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

 are no marked changes promised in the acreage of farm crops. 



Barnstable (John Bursley). — The season is ten days late. 

 Pastures and mowings are in good condition, but fall seeding win- 

 tered poorly. The fruit bloom is average, but strawberries were 

 injured by frost. Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. One- 

 fourth of our cranberry bogs are sprayed and 5 per cent of our 

 orchards. Farm help is scarce, and not over 25 per cent of it is 

 good help. Wages are $22 per month with board and 17 cents 

 per hour without board. There will be no marked changes in the 

 acreage of farm crops. 



Dennis (Joshua Crowell) . — The season is perhaps a little 

 backward. The promise for pastures and mowings is fair, much 

 better than last year, and fall seeding wintered well. The fruit 

 bloom was fully up to the average with no damage from frosts. 

 Not many insects have appeared as yet. Spraying is practised 

 mostly for the cranberry worm and is increasing. There is a fair 

 supply of farm help. Wages are $26 per month with board and 

 $35 per month without board. There will be no marked changes 

 in the acreage of farm crops and no new enterprises in agri- 

 culture. 



Wellfleet (Everett Jacobs). — The season is very encouraging 

 at present. Pastures and mowings promise well. Orchards have 

 just commenced to bloom and are looking finely. Tent caterpillars 

 are doing some damage. Very little spraying is done in this 

 section. Good help is scarce. Wages $20 per month with board. 

 There is no change in the acreage of the usual farm crops. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — The season is late in most 

 respects. The promise for pastures and mowings is above the 

 average. Some of our fruit trees show a very heavy bloom, but 

 it is not general ; no damage from frost. No insects are doing 

 damage at present. Spraying is not practised to a very great 

 extent but is on the increase. The supply of farm help is about 

 equal to the demand and perhaps one-fourth of it is good help. 

 Wages are from $10 to $30 per month with board and $1.50 per 

 day without board. The acreage of farm crops will be about the 

 same as usual in all respects. 



