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THE NEW GENESEE FARMER 



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ANI> GARDENERS' JOURNAL. 

 Vol, ?V, foi- 1813. 



Pub'iehed by C. F. Ckosm.in onJ E. SHKPAr.D, Ro- 

 chester. Sixteen pages m'Uv.hly, cnlarijed niid 

 improved ; price $1 per year. 

 The characicr of the Genesee Fnrmer, h.ith old 

 and (icw, has been well known, end iia nbiljtynnd 

 noefulness universnlly npplnuded, Publielied in one 

 of the best farming districts in the world, and in one 

 of the finest and busiest cities of the grawuig west, 

 the very home of nciive industry and inlelligenee, 

 where information and mccb.in!cnl tulent of iho bith- 

 eat order are concentrated. No pains will be spared to 

 make it all that aneli a paper should be. ^t^^ 



Under pre.-sent arriuigoments, Mr. Ci)l'n3n is ex- 

 pected to coniinni. in the ediiojial department fnr the 

 first tliird of the year ; and whenevpr he rstires from 

 its supervision, it will pass into ab'!e anrj competent 

 bands, who will do justice to the paper and its subscri- 

 bers. Mr. Colmon contemplatrs an agricultural Tour 

 in Europe, and will bo a legnlar corrcepondenl of 

 tho pripT through the year. 



Mr. Bateliam, .13 travelling agent and cr>rrespon- 

 deni, designs to spend most of his time among the 

 farmers, observing their condition, and operationp, 

 and his contributions will be interesting and practical. 

 The niimeriuis and aMe correspruidcnts of tlie N. G. 

 Farmer, i: is expcctfd, will continue their valuable 

 contributions. With these arrRngemenlp, the pro, 

 priotora feel assured ilat the long iriod friends of the 

 Ouna--ee Former will not desert the paper; liui will 

 use ibeir influence to extend its ciruulnlion and use- 

 fulness. If caih subscriber would ni lUe it an object 

 to procure one other, be would render an ess^ential 

 publiii beaeflt. The correspondence being extended 

 t'lrnugliout the country, the paper will embracr the 

 husbandry of the wliole ; of New Englind, the Cftn. 

 a !aa, the Middle, the Suiiibern and Western State.'; 

 and i* wdl eoniniunicate the fullest intelligence of the 

 progress o( agriculture in the old world. Bdingcon- 

 neoted with an exiensire Asriculiiiral Establiehnient 

 for seeds and implements, under tiie inanngemcnt cif 

 one of the Publishers, it will furnish inf)rma. 

 tion of all improvrmenis in iheec departments. The 

 proprietors will use their ui.mo.3t endeavors to con- 

 centrate the bast talent in its management ; to have 

 its mechanicnl execution i:nd appearance greatly im- 

 proved, and to render it entirely wovtlif of the pat- 

 ronage of practical and intelligent farmers. 



Six Copiss iHU bs fvrmshcdfoT ^5. TmrnEES 

 CoPiEs/or 810. O.v TvvKNTY Copies and over, 

 a discount of thirty per ant w.ll be iimde. Bills 

 of alt spicie paying bunks iciil he taken lU par, 



E.litors who will giva this prospectus omc or ni.iie in- 

 sertions, will be entitled to receive one volnnie of iby 

 paper without un exchange. ^r 



l'aiT.M.iSTK:;s art; peni;ii;ed hy law to remit r^ncy 

 free of postage. The frinnds of agrlculiura^ie re- 

 epeotlV.lly requested to assist in obio'ning snbecribers, 

 Baclt numbers or volumes can be furnichcd- 



Cownunicutious on Uueiuees or fir the paper, may 

 be addressed to Cros n.in & S lepard, Rocliester. 



Wayne County AjrlciiUural So-iety. 



Prom some strange circumstance--, the fillowing er- 

 rors occurred in the account nl this society in our last 

 number, some of which wholly altor the meaning :-^ 



For 'eight month' read October. 



lOihline, for 'difloronci' jcad defe'eney. 



4">1 linr, for 'balfbloic? ryad balf-b'jods. 



5"2d line, for "and' rend are. 



64-.h lin-, tor 'in' read f r. 



Last line, for 'J. J. T.' rsaJ N, B. 



T;-rr.pcim Afrrffnlfrvnl T..t!r aiKl Kurvev. 

 S -vernl gentU-iiien, miercsted in the advancement 



f agricultural science and improtfi-rrient and r>f riiial 



diicalion, have pro|-.osed to Mr. tlciuy C'.lmnn, late 

 Commissioner of .Agricultural .Survey of .Mas.sncbi:- 

 -ett-, to visit Europe for these objects. The plan is 

 him to spend a year in England in the examination of 

 the Husbandry anil Rural Economy of that country, 

 and a year on the Continent in the cx.iminntion of 

 Fren..h, Flemish, Swiss ntid German Iftisbindry. 

 and eepccially the Asricnltnrnl or Manual labor 

 Schools and the c.\i)crimeiital Fariyit;. 



It is tliiiughi that such nn examination, as yet never 

 un 'ertalten by an American, migbt, if w(dl conduct- 

 ed essentially conduce to the advaU'^ement of agri- 

 cultural luiowledge and improvement in this cnuntrv. 

 •\nd especially serve the cause of rural and iiracticai 

 education, which is now exciting great interest thro'- 

 out the United fitr'es. The cenerni plan of the 

 Survey will conform to M^. Co man's Survey of the 

 Asriculture ol iMa,=Ea<,-husctfa. 

 It is iir ■pos'-d to puWis'i \;\s reports in f ucccssive Noj. 

 The first number is expected to appear by the first of 

 January, 18-14. and oimner if piacticnble. The rest 

 of the nmnhprs will follow in convenient succession 

 nt iHtcr\a!8r.f two or three inonlbs- 



The whnlewoik wdl be comprised in eiabt, or at 

 most ten, nunibars of at lca«t JOO pn2e.s each, hand- 

 somely printed in an oeiavo form, stitched and cover 

 ed, and etnbellisheJ with necessary and useful draw- 

 inBc and engravinss, title pages and indi-x. 



The ci?t wi'l he SO cents each numher lo subscri- 

 bers. Gentlemen who sub-'cr-bo are understood as 

 subscribing for the whole «oik. 



As the enterprise in-volveaof necessitv a large ex- 

 pen.se, it is exoecled that one d.>l r.r per eonv will bi 

 paid on nuhs'^rib'na ; or otherwise, one doHnr on the 

 delivery of the first number ; one on the delivery o*" 

 the second number ; one on the delivery efthefith 

 uu'-nlicr ; one on the ilolivei-y of the seventh num. 

 her : and one on d:e delivery of the nin'b number, 

 should the w-orU be extendi^.l to ten jnimbers. 



Mr. Colmnn will leave for Kiiropens soon as the 

 subscription will warrtint the underlokina. 



An earlv return is respoctfu ly requested of gentle, 

 men lo « bom this is sent, addressed to IlenrV Col- 

 man. Rochester, N Y ; to Li^le & Riown. Bofton, 

 Mass ; to Charles S Francis &- Co., No. SOi?. Broad, 

 wav. New York : or to Luther Tucker, Cultivator 

 Omcc. Alb..nv, N. Y. 



Oct.ib*r 4. 181?. 



VinKOj:0'.Oi(i>CAL OBSERVATIONS, 



MADE AT THE RIJUIIESTER COLLEGIATE INSTITI.TE BY 

 I,. WETIIERELL, ^^0VE^1I!ED, 18-12. 



To Subscribi rs and Correspoiiilent.s. 



The December nutsber of the Genesee Farmer has 

 been delayed until this time, on account of the new 

 arrangements made necessary by a change of prourle- 

 Iorship,and Mr. Colnian's preparations for his Foreign 

 Tour. Every efTorl will be made hcrcalier to ensure 

 punctnality of publication and delivc'v. 



Several cases have within a few months come to 

 our knowledge of a failure of the receipt of the paper 

 on the part of our siibsoribcrs. Much of the blame, 

 we fear, to our great regret, belongs tooursidvee : but 

 the cause, which we little tuepcctcd. I as been discov- 

 ered : and we trust there will be no mora reason for 



mjdaint. 



The Editor was anxious to meniion psrticu.'.-.rly, in 

 bis number the receipt of many valuable oominunica 

 tion--. lie has iioi now loom lo do this; hut they have 

 been received with grateful respeot ; and hii friends 

 may be assured shnjl he rluly nckuowlrdged. 

 Koaroft County— jVoticc. 



The annnal meeting of the Monroe Connfy Agri- 

 cultural .Society will be held at the ."Arcade House, 

 ftocht'Ster, on Wednesday, the 4tb of Janv.nry, at 11 

 o'clock, A. M , when the premiums will be awarded 

 on Roots, G-ain and Field Crops, and oflicers will be 

 eh cted fir the ensuing year. 



Competitors for premiums nn crop.s are roqucste r 

 lo be particular in meking out their statements and 

 (•ertificaiep — as re.-]uired by the law of the state — (see 

 theS.jpt. No. of the current vol. of the Farmer,') and 

 it is very desiroble that th? claims and cart ficates be 

 handed to the President or Secretary aa early as the 

 Idi of Jauuarv, 



flange of Thermometre fu- the month, 43 deg. 

 The tall of rainlc^r the month •<{ Oct. 2.20 inch. 

 Mean Temperature of ■'" 18-12, 43,31 dog. 

 " " " 1841, 44,4G " 



" " " 1610, 47,83 " 



HemarLs on the- n'cuthcr /mm October idih ta 

 Note7iiber 25iA, 



Oct 20. h, slight .-ihowcrB tms afternoon ; 2.3tb, 

 frost this m 'rning ; ■2,9. h, Indian summer commences 

 — continues to the i-nd uf the m'-nth. 



Nov. 3d, se-.-ere frisl this morning— wild geese 

 seen : 6ih, Indian summer coniiiiues — it has been 

 very Une Un uevoral days : 8th, commenced Ta'niog 

 last evening about 11 o'clock and oiitiniieJ rainy 

 through the day ; 9;b, lainy this morning , snow this 

 -ifternoon, first this autumn : cleared off at sunset ; 

 lOtb, comiTienced raining about nooti ; iJitb, pleas- 

 ant and warm carl; in the pveiiing— Tber. 46 : rain, 

 wind, enow and froat diiriRg the nij;bt ; 19. b, suow 

 storm last night, with high wind ; 20:b. hiyh wmd, 

 with enow squalls: 24i!i, snow list night. Tiie 

 >vcck ending N-iv. 24lb, has been very coli) and win. 

 dy — much colder ibnn the eorrrspondiii!.' week of Inn 

 i-ear. The navigiitioa on the Erie canol has closed 

 luring this -.veek. 



Winter seeins to have commenced q-iile early : 

 Nov. 22d, — at the rising of the moon ibis evening 

 hctween Sand 9 o'cloc.k, there appeared a eone of 15 

 •I'-greesiii length, as I judged, abov.; it, of reiimriin- 

 blo brightnesrf. 



ROCISESTER SKEf> STORfi A?«D 8BHO 

 GAn»EX, 



PrISTKU FOK the PllOFRIKTOll. M. H. Batkjia.u, 



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