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this time for years. Pears and peaches made an abundant bloom i 

 but apples were not as good as last year. Canker worms have 

 just commenced to work. Spraying is on the increase, but is not 

 yet regularly practised. Farm help is plenty and one in five is 

 good. Wages are $15 per month with board and $1.25 to $1.50 

 per day without. There is much less fertilizer used than in former 

 years and some reduction of acreage in most of the farm crops. 



Carver (J. A. Vaughan). — The present season compares well 

 ■with the normal. All grass is looking finely. All kinds of fruit 

 blossomed well. But few insects have appeared as yet. Spraying 

 is not practised. Farm help is plenty and perhaps half is good. 

 Wages are from $8 to $20 per month with board and from $1.25 

 to $1.50 per day of nine hours without. There is not as much 

 planting as usual. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (D. D. Nye). — The season is better than the average. 

 Pastures and mowings promise excellently and fall seeding win- 

 tered well. The fruit bloom is first rate. Tent caterpillars are 

 doing some damage. Spraying is not at all practised. Farm 

 help is scarce and 80 per cent is good. Wages are $16 per month 

 with board and $2 per day of nine hours without. The acreage 

 of farm crops is reduced one-half ; no new enterprises except in 

 a small way with small fruits. Wild berries set well. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — The season is a little backward. 

 Pastures and mowings are looking finely where not eaten by white 

 grubs last year. Peach, pear and cherry trees bloomed very full ; 

 apples have not bloomed yet, but promise to be full. No spray- 

 ing done, but should be. Help is not plenty ; about one-half is 

 fair help and one-fourth good. Wages are $1.50 per day with 

 board and $2 without. 



Barnstable (John Bursley). — The season is a little more for- 

 ward than last year. Pastures and mowings are light, but fall 

 seeding wintered fairly well. The fruit bloom is greater than 

 that of 189G, but no greater than the year before. Tent cater- 

 pillars are doing some damage. Spraying is very little practised. 

 Farm help is plenty and one-fourth is good. Wages are $20 per 

 month with board and $1.50 per day without. No change in the 

 acreage of farm crops and no new enterprises. 



Breicster {J. H. Clark). — The season is about an average 

 one. Pastures and mowings promise very well and fall seeding 

 wintered well. There was about an average fruit bloom. Tent 

 caterpillars are doing some damage. Spraying is practised to a 



