1840.1 SENATE— No. 36. 13 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



ASHFIELD.— Claimants, 59. Acres sown, 80^. Product, V^'i9k bush. 



Average per acre, 15 47-80 bush. 



Crops, 21 bs. two of 20 bs. one of 19 bs. three of 18 bush. 



per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop without manure . Lime three bs. per acre, and 

 ashes applied, but no results given ; three cases of grain insect ; four cases 

 of injury by drought. The soil clayey loam. 



JBERNARDSTON.— Claimants, 9. Acres sown, 12|. Product, 244 bush. 



Average per acre, 19 bush. 



Crops, 26 bs. 25i bs. 2^\ bs. one of 22 bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crops without manure. Two bs. lime and plaster ap- 

 plied; crop, 10 bs. Three cases of grain worm. Where winter and spring 

 wheat on the same farm; the winter wheat gave 19 bs. the spring 18 bs per 

 acre. 



BUCKLAND.— Claimants, 11. Acres sown, 16 41-60. Product, 256 bush. 

 Average per acre, 15 .3-16 bushels. 

 Largest crop, 21 bush, on an acre. 

 Remarks. This crop received 15 loads of barn yard manure. 5 cases of 

 grain insect. 



CHARLEMONT— Claimants, 17. Acres sown, 26 25-48. Product, 4 1 4i bush. 

 Average per acre, 15^ bush. 



Largest crops, 22^ bs. 22 bs. 21 i bs. three of 16.J bush, 

 per acre. 

 Remarks. The largest crop, 10 loads of stable manure, on a "red loam." 

 500 lbs. plaster, and 1 hhd. of lime applied to 2 acres ; crop, 7^ bs. per acre 

 This was winter wheat ; and suffered much from grain insect Land highly 

 manured the previous year, and 20 bs. ashes upon \^ acre, crop, 15 bs. per 

 acre. iNine cases of grain insect. 



C0LERAL\E.— Claimants, 29. Acres sown, 46. Product, 709| bush. 

 Average per acre, 15 19-46 bush. 



Largest crops, 21 bs. seven of 20 bs. one of 19 bs. three of 

 18 bs per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop without manure ; crop of 19 bs. with 30 loads 

 compost, and 30 bs. of ashes, on l:t acres; soil, dry loam. Four cases of 

 grain worm. Several crops suffered from hail storm. 



