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Mr. Caman, of Pittslield, showed us very heavy wheat on 

 ground which received last year, twenty-eight loads of muck 

 and turf, which had been one year in the hog-pen, 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-eighth bushels of seed, soaked 

 in strong brine and rolled in lime. 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. This season no manure was 

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

 ploughed twice. 



The wheat 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 

 once, seven or eight inches. 



HOUSATOXIC. 



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 caa raise this grain in sufficient quantities for home con- 

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

 country. 



Statement of Ira Curtiss, of Sheffield. 



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

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

 the 6th 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 



