, 1877-09-28

o. lug locust fnentl3nctt IN Scripture
nKAssrfurrEK3 HArK LHNn 1EGs
and long fecers locista have SHIRT lrka nj arc
mute; OF If they strIlnlatc At all It is bv running
the hind thtGts agarst The sttlcs Of the folded
front wiDgs 0tasshnprcrs nre noisy {the kntytlkl
and the cricket being spccftreils Of their rapnc-
itv). The proper name Of the American Locust
Il talopFtnus sprelAs, and It is indigenous to this
Continent. 1t dors NOT occur east Of tho Mis-
si.sippi., The species phabs. the ptAns Of the
TO perfection only In tlosc hfgI, an' dry pla!ns
and rrafr'cs, but al intervala oycrruns muc1, oE
tho lower, mOister country to tho cast aud
southeast. There are, however, so'nc
:sss, ssi, ssa snis & a tt sse Msi;:Pp' s!ss1yP %
appreciate tho difference, willie even cnto1noio.
Rlsts arc not Of mtt,d Us TO- whether they
snoall oo termed srcc'es, varieties, or races.
under tllscusslon arc tho red l0e.tst and the A..
1antfc locust. The principal difference IA that
the ioctst proper Ia much the larger, thoug, not
oy any means an insect OF vast proportions,
Tho female Ia supplied will, two horny valves,
With which sho boIce hole In tho ground for
the reception of her Gigs, which number
H os1 '5y Ts 'n sse 'ass asss. in 1eue, rsse,
about SIX wccks 70 accomplish It's growth, anu
unlcrgoes I'VE ,lifferGnt cangcs finally rcceIy-
inc its wings. 1t Il a mistake 10 suppose TINT
the female chooses barren gruund for her
Hnest.''
Tho enemies Of tho locust consist Of qaa1rn-
pctls, birds, reptiles, and insects, tho 0st de-
struettva belonging to the latter class. An fu-
sect known Us the scarlet mite attacks the eggs,
other parasites, mice and btnls, attack boil, the
tnsect and tho eRg. Tbs ta!r.wosm alAo attacks
the insect, and d fly, rather larger than the
common house:ay. deposits fts eggs under
a change tnto larvn, wI!icl, prey upon The Insect
aud finally ticstroyt. OF coursoi 1t Is impossible
10 do anything to tncrcasc tho number of these
Insects by human means, but much can be done
TIE CULTIVATION or BtRns
such n the English crow, md oy discriminating
has been done ~ Colorado by Offering rewards
hatch when exposed to The air. and narrowing
tho ground helpa greatl. to prevent hatehnE
out. A crap OF ya,lnv locusts Ia not more dun
cult to deal with than crop Of wceds. Tl'e
locust flolrishes best on short, dry grass
soils: Firing tue pFntr!es in the spring
would DO OF untold value, and 1. considered
feasible. It might be possible to prevent Tho
fall fires, and to burn the pratres ovur when the
young Insects can be brst Nttackc.l. CeoPera-
Governments would DO needed, for the favoritc
brcetffnV-rtaco Of The locust ts north Of tho
boundary line. The. cost would be but light as
compared with tho devastattons OF tho insect,
Tho history nj tue locust. and its migration
from the higher plain 1crtons into tho more fer
tile country cast and southcsst. Ia most inter-
cstinR. TIE insect starts from its brecdtug.
grounds In Wyoming, a'ont9na, and British
America. to desccn.! OH the rich prafrics
further sorttf1. Thu eggs arc seldom laii
thickly In the same section two years In sllcccs-
sion. Manitoba wns devastated III 1876, hut in
tic following. year the tnsects avoided that
country entirely. In times Of atllictfun people
readily turn 10 prayer a. remedy, and tic fa.&
just mentioned would tend to strengthen them
IN their belief In tho ogeEruling power Of Prov
tdcncc.
crate account Of the movement Of tho loc,sts
prophe.tcl that thc1c wus littlo fear Of iocusL
plague In the Southwest this fall.
On motion Of hir. lilnmat', Of Colorado, a
vote Of thanks ~as given to Prof. Riley for his
able paper.
Ntr. ltfntnan also expressed tho hone tint the
work OF tho chronological Commission would
not bo allowed to drop, and tint Congress-
would devote IN approximation to its support.
A0nlCuLrUitAl. NEWArArERs,
Mr. @. sprague, Of Dcs Motues, real paper
on ".Agrtrulturat Newspapers" in which ho
advocated thc claims OF those publications to
support
Col. Edward Daniels, Of Virginia, followed
with % address on "ttie effect VI our prcscnt
monetary system upon the agricultural class"
There, exists no possibility Of doing Justice to
tho Wild doctrines advanced by Col. Daniels.
Myers, Of tho "btellivcn - ntni tho County Jull,
Was not more dllIuse even In iits palMlcst lays,
nor 10 Sam Cary more inpractcalte. Myers used
t. quote the Hank VI Eeilicc ard tho experience
Adam Smith, John Sherman, aud City pttler
authorities to proye-tho repDrter Ia unable
to say what Something over nm hour OF yalllt-
bac time was wasted In dcuuneiati0n Of hoful-
holders nntl rietnlltc currency, mil III The at
rubber assiGnat which shall 10 founded on rub.
lie faith and produced by tho parcr-injtl. Nby