, 1875-05-14
THE GRASSHOPPERS.
Tlcy Arc Again Appearing in
Grcnt Numbers.
Apprehension and Dismay Among tho
Inhabitants Of tho Pest.Stricken
Distriots.
Portions OF Minnesota, Knnsns, and Me-
braska, Deing Again Eaten Up
by Them.
A Careful Roviow Of tho gituatiou--Will
the 'Hoppers Como East?

the 'Hoppers Come East?
ps.nfal reports coms 10 us from many sources con-
earning tbs reAppcarAnte nf tho grassoppers, and tho
lpprcllcuion daily gtoT1 stronger TINT those pess
viii agaln dsatfoy tbs crops in several secsona Of ao
WttL ...-...
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
Or. Frazey, WHO returned iast week from business
yat to southwestern Missouri, renorta to tho Bloux
CITY Journal ilIst Tho young grsashop1crs arc de-
yourIng everything green in tha. portion Of Missouri
named. Tho people arc al ran!e-ssticten Castie
md horses arc dying by Tho hundreds from gtarvn-
Hou. They Nnd nothing 10 cat, not even buds or
leaves the Trees In ths woods. Everything has been
es,en up by Tho pests. Merchants have refused 10
credit men, 1ho two years ago were considered
wealthy, ruined within tho past two years. and many
Of the msrchanta leaving that country with heir
Ssoda."
WESTERN EAREAs.
A lady writing from Western Kansas under date Of
Atril 10, aays: ~ srcnt tho day at tho farm last
Thuttdhyt and mover saw 20 many gra1sAorrcrs In
my life. They arc very s1nall,-not quarter Of An
inch long. Tho planks around Off flover-beds wcrc
tomretal1 covered with tho+ and It Impossible 10
walk without killing them. Mammals roaebn*hcs
ind ali tho pauts stripped Of evory leaf and not
tlalo Of grass Was Left The wheat Is completely ru
intd. A II that wcro not bad enough, tLs chincl.
bugs waiting for tho corn to coma up. Papa says
10 has 10 Acres l but he don't think hs will plant any
more Il u too d1scouragfnE."
ST. JOSEPH, MO.
Kr. o. ". Tlskina and alr. Ebbrcy who havt Just
returned from Missouri, ea.c that Ia the neghbor-
hood Of ST. Joe mllliona OF grasAhoppcrs hate male
thsr appearance, and ara eating up everything. Mt.
I1skina 1sys tlsy now large ~ horte'h5. md
quito spry. In walking IN tho elda hundreds Of tlem
rose before him and thick wcre they That, by
sreop!ne hts hand through the air. ho could get IA
many - hfty At single graft. This report Il con-
hsned By Mr. Ebhrey, who nays that In aome sections
hs vt.ed. ths hopper pcsta have already derourcd
's'r' sF''a hns* ,,,rnr,or..
IT,: s. rau re-; ssnt oI , a.fspo5seE POT specially 70
1 nsn. 81 Rs M a.. aa at spef m 81
rays; I'm Minnesota 40 fsr - can be .secssained,
he ,stn dsesns sfes Z nov confined TO- poTtiOas
lies, but ills eggs aro found a. far eaat Goodhuo
County N sueh quantities y TO cause serGus ;ptse.
eent farmer residing il Nieolst Township, sver..
10 be discovered in s.ionlsing numbers IN localities,
but thas the arger rroportion of thoso deposited IN
eau.ea But few sro found In ho e'lsis.isd a.ida
vhio tho Implanted atrips adjacent to tbs fencea
. s s Il 1s hebea eh ss .s d. s S .sng L
ID upon avery knoll and dsatructIon and van. sesin
ssourgo the oeu.t q tho plains. Iii: Iuges, uka lilo
majority of farmers Ia his nsinags, dos. not permit
viii epsats ssau. anu 70 ~ s, sauas S a1ten IL
states that tha habit Of tho locust IL 10 gather fiji
q s'sains sna Il plan q i % !.
10 spread straw Ia such spos and after tie nuoct has
s. a su. s s ssr. \" i e
swaye Of his torch. These who ha'o given tho matter
attention are di.,oaed to believe thst this plan Will
loetton than thu Msnhons aysen Of digging trenches
md crushing tho "herdod suarms by tie nean4 OF
rollers adapted 10 the purpose. III.
AMI. Audrsw Nelson, very sueeeaatuI farmer, now
reatd!n9 1t st. Peter but tbs OF valuable tract
yer3 nnasrous IL lie Vicinity Il liz isrns, hut they
have not ruptsd their eontonts, and there Is Iossi-
a Viii. H. Fsop.
disposed to TX so'rhas gloomy ,iew q 10 pro..
sIrndns eors .nd be
xhsat In tho hope that this later maturity Of lis crop
na.y eaIry !. oeyynd The reach of tie destEoyess.
thu limits Of tt,a city, millions Of tho insecta hava
mnergsd from ths coooons which havs shielded thstn
"Tha nou. Q. 7. brown. formerly Surveyor 6cuesa1,
speaking from personal and csEefn observation. ns.es
that tbs sggs sre 70 b. found n countleas numbers in
Tho woods Ereehing from st. Potter 10 Janesvile, Wa-
tscA County. dl.snea Of about sghtcsn rnites, anl
s1estsr .1tant h. s i tie mors sieliuk md pat
earth Il distance from tho bs4nga OK wLses foot.
falls of animals aud mankind.
NORTHWESTERN IOWA.
Tho fdrmsrs' linton 1esrns that In Northweltetn
Iowa, er.sshoprsrn ass hatehng IN milous, wile III
ALoNa THE MINNESOTA AND pLur EARTH HlvEna,
Ths Morthinston tAinn) Adeane< tsys: 4. for .hls
Immediate section tatrb IL probably not pint Of Er&Eq.
hopper eggs In Nobcs County, hut, s1onH tha Eunnc
1ota and bus Earth nyess, cRea lays bean dspositsa
Md tho pestt are hAtehinR. These young gtsAAhop-
Pers will feed on ths growing cFops dung consI1srn
bio damage fok sght Or ton woeks, and Will than 1y
AwaJ.n
AANKAIo, NINN.
Ate(egTAn from MAnkato. Man., zAya: "Thc cold
Neathor Of ha pAat weak has destroyed The grassho
Ptrs 10 soms s1tout. knd Ill In hops that We VIII
aA7o no trouble from thess pests this asason+"
MISSOURI.
=. Ths 81. Louis Republican cont.ns tho following
"We hAva reports ot tho grxashotrsrs In yarioIls
parts Of this Btats. Tbs Henry County Democrat sayl
that opening hotbetl In Clinton list week not tsl
than 600 Of the enorprstng little insects manifested
their ptcssnea bJ jumping Around In rudlmeutary
sefy suggestive way and learn that they hAvt
been aeea coming out OF flower kept al Winter IN
TIT house u far sast - Lev!s County, tue l1sslE
sppi Tho farmers do not tee entirely oasy about thu
hoppers,' though some OF them Argue that they vii
travel Missouri beforo tho crops conadesab!,
advanced, and sxpeud thtlr forcs tic BtAtsa sai
u ua."
SOUTHERN KAAAAs.
. 4 gentleman writing from souhtrn KanEns, &ayt
fear this Gtate will bo Agaln BcoLrHpi by ths ETAbp
hoppsfs Indeed In many placss. svtry green thipg
8ouTHwEsrEnN NEnuABxA,
Another report rays: "BouthHestern Eebsask
will again be destroyed, AIonu tie Valley nl tie Ito
publican millions Of young grasshoppota hays 1nnd
their Aprcsrancs hnd nill!ons yot III tbs gtuunu
coma out. This II too bad Aftor The long aud patton
work Of tho Stats Aid 6octoy. fear al tloir laho
will b lost Our farmers had grea deal Of asod san
thsnn, snA planted good Csola, oily, " " d. sal,
toad our Egyptian iosa.n
INTERESTING LAWSUIT.