The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-19

ana the corn harvest promises TO be
equa s, as, as np me uesas,at'ons na n9
forty miles in breadth through the eastern part
OF this state, aud In portions OF that sucn de-
structlOn OF crops has Oeen total, but IN probably
lwu-thlrds Of Il only partial. Inc farmers whose
nelds nave been devastated are now busy plant.
that may be IN IN June, anu II the lccusts stay
away they expect 10 harvest fair yield. 1t -
point n commission TO study the habits or the
lOcusts; to ascertain whence they came rom and
where they have gone, ana obtain ull inlorma-
ton concerning them. IL - known tnat al the
locusts leaving TINS country were covered with
parasites. and IL Is believed thar the parasites
destroy them; Dut there ~ very general leeilhg
rnat TOO little Is known OF the pests. and that IL
Is the duty OF The government 10 appoint com
petenJ commission for the purpose Of studying
their naDits Senator ingalls, mas telegrapned 70
the secretary OF war asking him 10 direct tue
military aud signal oflcers througnout tue North
west 10 observe and report the movements oi the
locusts.
From rn- New LONDON Comm Telegram.l
We TINS morning took the hand or u friend VINO
has Just returned from the grassnopper region or
Kansas. Tnnking we would prefer hearing Of the
latest accomplishments or these active niue
creatures rom the lips OF one VINO has seen with
his own eyes, we made iiquiries. One Illustration
was sufficient. our lrlend has been boarding with
a farmer who last year sowed IA certain neld with
timothy. As tue ground hardened the grass
hopper planted ITS length and breadth with eggs.
Tnis season inc farmer sowed adjoining fields
with oats and wheat. And the grasshoppers came
10 time and went through ten acres OF oats, leay-
ing not Il stalk standing, IN something less tnan
three days. and then they went Tor that wheat
hoppers took It in at just one mouthiuL VINO
wants 10 30 10 Kansas
IRON the Glrard PA Cosmopolitel
The following letter received Dy lady
residing IN tais borough from her brother in
Kansas:-
None OF US nave been eaten by the grasshoppers,
although they have devoured all the other green
Things III my vicinity. nad ten DAYS ago one OF
finest vegetable and lrult gardens you or
ever saw. | nave good place now 10 make
garden, out that Is all. ON Friday, May %, they
nrn m nFAlV rad
Thousand strong. but lully three thousand million
strong at least multitude tnat ho mortal
land that was mostly covered with fruit,
such as raspberrles, biacKberries. Strawberries,
lett TO marx the spot where once they grew. Inc
grassnoppers were about one incn or one and q
quarter IN length, ana they came pouring in upon
me IN stream, nooding my place completely. l
Iried covering my strawberries aud various
shrubs anu MOWERS, but u was OF no avail. They
through almost everything except tin or
glass, and seemed only hungrler wnen they got
through / mao peas That were almost ready Tor
use potatoes as large as a rooln's egg beans tnag
now would have been ready Tor use, ana my
strawberries, one-fourtn OF an acre, just begin
ming 10 ripen, ana finer crop no man ever had.
Every tuing Is now LOOKING as though o nre had
swept over the place ana left lew stubs OF frult
trees standing, for they ate all the leaves OF the
trees ana have taken the bark too, from over fifty
OF them tnat will surely die; but the damage
they did my garaen Is but . drop In tue bucket to
what they did 10 the farmers IN this county.
D. H.
Prom the wniamsport Pa Gazette and Bull
lellDI
THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY BUSHELS CAUGHT IN
ONE DITCH.
The following Is an extract from private let
ter received by Professor James Eden, or this
city, from +. O. Marvin, OF Kansas Stale Univer-
sIty. Lawrence, Kan. 81 suppose y2u have
reau and re-read about our pets, the G. Hoppers,
Jrs But win tell you o story or Two maybe you
have not seen. Just out OF town i've three men,
who own three consecutive quarter sections,
making an entire 'front.' OF one and a hair miles.
They dug ditch tue whole length, ABOUT
foot wide and eighteen inches deep, ana
occasional pits oil larger dimensions. rms
was when hoppers were qule small. In
weeks time there hoped into that ditch from
when they did not hop out, only $50 bushels. Now,
by actual count, quart contains 1000 OF them.
Just think or the number In that ditcnl The men
saved their farms.
AT our back door we dug hole one foot by three
feet and one and q hal feel deep, ard stretched
some ola carpet to direct their jumps. In one
afternoon We caught hall bushel. Reports from
other parts OF the State are very favorable, and
think they are thinning out here. Many have
moultsd the last time ard are on the wing. the
little pests are a curious study, and mucn - zoe
learned OF them.