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is suffering from the prolonged cold weather. Pastures and mowings 

 look finely; fall seeding wintered fairly well. The cold weather of 

 February destroyed the peach crop, and damaged other fruit trees to 

 some extent. There is but little damage from insects. Planting is 

 progressing very rapidly, every one hustling to make up lost time. 

 Farm help is very scarce; wages high, and much of the help poor. 

 Wages range from $20 to 125 per month with board and average $1 .50 

 per day without. There will be an increase in acreage of corn, on 

 account of high prices of grain. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — The season is very much behind. Pas- 

 tures are backward, but mowings look well; fall seeding wintered 

 fairly well. Apples promise a full bloom; other fruits uncertain. No 

 insects are at work as yet. Not much planting has been done except 

 potatoes. Help is no scarcer than usual. Wages range from $20 to 

 $35 per month and from $1 . 50 to $2 per day. There will be no marked 

 changes in the acreage of farm crops. 



Acushriet (M. S. Douglas). — The season is very backward and cold. 

 Meadows are in fine condition. No peach bloom; apples and cherries 

 good ; pears small bloom. No insects have appeared. Planting is very 

 backward, as the weather is very cold. Farm help is very scarce, and 

 there is no good help. Wages range from $20 to $24 per month with 

 board and average $1.50 per day without board. There will be a 

 smaller acreage of farm crops than usual, on account of poor help. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Brockton (Davis Copeland). — The season is about two weeks late. 

 Pastures and mowings are in good condition, and fall seeding wintered 

 well. Fruit trees of all kinds will bloom well. There is little damage by 

 insects. Planting is progressing very slowly. Farm help is very scarce. 



Marshfield (John H. Bourne) . — The season is exceedingly back- 

 ward. Pastures and mowings are in very good condition; fall seeding 

 is well started. Pears and peaches just in bloom; pears full; peaches 

 scattering; no apple bloom as yet, and on some trees but few buds. 

 Planting is progressing slowly. Farm help is scarce, with much of it 

 poor. Wages average $25 per month with board and $1 . 75 per day 

 without board. There is not much change in the acreage of farm 

 crops. 



Hanson (Flavel S. Thomas, M.D.). — The season is very cold, wet 

 and backward. Pastures and mowings promise well, and fall seeding 

 wintered well. There is a good fruit bloom, and no damage from frosts. 

 No insects are doing damage. Planting is progressing slowly, on 

 account of cold and rain. Farm help is fairly plenty, and good. There 

 is no particular change in the acreage of farm crops. 



Duxbury (Robert Randall). — The weather is cold, and the season 

 backward for planting. Mowings are in very poor condition; not 



