, 1877-06-18


6ptcta3 Nspateh to TAs 1ffeuee.
tfEHRo1, Sfeollct Co., juno 1g.-For three or
four Teara We have had very cold weather for ihe
season. with an oecaAipnn dash of rain Of cloud
OF mist sweeping through the air. We had whtto
frost m tho morning Of the 10th. torn not eaten
by 'hoppcrs IL tsady cut down. Grashhoppe1A arc
growing finely: aome hare already got their winas.
Wheatla Already eatcn Ia this nciehborhood. Oata
mostIy beyond recovery. Corn from frost and
hopper bite can hardly recover. Farmers
arc preparing for later town crops Of buck.
wheat, mf,let, and Hungarian grass, and
for planting carly varieties Ut corn,
potatoes. and beans. OF ait tho ways 10 catch
RFas.hoppcra. stitching seems 10 b Tho most It.
fectisc. The iron pan with coa1-tae And kero.
sene, 10 being used extenstseiJ. and with good
SUCCESS on tho tclds Of grain; but with all tho
devices for thelr de.true.'on II impossible 10
defend the crop where they In furre and halthed
ont esrl1. Upon eutd clay land thcy coa,o ont
them. On dry, sandy soil, iacy eosne out early
ena arc ready fot tho afst tender herb that pnts
Special MspascA TO 7as T,1euae.
body herc voted sSu" On On II ths "s SSna % ouo.tion
asc II Saesed @ 1f bat
y ~ !hlss *i vi. sat:.n!ss!s tasm. sa;sil sf.ia i
very s'a pts!a. GET :as e tas ~ . r.. ,spn
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grain fields q this eo1nty are entirely hare. and
thr grain in the rest Of then. 10 badly eaten, and IL
VIZ wsre u sss; tea sss ss iss
har' s1e 1e,a, hsfa sst ~ =: ~ Ssa,e
only matter or lime. .FislI* ,of wheat that d.o
oE tix dsys 4lnce looked pforn!ang .aso all gone.
they cannot slspd The pressure much Longer. some
or the hnppert are almost winged, while uthers
Special D;.n..cA to 7ht 7f1hHnt.
ALxxANpntA, Donglas Co., June 18. --1rAsshop.
rera have hatchcd out In great numbers. anl have
Sons tn ssfos, damage % The G
ages. 4 number ot nc!ds have escaped, hut all
na5 suffer sesffaf ssS,e ntSyaie asy 'esvs :: -. n>
,EtraiAK, 10 seu. Co., juno 18.-Thc crops arc
all IN splendid coad!tton at present. except corn
whss . r. The ato The
fighting them with tar and rc. aud tiero IL proa-
pect that the crops viii bo saved.
Sptctai 1spafcA IL TAs Tribune.
oxyoEn, 1aanti Co.. june 1a.-Farmcrs nre do.
e,fnsa It,; sfss;S1 ss f
9naat'tIs' none In this county. smnil
gram 'p'eSs.,,et sate;o, ,s,oo,eA IA n, tribune
NonrHriELn. 1ltcc Co.. juno 11.-Tho situation
IN romc localities is critical. 'Iioprcrs are ealing
tho crops in snn,e localities Not here jet. though
wc src afraid Of tscn' Small grain IL looking very
Hpetfdi Ns,>dtch n TIE 7sfonns
Bio LAxk, ehcrbnrno Co.. juno 1B.--{3raashop.
pcra arc making scriaua work IN wheat hclds eo1ls
nelds M pa't recovering. Tar and shecs-'Fon arc be-.
gp<e1ai Df*natcA to Tae Tribune,
LITTLE FALLS, Morrison Co.. juno 1G.-Nn
gsasshoppcf. In this county. So 3ar the crops arc
very promising.
KANSAS.
Specta' Cbfrsspoadenee qf Ths Tt1tunA
UELLKHAnDE. kas.. juno K.-It kreps on iuin-
ln9. 1t hns falncd evcry day this week, and con.
.lnuously during tho laat tMen.y. four hours and
there are yet no signs Of stoppng. Creeks and
Ilvora' arc unusually high. Fon,s ovesl!owng.
Corn on low land IL considerably damaged. Grass
hoHpera arc numerous only in few limited
places, and harc done, 20 fnE but very little Iau,.
age. II, j, II.
8pee4ol Dt1patch 10 1Ae Tribune,
HIGHLAND. nonirlsn Co. Juno 1.-1n Hsown
County thrfasmeFa arc lighting tho locunn ID good
casnc.t With coaI.oli. Ono far,uur killed twelve
bushels on cirhtY acses. They werc o,,c-thlrl
grown. II will require our utmost efforts 10 coil.
qucr them.
Specst1t DfspofeA to 7as 7tth.nr.
GRsxApA. Nen1ala Co., Juno 10.-Wc kavc
plenty Of Grnaahopnrrs, but they do NOT appear 10
domueh damage Ut. In a few eascs they have
eaten the corn. They appear to b. working Into
tho slnabcF.
Special Dtspatch ia Tia Tribune.
f'oopnttH, Linn Cu., Juno 1H-No Rraeshou.
pers. All II we'll! Crops luck inc.