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Richmond (Timothy B. Salmon). — The season is about an aver- 

 age one. Pastures look well and mowings are good, while fall seeding 

 wintered well. There is a very heavy fruit bloom, with no damage 

 from frosts. Currant worms are doing some damage. Planting is 

 progressing rather slowly. Farm help is scarce and about half of it is 

 good help. Wages average from $24 to $28 per month with board and 

 from $1.75 to $2 per day without board. There will be no marked 

 change in the acreage of farm crops. 



Peru (F. G. Creamer) . ■ — The season is an early one. Pastm-es look 

 well and there is prospect of a good hay crop. Fruit trees bloomed 

 well and there has been no damage from frosts. No insects are doing 

 damage at present. There will be an increase in the acreage of farm 

 crops this year and planting is progressing well. Farm help is scarce. 

 Wages average $1 per day with board and $1.75 per day without 

 board. 



Windsor (Harry A. Ford). — The season is in most ways ten days 

 in advance of the normal. Grass never looked more promising. There 

 was a full fruit bloom except on Baldwin apple trees, and no damage 

 from frost. There are no insects doing damage. Planting is rather 

 slow in some cases. Farm help is scarce. Wages range from $20 to 

 $25 per month with board and from $1.50 to $1.75 per day without 

 board. There will be no marked changes in the acreage of farm crops. 



Lanesborough (W. E. Foster) . — The season is very favorable, 

 though the weather is a little cool. Pastures and mowings are in very 

 good condition, to date, and fall seeding wintered well. The bloom of 

 fruit trees is about 75 per cent of the normal; no damage from frost 

 on high ground. Potato bugs are doing some damage. Planting is 

 progressing finely. Farm help is scarce and about one-fourth of it 

 good help. Wages average $25 per month with board and $1.50 per 

 day without board. There will be an increased acreage devoted to 

 corn. 



Cheshire (L, J. Northup) . — The season is two weeks in advance 

 of the normal. Pastures and mowings and also fall seeding promise 

 well. Fruit trees of all kinds promise abundant crops and frost did 

 no damage. Insects are doing little damage. Planting is progressing 

 finely. Farm help is about as in former years. Wages average $25 

 per month with board and $35 to $40 without board. There will be 

 about the usual acreages of the various farm crops. 



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Charlemont (J. M. J. Legate). — The season is much later than 

 usual. Grass looks the best of any crop and fall seeding wintered 

 well. The fruit bloom was unusually heavy and has not been injured 

 by frost, except the earliest bloom on strawberries. Insects are doing 

 little if any damage. Planting is unusually late and there is very 

 little corn planted as yet. Farm help is very scarce. Wages average 



