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and $1.50 per day without board. There are no marked changes in 

 the acreage of farm crops. 



Tewksbury (G. E. Crosby). — The season compares well with a 

 normal season. Pastures, mowings and fall seeding are all doing well. 

 There is a full bloom of apples and peaches; pears not as full as last 

 year. Tent caterpillars and brown-tail moths are doing some damage. 

 Planting is jDrogressing rapidly. Wages range from $15 to $25 per 

 month with board and $1.25 to $1.75 per day without board. More 

 men are asking for work than formerly, but they do not seem over- 

 anxious. There will be an increased acreage of cultivated crops. 



Concord (Wm. H. Hunt). — The season is ten days earlier than 

 last year. Pastures and mowings look very well, and fall seeding 

 has wintered well. Fruit trees have had a full bloom, and there has 

 been no frost severe enough to do damage. Insects have not done 

 much damage as yet. Planting is rather ahead of last year. Farm 

 help is not scarce, more poor help being available than for some years. 

 Wages average $20 per month with board and $35 per month without 

 board. There is about the usual acreage of cultivated crops. 



Lincoln (C. S. Wheeler). — The season is ten days late. Pastures 

 and mowings are in good condition, and fall seeding generally wintered 

 well. There was an extra good bloom on apples and peaches, and no 

 injury from frost. Gypsy moths and asparagus beetles are doing 

 some damage. Planting is progressing slowly. Help is in better 

 supply than last year, and about one-third of it is good help. Wages 

 average $20 per month with board and $37.50 per month without 

 board. There are no marked changes in the acreage of farm crops. 



Winchester (Samuel S. Symmes). — Much more planting has been 

 done than usual at this date. Pastures and mowings are in fine con- 

 dition, and fall seeding wintered well. The bloom of all kinds of fruit 

 was very heavy, and there have been no frosts since blooming. Cut 

 worms are very plenty, and gypsy moth caterpillars are already at 

 work. This has been the best spring for planting for many years. 

 Help is very plenty, but not over one-third of it is good help. Wages 

 average $25 per month with board and from $9 to $10 per week with- 

 out board. A good many market gardeners are growing pansies. 

 The market for all vegetables has ruled low, early greens selling for 

 less than cost of raising. 



Stoneham (J. E. Wiley). — The season is a fair average one, agri- 

 culturally speaking. Pastures and mowings are in good condition, 

 and fall seeding wintered well. There was a good bloom on apjDles 

 and peaches, and a heavy bloom on pears. No insects have appeared 

 as yet. Planting is progressing well. Farm help is scarce, and one- 

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

 and $35 per month without board. There are no marked changes 

 in the acreage of farm crops. 



Newton (G. L. Marcy). — The season is a normal one. Pastures 

 and mowings are in good condition, and fall seeding wintered well. 



