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Brewsler (J. H. Clarke). — The season is a little backward, 

 except for grass. Pastures and mowings are in very good condi- 

 tion and fall seeding wintered well. Tbe fruit bloom is fully up 

 to the average. No insects to any extent as yet. Very little 

 spraying is done except on cranberry bogs. Plenty of help and 

 three-fourths of it is good. Wages are 15 cents per hour without 

 board ; very little hired with board. There are no marked 

 clianges in the acreage of farm crops and no new enterprises in 

 agriculture. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — The season is much later 

 than the normal. Pastures and mowings promise better than 

 usual. The fruit bloom is later than usual. No insects ai'e doing 

 damage at present. Spraying is practised to a small extent and 

 does not increase much. Farm help is about equal to the demand 

 and about one in ten is good help. Wages are Si -50 per day 

 without board and $10 to $25 per month with board. There are 

 no marked changes in acreage of farm crops nor any new enter- 

 prises in agriculture. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantxicket (C. W. Gardner). — The season is late, on account 

 of so much rain and cool weather. Pastures and mowings look 

 finely and fall seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom is more 

 abundant than usual. Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Most of our farmers get green Portuguese for help. They are 

 good workers and no eye-servants, but at first cannot understand 

 English. Wages are $10 to $15 per month with board and $1.50 

 per day without board. The acreage planted to potatoes is larger 

 than for many years. 



