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in about six hours going southward, while some remained several 

 days on the ground. Some eggs deposited. Crops, represented 

 by a small patch of potatoes, were not hurt. 



Bow River, N. W. T. (J. Brown.) Produced here from 

 the egg, hatching about the first of May ; flew south-eastward 

 from Oct. 1st to 15th. Winged swarms arrived late in July or 

 about first of August, from the north and north-west, passing on 

 for the most part, but depositing some eggs. The small quantity 

 of crops put in were lost. Wild grasses in many places much 

 injured, though bunch-grass of mountains untouched. Eggs 

 hatched spring of 1876, and insects on July 25th almost ready 

 to fly. 



Plains between Fort McLeod and Edmonton, N. W.T. (Rev. 

 Constantine Scollen.) Produced in large numbers from the 

 egg, hatching about June 1st. Left toward the latter part of 

 August, going north and north-east. Great swarms appeared 

 on the wing from the south and south-west August 1st, some 

 alighting and others continuing their flight. Continued arriving 

 till August 15th, and departing north and north-east, those pro- 

 duced in the country accompanying them. Eggs deposited 

 during latter part of August, none known to have hatched in 

 autumn. Ma. Scollen adds: "I may remark that the grass- 

 hopper during the last four years it has visited this country, has 

 always come from and gone on in the same direction. They 

 have always stopped about 60 miles south of Edmonton, perhaps 

 owing to the densely wooded country in that vicinity." No 

 cultivation in this region. 



Edmonton, N. W. T. (R. Hardisty.) The locust did not 

 appear here. Mr. Hardisty writing from an experience of 

 twenty years, states that he has never known the insect to appear 

 at Edmonton, though he has ofteu seen them in large numbers 

 about fifty miles south of that place. Edmonton is about forty 

 miles from the northern edge of the plains, and separated from 

 them by country well wooded with small poplar and pine, and 

 having many small lakes, and swamps with strong heavy grass. 



Country between Battle and Red Deer Rivers, N.W.T. (W. 

 McKay.) Grasshoppers did not appear in this region during 

 the summer of 1875. 



Bozeman, Montana. (J. Wright.) Not produced from the 

 egg. Arrived on the wing, appearing first on the 8th of July, 

 but continued passing overhead in large swarms from the east 

 for some time. 



