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affected; the first brood did very little damage. The fruit worm 

 has been about the same as usual, and the yellowhead has done 

 considerable damage ; spraying is the most popular means of fighting 

 these insects ; no gypsy moths. Very little " false blossoms." The 

 amount of spraying has increased this year; fertilization about the 

 same. Wild bees quite plentiful. Labor has been amiDle. From 

 20 to 40 per cent of the bloom is stationary at present ; whether 

 it will develop is a question; the crop prospect, then, is perhaps 

 25 per cent less than a month ago. Bogs without Avater, or with 

 water drawn early, look best. 



T. T. Vaughan, Carver {Plymouth County). — Crop prospect is 

 110; the dry bog-s have the largest crops of hemes. Early Blacks 

 and Late Howes promise about equal. The growth of new uprights 

 is good, better than last year. More wet-bog fireworms than usual, 

 although the first brood did not do extensive injury; from 15 to 

 20 per cent of the acreage is affected. Too early for fruit worm; 

 gypsy moth has not appeared in any numbers. The number of 

 people spraying has not increased, although more are fertilizing. 

 Wild bees more plentiful than last year. Bog's that were not flowed 

 last winter, or were drawn off early, bloomed heavj', but the later 

 they were drawn off, the poorer was the bloom. Fifty per cent of 

 the blossoms are going to make hemes. 



George B, Allen, Rochester {Plymouth County). — Crop pros- 

 pect is 100, dry weather not having affected it. GroAvers used 

 water when fruit was setting. Bloom was normal, with very little 

 blasting of blossoms. Set is good. Growth of uprights has been 

 good, being better than last year, as in 1912 it was vei-y dry. The 

 wet-bog firewoiTB is abundant, and on two or thi-ee bogs the first 

 brood did extensive injury; a small percentage of the area in this 

 vicinity seems to be affected by this pest. It is too early to de- 

 termine injury done by fruit worm; the yellow-headed fireworms have 

 been in evidence; spraying with arsenate of lead is the method 

 used to combat these insects. There have not been many gypsy 

 moths. Not much " false blossom." No increase in spraying or 

 fertilizing. Wild bees have been as plentiful as usual. Labor has 

 been scarce, but this had no effect on operations, as there was but 

 a small acreage put in this season. 



B. F. VosE & SON^ Marion {Plymouth County). — Crop prospect 

 is 100, the drought not having affected it. Dry bogs do not appear 

 to have been more affected than those having winter flowa^e. 

 Growers are keeping their bogs fairly dry. Bloom was normal, 

 there being but little blasting of blossoms; 90 per cent of blossoms 

 set. Early Blacks promise better than the late berries. The growth 

 of uprights has been good, — better than last year. The wet-bog 

 firewoi'm is not abundant. The fii;it worm has done the usual 

 amount of damage, and some unknoAvn moths have been noticeable 



