The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-10-09
REPORT ON CROPS.

they are, so near their Delaware neigh
bors.
REPORT ON CROPS.
This committee have again e ypress
their regret that no application has been
made for the liberal premiums offered
by this Society, which, as regards crops,
are on a more liberal and diversified
scale than are to be found on the list OF
premiums of any other Society. The
committee are well assured (uloiticially)
that notwithstanding the general failure
OF the wheat crop in this comfy, as well
as on the Peninsula below, and IN Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, that most of
the premiums for wheat might have
been claimed if farmers whose crops had
succeeded we'll had complied with the
requirements OF the Society. The same
may be said of oats. Thu, crop no doubt
exceeds in quantity (perlaps from the
breadth sown) and quality of grain, any
crop ever s1wn in this State.
The growing crop OF corn, too, bids
fair to exceed the crop Of 1881, fully
one third. But as good as these crops of
corn and oats are, in proportion to
what they were 20 years ago, they are
no more than ought to be expected
from the amount OF lime and guano that
has been put upon the land within that
time. 1t has been estimated that one
million bushels of lime have been used
in the three counties Of Delaware for
each of the FIVE past years. Guano has
come extensively into use, particularly
in the counties Of nent and SUSSEX.
One agent for the sale g'lat o from the
extensive house OF A. +. Allen {. Co., Of
New York, Informed the writer that he
had sold in Kent and SUSSEX, 100 tons
in 1851. New Castle can hardly be
much behind either of her sister coun-
chased over 10 tons in that year for his
own use only.
If we assume the whole amount Of
guano used IN DpHwafp in 1891 to be
1890 tons, and TIM iE:I tease Of the crop
to be bushels TO the 10 pounds, or 81
bushels to the ton, this will ,hnN an in
crease Of 100, $40 bushels. SO much for
guano.
Assuming 40 bushels OF lime as the
dressing tor an acre, and II bushels nf
corn to be tLe e..Ioa product, this would
give an extra product of 100000 bushels,
and in seven years it VIII show an eX-
ira yield of 100000 bushpI equal to
the entire crop Of 1910, SO much for
lime--to say nothing aocuI ashes, bone
dust, mari, and other irlil'izing ma
nures which have been applied to land,
and the improved system o! agriculture,
by ub.Soiing, understanding, &c.
The introduction Of la5orsaving and
economizing agricultural implements,
has fully kept pace with the application
of the iertlli2lng manurrs. Ihe most
important OF which are the Drill! Or
gram and seed planter, by Peuaock; the
Reaping and Moving Machine OF Hus-
sew, which commanded the admiration
of the world at the worlds Fair; the
improved Tnresher and Separator OF
Pitt & WhimpIe; the Wheat Fan OF Van
Wlnkle; and last, though not Least, the
portable steam engine by Arcbambault,
Of Philadelphia.
First IN order OF the introduction Of
the above named implements, was the
American Drill, by Pennock. 4 field
of , / acres was sown in l6sl IN st.
Georges Hundred The Reapng ma.
chine Of Hussey, was put IN motion m
the same farm in June, 1913, in ,.eiJ
OF 100 acres, which cut an average Of 20 .
acres per day. in two years from the !
introduction Of the aooV" machines in !
this county, our farmers had purchu3 ed /.
more OF them than all the States ia inc
Union had, previous to their introduce
ton here. In January 1913, PITTS
Thresher and Separator, winch cleaned
much of the wheat fit Tor market At the
same operation OF thrashing, also on the
same farm, they and many others, much 7
OF the same pattern, were brought from
Rochester; and now three-tourths Of all
the wheat n the county is cieaned by
them.
William Bowman, plain farmer in
st. Georges Hundred has made one
somewhat different which is SAID to per.
form wei. Mr.. b. has no particular
trade, bat may be called d natural geni-
us, he can do aoou; DIS mueh of anything,
in the mechanical way, as any other
man with the same tools.
Van Wiukle's Fan for cleaning grain,
particularly for cleaning SEED gram, is
far superior to any thing IN Use herea-
bouts, being better made, easier to turn,
and does its work better than any othe-.
Mr.. Van Winkle is from New York al
so, but puts up his Fans IN Wilmington,
from whence he has sent out 900 the
present season.
Last, though not least in Importance
to the farmer, is the Portable Steam en-
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