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ISTOTES OF CORRESPONDENTS. 



(Returned to us July 28.) 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 



Sheffield (Dwight Andrews). — Potato bugs are doiug the 

 most damage. Indian corn is in fairly good condition ; one-half 

 will be put into the silo. The hay crop was less in quantity and 

 of good quality. Fodder corn is raised to supplement the hay 

 crop and is suffering from drought. Apples are falling off badly. 

 Pears a fair crop. Pastures are all dried up ; no rain in eight 

 weeks. Rye is a good crop. Oats dry and rusting badly. 



Monterey (Wm. S. Bidwell). — Potato bugs are doing the 

 most damage. Indian corn is in fair condition and three-fourths 

 of the crop will be put into the silo. Hay was a four-fifths crop of 

 good quality. Fodder corn is the only forage crop raised and is 

 in poor condition. Market garden crops are below former years 

 in both yield and price. Apples and pears promise to be average 

 crops. Pasturage is in poor condition. Rye was good but oats 

 poor, being rusty and dried up. 



Richmond (O. F. Smith) . — Cabbage worms, the horn fly and 

 grasshoppers are the most troublesome. Corn is a very good crop ; 

 a very small part will be put into the silo. Hay is below the 

 average in quantity but of good quality. Fodder corn is raised to 

 supplement the hay crop and is in good condition. Market garden 

 crops are in good condition. Potatoes are a nice yield with prices 

 good. Apples will be very poor ; pears a little better. Peaches 

 and grapes poor. Pasturage is fair. Rye, oats and barley full 

 average crops. 



Hinsdale (S. M. Raymond). — Potato bugs are doing the most 

 damage. Hay was about a three-fourths crop of good quality. 

 Corn is light and one-half will be put into the silo. Fodder corn 

 is the principal crop raised to eke out the hay crop. Market gar- 

 den crops are about average. All fruits will be light crops. 

 Pasturage is in fair condition. Rye is fine and oats and barley 

 are good. 



Hancock (C.H.Wells). — Potato bugs have been unusually 

 troublesome this month. Corn is coming forward rapidly and 



