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Princeton (A. O. Tyler). — The season is about a normal one. 

 Pastures and mowings started well, and fall seeding wintered well. 

 There was a good fruit bloom, but it has suffered from frosts. No 

 insects are doing damage at present. The season is later than 

 usual, and not as much planting has been done. Farm help is 

 rather scarce, and about one-fourth only can be called good help. 

 Wages average $20 per month with board, and $1.50 per day with- 

 out board. There will be no marked changes in the acreage of 

 farm crops. 



Harvard (John S. Preston). — The season is rather cold and 

 backward. Pastures and mowings have been looking very well, 

 but are beginning to suffer from want of rain ; fall seeding wintered 

 well. Fall apples, pears and small fruits bloomed well ; Baldwin 

 apples about half a bloom. No particular damage by insects as 

 yet. Planting is going along as well as usual. Help is rather 

 scarce, and about half of it can be called good help.. AVages aver- 

 age $20 per month with board, and about $1.75 per day without 

 board. I do not think there will be any particular change in acre- 

 age of farm crops this year. 



Sterling (Henry S. Sawyer). — The season is colder and drier 

 than usual. Feed is not plentiful in pastures, but mowings are 

 looking fairly well. There was a very good bloom for all fruits, 

 and frost has done no damage. No insects are doing damage. 

 Planting is progressing fairly well, but cold weather and frosts 

 hold it back somewhat. Farm help is very scarce, and not one- 

 fourth of it good help. Wages average $20 per month with board, 

 and $1.80 per day without board. There will be about the usual 

 acreage of the various farm crops. 



Worcester (Silas A. Burgess). — This is a favorable season. 

 Pastures and mowings promise well, and fall seeding wintered 

 well. The bloom of all fruits is superior and has not suffered from 

 frosts. Currant worms and tent caterpillars are doing some dam- 

 age. Planting is progressing well. Farm help is rather scarce, 

 and about one-half of it is good help. Wages average $22 per 

 month with board, and $1.50 per day without board. There is an 

 increased acreage of corn ; other crops about the same as usual. 

 Extremes of heat and cold during the month, with repeated frosts 

 doing damage in some low places. 



Leicester (H. H. Kingsbury). — The season has been rather 

 cool, with a small amount of rain. Pastures and mowings are in 

 fine condition ; no fall seeding. There is a full bloom of all fruits 

 grown, as well as wild berries, with no injury from frost. Potato 

 planting is completed, and the ground is ready for corn. Farm 

 help is scarce, as usual at this season of the year. Wages average 



