46 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. [March, 



ROCHESTER.— Claimants, 7. Acres sown. 12 6-20. Product, 146 bush. 



Average, per acre, IH bushels. 



Largest crop, 20| bs. ; 17 bs. ; 14 bs. ; 13^ bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop with 2 casits of lime, 20 loads of stable manure, 

 and five bushels of ashes upou an acre and 7 rods. Soil, a moist loam. 

 Crop of 17 bushels with five casks of lime. With 20 loads cattle and swine 

 manure, mixed with 20 casks lime, and 20 loads swamp mud to 2h acres, 

 product, 7 bushels and 12 quarts per acre. The crops with one exception, 

 suffered severely from drought. Lime was applied in ail cases ; manuring 

 with above exception, very liberal. 



SCITUATE.— Claimants, 11. Acres sown, 14i. Product, 209| bushels. 

 Average, per acre, 14| bushels. 



Largest crops, 19 bs. ; 1 5| bs. ; three of 1 5 bs. ; one of 14 bs. ; 

 j)er acre. 

 Remarks. The crops, with exception of three, with barn manure. No 

 marked difference in the results. The crops with the same exceptions, had 

 lime, but no quantities given. The reports imperfect. 



W. 13111DGEWATER.— Claimants, 8. Acres sown, 10 11-24. Prod't. 153 bs. 

 Average, per acre, 14 1-10 bs. 



Largest crops, 21 7-10 bs. ; two of 16 bs. ; one of 

 15 bs. ; 13^ bs. per acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop with 20 loads compost. With 300 bushels of 

 leached asiies to an acre ; yield 16 bushels. Crops suffered from drought. 

 One case of smut, the seed without preparation. 



COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE. 



BARNSTABLE.— Claimant, 1. Acres sown, 1. Product, 15| bushels. 

 Average, per acre, 15| bs. 

 Crop, 15| l)s 

 Remarks. Eighty loads of marsh mud compost applied. 



SANDWICH.— Claimants, 10. Acres sown, 18 33-40. Product, 187^ bs. 

 Average, per acre, 10 bs. 



Largest crops, 20 4-10 1)S. ; J(i 4-5 bs. ; 10^ bs. ; 15 bs. per 

 acre. 

 Remarks. Largest crop with 15 loads barn manure, and 6 bushels lime 

 per acre. On a sandy loam in two cases, 50 liarrels of fish used per acre. 

 In one, return was 8 bushels per acre; in the other, 7 1-9 bushels. One 

 crop with 20 loads compost and 50 of swamp niud, the crop much injured 

 by worms at the root. All suffered by drought and rust. 



