effect would be salutary. The Colorado potato beetle does 

 not seem to be very prevalent yet. Some mention is made 

 of the currant worm, asparai^us beetle, canker worm, codling 

 moth, curculio, rose bug, strawberry Hea, cut worm, spit 

 bug, squash bug and cranberry-vine worm. We would sug- 

 gest that correspondents or other parties wishing information 

 as to the names, habits or methods of destruction of insects 

 in their localities communicate with Dr. C. H. Fernald, 

 entomologist to the State Board of Agriculture, Amherst, 

 Mass. 



Desiring to make a comparison of the wages paid to farm 

 help in the several counties, this question was asked : " What 

 are the average wages paid to mature farm help per month, 

 including board?" The following table will give the results 

 obtained : — 



These 116 replies would give an average for the State of 

 about twenty dollars per month. This average would hold 

 good for probably eight months, or from April 1 to Decem- 

 ber 1. Board is estimated at the rate of twelve dollars per 

 month, which should be added to the above. The wages 

 paid to day laborers on farms will probably average 

 not far from one dollar and a half per day for good mature 

 help. 



Wishing to push our inquiries still further in the line of 

 farm help, the following question was asked : " About what 



