Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-06
THE COAD WHEAT.

Having received for insertion the advertisement which will
be found in another column, respecting Coad Wheat it
Cured that account given in the American Farmer
for July last Of this fine variety of the grain might interest
agricultural readers, and we therefore suboin it:
"THs CoAD WHEAr.-Our readers will remember the
notice which taken Of variety wheat which bears the
Of the gentleman who had raised considerable quan,-
last year from small package obtained from the Patent
Office. The extraordinary qualities awarded 10 this wheat
created considerable demand for and the seed sold for
four dollars per bushe and high dollars offered
for it. small package obtained from he Patent Office
in SAG by GEoRsE D. CoAD Esq, who presented it to his
nephew, j. Erwin CoAD, ESQ., Of Great Mills, 81. Mary's
county, Maryland who cultivated in bis garden in s47
The product pint and half in ls4s, bushels
in ls49, about twenty five bushels made twenty Of
which sown, and FIVE otherwise disposed of in 1850
Mr. Coad reaped three hundred bushels hundred and
fifty of which be sold distributed grauitou.ly and the
other hundred and fifty bushels sown from which
his present crop reaped Just before harvest the father
of Mr. Coad left with of the beads Of this wheat of
which he had also about forty in cultivation and the
ton visit him. satisfy ourse of the character of the wheat
then growing his and on the farm of his We
arrived there the 18th of june and found parts of
the field ready for harvesting We passed through it in
nous directions to obtain fair sample Of the whole field
which brought up and exhibited the meeting of the
State Society the 18th ultmo There is nothing positive
known to the origin Of this wheat As well be
remembered by the Messr Cosd, the package from the Pa
fytwo bushels TO the bad been raised from another
account is that it received in package from Troy The
heads OF the wheat very compact rather long, With three
grains in bar-sometimes four foundhe grains
usually large. 1t is white and bearded wheat The average
height of the field fully FIVE aod half feet though many
stalks six and half feet high. The very bright
uncommony large at the bottom gradually tspering the
head, where it very small This wheat pens slowly, but
is not late wheat The grain has improved each successive
year since cultivated showing that lie peculiarly suit
cd soil and climate Mr. Coads soil is princDaIv
white oak heretofore lined and the field had from one hun
ded to two hundred pounds Of guano the put
fall Most OF the field was ground, the wheat
after the corn was taken off last year seeded Octo
ber some as late as the 9Th Of November and cultivated the
same as his other wholesome of drilled in, Zone and
quarter bushe TO the ac and brosdcast one and
half to two bushels to the bat difference could be
found in the field between that where one and half and the
larger quantity was sown Last year escaped the rust
though several other saee-viz the China the old red
cha and Euursn-n lis immediate vicinity were much in
jured by 1.-THE Euran less than the others In walking
through portions Of the field we could discern but lit
tie difference any part Of it. Last year picked acre &C.
curaely measured, produced hiryfve bushels the whole
field averaged twenty five TO the The season was far
favorable this year. and hardly be mistaken in
saying that the field will produce average Of forty bushels
the Mr. Cosd has about hundred acres in this
variety, and bis father forty We have witnessed 90
glorious sight, and doubt such field ever seen
in this country before. certainly in Maryland. The heads
contained average Of sevenyve grains twice large
the grains Of the heads which counted
had upwards Of HUNDRED grains We have shown the
sample brought home with gentlemen from the
wheat districts of and the States Of New York PENN
sylyans and Virgins, and with but single exception they
all superior any other they had ever seen
Mr. Cosd sold his surplus seed last year. before remark
ed for four dollars per bushe and has orders on
hand remaining from last year. He intends send
ing all he has to sell Messrs Neale & Lucket Of Ba-
mere put up in bushel bags, who will sell four dol
1as per bushel.