40 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. [March, 



FRANKLIN.— Claimants, 12. Acres sown, 22^. Product, 293 bushels. 



Average, per acre, 12 19-22 bs. 



Crops, 20 bs. ; 13 bs. ; 12^ bs. ; eight of 12 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Crop of 20 bushels, with 28 loads of green manure, and one 

 bushel of lime on three acres. No disease nor accident. 



MEDFIELD.— Claimants, 6. Acres sown, lOi. Product, 151 bushels. 



Average, per acre, 1 4 2-5 bs. 



Crops, 24 bs. ; 17 bs. ; 15^ bs. ; 13| bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. In one case, on two pieces growing side l>y side, one manured 

 with ten loads of green bai-n manure per acre, and the other with eight loads 

 of rotten compost to the half acre, tlie latter gave at the rate of 24 bushels 

 per acre ; the former, at the rate of 13| bushels per acre. Soil, in former 

 case, was a " yellow loam ;" in the latter, " greeu sward." 



MEDWAY.- Claimants, 8. Acres sown, lU. Product, 147 bushels. 



Average, per acre, 12^ bs. 



Largest crops, 20 bs. ; 19 bs. ; three of 18 bs. ; one of 13i bs. 

 per acre. 

 Remarks. Crop of 20 bushels with seven bushels of ashes, and four casks 

 of lime per acre. Crop of 19 bushels with 12 loads of green manure, and 

 one cask of lime. Crops of 18 bushels with 15 and 16 loads of green winter 

 manin-e. The seed steeped in lime water 36 hours, and " pai't of it never 

 sprouted." 



NEEDHAM.— Claimants, 5. Acres sown, 11 4-10. Product, 92| bushels. 



Average, per acre, 8 2-11 bs. 



Crops, 14 bs.; 11| bs. ; 8 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Crop of 14 bushels with ten cart loads per acre of barn ma- 

 nure. 



RANDOLPH— Claimants, 3. Acres sown, 4. Product, 53 bushels. 

 Average, per acre, 13| bs. 

 Crops, 18 bs. ; 16 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop without manure. In one case, two casks of lime 

 and 15 bushels of ashes put on two acres, after the wheat was sown ; yield, 

 9;^ bushels per acre. 



ROX BURY.— Claimant, 1. Acres sown, 3. Product, 39 bushels. 



Average, ])er acre, 13 bs. 

 Remarks. Soil liglit ; the land in previous season in potatoes ; suffered by 

 drought. 



