No. 5. 



The Good Work Jidvancins. 



163 



same preparation, cultivation, &.c., but planted 

 three feet square, produced ninety-three bush- 

 els and three quarters. The ears were much 

 larger, and the corn looked better than on the 

 preceding acre, but there were not so many 

 plants to the acre, and a portion of the ground 

 not so good. I have sent no sample of this. 



N. GOLDSBOROUOH. 



CERTincATES. — We hereby certify tliat we have 

 earefolly measured a piece of ground planted in corn 

 by N. Goldsborough, that the measuring pole was 

 placed close hy the outer side of the stalks of corn— and 

 that the rows were exactly two hundred and sixteen 

 feet long by one hundred and ninety-nine wide, and 

 that it contains forty two thousand nine hundred and 

 eighty-one square feet. If required, we are willing to 

 swear to the above statement. Eow. P. Mollikin, 



Otwell, Oct. 23, 1839. JiS. C. Murphy. 



We hereby certify that we have carefully measured 

 the corn on an acre of ground, cultivated by Nicholas 

 Goldsborough — and that there were one hundred and 

 twenty-three bushels— and we further certify, that we 

 selected a fair sample of said corn, which amounted to 

 an half bushel of ears, over and above the one hundred 

 and twenty three bushels aforesaid. If required, we 

 are willing to swear to the above statement. 



Jas. C. MnRPHY, 



Otwell, Oct. 23, 1839. Isaac Stevens. 



CROP OF WHE.4.T 



Raised by Col. N. Goldsborough, of Talbot 

 county. Fourteen and a half bushels of Pol- 

 ish Wheat, seeded after corn, at the rate of 

 fifteen hundred corn hills to the bushel — the 

 corn planted four feet six inches by four — cut 

 off and shocked up on the ground — produced 

 four hundred and twenty-six and a half bush- 

 els, heaping measure, once through the fan. 

 Another cut of the same variety of wheat, 

 was but little inferior to the above. Herewith 

 is a certificate of the overseer, respecting the 

 wheat. All of which is respectfully submit- 

 ted. N. Goldsborough. 



Otwell, Oct. 23, 1839. 



1 hereby certify that I sowed fourteen and a half 

 bushels of Polish wheat, at the rate of fifteen hundred 

 corn hills to the bushel. Corn planted four feel six 

 inches by four feet. — Cut off and shocked up on the 

 ground. That the product was four hundred and 

 twenty-six and a half bushels, heaping measure, once 

 through the fan. Isaac Stevens. 



Otwell, Oct. 23, 1839. 



CROP OF MANGEL WURTZEL 



Raised by Thomas C. Nicols, Esq., of Talbot 

 county. We, the subscribers, do hereby cer- 

 tify that we were present at, and assisted in 

 measuring a piece of land, in which is grow- 

 ing mangel wurtzel, raised by T. C. Nicols ; 

 there are on said lot fifteen rows, three of 

 \vhich are shorter than the others, and which 

 we count as two rows, making therefore four- 

 teen rows ; we selected one row as an aver- 

 age row, which we saw pulled up ; the piece 

 of land was two perches and four links wide, 

 and fourteen perches and six links long. W e 

 measured one half barrel, which weighed two 

 hundred and two pounds, and saw the whole 



! produce of the row weighed at the hay scales, 

 the nett weight of which was nine hundred 

 and sixty pounds. 



Weight of one row, 960 lbs. 



Weight of fourteen rows, 13,440 lbs. 



Five bushels weighing two hundred and two 

 pounds, the whole measuring about three hun- 

 dred and thirty-four bushels" All which we 

 certify to be correct. T. Denny, 



J NO. Camper, 



J NO. BULLEN. 



The annual Exhibition of the "AcRicur,- 

 TURAL Society of St. George's and Appo- 

 QuiNiMiNK Hundreds, Delaware," was held 

 at Cantwell's Bridge, October 22, 1839. The 

 day was not only fine, but the turn out among 

 the farmer? was an evidence of the interest 



they felt in the prosperity of the society 



The display of stock, of different varieties, 

 vegetables, implements, &c., showed a mani- 

 fest improvement over the preceding exhibi- 

 tions. The collection of horses, neat cattle, 

 swine and sheep was not only larger than 

 heretofore, but remarkably fine. We are 

 gratified to learn from the report of the com- 

 mittee on Roots, that attention to this valua- 

 ble source of a former's win'or dependence 

 for his stock, especially sugar beets, has not 

 been neglected. Samples of the sugar beet, 

 raised by Mr. Cyrus Polk, weighing from 

 twenty to twenty-five and a half pounds each, 

 were presented to the Society : and remarka- 

 4)ly fine samples of the same were exhibited 

 by Maj. John Jones, who, like every good 

 farmer ought to do, has " cultivated two acres 

 of sugar beet, from which he has obtained a 

 very abundant crop of this most useful root" 

 Gen. Richard Mansfield, who has the past 

 season raised a crop of ruta hagqt on stalk 

 ground without manure, exhibited one of the 

 roots which weighed nineteen and a half 

 pounds, and although the General's crop is re- 

 presented by the committee as being very fine, 

 we recommend him hereafter not to neglect 

 the manure if it is attainable. , John M.Smith 

 also exhibited " fine specimens of ruta baga 

 and onions," the latter raised from the seed, 

 large and of excellent quality; the former 

 " sown broad-cast and producing an abundant 

 crop without the usual trouble of tillage in 

 drills." We would inform Mr. Smith that 



