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THE NEW GENESEE FARMER, 



Vol. 



Importance of the quality of the Salt used iu 

 making Butter. 



At a late AgiicuUiiral meeting in Angiista Me., 

 Dr. Bates stated lliat tlie Quakers in Fairfield were in 

 t!ie habit of buying ibe best description of eonrse ealt 

 and cleanaing it, and having it ground, and this salt 

 they used in the mnmilacture of butter. Tlie conse- 

 quEnco was the butter niado by the Qnakers of Fair- 

 fiolJ, had a better reputation and bore n higher piiee 

 than the butter made m other towns. He hold iheni 

 up as worthy of imitation. He stated that the lots of 

 the butter manufactured in this State was greater in 

 nmonnl every year than tlie oum laised for the Stale 



tax more than ttoo hundred thousand dc^Hara. He 



believed that, if this fact was generally understood, if 

 the people coalJ be made aware ol the loss incurred 

 hy bad manufacture, we s'honld at once eco an im- 

 provement in this anicle of which isso much produced 

 nnd which enter into our daily consumption. — Maine 

 Farmer. 



Huug or Dried Beef. 



The practice of a succesalu! farmer, i.s as I'ollow.s: 

 Eight oz. of salt, ) made into 



Two 07.. of salt-petre, $ brine. 



This quantity, to be applied to (en lbs. of heef It 

 nhoisld layintlic brine four weeks; and then he hung 

 up in the kitchen tO' diT. In suiumer to preserve it 

 from insects, it should be tied up in a linen cloth. 



Yeast. — Boil one pound of good flour, aqitarter 

 of a pound of brown sugar, and a little salt, in two 

 gallons of water for an hour ; let it afterwards 

 stand until it becomes milk warm, bottle it and cork 

 it close. It wiU be fit for use in twenly.fbur hours. 

 One pint of this -will make eighteen pounds ol 

 bread. — [ Lady's Annual Reg.] 



The oftener carpets are shaken, the longer they 

 ■\vear ; the dirt that collects under them, grinds out 

 the threads. 



.See that tlie beef and pork are always under 

 brine ; and that the brine is sweet and clean. 



Agents for the Now Geiiesee Fanner. 



In addition to the numerous I'oatmastors and other 

 friends ol' Agric-jlturc who- have kii^ly aided the Cir- 

 culation of this paper, the f illowins persons will re 

 ceive Subscriptions in their uifl'orent towns nnd cities 

 Boston, Maiis. IVIessrs. Little and Brown ; lluggles 



Nourse and Mason; Hovey & Co. 

 Newburyport, Maes. .1. Colinan, 



Worcester 



Lowell, 



Salsni, 



Greenfield, 



Lynn, 



Danverso, 



Clarendon Harris, 



J_>. B xl-y, 



John M. Ives; Francis Futmaii, 



J.imcs Deane, 



Charles Coolidge, 



S. Proctor, 

 Vortsmouth, N. H. Nutli'l March, 

 FroTidence, R. I. Hiram Fuller, 

 Hartfo'd, Cs. E. W. Bull, 

 New York, Theo Foster, 

 Albany, W.^l. Thorburn, 

 Utica, J. E. Warner, 

 Syracuse, T. .B. Fitch, & Co. 

 Auburn, T. M. Hunt, 

 Buflalo, W. & G. Brynnt, 

 Toronto, Canada, Lyuinn Farr & Co. 

 Hamilton, " Samuel Kerr, 

 Brantfjrd " John Curtiss, 

 Kingston, " J. W. Brent ; John Creigbtun. 



A Nisrseryman Wanted, io Ohio. 



I'^irr, proptletnr of .1 well r,5t;il)lloht!j nr.rl favortil.ly situn- 

 . te'.l Nursery Garrten at Coluinijus. Oiiio, wislies to eii- 

 giigo a MAS of »om9 ciperience is Uk busine-s, to tnke ihe 

 luaisageiufiit of ilie csl.ililislimenl, either aa a partner, or 

 for aaulary. Address, if by letter pflst-paid. 



J. A. LAZELL. 

 CciUuilbag, Ohio, Fch. 1, ISll, 



o 



CLOVER Wn TISIOTHV SEBD. 



|P tlif best iiualiiy. free froiii foul seeils. Fur sale at 

 lie Seed Store. SI. B. B.^TKIIA.M. 



GRE.\T S.VLE OP BJ^OODBO STOCK. 



Ipropr.se to sell hy l>ubii= Auction, on TucJd.-iy 99;), 

 March, at my f:irni in G.-cme, atljoinin? the Kric ruo:tl. 

 eii miles west of liochi-sler. all ciy bloojcil an.l grade stock, 

 incliufins my choice lJurh-;m Cattle, Hor'^es, Leicester 

 tjlmep and Hogs, the paruculnrs of which, witlipediereesot 

 Jhe=„mn. wiiiucgiveuatafiil '-■• 



the 

 Roche ter. Jan 



edav. 



, ISIJ 



rilO'.? WEDDLE. 



Kocljestcv Stft'd. Store asi«l Agi'lcul- 

 iwral EJppwsitory. 



TIIK proprietor oflliis cstablisliruem, would now inform 

 his friends, ih;it li.iving relinquished the charge of the 

 New Genesee I''!;rnier, [to abler hands,] he will hereafter 

 devote his whole atr(^n:ion to the business of the Store, 

 coniident that lie w ill thereby give iilcreased iathifaction to 

 bis cuatpiners. A full supp;y of nearly all kinds (.f SEEDS 

 art now on hand for ihe cOinirtg sftasoA ; pun of thent rais- 

 ed in tuis vicitiiiy llie iiast season, by C. F Crosm.\n and 

 other careful sced-srow ers, and the rest obtained from the 

 most rcsp.H-table foreign sources. Knowing that success in 

 this business must depend on merit, great pains will be ta- 

 ken to hn\ c :-ll seed*, just what they should be— o/ tH right 

 kinds and t/ie best qiiidity. 



OX AOKICUL-IURAI, I.MPLEMENTS, OiRDENToOLS, BooKS, &.C., 



there is a good sufiply on hand, but many more will l:c ob- 

 tained in the spring, when it is intended to enlarge the es- 

 tablislinient so as to allow more room for this class of arti- 



AIcRcHANTS will be supplied with seeds for retailing, at 

 very low prices. The usual number of Agents will receive 

 assorlincnta on eominission as heretofore, during the win- 



FHt'IT TKEES. 



THE subscriber is now preparc'l to furnish in large or 

 small quantities, the ffnest varieties of jfruit 'frees. 

 Flowering S.'irubH, Hrrbaceoue plants. Bulbous Flower 

 roots. Duuble Dahlias, Green llouse plants, &c. 4ic. Also, 

 GARDEN REEDS, raised by the proprietor .at the Ro- 

 chester Seed Garden, and put up in bo.\ea or packages to 

 order-, all of which are warranted genuine as represented, 

 and of superior quality. 



Orders ibr the Spring, u-ill be promptly attended to on 

 very liberal leriiis, Vi'hcn accompanied with cash or satisfac- 

 tory references. 

 Selections will be made by the proprietor, when requested. 



C. F. CRCSiSlAN. 

 Rochester, Feb. lst,18P2. 



THE KEW GENESEE FARi^IER, 



hVM G-.iKI)j;NE:^'s JUUKKAL. 



VOLUME THREE — FOR 1842. 

 TIHE Cheape.st Agricultural Paper in the 



X Vnion ;— li Large Pages .Monthly, (with engravings,) 

 only 50 Cents per year ! I 



HENRY COLMANf, EDITOR. 



(Luts .igriailtiirnl Conniiisfioncr of the Slate of 

 Ma^sachn^p-lts, and Editor oj the NciD Kng. Fanner. ) 



Grateful for the extensive p.atronaire which the New Gen. 

 esee Farmer has relreiveil dti ri ng the past year, the proprietor 

 now has the ealisfaction of a.tnounciiigtliat the has made 

 such arrangements for the coming )-car as c:;liilot fail to be 

 highly gr.atifying to the readers of the paper, and secure for 

 it a still more e.vtensive clrcul.ition. 



Desiring to maSc it the most useful and widely circulating 

 iigrieultural paper in the union, the proprietor has engiigej 

 tile services of the ceicbraredaiid eminent agricultural wri- 

 ter and orator. IiF.N'llV eOLM.W, well known as thslatc 

 Agricultural (.■ouimissioncr of the State of M.-issachusctts, 

 and formerly e;l;ror of Uie New England Farmer. Depend- 

 ingoii the >-o. .] - : t; ". nml aupport of the friends of agricul- 

 ture iu lb. I , , , :jid the Great West, Mr. Colm.an 

 has con..icn . , i ■ ; .• lield whore he has labored with 



so much ii I. i -.!.■ ^, and locate at Rochester, where, 



'hr(uigh iijc 111- :ui[ii Ml liie Genesee Farmer, he e.vpects to 

 find a uiiirceAlciiHue liclil of usefulness. 



Post .Master- and tiieir Assi.'itaMts, are authorized and re- 

 s|iectfully solicited to art as .Xgeiils and remit subscriptions 

 for the Fanner. Tlicluw price .at which it is publishedwill 

 not allow of lunch pecuniary compensation to .Agents, but 

 it is believed they will ffnd a rew.ard in tlie benefits which 

 re5Ult from the circulation of such periodioa's in their neigh- 

 borhoods. 



lUPcrsons ordering papers are requested tn strictly ohserre 

 the Terms, and be careful to w-tV.ejAainly the names of sub- 

 scrilicrs. their Post Office, County, and State; and in all 

 cases to send the money with the order, so that the perplex- 

 ity of keeping accounts inav be jivni.Ied. 



iM. I!. BATI'.II.VM. Proprietor. 



TKRHJS.— Ifcurrent money is sent (such .as New York 

 or iVew England bills.) coiuinissiou will be allowed as fol- 



Scvcil copies, for ©3,00 T„ . ,_. . v 



Tn clvo do. for 3 (10 ' l^ayment ahv.aya to be 



Twenty.fivffdo. for 1p',IIO ) '"•"■'''' '» advance. 



No commission will be ullo>.vc.i,if ijiir«ri-«,(monpy isseut. 

 Address, BATEHAW & COLMAV, 



December 1, 1^-11. Rnclusler, iV Y. 



AJEW CVSTon MILL— The subscrHier havin? taken 

 l\ the White .Mill on Water Street, Ea.st side, of the river 

 for the purpose of running n as a Custom Mill wv.nd give 

 notice that he is no-v prepared to <Io worfe in as &lii>rt atimpf 

 and as v.cll as any Mill in Western ,\cw York, and witJi his 

 tacilities and a close application to busincea, he is in hopes 

 of meriting and obt,-;iiiing a share of public patroniige. 



V/AN'l'ED immediatel:, , Sllllll bushel Wheat; also B.arley, 

 Beans. Oats, Peas, Grass Seed. Flax, Fta.T Seed, Bristles, 

 Bees -Wax and dried Fruit ; for which the highest market 

 price will be paid 



N. B Flour will be at all limes nranufacttlred on the most 

 reasonable terms for merchants or others who wish irraiii 

 ground. -w. C. fOSTEK. 



IloebeMer. January 1,l?tl. 3 m 



A FINE FARM FOR S4tE-Of fifty .acres of 

 chuice Land, situated only about ) and a t-') mile§ from 

 the centre ofthe flourishing city of Rochester, N. Y on the 

 south-east ronl leading from Monroe street east, and half a 

 mile from the city line. A mw house, barn, and fences— a 

 line orchard, good wood an t water, &c. 



For further particulars, e-qiiirc on the prcmi.ses. or ad- 

 dress I'. W .1.. Ho -best- r Post Otiicc, N. Y., Postpaid. 



Rochestir, Dec. ^ilh, 1:11. 



MILLISH'S ROOT CUTTER. 



Having lor several y6ais past liad numerous iuquiricaj 

 IM.achines to cut vegetables for feeding sto-'U, and thd 

 hitlierto obtained not giving per ftM:t satisfaction, thesuba^ 

 tier now lintters iiimsell Ihat he lias procured some thatai 

 just the thing wanted. The following rccoinmendatinnl 

 0. N. Benieut Was published in llie Albany Cultivator*! 

 clearly jets forth the advantagee of the Mactiinc i 



"As much; attention has been paid of late to the cullurB 

 Roots for feeding stock, &c. At flrst some difBcully occur! 

 in sowing, i.niil the drill was invented which diminisheOT 

 labor to a pastime Where a large Stock were fed, mj 

 time and labor was spent in slicing or cutting the roots ail 

 able for feeding with safety. At first the spade, snick* 

 chopper were brought into requisition, but not aatisfactorj 

 Other machinea have aince been used, such as tlie Grater ,i 

 tlorizontal Knivea, opertited by a team. But Milliah's Vej 

 table Cutter eclipses the whole. It conslsia of a Box 

 inches long, 2 feet wide, and 3i high, with a hopper alia 

 and a receiver or spout below. Near the centre of the b 

 is a frame bearing a circular plate of cast iron on a horizo 

 tal a.xis to which a crank is attached ; this wheel carri 

 three knives set parallel to the face of the plate and rad' 

 ting from the centre, the vegetable presses against the kniv 

 and their own weight keeps them within tho stroke of t 

 knives. 



They will cut more potatoes into thin slices In one hoi 

 than a man can cut in two daya with a knife. 1 find tb 

 Vegetables cut in this m.achine. will uoil in one half t 

 time, nlaSing a great saving of fuel nnd labor. The M 

 chinecuts potatoes, tiirnips, bagas, cabbage stumps, (pum 

 kina and squashes, when broken.) with ease. The above 

 given to answer the many enquiries made, which is tj 

 best improvement or machine, for the safe preparing of V' 

 geiables lor feeding stock. C. N BEMKNT. 



Fo -- - - .'-- "--, 



ROCHESTER PRICES CURRENT. 



tORHKCTED FOK 



THE NEW GENESEE FARMER. FEBRtTARV 1, 184 



WHEAT perbushel,.... .$ 1,06 o $ I,C 



COJIN,,...,..^.. " f 44 



OATS " 28 31 



BARLEY, " 44 5C 



RYE " 53 51 



BEAlN'S, White,.. " 62^ 7i 



POTATOES,.... " 25 2e 



APPLES, Desert,. " 25...... 33' 



FLOUR, Superfine, per bbl.-... 5,00...... 5,2» 



" Fine, .... " .. 4,50...... 



SALT, " 1,38 



PORK, Mess " 8,00 



" Prime " 7,00 



" per 100 lbs 2,75 3,00 



BEEF per 100 lbs 2,50 3,00 



POULTRY, per lb 6 



EGGS, per dotcii, 15...... 



BUTTER. Fresh., per pound 13 15 



" Firkin "... 10 12 



CHEESE "... 5 6 



LARD, ..., " ... 6 7 



TALLOW, Clear, " ... 8...... 9 



HIDES, Green " ... 5...... 



SHEEPSKINS 3S 62 



PEARL ASHES, ...100 lbs.. 5,00 



POT, " " .. 5,95 



WOOL pound,... 30 40 



HAY, ton, ...11,00 13,00 



GRASS SEED,....bushe),... 1,25 1,60 



CLOVER SEED,.... " .... 6,50 .... 7,00 

 Kcie Yitrh Market, Jan 29.— The foreign news haa lowct 

 ed the prices of Ashes, rearls have been said at SO 5ii, nit 

 there are atill sellers at that price ; for Pots there are buy 

 ers at S.t "S. All provisions reinrin dull— 4000 kegs old Ohi 

 Lard sold at 4 1-2 c Ih. cash. Cloveraced is dull at lie lb 

 and Fl.-i.xseed at 12 ^tc, v. itli some sales of both. Genese 

 Flour is ra her dearer- there have been sales at gO, but hold 

 ers are not disposed to go on at that. There is nothing t 

 report in Grain. Money .-.flairs are quiet. Philadclphi 

 Funds are bc'ter. The rate is 7 a 7,J cIls., with a good cle 



CONTENTS OP THIS NUi»IBEIB. 

 Publisi ers iiotfces. To the Friemls of the New Gene- 

 tee Farmer. Creinium C.-ops in Monroe Co.,— Soil, 

 Culture &c. Castor Oil Candles. Portraits of Ani- 



m.als. 17 



Improved Stock— ^vrshire, biirham and Native 18—10 



Sale of Cream Pot Cattle -20 



Book Fanning — Agricultural Cliemistrv. Ontario Ag- 

 ricultural Society. Wind Mills. . .' St 



Durham Cows ,-vs milkers. Roads — ^h'vererreus — Secitxjl 



(nof'Seikle) Pear— .Meditermncan Wheat 22 



Ploughing Matches Laying out Farms 23 



Monroe A g. Soc, Notice, To rorreepondcnls. Sheep 



Troughs and Rucks (with cut) 2-1 



The Cylindric Tiller and planter (with cut) 23 



Meeting of 'he N. Y. State Ag. Soc. at Albawy- List of 



ofBcera—.Mr. Notfa address 26—27 



N Y. Agricultural SociPly Reports. English and Amer- 

 ican Agriculture compared. Silk Products 28 



Wyoming C^1. Ag t*ocie'v. Notices of i\ew Public.i- 



tions. Ellbcts of Increased Duties 29 



On the Diflereni Breeds of Sheep SO 



Hoinel" but Good .-Vdvice to Readers and Editor. Mak- 

 ing Butter. Farmer's Winter Memorauda. Impor- 

 tant lUjgestion ; 



Importance of ihequality of salt used in making Butter. 

 Dried Beef. To make Yeast- Hints. Agents for the 



From l/ic Poicer-Pras of J. I. lUilty S,- Co. 



