The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-25
For tho Journal,
Pcrry VIII be AhcnL.


Mn. EpToR-Dear Sir IL noticed in your
Journal of last week q short comment by ]. Chill.
cote, upon statement made in communi.
cation TO you some time since, in refcmcc to
the number OF bushels of wheat J. Stcrns raised
last year, which statement appeared in the
Journal of January the 2Sth, 1888
ltappcars that J, Chilcotc, has Undertaken
to criticise my statement; bu' has bundcrcd
dreadlully and upon ths Nholc, he has made
rather wild shooting, presume he did not
take dead rest when he shot or he would not
have missed the mark so far Bat as he is in
the habit Of shooting by random we must make
due allowance.
lie stated that J. Chilcce hal harvested five
acres of Whcdt which yielded 1873 bushels But
he forgot to inform lhc.readers Of the Jourgol,
that about one third Of it was ~, or, at least,
50 auch OF IT toas rye, that, when growing,
people could hardly tell whether the ground
was intended to have been, seeded with rue or
rhtdt. As to the number Of bushels that he or
Mr.. Norris raised, have no reason to doubt the
correctness of his statement.
Now, Mr. Editor, in compliance with your
request, and to correct the statement of J. Chill
cote, will here repeat my statement, aud give
you the number OF acres, quality of soil, &C.
J, Sterns harvested forty acres (dfty according
to Chilcote) which yielded go bushels Of clean
wheat, no rye 600 according to C.s statemenO
making an average of over twenDy-thrsc bushels
reracrc.
The quality of the soil is tut of mixture
of black sand and gravel which would be com
monty called a lines tone soil. A part of the
number of acres have been under cultivation
Tor upwards OF twenty-four years. the farm being
ono OF the first that was settled in the Town.
ship.
Manner of preparing the soil eighteen acres
was piowed twice; once in June, and then stirred
Just before sowing. The remainder was plowed
but once; but about as deep as possible, with
a common two horse pillow, not particle OF
manure being put on the ground that year; and
no extra palnS inS taken to prepare the ground
t / the seed. The above statement | do not
consider amy thing more than an average crop in
Perry III good season, The soil Of part of
Perry do think cannot be beat in the State
But 1t is my impression that farmers do not
take pains enough III cultivatng The SOIL OF
MIR. C.s crop puts me IN mind of an enocdotr
| once heard related conlcrnn. an old dutch
man, whose crops it appears, had failed for sov.
eral years. But the old man, not being very
easily discouraged resolved to put oil his trus,
IN PF0Ddence, and make one more effort, so a
ter well preparing his ground, aud sowing his
wheat uncommon thick he prayed that the Lord
might give him IA bountiiul harvest, so when
harvest came round. sure enough hi, whelt was
mos uncommon heavy, and it being somewha,
tangled he did not know how to take care of IT,
However, after considerable reh elton, he con.
cluded to tramp il out in the field, so h.
took his horses into the field and went to
work, and continued tramping until the whca,
began to run over the third rail OF the fence.
did not learn the average yield per acre, but sup
pose IT to be very great. Who beats that?
When Mr. G. prayed for an abundant ciop he
must have ask d for part rys. s. ]. SrERNs
Browns Corners, F,b l3, IS.