30 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. [March, 



One case of injury from ■wheat insect. 

 " " " " striped worm — ? 



ROYALSTON— Claimants, 42. Acres sown, GO. Product, 101 li bush. 

 Average, 1G| bs. per acre. 



Crops, "JO bs. per acre ; 23 bs. ; 22i bs. ; 21^ bs. ; two of 

 20 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Crop of 30 bushels bad 14 loads of green manure. Two oth- 

 er cases 20 loads of green manure a{)plied per acre, the yield 13^ bushels ; 

 one 14i bushels per acre. One case of smut, the wheat soaked (it does not 

 name the steep) and brined ; and one, the wheat sown dry. 



RUTLAND.— Claimants, 22. Acres .sown, ;j8. Product, 501| bushels. 



Average, 15^ bs. per acre. 



Crops, 30 bs. ; 25 bs. ; 24^ bs. ; two of 24 bs. ; two of 23 bs, ; 

 two of 22 bs. 

 Remarks. Largest croj), with one load of manure and one hlid. of lime. 

 This " bearded wheat," which is no designation. Second crop of 25 bushels, 

 with 20 loads of compost and one hhd. of lime. This, Black Sea wheat. 

 One case of ]20 loads of horse manure, in a green state, to five acres of 

 land; crop 15 1-5 bushels to the acre. One case of smut; wheat washed 

 in water and limed. 



SHREWSBURY.— Claimants, 28. Acres sown, 44 5-0. Product, 587| bs. 



Average, 13 bs. per acre. 



Crops 19i bs. ; two of 18 bs. ; one of 17J bs. 

 Remarks. Largest croj), manured wiiii 20 loads compost, 2 bushels of 

 plaster, and G of ashes, upon 2% acres. Two acres 1-lG of the crop smutted, 

 where the seed soaked in brine 24 hours. 



SOUTHBRIDGE.— Claimants, 22. Acres sown, 315. Product, G2Ii bush. 

 Average, lOf bs. 



Crops, 29 bs. ; two of 24 bs. ; one of 23 bs. ; 22^ bs. 



22 bs. ; two of 20 bs. ; one of 19 bs. 



Remarks. The soil, on which 29 bushels to an acre, a hilly loamy soil ; 



without manure. In a case of api)lication of 8 bush, of ashes, crop 17 bush. 



" " of ;?5 loads of swamj) mud, the 



crop 20 bushels; the condition of mud not given 



SOUTHBOROUGH,— Claimants, 24. Acres sown, 88^. Product, G14^ bs. 



Average, 15.^ bs. per acre. 



Crops, 22i bs.; 21 bs. ; three of 20 Iks. ; one of ItJ bs. 



Remarks. Largest cro]) without manure on " loam." Seed, tea wheat. 



Crop of 21 bushels with 20 bushels of lime, |)laster, and ashes mixed in equal 



proportions, and seed of the Black Sea wheat. Soil, a gravelly loam. Three 



