20 AGRICULTURAL REPORT, [March, 



Remarks. Largest crop without manure on sandy loam. Sixteen loads 

 of barn manure and four bs. of aslies upon two acres ; crop, 16 bs. per acre. 

 Several cases of application of lime; no decisive results. No accident or 

 injury. 



NORWICH —Claimants, 14. Acres sown, 22^. Product, 2G9 bush. 



Average per acre, 11 17-22 bush. 



Largest crops, 20 bs. ; 19 bs. ; 18^ bs. ; 15 bs. ; 13 bush, per 

 acre. 

 Remarks. Crop of 20 bs. with two bs. of lime and ten of ashes. No ac- 

 cident or injury. 



PELHAM.— Claimants, 2. Acres sown, 3|. Product, 31 bush. 



Average per acre, 9§ bush. 

 Crops, 21^ bs. ; G bush per acre. 

 Remarks. — In case of largest cro]), })art manured, part without manure ; 

 both after corn ; no difference observable in the yield. 



PLAINFIELD.— Claimants, ] 6. Acres sown, 26 13-24. Product, 372 bush. 

 Average per acre, 13 1 1-13 bush. 



Largest crops, 21| bs. 21 bs. 20 4-5 bs. 18 bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crops without manure. Three cases of smut; one, 

 seed without prei)aration ; one, seed steeped in water and rolled in lime, 

 one, seed soaked in brine. 



PRESCOTT.— Claimants, 3. Acres sown, 2 9-80. Product, 52 bush. 



Average per acre, 24 J bush. 



Largest crops, 34 bs. per acre ; one 18 bs. to 108 rods. 

 Remarks. Largest crop on black loam with four loads green manure, and 

 100 lbs. plaster. 



SOUTH HADLEY.— Claimants, IG. Acres sown, 41. Product, 612 bush. 

 Average per acre, 14 38-41. 



Largest crops, 25 bs. ; 20 bs. ; two of 16 bush, per 

 acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop without manure. A crop stated to yield from 

 10 to 25 bs. per acre, received one bushel of plaster, and forty bs. of ashes 

 upon five acres. Five cases of grain worm. 



SOUTllAMPTOxN.— Claimants, 10. Acres, 2H. Product, 280 bush. 



Average per acre, 13 2-21 bush. 

 Largest crops, 20^ bs. ; IG bs. ; 14 bs.; 1 1^ bs. ; 11| 

 busli. per acre. 

 Remauks. Largest crop without manure. Si.xteen loads of manure, and 

 two bs. of ashes per acre ; yield, 16 bush. 



