1840.] SENATE— No. 36. 39 



Remarks. Largest crop, on a sand soil, with five cords of compost, one 

 cask of lime, and ten bushels of ashes. Other crops well manured. In a 

 case where red wheat soaked in brine, and tea wheat in a dry state were 

 sown, the tea wheat injured by smut, the red wheat good. 



WEST NEWBURY.— Claimants, 15. Ac. sown, 40 93-160. Pro. 422| bs. 



Average per acre, 10 3-10 bs. 



Crops, 161 bs. ; 15 bs ; 14^ bs. ; 14 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop on a gravelly loam, with 4 cords of muck and 2^ 

 casks of lime upon !| acre. One half the crop destroyed by grain insect. 

 The grain insect was observed to make his appearance about the middle of 

 July. The Black Sea and the tea wheat, planted in the same field, on the 

 20th of April ; the Black Sea yielded 16 bushels per acre, the tea wheat less 

 than two bushels. The crops in this town, without exception, injured se- 

 verely Ijy grain insect or drought. West Newbury, one of the most favora- 

 ble locations in the State for the production of wheat, and for years an 

 article of export from the town, to small extent. Soil, a deep, rich loam 

 inclining to clay ; the cultivation of the town highly improved. Loss by grain 

 insect might liave been prevented, had remedies been taken in season. 



COUNTY OF NORFOLK. 



BELLINGHAM.— Claimants, 4. Acres sown, 4 15-16. Product, 7ih bush. 



Average, per acre, 15 lis. 



Croj)s 21 1)S. ; two of 14 hs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crops with 18 loads of green barn manure. One case 

 of smut ; seed wet and rolled in lime. 



BROOKLINE.— Claimants, 2. Acres sown, 4. Product, 70^ bushels. 



Average, per acre, 17^ bs. 



Crops, 18 bs. ; IGA bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop with one cord of loam and five casks of lime on 

 three acres. 



DORCHESTER.— Claimant, 1. Acres sown, 1. Product, 17 bushels. 

 Average, per acre, 17 bs. 

 Remarks. With barn manure, injured by rust. 



DOVER.— Claimant, 1. Acres sown, U. Product, 22 bushels. 



Average, per acre, 17 3-5 bs. 

 Remarks. Manured with barn manure. 



FOXHORO'.— Claimants, 2. Acres sown, 5. Product, 45 bushels. 



Average, per acre, 9 bs. 

 Crops, 10 bs. ; 8 bs. per acre. 



