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June 23d — "Strawberries rotting on vines;" "Cherries rotting 

 badly;"' "Corn turning yellow;"' "Wheat ripening fast, but rusting." 



June 30tli— "Corn turning yellow ;" "Wheat badly curled ;" "Leaf 

 blight on apple trees and early tomatoes;" "Tomato blight observed 

 in some fields." 



July Tth — "Early tomatoes have blighted badly;" "Oats looks 

 badly, much scald and rust noticed;'' "Wheat somewhat crinkled." 



July 14th — "Fruit dropping badly.'' 



Juyl 21st— '-Pears affected with blight;" "Plums rotting badly;" 

 ^'Cantaloupes blight;" "Peaches poor and dropping;" "Late apples 

 dropping;" "Early peaches and plums rotting badly." 



August 4th — "Some fields of potatoes show blight and rot;" "Po- 

 tatoes show signs of rot in low places;" "Potatoes rotting badly in 

 low fields;" "Asparagus shows a little rust;" "In some fields the 

 potatoes are rotting;" "Grapes in unsprayed vineyards begin to 

 rot;" "Potatoes and summer apples abundant, but rot in former is 

 serious ;" "Some twdg blight." 



August 11th — "Potatoes are showing considerable blight;" "Po- 

 tatoes rotting;" "Grapes showing some rot;" "Plums rotting badly;" 

 "Some rot among p6tatoes;" "Potatoes rotting;" "Potatoes are rot- 

 ting ;" "Apples are dropping badly ;" "Late tomatoes begin to blight, 

 and the young watermelons are rotting on the vines;" "Much leaf- 

 blight;" "Potato rot prevalent in low places." 



August 18th — "Potatoes are rotting badly;" "Potatoes rotting 

 badly;" "Potatoes and grapes rotting badly;" "Cucumber and melon 

 vines blighted;" "Potatoes are rotting to some extent;'' "Peaches 

 rotting on the trees;" "Potatoes and corn scalding on low fields;" 

 "Potatoes beginning to rot;" "Potato rot increasing in some places;" 

 "Potatoes rotting badly in low fields;" "Lima beans are molding on 

 the vines;" "Tomatoes are rotting;" "Tomatoes are affected by 

 blight." 



August 2oth — "Melon, cucumber and pumpkin vines rotting on the 

 ground ;" "Potatoes rotting badly ;" "Plums rotting somewhat ;" 

 "Potatoes injured by blight;" "Potatoes rotting badly;" "Potatoes 

 rotting .badly;" "Some rot in potatoes;" "In some patches potato 

 vines are turning black;" "Potatoes, but little rot being noticed;" 

 "Potatoes, average yield, but rotting on low ground;" "Lima beans 

 molding;" "Potatoes rotted considerably;" "Lima beans rotting and 

 millet rusting;*' "Potatoes still rotting;" "Potatoes rotting con- 



