American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-12-13

No. 8 90 do.
No. 10 do.
Raised by Daniel Drew, Gardener, near the
Grand Battery, Halifax.-Quebec Mercury.
At an Agricultural Fair at Windsor, VI. pre-
MUM was awarded for % lbs. 10 ounces of butter
the produce of one COW between the 9th of April
and 9Th September averaging pounds per week.
Ohio Beets Mr.. F. Falley, Of Sandusky, Ohio
raised /" Bonaparte sugar beet'' this season, which
weighed thirty pounds -Sandasky Clarion.
.9Pples.-The growth of Apples on this Island,
the present season, has been very great, both in
quantity and size - Several Orchards have produced
from 4 10 500 bushels, and some OF the trees had
several bushels of Apples which weighed from 2
10 l6 ounces sach.-.NewpOt, Rh L. Mercury.
MERCER, (Penn Nov. 10.
A, radish has been raised in the garden of Mrs.
Clark OF this borough. which weighed twenty one
pounds, and measured twenty-eight inches in cir
conference
The largest Pear, perhaps, that ever grew, was
raised in the City of Boston the past season 1t
weighed % ounces, and measured II inches in cir
conference lengthwise, and L round. Itgrew on
an old decayed tree, from which several pears had
bsen previously taken this season. which were men,
toned as remarkable for their size-BoSt. Pat
A PEAR, weighing 80 ounces, and measuring "a
inches in circumference, was shown at our book
store, few days since. 1t was picked from tree
on the farm Of MIR Simon Fort in the town Of
AYatervliet; frem which number OF others of near
~ the same size were also taken.-.9lbaRy Gaz.
The Village Record of Oct so, in giving an ac-
count OF a large apple which grew in Chester coun-
~ Pa. says its circumstance was IA IL inches,
weight % 2 ounces
We have seen turnip from Amelia county, Va
which weighed 10 2 lbs and measured three feet
in circumierence-the produce OF the present tur
nip crop, though the drought in that county has
been so distressing and destructive.
Richmond Compiler.
This turnip beats the Prince George turnips,
now at Out Office. But, we have had the curiosity
10 have Of Mr.. Kemp's turnips accurately
weighed; its weight is 10 lbs. l or and there al e
several Of the same size Surprising bushel of
turulps 10 weigh 40 lbs these turnips will measure
four to bAshet.l --.Nat. Intel.
Lewis Meth, near Annapolis, raised turnip which
weighed l24 pounds.
Capt James Logan, of Taylorstown, WASHING
ton county. Pa. raised in his garden this season a
cabbage head, that weighed 1875 pounds.
Ptttsburg Statesman.
Great Crop -Messrs. J. Sc NJ. Pratt of Eaton
Madison county, N. Y. raised The present year,
from three acres of ground the astonishing quaint,
sy of four hundred and ninety four and a half bu
shells Of Indian corn average Of one hundred and
scventy-two and half bushels to the acre.
sfm. Farmer.
The Westmorelsnd Republican announces the
satisfaction Of having seen beet which measured
% l2 inches, and another 2S Sd inches in circum
ference.
The Philadelphia Union also publishes an ac-
count of beet, which grew in the garden of Mr..
d. Kramer, which weighs fifteen and half, aud
measures at the thickes part "a inches, and some
what lower down 81 inches.
Three Street Potatoes were exhibiteda at Augusta
few days since, raised upon the Sand Hills, near
that place, one Of which weighed lbs. or one
ibs.l 10 or; and the other lbs. o.
Charleston Courier.