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Minneapolis, Minn.—Wild plum blossomed, 11th; lilac, 16th; wild colum- 
bine, 17th. 
Sibley, Minn.—F rost on 8th, 12th and 13th, doing no injury. 
Clinton, Iowa.—First part of May rainy ; much east wind during the month, 
but crops looking well, though late. 
Monticello, Iowa —First nine days rainy, and seven days not a cloud seen. 
Fort Madison, lowa.—Wettest May since 1851; farmers not done planting 
corn. 
Guttenberg, Igwa.—F rost, 19th—first since April 26th ; Indian summer from 
20th to 25th; no rain from 9th to 26th. 
Independence, Iowa.—Wild plum blossomed, 8th; cherry, 10th; apple, 12th; 
peach, 14th. ; ‘ 
Waterloo, Iowa.—Up to 26th very dry, but grain never looked better at this 
season. 
Algona, Iowa.—Crops fine; no grasshoppers, but potato bugs are operating in 
some places. 
Boonsboro’, Iowa.—Martins came, 10th; bobolinks, 12th; clear days, 17th 
to 24th. 
Logan, Iowa.—A pleasant growing month, but grasshoppers are destroying 
wheat, and farmers are ploughing it under and planting corn. 
Woodbine, Iowa.—Grasshoppers at work, new broods hatching out; the 
“new ground” or “ sod” wheat suffers most; corn and sorghum not attacked. 
Allenton, Mo.—Immense numbers of locusts coming up out of the ground. 
Rolla, Mo.—First half of May remarkably wet; last half warm, and very 
little rain. 
Jefferson City, Mo—Wheat heading out finely, promises more than an aver- 
age crop; oats good; corn doing well; apples not half an average; peaches 
few; grapes plenty; small fruits fine, but not an average. 
Canton, Mo—W oods full of 15-year locusts, for they were here in 1853. 
Hematite, Mo.—About the 10th the “periodical” locusts made their appear- 
ance after an absence of 13 years. By the 25th they were in myriads, and 
began piercing twigs to lay their eggs. The month has been cold and rather 
unfavorable. 
Norr.—By the different reports we have 13, 15 and 17 year locusts ; that is, 
if the main body appeared at these different intervals in the several places. Is 
such the fact ? 
Lawrence, Kansas —Green peas on table, 17th ; winter wheat heading, 19th ; 
strawberries ripe, 20th; new potatoes, 30th. 
Dakota, Kansas —Wild plums blossom, 2d; corn and wheat looking well, 
but grasshoppers are eating the latter. 
Holton, Kansas —Best season for farming ever known here. garden, field 
and orchard crops, all fine ; more wheat by one-half, and more fruit than ever 
raised here; but immigrants plenty also. 
Elkhorn City, Nebraska—Month warm and wet; grasshoppers still abound, 
doing injury ; no frost since April 25th. 
De Soto, Nebraska. Grasshoppers destroying all vegetables except peas and 
asparagus, damaging some wheat, and even injuring shrubbery, young trees and 
grape-vines. ; 
Glendale, Nebraska —Catbird on 1st; apple blossomed, Sth ; wild columbine, 
15th; locust tree, 25th. Locusts |query, grasshoppers or 17-year locusts ?] 
doing much damage. 
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