, 1875-06-05
The Rocky Mountain Locust-..How It
Differs from tho Red.1egged
Locust Of Illinois.
Destroying The Pest, and Planting After
1t Leases..-lyl,at Garden.Crops
Nay Hc Raised.
The Nebraska Horticultural Society and
What 1t Is Doing.
Experimental Horticulture.--Herm
ically-Sealed Butter.

Please aay whether they hro graashoppera or
loeusss."
IAer sro locusta aud tl,n insoct which is nliB-
named iocuht Ia not y locust, but a eitA4o.
Tho Ksnsa1 hcourgo Vas called =" Hateful"
gEasshopper by The lase sir. Walsh. from its
Latn natus, Sprtf1s-tlcspited; not bcch1se he
did not know it vaB locust, but prohabiy bo~
cauao ho VIA writing to bling this scourgo into
notice In such mao:,ts W. would 10 easily I'LL
derhtood by tAe cosnt1oh mind. Il IL described
by him, III his first Illinois report. correctly. ~
totopfcnus Sprttus. Il ia Of tito order Orfhop-
hrd. and family Acrtd.d,r, mr. according to Weat-
wood Locts:ptr. 1t very nearly resembles Ctr
colu1uon rea-iegged locuRta. CoIop!e1sns Feaamr
I'htrmnt, one OF the most comtaun Of Cur 60
called gtasshonpors.
There IL lous-!ogsed. lonx.horned, and
green tribe OF insects TINT mar properly be called
grasshopperA. T4eso str,duistt, or make their
calls BY means OF their wsngH. THEY mover ron-
srecate in Bwarmy, nnd the fomals ia provided
With nclmitar. shaped oripossor. The hee-ln-
h1bitng species OF this group Arc called katy
dds.
Tho sruo locusts, on tho othes hand, have
thost antenna and str;duiato by tnennb Of ths.r
stout htnd legs or horperh.
Tho locnAt that ia now committing such raw
ages-yoEy properly called by pr. Riley. state
Entomo!oclgs Of Missouri. the Rocky Mountain
focust-.lB blunt st the extremity. Tho mus of
the female ia provided WITH tno puir Of horny
yalres, with which sho is enabled 10 work IN
opening In tho coil when tend7 10 deposit her
eggH,
Our most common Illinois species OF focuHt In
the retl-lesged VARIETY aud hes often been 1nts-
TAKEN for The Hocky-nouutein loeuat. Although
Gietsuc:, It Is found own IN the Rocky Noun
sains, and FROM tLero to tho Atlantic. It in de-
scribed By Mr. Cyrus Thotnas, cur prcaent Sta:o
En.omolos'st, III Vol. s. y. 45l, Traussction.
Illinois state Agricultural Society, ls folows:
Stn;tel c9or ttx .s,l:';h,osn " Asist .e'
aud thoeax, nud ollH 5ai!owshh Has un each d!e Of
tlr tp.l,, henvath tho WINS. The slytra marked
terror tiba, the ahank, khi1 4ss, red, with ltk
Fp.uas. The Wings Transparent, r4la-ycuo~iah 8.
tue ba.- length. from tlrr'-fos'Ehs VI NH tncll.
In WON OF tho fear that the Rocky -Aoan.sin
locust will tench thu country east OF tbs M,sss-
sippi tus presont scason,-ro do mot believe 1t
will, ut least not in fit state to propagate it's
sreciea,-ws appoud the very caro!ul description
IT Dr. Riley 10 hia seventh {tstj Missouri TO-
psrs He eays:
IL auts variable, .ao .he deaA specimens convey =
very imperfect ide4 Of slA living coors which thus
EFSn Ill IEy l0Sf1 L&ACu Ill IAE AS'2+
inou specimens yo!loaish wh!te beneath Kaeous
{ata-g a. duli Hrc<n, eanxng 70 g1ay, as1o.. sho
salon aA' OF ta H. boay,. N md eS ' The f1os u
thora1; pals beneath, ar lnss 1uish Abovs and
natke with blacs Especially towards lbe base IN tho
is essns 70 sna Ss
ettrt tt ,aljowish Or btownt:h rhade 4 Tho
treen tms at base aro transparent and eooress with
t!s v.tn. brown Tho front aud t!ale ltxs aro yc;-
es nd an H.. sss sPa n
fnif Of tbs intit, Will four brn4a blaci CT dusky
marks on the upper sist1.h; tstnsn,l ,1, one e.
coraire<l WITH hlack spines; 1as fret soncwhAt
ps1er with black c!awt: autnne thuFus rae yellow:
iseh IN she des s1sseas nc iii .asss e1ot. h.
more tl!pRs aud yolow pApi snd front ieEa III
tnns specimen" Hinged with red a. blue E1nd tshla
sometimes 5eu0wAh tnsts1d Of rcd ESPECIALLY In tho
middle.
The nhles vary In lcugsh. according 10 the
very complete tableA Of actua! measurement by
tho samo nutAor, from LILO to l.s3 inches and
the females from LIE to 1.53 inches.
TIE PRACTICAL QUESTION OCCURS,
What Ia to DO louc IN sIe regions devastated
by this locust-scourgo now for the second year7
II they ret 1!ngs and fly hny TINS in juno,
plant corn.
In 1869. In Central IIiuois,-tAe scseou whom
~. ,,,,tsr do,,no, ,r;, nj, ~, ~ ,,..rt,
tAa@ country waA oeluEeo "''n '"'n ap 10 nea!'S
tho 1at OF Ju's. aud When many OF tho
farmers did not make corn enough 10 feed
their tenme.-wa re,Isptcd $50 actcs carly tu
Jnlv, md. tho autumn belpg la,o, vere en.bled
.u's' NV wv sa'"u "".S ~. sAsG4.4 800,
TO cut tae crop III season' ho LUG eo1a ~sA 1aU'y
sased. and yielded sn aysEaEe Of IS buahels per
acro
Sow corn for fodder: 1t tho rate OF buAhola
ner ncre t,r,on freslIy.p .ptowod ground: or In
driila 90 incues apart. ~ Tho ratio OF packs por
aero. On clean ground, rolled. sow broadcast, $
bushels Per acre and pow tightly III. It may be
,nt with . strong mowlng.mAcaine. and good
tsddrr will Assst greatly in making It into fodder
spread OCCASIONALLY uhttl dry. aud tlen stack iu
narrow, ventilated r1cks. At all events, DO not
allow your land to grow up to woods. II you
keep tho land c!oan. tho falow will It least
assist 5ou next year to mails up the losses Of