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Fall seeding did not winter well; its condition is only 50. The 

 bloom of fruits was: apples and pears, 125; peaches, 150; plums 

 and small fruits, 100. Apples have suffered sUghtly from frost. 

 Damage has also been done to peaches and strawberries. Tent 

 caterpillars are proving more injurious than they have for years 

 before. Seventy-five per cent of planting is already done; this 

 is the normal amount. Farm help is scarce; 75 per cent is good 

 help. Wages per month, with board, are $30; per day, without 

 board, $1.75. 



Spencer (W. C. Bemis). — The present season is late. Pastures 

 and grass are starting slowly. Fall seeding did not winter well; 

 its condition is 50. The bloom of fruits was: apples, 65; pears, 

 60; peaches, 75; plums, 50; small fruits, 75. Frosts damaged 

 peaches very badly. The most injury by insects is being done 

 by brown-tail moths and cutworms. Planting is only one-half ac- 

 complished. Farmers are late in this work. Farm help is scarce; 

 50 per cent is reliable. Wages average, with board, per month, 

 $25; without board, per day, $1.75. An increased acreage of corn 

 has been planted. In general lines of agriculture there is an increase 

 in acreage and more silos are being built. 



Auburn (William Gilbert). — The season is about two weeks 

 earlier than usual. Pastures, mowings and fall seeding are in 

 normal condition. The bloom of fruits was: apples and pears, 100; 

 plums, 80; small fruits, 75. Strawberries and raspberries have 

 suffered from frosts. Cutworms and tent caterpillars are doing the 

 most damage. Planting is one-half done. Help is scarce; about 25 

 per cent may be called good farm help. Wages average, with board, 

 per month, $28; without board, per day, $2. Tent caterpillars 

 are very plentiful on wild cherries and also on cultivated fruits. 



Millbury (Clifford R. Harris). — The season opened early, but 

 is very dry and backward at present. The condition of pastures 

 and mowings is 80; of fall seeding, 100. The hay crop is much be- 

 hind that of last year. Some pastures have very little feed, and 

 stock is being fed rye to keep up the flow of milk. Corn has 

 started well, but that above ground is rather yellow, and is growing 

 a little. The bloom of fruits was: apples, pears and small fruits, 

 100; plums, 50. No frost damage has been obser\-ed in this sec- 

 tion. Most insect injury is being done by tent caterpillars. Of 

 planting, 75 per cent is already done. Planting is somewhat earlier 

 than the average and two weeks ahead of last year. Farm help is 

 plentiful; 50 per cent may be considered reliable. Wages average 

 $30 to $40 per month -with board, and $1.75 to $2 per day without 

 board. Have one acre in alfalfa; plants inoculated look well; re- 

 mainder are yellow. Other farmers will try seeding in the fall. 



