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Walworth, Washington, and Green, Wisconsin; in Jackson, Johnson, 
and Marion, Iowa; in Atchison, Missouri ; and in Lincoln, Kansas. 
Grasshoppers.—Different species of this pest are noted in different 
parts of the country, but their destructive sphere is yet quite circum- 
scribed. The Caloptenus femur-rubrum is noted in Sullivan, New Hamp- 
Shire; in Franklin, Virginia, it was very destructive on tobacco, as also 
in Person, North Carolina; in Cherokee, Alabama; in Robertson and 
Montgomery, Tennessee. The C. spretus is reported in Lyons, Red-* 
wood, and Watonwan, Minnesota ; in Richland, Dakota, and in Jefter- 
son, Montana. In Taos and San Miguel, New Mexico, a grasshopper 
which cannot be designated by the imperfect description given greatly 
injured the crops. It is known by the local name, “ Little giant.” 
Miscellaneous.—in Franklin, Maine, fruit-caterpillers (Clisiocampa) 
have destyoyed many apples. The canker-worm, (Anisopteryx vernata) 
is less numerous in Plymouth, Massachusetts, than in former years. 
An insect, supposed to be the boll-worm, (Heliothis armigera,) injured 
both cotton and corn in Fannin, Rabun, and Union, Georgia; in Blount, 
Sequatchie, and Van Buren, Tennessee. Jackson, Florida, is the only 
county, so far, that reports the cotton-caterpillar, (Anomis| A letia] xyline.) 
A species of the grub-worm (Lachnosterna sp.) is reported in Lycoming, 
Pennsylvania, and in Armstrong, (?) Tennessee. Joint-worms ([sosoma 
[BLurytoma] hordei) injured wheat in Cabell, West Virginia. Cut-worms 
(Agrotis sp.) destroyed lowland corn in Lauderdale, Alabama, and the 
crop generally in Stanton, Nebraska. Wire-worms (later sp.) injured 
corn in some localities of Kentucky. The currant-worm (Nematus 
ventricosus) is reported in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Lenawee, 
Michigan. In Fannin, Georgia, late wheat was infested with lice, 
(Aphis sp.) Insects undesignated injured corn in New London, Con- 
necticut; Saratoga, New York; Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Cherokee, 
North Carolina. In Saline, Kansas, a “ green worm” damaged wheat 
while heading in June. In Chase, Kansas, an undesignated insect 
attacked winter-wheat. 
~ EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE. 
DISEASES AMONG FARM-ANIMALS.—North Carolina, Perquimans : 
Hogs are dying of cholera. : 
Tennessee, Henry : The hogs and chickens have the cholera, so called. 
Monroe: Hogs are scarce, and dying of cholera to an alarming extent. 
Missouri, Harrison: Some have lost from 5 to 10 per cent. of their 
hogs from a disease called cholera. 
HEAVY RAIN-FALL.—South Carolina, Beaufort: A rain-storm in which 
15 inches of water fell did great injury to the rice-crop; many planta- 
tions on the Savannah were submerged. 
Georgia, Richmond: All the lands bordering the Savannah River be- 
low Augusta were overflowed June 16 to 19, and crops of all kinds are 
a total loss. Some plantations report a loss of 5,000 to 10,000 bushels 
of corn, of which an unusually large amount was planted, and the crop 
was 10 per cent. above average at the time of the freshet. 
Illinois, Woodford : Crops of all kinds looked encouraging thirty days 
ago; but now, owing to the extraordinary rains, everything i in the agri- 
cultural line looks discouraging. All low lands are flooded, and the 
water is destroying whatever is planted thereon. The water- courses are 
higher than were ever before known by the oldest settlers. 
