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THE NEW GENESEE FARMER, 



Vol. 2. 



piness or rc3pectnbilJty. How false the idea I bow 



egregious the mistake ! 



Those who me raised to n condition of cnfennd In- 

 dependence seem virtually to despise liinse who are 

 compelled to earn their subsistancc by the sweat of 

 the brow — not that many will admit ib'u — not that 

 many really think so when they trouble themselves 

 to think nt all upon the subject — yet many such per- 

 sons actually do treat the laborer as though he were 

 nn inferior. This is radically wrong It is no dis- 

 honor to be n laborer. It is noble — it is best — ills 

 wisest (or man. It is a necessity imposed upon him 

 by the Author of his being, more in mcrcij than in chas- 

 tisement. It is unfortunate to be igiiorinU — perhaps 

 a reproach, so far as the means of inipi'ovcnient are 

 neglected — l/ut to labar with his hands no man shovdd 

 be ashamed. It is the false pride of a weak mind to 

 feel it is any degradatiim to labor. To icorh — what is 

 ii but to fulfil man's dutyand destiny — to promo c his 

 health — invigorate his body, develope his powers, and 

 perfect his nature. 



The desire to escape from labor is particularly in- 

 dicated by the rush that has been for years going on 

 and is still going on into the learned professions and 

 into mercantile pursuits. How many a farmer in 

 this county within the last ten years has listened to 

 his son against his own better judgment — and strained 

 himself to bis utmost to sot up that eon in trade, or to 

 aid him to buy city lote — or wcslcrn land — and bow 

 many families have been mined by this greedy deeirc 

 to accumulate property rapidly — as though wealth were 

 the chief gooil. Ilow many n father too, who had 

 earned a handsome property by his own hard labor and 

 honest industry, has been stripped of his all, and been 

 obliged in his old age to leave bia long cherished 

 home and seek a place to lay bisbones in the far weft, 

 because bis son wished, by trade or epeciilation lo get 

 qidcklij rich, that he might escape labor. But this is 

 not all ; how many a father has selected his most 

 weakly SKI, whom bethought too feeble to labor on 

 the farm, and sent him to school and college to get his 

 living by a profession ; as though men can live by 

 ilieir learning alone, and acquire that learning with- 

 out the secerestand most dcjyrf.ssiiig toil. How many 

 lives have been thus sacniiced I Bat if any think 

 that professional men escaiie labor, they are most 

 cjre'^iously mistaken. When all the professions are 

 BO over-crowded and surcharged, as at present in this 

 country, no man can get a livelihood honestly, in any 

 jirofession, without the createst exertion and the most 

 }ab.)riou3 ap[)lication. Tiie (irofessional man who at- 

 tains eminence, or even respectability in his profes- 

 sion, labors harder than the cuvimonest hodman. Un- 

 like the farmer or the mech:iuic, his task is not done 

 at the sciting sun. The midnight lamp witnesses his 

 toil, and his wasted health and his enfeebled body tes- 

 tify the price he pays for whatever ol diaiiiiction he 

 acquires. No — fellow-citizens, you may assure your 

 8 ma that no yrofesiional man reposes on a bed of 

 roses. 



It is not my purpose to exalt the employment of the 

 Agriculturist at the expense of other occopations. — 

 Far be it from me to depreciate the mechanic a ts, or 

 any other department of industry. The exhibitions 

 of the last few days in this city, have presented many 

 works of skill, ingenuity and taste, to e.icite on odmi- 

 nnion, and make us proud of our relations as neigh- 

 bors and friends to the mechanics of this county. — 

 The Mechanics' Fair just held in this city, reflects 

 much honor upon the mechanics concerned in it — 

 honor upon Rochester — honor upon the county of 

 Monroe. 



But then, I must insist that theartizan is not gen- 

 erally surrounded by inOiiences so happy — so elevat- 

 ing and 80 ennobling ns the farmer. He is ordinarily 

 l>ent up in crowded cities — " tJwsc festering sores up- 

 on the had 1/ politic." B.it he has even there some ad- 

 vantages over farmers — principally, however, in tb.e 

 facility with which he can associate with others in the 

 same cmditiim. The mechanics can often meet to- 

 6cthcr,and by meansof their Trades, Union, and oth- 

 er Ass>ciation3, are doing much to elevate tuemselyes 

 as a class. These societies, the offsprings of free in- 

 stitutions, indicate the existence of a noble impulse 

 pervading the popular mind — an impulse that iscalcH 

 laiej to break down the sicial barriers and artificial 

 inequalities that e.tistin society, and place all men up- 

 on the repttblican ground of a common equality. 



It is in the same spirit and f>r the some pnruose 

 that Agricultural socielics are formed. Such socie- 

 ties arc eminently caleulHicd to elevate farmers as a 

 clasP. Tiieir object and purpose is to remove, as far as 

 practicable, the disadvantages attending their dispers- 

 itd 1 on lition. Tlicy sock to bring togelbcr those who 

 )!3l'ow a commni occupation aiiJ have a common iii- 



leres . They serve to promote acquaintance and so- 

 cial feeling — to excite emulation and to Elimulate ac- 

 tivity and enterprise. These societies now, through 

 the munificence of the Sinte, are springing up in ev- 

 ery county. and are calculated to do great good — every 

 farmer should sustain them by bis aid and his influ- 



It is true that the premiums which these societies 

 are able to award are but trifling — but they can be in- 

 creased and will be, as fnrmeis nioro generally contri- 

 bute 10 their funds. But il is not ihe premiums that 

 our members chietly look to. These cannot be 

 awarded to but few — and diversity of opinion may 

 arise and dnubtlcss will exist in regard to the discrim- 

 ination which 'he various committees must necessari- 

 ly make. Th.c committees may err — bat ivhiit of 

 Oini:- — i'\e principle of improvement is A\e point M 

 which wo aim. If but twenty farmers in the coun- 

 ty give increased attention to the cultivation of their 

 farms, by reason of this society, much is attained. — 

 The experiments, daicoverics and improvements of 

 these twenty farmers may do incalculable good. Let 

 but one half ihe farmeis of this county come into this 

 work, and let the New Genesee I'armcr, (which per- 

 mit mc to say should be a constant visitor in every 

 farmer's family in this county,) herald monthly the 

 improvements and discoveries which would be made — 

 and what important results for the farming interest 

 of his county, and ihia whole country would be pro- 

 duced. 



The American farmers have a noblo field for culti- 

 vation. In ihe r hands is ihe destiny of this nation. 

 " To them is committed the nrk of man's hopes" — 

 and it rcmnina a fearful problem lo be solved " v.beih- 

 er they will faint by the way or hare it on in tri- 

 umph." 



Farmers of Monroe — Are yon prepared to meet your 

 high lesponsil.ilities'! In the heart of one of ihclincst 

 sections of country in the world — occupying a soil of 

 unsurpassed fertility — wiih hardly a wasle acre of land 

 in your counly — where luxuriantly grows ntl the 

 frui'sof a temperate climate — posseegeil of extraordi- 

 nary facilities for the marketing of your surplus pro- 

 ducts, and lor the diffusion of inielhgencc and the in- 

 terchange of social ofTices — what may not the world 

 expect of you in advancing the important interests o'" 

 Agricidlure, and in carrying forward the great cause 

 of human rights and chrislinn philonlliropy 7 



Who can tell but thai from this Fair, an impulse 

 may be gathered which in the process of years may 

 result in converting this county into another Paradise, 

 and in rendering its inhabitants the most enterprising, 

 the most intelligent, and the most enlightened in all 

 America 



confeea that our favorite Western New- York will 

 stand disgraced until by proper exertion she retrieves 

 her character. All wo can eay for licr is, wc believe HJIl 

 'hat she will be well represented next year, and that 

 a goodly share of the premiums will go to pay the ex- 

 pense of transporting Western animals. 



Want of space, this month, compels us to omit 

 some of the remarks connected with the reportsof 

 Committees; also the resolutions and proceedings of 

 the Society. Wc may give some of them next month, 

 togelher with the list of premiums on Field crops, and 

 Butler and Cheese lo be awarded at the annual meet- 

 ing of the Society to be held at Albany on the I8lh 

 and lOih of January, 1812. 



Awaii! of Premiums. 



CATTLK. 



Class I.— Bulls— 3 ytars old and octr. 

 To Jolni M. Slierwooil, Aulmrn, for hisliull • Ar,:hcr,' Lrcil 



liy F Kotch, Butternuts, lat prize. 

 To E. r. rreatice, Albany, for his bell 'Nero,' Ijrcd liy liiin- 



self, 2(1 prize. 

 To C. N. Beuient, Allmny, for Lis bull ' Astoria,' brcrt by 



himself, 3il prize. 

 To Siliis Uuylord, Skaneateles, for liis bull ' Splendid,' 4tli 



The Fail" at Syracuse. 



Before this paper reaches onr readers, most of them 

 will doubtless have seen pretty full accounts of the Cat- 

 tle Show and Fair of the N. Y. State Ag. Society, 

 held at Syraease on ihe 23th and SOih of Sept. ; and 

 as our columns are very much crowded this month, 

 we have concluded not to give any detailed remarks 

 concerning it. The exhibition was a very good one, 

 and il in some respects i! did not quite equal our expec- 

 ta ions, it exceeded them in others, si> liiat irpon the 

 whole we were highly gratified, and became fully 

 convinced that ihe annual Fairs of the State Society 

 may be made eminently useful, as well as interestirg. 

 The attendance of fc-rmers was very great— and the 

 bringing togelher of such an asfembtage ol intelli- 

 gent and public-spirited Agriculturists, from all parts 

 of ihe country, cannot fail to produce the most benifi- 

 cial results. It is proposeti to hold ihe Fair at the 

 some place next season, and if thnl ia agreed on we 

 fell quite sale in predicting that it will be a most 

 splendid affair. 



We were greatly disappointed at the late Fair, in 

 that there wore no cattle or ."^toek of any description 

 from the Wesiem counties. Our Western friends 

 are greatly at faalt in this thing, and we will not at- 

 tempt to screentte 1 rom the censure whien is justly 

 cast upon theni- It is true, the expense of transpor- 

 tation waa great, and, in one case sickness was a par- 

 tial excuse, still these are not fuflicient. The East- 

 ern stock owners expected and desired compelilion 

 from the West ; and while we give them greot praise 

 for thcT noble and cffi'^itnt zeal, v.'c ute obliged lo 



'* There were several other aiiiinul." [in lliis clnsB] on tiie 

 ground, possessing in the rsliniatiiui of your toinniitlce, high 

 grades of excellence, and they only regret that the iircmiunm 

 were not more numerous. Among these, your coninu'tec 

 piirticuliirly noticed the ioiiiii.-ils of Messrs I\k-Iiitj re, Van 

 Bergen, Fond.-i, and Scars."— fiejiorl oj llic Cummitlu. 



Class II. — Bui.i.s — 2 _i/c«rs old. 

 To John .Tolmston, F.avcUe, f-ciicca rii., for his bull ' Bnyal 



William,' bred by t-i V ^lujiet, Scncc.-i FiUls. 1st prize. 

 To Thnmiis A. CUirlf. Cbiitcnanpn for his bull ■ Vioing War- 

 den,' bred by Thoniii? llolljs, Gilbcrtsville. 2d rrite. 

 To U 1). faniplcll, fitbrncctady, fur his bull 'Itotierdrai,' 

 bred by himself. 3d prize. 



To Nkhohis tlarncr, Burliiiffton, fur his bull ' ^,' bred 



by himself, 4th (irize. 



Closs III.— Bulls — 1 year old. 

 To l\Io-.c3 Kinnev, Corll.-indvillr, for his ball ' D,iiiiel AVcb- 



sier,' bred by 6 V S.-vcllct, Sencra Falls, 1st prize. 

 To Knoch Martts, N.ivarino, for his bull 'Brutus,' 'Jd prize. 



To Rciijnniin Stoker, Cortland co. for his bull 3d " 



To Joseph Baker, Onondaga co. for his hull 4th " 



"Vour committee beg leave to express their regret, tli.at 

 though the e-xbibitit^Ti in classes 1!. and HI. were very nume- 

 rous, jet but few of the animals were in wliat they coiisid- 

 creil commimalorc order ; which rendered the effirt of coiniia- 

 rison with such as were high fed very difficult."— ScjJort of 

 CummilleE. 



Class IV.— Cows. 

 To John M. Sherwood, Auburn, for his eow 'Slclla,' bred 



by F liotch, 5 vcars old, Isl prize 

 To Ezra P. Prentice, Albany, for his cow ' Daisy,' 3yrs old, 



bred by Iiiniself, 'J I prize. 

 To John !VI. Sherwood, Auburn, for Siis cow ' Daisy,' 12 yrs 



old, 3d prize. 

 To John M. Sherwood, Auburn, for his cow 'ran5cy,'5 yrs 



old, 4lh prize. 

 To Onrning & Solliam, Alliany, for their Hereford cow 

 •Matchless,' imported, an extra prize, eqoal lo the highest 

 premium aw.arded on cattle. 



" Vour cnmmittrr. further report that n new nnd beautiful 

 race of cattle were presented forth -ir exnniinstioii, the Here- 

 fords, imported by a distinguished breeder of cattle, lesiding 

 in Albany counly, which they tafte pleasure in rcecnin'cnd- 

 ing to the attention of those who ilesire to improve their 

 slock. Vonr conimitlee rcconiniend a special premium ol 

 twenty dolhars for iheHcieford cow Matchlpss as we con- 

 >iil,.r her a very superior animal-, and Ibey wonid also sug- 

 gest the propriety cf offering and awarding premiums for 

 the hejt blooded uiiim-ils of each individual breed. Improved 

 Short Horned Durhams, Hereford?, and Devons, at their next 

 annual ngricu'toral meeting, tn addition to premiums offered 

 for il (I est animals of any breed." — Ecport of Com. 



Class V. — Two Yeaks Old Heifers. 

 To John 51. Sherwood, Auburn, for his heifsr ' Sylvia,' bred 



bv F Rotch, 1st prize. 

 To'E P. Prentice, Albany, for his heifer 'Dli.na,' bred by 



himself, ad iirize. 

 To Corning &. Sothnm, Albany, fur their Short Horn and 



Hereford heifer ' Eliza,' imported, 3d prize. 



Class VI. — Yearling Heifkrs. 

 To Ezra P. Prentice, Albiiny, for his j cirling calf ' Char- 

 lotte,' bred bv himself, 1st prize. 

 To John ST. SiiVrwood, Anbnrn, for bis yeailias! culf 'Noma' 



breil by H S Kandail, Cortlnndrille, •2d prize. 

 To John M. Sherwood, Auburn, for his yefrling bcifcr • Di- 



anthr,' bred bv J Alexander. Burlington, 3d prize. 

 To William Fuller, Skancaielrs, for liia Rcifer calf , 



bred by himself. 4th prize 



O" All the animals on which the al n\fi prizes were awar- 

 ded, with the exception of the Hereford cow nnd the Short 

 Horn and Hereford heifer of illrssrs. Corning k. Sothrnl, 

 were thorough-bred improved Short Horns. 

 Class VII. — Grade Cows. 



To William Ward, Ci 

 llolderness cow, 1st 

 To \v . II. Snth.-m. Perch Lake Farm, for h 

 i\o. 1,'ifl pr 



for his 8 years old half blood 

 half blood Pur. 



. II. J-nlbam. Perch Lake 

 co\v Xo. ■-•, 3d prize. 



. for his htlfl Iced For- 



