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NOTES OF CORRESPONDENTS. 



(Returned to us September 22.) 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 



Monterey (War. S. Bidwell). — Indian corn is a full crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are about up to the usual average. Hardly 

 any fall seeding has been done. Potatoes are about a normal crop 

 in yield and quality. The prospect is good for root crops, celery 

 and other late market-garden crops. The apple crop is short on 

 account of the gale ; windfalls used for cider. Pears plenty ; no 

 peaches ; a few plums, grapes and cranberries. 



Tyringham (E. H. Slater). — Indian corn is better than an 

 average crop. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual 

 average, owing to dry weather. Not much fall seeding and 

 ploughing have been done. Onions have made a fair yield. Pota- 

 toes are very small but of good quality. The apple crop is not as 

 good as last year and was badly injured by the gale of the 12th. 

 Much of the fallen fruit will be fed to stock. Pears and plums 

 have turned out well. 



Lee (Alonzo Bradley). — Indian corn is a full crop. Rowen 

 and fall feed are not over 40 per cent, of the usual average. 

 Potatoes are about GO per cent of a normal crop. Apples are 

 nearly an average crop ; one-third of them were blown off in the 

 recent gale and will mostly be made into cider. Pears are a full 

 crop ; peaches 20 per cent ; plums 90 per cent ; grapes 30 per 

 cent. 



Peru (J. P. Sennett). — Corn is fully up to the average. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not as good as usual on account of 

 the dry season. I do not know of any fall seeding having been 

 done. Potatoes are a very light yield, rotting some ; quality 

 good. Turnips are of good quality but small for the season. The 

 apple crop was enormous but a large quantity were blown from the 

 trees ; no disposition made of them. 



Dalian (W. B. Barton). — Corn is about an average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not over half crops. The usual amount 



