2B AGRICULTURAL REPORT. [March, 



LUNENBURGH.— Claimants, ay^. Acres sown, 52;!. Product, 972 bs. 



Average, I8i per acre. 



Crop 34 l)s. ; 26| bs. ; 26 bs. ; 24^ bs. ; three of 20 bs. ; 

 two of Ui^ bs. ; two of 19 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop Black Sea wheat ; land manured the previous year ; 

 3C0 lbs. plaster on the grain. Crop of 2G| bushels manured with 180 bushels 

 leached ashes. Of 2(j bs. bad 4 loads of barn manure and 8 bushels of ashes. 

 24^ bushels i)er acre had 2 loads of barn manure and 120 bushels of leached 

 ashes. 50 bushels of lime applied to an acre of yellow loam ; the crop 17 

 bushels. 



MENDON.— Claimants, 5. Acres sown, 7. Product, 99| bushels. 



Average, 14 2-7 bs. per acre. 



Crops, 21 bs. ; 18^ bs. 

 Remarks. The largest crop on a black loam, with 9 loads compost, and 

 24 bushels ashes. With 20 loads coarse manure, and one hhd. of lime, on 

 light loam, crop 14i bushels per acre. 



MILFORD. — Claimants, 4. Acres sown, 6|. Product, 76i bushels. 



Average, \}^ bs. per acre. 



Lai-gest crop, 18 bs. 

 Remarks, Infested by an insect which ate the stalk off, under the first 

 joint, (the Hessian fly.) Black sea-wheat and common spring wheat sown 

 upon the same land ; the latter blasted, the former sound. 



MILLBURY.— Claimants, 13. Acres sown, 20^ Product, 2587 bush. 



Average, 19 7-10 bs. 



Crops, 20 bs.: 18^ bs. ; two of 18 bs, per acre. 

 Rfmakks. With 8 cords stable manure, and one cask of lime, on a light 

 soil, crop 18 bushels. In other cases, no manure; and only two failures 

 which were by drought. 



NEW BRAIN TliEE.— Claimants, 12. Acres sown, 15^. Product, 265^ bs. 



Avei'age, If) 4-5 bs. per acre. 



Crops, 21^ bs. ; 20^ bs. ; two of 20 bs.; one 18 bs. 



Remarks. Largest crop with two loads of manure on dark loam. Crop 



of 20 bushels received 'iO loads of manure. Crop of 20 bushels with ten 



loads of manure. One crop of 20 bushels, none. Two cases of grain insect. 



NORTHBORO'.-^- Claimants, 10. Acres sown, 24. Product, 341 bs. 



Average, 14 1-5 bs. per acre. 



Crops, 18 bs. : 17^ bs. ; 17 bs. 

 Remarks. Crop of 18 bushels with 10 loads barn manure; of IG bushels 

 with 15 loads to the acre. 



