PLYMOUTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 155 



Wheat. 

 Befijamiti Hobmt^s Statement. 



Although I did not enter a claim for a premium, on the rais- 

 ing of wheat, the present year, yet, having succeeded very well 

 with that grain, I state the result ; and I do it more freely, as I 

 have no claim for any reward. I have received several premi- 

 ums hitherto, for success in raising this grain. 



This year I sowed a little less than one and a half acres, 

 solely with a view to lay down the same to grass, and get a 

 profitable crop. I prefer to lay down to grass with wheat than 

 any other grain ; — the result was, I had 391 bushels of good 

 clean wheat, averaging over 26 bushels to the acre. The wheat 

 was sowed in the first week in May, and reaped in August. 

 The land, the previous year, was three fourths to corn, and the 

 rest to potatoes. I ploughed it the last of April; put on about 

 20 loads of compost manure ; afterwards ploughed and har- 

 rowed it, and sowed the wheat and harrowed it in ; sowed grass 

 seed, and smoothed the whole with a brush. I sowed a little 

 over two bushels to the acre. I used no plaster or lime, and 

 did not soak the wheat. I sent to Boston for the seed, only say- 

 ing I wanted the best kind ; it proved well, and was the golden 

 straw wheat. In a former communication, I gave it as my 

 opinion, that the same kind of wheat, sowed continuously, was 

 best; but further experience satisfied me, that, after a number 

 of years, it is best to change the seed. From all my experience, 

 I find the wheat crop to be the most profitable of all the small 

 grains, and much the best when the land is to be seeded down 

 to grass. 



South Abington, Sept. 30, 1848. 



Ploughing — Single Ox-Teams. 



There were 24 entries for ploughing, and 20 persons appeared 

 and ploughed. We have awarded the following premiums : — 



