42 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. [March, 



FAIRHAVEN.— Claimants, 6. Acres sown, 9 107-l(iO. Product, 117 bs. 

 Average per acre, 12^ bs. 



Crops, two of 16 bs. ; 12 l)S, ; two of 10 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Que crop of 16 bs. had no manure. 



" " '■ " six tons of "lish and dirt," on an acre. 



" " 12 " thirty loads of '• fish and dirt" upon 



2 27-160 acres. AH suffered from drought 



FALL RIVE II. — Claimants, 3. Acres sown, 4^. Product, 77 bushels^ 

 Average per acre, 8 5-i) bs. 



Largest crops, two of 18 bs. ; one, 17 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks, First crop of 18 bushels without manure. 



Second " " with common barn manure. 



FREETOWN.— Claimants, 7. Acres sown, 161. Product, 138 bs. 



Average per acre, 8 J bs. 



Largest crops, 16 bs. ; 14 bs. ; 12 lis. ])er acre. 

 Remarks. The largest crop manured with 85 barrels of fish mixed with 

 earth. The grain "perfect." One case of smut; seed soaked in lime 

 water; one, where seed was "brined and limed," Five crops suffered from 

 drought. 



MANSFIELD.— Claimants, 2. Acres sown, '21. Product, '.]5i bushels. 

 Average per acre, llf bs. 

 Crops, I4i bs. ; 10 bs. per acre. 

 Remark. Suffered from drought. 



NEW BEDFORD.— Claimants, 7. Acres sown, 15i. Product, 172 bs* 

 Average )ier acre, 10 12-15 bs. 



Largest crop, 23 bs. ; 16 1-5 bs. ; 13 77-100 bs. ; 12 4-10 



bs. per acre. 



Remarks. Largest crop, without manure; yellow loam and gravelly 



soil. With 112i bushels of ashes, and 5| casks of lime upon an acre, the 



yield 74 bushels ; sti uck with rust. Excepting above case no disease nor 



accident. With 20 tons stable manure, the yield 16^ bushels. 



PA WTUCKET.— Claimant, 1. Acres sown, U. Product, 26h bs. 



Average, per acre, 17^ bs. 



Crop, 17^ bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Five and a half cords of hog manure on gravelly loam. In- 

 jured by drought. 



feAYNHAJVl.- Claimant, 1. Acres sown, 2^. Product, 15* bushels. 



Average [)er acre, 6 8-9 bushels. 



