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bat little, but will increase in the future. Farm help is scarce and 

 not over a quarter of it is good help. Wages are from $18 to $22 

 per month with board and SI. 50 per day without board. There are 

 no marked changes in the acreage of farm crops and no new enter- 

 prises in agriculture. 



Gill (F. F. Stougiiton). — The present season is a very good 

 one. Pastures and mowings are looking finely. Fruit trees blos- 

 somed full and have not suffered from frost as yet. No insects 

 have appeared this early in the season. Spraying against insects 

 attacking fruit is practised only to a small extent. Farm help is 

 scarce. There are no marked changes in the acreage of farm crops. 



Ashfield (Chas. Howes). — The season is backward owing to 

 continued cold weather. Pastures and mowings are looking ex- 

 ceedingly well since the recent rains and fall seeding wintered 

 well. Fruit trees were not injured by the late frosts and apples 

 promise a full bloom. Very few insects are doing damage, 

 potato bugs and tent caterpillars not having appeared. Spraying 

 is practised to some extent and is rather on the increase. Farm 

 help is very scarce this season, but is mostly fair help. Wages are 

 $20 per month with board and from Si. 25 to $1.50 per day without 

 board. Grass is our principal crop ; more corn is being planted 

 each year, mostly for the silo. 



Deerfield (Chas. Jones). — The season is about a week late, 

 Mowings are looking fairly well ; pastures are very good but a 

 little late ; fall seeding wintered well. All kinds of fruit trees 

 have blossomed very full and there has been no damage from frost. 

 Spraying is not practised here. Farm help was scarce the 

 the first of April but is now more plenty. Wages average $18 per 

 month with board and $32 per month without board. The acreage 

 of tobacco will be slightly increased ; no new enterprises in agri- 

 culture. 



Sunderland (J. M. J. Legate). — The season is cold and from 

 a week to ten days late. Pastures and mowings are looking well, 

 but are rather late ; fall seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom 

 was much heavier than usual ; plums and peaches suffered from 

 the freeze of the 11th, but apples and pears were not far enough 

 advanced to be injured. No injurious insects have shown them- 

 selves as yet. There is very little spraying done here ; people are 

 just beginning in a small way. There seems to be plenty of help 

 and most of it is good. Wages average 820 per month with board 

 and $1.25 per month without board. There will be a slight in- 

 crease in the acreage of both onions and tobacco. 



Wendell (N. D. Plumb). — The season is very backward. Fall 

 seeding looks well and pastures and mowings are very promising. 



