Evening journal., 1914-08-01
Kent County Has Banner
Year For Yield of Wheat

DOVER, Del, August 1.-For years !
the winter yield has never been so
nrolifc as this summer in Kent Coun-
fy According to some growers, more
wheat is being or has been threshed
in Kent County than for a decade.
The good crop Is expected to be a
boon to more extensive culture OF
this crop. and a consequent increase
in acreage in wheat this Fall.
One of the banner growers was
Wallace Sipple, whose farm is on the
Pay Road, two miles from Dover. On
s, acres. Mr. Sipple averaged SO
bushels to an acre. This was re-
cord-breaking yield.
An interesting result was noted on
the John G. Townsend farm between
here and the Bay. Colonel Townsend
bought this tract of 500 acres about
FIVE years ago. 1t was badly neg
lected and used principally for hay.
Wheat last Fall was sown Tor thls
first time. The experiment was MADE
on a 90-acre field. The average was
% bushels to each acre. The success
rn the Townsend farm is attractive
to agricultural students. for II de-
monstrates that wheat can be grown
en- such soil.
The Rosa farm In Milford holds one
of this summers many records OF
wheat Yields. From a harvest on "a
acres 1912 bushels were threshed.
Another big wheat yield is re-
ported. Sheriff W. s. Smith, Of Kent
County. reports William Brttingham,
tenant. Al bushels per acre. on his
farm. near Hollandsville. This sec
tion is nroducing the largest wheat
crop known.
Presley f. Ewing, whose farm is
IN st. Jones Neck, threshed So bushels
or 2 acres. He averaged 81 bushels
OF each of 20 acres.
The record of other farmers
through the county south OF Dover
Daniel Gooden. 25 1-2 bushels to
the acre; Emil Cubbage, 80; R. ].
Gardner, 26 1-2; ]. w. Steele, 81;
Ezekiel Moore. 2s; T. D. Cooke. 26;
Frank Exlong, 25.
In the vicinity Of FELTON, some of
the big yields reported are as fol-
lows:
On A. B. Conner's small farm ad-
jacent to this town in tenure Of Wat
son Roe on Is acres he grew 4S5
bushels.
On the Berrytown farm belonging
to DR.. John A. Moore heirs in tenure
OF James Norris from Al IL acres
1 ,104 bushels.
ON the Cooper farm adjoining now
owned by Mrs Joanna Satterheld in
tenure of John Dunaphin on 40 acres,
1000 bushels.
On the adjoining farm known as
the CardeaH farm now owned by Ed
ward Dill in tenure of his son, Harry,
Al acres, 1898 bushels.
On the Pencil Comb farm, opposite
the Dill farm, now owned and
tenanted by Alvan c. FARRELL from 40
acres 1000 bushels.
On the adjoining farm known as
the James Hopkins farm now owned
bv Mrs. Ettie Hall Lister in tenure
OF Cornelius Jarvis SO acres $50
bushels.
Opposite the Lister farm known as
the John Reynolds Qate Sheriff. farm
now the part owned and in tenure OF
s. Carl Hughes, Sr., Al acres, 1OS5
acres.
Adjoining Mr. Hughes on part OF
the same Reynolds lands now owned
and tenanted by Isaac Hammond 4C
acres, 9ss bushels.
Adjoining the Hammond tract on
the E. ]. Carter farm in tenure Of
Levi E. Comegys so acres 1910 bus
hels.
Opposite last named on the Heyt
farm now owned and tenanted by
Walter Hughes so acres 1,59;
bushels.
On the Cooper Gruwell farm owned
and in tenure of self As acres 1885,
bushels.
On the John Whitaker farm nov
owned and tenanted by Walter Jestel
35 acres go bushels.
On the Massey farm now owned b.
Edward Dill in tenure Of his son
Ralph, 35 acres $50 bushels. On II
acres Of this he grew 81 bushels 4
tho acre.
On the Pattison farm owned b,
John H. Schabinger in tenure o
George B. Lynch 81 acres, 1925
bushels.
On what is known as the Rober
Clifton farm in tenure Of Fran
Coverdale. "a acres. SS5 bushels.
On Mrs Ella Moore Luff's farm
in tenure Of William Farrow "A acre
946 bushels.
On what is known as the Charlie
{. Clifton farm in tenure of Jefferso
Banning 35 acres. SOC bushels.
On the Jehu Clifton farm in tenur
Of Joseph FARRELL AZ acres. so
bushels.
On the DR.. John w. Clifton farm i
tenure of John Holiday 45 acres "A
bushels.
On Mrs Elite Hall Listers farm i
tenure Of Gideon Legstes So acre
1.341 bushels.
On the Hall farm IN tenure {
Danie Sherwood so acres. 15O
bushels.
On the farm in tenure of Rotel