Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-08-26
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MIAMI County WHEAT CRoP.-
Our information from various parts
of Miar5i County is such as to war
rant us in estimating the average
yield Of the wheat crop this season
at twenty five bushels to the acre.
Thus far We have heard of more
fields that have gone over twenty
five than under it, and whilst we
have heard of quite number reach
ing forty bushels, we have heard OF
but two or three under twenty. We
consider it quite safe therefore to
estimate the average at twenty five,
and shall not be at all surprised to
learn in the end, that it exceeds
even this.-Miami Union.
Mr. Baughman, near Tiffin, from
nine acres, harvested 300 bushels =
an average of 33B bushels per acre.
A farmer near Mexico, from a
field Of twenty acres took $50 bush
els-an average of IL J to the acre.
During last week wheat came in
freely, and an immense amount was
purchased. The warehouse men
worked nearly every night till
twelve o'clock loading cars, and
could not keep matters clear. On
Saturday, upwards of 5000 bushels
of wheat were bought and handled
here, and Of course wheat dealers
had a busy day.-7yfn Tribune.
The good effects ofthe present
administration upon the country
are becoming every day more ap-
parent Economy in the depart
ments and faithful collection of
the revenue is making an astonish-
ing difference in the general finan-
ces. More than this, government
agents are employed to ferret out
all kinds of fraud and are contin-
ually discovering dishonesty where
it was perhaps scarcely expected
Recent developments in Philadel-
phia bid fair to crush out the worst
of combinations in that region-the
Infamous whisky ring.-C. Leader.
BIG YIELD.-About as great a
yield of wheat to the acre in Cham
paign county as we have yet heard
Of is Mr.. John Sundy's crop on the
Ed. NJ. Ward farm, adjoining the
city. Three fields averaged as fol-
lows: ...
Ten acres 40 bushels to the acre.
Twenty-Five acres 29 bushels to
the acre. .-.
Twenty three acres 81 bushels to
the acre.
If any man can show better fig
ures let us hear from him.-Urbama
Gazette. ...-.
Mr.. Justus G. Stevens, of Dudley
Township, had two stacks of wheat
destroyed by fire on last Saturday
night. The ricks contained about
six hundred bushels of unthreshed
grain. The fire is supposed to
have been the work of an incen-
diary, and the stacks were totally
consumed before it was discovered.
--Kenton Republican.
| PoTAToEs.-At no time during
the past five or six years has there
been so good potato crop in this
county as this year.-lNiami Union,