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Franklin (C. M. Allen). — The present season is a very poor 

 one, agriculturally speaking. There will not be over a half crop 

 of hay ; fall seeding wintered unusually well. Fruit of all kinds 

 made a light bloom, and there was no peach bloom. Some dam- 

 age is reported from the San Jos6 scale ; other insects present in 

 about the usual numbers. But little spraying is done, but the 

 practice is increasing. Farm help is scarce, with practically no 

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

 per day without board. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Easton (H. M. Thompson). — Owing to the severe drought, the 

 prospect for pastures and mowings is not very encouraging. The 

 fruit bloom was encouraging, and no damage from frosts is thus 

 far noticeable. Grasshoppers are doing some damage. Spraying 

 against insects attacking fruit is very seldom practised. Farm 

 help is scarce, and half of it is good help. Wages range from $15 

 to $30 per month with board, and from $15 to $60 per month 

 without board. The raising of cucumbers under glass seems to 

 be on the increase. Crops planted fully two weeks ago and a 

 considerable amount four weeks ago have not had a drop of rain. 



Norton (Wm. A. Lane). — The season is very dry, otherwise 

 about the same as last year. Pastures started well, and fall seed- 

 ing looks well, but needs rain. There was a small fruit bloom. 

 Potato bugs are doing some damage. Very little spraying is done 

 against insects attacking fruit. Farm help is scarce, and there is 

 very little good help. Wages average $20 to $30 per month with 

 board, and $1.50 to $2 per day without board. The acreage of 

 farm crops is about the same as last year. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — The season is much below the 

 normal, agriculturally speaking. Pastures and mowings are in 

 very poor condition, as is also fall seeding. There was a small 

 bloom of all fruits except pears. Spraying is not much practised, 

 and is not increasing. Wages average $1 per day with board, 

 and $1.50 per day without board. There will be no marked 

 changes in the acreage of the usual farm crops. 



Stvansea (F. G. Arnold). — The season is about a normal one. 

 Pastures and mowings started well, but dry weather has pinched 

 them; fall seeding wintered well. There was a full fruit bloom 

 on all except peach trees, which were injured by the cold winter. 

 Help is scarce, but what we get is three- fourths of it good help. 

 Wages range from $15 per month witli board for green men, to 

 $25 per month for the best; without board they are $1.50 per day. 



