186 

 STEUBEN COUNTY. 



REPORT OF THE STEUBEN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To the Honorable, the Indiana 



State Board of Agriculture : 



The undersigned respectfully submits the following an- 

 swers to some of your inquiries propounded in your circular 

 for 1851: 



Wheat. — The varieties most esteemed in this county are 

 the Flint, the Sales and Red-chaff bald, the two latter varie- 

 ties yield the best when the seasons are favorable. Summer 

 fallowing for wheat by twice plowing is the usual mode 

 of preparing the ground. Time of sowing is from the 1st 

 to 15th of September. Time of harvesting, from 1st to the 

 15th of July. Most of our wheat is sold in Coldwater and 

 Hillsdale, Michigan, and in Defiance, Ohio. The price the 

 past season has averaged about fifty cents. 



2. Corn. — Is cultivated to some extent. The usual time 

 of planting is from the 8th to the 15th of May. The usual 

 mode of preparing the ground is, once plowing in the spring, 

 harrowing and marking out the ground in furrows. The 

 yellow dent is most raised. The average yield, thirty-five 

 bushels per acre. 



3. Oats. — Are raised to some extent, but principally for 

 home consumption. The ground is usually prepared similar 

 to that for corn ; two bushels are usually sowed per acre, 

 and the average yield is about the same. Average price the 

 past season, twenty cents per bushel. Rye and barley are 

 not raised to any considerable extent. 



4. Grass. — Grasses are not raised to any considerable ex- 

 tent. The varieties in use are timothy and red-top ; they do 

 the best on timbered land ; clover is raised on the opening 

 land for hay, and is used as a fertiliser. Hay is worth five 

 dollars per ton. 



