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cherries very full. Insects are not doing much damage as yet. 

 There is practically no spraying done. Farm help is scarce, and 

 fairly good. A^^ages average $20 per month with board and $1.50 

 per day without board. There is no change in the acreage of farm 

 crops. 



Mansfield (Wm. C. Winter). — The season is late, and crops 

 will generally be a week later than usual. Pastures and mowings 

 are in excellent condition, and fall seeding wintered well. The 

 fruit bloom was a full average, except for peaches. Insects have 

 done no damage thus far. Comparatively little spraying is done, 

 but it is on the increase. There is enough good farm help for our 

 needs. Wages average $18 per month with board and $36 per 

 month without board. Very little change is apparent in the acre- 

 age of farm crops ; cucumber raising in hothouses is being entered 

 into by a number. 



Raynham (N. W. Shaw). — The season is favorable, though 

 late. Fall seeding winter-killed, but mowings are looking well. 

 The fruit bloom was a good average. Currant worms are doing 

 some damage. Very little spraying is done here. Farm help is 

 scarce, and only a small part of it is good help. Wages average 

 $18 per month with board and $1.25 per day without board. A 

 smaller acreage of farm crops than usual will be put in, owing to 

 the late season and the scarcity of help. 



Swansea (F. G. Arnold). — The season has been very wet, and 

 spring work is very much behind. Pastures and mowings look 

 well, and fall seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom was very 

 heavy. No insects have appeared up to the present time. Spray- 

 ing is practised but little. Farm help is rather plenty, though but 

 little of it can be called competent. Wages range from $18 to 

 $22 per month with board, from $30 to $35 per month without 

 board and from $1.25 to $1.50 per day without board. Less 

 potatoes than usual will be planted and more corn and forage 

 crops. 



Acushnet (M. S. Douglas). — The season has been cold and 

 wet, and is fully ten days late. Pastures were never in better 

 condition, and the hay crop promises well. Full bloom for all 

 fruit except apples, peaches unusually heavy. Tent caterpillars are 

 very plenty. Farmers are seeing the necessity of spraying, and 

 it is on the increase, but not much is done as yet. Farm help is 

 scarce, and not over half of it is good help. Wages are from $18 

 to $20 per month with board and about $1.50 per day without 

 board. Farmers in this section are engaged in market-gardening. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — The season is very backward. 

 Pastures and mowings look well, and fall seeding wintered fairly. 



