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

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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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	4,664	24,481	SH		SOLE		0	0	24,481
AT&T Corp	COM	00206r102	956	33,502	SH		SOLE		0	0	33,502
AbbVie Inc.	COM	00287y109	4,740	51,419	SH		SOLE		0	0	51,419
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	4,748	65,652	SH		SOLE		0	0	65,652
Accenture PLC	COM	G1151C101	3,731	26,466	SH		SOLE		0	0	26,466
Alerian MLP	COM	00162q866	168	19,254	SH		SOLE		0	0	19,254
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A	COM	02079k305	3,626	3,470	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,470
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C	COM	02079k107	894	864	SH		SOLE		0	0	864
Amgen Inc.	COM	031162100	229	1,180	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,180
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	4,521	28,665	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,665
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.	COM	064058100	3,154	67,016	SH		SOLE		0	0	67,016
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class	COM	084670702	4,657	22,813	SH		SOLE		0	0	22,813
Boeing Co	COM	097023105	506	1,571	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,571
Boston Properties, Inc.	COM	101121101	545	4,850	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,850
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	COM	110122108	443	8,530	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,530
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc	COM	12541W209	4,156	49,426	SH		SOLE		0	0	49,426
CVS Health Corp	COM	126650100	3,425	52,285	SH		SOLE		0	0	52,285
Caterpillar	COM	149123101	417	3,282	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,282
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	1,119	10,292	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,292
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	928	5,530	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,530
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275r102	6,042	139,444	SH		SOLE		0	0	139,444
Clorox Company	COM	189054109	211	1,375	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,375
Coca-Cola Company	COM	191216100	4,119	87,004	SH		SOLE		0	0	87,004
Colgate-Palmolive Company	COM	194162103	3,361	56,471	SH		SOLE		0	0	56,471
Comcast Corp Cl A Vtg	COM	20030N101	3,643	106,995	SH		SOLE		0	0	106,995
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825C104	3,907	62,666	SH		SOLE		0	0	62,666
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	249	2,417	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,417
DowDuPont Inc	COM	26078j100	285	5,334	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,334
Duke Energy Corp.	COM	26441c204	678	7,859	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,859
Eli Lilly & Co	COM	532457108	520	4,500	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,500
Emerson Electric Co	COM	291011104	304	5,100	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,100
Exxon Mobil Corp.	COM	30231g102	3,383	49,620	SH		SOLE		0	0	49,620
Fastenal Co	COM	311900104	4,532	86,688	SH		SOLE		0	0	86,688
FireEye Inc.	COM	31816Q101	306	18,900	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,900
General Electric Company	COM	369604103	143	18,985	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,985
General Mills Inc Com	COM	370334104	2,954	75,880	SH		SOLE		0	0	75,880
Genuine Parts	COM	372460105	229	2,390	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,390
Home Depot, Inc.	COM	437076102	1,679	9,775	SH		SOLE		0	0	9,775
Illinois Tool Works	COM	452308109	338	2,670	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,670
Intel Corp	COM	458140100	5,681	121,054	SH		SOLE		0	0	121,054
Intl Business Machines Corp	COM	459200101	456	4,018	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,018
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625h100	864	8,853	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,853
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	1,207	9,355	SH		SOLE		0	0	9,355
Kimberly-Clark Corp	COM	494368103	362	3,185	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,185
Laboratory CP Amer Hldgs	COM	50540R409	2,720	21,531	SH		SOLE		0	0	21,531
Linde PLC	COM	g5494j103	2,329	14,930	SH		SOLE		0	0	14,930
Marsh & McLennan Companies, In	COM	571748102	208	2,620	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,620
Mastercard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	5,389	28,567	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,567
McDonald's Corp	COM	580135101	4,574	25,762	SH		SOLE		0	0	25,762
Medtronic Plc	COM	G5960L103	4,069	44,736	SH		SOLE		0	0	44,736
Merck & Co. Inc.	COM	58933Y105	3,656	47,849	SH		SOLE		0	0	47,849
Microsoft Corp	COM	594918104	7,461	73,463	SH		SOLE		0	0	73,463
Nextera Energy Inc.	COM	65339F101	620	3,570	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,570
Omnicom Group Inc Com	COM	681919106	3,282	44,819	SH		SOLE		0	0	44,819
Oracle Corp.	COM	68389X105	522	11,564	SH		SOLE		0	0	11,564
PPG Industries	COM	693506107	378	3,700	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,700
Paychex, Inc.	COM	704326107	505	7,755	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,755
Pepsi Co Inc	COM	713448108	4,198	37,998	SH		SOLE		0	0	37,998
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	880	20,172	SH		SOLE		0	0	20,172
Procter & Gamble Co	COM	742718109	4,037	43,922	SH		SOLE		0	0	43,922
SPDR S&P 500 ETF	COM	78462F103	1,792	7,171	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,171
Southern Co	COM	842587107	206	4,710	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,710
State Str Corp Com	COM	857477103	2,460	39,006	SH		SOLE		0	0	39,006
Stryker Corp	COM	863667101	710	4,534	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,534
Sysco Corp	COM	871829107	513	8,190	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,190
The Mosaic Company	COM	61945c103	2,551	87,350	SH		SOLE		0	0	87,350
Tractor Supply Co	COM	892356106	3,970	47,580	SH		SOLE		0	0	47,580
US Bancorp	COM	902973304	2,377	52,035	SH		SOLE		0	0	52,035
United Parcel Services	COM	911312106	2,799	28,701	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,701
United Technologies Corp	COM	913017109	3,074	28,871	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,871
UnitedHealth Group Inc	COM	91324P102	203	818	SH		SOLE		0	0	818
V F Corp	COM	918204108	222	3,120	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,120
VanEck Vectors Biotech ETF	COM	92189F726	1,685	15,223	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,223
VanEck Vectors Oil Services ET	COM	92189f718	642	45,770	SH		SOLE		0	0	45,770
Vanguard Emerging Markets VIPE	COM	922042858	705	18,520	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,520
Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF	COM	921943858	865	23,330	SH		SOLE		0	0	23,330
Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US	COM	922042775	564	12,379	SH		SOLE		0	0	12,379
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	COM	922908751	2,149	16,285	SH		SOLE		0	0	16,285
Vanguard Total Stock Market ET	COM	922908769	1,580	12,380	SH		SOLE		0	0	12,380
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	3,550	63,151	SH		SOLE		0	0	63,151
Wal-Mart Stores	COM	931142103	4,785	51,371	SH		SOLE		0	0	51,371
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	808	7,371	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,371
Waste Management, Inc.	COM	94106l109	318	3,580	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,580
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	273	5,945	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,945
Western Union Company	COM	959802109	2,782	163,080	SH		SOLE		0	0	163,080
Xylem Inc.	COM	98419m100	4,405	66,032	SH		SOLE		0	0	66,032
Yum! Brands Inc.	COM	988498101	426	4,638	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,638
iShares Comex Gold Trust	COM	464285105	1,487	121,010	SH		SOLE		0	0	121,010
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	COM	46432f842	2,753	50,059	SH		SOLE		0	0	50,059
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar	COM	46434g103	4,056	86,041	SH		SOLE		0	0	86,041
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	COM	464287200	4,579	18,202	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,202
iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF	COM	464287507	842	5,073	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,073
iShares Core S&P SmallCap ETF	COM	464287804	4,207	60,695	SH		SOLE		0	0	60,695
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology I	COM	464287556	1,042	10,814	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,814
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fun	COM	464287655	3,061	22,864	SH		SOLE		0	0	22,864
iShares S&P Growth Allocation	COM	464289867	608	14,722	SH		SOLE		0	0	14,722
iShares US Financials ETF	COM	464287788	459	4,320	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,320
iShares US Oil Equipment & Ser	COM	464288844	407	19,940	SH		SOLE		0	0	19,940
iShares Core Total US Bond Mar	COM	464287226	335	3,155	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,155
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corp	COM	464288513	1,857	22,909	SH		SOLE		0	0	22,909