The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-06
NEXT YEARS CHANCES.

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G assiopper eggs have already been
deposited in Watonwan, Cottonwood,
Murray, and in several townships Of
MOBILES and Jackson counties. This is,
naturally enough, one of the most dis
couragihg features of the present visi-
tatiQn. But if we save the larger por-
ton of the crop in Jackson and Mobiles,
and half crop in Cottonwood and
Watonwan, (half a crop being the es-
innate OF reliable men from those coun-
ties and from which the grasslloppers
are now nearly all gone, we think there
is no ground for encouragement. Let
lis see, what can he said Oh the ''brght
side:''
l. Entomologists claim that the Sec
ond hatch will not mature. The grass
hoppers now laying their eggs, were
Matched in Blue Earth and other coun-
ties Of this State. They are small and
evidently Il degenerate race. There is
good reason to believe that the great
body of the hatch next year will not
have vitality enough to live, even if the
eggs hatch.
2. But should this be all theory, and
should the hatch survive, what is to be
done? Then, of course, the people
must fight them. Crops have been saw
ed for ages in grasshopper-invaded
countries. Two-thirds to three fourths
of the crop has been saved in Blue
Earth county, III this State, by fighting
this year. The prairie grass can be u.s.
ed to burn up most of them. No people
are i'll better condition to fight grass
lloppers than the settlers on these
prairies. Nearly every farm is surround
ed by material, into which large pro-
portion of the pests can be driven and
burned. Most of those left after the
grass is burned, can I've caught 10y nets,
or by otEer contrivances, and destroyed.
3. Many believe in deep placing as a
means of preventing the eggs from
Matching. It is probable that there is
a good deal in this, and a large proper
tion of the eggs will he put under so
far that they will rot before the sun
can hatch them.
4. Most Of the eggs might be destroy
ed this fall. The Mankato Review
thinks that portion of the relief fund
might be devoted to this purpose. AS
to the method of destroying eggs, 4 cor
respondent of the Denison: Review
thinks that ninety-nine per cent. may
be destroyed by blowing and narrowing,
especially onnew breaking. IF the eggs
can be torn from the cells and exposed.
they will soon loose their vitality. This
writer thinks that every inch of break
ing should be plowed and narrowed,
even if it has to be done at the expense
Of the county.
PATENTS RECEIVED.
We are indebted to G. G. Goodnow.
Clerk of the land Office for the follow
ing list of patents received at the
Land Office, and which are now await
ing delivery to parties named:
4~0On ~OtC'CA, Hc@ .. Q, y. 1UA, 1. 20.
J.. Murphy, 81 sW4 Is, 1902, %.
G. Sheldon, ct set and lots S & 80, los,
50.
D. D. Finch, sw4 6. 101, 80.
G. A. Boyd, nw4 8, lOl, 33.
A. e. :Malenstadt, Lot l, 10, los, 80.
Parties to obtain their patents should
send their duplicates to the Land Office,
Wortllington, Mimi.
We are indebted to J. H. Maxwell for
the following comparison of tempera-
ture: ="
MOBILES CO., MINI. TEMPERATURE OF JUNE.
| 1875.
ABovEO
Me9h temperature to
Coolest day 9Th AZ
WarmeSt day 18th 70
| Mercury lowest Sd at sunrise, frost, 80
Mercury highest 18th at 2 p. IN. = IS
wnITEslDE CO., ILLINOIS, TEMPERATURE on
| - JUNE, 1875.
Mean Temperature g.
| Coolest daY 18th At "a