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dition, and pastures and mowings in good condition. There was 

 a good bloom of pears, peaches, plums and small fruits ; apples 

 fair; peaches not so good; no damage from frost. Brown-tail 

 moths are doing some damage. Planting is almost completed. 

 Farm help is scarce, and about one-third of it is good help. Wages 

 range from ^20 to 825 per month with board, and average Si. 50 

 per day without board. There are no marked changes in the 

 acreage of farm crops, except that market-gardeners are doing 

 rather more than usual. 



North Andover (Peter Holt). — The season is somewhat late. 

 Grass started well, but needs rain. There has been a good bloom 

 of all kinds of fruit, and there has been no frost to injure it. 

 Where the brown-tail moth nests were not destroyed the caterpil- 

 lars are working. Planting is nearly completed. There are plenty 

 of men to be had by the day, but no really good farm hands. 

 Wages average from $20 to $22 per month with board, and about 

 $1.50 per day without board. There will be about the usual acreage 

 of the various farm crops. 



Hamilton (Geo. R. Dodge). — The season is later than the 

 normal. Pastures and mowings are short and thin ; early fall 

 seeding wintered well. Summer and fall apples, pears and peaches 

 bloomed full ; plums not up to previous years ; no damage from 

 frost. Tent caterpillars and brown-tail moths are doing some 

 damage. Planting is progressing slowly, and much is not yet 

 done. Farm help is scarce and quality poor. Wages average 

 $30 per month with board. There is about the usual acreage of 

 potatoes and corn. 



Wenham (N. P. Perkins) . — Some crops may be a few days late, 

 but as a rule it is a normal season. Grass fields that were well 

 manured wintered well, but some others will have to be resown. 

 There was a small bloom of all kinds of fruit, but wild berries 

 bloomed full. Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Early 

 planting is completed and late crops are being pushed forward. 

 There is plenty of poor help around, and about one-fourth the 

 supply is good help. Wages average $20 per month with board, 

 and $1.50 per day without board. About the usual line of crops 

 is being planted. Sweet corn came up very poorly, either owing 

 to poor seed or to the soil being too cold. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 

 Westtvood (Henry E. Wkatherbee). — The season is a little 

 late, but is now warm and dry. Pastures and mowings started 

 well, but need rain or there will be a short crop ; fall seeding win- 

 tered well. There was a full bloom of fruit and small fruits, and 



