14 NEW HA^^IPSHIRE EXPEROIEXT STATION (Bulletin 264 



The reproduction of this map included in this report is on so small 

 a scale that it is impossible to include details shown on the original, 

 Init it does illustrate the o-eneral features of the town and its prop- 

 erty divisions as represented on the larger map. 



In connection with this map a list of owners was made, giving the 

 acreage of each lot owned b}^ each man. 



As a basis for the study of present uses of land, a separate map 

 Avas made showing the distribution of cover classes. This was 

 drawn on the same base, and with the same scale, as the property 

 map, but did not show any property lines. It was in looseleaf form, 

 each leaf representing a square mile. While this could not be used 

 as a wall map, it is convenient for general reference and easily filed. 



It Avas from this type map that the tabulations were made on 

 which the utilization stud}^ was based. 



The property map completed in the BoscaAven survey shows the 

 ownership divisions as dot and dash lines. Each tract has been num- 

 bered, and a card with the corresponding number placed in the card 

 index file. Because of the large number of house lots and village 

 homes, it was found impracticable to show^ them on the town map 

 wath any accuracy, so separate maps of the villages of Boscawen and 

 Penacook were made, using a scale over three times as large as 

 that of the_ main map. This enables the lots to be shown in detail 

 which is to be desired as they have a greater value per acre than the 

 outlying farm and timber lands. 



Card Index 



A card index system has been completed, using a card for each 

 tract of land. A number is placed in the upper right hand corner of 

 each card to correspond to a number on the map. On the left hand 

 side is a column for the names of owners, the present owner being 

 the last entry. The center of the card is arranged to show how the 

 land changed hands. If by deed, the date, and volume and page 

 number of its registry in the county records is indicated. If the 

 land came to the present owner by inheritance, this is shown. If 

 title is now held by inheritance, the previous transfer by deed should 

 be shown so that a reference to a deed is always available. The acre- 

 age is entered in a column on the right hand side of the card. 



Figure 2 represents the system used. By this hypothetical illus- 

 tration it will be seen that on April 7, 1871, John Smith bought from 

 George Jones, a one-third undivided interest in a tract of land con- 

 taining 85 acres and shown as Lot No. 123 on the town map. The 

 deed was recorded in Volume 352, on page 61 of the county registry. 

 On the following day Smith bought the other two-thirds interest to 

 this lot from Alma Carlson, and the transfer was recorded on the 

 next page of the same valume. At John Smith's death, the lot was 

 left to his married daughter, Mary Wilkins. On May 24. 1900, she 

 sold the lot to Frank Brown, and the deed was recorded on Page 5 

 of Volume 402. Carl Butler, administrator of the estate of Frank 

 Brown, sold the lot to Roy Grimes in settling the estate, and Grimes 

 sold it to Alcide Dubois. Since Dubois' death, while the estate is yet 

 unsettled, the lot has belonged to his heirs. 



