1840.] SENATE— No. 36. 35 



FRAMINGHAM.— Claimants, 21. Acres sown, 37h Product, 454 bush. 

 Average, per acre, 12 bush. 



Largest crops, 18 bs. ; 17 bs. ; 16^ bs.; 1<3J bush, per 

 acre. 

 Remarks. Nothing definite in regard to cukivation or manures, excep* 

 in one case ; 9 loads of manure applied and the land '' limed ;" the crop 16 

 bs. per acre. 



GROTON-— Claimants, 2. Acres sown, 3^, Product, 51^ bush. 



Average per acre, 13 bush. 



Crops, 15 bs. ; 14 bush, per acre. 

 Rf.marks. Crop of 15 bs. with 12 loads barn yard manure. Crop of 14 

 bs had 12 loads from hog's pen. No accident nor injury. Much soil of this 

 highly improved town is favorable to wheat. H C. 



HOLLISTON.— Claimants, 13. Acres sown, 20^. Product, 292 bush. 



Average per acre, 14 l-IO bush. 



Largest crops, 22 bs. ; 21 ^ bs. ; 20 bs ; 1G| bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop with eleven loads of green manure per aci'c. 

 Crop of 21;J bs. with eight loads green manure per acre. Five casks of 

 lime and twenty loads of manure in another case ; crop, 12§ bs. Three 

 cords of green manure and 15 bs. ashes ; crop, 1(J bs. per acre. No accident 

 nor injury. The soil represented " good ; " in one case " clay ; " in one " san- 

 dy ; " and " dry." 



HOPKIN TON.— Claimants, 7. Acres sown, 16 9-10. Product, 205 bush. 

 Average per acre, 12 bush. 



Largest crops, 21 ^ bs. ; 14^ bs. ; 13 bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. Crop of 21^ bs. with 1^ cords of green manure per acre. 



LITTLETON.— Claimants, 11. Acres sown, 12 5-G. Product, 216 bush. 



Average per acre, 16^ bush 



Largest crops, 19^ bs. ; 15 bs. ; 14 bs. ; 13J bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. One case of smut ; no preparation of seed. Small amount 

 of lime applied in one case on sandy loam, " but no difference in this case 

 perceptible" between the limed and the unlimed. 



MARLBORO'.— Claimants, 7. Acres sown, 13. Product, 184 bush. 



Average per acre, 14 2-13 bush. 



Largest crops, 17 bs. ; three of 16 bs. ; one of 14| bush, 

 per acre. 

 Remarks. The soils in this town in many parts of superior quality ; but 

 no extraordinary attention paid to this crop. H. C. 



