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Brewster (Thos. D. Sears). — The season compares favorably 

 with the normal. The promise for pastures and mowings is 

 rather poor on account of dry weather ; fall seeding wintered well. 

 The fruit bloom compares favorably with other years. , Tent cater- 

 pillars are doing some damage. Spraying is practised to some 

 extent and is on the increase. Farm help is plenty, and the major- 

 ity is good help. Wages average $30 per month with board, and 

 $40 per month without board. The acreage of farm crops is the 

 same as usual. 



Truro (D. E. Paine) . — The season is backward. Pastures and 

 mowings promise fairly well. There is a good fruit bloom for all 

 kinds of fruit. Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Spray- 

 ing is not very extensively practised. Farm help is scarce, but 

 nearly all of it is good help. Wages range from $20 to $30 per 

 month without board. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — The season is much later 

 and colder than usual. Pastures and mowings promise well ; very 

 little if any fall seeding done here. The fruit bloom is better 

 than average, and there is no damage from frost. There will 

 not be any more spraying than usual done this year. Farm 

 help is rather scai-ce, and about one in four is good help. Wages 

 range from $15 to $30 per month with board, and from $l.o0 to 

 $2 per day without board. There are no changes in the acreage 

 of the usual farm crops. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantucket (H. G. Worth). — The season is about ten days 

 late. Mowings and pastures promise well, and fall seeding 

 wintered well. There is practically no fruit grown in this 

 county. Cut worms are doing some damage. Farm help is 

 scarce, and most of it poor. Wages average $20 per month with 

 board, and $35 without board. Poultry culture has interested 

 quite a number of our farmers, several of whom have raised over 

 a thousand chickens each. 



