The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-07-28
Correspondence of The Cecil Wing.
WnEATLAND, July 9th, Is

WHEATLAND, July 9th, 1S49.
Mr.. EDlToR.-We farmers are in the
habit on the reception Of The Wing, to
look at your weekly report of the grain
markets Of Wilmington, and Baltimore,
and | suppose you in the town would be
pleased to receive actual statements of the
quantity of crops grown. l have passed
nearly all my present crop of Wheat
through the half bushel, and l am very
sorry to have to say that it is only about
half of the average per acre, on similar land
and treatment, that it was in either Of the
two past years, al and AS. In as,
had NEARLY an average of % bushels rer
acre, on Sc acres. This year, 40, have
sent off from the thrashing machine which
cleans pretty well as it thrashcs, two thou
sand and siXty-lour bushels, and have about
one half Of a 100 5ushel stack to thrash
yet, and should have had all out, had the
machine not have broken. This will make
my crop adout 2,1l4 bushels all told,
grown on 100 acres; or something over
l3a bushels per acre. This shows de-
ticit of about half OF what the crop was on
similar land with similar treatment last year
Several fields in the neighborhood have
not been considered worth cutting. One
of my neighbors: Mr.. B. 7. Biggs, inform
ed nae yesterday that he sowed 80 bushels
on 20 acses in standing corn, and expects
70 get IA bushels, or less than half his seed.
Sowing amongst standing corn this year,
has generally failed, although the plan has
succeeded well for some years past.
ftIe crops throughon, the United States !ss
, ia lien off us much as the crop at Whedlaad, the
deficit the present year, will be $1,000 900 bush.
oils: The late Commissioner of Patents, Hon.
T. Burke, estimates the crop of'4s ut $4,000
QUO bushels. have heard Of no crop that has
been got out, but what has fallen off very cou-
sd rably. Let US hope, that the deficit through
out The country may not be more than one third
this, then viii show deficit of SO 900 900
bushels. Now if an export Of une single wear Of
10000, 900 bushels, caused the price Of wls.t 10
60 up iiom one dollar, TO two dollars and twen.
ty five cts. per bush, what may we expect whom
l2,OGo ,OCO moro are taken from consumption.
aay wheat was badly cut with The fly, but re-
covered 80 far as to show nearly an average
yield So late MS tho first OF June my neigh
bors, good judges in ordinary seasons, put my
crop AT 20 piSh. per acre, Notwithstanding the
havoc the fly had made. know not whether
it was the late fl osts, or the hot suns of June,
which hurt the wheat, hnt this do know, the
wheat III the field was effected by the sun, some
what like the 60 oseberries in the garden were;
the go.s"berries were seemingly hali-boilcd, and
tell OFT the bushes in great quantities. The grain
OF the wheat seemed seal ed in the head and is
very small; not large and plump as in past years
As an evidence Of the small grain. it will be OBJ
served by all farmers that the wheat does not
| shatter out, as usual
The crops as far as have heard OF seen, are
but little better than they were in 1886, the year
which caused the large importations of wheat.
That year got 10 bush. from leo bush. sowing,
Or hut little over half the seed.
ig'anoed, lined and ashcd heavily last year,
and sowed for 5000 bush, and did expect from
the quality Of straw, TILL began to thrash; that
should get near 1000 bsuh., notwithstanding
the havoc of the fly
| have stretched out this article much longer
THAI intended, only meant to tell you that |
had only ha # crop, and that the deficit of the
country was a.armingly great.
Yours, truly, J. JONES.