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iu this county. Large numbers of liogs and pigs in g'ootl condition, as 

 to flesh, are dying. Xo remedy, as yet, has arrested its progress. 

 Cholera also prevails among hens and chickens, but generally yields to 

 sulphur, pepper, or onions mixed with the food, 



Chatham, X. C. — Very heavy losses among- fowls and turkeys from 

 cholera ; ducks and geese not injured. A little tar in the water-trough 

 and feed, or chopped onions with a liberal supply of red pepper in other 

 food, has proved a good preventive. Many have lost e^'ery fowl and 

 turkey on their farms. 



Jefferson, W. Va. — The " chicken cholera" is still killing the fowls in 

 different parts of the county, but the disease is not nearly so violent as 

 it has been. 



INSECTS. • 



Mr. Alexander S. Taylor sends to the Department a communication 

 upon the California grasshopper, or Pacific migratory locust, which has 

 been very destructive in all the valley i^ortions of the State, swarms 

 having simultaneously appeared in Sabuas, San Joaquin, Los Angeles, 

 and Santa Barbara in May and June. It is similar to that which fre- 

 quently visits Kansas, Montana, Texas, and Colorado. It api^ears to 

 be the Caloptemis spretns of Uhler, of which mention was made in the 

 monthly report of this Department for February, 1870. It should not 

 be confounded with the wingless grasshopper, or cricket, of Utah and 

 l!«revada. The California coast species has wings, and is but one-third 

 the size of the misnamed cricket. 



Boone County, 111. — The seventeen-year locusts have made their ap- 

 j)earance, and are busy at work on the trees. They appeared in 1837 

 and ISol in this county. 



Grundy County, III. — Within the few days preceding June 1, the sev- 

 enteen-year locusts came out of the ground in such vast numbers as to 

 literally swarm on all the timber in the county. 



Kendall County, III. — The seventeen -year locusts have come again in 

 vast numbers, but as yet have done no damage. 



Lee County, III. — The locusts have appeared in this county. They 

 have done no harm yet, but are quite numerous. 



Peoria County, III. — Locusts numerous, but had done no harm up to 

 June 2. 



Putnam County, III. — Locusts have appeared in legions. 



Linn County, loica. — Locusts in large numbers. 



Mercer County, Ohio. — The Colorado potato bug destroying the pota- 

 toes. 



Lucas County, Ohio, — The Colorado potato bugs are destroying the 

 potatoes. Some have plowed np their potatoes ; others have planted in 

 corn, so that it may have a start if the potatoes x>rove a failure ; others 

 are trying to destroy the bugs. 



Van Wert County, Ohio. — Potato bugs bad. One farmer says that 

 chickens keep his potatoes free. 



Erie County, Ohio. — Potato bug doing some damage. 



Wayne County, Ohio. — Colorado potato bug has appeared. 



Logan County, Ohio. — Colorado potato bug doing much damage. 



Franldin County, Ohio. — Colorado potato bug has made its appearance 

 in all parts of the county, but has done no serious damage as yet. 



Greene County, Ohio. — The Colorado potato bug has appeared. 



Wood County, Ohio. — The Colorado potato bug abundant and destruc- 

 tive, taking nearly all the crop as fast as it comes up. 



Adams County, Lid. — Potato bug very destructive. 



