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wintered well. The fruit bloom is about an average one. A few 

 tent caterpillars have appeo.red. Spra3'ing is practised to only a 

 small extent, but is increasing. Farm help is plenty and perhaps 

 half of it is good. Wages are SI. 50 per day of nine hours with- 

 out board. More potatoes are planted than usual. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Taken as a whole, the season is 

 about a normal one. Pastures are in fine condition, mowings 

 never better, and fall seeding came through all right. Peaches 

 never bloomed more fully, other stone fruits full, apples look 

 promising, pears fair. Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Spraying not practised yet, but should be. Help is very scarce 

 and half that available is good. Wages range from Si .50 to 

 $1.75 per day without board. The acreage of potatoes is in- 

 creased about 20 per cent. 



Sandwich (J. R. Holway). — The season is very wet and late. 

 Pastures and mowings are in very good condition and fall seeding 

 wintered well. The fruit bloom was heavier than for a number of 

 years. But few insects have appeared as yet. Considei*able 

 spraying has been done and it is on the increase. There is all the 

 help that is needed and most of it is fair help. Wages are from 

 Sl2 to $20 per month with board and $1.50 per day without. The 

 acreage of potatoes is much larger than usual, other crops about 

 the same. 



Barnstable (John Bursley). — The season is now a few days 

 late. Pastures and mowings are in good condition and fall seed- 

 ing looks well. The fruit bloom was late and light. Tent cater- 

 pillars are doing some damage. Very little spraying is done and 

 there is no increase. Help is scarce and half of it is good help. 

 Wages are $20 to $25 per month with board and $1.50 per day 

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

 farm crops and no new enterprises in agriculture. 



Dennis (Joshoa Crowell). — The season is about a normal 

 one. Pastures and mowings are in very good condition and fall 

 seeding wintered very well. The fruit bloom is better than last 

 year, but is not quite up to the average. Very few insects as yet. 

 The practice of spraying is increasing. Help is not very plenty 

 just now and about half of it is good help. Wages are $1.50 per 

 day and $30 to $35 per month without board. Garden and field 

 crops are backward and planting has been deferred owing to cold 

 and wet weather. 



