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and not as heavy as last year. Tent caterpillars are doing some 

 damage. Spraying was commenced last year and I presume more 

 will be done in the future. There is a fair supply of farm help, 

 mostly Polanders, who are good help, barring their ignorance of 

 the English language. Wages are $15 per month with board and 

 $1.00 per day without board. No change in the acreage of the 

 usual farm crops. 



Huntington (H. W. Sticknet) . — Vegetation is a week or ten 

 days ahead of the normal season. Pastures and mowings promise 

 finely, seldom if ever better. The fruit bloom is not quite as full 

 as usual. Wire worms are doing some damage and horn flies 

 trouble the young stock in pasture. No spraying to an}' amount 

 done here. Good farm help is scarce and about one-third of the 

 supply is good. Wages are from $12 to $18 per month with board. 

 I should judge more potatoes than usual are planted. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Chester (P. M. Adzima). — The present season is, agriculturally 

 speaking, the best on record. Grass and feed in pastures are look- 

 ing finely. The fruit bloom is about average. No insects are 

 doing damage as j'et. Farm help is plenty and one-tenth is good 

 help. Wages are about the same as in former years. No marked 

 change in the acreage of farm crops. Corn planting is now going 

 on and some potatoes are already up. 



Tolland (E. M. Moore). — The season is fully a week earlier 

 than usual. Mowings and pastures are looking finely and fall 

 seeding wintered fairly well. Apple and pear tre^s are in full 

 bloom. Spraying is not practised to any extent. Farm help is 

 scarce, especially good help. Wages are 75 cents per day with 

 board and $1.25 per day without board. About the usual acreage 

 of farm crops will be planted. 



Russell (E. D. Parks). — The season is very favorable and 

 rather more advanced than the average. Mowings and j^astures 

 look strong and thick and have a good start. The fruit bloom 

 was about the same as usual. Tent caterpillars are doing some 

 damage. Spraying is but little practised and is not increasing. 

 There is plenty of good help in this vicinity. Wages are $15 to 

 620 per month with board and $1.50 per day without board. 

 There are no marked changes in the acreage of farm crops and no 

 new agricultural enterprises. 



West Springjield (J. N. Bagg). — The present season compares 

 very favorably with the normal. Pastures and mowings promise 

 well. The fruit bloom was a full average. Currant worms and 



