1840.] SENATE— No. 36. 43 



REHOBOTH.— Claimants, 4. Acres sown, 8 3-20. Product, 77il bs. 

 Average per acre, 9 70-160 bs. 

 Crops, 105 bs, ; 10 bs. per acre. 

 Remark. Suffered severely from drought. 



SOMERSET.— Claimants, 1. Acres sown, IJ, Product, 18i bushels^ 



Average per acre, 12^ bs. 



SWANSEY.— Claimants, 3. Acres sown, 6. Pi-oduct, 74| bushels. 



Average per acre, I2h bs. 

 Crops, 15 J bs. ; 1 1 2-5 bs. per acre. 

 Remark. Suffered from drought. 



WESTPORT.— Claimants, 2. Acres sown, 2d. Product, 33 bushels. 



Average per acre, 13 1-5 bs. 



Crops, 18 bs. ; 10 bs. i)er acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop had loads hog yard manure and 4 caslis of 

 lime. Crops suffered from drought and rust. In both cases, the best wheat 

 on the liigh and dry land. 



COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH. 



ABINGTON.— Clahnants, 9. Acres sown, 20. Product, 221 Ijushels. 



Average pei- acre, 11 ^ bs. 



Largest Crop.s, 2(H bs. ; i:}| Its.; I-4| !)s. ; 12J I)^-. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop, rich loam, with 46 loads compost with lime per 

 acre. On the same farm, 40 loads barn manure applied to 2^ acres, on a 

 sandy soil ; the yield 85 bushels. With 2 cords slaughterhouse manure on 

 3 acres ; product \2\ bushels per acre. No accident nordisease recorded. 



BRIDGEWATER— Clahnants, 30. Acres sown, 56-^. Product, 703 bs. 

 Average per acre, 12 5-14 bs. 



Largest crops, 22 bs. ; 20 bs. ; 19| bs. ; 17^ Irs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop with 26 loads of good stable manure upon 2-3 

 acres. With 25 loads of soil from under a barn, upon liacre; yield 10| 

 bushels. With 400 bushels ashes and 10 casks lime on 2| acres ; the yield 

 12| bushels With 40 loads of compost, and 12 casks of lime upon 2 acres* 

 yield 1 1 i bs. per acre. 

 One case of smut, seed sowed with dry lime. 



" " " wet and dried in unslacked lime. 



« " " soaked two days in water and dried in ashes. 



Crops suffered by drought and grasshoj»i)ers. On gravelly clay with 10 

 casks of lime on 1| acres : the crop suffered from rust and s[)indle worm. 



