The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-10
Contributions to the Ag ricultural
Museum.

Franklin county.
A fine specimen of Chinese sugar
cane from w. II. Allen of Franklin
county.
A nice lot of wheat, rye, buckwheat,
corn OH the stalk, oats, Timothy grass,
red top grass, millet, onions, Irish
potatoes, cucumber, pound apples,
queen apples, Buckingham apples,
prior reed apples and stripped queen
apples, from Mr.. NJ. C. Herman of
Watauga county.
Specimen of Fultz wheat from
Jesse Jackson, LenOir county.
Specimens of Boughton wheat.
spring oats, rust proof oats. rye and a
very nice specimen of Tobacco, from
Mr.. y. b. Whitfield of Lenoir, also
from Mrs. n. B. Whitfield some fine
specimens Of bunch, mohawk, superior
pole, sewee, and pole beans, collard
seed, white mustard seed, black mus
tard seed, kale seed and Irish potato
starch.
Specim ems of buckwheat, wheat and
wool from E.. p. Hyatt. Sugar ane
from w. w. Springfield. Indian
tomahawk from Judge j. c. l.. Gud-
ger. Wheat and corn from w. IL.
Hartgrove. Corn from j. Ratcliff, jr.
Millet from G. ID. S. Allen. Flour
from Nelson Harrell's mills. South
down wool and Boughton wheat from
Thos. j. Lenoir. All from Haywood
county.
Specimens of Clawson white and
Fultz wheat from II. B. Weaver, of
Buncombc county.
A cabbage weighing 1S pounds from
E. p. Hyatt, Haywood county.
Specimens of low land rice from Col.
Gratfiin, and corn from G. j. Pridgen
of Pender county.
Some fine sweet potatoes from Amos
Cowell of Pamlico county, one weigh
ing 6 pounds and 3 ounces.
Specimens Of rice from F. B. Miller
and Richard Ham of Pamlico county,
and cotton from j. S.. Lane, corr from
David Harris, Benz. Casey and Nathan
Hooker. Millet from Nathan Hooker,
Peas and apples from Lemuel Casey.
Sweet potatoes from j. S. Lane and
Nathan Hooker. Mr.. j.. s. Lane has
also sent a beautiful ladies' work bas-
ket, made of basket willow, ard suita-
BILE also for carrying the baby's lunch.
Native woods of Haywood county
from b. A. misunderstanding, ash,
white oak, yellow pine, cherry, black
walnut, yellow poplar, yellow locust.
From John Arlington, of Haywood
county, a beautiful piece of curled
walnut.
w. p. Reinhardt, Of Catawba, con-
tributes a beautiful set of native woods
as follows:-Ash, maple, sourwood,
3 specimens of walnut, white poplar,
2 of white oak, 2 of yellow poplar,
sycamore, white pine, 2 Of yellow pine,
2 of hickory, beech, curled maple,
chestnut, dogwood, cedar, red rust
proof oats, rye, Indian towahawk, In
dian stone axe.
r. w. McCombs, Catawba county
bunch of chufa. (This is a very fine
sample).
The specimens of woods from Ca
tawba county make an exhibition well
worthy of notice as showing their
their value for useful and ornamental
purposes.
The Department is very much in
debted to the editor of the Asheville
Citizen for collecting and forwarding
the articles from Haywood and Bun
combe counties. When such public
spirited citizens take interest in our
work. uccess is assured.
Col. w. S. Carter, of Hyde county,
sends the following list of specimen
products, woods, &C.: Field peas, clay,
field peas, black, bread corn, German
millet, very large. Usage orange fruit,
oyster shells, (mammoth). A fine col
lection of native woods of Hyde county.
Mr.. w. P. Pope, of SCOTS Hill, Pen
der county, contributes a specimen of
king crab-perfect and beautiful also
some elegant samples of sea arbor vitae,
large clam shell, sea oats, corn and to-
bacco.
MIR. w. P. Reinhardt, of Catawba
county, sends fine specimens CT red
rust proof oats and rye.
Mr.. J.. P. Richards, of Fender
ty, sends a jar of beautiful honey.