The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-02-16

ties of England.
When commenced drilling, and for
two or three years. was ridiculed by
my neighbors; some would advise me to
take the implement home, break it up,
and cook my dinner with it.
|, however, disregarded their ieers,
and persevered. And now the best evi
dence that can possibly bring forward
i'll support OF the drill over the broadcast
system, is the fact that all my neighbors
have adopted the drill for sowing their
wheat, and most other small grain; and
that we have three or four drill builders
besides H. w. Pennock, the inventor OF
the improved drill, all of whom could
not supply the demand for drills for
Newcastle county the past season. [
think [ am warranted in saying that
three tourths of all the wheat that will
be grown in Newcastle county the next
year, will be from land sown with the
drill. One Of the great advantages of tie
drill over the broadcast is, that they can
be constructed for sowing the concentra-
ted manures, guano, poudrette, bone
dust, &c. have one lot of 100 acres
u'on which | sowed, at the same time
with my wheat, fifteen tons of guano;
on a part of which sowed 800 pounds,
and otter parts 200 pounds per acre.
The experiments with the drill and
broadcast on D G. Mobiles field resulted
in yield oil II bushels pei acre of broad
cast. where two bushels had been sown;
and 80 per acre, where II bushels had
been sown with the drill; land similar
in every respect, the variety OF wheat
Mrdlterran IAN; showing an increase in
favor of drilled Including the saving OF
seed, OF 81 busaels to the acre. See c.
Noble letter as published in the Ameri-
can Farmer.
The yield of additional straw on the
drilled acre ~ per cent.
Yield of additional wheat on the drill
led acre, 81 per cent.
Another experiment by a Pennsylva-
MIA farmer, published in the October mum
Der Of The Plough, Loom and Anvil, was
equally favorable to the drill.
am much in favor OF sowing with
the drill, and of thin sowing. harvested
"A bushels TO the acre from IA field Of so
acres IN 1917, from SSt bushels sowing
with the drill. This field had had
dressing Of 40 bushels of quick lime to
the acre in 1898. In 1916 ploushed
in and covered well (say 6 or inches
deep heavy growth OF clover. which
had neither been moved nor paslu:ed
that season: ha roW,d twice lengthwise
with the light harrow: then sowed with
the drill as above described; all length
wise with the ploughing, rolling before
drilling would have been much better;
| rolled my field the past season just be-
fore seeding; rolling should never be
done cjler drilling.
lat this point Mr.. Burke, the then
Commissioner OF Patents, cut off our friend
Jones' communication. Below is supplied
the eXpunged portion, which we copy
from under the black lines drawn by MIR.
BIS own hand Why it was withheld will
perhaps be guessed by the reader.-Edl
My experience continues Mr.. Joncs,) !
think justifes me in saying, that upon an
average of soils, and in an average OF sea-
sons, where the like amount and quality
of manure has been used, the drilled will
exceed the broadcast sowing, at least one
fifth.
l am one of those who think that it is
useless to expcnd much money to increase
agricultural productions of any sort, unless
we see to a market--a Home market. If
we want to increase the product of our
wheat, either by broadcast or drilled SOW
ing, the surcst and quickest way is for the
Agricultural Societies to speak out and
demand of Congress such laws as expert
ence has shewn best to effect that end
The tariffs OF 1898 and 1912 were emil
nently efficient. Give us back the tariff
OF 1928 Or 1912. Satisfy the American
farmer, that that tariff shall be permanent,
and every farm shall be as model farm,
and every farmer shall be as a normal
teacher. And by the establishment of
manufactures in the West, our western
lands will become as valuable as are lands
in the East All that is wanted is that
consumers may be placed by the produce
ers-the loom and the anvil by the side of
the pillow.
The Commissioner of Patents, Hon. e.
Burke, estimates the surplus OF the corn
crop oil 1S47 at 173,o00DOO over home
consumption for expectation, and the sur
plus of the wheat crop for expectation
above home consumption, at over 100000
900 bushels The actual returns of en-
DOrtc of fhoca cropc tho Troacnror,c Pc