Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1855-12-13

Of wheat grown In this County, has boon awardeo
use Of Mapes super-phosphate Of Lime. e
WILMINGTON, October 10th, 1855.
To MAJon JoHS JONES, Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Wheat Crops, Of the New Castle County
Agricultural Society.-Sir I'm applying for the
premium offered for the best yield Of whsat on not
" less than 20 acres herewith hand you the fol-
lowing certificate Of my then Foreman, as ono Of the
vouchers for having produced Al bushels per acre
on one Of the fields Of my farm in St. Georges Hun
This Is to certify that I harvested, stacked,
tnreshed and measured the wheat grown on u.
1laslers farm this year, aud there was eight hun.
area and twsay bnshsl. grown on twenty aSsSs
- ~ -, aisI2t Signed, +, D. STEVENS. a
=; d The lands on stock ground, soyn With Phos,
Phate Il lime, believe yielded double that which
was spread with barnysrd manure" #. BIS
The four previous crops Of the firss named field
was as follows list, Corn with about 40 or 90 bush,
CTS seda waste sown per acre. ID, Wheat seeded
down In clover, 30, Nova for hay 4th, Glover
nearly all frozen out, and pastured very close until
ale IN sep tember, 1854 when II was poorly plowec
owing to the extreme dry weather. After harrow
ing, top dressing Of abou 800 pounds OF Mape's
fhosphate OF lime was sown broadcast, and seven
peSks oil Mediterranean wheat per acre put In with
urn. After tho wheat was well up in November
II was rolled and last spring again sown in clover
o. when It snew bearing luxuriant crop, Ano-
.nef hed Of stock ground was sewn very late part
~ winch was we'll manfred, and another part OF the
senlo neiu tsp'ureRsed with Mapos' fnOspnhke, nnu
have no doubt there from 70 to 10 bushels per
acre more wheat on the phosphated part than on
the other. Messra. Geo W. Karsner, Thomas j..
FORD and Others whose attention was called to this
experiment FULLY CONQUERED with Mr. Stevens as to
Ny nIst use Of Mapes' phosphate was in the
rall OF 1858, when purchased two tons OF Messrs,
Fennock, Of this CITY, for $780, which was put upon
a part Of wheat fold sown after oats for which
hod no manure. II was put on in three different
MODES, viz: plowed under, narrowed in after plow.
ing anu sown broad cast late after tho wheat was
up The latter produced the best wheat and all
done much better than the MANFRED ground. The
toowng fal and spring the superiority of the grass
on that part Of the field was perueptible for long
distance The success Of these experiments induced
me to use several tons on every kind Of crop raised,
and am fully satisfied that have received re-
turn OF double the cost Of the outlay the first
OF lts application Inst spring planted field in
oon Whicn had been six successive yenrs under Gull
qvaton, four Of which was Of that crop was told
should get nothing but stalks and rotten corn.
applied about table spoonful or one ounce Of
Mapes Phosphate to each hill, and there now
stahds IN the shock sounder and larger crop by 20
PEI gent. th9n has been grown on that field for the
and general knowledge of the nature of the soil in
TINS ceuntg, have no doubt that the use of from
one 70 800 pounds per acre of Mapes' Phosphate
OF lime, sown broadcast prior to the first of April
next either on wheat or grass will produce double
its first cost on the following or present crop without
taking into consideration its effects for years to come
Very Respectfully, 2. B. GLAzTEk.
r. D. AS an exhibition or display Of this crop was
meyer expected or intended no extra care was TAX.
en- in its cultivation or harvesting, It was injured
oy soab or seald one hot rainy day something over
week previous to harvesting, and the damage was
estimated by my neighbor, Thomas ]. Ford, ESQ i, at
twxt cutting and raking did not increase the brock
OF gleanings ZB.g.
WHEATLAsD, December l, 1856.
Ia.I. 9 r
eTyaa SsGtaGa sE kecSrdiGs Secretary Of
stanaing all that has been SAID and written on the
SUBJECT OF the abundance Of the crops Of wheat
potatoes and hay, tho past season, but one apRca-
ton Tor the valuable premium offered by the soce.
~ has been regularly made to the committee for
any OF the above cited crops Col Glazier deserves
anu doubtless will receive tho thanks Of the farmers
generally and Professor Mapes in particular, for
the statement in detail Of his experiment with the
Super'phosphate, size by side with the barn.yard
manure mot litter Of the waste straw and hay, but
good manure, which has accumulated in the yard
from cattle that have been we'll housed, fed and 9TH
eswsS cared for With the best Of bssts rSa sags
Of Indian meal. His crop of forty-one bushels of
wheat to the acre on field which might be called
good crop in any season, ia certaiLly n very
extraordinary crop for the past unpropitious season
for wheat and for which crop Mr.. GLACIER is emit.
tied to the premium of ten dollars for the best field
ol twenty acres, producing thirty-fve bushels OF
wheat per acre, as his letter and other papers &C.
comPanying this report will more fully show.
JOHN JONES, Chairman.
this State, was held Delaware City on Thursday last
ns m was quite United The fact
TGe nps1. S city wg wished a. f. he S charge
ssas Is c ' S@S shS'S rom
R9 repeal q az si5ory la% TRs people were So
aye been able to publish in our paper this morning tho
ee o. iS meeting. bni the
Wise ~ persons not among the natiatei, excluded
We're a ~ sne G 70 e e9ts5 e room hey
Their conference should be secret-conned TO their own
o oS aSpenns S S eaft sa
CIV hea eoaPty GAsIms1 and Wm Ems o, ts
by Charles ". Almond, after which eommittes Of i've
s JoEa ssoa, FS Ss sRRS,nRf.
ag N Si na Lanes bpn9ke hs meet
orde y ne President who nade qnitea lengthy speech
Ions restitution vas read and sdop d ShsS he
~ adjonned declare al snmPtuary
sSt ne AS pSsSd BY iHs GsI H such
peal license law has materially Diminished the apptS.
!9S oSa5qh e%aRisa WIFI viii
INVESTIGATED peTsSns AID their no and nearseratien
~ cInelIl the dealers in spruous and ylnous liquors
willing to abide BY and submit @ reasonable law, con;
gsess @ ee bat e Sr es o P m snao
e insert The resplnons We shall 20 our next. The
that The for Tie sapPressono faienperanes II moi
Unconstitutional ~ wholly lnexpedient. and against the
opinion erty OF the people, aud the best interest Of
Tue STALE We VIII use every honorable effort to induce
Legislature to repeal it at its session, and substitute
III its place Just and reasonable license law.
PROCEEDINGS OF CoURT.-Wednesday Decem.
her 9th 1860. Elihu Jefferson, lessee VS. John
Howell.-This was an action of eiectment brought
TO recover possession Of forty two acres Of land in
| AppoquinlmLk Hundred The case occupied the
iuTy nearly two days, who after being out all night
shSSSt SaSssrd and Bats FPSF fiji R5a
ney and Rogers for defendant.
| Friday, November 8, 1856
| Baynard Postles vs.. Michael Harrity This wal
an action to compel Harrity, to reimburse to the
plaintiffs, the sum Of S2s7 go being the amount paid
by them TO Richard Bonsall for the loss of horse
which, il was alleged was caused by the negligence
OF Harrity. Verdict not rendered. Patterson fol
the plaintiff Gordon, for defendant.
The Court adjourned over to Monday
POLICE CAsEs.-John Journey and Samuel Coyl,
arrested on the 9th inst, while riding on horsebacl
at an immoderate gate through the city, wer
brought before the Mayor where they behaved in
very ipsolent manner, cursng and swearing an,
interrupting the proceedings The Mayor fnet
them So each for contempt, So for fast riding, sl
each for being intoxicated in public place. md als
fined Coyle 50 for resisting tho police officer Hi
brother David was also fined So for interfering il
| the matter.
VIM Perry arrested on the 9th, for intoxcation, wa
, fined $40 and costs, which he paid.
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