Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-24

ED CROPS IN WASHINGTON SoCNTl,
MD.-The Hagerstown Mail contains q
list Of the crops of few of the leading
farmers OF Washington COUNT, as fol
lows:-
Gov. Hamilton whose crop is partial
ly threshed, thinks he would have had
the best crop he has ever raised If ii had
not been for his Fultz, which has re-
duced the general average. His beard
ed wheat could not be better. He had
out large crop.
Ex-Commissioner John II. Harp, Of
Chewsvile, on the other hand, who
had out 70 acres all of Ful!z, tells us
from appearances he will have one of
the best yields he has ever had, and is
calculating upon 40 bushels to the acre.
His wheat on the high ground was uni
formly good, and the only damage,
which was slight, was on lew ground.
Mr.. Philip Beck, i'll the same neigh.
borhood, is also reported to have raised
an exceptionally heavy crop, all ofFultz
wheat.
J. Lawson Harp, same neighboroood
has "a acres of Lancaster, which he re-
ports as the most promising he ever
raised.
Mr.. Augustus Young, Of Pleasant
Valley, had out 100 acres of Fultz and
Rocky Mountain, which is a variety of
Fultz, which was the best. The whole
crop with tie exception of Is or 20
acres, injured by the sun, is as good as
he ever raised.
MIR. Joseph Ernst, Of Clearspring dis
trict, had out as acres of Fultz. He
has rich farm, but does not expect
more than Is bushels from one field,
whilst another he thinks may yield %
bushels to the acre.
Mr.. John Ankeny, of the Clearspring
district, one of our largest farmers, has
all bearded and his whole crop is good.
His brother Isaac had 19 bushels of
Fultz to the acre, of some he has
threshed, when, from appearances, he
should have had 80 bushels.
Mr.. Gee. Harbaugh of J. at the Old
Forge, sowed 70 acres of Lancaster,
Mediterranean and Rocky Mountain,all
of which seems good.
Mr.. Daniel Huyett, near the Conoco-
cheague, had out 12O acres, from which
he expects to get 5000 bushels. OF
this 80 acres was corn ground yielding
Is bushels. Some smooth Mediterra-
mean and smooth Rocky Mountain pro-
duced 7 bushels to the 100 sheaves.
He does not like the new variety from
the Patent Office, as it is too soft in the
straw.
Mr.. Jacob Friend, of Tilghmanton
district, has Amber and Lancaster, very
good. He likes the Amber best.
Mr.. Joseph Barkdoll, at Leitersburg,
had 92 bushels OF Fuliz and Jackson off
3 acres, the Jackson Icing best.
Mr.. d. NJ. DERRICK, on the Antietam
at State Line, bordering Rluggold dis
trict, had 80 acres of Fultz and 10 Of
centennial" bearded variety, which
is excellent and will yield 80 bushels to
the acre. The Fultz will not make 20
bushels.
On the John Welty farm, Mr.. j. w.
Cable had out IS acres of Fultz In
one lot II acres made 80 bushels and
another field of 10 acres but 20 bushels
to the acre. The best was on corn
ground. Special lots yield on IA
acres, 10 bushels, and on 2 IL acres,
90 bushels.
Mr.. Cable also reported that the
finest crop he had Sc en- was on the farm
of Danl Winter, on the Hagerstown
pike near Cavetown, containing IL or
Is acres, which was expected 10 yield
As bushels to the acre, all Fultz.
A. +. Baker, near Keedysville,t h:esh-
ed Geld of eleven acres of smooth
wheat. He discovered in harvest the
smooth wheat was considerably blasted.
The field made an average OF twenty
eight bushels aud nearly half to the
acre. He sowed eleven bushels and
nearly three pecks wheat on the field.
lie thinks if he had sowed two bushels
less on the field, it would have made
more wheat, as it was too thick on the
GROUND. Two and half acres be boned
the balance of the field nothing.