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N^OTES OF COREESPOKDEKTS. 



(Returned to us May 23.) 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 



Sheffield (Dwight Andrews) . — The season is fully an average 

 one, agriculturally speaking. Pastures and mowings promise well 

 and fall seeding wintered well. The fruit bloom is a full average. 

 Few practise spraying, but it is on the increase. Farm help is 

 scarce and about one-fourth is good help. Wages range from $18 

 to $32 per month. There is no marked change in the acreage of 

 the usual farm crops. 



AJford (L. T. Osborne). — The season is about an average one. 

 Pastures and mowing are now very promising. The fruit bloom 

 is above the average. There are no insects doing damage except 

 tent caterpillars, which are more plenty than usual. Spraying is 

 but little practised against insects attacking fruit. Farm help is 

 scarce and good help is hard to get. Wages are about $20 per 

 month with board. The acreage of farm crops is about the same 

 as usual. Planting and sowing are about a week behind the aver- 

 age season, on account of wet weather. 



Tyringliain (G. F. Kopp). — The season has been wet thus far 

 and is late. Fall seeding wintered well and pastures and mowings 

 are looking well. The fruit bloom is very poor. Spraying is not 

 practised to any extent. Farm help is plenty here, but our farmers 

 hire as little as possible. Wages are $18 to $20 per month with 

 board and $1 to $1.25 per day without board. There are no new 

 enterprises in the line of agriculture. Our tobacco growers are at 

 a standstill. The prices have been so low that many are going out 

 of the business. 



Lenox (Alex. McConache) . — The season is at present rather 

 a good one. Pastures and moAvings look well and fall seeding did 

 very well. Fruit trees bloomed finely. Tent caterpillars are doing 

 some damage. I am afraid that spraying against insects is on the 

 decrease. Farm help is plenty and about half of it is good. 

 Wages are $25 per month with board and $40 to $45 per month 

 without board. There is little or no change in the acreage of the 

 usual farm crops. The ground has been cold and wet up to the 

 past week, but things are starting well now. 



