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NOTES OF CORRESPONDENTS. 



(Returned to us August 29.) 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 



Egremont (J. H. Rowley). — Little damage from insects; cab- 

 bage worm doing the most. Pastures are short and dry, but early 

 cut meadows will have a fair crop of rowen. Early fruit crops 

 made about an average yield ; later will be about half a crop. 

 Potatoes will be about half a crop. Market-garden crops made a 

 good yield, and promise well for the future. Corn will not be as 

 good a yield as last year. Barley was a good crop, but oats were 

 about a two-thirds crop. Storm on the 29th injured corn fields. 



Monterey ( Wm. S. Bidwell) . — No special damage from insects. 

 Pastures poor ; not much rowen. Nearly all kinds of fruit are 

 good crops. Potatoes promise a good crop. The prospect for 

 the corn crop is poor. Oats are a ' better crop than last year. 

 Tobacco promised well, but is now in bad condition. Corn and 

 tobacco were seriously damaged by the high wind of the 29th ; 

 ensilage corn was torn up by the roots in some places. 



Richmond (O. F. Smith). — Grasshoppers are doing the most 

 damage. Pasturage is in very poor condition, and the prospect 

 for rowen is not flattering. Early fruit crops were pretty good, 

 but later ones will not be more than fifty per cent of a crop. 

 Potatoes will be about half a crop. Market-garden crops are in 

 fair condition. Corn will be about sixty per cent of a crop. 

 Barley and oats compared favorably with last year's crop. The 

 weather has been too dry for all crops. 



Dalton (W. B. Barton). — Cabbage worms are working badly. 

 Pasturage is short, and the prospect for rowen poor. Raspberries 

 were a large crop, but blackberries were not as good. Drought 

 has injured potatoes badly. Market gardens are about an aver- 

 age. Corn is late, but with a late season will be a good crop. 

 Oats are a good crop. Apples have dropped badly. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — The horn fly and grasshoppers are 

 doing the most damage. Pastures have improved since the rains ; 



