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Injured by bugs. Armstrong : Tops bug-eaten or otherwise injured before the tubers 
ripened, especially late plantings. Lehigh: Rotting very much, especially Pink Eyes; 
Early Rose and Prince Albert least affected. Jefferson : Yield and quality good. Lycom- 
ing: Yield less than last year, but quality remarkably good. Bucks: Late potatoes 
rotting badly. Lancaster : Wet weather just before harvesting reduced the crop from — 
near an average by causing rot. 
DELAWARE.—Aent: Yield and quality good. 
MaryLannv.—Howard : Late potatoes good; early ones very poor. Dorchester: Late 
pototoes excellent; early plantings shortened by drought. Baltimore: Late potatoes 
very fine; early ones shurtened by drought. Washington: Large crop. 
VirGinta.—Iting and Queen: Crops larger and better than last year. Madison : 
Abundant and good. Spottsylvania: Best crop for years. Rockbridge: Very fine. Hen- 
rico: Very tine, especially late plantings. Orange: Early Rose cut short by frost and 
drought. Goochland: Above average. King George's: Excellent. . Highland: Injured 
by rot, worms, and bugs. Clarke: Exceeds last year’s crop both in quantity and 
uality. 
NortH Carorina.—Tyrrel : Only early crops made. Franklin: Second crops good. 
Soutu Caroiiwwa.—Fairfield: Spring crop very good; late about average. Orange- 
burgh: Large and fine. 
GEORGIA.—Jackson : Crop large, but poor in quality. Muscogee: Suffered from grass 
and then from drought. Whitfield: Too dry for potatoes. 
ALABAMA.—Lewiston: Full average. Crenshaw: Average. Calhoun: Very fine. 
TEXAS.—Grimes : Average. San Saba: Good. Wood: Very tine. Burnet: Destroyed 
by grasshoppers. 
ARKANSAS.— Bradley : Increased average and improved quality. Arkansts: Crop 
good and well secured. Cross: Below average, but better than last year. Garland: 
Planted largely, but shortened by bugs and rot. 
TENNESSEE.— Dickson : Late plantings shortened by drought; early plantings good. 
Fentress : Yield and. quality good. Hickman: Half crop; rotted in the ground. Hay- 
wood: Toomuch rain in June. Wilson: Not so good as last year. Wilkinson: Decline 
in yield 60 per cent; increase in acreage 10 per cent. Blount: Short of last year 
25 per cent. Greene: Crop good and sound. Coffee: Shortened by drought. Putnam : 
Crop large and fine. 
_ West Vireinia.—Raleigh: Turned out finely. Mercer: Damaged by insects. Pleas- 
ants: Few planted for fear of bugs; yield good. Marion: Much better than usual 
‘where they escaped the bugs; fine, large, and good quality. Brooke: Good quality, 
but small; foliage devoured by Colorado beetles. Jefferson: Well matured, escaping 
frost. Braxton: Quality as good as last year, but the yield was reduced by bugs. 
Monongalia: Good, but some complaints of rot. Harrison: Excellent. Tyler: Pro- 
duct and quality good in spite of bugs. 
Krentucky.—Hardin: Late plantings not a fifth of acrop. Shelby: Shortened by 
drought. Laurel: Very fine. Lincoln: Very fine. McLean: Injured by extreme wet 
weather. Logan: Very good. Fayette: Quality good, but yield below expectation ; 
surplus selling at 60 cents per bushel. Anderson: Shortened by Colorado beetles. 
Johnson: Late planting good. Owsley: Never better. Livingston: Eaten by bugs. 
Jackson: Above average. Jefferson: Injured by bugs; northern seed make the best 
crop; native seed produced small tubers. 
Oxn10.— Washington: Injured by Colorado beetles. Fulton: Late planting and dry 
summer injured the crop greatly. Franklin: Greatly shortened by Colorado beetles. 
Medina: Reduced acreage; Colorado beetles destructive; half a crop. Coshocton : 
Good condition ; reduced acreage. rie: General yield light; I harvested 375 bushels 
from an acre with Carrier’s potato-digger. Wood: Ten per cent. below last year’s crop, 
which was but half average. Lorain: Used up by Colorado beetles in many cases. 
Crawford: Injured by bugs; unfavorable season. Geauga: Injured by bugs; where 
these kept away the crops were excellent in quantity and quality. Henry: Early Rose 
did well; Peach Blows suffered from drought. JVyandot: Too dry for potatoes. Law- 
rence: Full-grown and abundant. Hamilton: Very badly injured by Colorado beetles. 
Perry: Above average in quantity and quality. Mercer: Injured by bugs and 
drought. 
Micuican.—Shiawasse: Many fields not yet harvested, though covered with snow. 
Mason: Late plantings shortened by drought. Lapeer: Best crop for several years. 
Calhoun: Fair crops were Secured by those who destroyed bugs. Jackson: Generally 
secured in good order. Ottawa: Injured by bugs and drought. Oakland: Good crop 
of good quality; early varieties best. Oceana: Suffered severely from drought and 
bugs. Anirim: Never better. Berrien: Short, but of good quality. 
INDIANA.—Owen : Less than half average ; excessive rains, then drought, then frosts. 
Dubois: Turned out well, especially early varieties. Miami: Short. Montgomery : 
Acreage reduced, by late planting season ; yield good. Ripley : Short, but fine quality. 
Perry : Small yield; price 75 cents per bushel. Jarren: Halfcrop; drought. Gibson: 
Enough for home consumption; yield and quality fine. Hamilton: Scarce and fine. 
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