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Damaged by bugs. La Porte: Colorado bugs lively. Harrison: Look well. Orange: 
Bugs more successfully resisted than formerly. Ripley: Early potatoes ruined by 
drought. Scott: Fine; no bugs to hurt. Ogle: Suffering from bugs. Massac : Crops 
declining through drought and bugs for two years. ; 
ILLino1s.—Sitephenson: Bugs less troublesome than formerly. Montgomery : Early 
potatoes a larger crop than for years. Lake: Bugs very destructive. Winnebago: 
Bugs numerous. Sangamon: Badly need rain. Madison: Bugs not numerous ; picked 
from the vines. Bureau: Bugs determined to have the crop. 
WISCONSIN.—Juneau : Bugs persistent and destructive. Clarke: Bugs troublesome. - 
Columbia: Bugs numerous and destructive. Milwaukee: Late planted but fine. Port- 
age: Looking well in spite of the bugs. Ozaukee: Bugs lively but easily destroyed. 
Brown: Abundant, but the rains help the vines to grow well in spite of them. 
Mrxnesora.—Renville: Bugs less numerous. Jsanti: Growing well, but the bug is 
destructive; Paris green a very effective remedy. Wright: Nearly all destroyed by 
the bugs. Nicollet: Affected by continual wet weather. 
Iowsa.—Lee: Late potatoes promise afinecrop. Harrison: Production decreasing 
on account of low prices. 
Missourr.—Phelps: Look finely. Ozark: Look fine. Bollinger : Early-planted good. 
Cass: Extra. 
: KaNnsas.—Bourbon: Seriously injured by chinch-bugs. Butler: Late potatoes suf- 
ering. 
NEBRASKA.—Jefferson: Extra good. Dixon: Bugs early and plenty. 
CALIFORNIA.—Sacramenio: Shortened by drought and frost; in some localities com- 
‘pletely ruined. 
OREGON.—Columbia: A severe frost, June 23, killed potato-vines. Clackamas: In- 
jured by late rains. 
Daxora.—Clay : Bugsin some localities. Sioux Falls: Look well in spite of potato- 
bugs. 
WASHINGTON.—King : Season unfavorable for potatoes. 
SWEET-POTATOES. 
An increased acreage in sweet-potatoes is reported in Georgia, Florida, 
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, West Virginia, Michigan, Lowa, 
and Kansas; in South Carolina the acreage remains the same as last 
year, and shows a decrease in all the other States, no crops being re- 
ported in New England, New York, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The 
condition of the crop was full average or above in Georgia, Alabama, 
Florida, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, and Tennessee; it was below 
average in all the other States. The maximum, 108, was in Florida; 
the minimum, 76, was in New Jersey. 
FLoriIpa.—Jackson : Sweet-potatoes fine; late growing rains. 
Vireinia.—Pitisylvania: Late planted, and show but little results as yet. 
ALABAMA.—Montgomery: Promising. Geneva: Good. | 
New Jersey.—Burlington: Plants badly killed by hot weather after setting oub. 
Texas.— De Witt: Increased area planted. Karnes: Promising. 
lowa.—Harrison: Culture increasing. 
SUGAR-CANE. 
_ An increased acreage was planted in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and 
Mississippi, and a decreased acreage in Texas and Louisiana. The in- 
crease in Alabama amounted to 15 per cent. The crop was above aver- 
age in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, and below average in the other 
States. The growth of sugar-cane is reported in 75 counties, of which 
1 was in South Carolina, 19 in Georgia, 10 in Alabama, 7 in Missis- 
sippi, 10 in Louisiana, and 16 in Texas. 
ALABAMA.—Geneva: Crop never better. Bullock: Increased acreage planted ; crop 
better than usual, promising a large quantity of fine sirup and sugar. x 
FLorips.—Hillsborough : Some crops a complete failure; their deficiency of yield 
made good by increased acreage. ; 
Mississiprr.—Louisiana sugar-cane largely grown here; 15,000 gallons of molasses 
made last year in this locality, besides a considerable quantity of sugar. : 
LovISIANA.—Plant cane very good. Lafourche: Plant cane a good stand but behind- 
hand. Rapides: Stubble cane killed again and but little seed planted; the latter very 
good. St. Mary: Sugar-cane has resisted the rain better than the corn. 
