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This collection contains responses to a series of 66 questions posed by the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture regarding farming practices and production in Danvers, Massachusetts. The responses, provided by local residents and collected by the Danvers Agricultural Society, concern aspects of farming life such as environmental conditions, farmers' practices, and production figures for specific crops and animals.

This collection (11 items) contains responses to a series of 66 questions posed by the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture regarding farming practices and production in Danvers, Massachusetts. Specific topics include the arability of local land, types and numbers of crops grown and products produced, practices related to cattle and sheep, and the use of manure. The first item, a reminder about an upcoming meeting, also has brief notes from a previous meeting (August 13, 1814). The remaining items relate to the farming survey, including an undated 10-page booklet with Ebenezer Putnam's answers to questions 37-42. The booklet includes a draft of the Danvers Agricultural Society's official response to the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, written by Andrew Nichols ([January 14, 1815]).

• Anonymous: 12 questions numbered between 10 and 40
• Anonymous: Questions 42-47
• George Osgood: Questions 49-54
• John Perry: Questions 31-36
• Ward Pool: Questions 42-48
• Johnson Proctor: Questions 1-6
• Simeon Putnam: Questions 19-24
• [Thorndike] Proctor: Questions 13-18
• [Jonathan] Walcut: Questions 55-60