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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



No. XII. 

 By JosiAH White, of Petersham. Ploughed nine inches 

 deep. May 9th, sowed barley and grass. Harvested August 25th. 



No. 



1, 



2," 

 3, 

 4, 

 5, 



PRODUCT. 



barley, 466 lbs. 



" 484 



" 392 

 " 340 



straw, 654 lbs. 



771 



766 

 588 

 455 



No. XIII. 

 By I. B. Woodward, of Fitcliburg. Ploughed seven inches 

 deep, and sown with wheat the first week in May. Harvested 

 August 16th. One-fourth part of No. 2 was badly injured by 



worms. 



PRODUCT. 



No. 1, wheat, 32 lbs. 14 oz. ; straw, 46 lbs. 7 oz. 



2, " 27 10 " 39 6 



3, " 30 14 " 44 11 



4, " 29 14 " 39 9 



5, " 23 6 " 31 12 



No. XIY. 



By W. G. Wyman, of Fitcliburg. Ploughed six to seven 

 inches deep. Sowed May 3d with Scotch fife wheat, Timothy, 

 redtop and clover. Harvested the wheat August 16th, and 

 weighed October 5th. The whole crop was much injured by the 

 aphis, and somewhat by the weevil, but very evenly on all the 

 lots. 



On lot No. 6, in 1860, the manures were mixed in their appli- 

 cation to the soil. 



