98 REPORT OF THE BOTANIST OF THE 
dered cultivation. arly varieties blighted and rotted badly dur- 
ing the latter part of July, making it necessary to dig and market 
them at once. Late potatoes became quite generally affected with 
late blight during the last week in July and the first week in 
August, and many fields were entirely dead by September 1. 
During August and September the weather was drier than in 
July and much less favorable to blight. In fact, after about 
August 10 the weather was such that it is unlikely that blight 
would have done any appreciable damage had it not been that 
the fields were already thoroughly seeded with the disease. As 
it was, the foliage of all unsprayed potatoes was considerably in- 
jured by late blight, but there was only a slight amount of rot 
found among the tubers at digging time. 
From all sections, except Long Island, small yields were re- 
ported. In the vicinity of Geneva yields as high as 100 bushels 
per acre were rare. From 50 to 75 bushels per acre were the 
common yields, while yields as low as 25 bushels per acre were 
frequently reported and occasionally fields were found’ not worth 
digging. 
In the central and western portions of the State it appears that 
late blight and “bugs” were practically the only troubles of 
potato foliage. There was no early blight, and flea-beetles did 
only slight damage late in the season. In some sections “ bugs ” 
were reported unusually troublesome. Many farmers found it. 
almost impossible to kill them with paris green in water. Some 
used it at the rate of two or three pounds to 50 gallons of water, 
making two or three applications; and even then the bugs did 
much damage. Such heavy applications of paris green are likely 
to have injured the foliage unless lime water was used with it. 
On Long Island, particularly in the eastern portion, the potato 
crop was unusually heavy. In the western portion there was a 
little blight and rot, while in the eastern portion there was no late 
blight worth mentioning, very little early blight, and “ bugs” 
were about as troublesome as usual. Flea-beetles and tip burn 
did some damage. Yields of 3800 bushels per acre were very 
common, while yields of 350 to 400 bushels per acre were occa- 
sionally reported. 
