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and but a little of it is first class. Wages average 820 to $25 per 

 month with board and $1.50 per day without board. Cranberry 

 culture is on the increase. 



Orleans (F. E. Snow). — The season more nearly approaches 

 a normal season than has been the case for years. Mowings and 

 pastures are quite promising, and fall seeding wintered well. 

 Most fruits are blooming profusely ; peaches somewhat injured by 

 cold weather. No insects except tent caterpillars have appeared 

 as yet. Spraying is not much practised. Farm help is very 

 scarce, and good help still more so. Most help is hired by the 

 hour, at the rate of 17 cents per hour. There are no marked 

 changes in the acreage of farm crops. 



Eastham (J. A. Clark). — The season is rather later than last 

 year, but is catching up rapidly. Pastures and mowings never 

 promised better. There was a very full bloom of all kinds of fruit 

 except peaches. There is no especial damage from insects. 

 Spraying is on the increase. Farm help is scarce, and not of first 

 quality. Wages average from $15 to $25 per month with board 

 and 20 cents per hour without board. Perhaps more potatoes than 

 usual will be planted. 



Truro (D. E. Paine). — The season compares favorably with 

 the normal. Pastures and mowings are better than usual, and fall 

 seeding wintered well. There is about an average bloom of all 

 kinds of fruit. No insects in particular are doing any damage. 

 Spraying is not very extensively practised. Help is scarce. 

 Wages average $20 per month with board and $30 per month 

 without board. There are no particular changes in the acreage of 

 crops. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantucket (Wallace Gardner). — The season so far has been 

 backward, bringing planting on with a rush, but I look for good 

 crops ; we have the moisture, now we want the sun. Pastures and 

 mowings are in good condition, and fall seeding wintered well. 

 The bloom of fruit trees is fully up to the average. No insects 

 have appeared as yet. Spraying is little practised here. Farm 

 help is very scarce, and as a rule very poor. Wages average from 

 $20 to $25 per month with board and from $1.50 to $1.75 per day 

 without board. There are no marked changes in the acreage of 

 farm crops. 



