^288 FRANKLIN SOCIETY. 



Carrots. 



iDr. Lucius Cook, Wendell, $2 00 



Aaron Buddington, Leyden, (gratuity,) . . . 1 00 

 Mr. Oliver Williams, of Sunderland, entered a lot of 28 rods, 

 which produced 219|- bushels, or 1,300 bushels to the acre, but 

 the committee did not feel themselves at liberty to give a pre- 

 mium for the product of a piece of land so much smaller than 

 the rules of the society prescribe. * 



Turnips. 

 Frank Mather, Greenfield, $2 00 



Onions. 

 Elihu Belden, East Whately, 2 00 



Joseph Smith, Chairman. 

 Greenfield, Dec. 8, 1852. 



Moses Stebbins^s Statement. 



The corn which I entered for premium was raised on land 

 planted to corn in 1851. In 1851 spread 25 loads of manure 

 to the acre, with 200 lbs. plaster, and ploughed in ; rolled the 

 land well, harrowed it fine, and planted to corn ; the product 

 being about 86 bushels per acre. 



In May, 1852, I ploughed the land seven inches deep, then 

 subsoiled sbc inches deeper; then roUed well, carted on 25 

 loads green manure, and spread on the furrow with 200 lbs. 

 plaster, and harrowed thoroughly ; planted with twelve-rowed 

 Canada corn three feet by three feet each way, and hoed four 

 times. 



In October we harvested 240 bushels of ears of corn. I 

 have not shelled it yet, not considering it yet in a merchant- 

 able state. 



From one square rod of ground we harvested and shelled, 

 as it came from the stalks, 34 quarts of corn. 



South Deerfield, Nov. 17, 1852. 



Asahel Wrighfs Statement. 



I took 300 rods of pine plain land, the soil a sandy loam, 

 and divided it into four ridges, or lands; it was ploughed 



