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Craven County, N. C. — Sweet-potatoos li.ivo suffered from dronglit aud cold. 



Union County, S. C. — Sweet-potatoes small, owino^ to drought. 



Smvanee County, Fla. — Whole fields destroyed by overflow. 



Jackson County, Fla. — The sweet-potato crop has failed comparatively in some 

 places, while iu other places it is abuudaiit. 



Montgomery County, Ala. — Sweet-potatoes greatly benefited by favorable weather oi 

 September. Fall turui])s promising, 



Lauderdale County, il//.s.s. — Very short crop of potatoes. 



Eichland Parish, La. — Sweet-potatoes injured by drought. 



Washington Parish, La. — Sweet-potatoes promise an abundant crop. 



Papides Parish, La. — Large patches of sweet-potatoes planted, but they promfse 

 poorly. Quality inferior. 



Hardin County, Texas. — Sweet-potatoes good, with prospect of a heavy crop. 



Upshur County, Texas. — Much injured by dry weather. 



Austin County, Texas. — Sweet-potatoes almost an entire failure. 



Sebastian County, Ark. — Irish potatoes full crop ; sweet-potatoes not more than two- 

 thirds of a crop and of inferior quality. 



Humphreys County, Tenn. — Crop very short, particularly the late crop. 



Tyler County, W. Fa. — Crop remarkably good; Early Eose largely cultivated and 

 very prolific. 



Webster County, Mo. — Potato crop not so good as anticijiated ; latter part of the 

 season very dry. 



St. Louis County, Mo. — Early potatoes an average crop; late ones injured by drought. 



Greene County, Mo. — Eate potatoes nearly a failure, in consequence of dry weather. 



Cass County, Mo. — Early potatoes and Neshannocks good yield ; late ones audPeacli 

 Blows not so good. 



Callaway County, Mo. — Cut short by drought; sweet-potatoes very fine and cheap. 



Lee County, III. — Potatoes totally destroyed in some localities by the Colorado i^otato- 

 beetle ; in others, an average crop ; quali ty good. 



De Witt County, III. — Early potatoes for winter, fine ; late-planted an entire failure, 

 owing to severe drought. 



Perry County, III. — Severe drought has very much dimHuished the potato crop. 



Pojje County, ill. — Much injured by the Colorado potato-beetle aud diought. 



Putnam County, III. — Potatoes less than half a crop, on account of the Colorado i)0- 

 tato-beetle and drought. 



Champaign County, III. — Scarcely any potatoes will be raised. 



De Kalb County, ill. — Potatoes are a failure, owing to the ravages of the Colorado 

 potato-beetle ; not half enough for bome consumption. 



Boone County, III. — Potatoes not enough to mention ; destroyed by the bugs. Foav 

 sweet-potatoes raised ; quality excellent. 



Massac County, III. — Potatoes will not be more than half a crop. 



Fayette County, III. — Potatoes very much injured by the great drought. 



La Grange County, Ind. — Potato crop considerably injured since our last report by 

 drought. Sweet-potatoes are^cultivated by some farmers this year; are doing well. 



Madison County, Ind. — Late potatoes considerably injured by frosts during the last 

 week of September; also, sweet-potatoes. 



Decatur County, Ind. — Potatoes good, but saved from the Colorado potato-beetle only 

 by the unrenutted efforts of the farmers. - 



Clark Counti/, Ind. — Late potatoes slightly injured by frosts September 30. 



Dubois County, Ind. — Potatoes much injured by Colorado j'otato-beetle, 



Switzerland County, Ind. — Late potatoes about half an average croxj, owing to ex- 

 treme dry weather and recent frosts. 



Adams County, Ind. — Croji never better. 



Loraine County, Ohio. — Late-planted potatoes injured by heavy frost September 20. 



Washington County, Ohio. — The severe drought during Sei^tember has diminished the 

 crop of late potatoes and injui'ed their quality. 



Geauga County, Ohio. — The potato crop was never better. 



Athens County,' Ohio. — Potatoes have been much injured by severe drought; late ones 

 by frost. 



Qrawford County, Ohio. — Potato crop is unusually large and fine. 



Union County, Ohio. — Late potatoes killed by frost September 19. 



Mason County, Mich. — Late potatoes injured by early frosts. 



Van Buren County, Mich. — Potatoes will not average more than half a crop; injured 

 by potato-beetle and drought. 



Lapeer County, Mich. — Potatoes not more than half a crop, occasioned by drought. 



Muskegon County, Mich. — Potatoes have -suffered from the rawiges of grasshoppers. 



Grant County, Wis. — I'otato crop lair; injured considerably by Colorado potato-beetle. 



Brown County, Wis. — Potatoes better than for the last three years. 



Buffalo County, Wis. — The jiotato cro^) tho best for several years; not much damaged 

 by the potato-beetle. 



