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it is noted that Peachblow and Early Rose potatces escaped the ravages 
of insects and withstood the stress of drought to a greater extent than 
other varieties. 
Matne.— Waldo: Suffering for vain. Aroostook: Early potatoes good and out of the 
way of frost. Oxford: Qnality excellent; fair yield. Sranklin: Suffered severely 
from drought. 
Nrw HAMPSHIRE.—Grafton: Early plantings look well. Strafford: Shortened by 
drought 15 per cent. 
VERMONT.—Ruiland : Promising. Franklin: Above average. Grand Isle: Greatly 
improved of late. Chittenden: First-rate. 
MassacuusetTs.—Norfolk : Late varieties above average. 
RHODE IsLanp.—Washingion : Early planted nearly a failure; late a fair average. 
CoONNECTICUT.—New London: Good. Hartford: Never better. 
NEw York.— Tioga: Rotting from wet, especially on clay or loam soil. Kings: Good 
paying crop; mostly Early Rose. 
New JerseyY.—Camden: Nearly all rotted. Burlington: Rotted badly in low lands. 
Essex: Early plantings short; later greatly improved by the abundant rains of 
August. ' 
PENNSYLVANIA.— Northampton: Will be a good crop if not rotted by heavy rains. 
Chester: Early plantings a light crop, with some rot; later plantings still, growing 
with heavy tops, but are beginning to rot. Northumberland: Greatly improved by late 
rains. Westmoreland: Eaten by bugs. Seaver: Bugs destructive. Armstrong: Begin- 
ning torot. Jndiana: Late plantings swept by bugs. Elk: Light crop; some rot re- 
ported; bugs present, but did little damage. Huntingdon: Colorado beetle present, but 
did little yamage. Lawrence: Badly used up by Colorado beetles. 
DELAWARE.— Kent : Short crop. 
MaryLanv.— Frederick : Prospect never better. Washington: Weather favorable for 
potatues. Carroll: Some rot reported. Cecil: Early below average; late promise 
well. 
VirGiniA.— Warwick: Benefited by late rains. Henrico: Early planting failed to 
come up; later plantings are not maturing well. Spotisylvania : Late plantings good. 
Buchanan: Greatly injured by rot. Highland: Doing well. 
NorRTH CaroLina.— Davidson : Crop shortened by spring frosts and drought. 
FLoripa.— Orange: Fine weather for potatoes. 
ALABAMA.—Blount: Best crop in ten years. 4 
Loursiana.—Franklin : Potatoes yield bountifully with proper cultivation. 
Trxas.— Victoria : Killed by late frosts. Corell: Almost a total failure. 
TENNESSEE.— Bedford: Crop short. Coffee: Late potatoes destroyed by bugs. De 
Kalb: Crop magnificent. Monroe: Splendid. 
WEsT VIRGINIA.— Jefferson ; Colorado beeties at work. Brooke: Doing well. Tyler: 
Some fields injured by bugs; adjoining fields retarded. Nicholas: Some injury from 
bugs; Early Rose and Peachblow eseaped. 
KENTCUKY.—Jeferson : Late varieties injured by the Colorado beetle; Early Rose do- 
ing well. Shelby: Some fields failed through spring drought. Scoto: Colorado beetles 
made their first appearance, doing but little damage. 
OxHI0.—Coshocion: Full crop; bugs defeated. Washingion: Small acreage and 
mostly bug-eaten. Lucas: A sort of blight or rot, injuring some fields; Colorado beetles 
have done but little damage. 
MIcHIGAN.—Calhoun : Early plantings successful ; worms successfully resisted with 
Paris green. Lapeer: Best crop for many years; bug successfully resisted. Jackson : 
Promising ; bugs gave same trouble, but destroyed only a few crops. Van Buren: Po- 
tato-bug injurious. Mecosta: Late potatoes nearly destroyed by drought. Newaygo: 
Have suffered severely from drought. Oceana: Badly injured by drought. Manistee : 
Shortened by drought. Shiawassee : Coming in well in spite of bugs. 
Inpiana.—Scott: Late plantings destroyed by drought and bugs. Decatur: Cut 
short one-half by bugs. Gibson: Early Rose good. Perry : Good; early plantings fine. 
Warren: Very late; bugs plentier than ever. Cass: In many places ruined by Colo- 
rado beetles. Hamilton: Shortened by drought. Crawford : Late potatoes almost a fail- 
ure. Harrison: Early Rose good ; late potatoes almost a failure through drought and 
Colorado beetles. Clay: Dry weather and bugs greatly injured the crop. Dearborn: 
Peachblows an entire failure. Marshall: Shortened by drought. Steuben: Shortened 
by drought. Owen: Prematurely ripened by drought. 
Iniinois.— Pike: Almost a failure from drought. Morgan: Early plantings fair; 
late poor; some bugs. Moultrie: Short. Sangamon: Injured by bugs and dry weath- 
er. Pope: Injured by bugs, but recovering. Putnam: Partial failure through drought 
and bugs. Carroll: Seriously injured by drought and bugs.- De Kalb: Under average. 
Rock Island: Nearly a failure through drought and bugs. Zee: About finished by 
rought and bugs. Mason: Almost a failure through drought. Cass : Potatoes small. 
