XXVll 



XXVIIl. Agricultural Society, - - - _ . page 184 



XXIX. Public Roads, - - . - . 186 



XXX. Natural Scenery, _ _ . . . 137 



COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. 



I. General Description, - - . . . 193 



II. Aspect of the Count}^, ----- ]94 



III. Area of the County and its Divisions, - _ . 196 



IV. Soil, 196 



V. Pursuits of the Inhabitants, - . . » 197 



VI. Crops and Products, ----- 198 



I. Indian Corn, p. 199—1. Groton ; 2. Chelmsford ; 3. 

 Tewksbury ; 4. Marlborough ; 5. Pepperell : 6. 

 Dunstable ; 7. Tyngsborough ; 8. Shirley. 

 II. Wheat, p. 210—1. Shirley ; 2. Groton ; 3. Tyngsbor- 

 ough. 



III. Oats, p. 213 — 1. ; 2. Dunstable; 3. Tyngsborough. 



IV. Rye, p. 215 — 1. Tyngsborough ; 2. Groton ; 3. Dun- 



stable. 



V. Barley, p. 217—1. Marlborough ; 2, Bedford ; 3. Gro- 



ton ; 4. Sherburne; 5. Townsend. 

 VI. Buckwheat, p 219. 

 vn. Potatoes, p. 219 — 1. Shirley ; 2, Pepperell. 

 viii. Mangel VVurtzel, p. 221. 

 IX. Beets, p. 222. 

 X. Hops, [). 225. 

 XI. Grasses, p 232. 

 VII. Rotation of Cro[)S, - - - . . 340 



I. Tyngsborough, p. 241 ; 11. Dunstable, p. 242 ; in. 

 Shirley, p 243; iv. Pepperell, p. 244 ; v. Reading, p. 

 244 ; vr. Wilmington, p. 245: vii. Bedford, p. 245. 

 VIII. Dairy and Milk Establishments, - - - - 249 



I. Framingliam, p. 250; 11. Waltham, [). 250 ; in. Wal- 

 tham, p. 251 ; iv. Weston, p. 251 ; v. Medford, p. 255 ; 



VI. Lowell, p. 256. 



IX. Dairy Stock, 257 



Cream Pot Breed, p. 258 ; Ayrshire Cows, pp. 259 to 

 264 ; Improved Durham Short-Horn, pp. 264 to 280 ; 

 Native Stock, pp. 280 to 292. 



X. Brighton Market, ----- . 297 

 XL Swine, - - 305 



XII. Manures, ------- 327 



