The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-08-01
The 1855 Wheat Crop.
Easto1, Nd. Ledger. Jaiu Is.

Easto1l, Nd, Ledger, Jaly 20.
Many an old farmer has been often heard
to say that the best crop of wheat he ever
grew was in such year when on the LIST of
April you could see scarcely sprig on the
ground. We never tackled our faith to such
revelations because nothing of the kind ever
came under our own observation. We gave
credence rather to another aphorisrn of the
farmer, that wheat that would hide rabbit
on the 10th of April would give good crop.
Now, however, we believe both the former
and the latter sayings of the fathers. for not
in any year of our observation or remembrance
did the wheat crop give SO little promise and
yield such excellent results as the lately har-
vested crop in St. Michaels district. The
very dry fall initiated against the seeding of
the crop, the winter was exceptionally hard
and the Hessian fly attacked it in both the
fall and spring. So that wheat in the section
alluded to, so far from hiding rabbit on the
10th Of April, would not have hidden mouse
of respectable attainments, and yet the crop
was one of the best ever grown in st. Mich
aels district.
Another peculiarly of this year. crop was
that wheat that looked well all winter and
gave good promise on the opening of spring
yielded scarcely as well as the most Indifferent.
The only really short yield reported from
about st. Michaels is a crop of about sixty
acres that was green and promising from fall,
through the winter and until harvest and yet
gave only about ten bushels to the acre. The
best yield reported from the section named,
is that of VIM. w. Lowe, who got AZ bushels
to the acre on corn ground and 80 bushels to
the acre on clover fallow. j. G. Hasper got
an average of about 20 bushels to the acre on
three farms, W. Willis p bushels to the acre
on two farms, w. M. Poisal 80 bushels to the
acre on clover fallow and an average of y
bushels, O. Hammond about II bushels on
two farms, Walter Leonard IS bushels per
acre on two farms. Few got less than an av-
erage of Is bushels per acre, and many from
20 to 35 bushels.
Mr. Poisal, of st. Michaels, reports a new
variety of wheat called Martin Amber which
he has grown successfully for two seasons last
past. 1t yielded this year on ground in wheat
the third successive year 80 bushels for one OF
seeding, and he thinks if it had been grown
on clover fallow it would have yielded half as
much more, Judging by the difference every
where apparent between stubble and clover
fallow. 1t originated in Pennsylvania in the
same county from which the now almost ex
clusively grown Fultz came 1t is large
smooth headed, white ehaff wheat, amber
color, plump grain and weighs well. 1t is a
few DAYS later than Fultz and as it stools out
wonderfully is seeded but three pecks to the
acre.
The Centreville Observer, Queen Anne's
county, says :-E. B. Van Dyke received 2240
bushels from 80 acres, being an average of
&c bushels to the acre; David L. Downes 8264
bushels from 45 acres; w. l.. Lowe from his
three farms 4, 450 bushels from 21S acres. On
his home farm l, $50 bushels from so acres;
on the Harry Wright farm 1900 bushels from
rs acres; on the Wilmer farm 100 bushels
from 60 acres. B. P. Heating got $500 bush
els from ia acres; E. L. Dudley from 80
acres l $50 bushels.