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This corn planted farther south would of course grow larger, and 

 not ripen in so short time as in our State. Within three years it 

 would be equal or superior to that marked A. 



Very respectfully, 



Your ob't servant, 



SOLO WRIGHT JEWETT. 



WHEAT. 



Flatlands, L. I., Oct. 23, 1845. 



This wheat is called commonly the " Bergen Wheat." It was pro- 

 duced originally on the farm of Mr. Garret Bergen of Gowanus, 

 Kings county, (now deceased,) from a few stalks of superior size and 

 quality. 



I sowed last year about six acres with this wheat, and two acres 

 with the large red wheat ; prepared the ground in the same manner. 

 The Bergen wheat produced about five bushels to the acre more than 

 the red. The farm upon which this wheat was raised is situated in 

 the town of Flatlands, Kings county, Long-Island. The ground was 

 planted with potatoes in the Spring previous to sowing the wheat, and 

 well manured in the hill. The crop of potatoes was raised early, the 

 ground immediately harrowed thoroughly, and all weeds of every kind 

 collected and burned. 



The ground was then plowed and cross-plowed, and one hundred 

 and seventy bushels of leached ashes to the acre harrowed in. The 

 wheat was sowed on the third of October. In the Spring I sowed 

 clover, and rolled the whole field. The wheat was cut on the 5ih of 

 July and threshed early with a threshing machine. This wheat will 

 be found to weigh sixty-five pounds to the bushel. 



ELIJAH H.KIMBALL. 



