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Stmnsea (F. G. Arnold). — The season is about a uormal one. 

 Fall seeding wintered well, and meadows started well, but need 

 rain. The fruit bloom is very heavy, and was not damaged by 

 frost in this localitj'. Elm leaf beetles are doing some damage. 

 Spraying is practised only a very little. Help is very scarce, but 

 most of it is good. Wages range from $15 to $22 per month with 

 board, and are $35 i>er month and $1.50 per day without board. 

 More corn than usual is being planted. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



West Bridgewater (C. P. Howard). — Fall seeding looks well, 

 but old fields will yield light crops. All fruit trees bloomed full. 

 Canker worms and tent caterpillars are doing damage. Owners 

 of fruit trees are having them sprayed. Farm help is plenty. 

 Wages range from $20 to $25 per mouth with board, and average 

 $1.50 per day without board, with $10 to $12 per week for ex- 

 perienced men. 



Marslifield (J. H. Bourne). — The season is about an average 

 one at the present time, excepting for the lack of rain. Fall seed- 

 ing does fairly well, but even with rain, pastures and mowings 

 promise poorly. Apples, pears and peaches made a full bloom, 

 with little damage by frosts. Tent caterpillars are more plenty 

 than usual. Spraying is very little practised, and is not appar- 

 ently on the increase. Farm help is rather scarce, with one-fourth 

 of it good help. Wages average from $20 to $23 per month with 

 board, and $1.75 per day without board. There will be a little 

 increase in the acreage of corn ; peas and melons are on the in- 

 crease also as well as poultry. 



Hanson (Dr. F. S. Thomas). — The season is about a uormal 

 one. Pastures and mowings promise well, and fall seeding win- 

 tered well. There was a full fruit bloom, with no damage from 

 frosts. Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Spraying is 

 not much practised, but is increasing. Farm help is plenty, and 

 of fair quality. There are no marked changes in the acreage of 

 the usual farm crops. 



Kingston (Geo. L. Churchill). — The season is rather late. 

 Pastures and mowings are backward. There is a heavy fruit 

 bloom, and it has not suffered much from frost. Tent caterpillars 

 are doing some damage. There is not much spraying done. Farm 

 help is scarce, and perhaps one-fifth of it is good help. AVe do 

 not board any of our help, and the wages average $1.50 per day 

 without board. There will be uo marked changes in the acreage 

 of the usual farm crops. 



