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or slightly above. The following notes from our statistical correspond- 
ence illustrate the local variations of condition : 
MaiIne.— Piscataquis: Decreased acreage. Cumberland: Promising. 
New Yorx.—Albany: Look well; but the beetles are here. JVestchester : Many acres 
ruined by the beetle. Dutchess: Injured by the beetle. Olsego: Overrun with beetles. 
Genesee: Diminished acreage, owing to low prices. Saratoga: Less acreage through 
fear of the beetle; the crop badly injured by it in some localities. Columbia: Being 
injured by the beetle to some extent. Orange: The prospect materially affected by 
the ravages of the beetle. Suffolk: The beetle ravaging the crop. Yates: Doing 
nicely, except where taken by the beetle. ings: Mach injured by the beetle. Rich- 
land: The beetle would destroy all if let alone. 
New JERSEY.—Gloucestey: Greatly injured by drought. Susser: About half the 
acreage of last year; will be a good crop where the beetle has been fought with Paris 
green. JWJarren: Look well where the beetle has been kept off. 
PENNSYLVANIA.—Cameron: Look well. Clearfield: Small acreage, but look well. 
Indiana: Excellent. Bucks: Acreage decreased 25 per cent. on account of the beetle, 
and that will shorten the crop planted. Delaware: Show well. Union: Promise of a 
good crop. 
MaryLanp.—Howard: Small acreage on account of the beetle. Chesterfield: Early 
Rose very fine in size and quality. Baltimore: Indications of a fine crop. 
ViIRGINIA.—Orange: Early will be very short owing to drought. Llizabeth City: 
Early turn out better than last year, and command a better price. 
Nort Caroiina.—RHertford : Excellent. Caldwell: Injured by excessive rains. 
SoutH CaRroLina.—Colleton: Never better. 
GEORGIA.—Hancock: Very fine. Haralson: Two weeks late, but looking well. Jef- 
ferson: Unusually large and good crop. JlcDuffie: A dry May and wet June have been 
the life of the crop. Walton: Good. 
FLoripsa.—Jackson: Short. Gadsden: The acreage was increased fully 300 per cent., 
but the condition is 25 per cent. below average. 
ALABAMA.—Lauderdale: A good crop; all made. 
Mississrpp1.—Perry: Better than last year 10 per cent. 
Texas.— Harrison: Doubling our crop. Upshur: Better than last year. Burleson: 
Cut short by drought in April and May. 
TENNESSEE.—Gibson: Come up badly ; too much wet weather. Zoudon: Extra fine. 
Polk: Excellent. Greene: Very promising. 
WEST VIRGINIA.—Grant: The old black-striped potato-beetle has again appeared in 
large numbers. Monroe: Fine. Wetzel; Materially injured by dry weather. 
Kentucky.— Lewis: Short, owing to dry weather. 
Ou10.—dAdams: Look well. Portage: Promise to be plenty as last year. Washing- 
ton: A large crop planted; look well. Defiance: Damaged by excessive rains. 
Lucas: Bugs and weeds are thriving better than potatoes. 
MIcHIGAN.—Ottawa: Too much rain. Muskegon: Suffering on heavy lands from ex- 
cessive rains. 
Inp1aNnA.—Clarke: Very good. Madison: Look well. 
Kansas.—Lyon: Rotting. Montgomery: Acreage, 338. Reno: Extra good. 
NEBRASKA.—Antelope: Toodry. Dodge: Doing well. 
OREGON.—Clachamas : Considerably injured by late rains, and very backward. 
Utau.—Kane: All early potatoes were cut down by the frost of May 17. 
‘DaxorTa.—Buffalo: Suttering from drought and ravages of the beetle. 
SWEET-POTATOES. 
In nearly all the States reporting this crop the acreage has been in 
creased, while in the others the decline has been but small. The larg- 
est increase, 14 per cent., is noted in Georgia and Kansas, and the great- 
est decline, 9 per cent., in Ohio. Pennsylvania has fallen off 1 per cent. 
and Indiana 2 per cent. All the other States show a decided increase, 
making a net increase on the whole of about 6 percent. The condition 
of the crop is above average on the whole, but the range of variation 
is very narrow. The maximum, 109, is in Texas, and the minimum, 94, 
in Louisiana. The large-producing States are all full average, or a lit- 
tle above, while the deficiencies of the few low-average States are very 
small. The present indications point to a very fair crop in all States 
where this plant is grown. 
