Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-04

whole commission, will form the chapterr of
the report. The first publication, which 10
mainly for the use Of farmers, will
be followed by documents Of . more purely
scientific nature. One will be BY DR.. Pack
ard on ana,omy and e~mbryology. One will
be BY Prot. Riley on the natural history Of
locusts, and another by Prof. Thomas ON
the classification of the acrydia.
While it has been the object of the com.
mission 70 cover ~ much ground Is posi-.
bic, there yet remain several important
subjects which it has 90 fsr been impossible
properly and extensively to study. The
territory affected 10 20 vast, embracing over
q million square miles. that much Of it, es.
pecially In the northwest, was imperfectly
explored. Prof. Riley had to cut short his
investigations In British America, both for
want Of time and lack Of funds. For simi.
lar reasons, and on account of Indian
troubles, Montana, Wyoming and Dakota
were only specifically explored. The year
1877 was an unusual one. That is, this in.
sect had in the previous year overrun 9
great section of country in which it had
rever before made its appearance, ard last
spring great numbers Of tho eggs deposited
were hatched. This enabled the commits.
sion to study carefully the insects In this.
their unnatural coalition. and to carry on
experiments with . view to learning how to
control them. Much Of the work Of the
commission was among those young insects
aud it interfered to some extent with the
needed investigations in the native home
and breeding groupds Of the locust. These
are subjects which can only be properly
studied during z normal year. 1t is
therefore considered! important that
the investigations be continued du-
ring the next two seasons, and to tails
appropriation Of $25.U00, asked for last
Be- continued. For The proper solu.
ton Of some of the questions under COM
sideration, the cooperation of the Domin
ion government 10 desirable, and has been
promised BY the Canadian authorities, If
the work of the commission should con-
tinue.
Among tbs interesting questions to be
treated Of in the report, the migratory
habits of the locust will hs described. show
ing that like many other 9peeies of birds,
these insects Journey at certain fixed sea
sons. southward. and 1t certain other sea
sons return to the place of their origin.
These migrations being foreseen, steps may
be taken to protect from their ravages the
fields which lie under their line Of flight.
Many methods of accomplishing this are
suggested, some Of the most effective of
which arc the direct fruit Of the researches
and experiments made BY this commission.
Il IL shown that the destructive propensi.
ties Of these pests can, by timely prccau.
lions. be practically neutralized, The def
mite limits, beyond which the locusts have
not ventured, are carefully fixed and the
crops which are most liable TO destruction,
and the best methods Of procedure with re-
gard to the protection Of each srs especially
given. The insects feeding habits are treat
ed o: at great length. and form an interesting
feature Of the report. The examination Of
the stomachs of more than ninety species
and six hundred aud thirty specimens we're
made with special reference to this subject,
and the value hitherto placed OF these aids
BY entomologists 10 fully sustained by the
results nov arrived at.
Among the discoveries made BY the con-
mission, those relating to the habits ct the
silky mite aud of the blister beetles will be
Of interest to e~ntonoloxists. The former is
IN eight-lesged creature whiah prsys on the
locuss IRA. It proved 70 b. tths mature
form Of he little six.leeeed nits which il
parasitic to the Locust. 6fths larval habits
been known, nothvithstaadisg that the 1t.
Of scientific men has been disaeted
to the matter for many years, both on &c
count Of it, value in commsrcs under the
of the Spanish fy and Of the injury it
causes to potatoes and some other plants.
Many facts Of interest with regard to the
habifs and origin Of this insect have been
discovered an1.will b made the subject Of,
> chaptsr IN he report.
KElloes TAllG
senator Tells chicasa
ssTinss" Reporter HoW Hayes -
Making . Feel u Ainsslf
Senator William Pitt Ksllogx, of Louisi-
ana, il stayins At the Grand Pacific hotel for
few day.. He u shaping his arrange
uents - be in New Orleans on NoW Years