1840.] SENATE— No. 36. 33 



Remarks. Largest crop no manure ; the soil loamy. The crops of 23 

 and 22 bs. no manure ; the soil " loamy." Two cases of blight. 



WINCHENDON.— Claimants, 42. Acres sown, (36 5-24. Product, 972^ bs. 

 Average per acre, 14| bush. 



Crops, 25 bs. ; two of 24 bs. ; one of 22 bs. ; one of 21 



bush, per acre. 



Remarks. Crop of 25 bs. was on loamy soil with five loads of good 



manure. Twenty loads of barn manure and 20 bs. of ashes on three acres, 



on a deep loam; crop, thirteen bs. to an acre. Crop of 24 bs. no manure. 



The crops injured by drought. 



WORCESTER.— Claimants, 27. Acres sown, 32^. Product, 749 bush. 

 Average per acre, 14 1-7 bush. 



Largest crops, 29| bs.; 22^ bs. ; one of 191 bs ; one of 

 19^ bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop of the Black Sea and Italian variety on a clayey 

 soil without manure. With 2~t bs. of ashes and 20 loads of barn manure 

 upon four acres ; 14} bs. per acre. With 100 bs; leached ashes upon two 

 acres on a gravelly loam ; crop, 1 1^ bs. per acre. With 10 bs. ashes and 10 

 loads manure per acre ; crop, IG bs. With 74 loads of night soil, ]h bs. of 

 lime, and U bs. of ashes, the crop 144 bs. per acre on dry loam. With 7.J 

 bs. ashes and 1 half hhd. of lime per acre on dry loam; the crop 10 bs. 

 One case of grain worm Several cases of injury by drought and worms. 



3IIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



ACTON.— Claimants, 6. Acres sown, 16^. Product, 1784 bushels. 



Average per acre, 104 bs. 



Crops 17 bs. ; 135 bs. ; 13 bs.; 12 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks — Crop of 17 bushels per acre had ten loads of manure, loamy 

 soil. Crop of 13 bs. on moist loam, ten loads of manure per acre. Crop on 

 dry soil with ten loads of manure, gave seven bushels per acre. 



ASHBY.— Claimants, 69. Acres sown, 128|. Product, 1718| bushels. 



Average per acre, 14 13-128 bs. 



Crops, one of 28 ; two of 20 ; three of 19 ; three of 18 bs. per ac. 



Remarks. — In largest crop the soil "loamy;" and fifteen loads of barn 



manure applied. In most cases, lands highly manured with barn manure. 



No ajiplications of alkaline manure deserving notice. Thirty-five cases of 



injury by drought. Six cases by grain insect. 



