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NOTES OP CORRESPONDENTS. 



(Ueturnecl to ns July 23.) 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 



Sherfield (Dwigut Andrews). — Potato bugs are doiug some 

 damage. Indian corn is looking well, but is late ; nearly two- 

 thirds of it will go into the silo. The hay crop was a full average 

 in both quality and quantity. Corn is our main reliance as a for- 

 age crop. Market-garden crops, including potatoes, are fairly 

 good, but late, with full average prices. Apples will be a light 

 crop and there are not man}' pears. Rye is not an average crop ; 

 oats look well, but show some rust owing to wet weather. 



Alford (L. T. Osborne). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is at least ten days late. Hay is an average 

 crop, but little of it has been cut and the quality is much damaged 

 by the rains. Sowed corn is our principal forage crop and is in 

 fair condition, but backward; more raised than usual. Market- 

 garden crops are backward and potatoes are making a light yield. 

 There will be an average crop of apples. Pasturage is much above 

 the average in condition. Rye, oats and barley are average crops. 



Tyringham (E. H. Slater) . — Potato bugs have not been as 

 numerous as usual. Corn is very backward ; about one-fourth of 

 the crop will be put into the silo. The hay crop is of good quality, 

 but no larger than in previous years and the recent rains will make 

 haying very late. Corn and Japanese millet are raised to supple- 

 ment the hay crop and for fodder. Potatoes are looking well, but 

 very few have been dug as yet. There are very few apples in this 

 valley, but they are plenty on the uplands. Pastures are looking 

 well. Rye and oats are looking well, both as grain and forage 

 crops. 



Hinsdale (Tiios. F. Barker). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is backward, but with a favorable fall we "should 

 have a fair crop ; but little will be put into the silo. The hay 

 crop is much better than for three years, both in quantity and 

 quality, but haying is slow work as it has rained every day but 

 two for two weeks. .Japanese millet, rye and oats are our prin- 

 cipal forage crops. INlarket-garden crops are backward; potatoes 



