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Letter to Editor
May 13, 1841
Liberty Advocate
Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
A farmer from Humming Creek reports impressive yields from single grains: 71 heads of barley yielding 3,550 grains total, and 72 heads of rye yielding 4,320 grains total, challenging others to beat it.
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For the Liberty Advocate.
Mr. Editor,—You will please give publicity to the following, for the benefit of some of our farmers, who are frequently in the habit of bragging on their agricultural productions:
From one grain of Barley I counted seventy-one heads; I counted the grains on one head and found fifty-five, and it was only an ordinary head. Also, from one grain of Rye I found seventy-two heads; I counted the grains on one head and found there was sixty, it also being only an ordinary head. The production of the last mentioned grain is 4320 grains—and that of the first mentioned is 3550 grains. Now, Mr. Editor, can this be beat?
A Farmer on Humming Creek.
Mr. Editor,—You will please give publicity to the following, for the benefit of some of our farmers, who are frequently in the habit of bragging on their agricultural productions:
From one grain of Barley I counted seventy-one heads; I counted the grains on one head and found fifty-five, and it was only an ordinary head. Also, from one grain of Rye I found seventy-two heads; I counted the grains on one head and found there was sixty, it also being only an ordinary head. The production of the last mentioned grain is 4320 grains—and that of the first mentioned is 3550 grains. Now, Mr. Editor, can this be beat?
A Farmer on Humming Creek.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Barley Yield
Rye Production
Agricultural Yields
Humming Creek
Crop Bragging
What entities or persons were involved?
A Farmer On Humming Creek
Mr. Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Farmer On Humming Creek
Recipient
Mr. Editor
Main Argument
reports exceptional crop yields from single grains of barley (3,550 grains total) and rye (4,320 grains total) and challenges others to surpass them.
Notable Details
71 Heads From One Barley Grain, 55 Grains Per Ordinary Head
72 Heads From One Rye Grain, 60 Grains Per Ordinary Head