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Farm help is scai-ce, and about one- fourth of it is good help. 

 Wages average S18 per month with board, and from 825 to S35 

 per month without board. There will be uo marked changes in 

 the acreage of the usual farm crops, and uo new enterprises in 



agriculture. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Rotve (J. F. Brown) . — The season is at present far better 

 than the normal. Fall seeding wintered well, and pastures and 

 mowings are looking finely. Fruit trees have bloomed full, and 

 have not suffered from frosts. Spraying is but little practised, 

 and is not increasing. Farm help is scarce, and about one-fourth 

 of it is good help. Wages are from $1 to $1.25 per day with 

 board, and from §1.25 to 81.50 without board. There are no 

 marked changes in the acreage of farm crops, and no new enter- 

 prises in agriculture. 



Hmdey (C. C. Fuller). — The season is better than the nor- 

 mal at the present time. Pastures and mowings promise well, 

 and fall seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom was above the 

 average, and was not injured by late frosts. Tent caterpillars 

 are doing some damage. Spraying is not practised at all. Farm 

 help is scarce, but nine-tenths of that available is good help. 

 Wages average 820 per month with board, and 81.50 per day 

 without board. The acreage of corn will be increased. 



Colrain (A. A. S.Mrrii). — The season compares well with the 

 normal. Pastures and mowings promise well, and fall seeding 

 wintered well. Spraying is not practised to any great extent. 

 Farm help is scarce, and there is but very little good help. Wages 

 average 820 per mouth with board, and 830 per month without 

 board. There will be an increase in the acreage of the usual farm 

 crops. 



AsJifiehl (Charles Howes). — The spring has been a good one 

 for farm work, but cold and backward. Pastures and mowings 

 are not looking very encouraging, but fall seeding wintered well. 

 Fruit trees are blooming full, and do not show damage from frost. 

 Tent caterpillars are the worst insect pest as yet. Spraying is 

 practised to a limited extent, but does not increase much. Farm 

 help is scarce, but is mostly native, and good help. Wages 

 average 81.25 per day with board, and 81.50 per day without 

 board. The high price of grain is stimulating farmers to raise 

 more corn for grain and for the silo. 



Dcerfield (Charles Jones). — The season is about an average 

 one. Pastures are dry, and the hay crop will be light unless we 

 have rain soon. Fall seediug wintered very well. Not much 



