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Berrien County, Mich. — Potatoes area failure inconsequence of drought 

 and the bugs. 



8t. Joseph County, Midi. — The potato is greatly shortened by the Colo- 

 rado bug. 



Hillsdale County, Mich. — The potato crop looks well, except on sandj 

 soils, where the bugs have in some cases destroyed the whole croj). 



Van Burcn County, Mich. — Consid«3rable injury to i>otatoes by the 

 striped bug. 



Jackson County, Mich. — The potato bug has been very troublesome, 

 but has been effectually fought with much labor, and the actual damage 

 will not be great. 



Branch County, Mich. — Quite one-half the cro^js will be destroyed by 

 bugs. \ 



Calhoun County, Mich. — Potatoes promised well, but luive been badly 

 injured by the Colorado bug. 



Monroe County, Wis. — Potatoes have been almost destroyed by bugs, 

 except Early liose and Wisconsin Peach Blow, which were out of the 

 way before the bugs appeared in force. 



Walworth County, Wis. — Potatoes are nearly a failure in consequence 

 of drought and the potato bug. 



Waushara County, Wis — Potatoes are badly infested by bugs, yet 

 appear in tolerable condition. 



Outagamie County, Wis. — Potato bugs were very numerous ; but Paris 

 green, mixed with ten times its proportion of flour, has proved a specific 

 against them. 



Fond die Lac County, Wis. — The bugs have been kept oft' by free use 

 of Paris green. 



Washington County, Wis. — The potato crop is reduced one-half by the 

 Colorado bug. 



Bane County, Wis. — The Colorado bug has been more destructive than 

 in any previous year; has been here live years. 



Ozaukee County, Wis. — The potato bugs have eaten half the potato 

 crop ; the whole country is swarming with them. 



Dakota County, Minn. — Potatoes about used up by the bugs. Will 

 not have a half crop. 



Olmsted County, Minn. — The potato bug has nearly destroyed the crop 

 in this county. 



Goodhue County, Minn. — Potatoes damaged worse than ever by the 

 Colorado bug. 



Dakota County, Minn. — The potato crop was very light, owing to 

 drought. The potato bug was kept off by the application of Paris green 

 mixed with flour, in the proi)ortion of one i^art of the former to thirty of 

 the latter. 



Houston County, Minn. — Potatoes are almost a total failure on account 

 of the bugs. These are very numerous, and are now eating the tomatoes, 

 root and branch. 



Freeborn County, Minn. — Owing to drought and the potato bug, pota- 

 toes will not be more than half a crop. 



Palo Alto County, Iowa. — Potatoes will be a short crop on account of 

 drought and bugs. 



Binooln County, Nev. — The acreage in potatoes was larger than 

 usual, but a great part of the crop has been destroyed by insects. 

 Enough will be left for home consumption. 



TOBACCO. 



Prince George's County, Atd. — Crop materially afi'ected by the drought. 



