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Fitcliburg ( Jabez Fisher) . — The season is eight days earlier 

 than the average for forty-one years, as determined by the date 

 of apple blossom. Pastures and mowings are unusually prom- 

 ising and everything wintered well. Cherries, pears, plums and 

 some peaches bloomed very full ; apples light, though some trees 

 are prolific of bloom. Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. 

 Spraying is not much practised and is not on the increase. Farm 

 help is fairly plenty, with only a small per cent first class. "Wages 

 are $16 to $20 per month with board and $1.50 per day without. 

 Few changes in acreage will be made. 



Harvard (J. S. Preston). — The season seems very favorable. 

 Pastures and mowings promise well and fall seeding wintered well. 

 Early apples bloom fair, Baldwins very light, peaches, plums and 

 pears heavy. Tent caterpillars are quite plenty. Spraying is not 

 much practised, but is on the increase. Farm help is plenty and 

 about four-fifths good. Wages are $20 per month with board and 

 $1.50 per day without. There is no marked change in the acreage 

 of farm crops, but peaches and asparagus are on the increase. 



Nortliborough (J. K. Mills). — The season promises to be a 

 good one. Pastures and mowings promise well and fall seeding 

 wintered well. Small fruits make a good bloom and apples half 

 a bloom. Canker worms, tent caterpillars and currant worms are 

 doing some damage. About half our people spray, but the prac- 

 tice is not increasing. Farm help is plenty, but there is little 

 good help. Wages are $16 to $20 per month with board and 

 $1.25 to $2 per day without. There is no marked change in the 

 acreage of farm crops and no new enterprises in agriculture. 



Worcester (S. A. Burgess). — The present season compares 

 favorably with the average. Pastures and mowings promise 

 finely and fall seeding wintered well. Pears and small fruits had 

 more than an average bloom and apples were above the average 

 of odd years. Canker worms and tent caterpillars are doing 

 some damage. Spraying is not much practised and is not in- 

 creasing. Farm help is plenty and about two-thirds of it is good 

 help. Wages are about $24 per mouth with board and $1.50 per 

 day without. There are no marked changes in the acreage of • 

 farm crops. 



Sutton (O. P. Johnson) . — The season is fully up to the nor- 

 mal. Pastures and mowings promise splendidly and fall seeding 

 wintered fairly well. The fruit bloom is about the same as in 

 former off years. No insects are doing damage as yet. Spray- 

 ing is hardly practised and is not increasing. Farm help is 

 neither scarce nor plenty. Wages are from $17 to $25 per month 

 with l)oard and from $25 to $33 without. No changes in acreage 

 of usual farm crops. 



