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to prevent their ravages. It grows more troublesome every year 

 to get good help. Wages $17 to S22 per month and board for 

 such help as we can get. Preston Knight. 



Leominster. — The low temperature of May, and the small 

 amount of rain that has fallen, begin to tell seriously on our grass 

 crop, and the outlook is for a short crop. Fruit trees of all varie- 

 ties are looking well. Planting is well along and will soon be 

 finished. Early potatoes are ready for the hoe. It is dillicult to 

 get first-class help. Wages $20 per month and board. 



W. B. IIOSMER. 



PetersJiam. — Season compares favorably with last. There will 

 be more fruit, more grass is promised, the season is two weeks 

 earlier and promises to be a favorable one for the farmer. Farm 

 work for the season is well advanced. A larger acreage of corn 

 than usual is being planted. The blossoming of apples, pears and 

 peaches promise an abundant crop of these fruits. The tent 

 caterpillar is the only insect of consequence that has yet appeared. 

 Various measures, as burning, poison, etc., have been taken to 

 destroy them. First-class help hardly obtainable, and such could 

 command $30 per month and board. S. B. Cook. 



Rnlland. — Season commenced well, but the cold, dry weather 

 of the past few weeks has been very unfavorable for tlie growth 

 of crops, especially grass. About the usual amount and variety of 

 crops are being planted. Pasturage at present is very poor indeed, 

 and cows are generally shrinking on it. The dry weather has 

 been favorable for planting and farmers are generally through. 

 Apple trees are generally blossomed very full. Pather difhcult to 

 get first-class help. Wages $18 to $22 and board. A. L. Milks. 



Southboroncjh. — Season about the same as last. It is very dry. 

 Grass is not looking well except on moist, rich land. A large 

 acreage of corn is planted and has come up well. The frost 

 injured early potatoes. Not diflicult to get first-class help at $20 

 to $22 per month and board. K. F. Collins. 



Worcester. — Grass, oats, rye, corn, potatoes and most othei- 

 farm crops are very backward by reason of cold, dry weather and 

 quite heavy frosts. Season does not promise now to be a favora- 

 ble one for the farmer. The tent caterpillars are taken from the 

 trees with a brush ; kerosene is also applied. It is difficult to get 

 first-class help, and such are paid $25 per month and board. 



S. A. Burgess. 



