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tion reduced 10 per cent, below averacjo by the Colorudo bnj?. Van Biiren: Much in- 

 jured by the Colorado bug. Shiawaxsee : The bugs are damaginf^ the crop greatly ; 

 Paris gi'een used with good eifect. Emmcit: Scarcity of seed caused a reduction oftho 

 acreage. Monroe : The bugs will destroy 20 per cent, of the crop. 



Indiana. — Floyd : Very promising ; several thousand barrels already shipped and 

 the ground planted in cabbage. Switzerland: Largest crop of early potatoes ever 

 grown; late ones now being i^lanted. Clarke: Abundant promise. Brown: Doing 

 tinely, and not seriously injured by the Colorado bug. La Grange : Bugs very numer- 

 ous, but more eiiort taken to destroy them, and the prospect much better than last 

 year. Marshall: Crop somewhat damaged by the bugs. Stark: Drought has injured 

 tlie early potatoes. £ar</iO?OJiicw ; Promise an immense croi). White: Suffering greatly 

 Irora drought. 



Illinois. — Stcjphenson : Growing rapidly, and it is hoped are out of danger from the 

 Colorado bug. If'ill : With favorable weather the crop will be large. Bureau : 

 Nearly double the acreage of any former crop, and looking well in spite of the bugs, 

 ■which are numerous. Ogle : Acreage less than last year, but condition good ; fewer 

 bugs. Clark: Less damage by the Colorado bug than last year. I'ike : An increase 

 of acreage, but the drought has prevented a' correspondingly large yield. Fojie : 

 Less than half the croj) yet planted. 



Wisconsin. — Douglas : Sometimes planted at the head of Lake Suj^erior as late as 

 July 16th and do Avell. Clark : The crop promises over an average, in spite of the 

 destruction by the Colorado bug. Jackson : Probably as good as last year. Outagamie : 

 The potato-hugs more numerous than ever. Last year many potatoes were planted 

 about June 20 and escaped them, producing better than early ones. The Early Kose 

 and Goodrich are the only kinds which can safely be j)laaited so late. 



Minnesota. — Sihle)/ : Condition good ; no trouble yet with the bug. Bamsey : Never 

 looked better ; few bugs. Steele: The crop looks well, and it is hoped that the damage 

 from the Colorado bug will be less than for some years past. Meeker : Some injury 

 done by a black bug which has lately appeared. Nicollet : The bug disappearing. 



Iowa. — Howard : Growing well, but still infested with the Colorado bug. Iowa : 

 Damage in some places by the bug. Mitchell : Look well and not so much injured by 

 the bug as usual. Hancock : Look fine, and not troubled by the bug. Early Eose 

 potatoes large enough for table use two weeks ago. 



Missouri. — Folk : Seed were A'ery scarce, and many farmers planted as late as June 

 2.5. Cass: Those early planted small from lack of rain in June. Late iiotatoes look 

 ■well. Cole : Not so much damage from the Colorado bug as last year. Fhelps : Eather 

 dry lately for early potatoes, which are being dug; some tfioutile also from the bug, 

 but late potatoes have escaped them so far. 



Kansas. — Leavenworth : Will make a crop. Bice : Slight local damage by grasshop- 

 pers, hut look fine generally. Cowley: Too dry for the crop. Lahette : Fine crop of 

 early kinds ; late varieties slightly above average. Lincoln : Looked well xip to June 

 25, but some complaint since of the bug. Coffey : In fine condition. Shawnee: Good. 

 Early Eose in market June 15. 



Nebraska. — Thayer : The bugs liaA^e commenced upon them. 



California.— De/ A'orfe; Entirely cut cif by frost May 20. Humloldt : Looking well. 

 El Dorado : The early varieties (especially the Early Eose) do well, ripening in six to 

 nine weeks. 



The Territories. — Morgan, Utah : 25 per cent, destroyed by grasshoppers. 



GRASS AND PASTURES. 



» Pasture.— T\ie New England States, except Massachusetts and Rhode 

 Island, report pastures above average, with a general improvement 

 during June. New York is the only Middle State iu which the condition 

 is average. Pennsylvania and New Jersey have considerably improved 

 during the mouth, but Delaware has greatly declined, reporting but 

 56 against 73 on the 1st of June. The South Atlantic States are all 

 below average, and the Gulf States, except Florida, are above. Arkansas 

 and Kentucky are above average; Tennesseeand West Virginia below. 

 Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois are below average, and all the other North- 

 •western States, on both sides of the Mississippi, are above. California 

 is above average and Oregon below. 



Clover. — This crop is nearly average in the New England States, but 

 considerably below in the Middle and Southern States, except in 

 North Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas, which are above ; Texas shows 

 an excess of 23 per cent. In the remaining States the general condition 



