ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS. 



123 



180 vines, raised by ourselves, would have sold, in 

 1866, for 



Setting vines, ...... 



360 stakes, and setting, ..... 



10 pounds sulphur, ..... 



80 pounds flour of bone, .... 



10 pounds strings, ...... 



Pruning and training vines, .... 



Cultivation in 1866, paid by profit on crop of pota^ 

 toes, ........ 



Cultivation in 1867, ..... 



" in 1868, 



" in 1869, 



Gathering and marketing 2,375 pounds of grapes. 



Interest on value of land, .... 



Total 



$97 50 



The receipts have been : — 



1868. 700 pounds of grapes sold, at 10 cts. per lb., 



1869. 1,675 pounds sold, for 10 cents, . 



Total receipts, 



Total expenses, ...... 



Profit on the fourth acre, (to which is to be ad- 

 ded the present value of the vines,) 

 Westford, Mass., October 16, 1869. 



$140 00 



HOUSATONIC. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



The Committee on reclaimed lands and orchards for 1867-9, 

 having attended to their duties, respectfully submit the follow- 

 ing Report : 



We regret to say that no reclaimed land was entered for our 

 inspection. There is an apathy on the subject of draining and 

 cultivating the waste lands of Berkshire which is not creditable 

 to the farmers of the county. The most careless observer, as he 



