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Groton (J. P. Fitch). — The season is earlier than usual, but is 

 otherwise about normal. Pastures and mowings are in fair condi- 

 tion, but there was too little snow during the winter for fall seed- 

 ing to winter well. There was a fair fruit bloom, and it has not 

 suffered from late frosts. Elm-leaf beetles are doing some dam- 

 age. Sprajnng is on the increase. The supply of farm help 

 meets the demand, and 60 per cent of it is good help. Wages aver- 

 age $25 per month with board, and $40 per month without board. 

 There will be no marked changes in the acreage of farm crops. 



BiUerica (Geo. P. Greenwood). — The season is very promis- 

 ing. Pastures poor ; mowings good ; fall seeding wintered well. 

 Baldwin apples made a 60 per cent bloom ; early apples better ; 

 peaches full ; pears light. Tent caterpillars are doing some dam- 

 age. One-fourth of our fruit trees are sprayed, and the practice is 

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

 "Wages average $20 per month with board, and $33 per month 

 without board. More field corn will be planted than usual. 



Lincoln (C. S.Wheeler). — The season is perhaps a little 

 earlier than usual. Pastures and mowings are in good condition, 

 but more rain is needed ; fall seeding fairly good. Apples and 

 peaches made very full blooms ; some damage to strawberries by 

 frost. Perhaps 2 per cent of our fruit trees are sprayed, but the 

 practice is increasing slowly. Farm help is not plenty, and not 

 over 40 per cent of it is good help. Wages average from $20 to 

 $23 per month with board, and from $1.50 to $1.75 without board. 

 There will be no marked changes in the acreage of the usual farm 

 crops. 



Wohnrn (W. H. Bartlett). — The season is about an average 

 one, although the cold, dry weather has retarded plant growth. 

 Frost has not injured the fruit bloom in this section, and it is 

 looking well. Tent caterpillars and brown-tail moths are doing 

 some damage. Spraying is practised somewhat, but not as much 

 as it should be. Farm help is very scarce, and day help is almost 

 impossible to get. Wages are $1.50 per day without board when 

 we can get help. The acreage and kind of farm crops will be 

 about the same as usual. Vegetables look fair; peas good ; beans, 

 corn and potatoes being planted. 



Wetiton (H. L. Brown). — The season is about an average one 

 for forwardness, but May has been very cold and dry. Pastures 

 are short, but mowings got a good start, and fall seeding wintered 

 well. There was a very full bloom of all kinds of fruit, and it 

 has not suffered from frost. There are some tent caterpillars, but 

 insects iiave not done much damage as yet. Spraying is practised 

 only to a small extent, and is not on the increase. Farm help is 



