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Alameda County^ Cal. — Tlic beet, crop is looking well throughout this 

 section. 



San TJiego County, Cal. — Oats and barley nearly a total failure, the 

 croj) being chiefly cut for hay. The wool clip is light, owing to bad con- 

 dition of sheep. 



Stanislans Countu, Cal. — The barley crop of tlie county is about 

 201,000 bushels. 



Li)in County, Greg. — Oats are better than ever before: the bean crop 

 is not one-quarter as good as formerly. 



Douglas County, Greg. — Potatoes will be very scarce and high, unless 

 rain is soon liad. 



THE POTATO BUG. 



Monmouth County, N. J. — Potato worms have been very destructive 

 in a portion of the county ; they have destroyed the leaves of all thy, 

 vines for a distance of six to ten miles in every direction around Free- 

 hold ; some fields destroyed in two days. 



BrooTie County, W. Ya. — Potatoes greatly injured by the bugs. 



CooTc County, III. — The potato bugs have nearly destroyed our potat® 

 crop. 



McHenry County, 111. — The bugs have nearly ruined late potatoes. 



Winnebago County, III. — The bugs have nearly destroyed the potatoes, 

 and are now at work on tomatoes. 



Cass County, III. — The potato bug has nearly destroyed our late pota- 

 toes. 



Kendall County, III. — Potato bugs are making sad havoc in many 

 fields. 



Lawrence County, III. — Potato bugs unusually plenty, but came late 

 in the season. 



/Sangamon County, III. — The bugs — first the Colorado beetle, and then 

 Cantharis vittala — have seriously damaged our potatoes. 



Edwards County, III. — The potato bugs, both kinds, have been very 

 destructive. 



Ford County, III. — Potato bugs are doing their yearly work, on the 

 late i^lauted vines especially, and will cause a short crop. 



Madison County, III. — Late potatoes suffer severely on account of tha 

 Colorado bugs. 



Howard County, Ind. — Potatoes promised well, but are badly injured 

 by Dorypliora decemlineata. 



Scott County, Ind. — Great damage done by the potato bug. 



Ripley County, Ind. — Potatoes nearly destroyed by the Colorado bug. 



Delaware County, Ind. — Potatoes almost a total failure from drought 

 and the potato bugs. 



Lagrange County, Ind. — Three-quarters of the potato croj) has been 

 destroyed by bugs. 



, Martin County, Ind. — The potato crop would have been unusually 

 large had it not been greatly lessened by bugs, of which there are three 

 kinds: the black witli white stripe, the brown, and the Colorado. 



Marion County, Ind. — Potatoes are almost all destroyed by the Colo- 

 rado bug, excepting early varieties, planted early. 



Mercer County, Ghio. — Potatoes wOl be ruined by bugs. 



Noble County, Ohio. — Potatoes are likely to be greatly injured by the 

 bugs. 



Athens County, Ghio. — Potatoes will be cut short by the long seven- 

 lined bug. The Colorado bug has not appeared liere. 



