Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-11-17

second best S acres do. to Dr. Francis r.
Wills, the produc. being 81 l2 barrels
Hawkins, Esq the produc, being Is bbls.
and bushels; for the second best acre of
Corn to DR.. Francis R. Wills, the produc.
being l2 1-2 bushels; for the bes, acre of
Oats, TO Richard B. Posey, E-q., the pro-
due, being So 3-4 bushels. All of which
is respectfully submitted.
WALTER f. BoARMAN,
JOSEPH LUcKETT,
S. II. BEALL.
[cERrIr1cATEs.]
To DR.. Walter F. Boarman, Samuel II. Beall,
Lyme Shackelford and Joseph Luckett, Com
mittee on Corn and Oats
This is to certify, that | measured an acre OF
Corn in my field accurately as it could be done
with rope; !; that had the Corn gathered, she'll
ed and measured. All of which was done under
my eye, and with my own assistance, and that the
yield was eighteen barrels and three bushels Of
ears.
Mode Of charlottesville land on which the a
bove Corn was made was never before in cultiva-
ton !; but was cleared, grubbed, and ditched last
spring. Got up and cultivated entirely with
the hoe, with the exception of slight plowing
gave it when laid it by. 1t was planted four feet
one way and two feet the other, with two stalks
in each hill. The soil is light loan and is bot
tom or swamp land. The Corn is the eight and
ten roWed variety.
also certify, that in July last measured an
acre of Oats, had it cut, thrashed, and measured
under my own observation, and that the yield was
thirty-slx bushels each half bushel was little
raised.
Mode of CuHiuation.-The land on which these
nafc l.,
low for wheat) of rather crumbly soil. 1t was
sown on the 31st of March, with four bushels to
the acre. About the time the Oats were heading
the weather was extremely dry, or should have
made much larger crop. This land was in corn
last year. plowed it very deep in the spring of
this year, then raked 1t with heavy two horse
rake, sowed the Oats, and raked them in with a
three horse rake. The variety was the Polish and
our common Oats mixed.
JosIAs H. HAWKINS,
On this 8th day of November 1853, personally
appeared Josias II. Hawkins and made oath that
the above statements are correct to the best Of
his knowledge and belief.
| Charles County, State of Maryland, to arit:
On this 6th day of November personally ap-
peared DR.. Francis R. Wills before me, Justice
Of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, and
made oath the Holy Evangely of Almighty
God, that he measured with a rope one acre of
land after the usual manner; and further, that
from the same acre the said F. R. Wills gathered
62 l-2 bushels Corn, allowing 70 yards square to
! fbe acre And at the same time he ensured Eve
1 acres OF land, from when he gathered 287 I-2
bushels of Corn.
Sworn before, ELIJAH w. Day.
Mode of Cultvation-The variety of Corn grown
was the eight and ten rowed. The land upon
which it was grown was bedded up, raked, the
Corn planted and drilled from two to two and a
half feet apart one way, and five or five and half
the other cultivated exclusively with plow and
hoe, no manure Of any kind being used. The soil
| of loan sand.
hereby certify, that 70 yards square of land,
measured by A. Smoot and A. J. Boarman, pro-
duced on my farm twenty-four and a half bushels
of Oats the present year.
Mode Of charlottesville land is a brittle clay,
and few years ago would not have produced ten
bushels. About four years since it was heavily
covered with stable and farm-yard manure. Last
|year heavy crop of Corn was made the land
This spring the Oats were seeded early in April,
and plowed in corn-stalks with them. No manure
of any kind used. S. w. DENT.
Maryland, Charles County, to rit
Personally appears S. W. Dent and makes oath
to the foregoing facts, to the best of his know
ledge and belief.
| Sworn before P. DAVIS.
| November 6th, 1853.
! hereby certify, that measured the acre for
S. w. Dent, in conneAion with Mr.. Boarman.
ALEXANDER SMooT.
hereby certify, that l measured the acre of
land with Mr.. A. Smoot, and measured up the
Oats, and the yield was twenty-four and half
bushels. ANDREW BoARMAN.
This is to certify, that we measured one acre or
70 yards square Of land and saw the Oats raked,
shocked, thrashed and measured, and the product
was SO 3-4 bushels, for Richard b. Posey.
FRANCIS DUNNINGToN,
Nov. 7th, 1853. SAMUEL Bush.
| This is to certify, that we correctly measured
one acre of land for Stanslaus Farrall and help
ed to cut and thrash and measure the Oats of the
same on poor clay land, and measured up thirty
seven and a half bushels and half gallon ofgood
clear Oats. AS witness our hands, the season o
1853. his mark.)
| JOHN H. JOHNSON,
| (hls mark.)
/ WALTER SCRoGGINs.
| The undersigned at the request of Mr. James
H. Neae, laid off by stretching over the same a
rope seventy yards long, an acre Of his growing
Corn of the present year, and one Of them, MIR.
Isaid one acre was measured, 1T was found to
amount to ii barrels and 2 bushels. In witness
whereof We have hereunto affixed our hands.
WILLIAM SLAyEN,
Fl. w. WATHEN.
The undersigned, at the request of Mr.. James
H. Neale laid off, by stretching over the same a
rope seventy yards long, an area of five acres OF
his growing Corn Of the present year, and both OF
us being present when the yield was measured
was found in the aggregate to amount to 63 bar
rels In witness whereof we have hereunto al
| fixed our hands WILLIAM SLAvEN,
| ii. w. WATKERN.
This is to certify, that measured one acre OF
land with a rope, allowing seventy square yards
to the acre. The product therefrom was II l-2
barrels of sound Corn.
| Mode of Cultiration-The land on which the
above Corn grew, was swamp land, of light tex
ture. part of it had not been in cultivation for
many years 1t was ploughed deep early in the
Spring, thrown into beds five feet apart, and
planted the last of April, about three feet apart
in drills. 1t was sided with twohorsc plough,
and in a few days after, it had one furroW thrown