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THE NEW GENESEE FARMER, 



Vol. 3 



We publish the following Circular with pleasure, 

 and hope that all interested will give it their particu- 

 lar attention. The silk culture ie certain to go for- 

 ward. The public mind will presently recover a 

 bealthjr state in fegnrd to it. We want the results 0( 

 actual experience.^fncle, accurately observed, eleaily 

 jtated and fully authenticated ; then no man who puts 

 his hand to the plough need look back. We have had 

 moonshine and Jack-o'lanterns enough ; mystifica- 

 tion and impositions in abundance ; now let us proceed 

 by the clear light of day. As a branch of domestic 

 husbandry it is sure to afford an ample rfeWard to labor. 

 SILK CIRCULAR. 

 To Silk Growers in New Englmid. 

 Gentlemen: — At a Convention of Silk Growers, held 



in Northampton, on the lOih Nov. last, it Was 



unanimously 



ticsaUert, That, as during the infancy of the Silk 

 business, great practical beuehte may be expected irom 

 periodical meetingo of its friends, a committee be 

 chosen to consist of one from each of the JNew Eng- 

 land States, whose duty it Bhall be to call a Conven- 

 tion at such time and place as they may deem e-xpedi; 

 ent, to be called "The New England Silk Conven- 

 tion." 



Thereupon, I. R. Barbour, Oxford, Miss., Dr. P. 

 Brownell, East Hartfoid, Ct., David Benedict, Esq., 

 Pawtucket, R. 1 , Dr. Artemas Robbins. Bellows 

 Fulls, Vt., Calvin Messinger, Newport, N. H., and 

 Luther Severance, Esq., Augusta, Me., were ap- 

 pointed as ihia committee. 



In pursuance of the purposes contemplated above, 

 the subscribers say, that they design to invite a meet- 

 ing ol Silk Growers at some central place, the early 

 part of the ensuing autumn. In the meantime, it has 

 occurred to them, that, by an early attention to the 

 matter, a great amount of valuable information con- 

 lu-oted with the Silk Culture, may be collected as the 

 results of feeding the present season, and embodied in 

 he form of a ULatislical Table to be laid before the 

 Convention and the public. 



It is cheering to know that the renulta of the past 

 Buniiner's operations have been generally decidedly 

 encouraging, — that the aggregate of the Silk Crop in 

 Massachusetts, shows nearly a three fold advance 

 upon any preceding year, — -hat this ie probably about 

 the ratio of increase in the other Slates of New Eng- 

 land, and throughout the country, — that public conh- 

 dence, alter the late revulsion, is returning to the bu- 

 Binesa, and that the Silk Culture is e.ttending itself as 

 rapidly as correct information respecting it is diffused ; 

 thus giving proiniee that it will soon become fully es- 

 tablished. 



To secure this important object, all that is wanted 

 by our intelligent and enterprising men, is. facts, 

 facts — well attested /uc(s. The results of feeding in 

 1841, could they now be all collected, and embodied 

 so as to give a Tabular View of the whole matter, 

 would, it is fully believed, at once satisfy any business 

 man, in regard to the entire fea sibiidy of the Silk en 

 terprise, and that its profits, when rightly conducted, 

 are greater than in other branches ol ordinary terming. 

 Let us, then, be prepared to give to the public the.se 

 facte, nest autumn, in such a form as to command the 

 confidence of business men. Do we not owe this 

 email service to ourselves, to our country, and to the 

 unborn millions that are in future times to be clothed, 

 and fed, and educated from the fruits of this interest- 

 ing form of agricultural industry ! 



For this purpose it is only necessary for each one 

 engaged in the business, whether he does much or 

 little, to keep such records aa will enable him to an- 

 Bwer the following questions— 



1. How many seasons have you fed worms 1 



2. What qjianiitij of land have you fed from the 

 past season 7 



3. How oM are your trees? (If they are of dif- 

 ferent ages, give the average.) 



4. How many lbs. of cocoons have you made, 

 weighed as they ore gathered 7 



5. What has been the expense of making the co- 

 coons here reported 1 



These questions can all be answered in figures. 

 For a rule of estimaiing expenses, see below. In ad- 

 dition to these questions, tlnere are a few others which 



we BUgEPSt. 



1. What kind of tiees do you use ? 



2. Have your trees been essentially injured by 

 Etanding out winters ! 



3. Do you head down your trees in the spring J 



4. In gathering foliage, do you cut up the bushes ? 



5. What kind of buildings do you feed in ? and 

 how leell ventilated \ 



6. Do you give your worms any artificial heat ? 



7. Have you ever fed in an open place, like a shed, 

 or rorii barn, where the worms had a perfectly pure 

 air? If ■•'o, state the results very particularly. 



8. Do you use air-slacked lime upon your worms ? 



9. Have yow failed in any port of your operations 

 the pasu season? If so, stale the cttuse and circum- 

 stances. 



These points will he all that is essential to the pur- 

 poses designed, though we sboU be thankful for any 

 remarks or facts bearing on the gensrol subject. To 

 give expenses by some uniform rule, w6 suggest the 

 following simple method. Make a little book, in 

 which, at the close of each day, to enter the number 

 of hours employed by men, women, and children. 

 Then consider the labor ol able bodied men at 10 eta. 

 per hour ; Women at 6 cents ; hoys and girls between 

 15 and 17, at 5 cents ; between ]'i and 15, at 3cents ; 

 and under 12, at 2 cents. 



The expense of planting trees, we wieU to be given 

 by itself, as that is not an annual expense. Give us 

 also, the fair rent of the buildings used, and we have 

 all that is wanted. 



That we may have time to prepare '.he contempla- 

 ted Table in season for the Convention, we wish to 

 have the returns oil sent in by the 15ih of September. 

 To every person furnishing a return, free of expense, 

 a copy of the table will be sent. Direct to / R. Bar- 

 bour, Oxibrd. Masfl. , post paid-. 



1. R. BARBOUR, 1 



P. BROWNELL, 



ARTEMAS ROBBINS, i />„„,„;,,„ 



CALVIN MESSENGER, f ^ommiuee, 



LUTHER SEVERANCE, 



DAVID BENEDICT, 

 March 24, 1842. 



P. S. The Committee design 10 send this circu- 

 r to every Silk GrroWer in New England. But many 

 of course will be overlooked, because unknown to 

 them. Will you. therefore, show this to all in your 

 neighborhood, and get as many returns as possible. 

 In Massachusetts there cannot be less than SOU co- 

 cooneries of some Gort. In New England probably 

 not less than 2000. From all these establishments we 

 ould hope for full returns, in due time, and free of 

 expense. All Silk Growers are equally interested in 

 the object aimed at, and the committee, as such, have 

 no funds. 



10,000 pejvch trees. 



Foil sale liy tlie subscribers at their Nursery, (nearJM ce- 

 donville onllic EiieCmal,) all of wliiih have been 

 |)rop,igatc(l from BEAHING THBliS, whose geauincness 

 r excellence has been thoroughly proved. They are of liiT? 

 nd very thrifty growth, and have all bct-n ntleiistonce trnns- 

 anted, atid the roots thus greatly improved lor agaia re- 

 loviiig, so that the danger of loss or even chc^ k in growth 

 rom this oper.ition, is exceedingly lesseiierl. Price i-'o cents 

 iich, S20 per huiiilred, $ISD p. r ihous.mdor $160 well pack- 

 ed and delivered for tra-. sport .tioii. 



The following iirethe chief varietiis, which will afford a 

 constant succession of t.pe fruit from early in 8th mo. (Aug.) 

 till liite frosts ripening accordinglo the order in the list. 

 E-iRLV An.v— fruit sni.i I, good; irea of slow growth. 

 Early Tillotson — fruit media size, exce lent; a good bear- 

 er, ami a most valuable early peach. 

 Large i sd Rareripb— fruit large, excellent. Ripens ten 



davs 1 -ter ih .n the prect-ding. 

 Early York— large, sweet and rich j a fruit of the highest 



White Imperial- large, white with a red cheek, sweet, 

 juicy and meliingi a most excellent peach, obtained prob- 

 ablj' from the celebrated Noblesse, which it excels. 



YeLlow -A LDEROE— fruit rather large, one of the tinest yel- 

 low peaches— be >rs wc!i and while young. 



Seaboli's— fruit large, red, of firfct rate excellence. 



Red Cheek Malacoton— fruit rathcrlarg,-, bei uliful, of fine 

 flavor; ranks as first rate ainoug ye low peaches — bears 

 well while young. 



Hill's Chili- a very large, finfe, yellow peach. 



L.iTE York— an excellent freestone peach, except in unfa- 

 vorable seasons. 



Heath Cling— fr iiit when not crow ed. and in favorable 

 seaBons. very large, olten three inches in diameter, sweet 

 and excellent. 

 Orders directed ' Thomas & Smith, M.Tcednn, Waynt: Co., 



IV. Y.." wi 1 be promptly and faithful y attended to and the 



trees, 8 cnrely packed, sent by the Erie Canal, ir by the 



Auburn and Rochester Rail Road. J. J. THOMAS- 



Macedon. nth mo. I. 184a. W. R-tjAHTH. 



SALE OJ' SHORT HORNS IN CANADA. 



A VALUABLE lot of High Bred Durham Bulls, will te 

 ulTereil cor -ale by auc'iim, on Tuesday, October loih 

 next, at Dundas W. Flambr .' Caniida. 



Cuaiplete pedigrees will be given Terms liher-l. Par- 

 ticulars next inniith Rasv I.aWV trnnsnort S.-.> 1. 



PLOUGHS. 



ANEW AND SUPERIOR KllVD OF PLOUGHS 

 (two sizes) designed for brejikinir up summi r fallow 

 maybe purchased at the Kochester Eagle Furnace, — pric 

 $6 and ^7 each. Wood and other produce taken in ex 

 change. A J. L.ANGWORTUY. 



JU115. 1615. 



BUFFALO IfURSEKY. 



THE stock now on hand for s ile is much larger than at 

 any former period, t-mbracing a large colleclfon of the 

 most valuable kinds of ihe Apple, Pear, Peach. Plum. Cher- 

 ry, Quince, Nectarine. Apricot. Filbert, StrawberritS, 

 Raspberries, Goosberriee, Currents. &c. 



Of Ornamental Tices. Flowering Shrubs and Plants.afino 

 assjrtment. eomprisii.g almost eve y desirable articlein this 

 dcp ar inenl. A laigesibckof Gn en-house Pants. 



I also olTer for B.-ile -JS OHO Apple Trees of one year's 

 growth, from the gr..fl or iiiocu ation, in autumn will aver- 

 ..[•eover one fool high. They consist of 12U of 111* uiOat 

 valuable kinds- four-tiflh of whhh have been cut from bear* 

 inji trees and consequ ntly will soon produce fruit. They 

 ivifl besoidfnrcash at the low price of 88 per hundred.— 

 No less than from 5 to 10 of any one kind to betaken. 



Also 000 seedling trees of the true English Mazzard 

 Cherry, at 88 per 100; 



Orders, permail ni- otherwiefe, will receive prtitopt atten- 

 tion. Trees or Plants packed in superior order and sniped 

 at Buffalo on board of any steamboat, vrssel or canal boat 

 reuuired. Catalogues gratis to every applicant. 



Buflalo Aui!. 1812. B. HODGE. 



Important Sale to Agriculturists. 

 T MPROVED SHORT HORN DURHAM CAT 

 1 TEE. On Thursday morning, 8th September, at 

 10 o'clock, will be sold, at the exhibition ground of 

 the Philadelphia Agricultural Society, Rising Sun, on 

 the Germantown Road. 3 miles from the city, a choice 

 selection of splendid Durham dairy stock from tha 

 hcrdol James Gowen, Esq., of Mount Airy, consist- 

 ing of imported covVs, bulls, and calves from Dairy 

 Maid, Pocahontas, Victoria, &c., ahd by the eele- 

 brated bulls Colostra, Prince of Wales, and Leander. 



This sale will afford to breeders an opportunity of 

 adding to their stocks thorough bred animals of high 

 character and pure blood, and their diffusion into 

 proper hands is a primary object in this sale, together 

 with the necessity of a separation of the herd to pre 

 vent over close breeding. 



Catalogues will be ready in due time, and the cat- 

 tle may be examined at the e.\hibition ground two days 

 previous to the sale. August 1. 



ROCHESTER PRICES CURRENT- 



Corrected for the New GeticSe Farmer, September 1. 



WHEAT, perbushel, $ 81 o f g5 



CORN, " 38 44 



OATS, " 19...... 22 



BARLEY, " 38 



RYE, " i. 44 50 



BEANS, White,.. " 75 88 



POTATOES,. ... " 18 22 



APPLES, Desert,. " ........ 25 38 



FLOUR, Superfine, per bbl.... 4.3S 4,50 



Fine " 4,00 



SALT, " 1,00 1,25 



PORK, Mesa, " 8,00 8,50 



" perlOOlbB 3,00 



BEEF per 100 lbs 3,50 



POULTRY,. per lb..... 5 6 



EGGS, per dozen, 9 10 



BUTTER. Fresh., per pound 10 I2J 



" ■ Firkin " ... 8 9 



CHEESE, "... 5 6 



LARD, " ... 6 8 



TAI.LOW, Clear, " ... 8 



HIDES, Green "... 4 4i 



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



POT, " " .. 4,75 



WOOL, pound,... 22 28 



HAY, ton, ... 6,00 8,00 



GRASS SEED,.... bushel,... 1,00 1,25 



CLOVE R SEED,... " .... 5,.'"i0 .... 6,00 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUSIBER. 



Mctei.rolotMcal Table and Observations. Agricultural 

 Intelligence — Rules, and forms of certificates for 

 Premium- of Ag, Societies. The Wheat Crop. Sale 

 of Durham Cattle 129 



Improved Agriculture— Smith's Lecture on Drainage 

 ai d Peep Ploughing 130-31-32 



Gray's Elements of Scientific and Practical AEriculture. 



Salt for the Grab Worm. Rusted Wheat- Rusted 

 Straw for Catt e. N. Y. State Ag. Socieiy Fair. Cat- 

 tle Shows and Fairs for 1842 • 133 



Fermented VegtaMe manure. Lightning R'ds 134 



Reeling Si k. Manufacture of Silk in Ohio. Botany— 

 Female Accomplishment. Song of Birds. Tar for 

 "heels 135 



Agricultural Excursion, continued 136 



To Fr eiid^ and Correspondent?, Aurora- Cayuga 

 Academy 437 



Importance of the Education andTrainIng of tlie young 

 A Letter from Ohio— about the Cut Worm. Pea Bug, 

 Circullo Spiders, Flies. &c. . . . , , , , . , 138 



Conditions at Ploughing IMatches. Western Prospects, 

 —Illinois. Prevention of Smut Postage and Fines I3» 



Intelectual Culture, bv Flor.i- Threshing Machines. 140 

 Rep y to John Farmer on a Prutcctive TariB", Niag- 

 ar . Ag. Societv— Rue of Premiums 141 



Condition of English Fa mers. Climate and Produc- 

 tions of England compared wilh the Untied States. 

 Letter from Ireland U2 



Useless Coniplaiiits. Sparc the Birds J43 



\ Crrular on Silk Culture, Adverlisements. &c 144 



Printed by Henry O'Reilly and John L Reilly 



