1840.] SENATE— No. 36. 45 



MARSHFIELD.— Claimants, 7. Acres sown, 12|. Product, 158 bs. 



Average per acre, 12 5-G 1)S. 



Crops, VJi bs. ; two of W bs. ; one of 14 bs. ; 12i bs. 

 per acre. 

 Remarks. The largest crop had seven loads of barn manure and fi bush- 

 els ashes. Crop of 14 bushels with 20 loads barn and sea manure. Crop 

 was smutty ; the seed washed in clear water. Ten tons of kelp applied in 

 one case ; yield 12^ bushels. 



MIDDLEBORO'.— Claimants, 64. Acres sown, 120 1-12. Product, 1441 bs. 

 Average per acre, 11 1-10 bs. 



Largest crops, 23 bs. ; 215 lis.; 21^ bs, ; 10 bs per acre. 

 Remarks. Largo^t crop on land with 40 loads of " common" manure, 

 2 hogsheads of lime and 4 bushels of ashes upon 1 J acre. 

 One crop of 2l| bushels with 10 loads of compost per acre. 

 " 21^ " 14 " hog manure per acre. 



Crops suffered from drought. 



N. BRIDGEWATER.— Claimants, 8. Acres sown, 14|. Product, 157.^ bs. 

 Average, per acre, 10| bs. 



Largest crop, 2:} bs. ; 19 bs.; 18| bs. ; I5;i bs. ; \'Si 

 bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop with .5 cords of compost, and 4 casks of lime, 

 injured iiy drought. Crop manin-ed with 4 cords compost, produced i)J bs. 

 per acre. With exception of this latter crop, injured by drought. 



PEMBROKE. — Claimants, 3. Acres sown, .5. Product, .')2 busliels. 



Average, per acre, 10 2-5 bs. 



Crops, two of 1 1^ bs. ; one of 10^ bs. ; one of 10^ lis. per 

 acre. 

 Remarks. The largest crops on land dressed the previous year with 30 

 loads mud compost, and one cask of lime per acre. Soil, a sandv loam. 

 The crops injured by drought, rust, and grasshop[)ers. 



PLYMOUTH —Claimants, 9. Acres sown, 12 43-48. Product, 204 bs. 



Average, per acre, IG 1-12 bs. 



Largest crops, 25 bs. ; 195 bs. ; two of 16 bs. ; one of 15| 

 l)S. per acre. 

 Re-\i.4^rks. Largest crop on sandy loam, with si.xteen tons of barn manure. 

 A dark loam manured the previous year with twenty tons of kelp, yield 13J 

 bushels. With two exceptions, the crops suffered by drought. 



PLYMPTON.— Claimants, 2. Acres sown, 5^. Product, 41 bushels. 



Average, per acre, 7 4-5 its. 



Croj)s, 8 bs. ; 7| bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Crops suffered from an " unfavorable season." No manure 

 applied. 



