ; and being civ 

 complied witli a it.ileot wind their force wns very 

 delrucljve to windows, gardens, O.-ehnrde, and ,?rops. 

 The devaluation conirnrnced near the County Poor 

 Hoitso, in vvnicii building it dri^treyid 5.'.i( lights of 

 ^lass. The fins lie-v green house of Eiiwnnger A 

 Carry, near AJt. Hope, liad almost every light of glnsa 

 braken, amounting to nearly 2,000 feel ; beside; 

 which great dsijiage wa>! done to their choice slock ol 

 plants, and young fruit i.-oes. (Tiicir bnrirl nn- was 

 partly destroyed by fire the following dtiy!°The 

 1«M sustained by these enterprising) onng men is very 

 p»vcfe, and much to be regretted.) Passing over the 

 ea tern part of tb.! city, the hail broke the windows 

 »f namerous dwellings, including the Seward Semi- 

 nay, Alexander's Tavern &c., "and greativ injured 

 uiedne gardens and orchards which abound in that 

 viuinity. Several market Gardeners have lost nearly 

 nil tneir crops— the reward of a whole season's labor. 

 Mr. Sitenck of Brighton, had about $I,0GO worth of 

 pcn-jh s and apples destroyed. Mcssis. riikin, 



Goodman, Ilnyward, Cnlvcr, Lockwood and others 

 a\e also siiiiirsd great loss of cbiice fruit. Mr. C. 

 i''. Crosman has lost a largo portion of his crops of 

 iiarden leels&c I; is said that birds, and even 

 icese wire killed by the hail ; and some cattle in an 

 'ppii fidd, which were slaughtered in the evening, 

 .vere covered with the mail. s of bruises, when their 

 odes wtre tnkeu off. Wateimclons were brought in- 



to town the day following, some cut enlirely 

 with the hail, aud others with holes in them, sliow; 

 iiig where tke 6t«ne.j had entered. Tlie crop 

 corn and potatoes were mo«ly too far adv.inced to bl 

 destroyed, although late pieces are much injured- 

 the leaves being lilerally cut into shredi. Such a stor 

 was never known before in this region, and we hopi 

 may never be again. 



STUSSP PW^IillVG MACH5IVE. ■ 



Having been repeatedly requested to publish a description of a Machine lor extracting Stumfs from lend 



we have, at considerable expinse obtained a description and engraving of the most cfiicient one for the pur 



pose within our knowledge. The above representation, admiraoly diawn and engraved by two young artisti 



of this city, will convey so accurate an idea of the machine that but little explanation is necessary. 



A, the sills on wdiich the frame work is erected; 

 the side ones 7J., and the cros3 ones 4 feet long, mrde 

 of 5 inch square timbjr. Under these sills are thiee 

 more cross sills under which planks arc fixed with 

 the front end turned up like the Iront of a sled or 

 stone boat, to facilitate the lemoval of the niacine by 

 dragging over the ground. BBB. the upright posts, 

 three on each side 4 feet high, 3 by ^ inch stuH', the 

 middle one standing 2 feet from the front aud 4 feet 

 from the rear of the machine. C, girths 12 inches 

 wide, 2J thick, framed into the posts. S'.vcral short 

 girths of this description are framed across the ma- 

 chine and contain iron boxes for the sha.''t3 to turn in. 

 D, tho roof or cover, with 1 foot slope to protect the 

 machine from wet. E, a large c-ist iron shaft 4 feet 

 long, 55 inches in diameter at the ends and swelled 

 to 6J in the middle, on one end of which is a strong 

 cast iron spur wheel ( F) Oi feet in diameter, with 

 54 cogs. G, a pinion wheel "J inches in diameter, 

 with 9 cogs to mesh into the spur wheel, and placed 

 on a wrought iron shaft (H) passing through the 

 whole length of the machine, 2J, inches square near 

 the pinion wheel, but tapering lowaida each end. /, 

 tho crank, outside, in front of the machine, on the 

 end of the wrought iron shaft, by which to wind up 

 the slack of the rope, and at the same time unwind 

 the chain. K, a wooden drum, oj feet in diameter, 

 and 13 wids, attached to the shaft by iron arms, 



mil 



tcr, 150 feet long, to the end of which the power im 

 applied. LL, two rollers to prevent the-> friction pit 

 the rope against the sides of the innchinc. 



The chain, il/, ia attached to each end of tho. iron it, 

 shaft, by a strong bolt and screw, and extends abou. 

 4 fact double, vrh»re it conveiges together and i* jm 

 united by a triangular link and ihcn extends ainglii 

 4 feet further and terminates with a hook and swivel t; 

 as shown in the engraving. The chain must bercrji 

 strung, made of the best of iron, the single part of Ijj n 

 and the double l.J inch wire, the liukssmail and shpr* 

 like ship cable. Another strong chain 10 or 12 fce< 

 long, with a hook one end and a ring the other, ii 

 placed around tho top of the stump intended to be ex 

 traded, and this is conr.ected with the chain attachet 

 to the machine by a number of connecting rods ( Nj 

 made of Ig inch iron, 10 feet long, with a strong 

 hook one end and an eye the other, as repiesentet 

 above. There should be a eulncicnt number of these 

 rods to extend 1 00 feet or moro. These rods coel 

 less, and are much easier handled than heavy chains. 

 Now go on the other side of the machine, and on 

 the upright posts, level with the large shaft you seo 

 two strong rings attached to heavy plates of iron 

 reaching to and forming bo.xes around the ends of the 

 shaft. To tLese nngi- t>vo strong chains aie attached 

 by which the machine is anchored to a slump or eonio 

 other imiioveb'e o'jjett. It will readily be seen thai 



around which winds a ttrong rope Ii inch in diamc- I iho p.T*or Et-ls -.s much on oiie b'-'c of the machine a. 



