Smyrna times., 1876-07-26
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The death of Mrs. J. NJ. Sudler, Nicholas
{. Dudley and Hon. j ohm Brown, of Church
llill, all prominent citizens of Queen Annes
county is announced.
Sale Of a Small Farn,.-James b. Stevens,
residing near Millington, has sold a farm.
containing GO acres to gentleman from
Pennsylvania for $2,S0O.
The stack yard Of w. c. Dudley. in
Queen Annes CO., was burned on Saturday
last, destroying all Of his straw, but nothing
more, except few fence rails.
4 daughter of Mr.. Alexander Collaham.
near Marydelwas struck by lightning during
thunder storm on tho 10th inst, and re.
NAMED unconscious for several days.
Two ladies are going into the peach
business extensively on the Eastern Shore.
: kound Top the celebrated peach farm
IN Queen Anne's county, has been sold for
S@j,OOO to Miss Sarah G. Black, of Pa.
success to the entcrprising lasses
Some Whem.-Norris Kitchens. on 4. G..
Iute' 5 farm, near Elkton, has lust thrcshcd
three hundred and fifty bushels Of wheat
from growth of nine acres. This did not
include the "rakings." The wheat was of
the Ful!z variety.-Crc2 Dcuocrot.
Deatl r an -Aycd Ecstcl.. .Norcmaa.-Capt.
John llamlin, farmer residing near
Mhal"yvilIe, Worcester county, died on
ednesday, at tho advanced are of 96
years. lie was man well to-do in the
world, having accumulated considerable
money IN sca-taring way and as q tiller of
the soil
Tie Wheat Cres IN Queen .1nn's.-Tho
CentrcvlIle Observer says that in Queen
Annes the Fultz wheat turns out licht.
some crops which were fcrtili2cd Welding
only to 10 bushels for one of seedinG
Other crops Of the same wheat Welding
better, Mr.. VIM. j. Price getting Isl for
one and Mr.. Downcs, of Piney Neck, 22}
for one.
Fa'al 1ccii1t.-An old gentleman, a
farmer, named lIaines, residing in Chester
county, Pa, just across the line from Cecil
co.. was killed last week in a singular
manner. Seeing a storm approaching. he
went to his barn to close the door. when the
wind struck it, hurling it against him with
such force that he was knocked senseIess
and died In a short time from the effects Of
the blow.
4 Poor Wheat Crop ,for TaJoL-Says the
st. Mlchaels Comet: 'The drought before
harvest about the blossoming time of the
wheat, was very Injurious to the soft grain.
Farmers who harvested twenty for one
with Fultz wheat last year. are now clad 10
get twelve The opinion of the best
informed farmers seems TO be that ten
bushels for one seeded will be about tho
average crop. The largest yield We have
heard OF, not heretofore reported, is that
OF Mr.. James Oxenham,-lS for one"
Tie Wheat crop IN Ecnh-A local CORES.
pondent of the Chestertown TIaaA,riot
writes as follows: Our wheat crop is good,
take 1t all in all, averaging from three for
one up to about seventeen bushels for one
seeded. Mr.. Thomas II. Hague, on Mr..
George Il. WestcOtt's Caulk's Field farm.
has made about 240 bushels, we understand.
from Il bushels secding-no fertilizer.
Mr.. George Walbott on the Springfield
farm, lately sold to Mr.. Westcott. made
9OO bushels from $50 seedng-6 tons of
fertilizer used. Mr.. n. II. Coleman. on
Mr.. Richard Hynson's Swan Creek farm.
reaped about 1892 from % bushels seeding
plenty OF fertilizer used. Fults wheat
yielded lG bushels for ! seeding. This
yield is only beaten by Mr.. Edward Clothier
on the Poplar Neck farm owned by Cant
Andrew oodall, who got from Fulta wheat
ABOUT IL bushels for one. The whole
record, so far as we know, shows us that
the Fultz wheat is the best although this
wheat was badly cut by fly this season.