Boston Research & Management 13F-HR Quarterly holdings report by institutional manager

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 13F

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			VALUE	SHRS OR	SH/	PUT/	INVESTMENT	OTHER	VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER	TITLE OF CLASS	CUSIP	(x$1000)	PRN AMT	PRN	CALL	DISCRETION	MANAGER	SOLE	SHARED	NONE
3M Co	COM	88579Y101	3,308	21,961	SH		SOLE		0	0	21,961
AGL Resources	COM	001204106	295	4,634	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,634
AMEX Energy Sector SPDR	COM	81369y506	1,043	17,295	SH		SOLE		0	0	17,295
AT&T Corp	COM	00206r102	1,448	42,083	SH		SOLE		0	0	42,083
AbbVie Inc.	COM	00287y109	2,911	49,144	SH		SOLE		0	0	49,144
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	2,035	45,314	SH		SOLE		0	0	45,314
Accenture PLC	COM	G1151C101	3,046	29,156	SH		SOLE		0	0	29,156
Alcoa, Inc.	COM	013817101	2,152	218,080	SH		SOLE		0	0	218,080
Alerian MLP	COM	00162q866	455	37,804	SH		SOLE		0	0	37,804
Alerian MLP Index ETN	COM	46625h365	452	15,610	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,610
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A	COM	02079k305	2,546	3,273	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,273
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C	COM	02079k107	1,426	1,880	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,880
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	3,011	28,607	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,607
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.	COM	064058100	2,277	55,250	SH		SOLE		0	0	55,250
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class	COM	084670702	2,826	21,406	SH		SOLE		0	0	21,406
Boeing Co	COM	097023105	216	1,500	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,500
Boston Properties, Inc.	COM	101121101	618	4,850	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,850
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	COM	110122108	603	8,780	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,780
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc	COM	12541W209	2,471	39,852	SH		SOLE		0	0	39,852
CVS Health Corp	COM	126650100	2,582	26,410	SH		SOLE		0	0	26,410
Caterpillar	COM	149123101	226	3,332	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,332
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	909	10,112	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,112
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	576	6,329	SH		SOLE		0	0	6,329
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275r102	3,909	143,953	SH		SOLE		0	0	143,953
Clorox Company	COM	189054109	1,879	14,818	SH		SOLE		0	0	14,818
Coca-Cola Company	COM	191216100	3,561	82,897	SH		SOLE		0	0	82,897
Colgate-Palmolive Company	COM	194162103	2,360	35,425	SH		SOLE		0	0	35,425
Comcast Corp Cl A Vtg	COM	20030N101	2,362	41,858	SH		SOLE		0	0	41,858
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825C104	1,470	31,488	SH		SOLE		0	0	31,488
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	224	2,417	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,417
Deere & Co.	COM	244199105	1,511	19,812	SH		SOLE		0	0	19,812
Du Pont	COM	263534109	235	3,530	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,530
Duke Energy Corp.	COM	26441c204	588	8,247	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,247
Eli Lilly & Co	COM	532457108	405	4,815	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,815
Emerson Electric Co	COM	291011104	276	5,780	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,780
Exxon Mobil Corp.	COM	30231g102	3,297	42,303	SH		SOLE		0	0	42,303
Fastenal Co	COM	311900104	2,415	59,185	SH		SOLE		0	0	59,185
General Electric Company	COM	369604103	3,835	123,132	SH		SOLE		0	0	123,132
Genuine Parts	COM	372460105	205	2,390	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,390
Home Depot, Inc.	COM	437076102	1,290	9,755	SH		SOLE		0	0	9,755
Illinois Tool Works	COM	452308109	239	2,580	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,580
Intel Corp	COM	458140100	3,936	114,273	SH		SOLE		0	0	114,273
Intl Business Machines Corp	COM	459200101	475	3,457	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,457
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625h100	497	7,536	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,536
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	1,067	10,390	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,390
Kimberly-Clark Corp	COM	494368103	471	3,700	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,700
Laboratory CP Amer Hldgs	COM	50540R409	2,990	24,191	SH		SOLE		0	0	24,191
Market Vectors Biotech ETF	COM	57060U183	2,185	17,213	SH		SOLE		0	0	17,213
Market Vectors Oil Services ET	COM	57060U191	805	30,470	SH		SOLE		0	0	30,470
Mastercard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	3,229	33,170	SH		SOLE		0	0	33,170
McDonald's Corp	COM	580135101	3,260	27,600	SH		SOLE		0	0	27,600
Medtronic Plc	COM	G5960L103	3,102	40,334	SH		SOLE		0	0	40,334
Merck & Co. Inc.	COM	58933Y105	382	7,243	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,243
Microsoft Corp	COM	594918104	4,897	88,281	SH		SOLE		0	0	88,281
Nextera Energy Inc.	COM	65339F101	378	3,640	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,640
Occidental Petroleum	COM	674599105	245	3,630	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,630
Omnicom Group Inc Com	COM	681919106	2,457	32,479	SH		SOLE		0	0	32,479
Oracle Corp.	COM	68389X105	247	6,770	SH		SOLE		0	0	6,770
PPG Industries	COM	693506107	365	3,700	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,700
Paychex, Inc.	COM	704326107	410	7,755	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,755
Pepsi Co Inc	COM	713448108	3,626	36,291	SH		SOLE		0	0	36,291
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	560	17,372	SH		SOLE		0	0	17,372
Praxair, Inc.	COM	74005P104	1,146	11,195	SH		SOLE		0	0	11,195
Procter & Gamble Co	COM	742718109	2,428	30,577	SH		SOLE		0	0	30,577
SPDR Tr Unit Ser 1	COM	78462F103	2,187	10,732	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,732
Southern Co	COM	842587107	222	4,750	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,750
State Str Corp Com	COM	857477103	1,862	28,061	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,061
Stryker Corp	COM	863667101	430	4,634	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,634
Sysco Corp	COM	871829107	365	8,920	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,920
Tecogen Inc.	COM	87876P201	70	20,000	SH		SOLE		0	0	20,000
The Mosaic Company	COM	61945c103	719	26,090	SH		SOLE		0	0	26,090
US Bancorp	COM	902973304	1,669	39,130	SH		SOLE		0	0	39,130
Union Pacific	COM	907818108	204	2,620	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,620
United Parcel Services	COM	911312106	2,671	27,766	SH		SOLE		0	0	27,766
United Technologies Corp	COM	913017109	2,468	25,694	SH		SOLE		0	0	25,694
V F Corp	COM	918204108	215	3,460	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,460
Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US	COM	922042775	972	22,399	SH		SOLE		0	0	22,399
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	COM	922908751	1,696	15,330	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,330
Vanguard Total Stock Market ET	COM	922908769	1,218	11,680	SH		SOLE		0	0	11,680
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	1,682	36,401	SH		SOLE		0	0	36,401
Wal-Mart Stores	COM	931142103	2,499	40,772	SH		SOLE		0	0	40,772
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	762	7,260	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,260
Waste Management, Inc.	COM	94106l109	3,058	57,309	SH		SOLE		0	0	57,309
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	2,974	54,726	SH		SOLE		0	0	54,726
Western Union Company	COM	959802109	2,595	144,905	SH		SOLE		0	0	144,905
Xylem Inc.	COM	98419m100	2,585	70,832	SH		SOLE		0	0	70,832
Yum! Brands, Inc.	COM	988498101	315	4,320	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,320
iShares Comex Gold Trust	COM	464285105	747	73,100	SH		SOLE		0	0	73,100
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	COM	46432f842	786	14,455	SH		SOLE		0	0	14,455
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar	COM	46434g103	988	25,090	SH		SOLE		0	0	25,090
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	COM	464287200	6,718	32,794	SH		SOLE		0	0	32,794
iShares Core S&P SmallCap ETF	COM	464287804	2,463	22,369	SH		SOLE		0	0	22,369
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund	COM	464287465	1,293	22,020	SH		SOLE		0	0	22,020
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets	COM	464287234	1,326	41,213	SH		SOLE		0	0	41,213
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fun	COM	464287655	3,243	28,798	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,798
iShares S&P Growth Allocation	COM	464289867	875	22,522	SH		SOLE		0	0	22,522
iShares U.S. Basic Materials E	COM	464287838	459	6,510	SH		SOLE		0	0	6,510
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corp	COM	464288513	1,846	22,915	SH		SOLE		0	0	22,915