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swedes in Norfolk and SuflEblk at Michaelmas valuations, the greatest 
part of the Gorton crop was entirely destroyed, while the remainder, 
(with the exception of one piece which was sown very early, and 
appeared to have been too forward for the caterpillar to attack) 
cannot be more than one-third of a full crop under the most favour- 
able circumstances. While the Whitlingham crop, being attacked 
about three weeks later than Gorton, the heavy rains coming at the 
same time, washing in a good dressing of nitrate of soda and salt, 
appears to have at once stopped the ravages of the pest, but not 
before they had checked the growth of the plants, so that under the 
most favourable circumstances there cannot be much more than half 
a crop." — G. T. 
Cheshire. — Near Sandbach. Estimate of loss per acre 10^. — S. S. 
Lancashire. — Lytham. Three statute acres have been rendered 
quite useless. — T. F. 
Ncn-thumherland. — -"In some cases in the district round Bam- 
borough the loss is the whole crop gone. I can hardly tell yet 
what loss I have sustained in my turnips, as I hope they are coming 
round."— J. B. S. 
" Thirty acres of turnips and swedes affected to the average 
amount of ol. per acre." — F. W. 
" I have suffered no loss as I took means to remove the cater- 
pillars before they had time to do any damage, except making 
holes in the leaves in some parts of the held." — AV. P. 
Scotland. 
Fifeshire. — "Evidences of the ravages of the caterpillar may be 
seen at least six miles inland, and I should estimate that from a 
third to a half of the crop had been destroyed." — A. B. 
" Grops which were far on have suffered very little, while those 
which were later in the same district, and even on the same farm, 
have been almost, and sometimes totally, destroyed ; so that an 
estimate of loss is at the preseiit time impossible. A 43-acre field 
of swedes of mine looked miserable about the end of July, but now, 
having been top-dressed with nitrate, and pushed on by moisture 
and heat, it is looking, except in a few spots which were badly 
bitten, a very fine crop." — J. A. B. 
" Gannot give an estimate of my loss further than to say that it 
has made my crop, where affected, four weeks later ; but on a farm 
in this neighbourhood " (East Neuk of Fife) " one-third of the crop is 
almost destroyed and part ploughed up, and the other two thirds 
are much affected." — J. D. 
Fifeshire. — Estimate of amount of loss about one-fifth [report 
applies to the north of Fife — E. A. O.]. "Turnips have improved very 
much of late, and it is difficult to estimate the loss, as so much depends 
on the future, and whether or not we have early frosts. Land in the 
highest condition and properly cultivated has suffered least." — D. G. 
" It is only in certain farms where whole fields have been 
destroyed, and in the majority of farms in the east of Fife the 
