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Lakeville (N. G. Staples) . — The season is about a normal one. 

 Pastures are light, but there is a fairly good prospect for hay ; 

 fall seeding wintered well. Baldwin apples did not bloom, other 

 varieties good ; no damage from frost. Tent caterpillars are doing 

 some damage. Spraying is not practised to any great extent, and 

 does not increase much. Farm help is not very plenty, and about 

 half of it is good help. Wages average $15 per month with board, 

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

 in the acreage of farm crops in prospect. 



Mattapoisett (E. C. Stetson). — The season is a little earlier 

 than the normal. Pastures and mowings are looking well, and fall 

 seeding wintered well. Apples and peaches extra good bloom ; 

 pears not as good as last year ; no damage from frost. Tent 

 caterpillars are doing some damage. Very little spraying is done 

 in this section. Farm help is scarce, and about half of it is good 

 help. Wages average 820 per month with board, and $1.50 per 

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

 of the usual farm crops. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (D. D. Nye). — The season compares favorably with 

 the normal. Pastures and mowings are in fair condition, but fall 

 seeding did not winter well. The fruit bloom is very good, and 

 did not suffer from frosts. Tent caterpillars are doing some dam- 

 age. Scarcely any spraying is done in this vicinity. Farm help 

 is scarce, but is nearly all of it good. Wages average from 815 to 

 $20 per month with board, and $2 per day without board. Acre- 

 age of farm crops about as usual. 



Barnstable (John Bursley). — The season is a little late. It is 

 too dry at present for grass, and fall seeding looks poorly. There 

 was a full average fruit bloom, and very little damage from frost. 

 Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. But very little spray- 

 ing is done, and it is not increasing. Farm help is scarce, and 

 not over one- fourth of it is good help. Wages average $20 per 

 month with board, and 17 cents per hour without board. There 

 will possibly be a little increase in the acreage of corn. 



Dennis (Joshua Ckowell) . — The season is little in advance of 

 the average. Pastures and mowings are looking fairly well, but 

 need rain very much. The fruit bloom, with the exception of the 

 pear, was very full. Tent caterpillars are very plenty. Spraying 

 is not practised much, but is on the increase. Farm help is not 

 plenty, and one-half of it is good help. Wages average from $20 

 to $25 per month with })oard, and from $30 to $35 per month 



