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range from $25 to $30 per month with board and from $35 to $40 per 

 month without board. 



Agawam (J. G. Burt). — The season is two weeks late. Pastures 

 and mowings are in good condition, and fall seeding looks well. The 

 fruit bloom was full, and has not suffered from frosts. I have not seen 

 any insects as yet. Planting progresses slowly, owing to cold weather. 

 Help is plenty, such as it is; one-half is called good help. Wages 

 average from $20 to $25 per month with board and from $35 to $40 

 per month without board. There will be more corn and potatoes 

 planted than usual. 



Chicopee (E. L. Shaw). — The season is behind the normal for 

 everything except grass and grain. Pastures and mowings are looking 

 well, but late fall seeding winter-killed. There was a full fruit bloom, 

 with no damage from frost. The season appears to be too cold for 

 insects. Planting is delayed by the weather. Help is more plenty 

 than usual, but the quality does not improve much. Wages average 

 $25 per month with board and range from $1.25 to $1.50 per day 

 without board. There will be a smaller acreage of potatoes and a 

 larger acreage of corn planted than usual. 



Monson (F. D. Rogers). — The season appears to be a normal one. 

 Early fall seeding is looking well, but late seeding^winter-killed some- 

 what. Apples and pears are not blooming very well, except some 

 varieties of early apples; peaches and plums bloomed profusely; no 

 damage from frost. Tent caterpillars are quite plenty, but cold 

 weather has kept them from doing much damage. Planting is delayed 

 by the cold weather. Help is not over plenty, but there is about all 

 our farmers care to use. Wages range from $18 to $25 per month with 

 board and average $1.50 per day without board. There will be more 

 corn planted than usual, and more fruit trees are being set out, espe- 

 cially apple trees. 



Palmer (O. P. Allen). — The season compares favorably with the 

 normal. Pastures and mowings promise well, and fall seeding wintered 

 well. The fruit bloom is better than the average, and there has been 

 no damage from frost. Insects are not much in evidence as yet. 

 Planting is progressing slowly, on account of the backward season. 

 Farm help is rather scarce, and about one-fourth of it good help. 

 Wages average $18 per month with board and $1.50 per day without 

 board. There will be no marked change in the acreages of the usual 

 farm crops. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 

 West Brookfield (Myron A. Richardson). — The season has been 

 cooler, with more rainfall than we have had in years. Pasturage has 

 not looked better in years, and fall seeding wintered well. Fruit trees 

 have bloomed fuller than usual, on account of frosts, those that did 

 not bear a year ago, owing to frosts, being loaded this year. Insects 

 have not appeared as yet. Planting is backward. Farm help is 



