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Phelps County, Mo. — The Colorado bug has done slight injury to the 

 potatoes. 



Osage County^ Mo. — The potato bug has made its appearance at Linn- 

 wood. 



Franldin Counti/, Mo. — The Colorado bug is very destructive to pota- 

 toes at Beaufort. 



Columbia Couniy, Wis. — The i)resent prospect is that the Colorado 

 bug will entirelj^ ruin the potato crop. They have never been so i)lenty 

 so early in the season. 



Dane County, Wis. — The Colorado beetle is in greater numbers than 

 in any former year. Hand-i)icking and Paris green are generally the 

 means relied on to kill them off. Many farmers are giving up the crop ; 

 some have plowed up their potatoes. 



Fond du Lac County, Wis. — Myriads of potato bugs at work. One 

 :Rirmer picked 2,400 from half an acre in an afternoon. I keep mine 

 clear with one part Paris green, eight parts ashes, and eight parts flour 

 sprinkled on the vines when the dew is on. 



Green Lalie County, Wis. — Potato bugs plenty. Unless great care is 

 taken the entire crop will be destroyed. 



Iowa County, Wis. — The potato bug is more numerous this year than 

 ever before. 



Juneau County, Wis. — Potatoes nearly all destroyed by the Colorado 

 bug, whose appearance is much earlier antl in greater numbers than in 

 any previous year. It is feared that the eutire crop will be destroyed. 



Kenosha County, Wis. — The Colorado bug threatens to destroy the 

 crop. 



OzauJcee County, Wis. — The potato bug is in full operation. The young 

 sprouts are eaten before they have a chance to leaf. In former years it 

 was chiefly the brood that destroyed the crop, commencing after the 

 bushes were sis or eight inches high, but this year the old fellows that 

 remained over winter are doing the job effectually. Most of our farmers 

 are i)lowiug up the ground and planting it in corn ; others are waiting 

 to see what the bugs will do, and will put in buckwheat if the i)otatoes 

 should be destroyed. At present it looks as if we would not get 

 a bushel, except from the gardens. Lake Michigan is represented 

 by our fishermen to be filled with the bugs, going over, perhaps, to 

 Michigan. 



Outagamie County, Wis. — Potato bugs more numerous than ever. 

 They eat the vine down to th<^. ground. Thirty have been counted on 

 one vine two inches high. No Paris green to be had, and the bugs 

 have their own way. 



Portage County, Wis. — Potato bugs fearfully numerous. 



Pichland County 11%.^ Potato bugs very numerous. 



St. Croix County, Wis. — Colorado bugs are injuring potatoes and 

 tomatoes. 



8hel)oygan County, Wis. — The pototo bug has appeared by the million. 



Carver County, Minn. — The prospect for the potato^crop is bad. Bugs 

 plenty and will damage, if not ruiu, the crop. 



Fillmore County, Minn. — The Colorado bug will nearly, if not alto-' 

 gether, destroy the crop. 



Houston County, Minn. — Potato bugs by the bushel. 



Kandayohe County, Minn. — Potato bugs very bad. 



MeeJcer County, Minn. — Potato bugs {decemlineata) appeared June 1. 

 The bugs have almost covered the potatoes. 



Ramsey County, Minn. — The potato bug has appeared again, and 

 threatens to destroy the crop. 



