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as many as five, when the circumference of one often over- 

 laps that of others; ahnost always singly when on the leaves. 

 Yellowish white. The signs of fertility appeared on tlie third 

 day, the centre assuming a brown hue, which gradually 

 darkened, the circumference beyond it becoming colourless 

 and transparent. The young larvae began to appear on the 

 thirteenth day, July 1st: almost white, head large, the body 

 decreasing from the 2nd segment, and almost ending in a 

 point. 



P. H. Jennings. 

 Longfield Eectory, Gravesend, 

 July 17, 1875. 



The Plague of Locusts in America, By Edward Newman. 



"77/e Plague of Locusts in 1874 (Extract continued). — 

 To illustrate the reality and intensity of the sufferings that we 

 have alluded to, we shall give one extract only out of a large 

 number that might be quoted. The writer of a letter to the 

 ' Prairie Farmer,' dated ' Kearney, Nebraska, November 16lh,' 

 thus describes the condition of things in his neighbourhood: 

 — ' Your readers have been pretty fully posted as to the 

 ravages of locusts over this entire region, the devastation 

 extending from Central Minnesota to the southern limit of 

 Kansas, the whole country being almost as utterly destroyed, 

 so far as provisions are concerned, as if it had been swept by 

 the scathing flames. I speak more understandingly of my 

 own neighbourhood, and shall endeavour to state facts that 

 may be firmly relied upon, and which can be verified, if 

 necessary, by the testimony of others in my own vicinity. 

 The wheat crop, what there was of it, considering the dry 

 weather, was good ; buf fully one-half of the settlers had no 

 wheat at all; their sole dependence was corn and potatoes; 

 in many instances the very uncertain product of prairie sod. 

 Thus nearly half of our people were dependent solely upon 

 the two above articles, both of which were almost entirely 

 swept away by drought, bugs and locusts combined. Every 

 family nearly, that was able to do so, having friends in Iowa 

 and Missouri have gone there to winter : some may return ; 

 others never will. Manj' proved uj)on their claims, and have 



