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On the west side of the Green mountain, and in 

 many places on Connecticut river, wheat is raised in 

 great quantities, of an excellent quality, particularly 

 on the marly lands bordering on lake Champlaine. 

 On the mountainous part, to the east, winter wheat 

 does not in general succeed, until the lands have been 

 some time cultivated. But summer wheat thrives 

 well, as do very generally, barley, oats, pease, flax, 

 and all kinds of eatable roots, which are cultivated in 

 the neighbouring states. The warmer soils, and the 

 lands along the rivers, produce good Indian corn. 

 The state affords the best pasturage, particularly 

 the higher lands, and which support considerable 

 droves of very fine cattle. 



Soil of Massachusetts. 



That part of Massachusetts which is distinguished 

 by the name of the Old or Plymouth colony includ- 

 ing the counties of Barnstable, Duke's, Nantucket, 

 Bristol, and Plymouth, in point of soil, is the poorest 

 part of the state, being generally sandy and light, 

 interspersed, however, with many excellent tracts of 

 land. The northern, middle, and western parts of 

 the state have, generally, speaking, a strong, good 

 soil, adapted to grazing and grain ; very similar to 

 the soil of New Hampshire and Vermont on one side, 

 and to that of Rhode Island and Connecticut on the 

 other. 



Soil of Rhode Island, 



Rhode island is for the most part lean and barren, 

 but it nevertheless produces the grain common to the 

 New England states. The barley of this state is par- 



