M. B. BATEHAM, Proprietor. I VOIi. 3. ROCHESTEK, OCTOBEU, 1842. NO. lO. | HENRY COLMAN, Editor. 



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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, 



M.\DE AT THE ROCnESTER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE BY' 

 L. WETHERELL, AUGf.'ST, 184-3. 



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Rain Gage for August, 1812, 1.42 inch 

 " " •' 1841, 1.60 " 



" " " 1840, 4.04 " 



MonihlyMean, " 1842, 67,35 deg. 



" " " 1841, 67,34 " 



" " " 1840, 68,13 " 



Remarks on Ike Weather from August 26M to Sep- 

 temler 2c>th. 

 Aug. 26th and 27tb, gentle showers ; 23th, foggy 

 lhi3 morning ; 29lb, fair and continued so to the end 

 of the month. 



September, the seventh inonlh from March, which 

 >vns formerly the first month of the year. 



Sept. Ist, fair ; 2nd, cloudy morning — cleared off 

 in the afternoon ; 3d, cloudy ; 4th, fair during the 

 day, but rain at night ; 5tb, fair and continued so 

 until the 8th; 9th, rain; 10th, fair; lltb, thunder 

 shower early this morning, also this afternoon and 

 efpning, and very rainy through the night. 12ih, 



cloudy ; 13th and 14th, fair ; 15th, rain — a powerfu] 

 shower this oftqrnoon at 4 o'clock ; 18lh, rain — clear- 

 ed olf towards night ; 21et, a very windy day ; 25th, 

 a little frost this morning. 



Tlic month has been warm and wet ; the rain gage 

 has shown a fall of water equal to 5.15 inches. 



The mean temperature of the first day of Septem- 

 ber, was 80.16 degrees ; the highest this season. 



Nolo. — The planet Mercury may be seen Oct. 8lh, 

 25 degrees and 7 minutes cast, angular distance from 

 the Sun. 



Farmers' Holidays! 

 This is the month in which most of the Fairs and 

 Cattle Shows are held, and every farmer should at- 

 tend one or more of them. In addition to the list giv- 

 en on page 159 of this paper, we mention the follow- 

 ing for the benefit of more distant leaders. 

 Queens Co. at Hempstead, L. I., Oct. 13th. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 

 The Hampshire and Hampden Society will hold 

 their twenty-fifth Fair and Cattle Show at Northamp- 

 ton, Oct. 12ih and 13th. 



Worcester Co. at Worcester, October 12th. 

 Plymouth " at Bridgewater, " 12th. 

 Bristol " at Taunton, " 12th. 



MAINE. 

 Kennebec Co. at Readfield, Oct. 12th and 13th. 

 Cumberland Co. at Gray's Cor. Oct. 19lh & 20th. 

 Oxford Co. atNorway, Oct. 19lh. 

 CONNECTICUT. 

 Union Society, at Plainsville, Oct. I2th. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 

 Philade lphia, at Rising Sun, Oct. 12th an d I3th. 



T/ie Fair at Albany. — The Albany Argus says, — 

 " The entire affair went off admirably. A great and 

 generous spirit of emulation pervaded the Fair, in 

 all its departments, and its vast and varied displays, 

 producing results surpassing the expectations of its 

 most sanguine participants." 



Sale of Short Horns. — Our readers in Canada and 

 the West, will notice the advertisement in this paper 

 of a sale of thorough bred cattle to take place at Dun- 

 dass, on the 15th inst. We have seen some of these 

 animals, at the residence of the Hon. Adam Fergus- 

 son, and take pleasure in stating that they are among 

 the most perfect and beautiful specimens of Durham 

 Short Horns wc have ever witnessed. — Pub. If. G. 

 Farmer. 



Butcher's Meat in Englaud. 



One of the most celebrated cooks in Europe, ond 

 the favorite of dietingnished Sovereigns, gives the 

 following opinion : 



" Butcher's meat in London is fine, and yet it has 

 not the unctuosity of our meat in potages, sauces, and 

 consommes. The cause is in the climate, and in those 

 perpetual fogs which deprive the pasturage of a part 

 of their nutritive .juices, by keeping them too green." 



American Toast. — '-The ladies — the only endura- 

 ble aristocracy, who rule without laws, judge without 

 jury, decide without appeal, and are never in the 

 wrong." — F.ng. paper. 



Crops io South Venice in 1)442. 



Mh. EuiToR — Having given tiie readers of the 

 New Genesee Farmer an account of the crops grown 

 annually in this town, since the commencement of 

 your valuable paper, (the New Genesee Farmer,) I 

 continue '.'.'" practice. 



IVheat. — The crop in this vicinity is not very good; 

 the rust has injured it so that the crop will be very 

 light this season. The wheat, however, is somewhat 

 better than some persona anticipated it would be, a 

 few days before harvesting. Those that have thresh- 

 ed for seed, find it better than they expected ; but on 

 an average, I think there cannot be much more than 

 half a crop grown in this town. 



Corn — The crop will be light this seneon. There 

 are, however, some fields of corn that have the ap- 

 pearance now of being pretty good. The cold months 

 of May and June were injurious to the corn crop ; 

 so much so, that many farmers ploughed their corn 

 up and intend to sow wheat. If the frost should keep 

 ofl' through the remainder of this montu, there will _ 

 be some very good crops of corn ; but on an average 

 the crops will be exceedingly light in this quarter. 



Barley has done well this season. The crop may 

 be considered a good one. 



Oats have done very well too ; I think I never saw 

 better oats and more on the ground than were sown 

 this season. 



Peas are extraordinary good ; far better than last 

 season. As a great many were sown this season, 

 therefore, farmers will have enough to fatten their 

 pork wiihout depending upon their crops of corn. 



Flax is good, and a great deal was sown in this 

 town, expressly for the seed. Flax is not monufac- 

 tured much into cloth in this vicinity, other goods 

 being cheaper and which answer the same purposes 

 for wearing apporel. 



The Potaioe crop will be a middling crop. The 

 drought in July and August injured them somewhat, 

 but there will be enough for our own consumption. 



Spring Wlieat. — There was not much sown in 

 this neighborhood ; however, what little was sown 

 came in very well, and better than the winter wheat. 



Roots. — "There are but few roots grown in this vi- 

 cinity, and what few there are look very promising. 



Fruit is very scarce in this region of country ; there 

 will be, however, enough for our own use if careful- 

 ly husbanded. "The fruit is very inferior, owing, no 

 doubt to the cold weather last spring. Under these 

 circumstances, we have great reason to be thankful to 

 Him, who has given us in sufficiency and abundance 

 these comforts ami necessaries of liie. 



South Venice, Sept. \9th, 1842. W . S. T. 



Swiss Cows in Harness. 



We took a drive yesterday up a most romantic val- 

 ley, and met two peasants driving their cow in a little 

 cart. They stopped to offer us some pears. I par- 

 ticulorly remarked the cow, to see if working did her 

 any harm ; she was in excellent condition. I wish 

 the cottager in England would adopt this custom ; it 

 never comes into his head that the cow can do any- 

 thing but give milk. We know nothing of economy 

 in England ; what is daily wasted in it would save 

 from starvation the miserable creatures who die in the 

 streets. But what is every body's business is nobody's 

 and so those who can afford it go on allowing waste, 

 —Lady Vavasour's Last Tour and First Work, 



