The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-12-05

A-noiIous Crops 10 Indiana.
al the late state Fair o. Indiana premi.
rms were awarded for the beat crops Of
cereals and roots. Some prodirious result.
were exhibited. The following tables show
! ne production per acre aud the average pro-
duc'ion per acre according to schedule. Wa
gave the awards on corn few weeks seo.
THE WHEAT cRofs-roR ONE ACRE.
Bushels per acre.
=. Hooker, Warren county. az
}. Lemsster, Howard county, 43l.e
:. 7. Jackson. Wabash county ~
9. Woccfll. Marion county, 4s
WIN A Jackson. Wabash county. 5ola
j. Orr, Delaware county. (white) 40
same (red) AZ
FOR FIVE AcRrs.
A Huron. Fsyeite county. "A
N. Piat. Wsrrick county. 3il.o
q. Whi'ford, Marion county, IL
J. D. Williams, Knox county. 2sl2
FOR TEN ACRES.
u. Lemsster. Howard county. As
J. liudelson, Ogden county, Ind. 81
A farmer in Parke county, who did not
compete for premiums. s,ated that he hsr-
vested 6i bushels and II pounds per acre,
on IA acres Of ground. The greatest
' ield ever realized in Ohio was 80 bush
els rer ore. reported in lsC0.by Abner
Ledge OF Belmont county.
BARLEY.
Jacob Shimp. of Siuth Bend county. re-
ported yield of SO bushels snd &c pounds
per acre, on 81 l.2 acres.
OATS.
James Orr, OF Delaware county. reported
two crops cf oafs. producing GO and G5 bush
els per acre, J. d. Williams, OF Knox. re-
ported 30 bushels per acre and james Mccoy.
~ the snme county. reported 96 bushels per
acre. Each sowed two bushels Of seed per
acre. Cost Of cultivation Sc per acre.
IRISH POTATOES.
There were four entries. all from Marion
county. George Woodfll, acre, 400 BUSH
lie, kind. blue and white Neshsnnock; T..
B. Lake. acre, yield s12 bushels kind.
Shaker blues, +. Whitford, I acre. WELD i0S
'uahels.iiind, Peachblows; and s. r.. Wood
III, IL acrs, yield 293 bushels. kind blue
md white Neshsnnocks.
Mr.. Horner. Of g.. Clara VALLEY, Cslifor-
ia. in 1850. reported On average yield OF
900 bushels..pe acre on a'large area.
SWEET P,TAToEs.
There were three entries. George Wood
u # Marion. ard Vestslls OF wsvne coun-
' The first raised at the rate Of 40 bushels
er sore; the latter 220 bushels, on general
versge Of twenty acres. But on one Of
he Bermudss they raisec Ga bushels on one
igaih Of on acrr; and OF The yellow sndred
'ansemonds, 77 bushels on one fourth OF sn
ere.
HUNGARIAN GRASS.
There were three entries-two by Will
sm Simmons or Tip'on county and one for
acre, tie other for acres; yield eight tons
I'd 6io pounds per acre; and one for acre,
! J. D Williams Of Knox county, yield 8
ne and 1870 pounds per acre.
TIMoMHY MY.
There were several entries in this crop.
which the heaviest yield is tons and 1Gj
'unds per single acre, BY James Orr or
elswsre county. lie average yield was3
ne per scre. r. Whitford Of Marion coun-
, raised 2 tons sS4 pounds per acre, o. p.
ken Of vandsrburg county. whose field Of
acres yielded an average Of 312 tons
: acre; ,. d. Williams OF Knox county,
ised three tons 232 hounds. and +. A. Long
Howard county. showed 8 tons persacrc.
QTThe editor Of the L. Cross (wis.)
nion, who stsked bis printing Office on
'uglss's carrying Illinois and Wisconsin,
pends this paragraph to tho announce
mt Of the result Of the October elections:
WANTED A larre Rible wish 49,,