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	3,280	21,028	SH		SOLE		0	0	21,028
AMEX Energy Sector SPDR	COM	81369y506	1,355	35,807	SH		SOLE		0	0	35,807
AT&T Corp	COM	00206r102	1,009	33,385	SH		SOLE		0	0	33,385
AbbVie Inc.	COM	00287y109	5,714	58,202	SH		SOLE		0	0	58,202
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	5,505	60,215	SH		SOLE		0	0	60,215
Accenture PLC	COM	G1151C101	5,627	26,209	SH		SOLE		0	0	26,209
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A	COM	02079k305	4,594	3,240	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,240
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C	COM	02079k107	1,113	788	SH		SOLE		0	0	788
Amazon.com, Inc.	COM	023135106	535	194	SH		SOLE		0	0	194
Amgen Inc.	COM	031162100	278	1,180	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,180
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	6,582	18,045	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,045
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.	COM	064058100	2,482	64,222	SH		SOLE		0	0	64,222
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class	COM	084670702	3,572	20,014	SH		SOLE		0	0	20,014
Boeing Co	COM	097023105	238	1,300	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,300
Boston Properties, Inc.	COM	101121101	438	4,850	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,850
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	COM	110122108	527	8,970	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,970
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc	COM	12541W209	3,728	47,166	SH		SOLE		0	0	47,166
CVS Health Corp	COM	126650100	4,175	64,269	SH		SOLE		0	0	64,269
Caterpillar	COM	149123101	432	3,422	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,422
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	958	10,740	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,740
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	1,472	5,530	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,530
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275r102	6,393	137,090	SH		SOLE		0	0	137,090
Clorox Company	COM	189054109	301	1,375	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,375
Coca-Cola Company	COM	191216100	3,472	77,713	SH		SOLE		0	0	77,713
Colgate-Palmolive Company	COM	194162103	4,229	57,729	SH		SOLE		0	0	57,729
Comcast Corp Cl A Vtg	COM	20030N101	4,110	105,442	SH		SOLE		0	0	105,442
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825C104	1,677	39,913	SH		SOLE		0	0	39,913
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	422	2,388	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,388
Duke Energy Corp.	COM	26441c204	1,463	18,324	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,324
Eli Lilly & Co	COM	532457108	734	4,473	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,473
Emerson Electric Co	COM	291011104	316	5,100	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,100
Exxon Mobil Corp.	COM	30231g102	2,295	51,338	SH		SOLE		0	0	51,338
Fastenal Co	COM	311900104	6,900	161,079	SH		SOLE		0	0	161,079
FireEye Inc.	COM	31816Q101	230	18,900	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,900
General Electric Company	COM	369604103	138	20,338	SH		SOLE		0	0	20,338
General Mills Inc Com	COM	370334104	5,898	95,675	SH		SOLE		0	0	95,675
Genuine Parts	COM	372460105	207	2,390	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,390
Home Depot, Inc.	COM	437076102	2,378	9,495	SH		SOLE		0	0	9,495
Illinois Tool Works	COM	452308109	451	2,580	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,580
Intel Corp	COM	458140100	5,319	88,905	SH		SOLE		0	0	88,905
Intl Business Machines Corp	COM	459200101	530	4,393	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,393
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625h100	764	8,126	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,126
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	1,364	9,702	SH		SOLE		0	0	9,702
Kimberly-Clark Corp	COM	494368103	450	3,185	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,185
Laboratory CP Amer Hldgs	COM	50540R409	3,851	23,188	SH		SOLE		0	0	23,188
Linde PLC	COM	g5494j103	3,835	18,081	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,081
Marsh & McLennan Companies, In	COM	571748102	281	2,620	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,620
Masco Corp	COM	574599106	200	4,000	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,000
Mastercard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	6,830	23,098	SH		SOLE		0	0	23,098
McDonald's Corp	COM	580135101	4,663	25,282	SH		SOLE		0	0	25,282
Medtronic Plc	COM	G5960L103	4,187	45,670	SH		SOLE		0	0	45,670
Merck & Co. Inc.	COM	58933Y105	3,852	49,823	SH		SOLE		0	0	49,823
Microsoft Corp	COM	594918104	12,501	61,431	SH		SOLE		0	0	61,431
Nextera Energy Inc.	COM	65339F101	1,283	5,344	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,344
Omnicom Group Inc Com	COM	681919106	2,142	39,242	SH		SOLE		0	0	39,242
Oracle Corp.	COM	68389X105	583	10,564	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,564
PPG Industries	COM	693506107	392	3,700	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,700
Paychex, Inc.	COM	704326107	587	7,755	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,755
Pepsi Co Inc	COM	713448108	4,879	36,894	SH		SOLE		0	0	36,894
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	672	20,572	SH		SOLE		0	0	20,572
Procter & Gamble Co	COM	742718109	5,186	43,376	SH		SOLE		0	0	43,376
Qualcomm, Inc.	COM	747525103	269	2,960	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,960
SPDR S&P 500 ETF	COM	78462F103	2,205	7,152	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,152
Snap-On Inc.	COM	833034101	2,183	15,765	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,765
Southern Co	COM	842587107	244	4,710	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,710
Stryker Corp	COM	863667101	785	4,360	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,360
Sysco Corp	COM	871829107	450	8,236	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,236
Thermo Fisher Scientific	COM	883556102	912	2,517	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,517
Tractor Supply Co	COM	892356106	6,183	46,916	SH		SOLE		0	0	46,916
US Bancorp	COM	902973304	2,108	57,273	SH		SOLE		0	0	57,273
United Parcel Services	COM	911312106	3,964	35,659	SH		SOLE		0	0	35,659
UnitedHealth Group Inc	COM	91324P102	218	740	SH		SOLE		0	0	740
VanEck Vectors Biotech ETF	COM	92189F726	2,314	14,204	SH		SOLE		0	0	14,204
Vanguard Emerging Markets VIPE	COM	922042858	263	6,664	SH		SOLE		0	0	6,664
Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF	COM	921943858	440	11,348	SH		SOLE		0	0	11,348
Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US	COM	922042775	1,056	22,195	SH		SOLE		0	0	22,195
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	COM	922908751	1,950	13,384	SH		SOLE		0	0	13,384
Vanguard Total Stock Market ET	COM	922908769	1,937	12,380	SH		SOLE		0	0	12,380
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	3,960	71,842	SH		SOLE		0	0	71,842
Wal-Mart Stores	COM	931142103	5,709	47,665	SH		SOLE		0	0	47,665
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	3,453	30,969	SH		SOLE		0	0	30,969
Waste Management, Inc.	COM	94106l109	327	3,090	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,090
Western Union Company	COM	959802109	2,768	128,032	SH		SOLE		0	0	128,032
Xylem Inc.	COM	98419m100	4,384	67,492	SH		SOLE		0	0	67,492
Yum China Holding Inc.	COM	98850p109	207	4,320	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,320
Yum! Brands Inc.	COM	988498101	388	4,468	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,468
iShares Comex Gold Trust	COM	464285105	1,988	117,027	SH		SOLE		0	0	117,027
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	COM	46432f842	3,212	56,204	SH		SOLE		0	0	56,204
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar	COM	46434g103	4,230	88,880	SH		SOLE		0	0	88,880
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	COM	464287200	8,924	28,818	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,818
iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF	COM	464287507	1,537	8,644	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,644
iShares Core S&P SmallCap ETF	COM	464287804	4,695	68,752	SH		SOLE		0	0	68,752
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology I	COM	464287556	1,803	13,196	SH		SOLE		0	0	13,196
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fun	COM	464287655	3,073	21,465	SH		SOLE		0	0	21,465
iShares S&P Growth Allocation	COM	464289867	565	12,187	SH		SOLE		0	0	12,187
iShares Core Total US Bond Mar	COM	464287226	405	3,430	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,430
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corp	COM	464288513	2,001	24,524	SH		SOLE		0	0	24,524