1840.] SENATE— No. 36. 11 



Remarks. Largest crop with lime, ashes and plaster, quantities not stat- 

 ed. With 20 bushels of ashes, crop 14 bushels per acre ; much injured by 

 grain insect. Crop of 21 bushels per acre, was with horse and sheep man- 

 ure, and 100 lbs. plaster. Fifteen crops with gypsum, but no definite re- 

 sult. Winter wheat injured by frost Ten cases of grain insect. Three 

 rust. Two drought. 



SANDISFIELD.— Claimants, 7. Acres sown, 11^. Product, 157^ bush. 



Average per acre, 13^ bush. 



Crops, 22| ; 20 ; 193, bush, per acre. 

 Remarks, Crops of 22| bush, received 27 bush, ashes per acre, on dry 

 loam. Crop of 20 bush, on moist loam, with one bushel gypsum. Crop of 

 195 bush, to the acre, with 12 bush, ashes and 23 bush, of lime on 146 rods 

 of land. On same soil, gravelly loam, six loads of leached ashes on 212 

 rods, produced 15 bush, per acre ; 2 loads of leached ashes on 140 rods, pro- 

 duced 6| bush, per acre. The town of Sandisfield is elevated. Leached 

 ashes freely used in every case but tr^-o. No injury or accident. 



SAVOY.— Claimants 8. Acres sown, 11 J. Product, 167 bush. 



Average, 15 bush, per acre. 



Crops, 22 ; 20 ; 19; 17 ; bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. Seed soaked in beef brine twenty-four hours, crop slightly 

 smutted. Of seed without preparation, one fourth smutted. • Stable man- 

 ure, nine loads, and .ii.een loads, per acre. 



SHEFFIELD.— Claimants, 73. Acres sown, 249^. Product, 3902 bs. 

 Average, 11^ bush, per acre. 



Crops, 31 ; 25; 24i ; five of 24 ; one of 22i ; one of 20^ . 



ten of 20 bush, per acre. 



Remarks. Largest crop, mostly winter wheat, with 15 loads of manure ; 



" injured by the spring." Crop of 25 bs., with 10 loads of manure. Crop 



of 2Qh bs. with 20 bs. of lime and one of plaster, per acre. In one case 



grain was winter-killed ; thirty-five cases of grain insect. 



STOCKBRIDGE.— Claimants, 29. Acres sown, 67J. Product, 95 | bs. 

 Average, 14^ bush, per acre. 

 Crops, 22 bs. ; 20 bs. ; two 18 bs., per acre. 

 Remarks. In one case winter wheat produced 12 bs., spr. wheat llf bs. 

 In " » « " 16 bs., » « 12 bs. 



In " " « « 10 bs., « " 22 bs. 



In " « " " 14 bs., « " I6i bs. 



One case bearded wheat injured by grain insect ; tea wheat not. Wheat 

 seeded, 55 qts. per acre, " suffered from thick sowing." A farmer states lie 

 can raise more busiiels of wheat than of rye on same land. His soil is clay 

 and sandy loam. He uses a small quantity of barn manure ; and a top- 

 dressing of one bushel of plaster and ashes, quantity not stated. 



