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BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (David D. Nye). — The season compares favorably with 

 the normal. Pastures and mowings look well. Apples do not bloom 

 as fully as formerly, but the fruit bloom this year was fully up to 

 recent years. Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Planting is 

 progressing favorably. Farm help is scarce and it is hard to get good 

 help. Wages range from $20 to $25 per month with board and are 25 

 cents per hour without board. There will be an increased acreage of 

 farm crops. 



Falmouth (Daniel R. Wicks). — The season is a week or ten days 

 earlier than usual. Pastures and mowings are fully up to the normal 

 and fall seeding wintered well. Large fruits all bloomed full, but 

 peaches and plums suffered from wet weather and currants and goose- 

 berries from frost. Currant worms and tent caterpillars are in evi- 

 dence. Planting is well along and crops are coming up. There is no 

 good farm help here. Wages average $30 per month with board and 

 and 25 cents per hour without board. The acreage of corn and pota- 

 toes will be slightly increased. Some early strawberry blooms were 

 injured by frost, but the crop promises finely. 



Mashpee (Watson F. Hammond). — The season is about a week 

 late. Pastures and mowings are below the average; fall seeding looks 

 well. All fruit trees bloomed very full, but have been badly injured 

 by frost. Cut worms and tent caterpillars are doing damage. Planting 

 is about half done. Farm help is plenty and three-fourths of it is good 

 help. AVages average $1 per day with board and $1 . 80 per day without 

 board. The acreage of corn will be increased one-fourth. 



Barnstable (John Bursley). — Vegetation is possibly a little ear- 

 lier than usual. Hay looks well on light lands, but hea"\y soils have 

 not recovered from last year's drought ; much fall seeding was a failure. 

 Strawberries bloomed well; apples and pears very light; plums full. 

 Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Planting is progressing 

 slowly. Farm help is very scarce and only one-fourth of it good. Wages 

 average $30 per month with board and from 22 to 25 cents per hour 

 without board. There is possibly a little increase in the acreage of 

 corn. 



Wellfleet (E. S. Jacobs). — The season is cold and backward, with 

 much frost. Pastures and mowings are in very good condition and 

 fall seeding looks finely. Tent caterpillars are numerous. Orchards 

 are full of bloom and a good fruit crop is expected. Planting is pro- 

 gressing very slowly, cold preventing work. Farm help is scarce and 

 very poor. Wages a^^erage $30 per month with board and 20 cents 

 per hour without board. Some extra cranberr}' bogs have been made. 



Trtiro (John B, Dyer). — The season has been unusually cold at 

 times. Pastures are good and fall seeding wintered fairly well. Apples 

 bloomed rather shy; pears and peaches good; frosts have injured 



