, 1875-07-06
The Enormous Numbers Of tho Locusts, and
tho Speedy and Complete ilaroc
that They Wrought.
Farmers RepIanting Third or Fourth
Time, with Prospects Of Yet Se-
curing a'Fair Crop.
No Actual Suffering Resultant
from tho I'laguc.
Splendid Crop.Prospeots Outside tho
drasshopper.Rcgion.


From Our 0rn Cor7sspos,dfnt.
Arcnrsov. Kau., July 2,--Dcguning At tho
north, In Nebraska, few miles south OF the
Junction Of tho South Platte With tho Missouri,
Aud'th Iowa, on the eaat shoro Of tho Missouri,
opposite aud littlo below tho mouth Of tho
South Platte, tho grasBloppor-district extends
southwhrd, following tho course Of tic river, to
&lo western part OF Hay County Missouri wienco
1t reachoa south to tho 1owar portion Of Vernon
County, Missouri and Of bourbon County,
Kansas. Its extreme length is about $50 miles,
and iss groatost width about 1Go mos. Wero
# reduced to nh exact paralIologram, its d.
uensions would bo in tho ucig1borlooa OF 85
ly 210 miles,-
NEARLY TwESTr THOUSAND SQUARE NILES.
It comprises, in Nebraska, tho Counties Of
Otoe, johnson, Nenlala, paWnce, and Ichard-
aon. and portions Of Casa aud Gage; in Iowa,
Fremont County, and portions Of rago md Tay-
lor; in Missouri, the Countios OF Atchison,
Nodaway. Holt. Do kalb, Andrew. Duchanan'
Clinton, Caldwell, Ilnttc, Clay. Nhy, jackson. La
1nyottc' cass' Johhsoh' batcs, vernon anu part
Of Iepry; In kansas, tho Counttoa OF Doni-
phan, Brown, Atclson, Jefferson, LcaVon"orth,
Douglas, johnson, Miami, Franklin, Linn, Batos,
and Bourbon. In homo OF tho countica
bordering tho gTaashopper-dsttlct but email
strips woso devastated BY tho 'hoPpnrs, and the
damage, comparatively spoak1hg' Was t'lnthg.
But, within she region ailulcatoa' from oho-ha'f
TO thfce tho ent'fo growing Ssops "ofo
dostroyoa; "nllo' III sao aa)acoat olss1lcss' an
aga no. 1eSo tAah hh'! III R1eas was ua'eu over
py TUG Aoppe1h III tnoI o&cu1a'ohs' Nhat neVo
net'6nnsea aa tao osfassnop3'ot-aaetf'st u tnas IN
WHICH ...... .......
r,, H., IT,. 4sa ,a.',-a;a s .D' - .,, ,..n
ahoro mas boch no ancu1s1on OF them into
cfthct OF tho statcs this ycat. from tho Far
,,sa ,,no ,ron, tin,o - t,~oo to,anr.n,,.a 49,,
.Ias,.,. a,I .'o1n ato. -. a.a1 'ua
WHICH haso pcon eo"a'a'ea a. n5i"g ~
ness and 175 miles wlao by $50 in lonrtb,"
f,otchc, her; from epgs ,cooeI,ca }v lin ,honncra
.-,,,.1, i.st ,,a.. .,,s ro,nn rss.,, ,,,,,a ~.
'"e s' on"n n'.,.., o41 "5o"nHs' ~
6oia' ana Montana uonn!!aaH tue numbers
estimated: and tucro are many poop1e--poysoif
among ia nnmhor-,h, n,a7,o,.,,,,o,,: - T.,
ta.a'I6 tno ~ .ue1"aaious Us ~
tho clouds Of grasahoppera Milling tue air frorl
a height ot quarter to ona and thrae-auastcrs
4uilca. md aro yct iucrelntoun M to thu nowcr
~ tho ,bnnn,ra y, rIso ~ to i, tte, ,,o,r,,t 1,ut
woovo, trnycrses ~ tns ,orion viii be ast,,taJ s
+hat they must have srefnsd forth IN namSsls aa
EXCEPT ny TUE aquAnr MILE.
Corn-he1aa atripped haru, not oulS once, but.
after repl4ting, twleo ind tl,ylco; wlleat-aelda
win but Tho yellow stuID'o lott: orchards with
tho bark stripped Oh tho sot1nE limbs, TIL theao
arc hare as polished bone; bluo-grass meadows
ms destitute Of grass as in November; tho young
trcea ID fult-Iroe nurseries lasled almos: to tho
ssouoo' aeofo-so"a II l!ke coho!!len !; aud tue
very Weet!b: except tho mlik:wecd, cropped OF
ehort,-Ench Is tito aBrcet Of tho country
throughout this entire district. After seoluc
tha nno you'd In ,,rc,,nro,, Il ,,;,,o III anst =.
~ "oa.a W ~ sl'o 'u'l esc's 10
.ne iune!i"ahpAisu'aouuuso6 reporEs aoont tho
' hoppess having literally covered tho ground for
hundreds OF eauarQ miles,
/ Fo.rr,a. T.. ~ 49,.
M what ,,,d boon ,.,'nst an1,,r on9"co ~
"A,". No., ..au .soa nasas-notu o. aoont "