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PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Noncell (Henry A. Turner). — The season is early, but in other 

 respects about normal. Pastures and mowings are looking well. There 

 was a very full fruit bloom, and with the exception of peaches, fruit 

 has not suffered much from frosts. Elm leaf beetles are doing some 

 damage. Farmers are well along with their planting. Farm help is 

 fairly plenty and about half of it is good help. Wages average from 

 15 to 20 cents per hour without board. There will be an increase in 

 the acreage of corn. Strawberries were badly injured by frost. 



Brockton (Davis Copeland) . — The season is about a week ahead 

 of the normal. Pastures and mowings are in good condition and fall 

 seeding promises well. There was a full fruit bloom, but it was some- 

 what injured by frost. Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. 

 Planting is progressing fairly well. Farm help is not plenty and about 

 half of it is good. Wages range from $18 to $25 per month with board 

 and from $1.25 to $2 per day without board. Rather more corn is 

 being planted than usually. 



Plympton (Winthrop Fillebro wn) . — The present season is cold 

 and late compared with the normal. Pastures are looking well; mow- 

 ings very backward; fall seeding wintered well. There was an excel- 

 lent fruit bloom, but it was badly injured by frost. Tent caterpillars, 

 cut worms, elm beetles and gypsy moths are in evidence. Planting is 

 rather backward, the first planting of sweet corn having been lost 

 from frost in many cases. Good help at an economical price is scarce. 

 Wages average $25 per month with board and from $1.75 to $2 per 

 day without board. There will be an increase in the acreage of corn 

 and potatoes. 



Rochester (Geo. H. Randall). — The season is about two weeks 

 earlier than usual and otherwise normal. Pastures and mowings are 

 in good condition; fall seeding wintered well. Some apple trees show 

 a full bloom and others in the same orchard show none. Pears, peaches, 

 plums and small fruits bloomed full. Cut worms, wire worms, tent 

 caterpillars and currant worms are doing damage. Corn and potatoes 

 are nearly all planted; forage crops and root crops backward. Farm 

 help is scarce and not much of it is good. Wages average $25 per 

 month with board and $1.50 per day of 9 hours without board. More 

 farmers are planting corn than for many years. Frost did some 

 damage to asparagus and strawberries, also cranberries where not 

 flowed. 



Mattapoisett (Everett C. Stetson) . — The season is rather dry 

 and earlier than usual. Pastures and mowings are in good condition 

 and fall seeding wintered quite well. Fruit trees bloomed weil, but 

 there was some injury from frost. Cut worms are doing some damage. 

 Planting is progressing very well. Farm help is quite plenty and about 

 half of it is good help. Wages average $20 per mouth with board and 

 $35 per month without board. The acreage of corn will be increased. 



