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


green diluted with water and applied ny means OF
watering pots win excellent erect, and report
that the bugs have not injured their crops, when
now promise to equal II not surpass last years.
BLAIR.
Not much injury has been done yet Systematic
Efforts are made to keep them down, and farmers
are awake 10 tho necessity for action. All the
farmers plant late potatoes, ana the second crop
VIII be the best IL Is predicted, in some quarters
BRADFORD.
The crop win be late, ana IL is early TO predict
the result. The bugs are not in force enou1h to
do much damage yet, ana the injury they have
done win not prevent the crop being as large as
usual The season Is later than usual and farmers
win plant for a late crop. One farmer wrltes:-I
nave found but one bug in my patch.o
a despatch from Sylvana says:-"It is toe early
in the season TO give an accurate estimate Of the
weld. From ali | can learn the bugs hereabouts
are not increasing. The tendency among farmers
is to plant early, because the bugs are more
troublesome late IN the summer. ON some farms
where bugs were very plentiful last year none
have put in an appearance yet" In tae heigh-
borhoud OF Nysox the bugs are beginning TO DC
very destructive.
BUTLER
Very few bugs have been seen as yet-not 80
many as last year-and there mas NOS been mucn
however that Is feared that the bugs are NOT ~
their worst
BUCKS.
The accounts from this county vary so greatly
that it IS Impossible predlcs what the crop VIII
amount TO. All reports agree that the Dug mas
made It's appearance In iull force aud that the
farmers are taxed to tue utmost TO preserve ther
crops from It's ravages. All the remedies prac-
ticed IN other localities are made use OF here, but
Inn
backward that farmers are not able TO pronounce
their opinions but the general Impression Is that
ine average crop OF the county will closely ap-
proximate that OF last year.
CAMERON.
A despatch from Driitwood says:-"rhe potato
bug Il here in large numbers. Potatoes ana all
crops are late tins season. DO not believe there
will be any late planting. Last year the iuoers
we're excellent where saved from the rayages or
the bug. The crop IS not all above ground very
difficult TO say how the crop will turn out at TINS
early day. our farmers win use more Paris green
this year than last. Last season they were afraid
OF tn
Farmers realize that persistent applications or
PARIS green when the insects are small, or pick
ing by hand il they have been allowed 10 grow,
are the only available remedies. The supply OF
potatoes from this county VIII be larger than
usual PROBABLY, even should the yield be smaller,
because many more acres have been planted than
usual, ana the miners strike viii make prices
cheaper. Picking the bugs by hand seems the
only available remedy
CAMBRIA.
The bugs are not very plentiful as yet, ana no
serious injury to the plants has been reported.
ON the whole the crop is looked forward 20 as
being larger than In 1874. great many late po-
tatoes have been planted.
CENTRE.
At Boosburg and vicinity the vines are in o
prosperous condition ana LOOK better than at the
same time last year. The bugs are increasing on
some farms and decreasing on others. There are
more potatoes planted here than usual and the
farmers are putting in for a late crop. Paris
green Is very freely used. In other parts OF the
county there is largo increase OF tho
insect and some patches have been en-
trely destroyed, the tender plants, how
ing been eaten or as soon as they appeared above
ground. In these thicKly infested sections no
satisfactory remedy has been found. At wood
ward the people are determined 10 fight It out
on the potato vines II IL takes all summer. At
Belleionte there is also much increase in the
pests.
CHESTER.
In TITS rich section, which largely supplies the
markets OF Philadelphia, the bugs have been
found this year TO have increased over last In the
proportion OF a thousand TO one. As yeI how.
ever, they have not eaten the plants much in
some sections, while in others they have a.
most destroyed the young vines deter
mined effort is being made to Kill the bugs
by hand picking and Paris green diluted in
water and sprlnkled over the vines. Altogether
the crop will be about equal 20 last year,
winch was then considered small one. Many
are planting sweet potatoes instead OF white.
which the bugs DO not attack. Not many late
potatoes win be planted.
A despatch rom Unionvllle says
the prospects Tor good potato crop are natter
ing. Pernaps not quite so many planted as last
year. Tue potato Dug has not injured the plants
very much up TO this date as the eggs are not yet
natched, anu there Is nothing but the mature
beetle (wAcn lay in the ground all wlnterl prey.
ing on the vines. Inc bugs this year, compared
he oar has been 30 rapid That the farmers nave
nearly all abandoned the idea OF picking the pug
by hand ana are generally resorting 10 Paris
the green TO fifteen or twenty parts Of hour.
A despatch from PhGnlxvllle reports that along
toe Pickering valley the bugs while numerous
"a last year, are not SO destructive. Upon their
appearance they were gathered ana burned by
the farmers. The prospects Of full crop are very
favorable.
despatch from Kennel Square says that It Il
rather early 10 gave a correct OPINION a. TO YIELD
but that tue crop plahted VIII BOt feaCh more
than nalf OF last years. acreage. Notwlthstand-
ing an extensive use or Paris green, the bugs are
decidedly on the increase. There will be very few
late petatocs planted. AS the bugs 10 not DIS
tur0 sweet potatoes farmers are planting largely
OF them.
At New London the bug has not done much
damage as Jet, although they are quite numerous.
the farmers are using Paris green very generally,
Az West Chester the fear OF the bugs has caused
much less ground to be planted with potatoes
than usual The bugs are very numerous; but It
IS almost too early to form an opinion as 10 tue
extent OF the crop.
the bug Is reported at Gum Tree to be as
numerous as last year. the farmers expect 10
have an average crop Of early potatoes pat fears
are expressed that the late crop viii Dc. in great
measure, destroyed:-
despatch from Pennlngtonville says
The prospect IN this section will compare favor.
ably with last year, although the cry, cold season
has Aad o tendency to inlure growth. The potato