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The followiug extracts from notes of correspoiulents are appended: 



Aroostook Couni}i, Me. — Good and plenty of them. The Early Rose takes precedeneo, 

 although Davis's Seedling holds high rank for a general crop. The latter is of good 

 quality, yields well, and is the most hardy variety we cultivate. 



Coos Countji, JV. H. — Late crop injured by frost. 



Orleans Couniij, VI. — Lrghtcr than last year and more disposed to rot. Early Koso 

 most aliected. 



Norfolk County, Mass. — In excess of tlie crop of last year, and the (piality is much 

 better ; little affected by rot as yet. 



Suffolk County, Mass. — Potatoes very small; suffered from drought. 



New London County, Conn. — Good yield; complaint of rot in soui? hi<%-ililie.s, and 

 , also of worms. 



Albany County, N. Y. — Not very good; rotted in some localities. 



Delaware County, N. Y. — Favorable season for potatoes, and in .-oini- jiarts of the 

 county they are sidling at '.iO cents per busliel. 



Genesee County, N. Y. — Much above average In quality. 



Suffolk County, N. Y. — Better than last year in quantity and quality, although thoro 

 is some rot. 



Wan-en County, N. J. — Extra in quantity and quality ; a few show signs of rot, but 

 to small extent. 



Ocean County, N. J. — Some rot. especially in moist laud. 



Gloucester County, N. J. — The cool weather in August and September caused a defi- 

 ciency in tiie crop of sweet-potatoes. 



Camden County, N. J. — Contrary to expectations sweet-potatoes arc a light crop and 

 of indifferent quality. 



Lycoming County, i'a. — Quality very fine; early crop full; late varieties faw in the 

 ground but large and good. 



Delaware County, I'a. — Rotting to some extent. 



Eent County, Del. — Late croi> much better than anticipated. 



Prince Georyi's County, Md. — Potatoes a failure. 



Washington County, i'a. — Owing to the excessive dry weather the crop is light and 

 quality inferior. 



Surry County, Va. — Below average, except in particular fields. A f(;w farmers mado 

 excellent second crops. Sweet-potatoes abundant and good; a few failures. 



Prince George County, Va. — The low iirices of IH&J caused a decrease in the area 

 planted in potatoes la.st yeai\ This year the acreage was increased fully 30 i)cr cent. 



Henrico County, Va. — Deficiency in the early has been made up by tiie late crop. 



Highland County, Va. — Injured by rot and bugs. 



ICing Williani County. Va. — Crop best for years. 



Nansemond County, Va. — Many farmers replanted, about August 15, a- part of their 

 Irish-potato patches with small Avhole potatoes of the early summer digging, (Early 

 Rose almost invariably.) The result is a heavy crop of late potatoes, fully equal to tho 

 spring crop on the same area, without additional nuinure. 



Chowan County, A'. C. — Sweet-potato crop reduced by cool nights and dry weather. 



Gaston County, N. C— Sweet-potatoes have grown beyoiul all expectation since the 

 rain-fall of September ; fully three-fourths of a good crop. 



Stanley County, N. C. — Early crop good ; late varieties are utter failure ; inbutfovr 

 instances will tlie seed be returned. 



Anderson County, S. C. — Only those potatoes (Solanum /i(&fros(t»i) which are planted in 

 the spring will grow here. I planted six acres of the Pink Eye and the Early Rose in 

 July, and manured with cotton-seed meal and dissolved phosphate — one part of the 

 latter to four of the former — and not one in a thousand sprouted. In August tho 

 ground was plowed and sown with Swede turnips, of which a very good crop is no\T 

 growing. Tiio land was irrigated for the latter crop. 



Butts County, Ga. — I have my second crop of potatoes {Solanum tuberosum) from seed 

 raised this yeiir. The tubers are now ripe, and tops dead or yellow. With proper c»r« 

 in preparation I stsldom fail to make a second crop. 



Mcintosh County, Ga. — liadly damaged by heavy rains. 



Liberty County, Texas. — Sweet-i>otatoes reduced somewhat by drought. 



Coryell County, Texas. — Sweet-])otatoes almost a failure. 



Falls County, Texas. — Sweet-potatoes almost a total failure. 



iVilUanison County, Texas. — A full average crop of Irish jjotatoes. They keep in thia 

 climate about three months. Now nearly out of market. Seed renewed every year 

 sfrom the North. Not one-half a crop of sweet-potatoes, owing to the drought. A fovr 

 iull crops on irrigated lands. 



Jackson County, Ark. — Irish potatoes almost a failure; quality poor. 



Monroe County, Tenn. — Early crop ruined by frost in May ; late crop by drought and 

 bugs. Sweet-])otatoes greatly improved by seasonable rains and fine fall weather. 

 Wilson County, 7V;n<.— Seriously injured by late spring frosts, and subsequently bj 



