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board and $30 per month without board. Rather less field crops than 

 usual will be put in. 



Windsor (Harry A. Ford). — The season is at least ten days late. 

 Pastures and mowings were never better. Fruit trees are not in bloom 

 as yet. No insects are doing damage. Planting is progressing very 

 slowly. Farm help is scarce. Wages average from $20 to $2.5 per 

 month with board and about $40 per month without board. There 

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



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — The season is two weeks later than 

 usual. Pastures and mowings promise well, and fall seeding wintered 

 well. The bloom of plums was full ; no other fruits in bloom. Insects 

 have not made their appearance. Planting is late, and potatoes are 

 now being put in. Farm help is very scarce, and only about one out 

 of five is good help. Wages average $25 per month with board and 

 $35 per month without board. There will be no marked changes in 

 the acreage of farm crops. 



Williamstown (S. A. Hickox). — The season is two weeks late. 

 Pastures and mowings promise finely, and fall seeding wintered well. 

 The fruit bloom is not out as yet. No insects have appeared. Planting 

 is progressing slowly. Farm help is scarce, and one-fourth of it good 

 help. Wages average $28 with board and from $35 to $40 per month 

 without board. There will be less corn and potatoes planted than usual. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Monroe (D. H. Sherman). — The season is at least ten days late. 

 Old mowings winter-killed; very little fall seeding; too early to pre- 

 dict definitely as to crop. No fruit trees blossomed yet; hard freeze 

 mornings of 21st and 22d; snow squalls 20th and 21st. No insects 

 have appeared. No planting has been done as yet. Farm help is 

 scarce, and two-thirds of it poor. Wages range from $20 to $26 per 

 month with board and average $1.50 per day without board. There 

 will be a smaller acreage of field crops than usual, owing to late season. 



Charlemont (J. M. J. Legate). — The season is cold and dry, and 

 from ten days to two weeks later than average. Pastures and momngs 

 slow in starting, but look well ; fall seeding wintered very well. Fruit 

 is just beginning to bloom; heavy bloom promised of all except peaches. 

 No insects have shown up as yet. Very little planting has been done, 

 except of potatoes. Farm help is very scarce, and perhaps half could 

 be called good. Wages range from $20 to $25 per month with board 

 and from $30 to $35 per month without board. There will be no 

 marked changes in the acreage of farm crops. 



Bernardston (R. H. Cushman) . — The season is from ten days to two 

 weeks late. Grass shows a thin stand, with not average promise; fall 

 seeding winter-killed badly. The fruit bloom promises a full average. 

 Tent caterpillars have appeared in unusual numbers. All planting is 



