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trees again. That was seventeen years ago. The locust was more abun- 

 dant then than this year. This year the trees in our orchard were pretty 

 well used up, nearly all of the trees were stung from, say, about one- 

 half way from top down, and very frequently four rows of sting. The 

 tops of those trees were ruined. Mr. Hobbs said: "Let them go; next 

 spring cut them off, and they will be all right." The locust is not a 

 harmless insect at all; they do immense damage. 



Professor Troop: I don't mean to say they are harmless entirely, but 

 I mean to say we ought not to jump at conclusions, because somebody 

 who does not know what he is talking about advises in the papers that 

 they are going to ruin everything they come in contact with. The damage 

 has been slight, when you take the whole State into account, and from 

 what we might have expected from the reports that were sent out, there 

 has been but little damage. Consideral)le injury has been done, but I 

 think few trees have been damaged beyond repair. 



A Member: I would like to ask the professor the proper name of the 

 seventeen-year locust. 



Professor Troop: Cicada. 



H. W. Henry: There was only one kind of locust in Laporte County, 

 and it had a "W" on both wings. I would like to know what that meant. 



Professor Troop: It meant it was a seventeen-year locust. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 9 O'CLOCK A. M. 



President Stevens: The secretary wishes to make some announce- 

 ments. 



Secretary Flick: Those who have not enrolled, please do not forget 

 to do so this morning, and we will be pleased to have you all join the 

 Society. The membership fee is fifty cents to members of local societies, 

 one dollar to others. 



President Stevens: We will now resume the work of the program, 

 and first we will have the general subject of "The Apple from the Nur- 

 sery to the Consumer," under the different sub-topics, the first of which 

 is "Location and Exposure; Soils." Mr. Hobbs, of Bridgeport, will intro- 

 duce the subject. 



