The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-07
FARM ANp GRANcE+
THE CRASSHOPpERS.

the grass hoppers; from it we collect
the following points which may be OF
interest to our readers
: NORTH WESTERN MINNESOTA.
WILKIN--Came July lst, stayed one
day, left south and southwest; returned
Ang. lst, and are here yet. Have de-
stroyed everything except wheat.
Heavy swarms have passed over us,
first aboutJ uly 18th and 18th, going
: south and southwest. Hardly a day
passes up August lst, lbut these hoppers
could be seen going south to southeast.
WADAsA-Commenced flying over
this county July Is, but few alighted;
no damage yet.
DoUGLAs-First appeared July 7th,
= from northwest, and had nearly all dis
appeared by the 22d of July; have laid
eggs but not extensively; flew away to
the southeast. Seven towns have suf-
fcred badly; barley almost entirely de-
stroyed, wheat will be a fair one-half to
two-thirds crop; oats also badly damas-
STEvENs-Came July I'd from the
west and northwest, and covered small
portions Of the county: stayed four OF
five days, then most Of them wentaway:
came again in seven days, and left fol-
GOOD on the 2Oth and 2lst days of July
Left some eggs in few egg IN a few
localities. but not general. Wheat
slightly damaged, barley badly, (writtel
Aug 4th.)
SwIFT-First seen at Bcnson,J July 3
.ame from the northwest. Were IL
owns on the west si.le OF the county
.bout week before. Remained about
l6 days; stayed in some parts OF county
.bout week after they left Benson
All gone by the 18th Of Aug. Have
deposited eggs more or less III all parts
,artst of the county.
At ToDD-July, % ''havc been III thi:
i county abont one week; are reported a!
LONG some, but to this time not grea
lamage; cover nearly the whole area o
county, and are depositing some eggs.
4 BEcKER-Hoppers came in from tn
south, July TIN; since then have contin
ually changed from place to place il
county. Aug. It'll; nearly all left, bu
the air is quite full of them every day
-33-Have deposited eggs nearly all over tn
county.
PoPE-ln western part of the count
from about July 10th to Aug. an
flying over nearly every day.
These reports Indicate that the pest
4 came from the northwest.
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA
JAcKsoN---Esg deposited i'll ever
section of the county; hoppers sti
thick in places on the Sth of Angus
MuRRAy---Hoppcrs hatched abo,
May LIST: left about June 2Sth, an
continued to 90 as they got wings, ii
July 18th; went north and south, 4
the winds carried them. Have bee
seen passing over almost every da
since July l2th-sometimes in gre;
numbers, sometimes few. They can
back from the north July 22nd. stage
uDout llNt ttttNS ,, sslt NNue o".es ''ooel
west. Have left eggsin seven town
but not as many as last year.
LlScoIN--Ilatched from April 22r
for six weeks; saw first winged hoppe
June 10th. All that had wings lie
on July 4th for the northwest; anoth
exit about one week late. Up to Ju
10Th all swarms that passed went nor
northwest. July Goth, ilnmen
swarms went by the southwest, ha
remained ever since, and have done
damage; appear dull AMI st. no ea
deposited rs yet. At this slals, A
9th, immense clouds are pAsIii4 sleu'
west to southeast; few alie htmG
Observation-Disclosures their appealsr
July 4th. remaining only y day "a n
heavy sonthwind tken pcsvealed
several days, during which tn1e clos
of hoppers contiaMsa y Al nqE
About July Goth, ~ wind hlsWl
north. they came back M lbent D1l
lions remaining 1yefal yN Il
been depositsA IN sbsne rt1
the county towhat extent not s'
ed at date, Aug. II
Nlco,Irr = Came IN shout 111y
from the southwsdkr came 80 Ridg
and West NeMton eown1Aips and 81
have been fl<t1ne LOT touthe:
lowering abos - vtst t~of hirds
me The fD' Rsvids - - - peo