The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-08-28
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENTS.


We have been favored with glance
at the diary or farm book of Maj. John
Jones, (by the way every farmer ought
to keep a book in which to note down
each days transactions. Sc and Were
surprised to find him a pioneer in so
many valuable improvementsin farming,
as will be seen by the following items,
we have been permitted TO copy:
"OctoJer Isl, 1871. Put in 81 acres of wheat
with p."nnock's drill.
That was the first American drill ever
used in this section of the Union. Sev-
eral drills had been imported from En-
gland, but We're too cumbrous for USE
and had been thrown aside. Now Il
large proportion of the wheat crop of
the country is drilled.
"nQy lttt, 1912. Planted corn and potatoes
on an old timothy sod, which was plowed with
a Prouty pillow and SUBSIDIZED with one of the
same make. Was so well pleased with the
work that have determined To have Il blowing
match 10 test the plows now in use.'
I The Major thereupon Immediately
issued the following advertisement:
! ''SrEED THE PLoUGn.-To Muchini&s ana
i 1gricniiurists.--A premium of the bull call
''Sl. George out Of .'Cecila" of Snake Hill
a great milker--by ar. M. Johnson" which
according to the blooming rate of Delaware
"Blossoms" is worth $50, will be awarded tc
any member of the st. Georges Agriculture
! Society, or of any other society in Delaware, OF
elsewhere, who will bring on to the ground, Q
plough or ploughs, one or more, which shall
perform the best work, on land that NAV bt
selected AT Or near Port Penn, by the Presidcn
and Ex-Presidcnts of the St. George Agricullu
raj Society, who are the committee to attend il
the case.
All persons friendly to the success of III,
plough, are respectfully invited to attend anc
contend for the honor Of bringing on the groun,
the best one of that most useful impIemen
known to man; a. well as for the valuable pre-
MUM offered. [Signedl J. JONES"
Agreeably to that notice the Plough
ing Match was held. Five plough
were entered, and the proceedings were
published in the Farmers Cabinet Sucl
was the beginning of Ploughing Matche
IN this country; now they are ever,
where common, and annual Cattle Show
could not be kept up without them.
"Junc 18Th, 1915. Got home two of Hussey'
Reapers; the first brought to the State by an
Individuals
Now reaping machines are in common
use, and at the Worlds Fair were con
sidered one of the wonders of the world
"July loh, 1876. Set to work the first ,
Pitts Thrcsher's and Scperators, threshing an
cleaning the grain at the same lime.''
Now these threshers and separator
are growing into general use and wi
soon supercede all others on large farms
At the present time Major Jones
, threshlng his wheat with a machin
dracen byo stenm engine. This exper
ment or innovation is looked upon wit
more favor than any of the precedin
1 ones were when they were experiments
e and beyond doubt steam will soon b
, extensively applied to grain threshers.
From the above items it will be see
that the Major can do more than writ
Tor the newspapers. "The good tha
r such man does lives after him"
LA mammoth's skeleton was latel
dug out a SharpSbufp. Bath comfy. k\