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injured by grasshoppers, promising, and some ready for harvest. Corn looks 
well; grass is abundant; potatoes growing finely, and but few bugs seen. 
De Soto, Neb.—Grasshoppers left about the 15th; air full of them. Crops 
look fine. 
Glendale, Neb.—A remarkably favorable month. The grasshoppers, now 
nearly all gone, nearly devastated some farms, while others, alongside, are 
unharmed. The wheat crop of this (Cass) county is damaged about 20 per 
cent.; but as nearly double the area was sown there will still be a large crop, 
unless the “ hoppers’ drop down on us in their flight from some other quarter. 
Great Salt Lake City, Utah.—But one hail-storm in June. Agricultural 
prospects good. 
Wanship, Utah.—F rosts and freezing 1st, 2d, 6th; snows, Ist, 4th, and 
25th, Garden fences covered and air filled with locusts (commonly, “ hop- 
pers”) 27th to 30th; have destroyed all the grain, much of the grass, and some 
thrice-planted gardens. 
Harrisburg, Utah —Light frost Ist, 5th, and 15th; high winds, damaging 
fruit and trees, 1st, 3d, 5th, 14th. After 15th much hot and dry weather, with 
cool nights. Began to cut wheat, which will average 30 bushels to the acre; 
think winter wheat and rye would do well here. The country is fast filling up, 
means for irrigating the land increasing, and fruit culture on the increase, espe- 
cially the grape. Fruit is fine and abundant. 
