10 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. [March, 



N. MARLBORO'.— Claimants, 2a Acres sown, 46. Product, G69^ bs. 



Average crop, ]4| bs. per acre. 



Crops, 29 bs. ; 20 ; lOA ; two, 18 bs. 

 Remarks. Crop of 29 bushels, winter wheat, on new land. Soil, " sili- 

 ceous." Crop of 20 bushels, winter wheat ; part of the same piece in spring 

 wheat. The spring wheat failed to come up; no manure in either case. 

 Soil, « a dark loam." Plaster applied ; in one case, 5 bushels of lime, and 

 1 bushel of piaster; in one, 12 bushes of ashes; without apparent effects. 



OTIS. — Claimants, 4. Acres sown, 7t. Product, 117ii bushels. 



Average, Ifi^ bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Crop, 23 bushels ; chip manure and lime; quantity not stated. 

 Chip manure is the refuse of the door yard, impregnated with soap-suds, and 

 the usual varieties. To the crop, llA bushels per acre, lime and ashes ap- 

 plied ; quantities not given. 



PERU.— Claimants, 11. Acres sown, 14^. Product, 243 bushels. 



Average crop, IG 1-5 bs. per acre. 

 Crops, 24 bs.; 22 bs. ; 17 bs. 

 Remarks. Largest crop, with 6 loads sheep manure, and 1.5 bushels ashes 

 to the acre. With 15 loads of stable manure, and 20 bushels of ashes per 

 acre, product, 10 bushels. Seed, in this case, three bushels. Two cases 

 20 loads of long manune, and 4^ bushels of lime, and 15 curds of y-d ma- 

 nure, and 2 loads uf refuse lime ; crop 15 bushels each per acre. Best crop, 

 red bearded. Others, the tea wheat. No accident. Peru is among the most 

 elevated lands in the State. 



PITTSFIELD.— Claimants, 57. Acres sown, 1421. Product, 1934 bs. 



Average crop, 13| bs. per acre. 



Crops, 4 of 20 bs. per acre ; 4 of 19 bs. i)er acre; 7 of 18 

 bs. per acre ; 5 of 17 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Crop of 17 bushels, received 5 bushels ashes per acre. An- 

 other piece with 6 bushels of ashes per acre, gave 14 bushels. Tea-wheat, 

 not injured by grain worm ; bearded wheat suffered on same farm. With 

 12 bushels of ashes, crop H bushels. With 20 bushels per acre of ashes, crop 

 19 bushels per acre. With 10 bushels of ashes per acre, crop !5 bushels. 

 With 15 bushels of ashes, crop 10 bushels. With 4 bushels ashes per acre, 

 and 10 loads manure, crop 12 bushels. With 7i bushels ashes per acre, 

 withoiit manure, crop 135 bushels. In 9 cases, plaster without manure, the 

 crops from 12 to 14 bushels. Several cases of grain insect. The ap{! 'ca- 

 tion of the marls in this vicinity has yet been followed by uo mai'ked bene- 

 fits to the wheat crop. Much is still hoped from them. 



RICHMOND— Claimants, 23. Acres sown, 80. Product, 117Gi bs. 

 Average crop, 14 7-10 bs. per acre. 

 Crops, 22 bs. ; 3 of 21 bs. ; 20 bs. ; 19 bs. 



