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Fall seeding came through very well. Fruit bloom is good. Very 

 little insect damage as yet. Farm help very scarce. So far as I 

 am awai'e there are no pheasants here. 



Erving (Chas. F. Clark). — The season is a little later than 

 normal. Pastures and mowings look very promising, and fall seed- 

 ing wintered well. There is an average fruit bloom, which has not 

 suffered from frost as yet. There has been no insect damage to 

 speak of as yet. Planting is progressing slowly. Farm help scarce, 

 and about one-half can be termed good help. Wages average $25 

 per month with board, or $1.75 per day without board. The acreage 

 of general farm crops will be about the same as usual and no new 

 enterprises are in evidence. Pheasants are doing no damage. 



Wendell (M. B. Plumb). — The season is the most backward one 

 for forty years to my knowledge. Fall seeding, mowings and pas- 

 tures never were better at this time of year. Fruit bloom about 

 normal. There seems to be very little insect damage at present. 

 The gi'ound is too wet for planting. No corn or potatoes in the 

 ground as yet in this section. Farm help is scarce, and good help 

 hard to obtain. Wages average $1.50 to $1.75 per day with board, 

 and $2 per day without board. Weather permitting, a larger acreage 

 of corn and potatoes will be planted than in former years. No pheas- 

 ants in this locality. 



Comvay (L. T. Hopkins). — The season is cold and very wet, 

 with so much rain that the land is not in fit condition to work. 

 Pastures and mowings look well, and fall seeding tine. The bloom 

 of apples, pears, plums and cherries about nonnal for an even year; 

 blackberries, raspberries and grapes not in bloom yet; no frosts. 

 No insects as yet. Planting backward, owing to cold and wet. Help 

 can be obtained, and most of it is fairly good. Wages average $25 

 per month with board, and $25 to $40 per month without board. 

 There will be a slight increase in potato acreage. No pheasants here. 



Sunderland (Geo. P. Smith). — The season here is late and cold, 

 with an excess of moisture. Good promise for pastures and mowing. 

 Fall seeding wintered well. All fruit bloom moderate and generally 

 below normal. Insects are not numerous at this time. Planting is 

 well along for corn, although some fields are yet too wet. Tobacco 

 setting begins next week. Help not so plenty as last year; 50 to 

 60 per cent may be called good. Wages average $25 per month 

 with board, and $40 without board. There will be an increase in 

 the acreoge of onions. There will be over 60 acres of shade-grown 

 tobacco this year, more than twice last year's acreage; somewhat 

 less corn and grass, and a slight decline in the dairy industry here. 

 No pheasants in this vicinity. 



New Salem (Daniel Ballard). — The season is cold, wet and 

 backward. Pastui'es and moAving-s are very promising at present, 



