Newbury (G. W. Adams). — The season is about two weeks 

 late. The prospect for pastures and mowings is good, and fall 

 seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom appears to be nearly an 

 average. Canker worms and tent caterpillars are doing some dam- 

 age. One-eighth of our farmers spray with a slight increase from 

 year to year. Farm help is scarce, and perhaps 2 per cent is 

 good help. Wages are from $16 to $26 per month with board and 

 $1.50 per day of a scant ten hours without board. Some crops 

 will be abandoned this year, on account of the late season and wet 

 ground. 



Manchester (John Baker). — The season is very backward. 

 Pastures and mowings promise very well, and fall seeding wintered 

 well. The fruit bloom is a good average. It is too wet and cold 

 for insects to work much havoc as yet. The practice of spraying 

 is on the increase. Farm help is quite plenty and from one-half 

 to two-thirds of it is good help. Wages average $25 per month 

 with board and $1.75 per day without board. There are no marked 

 changes in the acreage of farm crops, and no new enterprises in 

 agriculture. 



Tojjsfiekl (B. P. Pike). — The season promises as well as usual. 

 Fall seeding is all right, and pastures and mowings were never in 

 better condition. Pears and plums made a full bloom, very few 

 winter apples, some fall apples, no peaches. No insects are doing 

 damage as yet. There is not much spraying, except for canker 

 worms. Farm help is scarce, and one-fourth of it is good help. 

 Wages are about $20 per month with board and $1.50 per day 

 without board. There is not much change in the acreage of farm 

 crops, and most of our farmers make milk. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Cohasset {E. E. P^llms). — The season is more favorable than 

 usual. Fall seeding wintered well, and the promise for pastures 

 and mowings was never better. The fruit bloom was fuller than 

 usual. No insects doing damage as yet. Spraying is not practised 

 to any great extent. Farm help is very scarce, and hardly an}^ of 

 it good. Wages average $28 per month with board and $45 per 

 month without board. There are no changes in the acreage of 

 farm crops of any account. 



Stoughton (C. F. Curtis). — The season is about two weeks 

 late. Pastures and mowings are looking as well as they ever 

 did, and most fall seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom is not 

 far enough advanced for a comparison with former years. No 

 insects have appeared as yet. Very little spraying is done, but 

 should say that it is increasing slowly. Farm help is scarce, 



