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was a very fair fruit bloom for the odd year. Frost of May 14 

 damaged gardens about one-half. The potato beetle is troubling 

 us some. Farm help is plenty and about one in five is good help. 

 Wages $25 to $35 per month without board. None are hired with 

 board. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Dennis (Joshua Croavell) . — Season compares favorably with 

 last. The outlook for grass is very much ahead of last season. 

 Newly seeded land is looking well. Fruit bloom not quite up to 

 the average. The frost of May 14 did not do much damage. Tent 

 caterpillars and cranberry-vine worms are working in some localities. 

 Farm help equal to the demand and one-half is good help. Wages 

 $20 to $25 per month with board and $30 to $35 without board. 

 Cranberries are not promising well, owing to last season's drought, 

 winter-killing of vines and frost in some localities. 



Barnstable (John Bdrsley) . — Season a few days later than 

 last. Pastures and old mowings were badly injured by the drought 

 of last year. Fall seeding wintered well. Fruit bloom a full 

 average. Frost of May 14 did not do so much damage as the one 

 on May 1. Tent caterpillars and cranberry fire worms are doing 

 some damage. Farm help not very plenty and about one in three 

 is good help. Wages $15 to $20 per month with board and 15 to 

 17 cents per hour without board. 



DUKES COUNTY. 

 West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — Season much more favor- 

 able than last. Pastures and mowings promise well. Fruit bloom 

 about the same as last year. The frost of May 14 did no damage. 

 No insects are troubling us at present. Farm help about equal to 

 the demand and one person in ten is good help. Wages $1.50 

 per day without board. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 

 Nantucket (C. W. Gardner). — Season more rainy than last, 

 but is cold. The promise for grass is very good. The frost of 

 May 14 did scarcely any damage. The potato beetle is troubling 

 us some. Good help is scarce and one person in ten is of that 

 character. Wages $10 to $25 per mouth with board and $1.50 

 per day without board. 



