, 1860-01-11

!. Z. Turner, 31attoon, 90 2c-l0o bushels per
acre. |
Chambers Rhea, Morgan county, 10 bushels
per acre.
ut both State and Nasioua1 Fairs.
There was no second premium offcred. We
hope next season that on staple crops the Board
will offer ed and Sd premiums.
SPRING WHEAT.
Nm: Wyman, Frecport, ii $3.50 bushels per
acrc-:25.
HUI gil Ilulls, St. Charles, &c bushels per acre.
INDIAN corn.
Harrison Hancock, % 4G.56 bushels Per acre
$50.
llugh Esdal,, Sparta, Sc 47:-5e bushels per
acrc-slj-
This corn was weighed in November and Of
course in green stnte. From experiment
made ut West Urbanu, it is found that corn in
that condition will shrink fifteen pounds in sev-
cnty-fiyc. This would reduce the crop from
ninety nine to about eighty -four bushels, allow
Ing the shelied corn to shrink eight and bali
mounds on bushel.
FIELD PEAS.
Harrison Hancock, 81 .o.s" bushels per acre
$40.
i'cus do not flourish well 10 this climate and
the above may be set down as a large yield.
WHITE nEA1s.
Harrison Hancock, II 1000 bushels per acre
$40.
POTATOES.
Gage, Brother Drake, fremont Honse gar
der. Chicago; 80Y bushels per acre, $1,000.
The crop was grown ut their garden, near
Brighton, having been underdrained III 1855,
!hofoaGn.s caii'atGa % ana n'aauseo ps'ofe p.an..
unG 10 liuhe3es. !ne ooasoess anu suests ~ ~
the l!snon., eau a.'ess tus so9ru Ho1nit1 p:o-
in~ a rich. mea|y t11cr.
i,arr;sn,, IIancorI. $40 bushels mr. acrc.
vada, mnl''son '1""'osA' -7' 'us"''' f'1 "s4''
i. X O. Rarna,l were awarded 4 special nre-
producing one hundred aud seventy -onc bush.
els prr acre of P1nkeyes md MesLunnocks.
Some discussion was had on tile subject Of
potatoes. 1t was contended by some that the
Hack Meshanrocks Of Ar. Hancock were worth
less for any other purpose than stock feeling,
| and consequently were not entitled 10 prct1i-
utn, or not worthy. The vote stood five to four,
quantity against quality.
y. d. GalMsha, l-isooo, l:l bushels per acre.
auen '1"'''' 1-' "Ae"'' f~' N0'
SWEET POTATOES
john Anderson, DR., Sparta, 3o9 bushels per
acre. sly.
.s'. l" ,fadni nuI.1so"' Aa' 017''eA' e'3
Il Hancock, 800 bushels per acre.
The above is pretty good proof that sweet po.
1atoes ought 10 De paylns crop IN tals otate.
Lucy are cefta'l'3 aua eueap!} eto". III eue
so,sn,s IN the norih wth nerhans the exceri;on
~ t1o ~ throo cornt;cs in tIie nnrthwastar
,a,,;on -
f'''A0o' ox,oxe
| 5. Wilbur, Nonence, 4i2 bushels per acre
slo. -- ....
| srn1Sa nAnLzx.
Robert Jones, Cedaryillc, Is l-3 bushels per
acre. $40. =,
| Wm. F, McAluar Dacotah, 41 bushels per
| acre.
| FLAX SEED.
| wu roh;re,, Flat pr,;r;o T., h,,s,a1. no-
| 49, ttoo'uao'' '"' ! - oo7ns'o Pe.
W. ~ n,n.u. cou,,;oe a,o H.. ,,,.o..
-oeoss aHc ~ E,ar ~ ~ Ststs ~ ~
s's,+sr ~ .n--jss +fa+ ~ ona f.a-. =, nae Ta1r
TO- an,crsJ ,bn III Tha c;r ,'nia's,sr, ,,sa
large amount Of tos0 made from the refuse aax
1hls is lost IN the INFERIOR OF 'ne State
CLOVER SEED.
| u,,rb 11,,,u g b,,ste1s ner acro Gin
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| TIMOTHY sekp.
II. HANCOCK, Is 2s4s bushels per acre. $40.
h"eh hulis' ous'els per acre.
| n1os 'hAss'
| II. Hancock, 70 G-1i bushels per acre. FLU.
CASTOR BEANS.
| 1.,,as f,rouford E1o+ pra;r;o on o Ar h,.bo,.
per acre on seven acres, SO.
:. , o.sa. ,,,a nrooe -.o. =, ,.so ,a
nnsntisfactory thot many of tho nbovs awards
nrn nnau tho rnnditio tint nau nroof ha m do
satisfactory to the President, and he was fur
| fhcr instructed TO carefully Investigate the
Claims Of alessrs. Hulls and Hancock. whose
vouchers presented some curious features
Claimants Of premiums will hereafter be more
careful in making out proof Of their crops.
Fifteen bushels OF Timothy Seed, and twenty:
three Of Blue Grass from aa acre, was looked
upon with some suspicion. So Of forty y-seven
Of White Beans and go bushels Of Potasoes, on
| common prairie soil, without extra culture
| The commute refused to consider the claims al
farmer for premium whose tables showed n