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there was no bloom on pears. No spraying done. Help is quite 

 plenty and one-half is good help. Wages are 620 per month with 

 board and $1.50 per day without. Very little is done in the pro- 

 duction of fruit in this section. 



Haynham (N. W. Shaw). — The prospect is not favorable for 

 good crops. It is too dry for pastures and mowings, and fall 

 seeding winter-killed somewhat. Apples had an enormous bloom, 

 but pears bloomed very light. Canker worms and currant worms 

 are doing some damage. Very few spray, but the practice is in- 

 creasing. Farm help is scarce, except tramps who do not want to 

 work. "Wages paid vary widely, according to the quality of the 

 help. I think one-tenth would be a fair proportion to set on fruit 

 production and it is continually increasing. 



Dighton (J. N. Paul). — Crops are not quite so far advanced 

 as last year. Fall seeding wintered well, but meadows and past- 

 ures are very light. Apples and strawberries bloomed very full, 

 no peaches and very few pears. Canker worms are doing some 

 damage. Spraying is practised quite generally on strawberries 

 and is on the increase. There is very little farm help, mostly 

 Portuguese. Wages are $12 to $20 per month with board and 

 $1.25 to $1.50 per day without board. Fruit production forms 

 fully one-half of our farming, but has not increased any for three 

 years. Strawberry vines wintered well, but the crop will be late. 



Sivanzey (F. G. Arnold). — Pastures are in fair condition, but 

 mowings have suffered from dry weather and the hay crop will be 

 short. The fruit bloom was about the same as usual. Canker 

 worms are doing some damage. Very little attention is paid to 

 spraying. Farm help is plenty and the majority is good help. 

 Wages are $16 to $20 per month with board and $1.25 to $1.50 

 per day without. Strawberries are the principal crop here, but I 

 do not think their production is increasing. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis) . — The present season is not as favor- 

 able as last year. Pastures and mowings are below the average 

 in condition. Fall seeding is in good condition. Apples made a 

 full bloom, but pears were very light. There are some currant 

 worms, but insects are not very troublesome. Spraying is prac- 

 tised very little and there is no special increase. Farm help is as 

 plenty as usual and possibly one-half are good. Wages are from 

 $16 to $25 with board and from $1.25 to $1.50 per day without. 

 Fruit production forms not more than one-tenth of our farming 

 and there has been no change for a long time. 



