, 1877-03-19
'IIOrIEIsS.
Locust Prospects in Various Sections Of
the Country.
Letters from Farmers IN Kansas, Nebraska, and
a|nnt1ia.

l
alnntNia.
| II the Editor n TAt TrthuHs.
ZANE, Franklin County, Knn., March 14.-Thc
Roeky-sfounsain loc11at problem Is ut this time
subject uf considerable interest, not only to
| the people pf kaNsns, but to those who reside
In States which have not been visited with these
| pests.
II is always interesting and Instructive, Ia
treating subject Of this Kind, to review the
history Of the past, 80 that wo shall te able Ia
| understand tho qucstton tnorc fully. When tho
locust visited this Stale In the tall OF 1874, and
deposited millions Of eggs, for the next years
crop, tho people concluded that there would not
bc any considerable amount at damage
| 10 tho spring crops Of rs. These
| oplntous were prcdicatel on several
| circumstances which at least Ind the appear
anvo of plausibllty. The chief point taken
was, TINT, when the locust came In tho fall of
1sG0, It dcpuslteI millions aud millions of eggs
IN roada, byways. falIow hcltis, and land dcsti-
tuto Of vegetation; but, when spring came,
they matched out only In fa1ore,l localltfes,-ln
word, oil Erarelly knobs md tn htglty.elc-
vatcd places. They Lett ahout tho last vi June,
doing but tFltilng damage. Another reason
wns, that scicntttle writer's nlrancctl theories to
allny excitement. One 1T them told ,,s that hu
"woud not bc surprised II all tho 1ocusts
would die out before they took wing" An
| other said that "tho locust would only
l,ntch out on high, crayclty kno1,s: that ali
tho cr..s sttonos.tel wo,a bn t,c.,rovc,, in t,,o
, ,.a',,s".,. ~ ), "'u W. assasa ~ ar, ~ .no
~" , ~, .!..,s Anothe' sa'u tnat lucy
that the ctmatc was not eongcn,ai to ti,etr con. m
t1ition; thcy were not ns hariy As the original
.tuk fron t,,c tnrrnt,lr. ,rrst ~ -. !, nam,,
" 49, is,o", i.",a sss ~ 80 na"I
a.. o. ous iosaa papefs hc,o ouI 70 1ac 'ast moment
mud, utter u became visible that tue young Io-
Gusts tal DESTROYED thor,sau,1, or arrcs of .nrtn
rrons thcn tl,cv o1n,itto nj that .,,a it,,,c ,,,,'
elops' .nen ."s5 au!'!teu ,oat souae ilt'!e dain-
age a certain localities had occurred. After tho
locust lett In JUNO, and the farmers planted
| their Curl for tlle second timc,-the season be-
inr tho most .ovnrnh,o aver kt'o,vn In Kon.,, -.
liz "1.,,ct o"nt"i s,f, Ri ta,of ~ ,.hais Us
wnt{i i,nvc l,cnt trifn{Iy T,,ln"d + t,ev nd n",
nsrsfstc.J in iy"v inrinr thr 1nc,,.t +aiI III ~;
| tI,s kent tinwn 1ho cTrftcmr,,t @ t"'"' ~"
| Ernerirnrr IL Tia f,cst s"l'nnI ~ tn.,ruc,,,,
nrs l,svo r., ,,nierrn ts,r1crtin, 1rh.y isv. ~,
tcn.ic.i. m ,1nuf,t T.. niiav sho f,srs ~ t;o
farmers; hut, Wien tho DIV arr,yr,l when count,
snIsI,r. T., cnrt ~ stroctim ~ - ,sn. ~ s. "
rr ~ mi s.rneI.in9 thnt' thn fary;, ,gs. ,
,ni,nty wrt mi nr,t,arisi to mort H. .as., >'1'
The atn ,!mv tc sskc, ' fia,x s"I o,, a' ~. ,,,t
NJ rxst ,as ~ ~ ~ t w." .m ..I sats to4n
a9 l1.., Tnsh III .ac loaer ycar to ioeasts
III intfcT vcar1 rn liz fnr,rr "o- o:ia H.,
,nn",, ~. .sr,,1,. ~ =, ~ ~ oss ySa tc
naHe r W., whS r I o IN ano .attef Ssat nstrists
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,v,"r ~ ,w IL uas ~, w., ;s,ns u IaG. H., @ anc
became destrys. sos,N , ,,n "n III. sag sg,ss sE
0N>A"'t '.Ss'NJSss FtNseN Ak'oA $t!la oAU%EEA
h,t .,y.,at ~ ~, ,,s ci no.to.ae!u,
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ims - c,trs In H." s..t,1 ,ut - saa ",t1 HILL .t...
In antsr uu' H.. 'oS ~ wsac s a, ~ tasouxh
yas1 a ls9tpnatn X a t,a se lgw ess were dr.
pJ9 r nres - Witty liz i1 i2,, ,rc ILL.,. ILL., ,,,
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Fc,,r,."rv whi"i, hnt"ho,t r,,t ~ ;hn, ~ ~
tSn ,nrrg Sm.icrm S,'s,,+iSn nj ths a,nttpp ~ -
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,4,I, 10y ~ ,ro,vm ~. . n'o" fr oo ae.ag
WIS wnrn and ni:nsnnt: n, Tia ri, tI,r rrn,,n,1
r"s sr1n ' ~, al H. ~ ~ t,e M ~, H. ns EIounI
thr wrnihrr ~ aiys%ts t,s ,i,nncr ~" "st,nn ~ y
vr fan1a. t !, ~ - Insss.an !. ~
HeFy lavos oat ~ y Miao ~ our art no to
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Thnyn inst l.ct cva'ni,,is,,s III Srtu,,l f,-
Iocust.cgss. ani u icw in tic dfs, llcht sui,
tfc,n t,f'i,rr t,,c ,,arnifv,,.t ,,ias. VIA
trrn,,,I wns ,t,,r,. ,nnisi ncs %,t oi. IT, ~, ivy
inv fAfnr.h Iii "'~S "0' "''~ ~ A'o
~ 11ssn ~. ,tn !. Tn, ,,v ,-.,tto.t ,,a,.,,,
In ,.lo"i ~ H.: H.: Snm ay prae.'ca! measure
nIci n ~itI M ,.s,s H. ~ ,a nv t'a;11. ~ ~
Snn.n. T., m'tn H. .aS E9se ,7t aew .es III
zcd tirn, sivcs intn rnn,na',i". fp t ,,,,rt,s..
ri ,ie.tr'.vn, H. S,,,.,. ~ ~, ,9
~ .s thas ts i'eaa sf . M III hcw
tuc.ceicI. ytz. iy tltvi,i1r ,t'hes a,H .IrrI,'y
tlr ynnr nI,sts ;,,t,, ffn. th"m ili,..,s H. Ias