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plenty and but a small proportion is good, Wages are $20 with 

 board and $30 witliout. The depression has made no difference 

 with the acreage of crops. 



Hancock (C. H. AVells). — The present season is a week earlier 

 than last year. Live stock is in full average condition. Pastures 

 and mowings promise well but fall seeding did not winter well. 

 The fruit bloom was much better than last year. Currant worms 

 are doing the most damage. Farm help is not plenty and not 

 more than 25 per cent is good help. Wages are $15 or $16 per 

 month with board and $20 to $25 without. There is little differ- 

 ence in tJie acreage of crops. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Colrain (A. A. Smith). — The present season compares favor- 

 ably with last year. Live stock is in excellent condition. Pastures, 

 mowings and fall seeding are all in fine condition. The fruit bloom 

 was fully equal to former years. The tent caterpillar is doing the 

 most damage. Farm help is plenty but poor. Wages are $18 per 

 month with board and $30 without board. 



Bernardston (R. H. Cushman). — Season two weeks earlier than 

 last year. Stock is in average condition and much was turned to 

 pasture early for lack of hay. Mowings are thin and there is not 

 much feed in pastures. The fruit bloom was full but much damage 

 was done by frost. Cut worms and tent caterpillars are as plenty 

 as usual. Help is plenty with a small proportion first class. Good 

 help commands from $12 to $20 per month with board. Crops are 

 about an average in acreage, with a slight increase for potatoes. 



Conway (J. C. Newhall). — The season is two weeks earlier 

 than last year. Live stock is in average condition. Pastures are 

 in fine condition and the hay crop promises well on rich land. Fall 

 seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom was very large. Cut 

 worms are plenty. Farm help is more plenty than usual. Wages 

 range from $10 to $25 per month with board. There is little differ- 

 ence in the acreage of crops. 



Whatdy (Frank Dickinson) . — The season is more favorable 

 than last year. Live stock is above the average in condition. 

 Pastures and mowings have improved since the rain. All new 

 seeding is looking well. Fruit bloom above the average. Cut 

 worms are working to a great extent. Farm help is plenty with 

 not more than one-fifth good help. Wages are from $16 to $18 

 per month with board and from $1 to $1.25 per day without. The 

 acreage of tobacco is less than usual and that of potatoes and 

 onions greater. 



