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S25 per month with board and from S35 to $40 per month without 

 board. There will be about the usual acreage of corn and an increase 

 in that of potatoes. 



Colrain (W. H. Davenport). — The season seems a favorable one. 

 Grass looks well here and fall seeding looks excellently well. Orchards 

 are blooming full except where the trees bore heavily last year. Small 

 flies are doing some damage to the leaves of apple trees. Planting 

 is late, but is progressing very rapidly just now. All farm help is 

 very scarce, but that obtainable is mostly good help. Wages are $1 .25 

 to $1.75 per day, with dinner, and there is little help hired by the 

 month. Potatoes will show a normal acreage and corn an increase. 

 Poultry raising is increasing here and apple culture is booming. The 

 season has been exceptionally good for young chicks. 



Ashfield (Albert Howes). — The season is from a week to ten days 

 early. Pastures are about average and mowings are looking well; 

 fall seeding wintered well. All fruits blossomed fully, especially 

 apples, and there has been no injury from frosts. Owing to the cold 

 and wet weather we have seen few insects. Planting is a little ahead 

 of the normal, though rains have delayed it somewhat. Help is scarce 

 and 75 per cent of it is good help. Wages range from $20 to $25 per 

 month with board and average $1.75 per day without board. Farm 

 crops show the usual acreage, with perhaps a slight increase in corn, 



Conway (L. T. Hopkins) . — The month of May has been very cold. 

 Pastures and mowings look very well. Fruit of ail kinds bloomed 

 very full, but it has suffered somewhat from frosts. Currant worms 

 are doing some damage. Planting is not half done. Farm help is 

 scarce. Wages range from $18 to $25 per month with board and 

 from $1.50 to $2 per day without board. There will be a shght in- 

 crease in the acreage of corn and perhaps a decrease for potatoes. 



Whately (C. L, Crafts). — The spring is wetter than usual. Pas- 

 tures and mowings are in good condition and fall seeding is extra good. 

 All fruit trees blossomed full, but apples suffered severely from frost. 

 Wire worms and cut worms are doing damage. Planting is progressing 

 about as usual and tobacco is now being transplanted. Farm help is 

 very scarce, but most of it is good help. Wages range from $25 to 

 $30 per month with board and from $35 to $45 without board. There 

 is a heavy increase in the acreage of onions. 



Montague {A.M. IjYmai^). — The season is a very favorable one. 

 Pastures and mowings are in good condition and fall seeding wintered 

 remarkably well. The fruit bloom was better than usual, and there 

 was but little damage from frost. Only a few insects have appeared. 

 Planting is in full swing. Farm help is fairly plenty and middling 

 good. Wages average $23 per inonth with board and $1.50 per day 

 without board. The acreage of corn will be slighth' increased. 



Northfield (Thomas R. Callender). — The season is about a week 

 in advance of the average. Pastures and mowings are in good condi- 

 tion and fall seeding wintered well. All fruit bloomed full and has 



