NOTES OF CORRESPONDENTS. 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 



Dalton. — Corn backward ten days. Pastures are holding out 

 well. Barley, none in town. 



H. A. Barton, Jr. 



Hinsdale. — All crops are late on account of rainy spring. 

 Oats, barley and buckwheat have a large growth, and yield heavy. 

 Hay is extra good. 



Tnos. F. Barker. 



Great Harrington. — Indian corn is a full average crop, except 

 that it is some ten days late. If the warm, dry weather now pre- 

 vailing continues for two weeks, a good crop will be assured. 



M. I. Wheeler. 



South Egremont. — We are having plenty of rain. Pastures 

 excellent ; rowen good. Some complain of rot in early planted 

 potatoes, but none in late, which are doing well. Oats and straw 

 somewhat bleached in harvesting, but a good crop in this vicinity. 



C. B. Benedict. 



South Williamstbvm. — Corn late, but doing well, and is of 

 medium growth. Early potatoes are light, while late ones promise 

 fairly well. No rot as yet. Copious rain August o\ . Weather 

 cool. Pastures good. 



S. A. IIlCKOX. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



North Dartmouth. — Corn has been affected by heavy Mows 

 that will make it lighter than it would have been. Apples are 

 very scarce in this section. Rowen is quite short, but is thick, 

 and if we have a warm September will be quite good. 



L. T. Davis. 



