The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-01
FIGHTING GRASSIlOpPERS.

HHftr. IA tue year 1910 TX ln SAID tllh
10000 settlers left tAe State of kausus
driven ont by grs,sshoppers, the oflspunt
uf swarms which the wear before travel
ed SOME 600 mules or more from TIA
Rocky mountains. I.Husrs do uu
swarm IN thls way every year. bat til
intervals between their NiHilAUuus huy
been shorter Of late years than formerly
IAc great breeding places are ia ou
Western Territories, The most exten
slye pastures ATE the fertile pralries e0
tending from Minnesota tn Texas. Gov
emmrut AID has been invoked ia con
yenuuu uf the governors uf the Athlete,
Territories and States, and 1t is "a b
aupcd that the national government vii
set ou fo1t -uch inquiries by scirutiti,
men AS viii lead 20 practical measures il
fighting the locust
In dealing with thls f.s,riully drstuc
tive insect, il is of prime Importance &,
have "a thorough knowledge II lis breed
ng places. the Frequency and extent %
its mlgmuuHs. aud 60 seek Tor the cuu
ntellon between the direction uf th,
wind and the meteorological phenomena
aad the flights uf the locust The lu
cu~t Is quite or nearly as destructive u
Africa, AsiA and iu southern Europe "a.
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been studied in those regions, and it "a
mains for the United States. with is III
valuable weather signal bureau, Ia iusti
tute. IN connection with the sclguth,
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swarm, v.a- ,lr,.t .l-..~y.I ~ H,ni4sr !,
was then or his way from the north and
may have ,,soe. fr1u, s3ma MARI "A
Wvamtnr ln1 nr 400 miles nartbv..st,yar ii
or p8rthya~I n. know ru4ugb ~ tbe
winds in the Western States nul Terri.
tories n Law down fhe law that the g,.r.
ernl direction ~ tbe winds In Inly and
August along tine eastern -lgpe ~ fb,
Rocky mountains ami ON the plains is
from the west lduorthwcst. and acr8ris
with tie eastward course 81 the locust
swnrns. The relations between the aver
age direction II tho winds and the ui-
"a -
iicieutiy studied. We need more light
Indeed. II we would intsIlieentlv study
tho rau...s pf the excessive increase ami
migratiuus of the lacust Ve would ex-
im,ne the meteorological features nf tie
Western country. ascertain tb, psr.esfs az
dr3uth and NJ uu,lue rainfall tEr average
direction uf tho wind far ths different
months. in prler Ia learn how far they
asrrrspund with the ph,naracna ~ locust
life That There arr CYCLES IL drv ami
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MIA ~ tb.t St.ts b,,t ~. L.l.ts - ,tt.
i,,,s. paeI arst 80 oil ,ba tl,E-,,,,rII,.
styIiad in tho T.rr;,,,,.;.s ,,,,,;,,,ii,arI,.
in chose Of WYOMING NT.rtSna f5gb1
Dakota Utah Ssw Nfsviro Arizona
and the now Stat. ~ C,lora.13 A ra,,'
p,ission ~ sp.amalapfs,s sbo,ili ba an.
uoiDted "a make a tbornugb st11y ~ tho
incns,s in fba Territories man,inral n
would seem that the recnmmrnlat;,ns
made nt the recent meeting of Western
governors nj Omaha 10 the effect that
an approximation be passed bv Congress.
and n commission be attached To the cx-
isting United States geological and geo.
graphical survey az the Territories
{ iHavden'a is the most feasible and
economical method Of securing the
spceliest and best results.
Let MS for a moment look M the Iosscs
sustained in the United States from the
attacks of insects. The annual agricul.
tural products Of thig cuunfrv hv the
last reusug amounted in ynluo In - zoo
600 900, or this anount we in ali ,rol,-
ability annually lose inward of e1O0
OOO. 600 from insects alonc-at leost
were il not for the attacks Of insects opr
agricultural proJucts wopld rraliga On
much moro. Prof Riley ayers that tho
losses during 1874 in NIisaour; frnr, H..
custs exceeded e15 OOO ooo ,rbis ,rar1l
mako tbe Iosses in otbor rorta of tLn
West nj leaat tvicc oa r,,icI, ~, -.
2 AZ OnO oO0in ali Tho ccstin,atc,I ,,o,,a,.
Iose occosionr1 h., ,lo cIinrI, in,, I'm! I'M!
nois !, 1894 vos oror EN- ooa 600. :,
NIisaorr; in 1874 i 10 ,g,;,,,at,.i L,. N.
Riley ~ have beop e1o ooo n6n M
AVERAGE animal Iosa ~ tbo cn,,,n orl,,
from tho ottacks of tbn ca,ton or,nt, s,nr
" ,rro oioro il ostinotol y. aro ooo ooG
Adm, ta tbcqn tLo I,asas s,,s,,;ro1 ~.
tbe attacks ~ ,bnut tha,,sa,,J ,,thay.
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