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JS^OTES OF CORKESPONDEISrTS. 



(Returned to us August 24.) 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 



Mount Washington (H. M. Weaver). — Indian corn is very 

 backward. Rowen promises to be a better crop than usual. Po- 

 tatoes are a good crop, with neither blight nor rot as yet. Apples 

 are a better crop than for six years past ; pears good. Pastures 

 are in good condition. Oats and barley are good in straw, but 

 light in grain, especially oats. None of our farmers give poultry 

 the care it should have for good results. 



New Marlborough (E. W. Rhoades). — Corn is very late and 

 uneven. Rowen promises to be a full normal crop. Late pota- 

 toes promise a fair crop, with blight and rot in places. There 

 will be a half crop of apples ; pears, peaches and grapes very 

 small crops. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats are an aver- 

 age crop. Possibly one-fourth of our farmers give poultry the 

 care it should have for good results. 



Otis {S. H. Norton). — Indian corn is very backward. Rowen 

 is looking well. Potatoes will be a good crop, though there is 

 some complaint of rot. There will be a very good crop of apples. 

 Pastures are in good condition. Oats are about an average crop. 

 Very few farmers give much attention to poultry. 



West Stockbridge (J. S. Moore). — Corn is in poor condition, 

 and most of it will only be fit for use in the silo. Rowen will be 

 the best crop in years. The prospect for late potatoes is good, 

 with but little complaint of blight or rot. Apples and pears are 

 average crops ; other fruits not raised. There is a good crop of 

 oats ; little barley sown. Very few of our farmers give poultry 

 the attention it should have for good results, but those who do, 

 find that it pays. The hay crop is generally considered to have 

 been much larger than last year. 



Richmond (T. B. Salmon). — Indian corn is very backward, 

 and there will be little grain to harvest. Rowen is about a nor- 

 mal crop. The prospect is that there will be a good crop of pota- 

 toes. Apples will give a good crop ; few pears or peaches ; no 

 grapes or cranberries. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats 



