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most off years. Tent caterpillars are very plenty. Spraying is 

 not practised. Farm help is scarce, but is nearly all good native 

 help. Wages are S20 to $25 per month with board and 81.25 per 

 day without board. The acreage of farm crops is about as usual, 

 with perhaps more forage crops. 



Ware (J. H. Fletcher). — The present season compares well 

 with the normal. The promise for pastures and mowings is above 

 the average and fall seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom is 

 not as full as last year. Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. 

 Spraying is not practised, to my knowledge. Farm help is plenty. 

 Wages are $12 to $15 per month with board and $1.50 per day 

 without board. About the usual acreage of the various farm crops 

 has been put in this year. 



Belchertown (H. C. West). — The season compares favorably 

 with the normal. Pastures and mowings promise finely and fall 

 seeding wintered well as a general thing. The fruit bloom is not 

 quite equal to last year, but is still very fair. Tent caterpillars 

 are abundant. Spraying is not yet practised very extensively, but 

 has got to come. Farm help is scarce and not more than one in 

 five is either competent or reliable. Wages are $15 to $20 per 

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

 Less corn and more potatoes and forage crops have been put in 

 than is usual. Cool weather with abundant rains has given grass 

 an excellent start. 



Haclley (H. C. Russell). — The season is late, there having 

 been no hot days. Pastures are not forward, fall seeding looks 

 fair. Apples blossomed very full, also small fruits. Currant 

 worms and tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Spraying is 

 not much practised. Farm help is rather plenty and three-fourths 

 is good. Wages are $15 to $18 per month with board and $1.25 

 to $1.50 per day without. There is a slight increase in tobacco 

 and a larger acreage of onions. 



Williamsburg (F. C. Richards). — The season is quite favor- 

 able as a whole and in some respects much above the normal. 

 Apples made about half a bloom, pears medium, cherries, peaches 

 and quinces fully 100 per cent. The tent caterpillar is claiming 

 our attention at present. Spraying is practised somewhat, but 

 does not increase. Farm help is plenty, but not more than one- 

 fourth can be called good. Wages are from $10 to $20 per month 

 with board. There is a slight increase in the acreage of tobacco 

 and a corresponding decrease in that of corn and potatoes. 



Gumminglon (S. W. Clark). — The season is two weeks earlier 

 than usual. Pastures and mowings promise very well, but fall 

 seeding winter-killed to some extent. The fruit bloom is normal 



