36 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. [March, 



NATICK. — Claimants, 4. Acres sown, 4 J. Product, 65 bush. 



Average per acre, 16 bush. 



Crops, ]C^ bs. ; I6k bs. ; 15^ bs. ; 14 7-10 bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. The crop of lOi bs. with 5 cords of stable manure and two 

 casks of lime. The crop suffered from weeds ; flour " of the best quality." 

 In one case the seed prepared in lime water, the crop perfect ; but where seed 

 sown dry, the crop "blasted." In every case the lands heavily dressed with 

 green stable manure ; in three cases an average of two hhds. of lime per 

 acre. Three cases of blight. 



NEWTON.— Claimants, 5. Acres sown, 9i. Product, 1 10 bush. 



Average per acre, 1 1 1-9 bush. 

 Crops. 15 bs. ; 14 bs. ; 12| bs. ; 10 bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. One case of smut; seed without preparation. 



PEPPER ELL.— Claimants, 15. Acres sown, 26^. Product, 428| bush. 

 Average per acre, IG bush. 



Largest crops, 28 bs. ; three of 20 bs. ; two of 18 bs. ; two 

 of 15 bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop with 20 bs. of ashes and 200 lbs. Gypsun) ; suff- 

 ered much from drought. One crop of 20 bs. on. 1 ^ acres, with 15 loads 

 of green manure. One crop of 20 bs. on 1 acre, with 2 hhds. of lime. A 

 case in which the seed was much smutted but before sowing soaked 18 

 hours in salt brine ; the crop, healthy and fair. In one case in the same 

 field, "the Black Sea wheat was plump ; the bald blighted." 



READING.— Claimant, 1. Acres sown, 2. Product, 28 bushv 



Average per acre, 14 bush. 

 Remarks. 0;;j^The crop here to which a premium was paid, was " Indian 

 wheat," that is, Tartarian Buck wheat. 



SHERBURNE.— Claimants, 6. Acres sown, 15^. Product, 159^ bush. 



Average per acre, lOJ bush. 



Crops, 16 bs. ; 13i bs. ; 12 2-5 bs ; 12 bush, per acre. 

 Remarks. In three cases 6, 8, and 12 loads of unfermented manure ap- 

 plied ; wheat suffered from rust. One sandy loam with five hhds. of lime 

 per acre ; the produce 8 bs. In one case lialf the wheat was winter-killed. 



SHIRLEY.— Claimants, 13. Acres sown, 27. Product, 369^ bush. 



Average per acre, 13 18-27 bush. 



Largest crops, 20 bs. ; two of 18 bs. ; one of I6i bs. ; 15^ bs. 



per acre. 



Remarks. Crop of 20 bs. land higlJy manured for previous crop. The 



crop of 18 bs. on land the previous year nianiued with 30 loads to the acre 



of good manure ; and the year of the wheat crop with 6 bs. of lime and 



one of salt. No accident nor injuries. A " strong yellow soil." 



