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especially in the uplands, and should the present fine weather contine a few 
weeks you will have a larger crop to report than last year. 
POTATOES. 
Norfolk: county, Massachusetts.—Potatoes as yet will bear an average mark, 
but much now depends upon the rot. 
Berkshire county, Massachusetts— Potatoes suffered much from the dry 
weather. The crop will fall short of that of last year. In a few instances the 
rot set in in September and materially injured fields where it prevailed. Buck- 
wheat indicates an improvement on last year. 
Hudson county, New Jersey.—At our stock fair the farmers all report good 
crops of corn and wheat, very little fruit, and extensive rot in potatoes, all , 
attributing the latter to the excessive rains of the past season. 
Indiana county, Pennsylvania.—Potatoes are a short crop, and are not good 
in quality. 
Elk county, Pennsylvania.—The potato crop has improved wonderfully in 
this county. At first it was thought to be a failure, but rain came and increased 
the growth very much—not many under a hill, but what are there are very 
fine; in low bottom land a few cases of rot are noticed. This last wet time has 
told hard upon buckwheat. 
Morris county, New Jersey.—Potatoes yield well and rot but little. 
Clarke county, Virginia.—\Late potatoes, except under straw, have failed 
entirely. : 
Greene county, Missouri.—Since August 29 we have had heavy rains; the 
late planted potatoes will make a fine crop. 
Fall county, Nebraska—Corn and potatoes would have yielded well, had it 
not been for the grasshoppers; they have been worse this year than ever, but 
they have deposited no eggs. These grasshoppers, I fear, will cause famine event- 
ually, if they are not destroyed soon. I have watched them for nine years ; 
they are increasing to an alarming multitude. 
Ford county, Illinois.—Potatoes are growing faster now than at any other 
time this season, and bid fair to be an average yield. 
Oakland county, Michigan—Frost on the 16th of September that killed 
potato tops and corn-fodder in many localities. ‘The damage to the potatoes 
will be considerable, as they are late. 
St. Croix county, Wisconsin —Potatoes badly injured by the ten-lined 
Spearman, 
Columbia county, Wisconsin —The potato crop in this county is much less 
than usual, some fields being almost entirely destroyed by the potato bug, (ten- 
lined spearman.) Other fields, where “ eternal vigilance is the price of potatoes,” 
were saved, and a fair yield obtained. I had one of the best crops I ever raised 
in this State, when in an adjoining field they were not worth digging. 
Waushara county, Wisconsin—TVhe potato bug made great havoe with the 
potatoes, but since the late rains they (the potatoes) have improved considerably ; 
will have some good ones, but more bad ones. 
WHEAT EXPERIMENTS. 
Coffee county, Tennessee.—I received from your Department in November, 
1866, five quarts of the Tappahannock wheat, four of which I sowed, and 
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harvested enough in 1867 to produce 63 bushels in 1868, of superior quality. 
I think it the most desirable varieties in this section. Its vigorous growth, 
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hardiness, early maturing, freedom from smut and rust, and superior quality and 
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yield of flour, all recommend it to our farmers. 
