The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-06-28

Lies-under q Mistake and Agrieoss the
Nsighbors.
The long and severe drought has serious.
ly affected the oats and corn crop; the hay
crop will be considerably larger than last
year in this vicinity; the wheat crop is good
in the Neck, with very few exceptions.
The fruit crop is an entire failure,
especially the peaches; not 4 failure that
| is some seasons predicted and which turns
out to be full crop, the most of the orch
ards not having peach to tree. Apples,
cherries and other fruit will not be third of
crop.
We had the pleasure Of attending a pic
mic on last Saturday, given by Miss Maggie
A. Taylor, teacher at the stone school
house, for the pleasure of the scholars and
their parents, and friends. 1t was largely
attended from all parts of the neighbor-
hood. Refreshments were plenty. The
scholars of the school aud all the children
in attendance were very bountifully sup
piled. Judging from bright and smiling
faces, and groups of happy children and
young folks, we should consider the affair
quite success, as nothing happened to
mar the pleasure of them who we're in
attendance. Miss Taylor deserves great
credit for the manner in which she has
managed the school for the last two years.
The. children have improved very much,
and are greatly attached to their theacher,
which is altogether necessary if we would
have our children to improve and learn.
Mr.. Editor.-In looking over The Wing
of the 14th, of this month, see an article
in the editorial column of your paper
under the title of Farming that Pays"
Now, Mr.. Editor, not wishing to contradict
anything written by you, or cry down, or
say anything that would injure any one in
our neighborhood, would be the last thing
l would wish to do. But by the request
of many friends and particularly some that
are interested in that very great crop of
wheat, Of three bushels, l am compelled
to reply out of justice to them.
Mr.. Editor-I do not in the least blame
you for what you have said in that article;
for, l suppose you wrote from what was
given you on what I shall call as Mr.. S.
says high pressure farming. l think, Mr..
Editor, you have made great mistake in
several of the articles mentioned in that
piece in your paper, or the pressure per-
haps was very great, or something was, Or
is wrong, as will give you the facts and
can prove them.
In the first place you say when Mr.. S.
his share of the wheat put in by tenant
was three bushels.
1t has been seven years ago from
the 25th day of last March since Mr.. S.
he now resides, and he also had the privi-
lege Of working on, and building on said
farm, from the Goth day Of November.
The Fall before he came into possession,
through the kindness of said tenant, and
he made good use of the time. The wheat
you speak of, instead of three bushel,
shonld read one hundred and forty, or two
hundred and eighty for the whole crop.
The wheat was put in without any manure,
only what was made on the farm. There
was twenty acres sown which would make
fourteen bushels per acre, for the whole
crop, OF seven bushels per acre, for Mr..
SIS share, which is just four bushels more
Oh one acre than he allows for the whsle of
his share of the crop. l think that is lou
measure. The articles also say there is
over three hundred acres in the farm. Now
l will call this high measure, as the afore-
said farm calls for 242 acres, less certain
piece OF land sold to w. J. W., of about
10 acres, so you see there is nearly one
hundred acres pressed into the farm. 1t
further says the clover field seen from the
front of the house was growing sapling
timber and bushels; the oldest Inhabitants
have known that to be cleared land and
under cultivation ever since they have
known anything.
Taking the above into consideration we
may make a fair estimate of the rest of
the articles which we Will call both nigh
and low pressure and that wont do on one
boat.
But we will say Mr.. S. has certainly i'm
proved the farm occupied by him and we
do not think there is many if any farm in
the county that can excel it much taking
the average of all kinds of grain crops,
so you see Mr.. Editor we will give, Gus
tice to all, though the heavens fall"
Yours Respectively,