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anything green, though they prefer beans, cabbage, and other soft veg- 

 etable varieties. For the last few clays they have been very busy in 

 depositing eggs in the ground. They prefer sandy loam for that pur- 

 pose. In places, the earth is literally filled with eggs to the depth of 

 one inch. Bandet-a : We have had myriads of grasshoppers for a month. 

 They made their appearance two weeks earlier than formerly. 



Missouri, Jefferson : The meadows are literally covered with small red 

 grasshoppers. Franldin : Grasshoppers are damaging wheat in some 

 places. Moniteau : The destructive grasshopper, Colopterus spretus, is 

 scattered in small numbers all over our county, and great fears are en- 

 tertained that they are depositing eggs. 



Utah, Box Elder : The grasshoppers have come from the north in clouds 

 and are depositing their eggs in various parts of the county. 



Wheat-planting. — Fennsylvania, Beaver : The wheat sown this fall 

 is not making the progress in growth it should. The weather of Sep- 

 tember was unfavorable. Indiana : Prospect that a greater area of 

 small grain will be sown this fall than ever before. Ulk : A very great 

 breadth sown. 



Virginia. — Spottsylvania : Sowing has commenced, and the ground is in 

 fine condition. Caroline: The ground is in excellent condition. Page: 

 Seeding is progressing finely. 



Texas. — Coryell: A larger acreage than ever before will be planted. 

 Dallas : The acreage will be increased 25 per cent. 



Arkansas. — Arlcansas : Many have sown, and the plant looks beauti- 

 ful. 



Tennessee. — Giles : A large acreage will be sown. Loudoun : Being 

 planted in better condition than usual. Hancock : The weather is very 

 favorable, and a larger acreage than usual is being put in. Henry : 

 September was so dry, that no stubble-land could be plowed. This will 

 render wheat-sowing universally late, and much will be sown in bad 

 order. 



West Virginia. — Marion : The ground is in fine order, and more than 

 average acreage is being sown. Wood : About the usual amount has 

 been, and some more will be, sown. 



Ohio. — Franklin : It has been a very hard time for farmers to put in 

 their wheat, and the usual quantity is not yet in. Montgomery : The 

 prospect for wheat is moderate ; the dry weather, since the floods, 

 kas baked the ground badly. 



Indiana. — Ripley : Less than usual will be sown. The want of good 

 seed and very dry weather make it very difficult to seed. Elkhart : 

 Wheat has been sown on good moist soil, has germinated well, and has a 

 good start. Brown : Wheat is not coming up well. Marion : The ground 

 is very dry and hard, which renders seeding difficult, and leaves the grain 

 sown in bad condition. Gibson : Seeding progresses finely. 



Illinois. — Mbnroe : Stubble-land is so dry that farmers dislike to sow. 

 In many cases they are leaving the rolled fields to wait for showers. 

 Scott: Less has been sown than for several years. Marshall: But little 

 wheat sown this fall. Massac : It is too dry for breaking up land for 

 wheat. 



Missorri. — Jefferson: Owing to the dry weather no wheat has been 

 sown yet. Boone : There will not be more than two-thirds of an aver- 

 age crop sown. The ground is too hard to plow. Camden : Owing to 

 dry weather very little has been sown, and the indications are that 

 there will be a falling off in area of 25 per cent. Nodaway : The new- 

 sown wheat is 110. Crawford : Very dry, and but little has yet been 

 sown 5 not over one-third of last year's area will be sown. Ferry : It is 



