12 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. [March, 



Q5^An entry made here, and premium paid, on 17^ bushels of India 

 Wheat, i. e. Tartarian Buck Wheat. 



W. STOCKBRIDGE.— Claimants, 27. Acres, 90 13-16. Prod. ]246i bs- 



Average, Vi 11-15 bs. per acre. 



Crops, 28 bs. ; 24 bs. ; 22 bs. ; 20 bs. ; 19 bs. 

 Remarks. Crop of 28 bs. on loam, and ^ a bushel lime and plaster. — 

 Other large crops without manure. In five cases, U bushels of plaster ap- 

 plied per acre, without marked difference. Nine cases of grain insect One 

 of smut ; wheat simply rolled in plaster. 



TFllIxNGHAM.— Claimants, 13. Acres sown, 14^. Product, 2G7i bush. 



Average, 19 bush, per acre. 



Crops, 20 bs. ; 17 bs. ; two IG^ bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Ten bushels lime applied, crop 16^ bushels; thirty bushels 

 lime applied, crop 13 bushels ; crop of iiO bushels, manured with 20 loads 

 chip manure. One case of grain insect. 



WASHINGTON.— Claimants, 14. Acres sown, 23]. Product, ^39 bush- 

 Average, 14 i bush, per acre. 

 Crops, 2U bs. ; 20 bs. ; 19 bs. ; 18 bs., per acre. 

 Remarks. Crop 21^ bs., land the previous year had 20 loads of manure ? 

 20 bs., land the previous fall had 15 loads manure, 5 bs. asiies. Laud with 

 20 loads manure, 3 bs. lime, 5 bs. ashes, gave 14 b.s, wheat. Soil sandy. 



WILLIAlMSTOWN.— Claimauts, 5(>. Acres, 140^. Produce 1731 bush. 



Average, 12 21-70 bush, per acre. 



Crops, 23| bs. ; three of 20 bs. ; two of 19 bs. ; five 

 of 17 bs. 

 Remarks. Crops sowed from 12th of 3Iay to 1st of June, suffered from 

 late sowing. Largest crop grown on a "slaty gravel." Four cases of wire 

 worms ; two in clay soil ; one in green sward. Twelve cases of plaster, but 

 no marked effect. One case of lime applied on the wheat when in flower 

 for destruction of grain insect ; the crop injured by the insect, but no parti- 

 culars given of the lime, quantity, or manner of application. Late sowing 

 strongly disapproved by the reports of this town. 



WINDSOR.— Claimants, 17. Acres sown, 18|. Product, 374i bush. 



Average, 18^ bush, per acre. 



Crops, 28^ bs. ; 26.i bs. ; 24 bs. ; 22 bs. ; 21| bs. ; 21 bs. per 

 acre. 

 Remarks. Crop 28 bush, on a daik red loam and light dressing of slieep 

 manure. 2(i4 bush, willi sheep manure and 15 bush, ashes. 24 bush, with 

 mai.ure from cattle. The crops of 22 bush., 215 bush., 20^ bush, two of 

 18.| bush. 17^ bush, with 12 or 15 bush, ashes. In Windsor a crop of Indian 

 corn of IIG bs. ])er acre, received a premium from the Berkshire Agricultural 

 Society, 'ihe success attributed to abundant application of leached ashes. 



