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late crop acreage, 100; Golden and White Plume used for early- 

 crop ; Pascal and Winter Queen, for late. Sweet corn acreage, 100 ; 

 condition, 100; Eai'ly Dawn, Howling Mob and Squantum planted. 

 Notts is principal variety of peas planted; prices, $1 to $1.25 per 

 bushel. Tomato aci-eage normal, same as last year; Earliana and 

 Stone most in use. Cutworms are doing damage in small gardens; 

 other insect pests are not giving serious trouble. Four acres of 

 irrigated market-garden land just installed in this vicinity; Skinner 

 system used, 



James E. Hamilton, F aimer {Hampden County). — Asparagus 

 crop fair, larger than last year; no recent increase in acreage. 

 Usual acreage of beans has been planted; germination poor. Beet 

 acreage, normal; Early Blood used for early crop; prospect for the 

 crop poor, 40 i^er cent. Number of early cabbage set less than 

 normal, also less than last year; prospect for the early crop is fair; 

 prospective acreage normal. Early sown carrots are not as forward 

 as usual; cattle feeders most used for early eroj^. Sweet corn, acre- 

 age, better than normal; present condition, 90; Evergreen and 

 Golden Bantam have been planted. Lettuce crop fair; smaller than 

 1912; prices poor, but better than last year. Onion acreage smaller 

 than normal, smaller than last year; usual quantity of sets have not 

 been put out. Pea acreage smaller than normal, less than 1912; 

 prospect for crop fair; Champion and Telephone principal varieties 

 planted. Tomato acreage larger than normal, and larger than last 

 year; early varieties most in use; present condition good. Cutworms 

 are doing much damage; other insects are doing serious damage to 

 rose buds in this section. No noticeable damage by frosts since May 

 26. No irrigation in this locality. 



J. F. Freeland, Sutton {Worcester County). — Asparagus is not 

 grown in this vicinity for market. Usual acreage of beans planted, 

 and they germinated well. Beet acreage normal, same as last year; 

 Early Blood for early planting. The number of early set cabbage 

 is below normal and less than 1912; early crop prospect, 75; Hen- 

 derson's Early Summer, Charleston and Wakefield used for early- 

 crops ; Danish and All Season for late ; late crop prospective acreage 

 normal. Carrots not grown here. Cauliflower is grown successfully 

 here; Early Snowball variety most cultivated. Celery not grown 

 here. Sweet corn acreage above normal; present condition, 80; 

 Red Cory, Lackey, Kendall's Early Giant planted. Lettuce not 

 grown for market here. Onions not grown. Pea acreage normal; 

 present prospect, 90. Spinach not grown. Tomato acreage below 

 noi-mal; present condition normal. The potato beetle is more nu- 

 merous than usual. No appreciable frost damage since May 26. 

 All crops are backward. 



H. W. Brigham, Concord {Middlesex County). — The asparagus 



