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TOO MANY ACRES. 
Our Marion county, Iowa, reporter, writing in reference to the condition of 
farm crops in that county, adds: 
We have again a very striking exemplification of the very foolish, in fact almost insane, 
rage for putting out large crops in acres. At least one-third of the small grain in this county 
has suffered damage and loss from want of care and attention at the proper time. Small 
farmers, and moderately large farmers, have their work well in hand, while the large farmers 
are literally and univerally overrun and run over with work that they cannot get done in 
season, and perhaps not at all. 
GRASSHOPPERS IN NEBRASKA. 
Merrick county, Nebraska.—Corn, buckwheat, beans, potatoes, apples, peaches, 
grapes, &c., are a total failure. I will give you the facts on my little farm. 
From Monday, 3d, to Friday, 7th of August, the grasshoppers destroyed 45 acres 
of corn, which was better than an average crop, four acres of potatoes, one acre 
of Lima and other beans, 2,430 head of nice cabbage, one acre of watermelons, 
one acre of onions, one acre cucumbers, one acre ruta bagas, two acres buck- 
wheat, and all the herbs in my garden, as well as grape-vines, and took nearly all 
the leaves from more than 50,000 shade trees of various kinds. ‘They even ‘chew 
tobacco,” for, in company with a green worm and green man, they chewed up 
my Connecticut seed-leaf tobacco plants. My sorghum stands unhurt. I will 
say that on Thursday, 6th, when they commenced leaving for the south, they 
obscured the sun somewhat. Their line of operations extended east from here 
(140 miles) to Omaha, and west about 100 miles. 
CHESTER WHITE PIGS. 
Dr. Edwards, of Alleghany county, New York, renorts the gain of 226 pounds 
in 88 days, by a pair of Chester county white pigs, upon 315 pounds of meal 
and a pailful daily of whey or sour milk. The meal was boiled with a little 
salt. Their weight, July 10, 1867, the time of purchase, was, respectively, 65 
and 55 pounds. For a portion of the time they also had the run of a clover 
field. 
HOG CHOLERA. 
Coffee county, Tennessee—The crop of stock has been reduced within the 
last two months by cholera, so called, the destruction still progressing. 
THE POTATO BUG. 
Green Lake county, Wisconsin.—The potato bug ( Ten-line Spearman) con- 
tinues its ravages till many fields are destroyed, and others partially so. A 
remedy has been found, however, which promises to check if not entirely remove 
them. It is as follows: One part Paris green (paint, so called) and five parts 
ashes, mixed and sifted on the hills while the dew is on, in the morning or 
evening. So far as used it seems effectual, and I think the trials have been 
numerous enough to warrant a recommendation of the remedy. 
Brown county, Wisconsin.—The potato bug has destroyed all potato erops, 
except in those fields small enough to be picked over daily by hand. 
Vernon county, Wisconsin.—The potato crop almost entirely destroyed by 
bugs. 
ees county, Wisconsin.—The potato bugs have made their appearance in 
small numbers, but we think they have come too late to do the crop much injury. 
The bug is destroying the crop in Bayfield county, 20 miles east of us down the 
lake, and 18 miles west of us it is doing great damage. 
Jackson county, Wisconsin—The potato bug and drought have severely 
injured the crops. 
