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blighting;"' "Blight attacking melons, cucumbers, tomatoes and 

 potatoes." 



August 22cl — "Corn on upland turning yellow;" ''Potatoes 

 promising, some blight;" "Potatoes good, only a little rot;" 

 "Potato rot threatened;'' "Heavy crop of plums; Japan varieties 

 rotting badly;" "Grapes rotting;" "Grapes rotting;" "A little 

 rot among early potatoes in low fields;" "Potatoes rotting;" 

 "Winter apples are dropping badly;" "Lima beans molding;" 

 "Potato rot not serious;" "Late tomatoes blighting some;" 

 "Blight among citrons spreads slowly;" "Mildew o!i lima l^eans 

 spreading;" "Tomato vines blighting." 



August 30th — "Potatoes rotting in places;" "Considerable 

 rot noticed in late potatoes;" "Potatoes are rotting in some 

 fields;" "Potatoes rotting;" "Potatoes are rotting in heavy 

 soils;" "Pbtato rot not serious;" "Apples are dropping from the 

 trees;" "Lima beans molding badly;" "Considerable rot in 

 potatoes reported;" "Late tomatoes and cabbage damaged by 

 rust." 



September 6th — "Some complaint of i>otato rot;" "Potatoes 

 begin to rot;" "Lima beans molding;" "Potatoes rotting badly;" 

 "Potato rot ver^^ bad;" "Potatoes rotting badly;" "Potatoes 

 rotting badly;" "Potatoes rotting badly on heavy soils;" "Pota- 

 toes rotting badly;" "Corn scalded in places." 



September 13th — "Potato digging progressing, some rot 

 noticed;" "Potatoes, a little rot in some fields;" "Potatoes rot- 

 ting badly in low fields;" "Apples dropping;" "Potatoes, some 

 rot;" "\Mnter apples continue dropping;" "Potato rot serious;" 

 "Potato digging progressing, some rot ;" "Digging white pota- 

 toes : only a little rot;" "A little rot in potatoes;" "Cabbage rot- 

 ting badly;" "Vine fruits and apples rotting badly." 



The crops mentioned in the preceding notes are here arranged 

 alphabetically, thus showing the number of times a given trouble 

 is given. The numerals in parenthesis indicate the times the 

 disease is reported upon that date. 



Apples — July 26th, blight. August 9th, blight. September 

 13th, rotting. 



Asparagus — August i6th, blight. 



Cabbage — August 30th, rust. 



Cueiimber — August i6th, blight. 



Citron — May loth, blight. 



Cherries — June 14th, rotting (2). July 5th. rotting. 



Corn — May 24th, rotting. May 31st, rotting, .\ugust 9th, 

 scald (2). August i6th, scald. September 6th, scald. 



