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ward than usual. Pastures and mowings look well, but the winter 

 was a hard one for fall seeding. The fruit bloom was better than 

 average, with no damage from frost. No insects are doing damage 

 as yet. Planting is progressing finely. Farm help is plenty, and 

 half of it is good help. Wages range from $25 to $30 per month with 

 board and $1.50 to $1.75 per day without board. More corn will be 

 planted than usual. 



Norfolk (A. D. Towne). — The season is about a normal one. Fall 

 seeding wintered well, and mowings and pastures are above the 

 average. Apples, pears, peaches and plums made a full bloom, small 

 fruits not in full bloom as yet. A few tent caterpillars and elm beetles 

 have appeared, but have done no damage as yet. Potatoes and 

 garden truck is planted, but not much has come up yet. Farm help 

 is more plenty than usual, but there is very little that can be called 

 good help. Wages average from $20 to $25 per month with board 

 and $1.75 to $2 per day without board. Rather more market-garden 

 crops than usual have been put in. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — The season is more favorable than 

 the average. Pastures and mowings look well, and fall seeding win- 

 tered fairly well. There was a fine fruit bloom, and no damage from 

 frost. Insects are not doing any noticeable damage. Planting is 

 nearly completed. Farm help is plenty, but only about 10 per cent 

 is good help. Wages average $25 per month with board and $1.50 

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

 of farm crops. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansfield (W^m. C. Winter). — The season is about a normal one 

 Pastures and mowings are looking well, and what little fall seeding 

 was done is also looking well. The fruit bloom is up to former years; 

 Japanese plums suffered severely from frosts, other fruit but little. 

 Little insect damage is apparent except from currant worms. Planting 

 is progressing favorably. There is enough farm help to meet require- 

 ments, and it is generally fairly good. Wages range from $1.50 to 

 $1.75 per day without board. There will perhaps be a slight increase 

 in the acreage of corn and potatoes. 



Attlehorough (Isaac Alger). — The, season is a full average one. The 

 grass crop is very promising. Summer and fall apples have blossomed 

 well, but Baldwins poorly; no damage from frost. No insects are 

 doing damage as yet. Planting is progressing finely. Farm help is 

 plenty. Wages average $20 per month with board and $1.50 per day 

 without board. More corn is being planted than usual; acreage of 

 other crops about as usual. On account of dry weather last year 

 the crop of strawberries will not be a large one. 



Rehoboth (Adin B. Horton). — The season is more favorable than 

 an average one. Pastures and mowings are not up to the average; 

 fall seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom is as good as I ever saw; 

 no frosts. San Jose scale and cut worms are doing some damage. 



