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New Jeksey. — Cumierland : Almost a failure, owing to the beetle. Atlantic : Nearly 

 a failure, owing to the beetle and to blasting. 



Pennsyxvania. — Bucks : Early yielded, well ; late, cut short by drought and beetles. 

 Cameron : Selling at a lower price than for ten years. Bedford : Good yield, but early 

 potatoes affected by rot. Delaicare : Injured in quantity and quality by the beetles. 

 Lawrence: An excellent crop, Mifflin: The best crop for years. Snllivayi : So abun- 

 dant that they will have to be fed to the stock. Elk : A " powerful" crop, sound and 

 good ; the Peerless the most productive, and equal to any in quality. Northumberland : 

 An enormous crop of very large and very fine potatoes. 



Maryland. — Howard : A small crop, overrun with weeds, and bitten down by the 

 Colorado beetle. Cecil : Injured by the beetle. 



Delaware. — Kent : Greatly damaged by the beetle. 



Vebginia. — Bockingham : Very much injured by the beetle, especially the late crop. 

 Chesterfield : Good crop, in excellent condition. Highland : Good in every respect. 

 Washington : Affected with rot. 



Florida. — Jackson : Second crop in good growing condition. 



Alabama. — Calhoun : Badly injured by drought. Bullock : The first planting turned 

 out excellently, but the second planting (to which the figures refer) not so promising. 



Mississippi. — Pike : Fine. Hancock : Yielded better than usual. 



Texas. — De Witt: The figures refer to the fall planting, now being worked for the 

 first time. 



Arkansas. — Prairie: Good. Have raised a second crop from the seed of the first, 

 and on the same ground. Izard : Eotted before digging to a greater extent than for 

 many years. 



Tennessee. — Greene: A fair crop. Blount: Fine. Dickson: Large crop. Henry: 

 Large crop, and safe from damage. 



Kentucky. — Lincoln : The best crop for many j-ears. Harrison : The crop four times 

 that of 1874, and the quality 50 per cent, better. 



Ohio. — Medina: Early varieties yield largely ; late, injured by the Colorado beetles. 

 Boss: Fine crop. Fulton: Have matured very finely. Miami: The largest crop ever 

 produced. Marion : Early, considerably affected by the rot ; late, extraordinary. 

 Williams : The crop very good. Sandusky : Better than for many years ; would not sell 

 for 20 cents per bushel. Adams : Early, fine ; late, doing poorly, owing to dry weather. 

 Hancock : The largest crop ever knowu ; selling at 20 to 25 cents. Delaware : An extra 

 growth, but one-third rotted before digging. Athens : Very large yield and sound. 



Michigan. — Kalamazoo : Late, injured by a heavy frost September 18. Grand Trav- 

 erse : Back from the bay, injured by frosts. Tuscola : Good. Monroe : Never better. 

 Oceana: Late; some damaged by frost. Delta: The price lower than ever before, 

 though pinched by drought. Delta : Late, damaged by frost. Saginaw : Extra crop. 

 Shiawassee : Heavy yield. Newaygo : The laest crop ever known, in yield and quality. 

 Ottawa : A first-rate crop ; dry and mealy. Mason : Plentiful and very fine. Wayne : 

 Never better. Oakland : The yield and quality never better. 



Indiana. — Bipley : The largest crop ever raised ; secured in good order. Franklin ; 

 Very abundant and fine. Whitley : A large crop of good quality. Marion : Poor crop. 

 Jasper : Never better. Steuben : Eotting. Perry : The crop a failure. 



Illinois. — Pike : Extra large. Carroll : Late ; injured by frost. Pope : Drought in 

 September will shorten the product. Bureau : Much better in quantity and quality 

 than for years. Cork: The largest crop for ten years. Shelby : Abundant, and of the 

 best quality. Fulton: Abundant, and no sale. Montgomery : Ahnudant and excellent. 

 McLean : Never a better crop. Marshall : Enormous yield. Massac : Eather dry for 

 late potatoes. Hancock : Abundant and good. 



Wisconsin. — Waupaca : Turning out from 75 to 2C0 bushels per acre; beginning to 

 rot in some localities. Ozaukee : The condition would be higher than 110, were not the 

 tops of the late kinds killed by frosts. Pepin : Begging at 20 to 25 cents per bushel. 

 Fond du Lac : Immense crop and of the best quality ; market price 10 to 15 cents. Ver- 

 non : Extra crop. St. Croix : Yield 150, and quality good. Green : The best crop for 

 years. 



Minnesota. — Chisago : Eot badly, owing to wet weather. Mower : Never better in 

 quantity or quality. Bock : The best crop ever raised. Wright : In some localities de- 

 stroyed by a heavy frost August 21. Steele : Never better. 



Iowa. — Alamakee : Much damaged by frost. Hardin : A heavy crop, but some rot- 

 ting. Harrison : Fine. Lee : Dull at 25 cents per bushel. Muscatine : Late ; not as 

 good as was anticipated. Des Moines : All killed by frost ten days ago. Franklin : A 

 large yield, but rotting. Cen-o Gordo : A big crop, but rotting badly. 



Missouri. — Greene : A large and fine crop. Nodatvay : Never better. Perry : Late, 

 almost a iailure from drought since the 1st of August. Iron : Very abundant and 

 fine. 



Kansas.— i?e«o : Splendid ; the best crop ever produced. Oaage: Very large and fine 

 crop. Montgomery : Unusually large crop. 



Nebraska. — Johnson : Yield bountifully, and are very fine. Merrick : Better crop 



