Twelfth Kepout of the State Entomologist 197 



Anyone wishing to see the army worm, should go to the Fairbanks 

 farm on North Main street, near the Catholic cemetery, where the worms 

 may be seen by the million in the oat fields. Every stalk and spear is 

 literally covered with them. Mr. Fairbanks has as fine a piece of oats 

 as is often seen in this section, but the terrible ravages of this pest will, 

 in a few days, destroy the entire crop. The ground is so thickly covered 

 with them, that it is mipossible to step without treading on some. 



The Jamestown Journal (Chautauqua county), July lo. 



Farmers owning land on the west side of Black river, just east of Low- 

 ville [Lewis county], will have a new pest to contend with, and one that 

 is making great havoc in pastures and meadows. The pest is a smooth, 

 dark colored worm, about one and one-half inches long, resembling the 

 arm V- worm. They made their appearance about a week ago, and as to 

 numbers represent a vast army. They move in solid masses and devour 

 everything in their track. Pastures that have been attacked are as barren 

 of feed as a street pavement. 



Oswego Times, July lo. 



The army-worm has reached South Trenton [Oneida county], and is 

 working sad havoc in the oat and corn fields. One prominent farmer 

 who expected to raise about 400 bushels of oats said this week, after 

 seeing the worms at work in his field, that he probably would not have a 

 solitary oat. The worms appear very ravenous and have been known to 

 eat grass that had matured and turned brown. 



Utica Semi-Weekly Herald, July 17. 



The army-worm which is working among farmers' crops in the eastern 

 part of the State, is doing considerable damage at Walworth [Wayne 

 county]. T. G, Yeomans & Sons, the leading farmers in the town of 

 Walworth, seem to be troubled most with the worm, which began eating 

 the grass in the pastures, whereupon the grass was set afire so as to get 

 rid of them. Then the fodder corn was next tackled by the pest. 



Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, July 22. 



Earlville [Madison county], July 15 The army- worms have reached 



this section and are doing their destructive work among the farmers by 

 devouring their corn and oats in large quantities. This is the first time 

 the worms ever appeared in this vicinity, and are thought to be passing 

 by and steadily moving northward. 



Rome Sentinel, July 17. 



In the town' of Bethlehem, Albany county, near the farm of Hon. 

 John M. Bailey, they were seen by me on July 7th, completely eating up 

 every hill of corn in their progress over a large field (PI. II, also IV, fig 2). 

 A piece of timothy was badly eaten and rapidly being consumed by the 

 host of hungry caterpillars — the heads bending down beneath their 

 weight. They were found in millions in the field of rye in which they 

 were first noticed, and as the rye was being cut, they were ivi n 

 thousands underneath the sheaves. They were reportedon a farn 

 just outside of Albany on Delaware avenue ^s eating everything before 



