14 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. [March, 



CONWAY. — Claimants, 32. Acres sown, 49. Product, 666 bush. 



Average per acre, 13 3-5 bush. 



Crops, 24 bs. 23 bs. two of 20 bs. one of 19 bs. four of 18 bs. 

 per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop, with 8 loads barn manure, and 9 bush, leached 

 ashes. Crop of 20 bush, no manure. Two cases of smut ; the seed not 

 steeped. Three cases of grain insect. One case of wire worm. 



DEERFIELD.— Claiinauts,59. Acres sown, 149 73-480. Product, 2311 bush. 

 Average per acre, 15^ bush. 



Largest crops, 28 bs. 26 bs. 25 bs. two of 23^ bush, per 

 acre. 

 Remarks. Crop of 28 bs. on rich alluvial land, sown in October. Crop 

 of 18 bs. with thirteen loads of muck. One of 23 received 20 loads of ma- 

 nure on rich alluvial land and after clover. One of 26 bs. after corn crop. 

 Five cases of grain insect. One of smut, seed not prepared. 



ERVING.— Claimants, 3. Acres sown, 4i. Product, 64!^ bush. 



Average per acre, 13 bush. 



Largest crops, 18 bs. 15 bs. 11 bush, per acre. 

 H"MARKS. Crop of 18 bs. had 18 loads of manure. One farmer reports 

 uniform success in growing wheat, for three years. His wheat follows corn 

 well manured. One case of smut ; seed washed in cleai* water. 



GILL. — Claimants, 12. Acres sown, 20|. Product, 293 bush. 



Average per acre, 14 1-20 bush. 



Largest crops, 23 bs. 205 bs. 18 9-32 bs. one of 17 19-32 bush per 

 acre. 

 Remarks. Crop of 23 bs. with 26 loads of manure. One crop sowed 

 late in October, winter killed, crop 6 bs. u])on half an acre. Five cases of 

 grain insect. 



GREENFIELD.— Claimants, 8. Acres sown, 16|. Product, 228^ bush. 

 Average per acre, 13^ bush. 



Largest crops, 16 bs. two of 15 bs. one of 13 bs two of 

 12 bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crops on new land ; with 5 bs. plaster and 20 bs of 

 ashes upon 2 acres ; crop, 12 bs. per acre. Five cases grain insect 



HAWLEY.— Claimants, 17. Acres sown, 251. Product, 301 bush. 



Average per acre, 13^ bush. 



Largest crop.«!, 27 bs. 20 bs. 18 bs. two of 17 bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop 27 bs , with 8 loads manure, and 25 bs. of lime 

 per acre. Crop of 20 bs. with 18 loads of manure. Two farmers in this 

 town have produced a prolific and superior wheat, by a selection of promis- 

 ing and fine heads ; and carefully sowing from their product. H. C. 



