212 THE CULTIVATOR. July, 
Estimate of the Principal Products of Seneca County for 1848* 
WHEAT. 
TOWNS. 
Acres cul¬ 
tivated. 
Quantity 
of seed 
per acre. 
Time of 
sowing or 
planting. 
Quantity 
raised per 
acre. 
Cost per 
acre. 
Whole 
quantity 
m 1843. 
Whole 
cost of 
the crop 
Value at 
the mar¬ 
ket rates 
Profit. 
Profit per 
acre. 
Profit per 
bushel. 
Covert,. 
4,000 
Bushels. 
2 
Sept 5 to 25 
Bushels. 
19 
$9 00 
Bushels. 
76,000 
836,000 
At 81-10 
883,600 
847,600 
811 90 
Cents. 
62 
Fayette,. 
I 7,200 
1-h 2 
10 “ 25 
20 
10 00 
144,000 
72,OOu 
158,400 
86,400 
12 00 
60 
Junius,. 
2,800 
2 
5 “ 25 
20 
5 00 
56,000 
14,000 
61,600 
47, 600 
17 00 
85 
I/odi,. 
4,320 
1* 
. 5 “ 20 
19 
9 00 
82, 080 
38,830 
90,288 
51,403 
11 90 
62 
Ovid,. 
3) 500 
1? 
5 <! 20 
25 
10 00 
87,500 
35,000 
96,250 
61,250 
17 50 
70 
Romulus. 
3,500 
2 
5 “.25 
13 
10 00 
45,500 
35,000 
50,050 
15,050 
4 30 
30 
Seneca Falls,. 
2,500 
2 
5 “ 25 
20 
10 00 
50,000 
25,000 
55,000 
30-000 
12 00 
60 
Tyre,. 
1,980 
Q 
10 
16 
4 00 
31,680 
7,920 
34,848 
26,928 
13 59 
85 
Varick,. 
3,300 
2" 
5 “ 20 
14 
10 00 
46,200 
33,000 
50,820 
17,820 
5 40 
* 38 
Waterloo,. 
2,000 
2 
5 “ 25 
13 
9 00 
26,000 
18, 000 
28,600 
10,600 
5 30 
4 
35,100 
.. 
644,960 
8314,800 
8709,456^8394,656 
BARLEY. 
Covert, . 
250 
2 
May. 
20 
4 00 
5,000 
$1,000 
$2,500* 
$1,500 
$6 00 
30 
Fayette,. 
1 ,100 
2 
1 
“ 10 
20 
6 00 
22,000 
6, 600 
njooo 
4,400 
4 45 
20 
Junius..... 
700 
2'2 
1 
“ 10 
25 
3 00 
17,500 
2,110 
8,750 
6,650 
9 50 
38 
Lodi. . 
576 
2 
April 
20 
25 
3 50 
14,400 
2,016 
7,200 
5,184 
9 00 
36 
Ovid,.. 
SO 
2 
May 1 
“ 10 
25 
6 00 
2,000 
480 
1,000 
520 
6 50 
26 
Romulus. 
575 
1 
“ 10 
25 
6 00 
14,375 
3,450 
7,187 
3,737 
6 50 
26 
Seneca Falls,. 
700 
2| 
1 
“ 10 
25 
6 00 
17,500 
4, 200 
8,750 
4,550 
6 50 
26 
Tyre, . 
990 
2i 
1 
“ 10 
IS 
2 50 
17,820 
2,475 
8,910 
6,435 
6 50 
36 
Varick,. 
400 
2|- 
1 
“ 10 
19 
6 00 
7,600 
2,400 
3,800 
1,400 
3 50 
18 
Waterloo,. 
400 
2 to 3 
1 
“ 10 
15 
5 00 
6,000 
2,000 
3,000 
1,000 
2 50 
16 
5,771 
124, 195 
$26,721 
$62,097 
1 $35,376 
OATS. 
Covert,. 
1,000 
2 
May 1 
“ 30 
45 
$4 00 
45,000 
$4,000 
11,250f 
7,250 
$7 25 
16 
Fayette,. 
2,000 
3 
1 
“ 10 
35 
5 00 
70,000 
10,000 
17,500 
7,500 
3 75 
10 
Junius,.. 
800 
3* 
1 
“ 10 
45 
2 50 
36,000 
49,900 
2,000 
3,493 
9,000 
12,475 
7,000 
8,932 
8 75 
9 00 
19 
18 
Lodi,. 
998 
2“ 
April 
20 
50 
3 50 
Ovid,. . 
1,000 
24 
May 1 
“ 10 
45 
6 00 
45,000 
6,000 
IT ,250 
5,250 
5 25 
11 
Romulus. . 
1,250 
2§ 
1 
“ 10 
37 
6 00 
46,250 
7,500 
11,562 
4,062 
3 25 
8 
Seneca Falls,. 
800 i 
2? 
1 
“ 10 
38 
6 00 
30,400 
4,800 
7,600 
2,800 
3 50 
9 
Tyre,. 
1,188 ! 
3 
1 
“ 10 
25 
2 50 
29,700 
2,970 
7,425 
4,455 
3 75 
15 
Varick,. 
1,000 i 
24 
1 
“ 10 
37 
6 00 
37,000 
6,000 
9,250 
3,250 
3 25 
8 
Waterloo,. 
700 
3 
1 
“ 10 
32 
4 00 
22,400 
2,800 
5,600 
2,800 
4 00 
12 
, — .:.. 
10 736 
411,650 
$49,563 
1 102,912 
$33,349 
INDIAN CORN. 
Covert,. 
1,100 
* 
M’ylO 
“ 30! 
30 
$8 00 
33,000 
8,800 
$14,850* 
6,050 
5 50 
18 
Fayette,. 
3,000. 
2 
1 
“ 8 
30 
7 CO 
90,000 
21,000 
40,500 
19,500 
6 50 
21 
Junius,. 
i, 000 
4 
10 
“ 20! 
45 
5 00 
45,000 
5,000 
20,250 
15,250 
15 25 
31 
Lodi,. 
1,122 
i 
10 
“ 30! 
30 
9 00 
33,660 
10,098 
IS 147 
5,049 
4 50 
15 
Ovid,. 
1 , WO 
l 
10 
“ 30 
38 
7 00 
41,800 
7,700 
18,810 
1 ',110 
11 00 
26 
Romulus, . 
1,000 
X 
10 
“ 30 
35 
8 00 
35,000 
8,000 
15,750 
7,750 
7 75 
22 
Seneca Falls. 
750 
I 
10 
“ 25 
28 
8 00 
21,000 
6,000 
9, 450 
3,450 
4 60 
16 
Tyre.. 
1,584 
r 
10 
“ 15 
30 
6 00 
47,520 
9,504 
21,384 
11,880 
7 50 
25 
Varick,. 
1,000 
i 
10 
“ 25 
25 
8 00 
27,500 
8,800 
12,375 
3,575 
3 25 
12 
Waterloo.. 
1,000 
i 
10 
“ 30 
35 
7 00 
35,000 
7,000 
15,750 
8,750 
8 75 
25 
1 12,756 
1 
409,480 
$91,902 
184,266 
$92,364 
At 50 cents per bushel.—t At 25 cents.—J At 45 cents. 
breed. Their fleeces average three and a-half pounds 
each. Swine are only kept to consume the offals of the 
farm. Crosses of the Berkshire, Chinese and Byfield 
prevail. 
The introduction of improved implements of husban¬ 
dry and machines for agricultural purposes, has been of 
great, advantage to the county. Hussey's Reaping 
Machine has been considerably used, and is highly ap¬ 
proved. The report says—“ By the aid of this reaper, 
with the previous use of the cultivator, named below, 
several farmers have been able to raise and prepare 
their wheat for delivery , in perfect order, at a cost va¬ 
rying from twenty-six to thirty cents per bushel.” The 
cultivator alluded to in this extract, is said to have been 
introduced by Mr. Tracy, of Wayne county, and it is 
considered an improvement on Ide ? s. Recent improve¬ 
ments in the plow, by Mr. Burrall, of Geneva, and 
others, are commended. The corn and cob crushers of 
Sinclair and of Pitts are deemed useful to the stock- 
feeder; and the portable mill of Ross Sc Co. is spoken 
of with much approbation. 
The distribution of the Transactions of the New-York 
State Agricultural Society , and. the circulation of ag¬ 
ricultural periodicals, are mentioned as il shedding a 
vast benefit ” on the county. “ From these sources, M 
says the report, “ science is made to confer lasting 
benefits upon us, driving away and steadily diminishing 
the misty, baleful influences of ignorance and empiri¬ 
cism.” 
The tables alluded to, are made up in admirable 
form, and might advantageously serve as models for 
other counties and societies. We give above four 
of them, showing the amount and value of the four 
principal products, wheat, barley, oats and Indian corn. 
The Queen Bee. —It is well known by apiarians 
that bees will not swarm without a queen goes with 
the new colony. In order to prevent swarms from go¬ 
ing to the woods, some experienced bee-keepers watch 
for the queen, and when she comes out of the hive, cut 
one of her wings, which prevents her from flying. The 
bees will generally make a “pitch” near the hive, 
■when the queen may be secured, and with the young 
swarm, placed in a new hive. Sometimes the bees may 
go to the woods, but will return, if the queen is re¬ 
tained. 
