The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-04
Texas Can Never Suffer to any Great tx
tent The Pest Cons too Late and
Leave Early Enough to Permit Of
Growing Most Crops.
A List of Topics on which Data IN
Requested,

termed, with II view Of conquerlng II
aud preventing liz ravages IN the IA
turo. A commission has been appoint
cd consisting OF Prof. G.. V. Riley Of
81, Louis, Prof Cyrus Thomas OF Car
bondale, Illinois, and DR.. A, y. Pack
ard Of Salem, Massachusetts,. These
men are all eminent entomologists,
and II II solution OF the grasshopper
evil il possible, they will give II to US,
We are led TO these remarks by the
fact that Prof, Riley, chief OF the com.
mission, and who for nine years has
been state eutomologlst OF Missouri, IL
now In Dallas aud will visit different
parts Of the state In furtherance OF his
labors. We were honored by "a call
from the professor, and feel very much
encouraged ut the Information derived
from him, He is entirely of our cpin-
lon that the pests will very shortly
leave the state entirely, and had al-
ready given last spring, In his ninth
report to the state of Missouri, u gem
eral review of the prospects for 1877,
in which he stated that they would
commence leaving the southern part
OF the state the last days in April and
early in May.
Professor Riley further says that
Texas can never suffer TO the extent of
some Of the more northern states, for
the reason that the pests come too late
In the fall to do serious damage, and
always leave early enough to permit of
growing most crops.
The labors Of the commission have
been divided, and Mr.. Riley, as we
learn from one of the circulars issued,
takes for his field the region east OF
the Rocky Mountains and south OF the
fortieth parallel, including Texas,
Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado
south of Denver, and New Mexico;
also, the west half of Iowa, and, con.
Jointly with Mr.. Packard, British
America west Of the ninty-fourth me-
ridian, where the principal source Of
devastating swarms will probably be
found.
AS 1t Is impossible for him to visit all
parts OF the state, he has made arrange.
ments with Mr.. j. Boil OF this place,
to assist him in visiting par.
ticular sections. And in other ways,
obtain accurate details. Professor
Riley already has many intelligent
correspondents in the state, but he
will send circulars and other publica-
tions of the commission to any one
applying for them, or who will send
him at st. Louis records of observa-
| ton.
The following are some of the topics
on which data are requested:
/. Date, and time of uay OF the
arrival of swarms. la. Direction and
force of the wind at the time. H.
| Temperature and character OF the
weather ut the time (clear or cloudy.
lc. Direction of the flight, density,
height and extent of the swarms.
2. Date, and time of day of the
departure OF swarms. "a. Direction
and force of the wind at the time. %.
Temperature and character OF the
weather ut the time. &c. Direction
of the flight, density and extent of the
swarms.
8. Date when the first eggs, IL any,
were deposited the present year.
4. Date when the eggs were most
numerously Matching the present
year.
5. Proportion of eggs that failed Ia
hatch the present year and probable
cause Of such failure.
6. Nature OF the soil and situations
in which the eggs were most largely
deposited.
quired full wings.
8. Date when the winged insects
first began TO migrate.
o. Estimate the injury done in your
@ unity and state.
10. Crops which suffered most.
10. Crops most easily protected.
IL. Crops which suffered least.
10. The prevailing direction In
which the young insects travelled, and
any other facts In relation to the
marching Of the young.
IA. The means employed In you
section for the destruction OF the un
fledged insects, or to protect crop
from their ravages, and how far thes'
have proved satisfactory.
10 The means employed In you
section for the destruction OF the wing
ed insects, or to protect crops from
their ravages, aud how far these hav'
proved satisfactory
10. Descriptions, and II possible, fig
ures of such mechanical contrivancei
az have proved useful In your locallt,
for the destruction OF either the youn
or the winged insects.
IL. Ifyour section was not visited |
, 1876, please state this fact.
10. If visited any previous year
please give the dstes.
. %. Has any application. either ]
powder or liquid, been used that pre-
tected special plants from locust ray