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Craig : Early plautiugs fjond ; beetles nuiueious and threateniug. Cnmht-rland : Beetles 

 threatening." Campbell : Excellent. Prince JViLliaiu : Injured by beetles. Ifestmore- 

 Innd: Beetles uumei'ous. Augusta: Beetles injnrions in some quarters. Culpeper : 

 Beetles iu force. Highland: Injured by late rains. Xorihampton : Good yield, but low 

 prices. 



North Carolixa. — Greene : Very good. Jluncmiihe : Good croii. 



South Cauoi.ina. — Riekland : Injured by drought. 



Geuugia. — Muscogee : Sorry. 



Florida. — Jackson: Fine. TValuUa: Seasonable weather. Gadsden: Quite satisfac- 

 tory. Leon : Larger acreage than usual; mostly for northern markets, but with poor 

 success. 



Alauama. — Laurens: Injured by drought. Montgomery: Have turned out well. 

 Mobile : Fine. 



Mississippi. — Tislwmingo : Rotting in the ground. 



LouisiAJXA. — Eichlund : Colorado beetle cut down late crops one-half. Cameron : Too 

 dry. 



Texas. — Bui-leson : Good yield. Collin : Early varieties fine, especially Early Rose. 

 Busk : Yielded finely. Titus : First crop, 25 per cent, above average; second crop, a fail- 

 ure fi-om drought. J H8<i/t : Tolerable. iraZ/*;/- ; Good crop, ^arm ; Remarkably good 

 and plenty. 



Arkaxsas.— PraiVte ; Early varieties never better. Poj^e: Very good. 



Texxessee. — Warren: Potato-bugs appeared, but were driven olf by Paris greeu. 

 Wilxon : Splendid. 



West Virginia. — Tucker: Better than usual. Morgan: Crop almost destroyed by 

 beetles. Braxton : Late, but very promising ; late crop not injured by beetles. Cabell : 

 Fine. Grant: Appearance good; but little cornplaiut of beetles. Jefferson: Suffer- 

 ing from depredations of Colorado beetles, causing farmers to plant a larger area than 

 usual of sweet-potatoes. Pe«rf/doH ; Look well. J/erce?- ; Indication favorable. Han- 

 cock: Average 25 per cent, above last year, owing to effective means of destroying- 

 Colorado beetles and favorable season. Monroe : Not favorable. I'reston : Have es- 

 caped the ravages of the Colorado beetles ; anticipate a good crop. Mason : Crop 

 never looked better than at the present ; beetles have nearly disappeared. 



Kextucky. — Jefferson : A fair crop ; not injured by beetles ; acreage less than usual. 

 Shelby: Fine, with little annoyance from Colorado beetles; yield promises double 

 that of last year, aud better quality. Lincoln : Promise very fine ; no damage from 

 Colorado beetles. 



Ohio.— Trumbull : Bidfair to make good crop. ITorrow ; Extraordinary crop. Perry: 

 Promising. Medina : Look promising. Geauga : Late, but growing finely ; prospect 

 of a heavy crop. Henry : Unpromising. 



MiCHiGAX. — Branch: Look very fine ; not injured by beetles. Van Buren: Good 

 prospect for a large crop. Tuscola : Doing nicely, with fewer beetles than last year. 

 Livingston : Very promising. Shiawassee : Look fine ; not damaged by the beetle. 



IxDiAXA. — Floyd : Crop immense ; seed not realized last year. Franklin : Never 

 looked better. Decatur: A large crop planted and doing well; uot injured by Colo- 

 rado beetles. Dubois : Increased acreage, and doing well. Pike : Somewhat injured 

 by Colorado beetles. Cass : Never better. Tippecanoe : Especially promising. Lake : 

 Large crop planted ; have made a remarkable growth ; have uot had such a prosjject 

 for years. 



Illixois. — Edwards : Look well, though late ; not damaged by insects. Lake : Look 

 promising. Pope: Not yet planted; can plant in this county from June 20 to July 15. 

 Shelby : Prospect very fine. De Ealb : Far above an average. Warren : Promising ; no 

 Colorado beetles. Macon: Not so many planted as usual, but never had a better pros- 

 pect. Bureuu : More promising than for several year's. Boone : Looking very well, 

 and not damaged by Colorado beetles. Livingston : Condition good ; a long lead- 

 colored bug has appeared, but the vines are growing faster than millions of them can 

 eat. Mason : Looking fine. Monroe : Very promising. 



Wisconsin.— /ou'a : Never looked better ; but few bugs and little damage. Clark : 

 The crop promises to be above an average. Door : Injured by frost on the 11th aud 

 12th of June. 



Mixxesota.— JsrtJiii ; Look well. Cottonwood : Doing very well. Mille Lacs : Will 

 require great exertions to save them from the Colorado beetles. 



Kaxsas. — Washington: Large yield in prospect. Jefferson: Badly injured by grass- 

 hoppers. Beno : Look well. Labette : Colorado beetles. Cowley : Fair crop. 



Nebraska. — Webster: Splendid crop. Otoe: Tops taken by grasshoppers. Anteloj)e : 

 Injured by grasshoppers and Colorado beetles. 



Califorxia. — Alameda : Early crops, in some places, rotted ; selling at $1.75 to $2.25 

 per bushel. Amador : Benefited by late rains. 



Oregon. — Lane: Considerably injured by frosts in May. Clackamas: High prices 

 have induced large plantings. Tillamook : Prospects better than for several years. 

 Columbia : Two dollars per bushel, and but few in market. 



The Tkrritories. — Snohomish, Washington: Very poor; drought. 



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