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shire, the railroad worm, tent caterpillar, codling moth, scale 

 and canker worm; Hampden, codling moth, curculio, scale, 

 tent caterpillar, borers and aphis ; Worcester, tent caterpillar, 

 brown-tail, codling moth, gypsy, curculio and scale, while 

 borers and aphids were referred to ; Middlesex, gypsy, brown- 

 tail and tent ; Bristol, Plymouth and Barnstable reported the 

 tent and the brown-tail, with one report of aphis in the latter. 

 The work of the tent caterpillar has been appalling this year 

 but is now about over; farmers and fruit growers will do 

 well to heed the warning, and before another season clean out 

 all wild cherry trees and then spray their orchards at the 

 proper time. 



Fire Blight. 



Many correspondents stated that they were not familiar 

 with this disease. The reports indicate that it is not espe- 

 cially prevalent. One report in Franklin County stated that 

 it had appeared to some extent ; Hampshire, 2 ; Hampden, 1 ; 

 Worcester, 5 ; Middlesex, 3 ; Essex, 3 ; Plymouth, 2. All 

 others either reported that it had not appeared or that they 

 were not familiar with it. 



Strawbeeeies, Frost Injury. 

 At the time of the last report it was difficult to estimate 

 just what the frost damage to the strawberry crop had been. 

 The replies this month indicate that this damage was as fol- 

 lows: Franklin, 66; ISTorfolk (one report), 50; Berkshire 

 (two reports), 47.5; Hampden, 45; Hampshire, 41.6 

 Worcester, 40.5; Bristol (one report), 25; Middlesex, 24.2 

 Essex, 12.1; Plymouth, 3.3; Barnstable (two reports), none 

 the State, 31.6. 



Strawberry Prices. 



Prices for strawberries have been very satisfactory this 

 year, nearly every report stating that they were higher, and 

 a number that they were way above the average run of prices. 

 The reports from Berkshire County stated that at time of 

 reporting it was too early to give prices as the crop had not 

 yet been harvested. Figures received indicate that prices as 



