1840.] SENATE— No. 36. 23 



SPRINGFIELD.— Claimants, 14. Acres sown, 31 f. Product, SCOj bush. 



Average i)er acre, 17 i9-3l bush. 



Largest crops, 40 bs. ; 26 bs. ; 25 bs. ; 23 bs. ; three of 

 20 busli. per acre. 

 Remarks. Tlie largest crop, ])robably the largest grown in the state, was 

 winter wheat sowed last of September on common loam, and dressed with 

 fifteen or sixteen cart loads of common yard manure on lA acre. One 

 crop injured one half by the winter, sowed on 10th October. One case of 

 injin-y by grain worm. The other ci-ops without injury. Seven crops on 

 " intervale." 



TOLLAND.— Claimants, 4. Acres sown, 5.1. Product, 72 28-32 bush. 



Average per acre, 12 2-5 bush. 



Crops, 20 bs. ; 17^ bs. ; lOi bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop with 4 loads of barn manure, and 4 of leached 

 ashes. One case of smut ; seed soaked in brine. 



WILBRA 11 AM.— Claimants, 19. Acres sown, 39i. Product, 545 bush. 

 Average ])cr acre, 13g bush. 



Largest crops, 201 bs. ; 20 bs. ; 19^ bs. ; 18^ bush, per 

 acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop with 15 loads of barn yard manuie per acre, and 

 1^ bs. of j»laster sown with the wheat. After it came up one bush, more 

 applied. 



One case of smut followed no preparation of the seed. 

 " " " " steeping G hours in waier and ashes applied. 



" " " " steeping in ley ashes and rolling in plaster. 



" " " '• steeping in brine and rolling in i)laster. 



" " " " scalded in brine and rolled in plaster and sowed 



immediately. 



WESTFIELD.— Claimants, 20. Acres sown, 38 1-24. Product, C23 bush. 

 Average per acre, 16 5-38 bush. 



Largest crops, 30 bs. ; 28 bs. ; 27 1 -5 bs. ; 23 bs. ; one 22 

 bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop on "meadow land" without manure; winter 

 wheat. Twelve crops of winter wheat sowed from 1.5 Sept. to Nov. 10, 

 without injury from winter. One case of blight. One of grain worm. 110 

 bs. leached aslies per acre applied on "plain land," On 5 acres, product 21 

 bs. per acre. 



W. SPRINGFIELD.— Claimants, 58. Acres, 110 93-160. Prod. 2336^ bs. 

 Average per acre, 21 1-25 bush. 

 Largest crojjs, 35 bs. ; two of 28 bs. ; one of 26^ bs. ; 

 24 A bs. ; 24 bush, per acre. 



