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promise well. There was a good fruit bloom, and frost has done 

 some damage to small fruits. Tent caterpillars are doing some 

 damage ; no cranberry worms as yet. Planting is about all over. 

 Farm help is not plenty, and the quality is medium. Wages 

 average 820 per month with board, and about Si per day without 

 board. Acreage of farm crops about the same as usual, but more 

 small fruits are growing than usual. 



Eastham (J. A. Clark). — The season is a few days later than 

 the normal. The promise for pastures and mowings is good. The 

 bloom of all kinds of fruit trees was full, and there has been no 

 damage from frost. Asparagus beetles are more plenty than usual 

 of late. Planting is progressing well. Farm help is scarce. 

 Wages average S25 per month with board, and range from $40 to 

 $45 per month without board. More corn than usual will be 

 planted. 



Welljieet (E. S. Jacobs). — The season compares well with 

 former years. Pastures and mowings are in good condition, and 

 wintered very well indeed. Fruit trees of all kinds bloomed finely. 

 Cut worms are doing some damage. Planting is progressing well. 

 Help is hard to get, and what we do get is poor help. Wages 

 average about $1.25 per day without board. There are no changes 

 in the acreage of farm crops as far as I can see. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tishury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — The season is about an 

 average one to date. The promise for pastures and mowings is 

 poor unless we have rain soon. The fruit bloom was average, and 

 although we have had some frosts they apparently did not injure it. 

 Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Planting is well ad- 

 vanced. Wages average $20 per month with board, and $1.50 to 

 $2 per day without board. There are no marked changes in the 

 acreage of farm crops. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantucket (H. G. Worth) . — The season is a little backward. 

 Mowings and pastures are looking well, but need rain. There is 

 no fruit in this county. Potato bugs are the only insect that has 

 appeared as yet. Planting is progressing about as usual. Farm 

 help is scarce, and very little of it is good help. Wages average 

 $25 per month with board, and range from $35 to $40 per month 

 without board. There is no marked change in the acreage of farm 

 crops. More people are interested in poultry than formerly. 



