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Mr. Cr.Tiaa, of Pittsficld, showed U5 very licavy wheat on 

 ground wIiLli received last year, twenty-ci;i:lit loads of muck 

 and turf, \v!iijh had been one year in the ho^-pcn, and gave 

 about sixty-five bushels of corn to the acre. 



This season, it was ploughed and harrowed once, and the 

 seed, ploughed in. Two and one-eiglith bushels of seed, soaked 

 in strong brine and rolled in linio. No manure or other fer- 

 tilizer. 



The wheat of Mr. Richards, of Lenox, was on corn ground, 

 which received, last year, sixteen loads of manure to the acre, 

 and gave eighty bushels of corn. Tliis season no manure v/'as 

 used. Wheat sown the 1st of May, two bushels per acre, 

 ploughed twice. 



The wlieat of Mr. Lawton, of Great Barrington, was sown 

 after turnips, two and one-half bushels Mediterranean wheat, 

 the 25th of April. 



Mr. Cook, of Richmond, showed us two pieces — one of Black 

 Sea and the other Mediterranean, both after corn. The ground 

 was old meadow, ploughed seven inches, and well manured, and 

 gave a good crop of corn. It had no manure this year. Ploughed 

 oncC; seven or eight inches. 



HOUS ATOXIC. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



Never were such fields of beautiful wheat seen in Southern 

 Berkshire, showing conclusively that the time has come, when 

 we cii ra.is3 this grain in su3i^ient qaantitics for home con- 

 sumpti3n, and of as good quality as can be grown in any 

 country. 



Statement of Ira Curiiss, of Shcjleld. 



Winter Wheat. — This piece of wheat contained four acres, 

 very heavy and even; oat stubble, ploughed once, and sown 

 the Gth of September — two bushels to the acre; twelve loads 

 coarse manure spread on the furrow to the acre, no prepara- 

 tion of seed, soil sandy loam. 



This wheat is known as the " Blue Stem "Wheat," and was 



