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(Returned to us August 30.) 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 



Egremont (J. H. Rowley). — Indian corn is badly injured by 

 drought. The rowen crop is nearly a failure. Potatoes are a 

 light crop, no blight or rot. Apples will be a fair crop, pears 

 average, peaches and grapes injured by drought. Pastures are 

 brown and poor. Oats and barley are about three-fourths crops . 

 Some farmers drain their farms using tile and small stone drains. 



Monterey (M. S. Bidwell). — Corn about a three-fourths crop, 

 some fields ruined by drought. Less than half the usual crop of 

 rowen. Potatoes about half a crop, no blight or rot. ' Tobacco a 

 fair crop where planted. Apples and pears half crops, no peaches. 

 Pastures dried up and hay being fed. Oats compared favorably 

 with last year. Little draining done ; a few tile their swamps and 

 low lands. 



Richmond (O. F. Smith). — Corn below the average owing to 

 dry weather. Rowen poor and almost a failure. Late potatoes 

 rather a short crop with considerable blight. Apples about half 

 a crop, pears a little better, other fruits none. Pastures are in 

 very poor condition. Oats and barley were full as good as last 

 year. Not much attention paid to drainage. 



Windsor (H. A. Ford). — Corn is about ten days late. There 

 will be no rowen in this locality. Late potatoes are a very light 

 crop, but there is little rot. Apples and pears are plenty. Pastur- 

 age is very dry and short. Oats and barley are about the same 

 as last year. There is not much draining done. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — Indian corn probably 50 per cent 

 off. Rowen not more than 10 per cent of a full crop. Late pota- 

 toes a half crop, no blight or rot. Apples half crop, pears plenty. 

 Pastures a total failure ; some farmers feeding hay and others 

 fodder corn. Oats are about a three-fourths crop. Farmers here 

 do not drain their laud much, though now and then a ditch is dug. 



Williamslown (S. A. Hickox). — Corn is about a three-fourths 

 crop. Rowen is not 20 per cent of a full crop. Late potatoes 

 promise a fair crop with little blight or rot. Apples are about 

 half a crop, pears 30 per cent, grapes 20 and peaches 0. 



