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Madison Couniy, J/?.— Potatoes in good condition. Yield reduced by several sorts of 

 bugs. 



ISangamoh County, /??.— Potatoes a very poor crop; injured by drought and bugs. 



La Grange County, Ind. — Potato bugs numerous and appeared early, but not near 80 

 destructive as last year. 



Martin Conntij, /)/f7.— Potato-bugs more destructive than ever. The striped and the 

 black are very bad, but the Colorado has nearly disappeared. 



Pike Connly, /hc?.— Potato-bugs, especially Colorado beetles, very destructive. 



Steuhen County, /«f/.— Crop^veatly reduced by the ravages of the bug. The Early Eosa 

 was hardly molested by the bug, and hue crops of this variety have been grown. 



Switzerland Counti/, JhcL— Early potatoes did better than was expected in the pres- 

 ence of the potato-bugs. The crop of the county Avill be 90,000 bushels— 10 per cent, 

 above average. 



Washington County, 07iio.— Potatoes on deep moist soils will be a good crop ; on thm 

 light soils poor. 



Henrico County, Va. — Not very good, except sweet-potatoes, which are exceedingly 

 fine. 



Fairfax County, Fa.— Early planted, a full average crop; late, not more than half a 

 crop. 



Surry County, Va. — A large yield of sweet-potatoes expected. 



Monroe County, Tenn.—Tho crop greatly damaged by late frosts, bugs, and dry- 

 weather. 



Colorado County, Tfras.— Sweet-potatoes almost a failure. Without early and abund- 

 ant rain seed will notbe made. 



Tyler County, JV. Va. — Potatoes above average in size and quantity. 



Harding Counti/, Ky. — Potatoes ruined by bugs. 



Texas Counti/, Mo. — The Colorado potato-bug has killed nearly all the potatoes. 



Ifetv Madrid County, .l/o.— Crop -unusually hue, both Irish and sAveet. I am cultivat- 

 ing a variety recently imported from 15razil, that yields 12 to 18 pounds to the plant, 

 single potatoes often weighiug 8 to 10 pounds. 



Washington County, K. ¥. — Symptoms of rot. 



Erie Counti/, 2i. Y. — Crop good. Early Eose splendid in size and yield. 



Alleghany 'County, JSf. T.— The Early Eose has done well despite the drought ; never 

 saw better. 



Lancaster County, Prt.— Late planted will yield a large crop. The early will not be 

 so productive, on accouut of s^mng drought. 



Huntingdon County, Pa.— The late crop is being damaged considerably in some parts 

 by the potato-bug. 



Buihr County, Pa. — A dry season, but some of the early varieties, as the Early Rose, 

 have done remarkably well. 



Elk County, Pw.- Late planted generally are better than the early, though the Early 

 Eose seem to.be taking the lead here for earliuess and quality. 



Pucks County, Pa.— The crop is very large and the early varieties are gathered in fine 

 coudition. Indications of rot in the late varieties have appeared in some localities. 



Norihumherland County, P«.— Brown, striped, and black potato-bugs have made their 

 appearance, and we fear they will injure our croi) next year. The crop now harvest- 

 ing is uncommonly abundant and of large size. 



Nansemond County, r«.— There is no doubt of an average yield of potatoes. 



TOBACCO. 



Franklin County, Mass. — Looks finely, and the river towns are now cutting. 



Hampden County, Mass. — Would have been above an average but from injury from 

 hail and wind on'the 7th of August, in parts of the southeast and northeast portions of 

 the county. 



. Lancaster County, Prt.— That planted in the drought, just before the late rains, wiU 

 be a better crop than last year, but in the northern, southern, and eastern parts of the 

 county the crop will be poor, on accouut of rust. 



Nelson County, Va. — Much below an average crop, and being kept back by dry 

 weather, is late, and will be liable to injury from frost. 



Mecklenburg County, Va. — Late planted still has a chance if rain comes soon. ■ 



Amelia Couniy, Va. — A late crop, owing to severe dry weather. 



Louisa County, Va. — The crop looks well. , 



Amherst County, Va. — The crop is improving rapidly. 



Person County, X. C— Tobacco, our special crop, much injured by dry weather. Crop 

 will be short. 



Wayne Couniy, W. Va. — Tobacco promising up to the last week in July, when the 

 extreme drought, lasting till August 25, materially injured the crop. 



Trimble County, Ey.'— The tobacco crop will be short. 



Webster Couniy, Mo. — The early promise of tobacco will not be realized. 



