, 1877-06-14
THE CROPS.

| M1NNES0TA.
| Special Dtpdteh to ne Tribune
! NoRRts. BtcvcnS Co, June 13,-Urasshoppcrs
IN this region Of Western Minnesota arc NOR.
numerous than most people anticipated they
! would be. Ono field III ten acen,s doomed IN
I destruction. Other fields arc moro or lcss af.
htc9ed, and few indeed nre entirely excmnt
Most OF Our farmers arc fighting them will, tlc
sheet-irou aud coal-tar "lozcrs," and hope 10
save theis crops thereby. Tho Governor is fur.
nlshlng tar and shcct-irou TO the needy. Thu
scaaon is glorious for wheat, and but for tho
Erasshoppeks bids falf to average twenty.Ays
bushels per acre.
Speetat h,aaiea 10 1as Tribune.
LAKE CRYSTAL, Dluo Earth Co., Juno 49,
inc 'huppeFs aro nlarmirg1y plenty III places,
They Enther In sWafme, drovce, or 1,crt1a, Wo
may raise crop, but my field may bc destroy.
Cd. know Of one field Of cori,, thirty acrc;
destroyed last week In ono day. They will proJ.
days. :. VI '""'S
Special Dtspaiea 10 7as Tribune
LtrcHFtTLD. Mccker Co., Juno 13.--Grass.
hoppcrs are here IN considerable numbers, In
sotno cascs doing much injury 10 araiu. II tae Ii,
'hoppcrs only leave us soon, there is a goo,l
prospect for crop, even now. Over tho ei,tire
country graln looks finely.
sptctaf Dfspdfoh to Tie 7rf5uae
-, BLun EAnrn Cirf, Faribault Co., Juno Ia
tha md adjoining counties. Tho iino grail i
beginning to disappear before them. Il il be.
i!eVed That they are sufficiently numerous 10
destroy Our crops.
Gptrsal 1ffpatea to 7zs 7,1sxne.
ALBERT LEA, Freeborn Co., juno 13.-Gra..-
hoppcrs are mostly Iatcllcd out. As yet thev
have done no damage. Farmers arc doing tirir
pest g snvo their crops. Wheat crop meyer
looked better. '
IOWA.
&ptcinl DtDafca to 1as 1t4bun4
GARNER, Hancock Co., Juno 13.-Thc rrasa.
hoppcrs have developed for tho last few lays
With great rapldity, aud, unless tlcy aro
destroyed, the damage must be very great.
The Board Of Supervisors for this county, at
their Inst session, ordered gas.tar and shces.iron
Tor distribution among TIC farmers, Tho iron
Is made into shallow pans, and tar put #, lalf
Incl deep, and tho continuance drawn over tho
grain against tho wind. The 'hoppcra Jump
in and arc "dozcd." The supplies arrived Inst
night, and tho sound Of tho 'hopper-1ozcr Is In
tho land. Tho town Is full Of farmers after
tleir machines, anxious to get to work
keeps up 70! week, I think tho grain viii bo
raising.
: Special Di&pasea to 1as 1ttosns.
lsnErkNDaNoE, la., June i8.-Crop prospects,
"Ae Fl04HkslAS III Lib equity Gu1n lQT years
past. Tho acreage OF corn planted is greater
than eycr before. slight frost Saturday night
nippcd tho corn some, but It is coming right
along ugain. Wheat looks f4ne. II tho prog
pect for crops md prices ts as good a month
litter as now. VIC may expect good times In this
county.
Special DtspascA to 7as Tribune,
COUNCIL BLuFFs, juno t3.-'lIoppera laye
been latchtng out for two months, but l think
they aro nll out now. They hare been ouito
for tho last two wecAs. We ariticI-
pate much trouble anti loss. They arc now tust
Id eating trim.
8ptciat DtspascA 70 1a4 7ttbuns. ''''-''" ,
1ussEr, Marion Co., juno t8-Spsing wheat
and oats much improved in appearance
!, Meat.ler ,a very sGol aud saowery. Fall wheat
potatoes small.
6ptctol Dfsp0sch to ms 7ftsuns
;, IDA, Ida Co., Juno 1&-Crops In Ida md Sac
Counties In Iowa never looked better. Wheat,
sorn, outs, md barley ara in splendid condition.
No fear Of graaahoppsrs, md this locality
>eforc.