VOL. XVI. xo. r. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



51 



MR COLMAN'S INQUIRIES. ' 



Mr Coliiuiii has been so kind as to Aimisli us with a cony of th ! fuUowhw Pin-nln- ,vl,l,.i, i 

 :;onunonw.aUh, previous to his Agricultural Survey, <:o„„ucnced urs au'o a^^ of 1, M , ^'"TT ^^'"^ '^ "^" '"''"'•''="' ^'"•'"'"^ "^ t'.i« 



.bjects of in,,uiry, this sunnnary car.uot fail to eli.-U valuable infor , a i" se" n ' afa Im h^^^^ 1-S-lature. By turuiug attention to specific 



brmatiou as will prove of the greatest .,se to the Agricultural Couir.nitV. Prompter to suggest, and a clue to direct to such items of in- 



RE PORT of the Farm of 

 In 



Extent. 



fillage, - - 

 2ng. Mowing, 

 !alt Marsh, 

 Vet Meadow, 

 asture, 

 rcliarding, 

 /^ood, . - . 

 ^aste, . . . 

 Total. 



No. of 

 Acres- 



Soil. 



Loamy .' 



Clayey ? - 



Sandy .' 



Gravelly ? . 

 Liiue .' - 



Wet? - - 

 Dry .' . - 

 Rooky .' - 

 Hilly ? . - 

 Level ? 



Write Yes 

 or No. 



Oxen, . . 



Cows, - 



Shcej), - - 



Swine, - - 



Colts, - - 



Young Neat 

 Stock. 



Crops and Products. 



Amount of 

 Produce 

 in 18- 



Average 



yield per 



Acre. 



English Hay. Tons. 



Salt " " 

 Fresh IMeadovv " " 



Millet, " 



Wheat. Bushels. 



Indian Corn. '< 



Rye. '< 



Barley. « 



Oats. •< 



Buckwheat. " 



Pease. " 



Beans. « 



Potatoes. " 



Onions. " 



Carrots. '' 



Reels. 11 



Parsnips. " 

 English Turnips. " 



iuta Baga. " 



^rooin Corn. lbs 

 ^lax. 



fobacco. " 



lops. " 

 ["easles, per thousand. 



Other Products in 18 



Beef. 



Pork. 



Mutter. 



New Milk Cheese 



Wool. 



Silk. 



Honey. 



Beet Sugar. 



3Iaple Sugar. 



Cider. 



Winter Apples, 



lbs. 



Barrels. 



Man's lab(.r, (board 

 inchided) 

 per year, 



'' month, . 



■' day, - - •. 



1 



Price of man's board 

 jier week, 



Value of produce used or 

 on hand - - _ 



Cost of Labor - 



Incidental Expenses 



Amount. 



18 



Lambs sold, No. 



average price, 

 Pigs sold. No. 



average price, 

 Calves sold. No. 



average price, 

 Young stock. No. 

 Average i)rice of 



yearlings. 

 Two years old, 

 Three years old, 



Jlverage number of Lambs 

 raised yearly to 50 etves. 

 Native, No. 



Merino, " 



Saxony, " 



Mixed, " 



Average yield of a Cow 

 per annum. 



Of milk, gallons. 



Of' butter, pounds. 



New milk cheese, " 



Animals fatted in 18 

 Beef Animals, No. 

 On what ? 



Average weight of a hog 

 fatted at 18 months old. 

 lbs. 



Average yield of Wool to 



a sheep per year. 



Native, lbs. 

 Merino, u 



Saxony, » 



Saxon Merino, " 



Dishley, •< 



Mixed, " 



Swine fatted. 

 On what ? 



No. 



Sheep fatted, 

 On what ? 



Manures used and JVo. of loads 

 or bushels to the acre. 



No. 



.nmpT.f " "" """'" "'"■ •• ""'■ '"""" " '" =""■ •"' '"" "" '"'• >"' '"Se""™" •"<! 'e.™'l« on such loptc. .. ,o» m., d„m ,„ef„| , 



\\ hat breed of catile do you raise .= What breed do you prefer for labor, stall, o,- dairy 1 



Wh" uLTZZlaZJZ Tr^^: r "" ".Pl'/r""" "'' '"rr • '''■^=" ''"' "^ ''«''^^'« °" y--^ <■-"' °f ^ime, or Gypsum ; and how used ? 

 \Vh t or extraoidmary crops of any kind have you raised ; and how cultivated ? 



What a'^Hcultura! eZlT!\ "'r "'"'.^ "T^ ^""^ ^'°" """""^ ' "■" '^"•'"■" '" ^'°"' "^'g^'-orhood ? Please to give an account of them ? 

 Wl a d^ v.^ rem the m'? °'^i'">', "^'"J.'Y- y°" "-'i'^. «he knowledge of which, whether successful or unsuccessful, would be useful .' 

 TV nai uo you aeem the most profitable articles of cultivation ? 

 What IS the general disposition of the products of your farm ' 



pe for at"lnrl"°a,fd larZrT; I"""" ^"T. ^"" I ""'■ '"''" ""' '"'''" '^ ''"'^'' °"' "' '^" •='"•'« •>'"'''<' ««"^°n' I''««^e enclose it with your remarks, which 

 ITt, 1937. ""^ ^ '"■"'"" ^°"»''^«""' '» «'■« "ffi'^^ of «he Secretary of State, Boston. HENRY COLMAN, 



Commissioner for Airricullurnl StirvMi 



