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late crop acreage, 100; Golden and White Plume used for early- 

 crop ; Pascal and Winter Queen, for late. Sweet corn acreage, 100 ; 

 condition, 100; Early Dawn, Howling Mob and Squantum planted. 

 Notts is principal variety of peas planted; prices, $1 to $1.25 per 

 bushel. Tomato acreage normal, same as last year; Earliana and 

 Stone most in use. Cutworms are doing damage in small gardens; 

 other insect pests are not giving serious trouble. Four acres of 

 irrigated market-garden land just installed in this vicinity; Skinner 

 system used. 



James E. Hamilton, Palmer {Hampden County). — Asparagus 

 crop fair, larger than last year; no recent increase in acreage. 

 Usual acreage of beans has been planted; germination poor. Beet 

 acreage, normal; Early Blood used for early crop; prospect for the 

 crop poor, 40 per cent. Number of early cabbage set less than 

 normal, also less than last year; prospect for the early crop is fair; 

 prospective acreage normal. Early sown carrots are not as forward 

 as usual; cattle feeders most used for early crop. Sweet corn, acre- 

 age, better than normal ; present condition, 90 ; Evergreen and 

 Golden Bantam have been planted. Lettuce crop fair; smaller than 

 1912; prices jDOor, but better than last year. Onion acreage smaller 

 than normal, smaller than last year; usual quantity of sets have not 

 been put out. Pea acreage smaller than normal, less than 1912; 

 prospect for crop fair; Champion and Telephone principal varieties 

 planted. Tomato acreage larger than normal, and larger than last 

 year; early varieties most in use; present condition good. Cutworms 

 are doing mucli damage; other insects are doing serious damage to 

 rose buds in this section. No noticeable damage by frosts since May 

 26. No irrigation in this locality. 



J. F. Freeland, Sutton (Worcester County). — Asparagus is not 

 grown in this vicinity for market. Usual acreage of beans planted, 

 and they germinated well. Beet acreage normal, same as last year; 

 Early Blood for early planting. The number of early set cabbage 

 is below normal and less than 1912; early crop prospect, 75; Hen- 

 derson's Early Summer, Charleston and Wakefield used for early 

 crops ; Danish and All Season for late ; late crop prospective acreage 

 normal. Carrots not grown here. Cauliflower is grown successfully 

 here; Early Snowball variety most cultivated. Celery not grown 

 here. Sweet corn acreage above normal; present condition, 80; 

 Red Cory, Lackey, Kendall's Early Giant planted. Lettuce not 

 grown for market here. Onions not grown. Pea acreage normal; 

 present prospect, 90. Spinach not grown. Tomato acreage below 

 normal; present condition normal. The potato beetle is more nu- 

 merous than usual. No appreciable frost damage since May 26. 

 All crops are backward. 



H. W. Brigham, Concord (Middlesex County). — The asparagus 



