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Randolph (R. A. Thayer). — The season compares very favorably 

 with the normal. Pastures and mowings are looking well, as is also fall 

 seeding. Fruit trees made about an average bloom with the exception 

 of apples. No insects are doing damage at present. Spraying is not 

 practised to any great extent. The supply of farm help is al out as 

 usual, good help very scai*ce. Wages are from $15 to $25 per month 

 with board and from f 40 to $45 without board. The acreage of farm 

 crops is about as usual with no new enterprises in agriculture. 



Cohasset (E. E. Ellms). — The season compares well with a noi-mal 

 season. Pastures and mowings are looking well ; fall seeding did not 

 winter well. The fruit bloom was better than last year. Tent cater- 

 pillars and green flies are doing some damage. Spraying is on the in- 

 crease. Farm help is scarce and not over 10 per cent is good help. 

 Wages are about $25 per month with board and about $45 £>er month 

 without board. There are no marked changes in the acreage of farm 

 crops and no new enterprises in agriculture. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Norton (Wm, A. Lane). — The season is not as favorable as last year 

 but is about an average. Pastures and mowings look fairly well and 

 fall seeding wintered well. There was about an average fruit bloom. 

 It is too cold here for insects to do damage as yet. Spraying is prac- 

 tised to no great extent but it is on the gain. Farm help is scarce. The 

 best farm help gets about $30 per month without board ; others from $10 

 to $15 per month with board. There are no great changes in the acre- 

 age of farm crops. 



Raynham (N. W. Shaw). — The season is later than usual. Pastures 

 are in fair condition, but mowings are not in good condition. There was 

 a full average fruit bloom. No insects are doing any particular dam- 

 age as yet. There is but little spraying done and not as much this year 

 as usual. Farm help is very scarce and but a small proportion of it 

 good help. The acreage of farm crops is considerably decreased owing 

 to the difficulty of obtaining help and the small profit in former years. 



Seekonk (Fred A. Howe). — Everything started well, but the season 

 is now later than usual. Pastures and mowings are looking well and 

 fall seeding is all right. There was a heavy fruit bloom this year. 

 Spraying is not practised at all by our farmers. Farm help is scarce 

 but is mostly good. Wages range from $18 to $25 per month with 

 board and are about $1.50 per clay without board. There will be about 

 the usual acreage of farm crops and no new enterprises in agriculture. 



Somerset (Joseph Gibbs). — Vegetation is about as forward as usual. 

 Pastures look promising, but meadows do not look very well. Peaches 

 made a light bloom, other fruits full. Spraying is not practised in this 

 vicinity. Farm help is plenty with wages about $25 per month with 

 board, and only a small per cent good help. Potatoes show an increased 

 acreage and growing vegetables under glass is on the increase. The 

 acreage of strawberries is reduced but they promise a good crop. New 

 meadows winter-killed in many places. 



Westport (A. S. Sherman). — The spring has been rather cold and 

 vegetation is backward. Pastures and mowing lands are in good condi- 

 tion. The fruit bloom is very good, better than last year. Canker 

 worms and currant worms ai-e plenty. Very little spraying is done 

 here. Help is plenty, but three-fourths are not worth hiring; Portu- 

 gese are our best help. Wages are $18 per month with board and $1 50 

 per day without board. Very little field corn will be planted, other 

 crops about as usual. 



Acushnet (M. S. Douglas). — The present season is not favorable as 

 it has been too dry for all vegetation. Pastures are short and a short 

 hay crop is promised; fall seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom is 

 better than for three years past. Cut worms and tent caterpillars are 



