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N^OTES OF CORRESPONDENTS. 



(Returned to us August 24.) 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 



New Marlborough (E. W. Rhoades). — Indian corn has made a good 

 growth, and is fairly well along. Rowen has greatly improved during 

 the past few days, with good prospects for a fair crop. Potatoes look 

 well generally, except that blight has appeared on a few fields. Apples 

 will be a light crop; pears and grajDes promise well. Pastures are 

 holding out well since the recent rains. Oats were a fine crop. Sweet 

 corn, cabbages, turnips, etc., are doing well. Considerable buckwheat 

 is raised in this town, and has made a heavy growth and is now ready 

 to fill. 



*Stocfc6nd^e (F. A. Palmer). — Corn is rather late, but is doing 

 nicely now, and with good weather in September will give a good 

 crop. Rowen will be 20 per cent below the normal. The prospect is 

 very good for late potatoes, with no sign of blight or rot. Apples are 

 50 per cent of a normal yield and pears 90 per cent. Pasturage is in 

 very good condition, owing to the recent rains. Oats were an extra 

 fine crop. Late market-garden crops are doing nicely, and bid fair to 

 yield well. Apple trees are sadly neglected with us, and the crop is 

 light and of poor quality. 



Becket (Wm. H. Snow). — Indian corn is very backward. Rowen 

 will be a normal crop. Potatoes promise well, with no blight or rot 

 as yet. Pears and apples promise good yields. Pasturage is getting 

 dry. Oats and barley were full average crops. Celery and other late 

 market-garden crops look finely. Cucumbers and squashes are very 

 backward, owing to the cold, wet spring, late planting and dry weather 

 in July and August. 



Lenoa; (Horatio H. Sears). — Corn is rather late, but promises 

 well. Clover rowen will be a good crop. Potatoes promise well, with 

 neither blight nor rot; but flea beetles have made some fields look 

 brown. There will be a small to medium apple crop; no other fruits 

 raised for market. Many farmers are feeding green corn to help out the 

 pastures. A crop of oats above the average has been harvested; not 

 much barley raised. The dry weather has hurt garden crops somewhat, 

 especially on dry land; 



