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promising indeed. The fruit bloom is more tlian average. Not 

 one in ten of the farm help can be called good help. AVages are 

 $20 per mouth with board and $1.50 per day without. The acre- 

 age of crops has been increased. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — The present season is a week 

 ahead of last year. Live stock is in good condition. Pastures 

 started early but dry weather hurt them. Mowings are in poor 

 condition. Fall seeding all right. The fruit bloom was larger 

 than for years. The potato beetle and the tent caterpillar are doing 

 the most damage ; the latter are not plenty. Farm help is scarce and 

 not one in five is good help. Wages are $1.00 per day with board 

 and $1.25 to $l.oO per day without. The acreage of farm crops 

 has increased. 



MasJqyee (W. F. Hammond). — The present season is rather 

 better than last year. Live stock is healthy and in better condi- 

 tion than last year. Pastures and grass lands promise well. Fall 

 seeding wintered nicely. Fruit trees bloomed well and small fruit 

 bloomed much better than usual. Cut worms and currant worms 

 are doing the most damage. Help is plenty and three-fourths of 

 it good help ; with board $28 per mouth is paid, without board 

 $1.50 per day. The industrial depression has increased the acre- 

 age of crops. 



Barnstable (John Bursley) . — The present season is not equal 

 to last year. Live stock is in average condition. Pastures and 

 mowings are light because of drought. Fall seeding looks fairly 

 well. The fruit bloom was an average. Canker worms and tent 

 caterpillars are doing the most damage, and a little spraying is 

 being done. Farm help is more plenty than usual, with 10 per 

 cent good help. Wages are $17.50 per month with board and 

 15 cents per hour without. The acreage of crops has been slightly 

 increased. 



Bretvster (J. H. Clark). — The present season is a little later 

 than last year. Live stock is in very good condition. Pastures 

 and mowings are below average, but fall seeding wintered well. 

 Fruit bloom was above the average. Tent caterpillars are doing 

 the most damage and they are fought by burning the nests. Farm 

 help is plenty, seven-eighths being good. Wages are 15 cents per 

 hour without board. Very few are employed with board. The 

 acreage of farm crops is perhaps slightly increased. 



Eastham (J. A. Cla^rk). — Season ten days earlier than last. 

 Live stock, pastures and mowings in good condition. Very full 

 fruit bloom. Cut worms are more troublesome than usual to as- 



