The North-Carolina standard., 1845-10-01
FINE WHEAT.

FINE WHEAT.
| A late Washington Union says: We bavs
received small bag of Spanish Wheat from M,
Isaiah Townsend, of Albany fanega Of this
wheat was sent to him by Don Macsino de Ao.
uirre, our consul at Biboa. 1t was raised in lbe
kingdom of Leon, and considered among the best
wheats grown in Spain. Mr. T. has distributed
samples for seed at several points in New York
and Michigan, and is anxious that it should also
be tried in Abemarle or other equally favorable
wheat regions of Virginia A letter in the 'Cul
tivator' for this month, (voI 2, No. g, D. 1927 ad
dressed to the New York State Agricultural So,
ciety, gives some details respecting the Wheat
which require correction. The variety is from
Leon, not Old CASTLE; its weight by accurate
measure and balance 81 l-2 not 68 I-2 lbs. TO
the bushel."e The Editor has sent this Wheat 10
Richmond to be distributed among the VirgiuiaD
farmers, and the Editors of the Enquirer an.
nounce its reception, and state that leading mil.
Ter pronounces it superb article. The Baltimore
Sun speaks of two species of Wheat which it has
received-the Oregon and the China:
! 1t was taken from the Bloomfield estate, be.
longing to Henry r. Smeltzer, near Middletown
Fredarick county, Md. The Oregon wheat was
found or discovered by a missionary travelling
through that territory, who brought it to this coun
try inI839. Mr.. Smeltzer this year raised from
four and quarter acres, 2l2 bushels and 43 lbs,
which is fraction over SO bushels 10 the acre
This wheat is very hardy, of beautiful red
color, with. smooth chaff, heads from FIVE 10 six
inches long and average 90 to I30 to the head.
1t is believed it will yield at least 90 per ccn,
more to the acre than The ordinary wheat, from
the fact that it has Is 10 30 grains more to The
head. The history of the China wheat is rather
singular. A few heads were found in box Of
China-ware imported from the north of China,
and the heads being so very close and compact,
the discoverer was induced TO plant them. Mr.. S.
informs US that last year he raise AZ l2 bushels
per acre with il, this year Az bushels per aero.
This is beautiful white wheat. and has heads or
ears about as long as the Oregon wheat, anda-
bout the same number of grains to the head The
China wheat is Of the early kind and, so far, has
not been injured by~smut, miidew, or fly" ,"'
The Leon Wheat, as has been seen above,
weighs to the bushels 81 l-2 pounds-very little,
if any thing, above our best Wheat in North Car
olina. The last season was not favorable in this
region to the Wheat crop, yet we learn from one
of our farmers that his crop averaged IS pounds
to the bushel and that year or two since it was
6s to the bushel-thus leading the Leon by halfa
pound. We have small quantity of the GeOr-
gia Wheat-sald to be fine artcle-which we
shall sow in few days, and when it is reaped
our readers shall know the yield
The Superior Court for Wake County is in
session this week, his Honor Judge Settle presld
ing. We shall give in our next an account oil
such action as may be had upon the case OF the
Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Road. II deserves TO
be mentioned that the Court got through with the
Criminal Docket on Monday, and that there were
no cases ofan aggravated nature
The appointment of Mr. Woodbury. to the Su-
preme Court Bench in place of Judge Story, de'
ceased, seems to be popular one in all quarters
of the Republic. Most of the respectable Wing
papers do not object to it in pointed terms-sOme
of them are pleased with it, while the democratic
press from Maine to Louisiana notice it in terms
of warm approval and commentator. 1t Ha
high tribute to Mr.. Woodbury., but we believe ho
will prove himself worthy of it, as well as Of the
illustrious persons with whom he has become thus
associated. s.se 3
:. What are the Wings doing!'' Milton Chronicle:
The Whig people are doing" justice to the
but the leaders are grnmbllnS
md looking out for issues Oh for another HOOe
;ase, or even the carcase of another Standing
Armyl But the Chronicle viii be answered ID
all at the polls next August.
The Confession Of John B. Cough" publish
d in the last Register, is doubtless not genuine
Some Of the Northern. prints have pronounced
forgery. We publish today an extract ll0u.
What the New Y ork Journal Of Commerce g"''
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