Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-19
On Wheat, Corn and Oats.

The Committee on Wheat, Corn and Oats
have the honor to submit the following re-
port: That they award premiums as follows:
10 Mr.. William W. Ware, ''for the best
field Of Wheat, not less than acres." which
ysasa ysIdsa sd aAo phsHtYs hAfhels 10 br. f. r;
ssfor the best field of Corn, not less than 5
acres,'' which yielded 72a bbls.; to Mr.:
Samuel Cox, ''for the best acre of Corn, "
which yielded IS bbls., 1 bushel and 3
pecks; and to DR.. F. r. Wills, ''for the
best acre of Oats,' which yielded 26aa bush
els, he being the only competitor for this
premium.
The Committee beg leave to say, that
they are pleased to see the great and mani
fest improvement in our lands and think, at
no distant day. the farmers of Charles can
show to their neighbors of adjacent counties
and States, that our county: though it was
once considered poor barren and unproduc-
tive, may be made to smile like the golden
harvests and to bloom and blossom like the
rose. All of which is respectfully submitted.
J. G.. CHAPMAN, Chairman. I
IcERr,r1cArEs AND MODE OF cuLrlvAr1oN.]
w. Ware five acres of land in Wheat, with rope,
allowing 10 yards TO the acre; and we further
certify that we measured for the said Ware one
| acre of land in Wheat. S +. M. HANSON,
JOHN .. MADDOX.
hereby certify. that measured one hundred
and fifty bushels of Wheat from the five acres;
the kind was North Carolina white; the quantity
of seed per acre about l-3 busheI; character Of
land stiff clay soil; quantity of Peruvian guano
200 lbs. per acre. Mode of culture: the Wheat
and guano sown on the land together, ploughed in
and then narrowed; time of seeding between the
Goth and 25th of October. VIM. w. WARE.
| hereby certify, that measured 81 7-s bushels
of Wheat from the acre; the kind Ohio Belmont
white; the quantity of seed bushels to the acre;
quantity of Peruvian guano $50 lbs. per acre.
Mode of culture: a stubble fallow, the guano
ploughed in and the Wheat seeded and narrowed
in; character of land stiff clay soil; time of seed
| ing about the lst of November.
VIM. w. WARE.
! I, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for
Charles county, hereby certify that w. Washing
ton Ware made oath according to law that the
above statement is true. Sworn before me, this
10th of November, 1857. ELIJAH w. DAY.
We, the undersigned, at the request of Mr.
James H. Neale, laid off, by stretching over the
same rope ten yards long, an area of five acres
of his growing Wheat of the present year, and
being present when the yield of the said acres
was measured by standard halt bushel, and wa:
found TO amount to l25 bushels. In witness where
of we have hereunto affixed our hands, this 9tf
fof November, 1857. FRANCIS NEALE.
i BENJAMIN BATEMAN.
The undersigned, at the request Of MIR. Jane
H. Neale, laid off, by stretching over the same
rope ten yards long, an acre of'his growing Whea
of the present year, and the yield as measured b,
a standard half bushel was 80 IA bushels. i
witness whereof we have hereunto affixed ou
hands, this 9th day Of November. 1857.
| .+ts -tr w. A. PosEY.
BENZ. T. BATEMAN.
After having carefully measured one acre Q
land seeded in Wheat, allowing 10 yards squar
to the acre, / measured from the same acre 26 j.
bushels of Wheat The ground was clover fa
: low. soil crumby clay; broke up in September
> sprinkled with light dressing of Peruvian an
: Columbian guano narrowed in with the Wheat
= Polish white variety. F. r. WILLS.
Nov. 10, 1857.
:. Sworn before, GEO. N. Rowe, J. P.
After having carefully measured acres Of Ian
seeded IN Wheat, allowing 70 yards square to tt