Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

white corn and mahogany cuiorou corn
two varieties Of wheat, three other yarie-
ties OF corn; O. Carney Poulson, Lau-
wood, Pa, exhibited whoat aud oats;
william Edmonson, Hare's Corner, wheat
and yellow corn; William White, Will
mington, wheat; John Brown, New Gar
den, Pa wheat, oats and corn; W. II.
Worth, Falkland, three varieties Of white
POTATOES; Robert Porter, Wilmington,
cabbage, turnips and ruta-bega; II. 4,
Alexander, Wilmington, yellow cornb
sugar corn, green peppers. horse raddlsh,
ogg plants; James Griffith, Aahland,
wheat, oats, three varieties Of potatoes
aud two OF cabbage; james Il. Casey,
Carpenter, Del, wheat and corn; John @.
Fiehor, Stanton, two varieties Of corn;
John n. Pennington, Booths Corner, wheat
and corn; William Homewood, Newark,
turnips, sugar corn and celery; John e.
Oldham, Wilmington, three varieties Of
cabbage, onions, citron, melons; Thomas
slack, hnre's Corner, wheat; j. Taylor
Piersop, Wooddale, potatoes and pop
corn; Mrs. Agnes Mcdonald, Har-
mony, potatoes; William Gregg,
Farmland, potatoes; W. III. Klair,
Oentreyille, two varieties of corn;
Herbert ". Wayne, yellow corn and three
mammoth pumpkins; John Brown, New
Garden, potatoes and tomatoes; Mrs.
William M. Oroes, Newark, citron melons;
j. d. Harvey, Grubb's Landing, two
varieties Of mangel wurzel; B. r. Der
riokaon, Stanton, potatoes, beets, cab
hage and lima beans; q. Derriokson, Stan
ton, two varieties Of potatoes; John
Emory, He'd Lion, SIX varieties OF apples,
one variety OF crab apples and lima beans;
David Hyde, State road, onions; j. FL.
Anderson, Carpenter, Delaware, lima
beans, celery; A. Fl. Worth, Farmland,
cabbage; J. w. Gregg. Falkland, white
potatoes; Mrs. J. HendricksoD, Whining
ton, pop corn; John Ball, stanton, 40
varieties Of apples; Richard jackson,
Hare's Corner, So varieties of apples;
Charles N. Davidson, State road, wheat;
Harvey Walker, Mermaid, sugar corn,
potatoes and cabbage; UEiah Drake, VIII
mington, six varieties Of apples and
Japanese pumpkin; Alfred G. Brooke,
Ohristians, onions; Paul ellis, ogletown,
cabbage; III. e. Brockett, Bance, Pa two
varieties Of corn, two Of onions and lima
beans; M. Hinkson, Beaver Valley, oats;
Miss Laura Diiworth, Centreville celery,
beans, parsnips, cultivated and unculti-
waited chestnuts and wild flowers; Misc q.
o. Dilworth, Oentreville. 20 varieties OF
apples and green peppers; j. X. Steel
man, Wilmington, sweet potatoes, celery,
lima beans, cantaloupes, pumpkins,
cneumbers and hill OF peanuts,
novelty in this State; T. L. j. Baldwin,
Mill Greek hundred, several varieties OF
grapes. Two plates of late peaches were
also exhibited, but their owner could not
BIO found. John M. Hughes. gardener
for George w. Ohilds Of the Philadel-
phia Ledger, showed fine lot of big
mangei wurzels, which attracted general
attention. Henry j. Richardson of No.
1927 West Front street had o novelty In
the way Of Chinese egg plant. This Ia
supposed to be the second plant OF this
kind grown in this country. The one on
exhibition 10 juat about the size and color
Of hens egg. Mr.. Richardson fears
that the frost on Monday night injured il.
DIR. Il. p. Greenleaf OF Wilmington
made an elaborate and wonderful exhibit
of wheat. He exhibits ~ varieties as 8
farmers exhibit and IL varieties as
seedman's exhibit. The former includes
the surprise, o white wheat; Long berry,
red; Reliable, red; Hlndostar, q new
wheat; Lehigh, No. 6, red and hard;
Lebanon, No z, red; High Grade Ambsr,
Bolden Prolific, No 4, an amber color
Martins Amber, Delaware Amber, Fulh.
Amber aud Fulcaster, bearded whea
In Lie see 81 iRn's exhibit he has 10 mi.
varieties As follows Hunsicksr, Mo-!
Lusoeu l4ian5 Mediterranean, Pool, q
chester, Rocky Mountain, Diehl Medit
rauenn, Eureka White, Dott's LonRber
and Pure Old Mediterranean.
The Hindostan wheat, Il will be re.
membered, was propagated from a few
grains accidentally discovered in somo
goat shins imported from Hndostau.
The Martins amber has history nlnos,
as interesting. MIR. Martin. after when
this variety of wheat 10 named, is a resi-
dent Of Catawissa. This grain originated
from few odd grains which he picked
MP in his wheat field one day. By plant
ing and repianting and sitting out only
the best, he finally had as result three
I pecss Of this wheat which he exhibited at
the Pennsylvania State fair about 1878.
II was then still held III the old Centennial
main building. The heads OF this wheat
were and ~ inches long. DIR. Green
leaf tried every fair means to procure
some Of ii but without avail for long
while. Finally he did obtain 10 grains
OF this precious grain from Mr.. Martin, at
a cost of 81, or 10 cents per grain, q price
which would put to shametbe recent our
rent rates in the Chicago grain market.
Aa may be imagined these 10 grains were
carefully saved and planted, resulting in
harvest OF one quart Of wheat. The
latter was planted again, and the crop
was large enough to allow the planting OF
three acres. Some Of the grains made so
stools. The yield from this third plant
ing was prolific, in some cases amou lting
to 60 bushels per acre. The wheat was
then put on the market where Il has since
remained. It is hard, light, amber
colored grain.
The general public associates the idea
OF tobacco growing with the south, PAR.
ticuisrly Virginia, and most visitors TO
the fair will be surprised TO know that the
nne exhibit of tobacco displayed in the
big tent is grown within the city limits Of
Wilmington. James l.. Galloway, the
tenant Of the National Dredging Com.
pany's Delaware 'FRONT.' farm in the
Cherry Island marsh. over Eleventh street
bridge, grew this tobacco and has 2s
acres under cultivation. He shows So
stalks Of Havana dmproved) seed leaf to-
bscco OF tho crop OF 1888, ten bundles Of
Havana seed Loaf OF the crop of 1887, and
three growing plants of the same variety.
Mr., Galloway comes from Columbia, Pa,
where considerable tobacco Is grown.
hia is not the frss experiment in tobacco
raising in this State, as the National
Dredging Company has been raising the
dirty weed" on its south side truck
patch for several years past, and several
others have tried the experiment success
fully. Mr.. Galloway ID confident tina.