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usually well, and has a good start, but needs rain. Pastures and 

 mowings promise well, with rain. There was a full bloom of all 

 kinds of fruits except apples, of which the bloom was only 

 moderate ; no damage from frosts. Cut worms are doing some 

 damage. For best results spraying is indispensable, and is grad- 

 ually increasing. Farm help is scarce, especially of the better 

 class. Wages average S20 per month with board, and Si. 50 per 

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

 of farm crops. 



Bolton (H. F. Hatnes). — The season is late and dry, and seeds 

 are not germinating well. Old mowings wintered-killed badly. 

 The fruit bloom was more abundant than usual in off years, and 

 there has been no damage from frost. Very few spray in this 

 locality. "Wages average from $20 to S25 per month with board, 

 and $1.75 per day without board. 



Worcester (Silas A. Burgess). — The cool weather has been 

 favorable to grass and fruit bloom, and with reasonable moisture 

 and warm weather in June the hay crop will be large. Fruit bloom 

 above the average, with no damage from frost. Currant worms 

 and tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Spraying is prac- 

 tised to quite an extent, and is on the increase. Farm help is 

 scarce, and about half of it is good help. Wages average $23 

 per month with board, and $1.50 per day without board. Nitro- 

 culture for leguminous crops is being tried to some extent. 



Atiburn (Wm. Gilbert). — The season is veiy cold and some- 

 what dry. Pastures and mowings look well, and fall seeding 

 wintered well. All fruit trees have blossomed well, and there has 

 been no injury from frost, although we have frost every night. 

 Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. There is very little 

 spraying done here, but it is increasing a little. Farm help is 

 scarce, and about half of it good help. Wages average $25 per 

 month with board, and Si. 50 per day without board. There will 

 be no marked changes in the acreage of the usual farm crops. 



Hopedale (Delano Patrick). — The season is backward, espe- 

 cially for planting. Pastures and mowings look well, and fall 

 seeding wintered well. Apples made a very full bloom for an off 

 year ; other fruits average ; nothing has been injured by frosts. 

 Currant worms are doing some damage. Spraying is practised to 

 a small degree, and is slowly increasing in favor. Farm help is 

 very scarce, and only a small part of it is good help. Wages 

 average $1.75 per day without board. There is no noticeable 

 change in the acreage of farm crops. 



Mendon (J. J. Nutter). — The season compares favorably with 

 the normal. Fall seeding is looking well, but pastures are back- 



