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Acushnet (M. S. Douglas). — The season is rather backward. 

 Pastures and mowings are good, but fall seeding did not winter 

 very well. There is a large bloom of apples, pears, plums and 

 small fruits ; no peaches ; no damage from frost. Cut worms are 

 doing some damage. Most fruit growers are spraying and it is on 

 the increase. Farm help is scarce aud one-fourth of it good help. 

 Wages average from §18 to $20 per month with board, and from 

 $1.25 to $1.50 per day without board for good help. Peas and 

 potatoes are looking well ; too cold for asparagus, corn aud beans. 



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Brockton (Davis Copeland). — Owing to the dry, cold weather 

 seeds do not come up well. Fall seeding wintered well, but will 

 turn out poorly unless we have rain. There was generally a good 

 fruit bloom, and it has not suffered from frost. Tent caterpillars 

 are appearing but are not very plenty. Spraying is not much 

 practised in this vicinity. Farm help is scarce, and not over 25 

 per cent of it good help. Wages average $18 per month with 

 board, and $1.50 per day without board. 



Marshjield (John H. Bourne). — The season has been exceed- 

 ingly dry and rather cold, so that vegetation is backward, but work 

 well advanced. Pastures and mowings promise very unfavorably ; 

 fall seeding wintered well, but is short. There was quite a full 

 fruit bloom, with no damage from frost. Tent caterpillars and 

 <5ut worms are doing some damage. Spraying is little practised 

 except for potatoes, and is not increasing. Farm help is plenty, 

 and about half of it good help. Wages average from $18 to $25 

 per month with board, and $1.50 per day without board. A large 

 amount of cranberry bog is being made in this town. 



Hanson (Flavel S.Thomas, M.D.). — The season is cold aud 

 backward, with frosts several nights within a week, doing some 

 damage. Pastures and mowings look well. There was a very 

 full fruit bloom. Spraying is but little practised hereabouts. 

 Farm help is plenty, and mostly fair help. 



Halifax (G. W. IIayward). — The season is cold and back- 

 ward. The prospect for pastures and mowings is not good, owing 

 to dry weather. All kinds of fruit blossomed full, and there has 

 been no damage from frost. Not much spraying has been done 

 as yet, but it will increase. Farm help is scarce, and not very 

 good. AVages average $20 per month with board, and $1.50 per 

 day without board. There will be a marked increase in the acre- 

 age of potatoes ; other crops about as usual. 



Lakeville (N. G. Staples). — The season is rather late. Pas- 



