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and backward. Pastures and mowings promise well, and fall seeding 

 is in good shape. Fruit bloom is late and not up to the average. 

 No frosts. The elm-leaf beetle and the tent caterpillar are most in 

 evidence. Everything is being planted late. Help is not plenty, 

 and neither is it extra good. Wages average about $20 to $25 per 

 month with board, or $35 to -$40 per month without board. The 

 general acreage of farm crops will be about as usual. Pheasants 

 are doing no damage here. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — The spring is two weeks later than 

 normal, and is veiycold and wet. Grass is the best crop here and 

 bids fair for a heavy one. A little early to definitely tell as to fruit 

 bloom. Pears are showing a fair bloom; peaches a poor one; sum- 

 mer apples full, and plums one-half. The tent caterpillar is the only 

 insect noted; no currant worms yet. Planting is way behind. 

 Some early vegetables are up, but gxowth is very slow. There 

 seems to be plenty of foreign help, but no native; should say about 

 one-half could be called fair. Wages, $25 per month with board, 

 or $40 without board. There will be a little more corn planted in 

 this vicinity than usual. There are no pheasants here to my knowl- 

 edge. 



Mashpee (W. F. Hammond). — The season here is later than 

 common. Pastures and mowings are looking good. Fall seeding 

 wintered well. Apples, pears, peaches and small fruits bloomed 

 vei-y fully; they have not been hui't by late frosts. The cutworm 

 is very busy here. Planting has been delayed by the inclement 

 weather. Farm help is quite plenty, and most of it is good. With 

 board, help gets $1.25 per day, or $2 without board. There will be 

 an increase in the acreage of both corn and potatoes. Have not 

 heard of any damage by pheasants. 



West Barnstable (John Bursley). — The season here is at least 

 a week late and possibly more. Pastures and mowings are looking 

 fine. A full fruit bloom and no damage from frosts as yet. Tent 

 caterpillars are in evidence. Planting is generally late. Help is 

 rather scarce, and about one-half is good. There will be no marked 

 change in the acreage of the usual farm crops. Wages are about 

 $30 per month with board, or 25 cents per hour without board. 

 No damage by pheasants reported. 



Dennis (Joshua Cbowell). — The weather this spring has been 

 unusually wet, cold and backward; as a whole, probably about one 

 week late. Never saw mowings look better than at the present time. 

 A full fruit bloom and no damage from frost at this writing. Tent 

 caterpillars doing some damage. Planting is late. Help is rather 



