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in some cases 95 bushels per acre. In Milwankee County, the White 

 Schonen (distributed by the Department of Agriculture) " averages 65 

 bushels per acre, the Norway 38^- bushels." In Muscatine County, Iowa, 

 the yield is 40 to 75 bushels per acre. The losses from the chinch bug 

 "were general in Missouri, yet a nearly average crop is reported ; and 

 Kansas has bid defiance to chinch-bugs,-and claims an increase of 10 

 per cent, on last year. 



BARLEY. 



The product is greater than last year in New Hampshire, Vermont, 

 New York, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, and Oregon. The 

 quality is above an average in all of the New England States excbpt 

 Maine, and in New York, Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, 

 Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, and Oregon. As a whole, the quality may 

 be said, to be fully medium, and the quantity very nearly an average. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



This crop is comparatively a poor one, the average condition being 

 low in nearly all the States. In Maine the growth was large, and blos- 

 soms abundant, but they did not fill. In all the States north of Vir- 

 ginia and Kentucky it was injured by the frosts of September 21 and 

 22, and in Southern Indiana and Ohio by the frosts of the 29th and 30th 

 September. In Des Moines County, Iowa, it was " all killed by frost 

 September 21." In Dakota killing frosts came as early as the 12th of 

 September. Drought has also reduced the yield. 



POTATOES. 



The potato crop is somewhat above an average in the New England 

 and Middle States, Vermont and Delaware constituting the only excep- 

 tions ; below an average in nearly all the States of the South ; a poor 

 yield in Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, and a fine product 

 in the Northwestern and Trans-Missouri States. Taken together, the 

 I)roduct of the country must fall below an average. A tfew notes of cor- 

 respondence are appended :* 



Ulster County, N. Y. — Vines killed by frost September 21. 



St. Lawrence County, N. T. — Enormous yield. 



Kings County, N. Y. — An unusually !j;ood crop. The Peerless has been grown in 

 small quantities and yields ratber better tliau tbe Eose. 



Albany County, N. Y. — Not more than half a crop, and rotting badly at that. 



Kings County, X. Y. — Yield larger than usual. Quality fine. Hanlly any rot. 



Gloucester County, N. J. — Early varieties, large crop ; late ones, medium. Sweet-pota- 

 toes, light crop. 



Warren County, JSf. J. — Good yield, but considerable complaint of rot among those 

 taken out of the ground after the heavy rain of the 20th September. 



Burlington County, X. J. — Many report the Peach Blow as not yielding so well as 

 earlier varieties. 



Indiana Comity, Pa. — At least three-fifths below last year, owing to drought and bugs. 



Elk County, Pa. — Very good in quantity and quality; Early Eose the favorite. 



Tioga County, Pa. — Harvested earlier and in better condition than usual. 



Kent County, Del. — Sweet-potatoes injured by drought and frost. 



Howard County, Md. — Vines injured by frost of September 21 and 22. 



Orange County, Fa. — Eoot crops generally poor, from dry season. 



Surry County, Va. — Above average crop; quality excellent. Irish potatoes very 

 scarce ; rotted V)adly. 



Beaufort County, N. C. — The early crop, planted in February or first of March, was 

 very tine. I raised at the rate of 400 bushels to the acre of the Early Eose ; many of 

 the tubers weighed one pound each, and some of the largest 1^ pounds each. The late 

 crop, planted in Juue and July, is an entire failure. 



