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Sotith Hadley. — Season two weeks early. Good help extra 

 plenty, at whatever you will give. An extra good year, so far, for 

 fanners. The earliness of the season accounts largely for the 

 extra condition of crops June 1. The rains of the last two weeks 

 have helped the crops, but hindered the work. Want to be ready 

 for haying June 1 7. 



H. W. < rAYLOBD. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Ashland. — Season two weeks early. Potato bugs and cut 

 worms are doing the most damage. Good help not plenty ; costs 

 as high as twenty-five dollars per month. The outlook is twenty 

 to twenty-live per cent better than last year. We have had a 

 great deal of rain within the past two weeks, and also some very 

 cool weather, but at present everything seems to be doing well. 



A. R. Stevens. 



Bedford. — Season from two to three weeks early. Good help 

 is about the same as last year, at twenty dollars per month. The 

 outlook is good for all crops. We have had an abundance of rain 

 of late, and the hay crop bids fair to be extra. 



Henry AVood. 



Belmont. — Season three weeks early. Canker worms are doing 

 the most damage. Good help not plenty. Outlook good. 



W. L. Chenery. 



Chelmsford. — Season two weeks early. Tent-caterpillars are 

 doing the most damage, (Jood help is not plenty, at twenty dol- 

 lars per month. There has been an abundance of rain the last 

 ten days, so that the outlook for good crops at the present time is 

 better or quite as good as the average year. 



P. P. Perham. 



Framingham. — Season twelve days early. Asparagus beetle, 

 cut worm and potato bug are doing the most damage. (!ood help 

 not plenty, and costs from twenty to twenty-five dollars per 

 month. Outlook generally good, and farmers anticipate a pros- 

 perous season. We have had a large amount of rain. 



H. S. Whittemore. 



