, 1877-06-01
Reports from All the Northwest
ern States.
The Grasshoppers at Work in Kansa.
and Minnesota.
Bravo Attempts Of The Farmers to Bat
lie with tic Pests.
The Corn Nearly All Planted aud Thus
Far Looking Well.
Prospects fer Wheat, Oats, and Rye
Excelleut.


6PEtfdk correspondence 4f 1h6 1ffthfA.
nooKronD, ILL.,, May 30,-Yous correspondent
has Just learned roma very interesting md tmpos.
tant facts nbout q rcetIon Of country which MI
The manufacturing cities Of Illinois are intimately
connected with. alluds especially to tho statu Of
Knuaas. DR.. H. r. Lans, President of tho Second
National Bank Of Rockford, md gentleman Of
great observation, has Just returned from long
Western srIr, in which to seems to have made
critical examination OF tho actual condition Of tho
stato Of Kansas. ue Informed sour correspondent
In m Interview to-day that ho finds Knnsas In an
unexpectedly thriving condition. ny an ad.
mlrah1y arranged ayatem OF Sthta stntisttcs
be found that no less than 80, 600. 900 bushels
Of corn aro now in the hands OF the farmers, NJ
tAcY lal largo surplus from Inst year. The VIM
Ter nhcnt sgrowlng, and bids falF at this writing to
nc The fncst crop known for many ycnrs. II is
largo and headed out and In Tho Judgment nf tho
Kansas farmer entirely ont Of danger from either
'hoppers or drought. Tho acreage Of corn will be
larger for than any previous ycaF. Corn looks
very promising, and tho farmers have commenced
10 cultivate H.
Most farms arc stocked with inc eattta and
good many sheep. Tho fnrmcrs nre also get
ting back thcIr hogs which They Ind before
tho drought and 'hoppers cleaned them ont.
A conversation with fou. or five Of tho leading
bankers Of the stae reveals tho fact tat the hnan.
cinl condition ct tho people 10 good. Tho banks
hnre al! of them more money thnu h needed for
tho ordinary hnsincss operations Of the country.
There arr happily but few horfowcE1 Tor the rca:.
portions Of tho Sato farn,cra are out OF debt, md
y sy T. ss to 1s @ s1 's lssr q a
discount at hanks. Time loans made on rcal cstata
arc few and email amounts; and We hare It on tho
tnsy so%.I apsc 'n,G rsop nnn 9n nha
pn py ne,. tf, n .t 'et''''"
"Sg nn,1y sof a preGc ~ H1 p.,, ,,v ,,,o,r,,a
Dr Lana thnt II; nee rcnt af fhs 'honncr .nnss
wero Intchcd out, hit The young hopper suddenly
week, when, paas[nC thtonsh @ on bis way % buck, Tie
r. thnt thc 'hoppcts ali J,sappeascd nt the ssu,o
age. ann that they wcfo devoured By parasitic be.
fors 1r ttny wese Ten aa5s old: ,..
Yhs ehgatiSn ,h 70 TO- hansas a haa not uGen rSe
The apprcensons Of destruction Of crn?a By grass
aophs!st. rsom alI ua!a = e9sainan'e IN taseo
ihat yhcnt L ant ~ aanTes md thnt corn - nna
othcr ccrca1s nromlso a hoentcoWs yfnM. "''
spts'at nspateh 70 97s d.t'4as:
all b'sy replant,ng corn. In many tlelds weeds
con ~ WI th.t Il H. II" iao nimo.t nmssips 20
do any works No @ rrassonnsrs ,iavo tu,t re'
scv"rst nfh"r wrsfcrn rn1ntl.. ma icnrn lint thc
'hoppcr. are doing no t]amaeo thcro. Tbsy hutsh
ont and die, Or tho birds cat Them.
Spectai p.spaseA to Tas Ttsouas
crx7rAt,4 Ncm,h, m Mnv m -trbc cond,tic,,
Of iii smaii nrnins r. auiio favorable. Tho arcat
sras.bonpcss arc Latchturs tn ynst numbeIr but we
are stIll hnpcful for fair crops. Wc anticipate
moro damage from those Matched In other pjnccc
lhan from tho ones haschcd hero. II has bccn our
foETler experience.
.LAcksoxyiLLE, Nuosho ca. May al.-corn no,
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