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small extent, but is not increasing. Farm help is plenty and 

 three-fourths of it is good. Wages are $1.50 per day without 

 board and $25 per month with board. There is a slight increase 

 in the acreage of asparagus. No new enterprises. 



HarivicJi (A. N. Doane). — The season is a favorable one. 

 Pastures are in good condition and fall seeding first class. The 

 fruit bloom was not as good as last year. Tent caterpillars are 

 doing some damage. Not much spraying is done. There is a 

 fair supply of help, three-fourths of which is good. Wages are 

 about $20 per month with board. There is an increase in the 

 culture of asparagus and small fruits. 



Eastham (J. A. Clark). — The season is about normal. The 

 promise for pastures and mowings is good. Pears made a full 

 bloom, eai'ly apples full, no Baldwins. No insects of any amount 

 as yet. Spraying is on the increase. There is enough farm help 

 to supply the demand. Wages are $12 to $20 per month with 

 board and $1.50 to $1.75 per day without. Acreage of farm 

 crops about as usual. Prices for asparagus good so far. Heavy 

 winds have damaged the crop on light lands, but there has been 

 less damage from beetles than usual. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — The season is much more 

 favorable than usual. Mowings and pastures promise better than 

 the average. The fruit bloom is as good or better than the normal. 

 Tent caterpillars are doing a little damage. There has been some 

 spraying of late. Supply of help about equal to the demand and 

 one in ten good help. Wages are $1.50 per day without board 

 and from $10 to $25 per mouth with board. About the usual 

 acreage of farm crops. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantucket (C. W. Gardner). — Vegetation is nearly two weeks 

 earlier than usual. Pastures are fine and grass promises well. 

 Strawbei-ries have bloomed and set finely. White grubs are doing 

 some damage to the strawberries. Spraying is not practised. 

 Farm help is very scarce and there is very little good help. Wages 

 are from $10 to $25 per mouth with board. There is more land 

 than usual put down to hoed crops and there are a good many 

 acres more than common seeded to oats and pease. 



