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kinds is scarce. Wages range from $30 to $35 per month and from 

 $1.50 to $1.75 per day without board. There will be no marked change 

 in the acreage of farm crops. 



Peru (F. G. Creamer). — The season is a little backward. Pastures 

 and meadows look well, and fall seeding caught well. The fruit bloom 

 is not out yet. No insects are doing damage at present. There will be 

 a large acreage of potatoes. Farm help is scarce. Wages average 

 from $20 to $25 per month with board and $1.50 per day without 

 board. 



Hancock (B. H. Goodrich). — The ground is cold and dry for the 

 season of the year, and the season is late. Fall seeding generally 

 wintered well; old mowings winter-killed a trifle only. Apples are 

 not yet in bloom, but seem to be well budded; pears fair; plums 

 heavy; no apparent damage from frosts. Tent caterpillars are doing 

 a little damage. Planting is progressing slowly, very little corn 

 having been planted as yet. A number of farmers are getting help 

 through the State Labor Bureau, which is a decided help. Wages 

 average $18 to $20 per month with board and $1.25 per day without 

 board. There will be no change in the acreage of the usual farm crops. 



Cheshire (J. L. Northup). — The season compares very favorably 

 with a normal season. Pastures and mowings are in good condition. 

 The fruit bloom compares favorably with former years, and has not 

 suffered from frost. Insects have not appeared in this vicinity as 

 yet. Planting is progressing, but is a little backward on account of 

 cold, wet weather. Farm help is in about the usual supply. Wages 

 range from $20 to $25 per month with board and average about $35 

 per month without board. There is about the usual acreage of farm 

 crops. 



New Ashford (Walter L. Smith). — The season is about a week 

 late. The dry weather of last fall hurt pastures for this season. Plums 

 and cherries are in full bloom ; apples not yet in bloom ; no "damage 

 from frost. No insects are doing damage as yet. Planting is pro- 

 gressing rather slowly owing to the late spring. Farm help is scarce, 

 and one-half of it is fairly good. Wages range from $20 to $25 

 per month with board and from $35 to $40 per month without board. 

 There will perhaps be a slightly larger acreage of potatoes than last 

 year; corn, oats, etc., about the same. 



Williamstown (S. A. Hickox). — The season is about a normal one 

 at present. The fruit bloom was normal, and there have been no 

 frosts as yet. There are no insects doing damage. Planting is making 

 good progress. Farm help is not plenty. Wages average $20 per 

 month with board and $30 per month without board. There will be 

 no marked change in the acreage of any crops, and there is nothing 

 new in agriculture, but our farmers are showing more than the usual 

 interest in clover. 



