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NOTES OF CORRESPONDENTS. 



[Returned to us September 23.] 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 



New Marlborough (E. W. Rhoades). — Corn has improved very 

 much of late, but is not quite a normal crop. Not much rowen 

 will be cut this year. Fall feed has improved lately. The usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done, and the growth is rank and 

 even. The onion crop is a good one. A few pieces of potatoes are 

 very nearly a failure; others are fair to good, and the quality of 

 all is generally good. Root crops are in fine condition; there is not 

 much celery raised here. Fruit, yield : apples, 75 per cent ; pears, 

 25 per cent; peaches, none to speak of; grapes, 100 per cent; cran- 

 berries, 40 per cent. Fruit, quality: apples, 100 per cent; grapes, 

 100 per cent; cranberries, excellent. There have been no frosts 

 to date. Apple orchards in this vicinity are somewhat neglected. 



Beclcet (Wm. H. Snow). — Indian corn is very late, but some 

 will ripen, as frosts are holding off well. The rowen crop is not up 

 to the average, and only moist land will be cut. Fall feed is about 

 normal. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done, and 

 it is now in good condition. While the quality of potatoes is 

 good, there is much complaint that there are few in the hill, with 

 many small ones. The prospect for root crops is very good; celery 

 looks small; there is good prospect for other late market-garden 

 crops. Fruit, quality: apples, good; pears, good; cranberries, 

 good. Fi'ost on September 1 injured corn, squashes and cucumbers, 

 hurting the corn fodder, but not the ears. There is considerable 

 interest in better methods in orcharding and the production of 

 better fruit. I do not remember when we have had such an im- 

 f avorable season for crops in general. 



Stockhridge (F. A. Palmer). — Many pieces of coi'n are very 

 late, and there will be about 80 per cent of a normal crop. The 

 rowen crop will be about 50 per cent of the usual average. Fall 

 feed lias shown an improvement with the recent rains. The usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done, and it is doing finely. The 

 yield of potatoes will be about 60 per cent of normal; quality, 

 fair. Root crops are doing very well; the prospect for celery is 

 extra good, and other late market-garden crops seem to be doing 



