, 1877-05-11
GRASStIOPPERS.


spring wheat was n,ppsd 1itsic By tho 'hurpNrs.
Thc farmers clnbbcd together, and with ftc.rpllce
and coaotl pan, Two feet bY slE. chrrIed oyer tic
'anI werc soon n.aatcrs ot tho situation. Others
hauled straw for them 10 foost on, and then set
then, on hsc. INT The freezing nights and cold
rains Of tho last faw days hars destroyed two
thirds Of what wcro 1cft, and tho rest hare gone
down lnto tho timber aud ont On tho prairie grass.
Tho 'hpppcr will soon 10 no more, md the pionerr
asmer te ncarof muster Of tho situation thnn scleu
tlfc EtoYologisL
11owA1sb CiTr, Elk Co., Nay 1o.-r am not inl!y
sAttaoed a. to what tho srasshoppsfs will do In th!s
part OF knnsas, AZ they ara very ANAL and feeble
yet. The high lands will not b bothered With
them like tho bottoms When they came In last fall
they seemed to lodge along tho streams near Tho
timber, mud thcro they dcposltcd'thc buk of tttir
e0sH. They hare begun TO cat wheat In aorno
eahy or IL se ssr =" IL IL artscf XIII nes,S n 5
t&:oas. IT. ~ nj ,ssy hsssSs oas e some
very seia raias sor @ ia last t." ieys, bas i id
protect them; they III left the grain md went Into
s.a: ns ~HS sps ses III 4 s; and s1ss s1s
Scratched lhs aciJs. Ind whsrc thsy T Tore found
nnser rubbish. thtsw at,aw On them: There &
Co. II IT, Pispe in
Il
Huna WHO hayd Travelled, lately over rnany Of the
southern and weatsrn counties Of tho Basc, am
:ssx ssis ss y ss, .ssss he .ss s @
sa lad s sSt
,RnroniA, Lyon Co., Hsy lo.-Throush !hls part
Of the stats the, gfasshooppcra arc Matching ont
!. as f ss 5 g sx asape !. ac
from e aa no haTp
vii '"s ssas:s e'n '' ~a''
orTAwA,, Frsnklln g., May 1o..1ast f4li, .
e has "e's n tss a.
p ssf asfe ,ss cd e !; M asy 9y # f. ~ %.I 4
Mareh, viii frsaaens sho*ars Ia deab.ls.s ki,led
Itself IN the sround has had n'neh 10 do towurd
deMst.sylng sx41ay tGs ks, Co., Ma, 1o-rho bnk o,
the cres arc yst to 6ae!, nd are nearly iii IN GOOD
ith d iat 4 uy ohservatlons s1tepd, thty have
Men ean he called out Al any tlno BY petition OF
done % 10 growing wheat, >The prospect !. alSomy. T
cosxv,a GMoys. Mor'. slo e.: hsy io-sitSss-
as ass
OF eeEs until tho cold rains aot In about three
weeks ago, sincs which Ilme wo have been unable
eroIs and we 10 not anticipate any ~hatescr from
st ;s sss:pss S s'y :v ss, ss;a:; sa s.
10th te ySss e and s
lt ss ess. ha1s n ssn Sa s iSnk teit @
faraas' will be much retarded in abofs mentioned
SENECA. Nebraska Co.. May 1o.-since tele-
krapl,oh You Tho weather hha been wAtm and pcns.
q @
graaAhoppnr eggs. Nothing but Nh arphtblous
weeks; Brother fssmers, don't finch, but 10
Paasoss, .LAbetto Co., May 1o:-llaro. .ex.
am'ned ths hepees e. closely feel fahds.t
may b. troubled aon,o from Arkansas 'hoppcrs In
diHht nsrthwsst ta tn nns nSaths n tns ouF
p"s!,ss,.. Wi'.ss e.. Msy lo-1hs st..shop-
pera l'ase done 20 harm - yet,. sn,a't percent.
so4s ihat It'd We're ioo weak to crawl TO- liz suS. f.
face. Vegetation is now 30 far advanced that wa
" Tsp 70 vi Sa OF
,e hnshas 9wy , :. ". DIM
their leat to m.ka ! large eropif thu 'hopuers ds
a"sp 81; S ns eat a1 es exx.
nearly III hatched. We .nevar have wenlher cold
enough 70 xii! them, and doubt IT. they Do a tho
tadcsftoy tho CROPS The scarS II pretty welt uvc1
When t'sy appcar IL gtan.aa'ds they arc being de-
'fS,s IS s9oxs e'G: .s S Ds a.y ba,e taken e.
tra patnB t0 ascertain tho facts, and It seems tho
fsai q gssahlopper4 As very much abatel iii this
" Ars In duo spirits.
y.:a 4. f.: & s;sy Msy aoFs ,e,s g. ssss: s,ss
s @ ops '' % u "sa - szsat
damage,