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without board. There will be more corn planted tliau for several 

 years ; other crops about average. 



Eastham (J. A. Clark). — The season is ten days earlier than 

 the normal. The prospect for pastures and mowings is poor, on 

 account of lack of rain. There was a full fruit bloom, with the 

 exception of Baldwin apples. The usual insects have appeared, 

 but are not very troublesome. Spraying is not practised to any 

 great extent. Farm help is scarce, but fairly good. Wages 

 average $25 per month with board, and $40 per month without 

 board. Probably more potatoes and corn than usual will be 

 planted. The asparagus season is on, and there is general com- 

 plaint of a short crop. It is evident the rust is a great injury, 

 and many think it will ruin the business in a few years. 



Truro (D. E. Paine). — The season is a fair one. Pastures 

 are looking well, but need more rain ; fall seeding wintered well. 

 The fruit bloom is up to the average. Tent caterpillars are doing 

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

 There is very little farm help to be had, but what there is is good. 

 Wages average from $10 to $15 per month with board, and from 

 $30 to $35 without board. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce) . — The season is about an 

 average one. Promise for pastures is good ; mowings fair. There 

 is a heavy fruit bloom, and it has not suffered from frost. Some 

 of our farmers spray their trees, but the practice is not increasing 

 much. Farm help is about equal to the demand, and about one in 

 four is good help. Wages average $18 per month with board, and 

 $1.50 per day without board. The acreage of corn will be in-, 

 creased, and something will be done in hop culture. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantucket (Wallace Gardner). — The season is a very good 

 one. Grass is looking finely ; pastures very good ; fall seeding 

 extra good. Fruit looks better than for many years. Spraying 

 is not practised, as we do not raise much fruit. American help is 

 scarce, but Portuguese help is plenty and good. Wages range 

 from $12.50 to $20 per month with board, and average $1.50 per 

 day without board. There will be a great increase in the acreage 

 of grain, more than four times as much oats, barley and corn 

 being put in than in any year for the past twenty years. 



