The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-22

they take better care Of their potatoes and plant
more Of them than they would II the bugs wero
not as plenty. phey are not going 70 plant My
late potatoes, The bugs are llr more plenty this
year than last Many farmers DO not use any
thing Ike Paris green 10 destroy them, but knock
them OIL and burn them. IN other sections
mixture Of Paris green aud plaster or WOOD ashes
is used with some effect upon The bugs.
JUNIArA.
Prospects for yield are much better than last
year. The bugs nave not Unused the plant so
far very much. They are plentiful but are not
increasing any more now. Farmers, as a general
thing all plant late potatoes The farmers in this
county have Learned how to XIII the bugs, and iori
that reason they wi. not DO half the injury this
season that they did last.
LANCASTER.
This IL another great market gardening county,
anu the condition Or the potato crop here Is a mat
ter OF great Importance. The lul aavces we have
received make il certain that only nal crop VIII
be raised In some sections account OF the bugs,
whlch abound to very great extent. SO plentl-
ful are they that many farmers refuse TO plans
lac potatoes. tearing that they will all be de-
stroyed. The full grown bugs are being Killed, ous
their eggs remain, and the second brood VIII DO
the most damage At Marietta gentleman
stated
Fully one-third less have been planted this
season than last. THIS. with drought and want Oh
In the use Of remedies Tor the bugs win re-
duce the yield 10 one.neli an average CROP Lttls
real injury mas been dono yet but the Young brood
Is Just appearing. The beetles are tea times a.
numerous as IN any previous year.. This - the
fourth season for tae bugs mere. Late potatoes
are being planted only Ia a small way, wltn the
only hope Tor me OF the crop is the thorough
application 81 Paris green. II this y neglected. ~
We fear Il Viii IN many cases, tue crop VIII %
much under our estimate.
In many sections the dry weather is said to be
doing more harm than the bugs.
In tie vicinity OF Aaamstown the prospects Oh
the potato yield are about half a crop. The bugs
are very numerous and hIely to injure the crop
to mat extent. Very few farmers viii plant late
potatoes
The omens good, comparing favorably WITH
last year. Ihe beetles nave not injured the plants
to any great extent The bugs are decreasing
since the recent rains. People do not make
business or raising potatoes in this market. There
is q home market Tor all they produce.
LEBANON
Only hair a crop can be expected from Lebanon
The bugs are not increasing very rapidly, but have
already done much damage. Not many late posa.
toes nave been planted.
LEHIGH.
The prospects % the potato crop in general ara
good and viii compare lavoraDly with last years.
crop, Judging from present indications. The
potato bugs are very numerous but have not
injured the plant any thus fur, and are rather de-
creasing than increasing There is no need Of
planting a later crop. The exceeding dry weather.
IN this nelGhborhood VIII have more eject on the
potatoes than the bug; however they have not
as yet suffered materially from even that.
LUzERSE.
Not so large crop has been planted this year
as last. From the late spring, planting was late,
but with favorable season an average crop
could be produced. The bugs have within week
made their appearance, as yet only in isolated
places, only here ana there field being infested
BY them.
In the eastern portion the area planted this
year is nifty per cent more tnan last year. The
bugs are very numerous. they 10 not cat The
stalks but deposit their eggs the under side or
the Leaf.
The bug put n an early appearance, and has
done considerable damage, but the young insects.
just haIcalng out Will probably 40 more. one
ntn less land in potatoes this year than last,
AMI the crop Will be proporttonaIely shorter.
MERCER.
From Mercer county better repor. has been
received than almost any other Unless the bug
aptears later In the season there win be less
damage mere han In tue other sections Of tina
State.
The potato prospect in Miffiin has : better out
look than was expected, and unless tile ougs be-
come worse yield WIN be better than last year.
The Dugs nave not yet done muca injury. though
isryn Few late potatoes win be planted. The yied
IN THIS county may be nall crop, tue plant being
I less tnan usual
The prospects Tor potatoes are very poor. There
viii not, At present indca ions, DC half CROP
The bugs are numerous and greatly Increasing
They have not vet mucn Injured the potato, rs &c
TINS season. Inc plants are lull OF bugs aud eggs.
MONF6oGERY.
Throughout this county the bugs sire very
and ~ IN