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green wheat as fast as it came outof the ground. Somefew appeared as far 
east as El Dorado, but no damage worthy of mention has yet been done 
in Butler County. yt 
Nebraska.— York : The grasshoppers have called on us again. They 
came down August 10 from the northeast and staid two weeks to a day. 
August 24 they left, going southeast. They have eaten almost every- 
thing green, destroying all garden vegetables and taking the leaves off 
the trees. The fruit-trees, such as apple. cherry, and plum, are leaf- 
ing and blossoming again. The plum-trees have ripe fruit and blos- 
soms, which is something I never heard of before. Furnas : Came down 
in dense clouds from the northeast, so thick as to darken the sun, having 
the appearance of vast clouds of smoke. Nothing of the kind has 
equaled this raid since the earliest history of the country. Some have 
laid eggs. Weare compelled, asin 1874, to note an almost total destruc- 
tion of corn and all late vegetables. nox: Entirely destroyed the corn 
and garden-products and the oats so badly that many fields were not 
reaped. Osage; Caine August 24, and are still here. Have taken pota- 
toes, buckwheat, and beans clean; have injured corn about 15 per cent. 
and are still at work onit. Have deposited eggs in great quantities. 
They incline to travel southeast, but the wind is against them. Cuming: 
Came from Dakota August 4; staid about ten days; injured late corn 
and potatoes, beans, gardens, &c.; deposited many eggs, and have 
nearly all gone southward. Insects will destroy their eggs, and birds, 
quails, and prairie-chickens will eat their young when quite small in 
untold millions. In their matured state nothing can successfully cope 
with them save quails, prairie-chickens, and other insectivorous birds. 
Dodge: Swept down upon us from the great Northwest August 10, bring- 
ing terror to the hearts of our people. They remained about two weeks 
and deposited eggs inimmense numbers. Hops were entirely destroyed ; 
fruit-trees are stripped of their leaves and in some sections of the new 
growth of bark. But half the cornisleft. Webster: Injured corn slightly. 
Franklin: Damaged corn 50 per cent. Have now all gone southwest. 
Adams: Have taken about half the corn and injured young trees 50 per 
cent. Saunders : Have re-appeared since the last report. Corn, potatoes, 
and sorghum have been largely damaged; tobacco, buckwheat, and 
beans have been wholly and gardens mainly destroyed; and the earth 
is filled with eggs. Seward: Came from the north in immense quanti- 
ties. They fed upon the corn and cultivated grapes, and destroyed 80 
per cent. of the buckwheat. A few linger still in the south part of the 
county, traveling southwest. Thayer: Alighted about a week ago. 
Have injured corn very badly and taken all the garden-products. Boone: 
Came in large numbers August 3. Have destroyed all buckwheat, 
beans, and late corn, stripped the foliage from all young trees, and killed 
young fruit-trees. They staid about three weeks; have all gone south. 
Lancaster: Are eating everything. Platte: In their flight south visited 
our county on the 10th of August, and in consequence of adverse winds 
remained two weeks. They entirely ruined late corn, made general 
havoe of vegetables, and filled ourland with eggs. Wayne: Alighted 
and commenced work August 6 and 10. Injured late corn 25 per cent., 
potatoes slightly, deposited their eggs, and left August 13. Antelope: 
Came from the north August 5 in countless numbers, and swept late 
corn, buckwheat, potatoes, and beansclean. Richardson: First appeared 
yesterday, Angust 30, in small numbers from the northwest. Merrick: 
Crops promising up to the 10th of August, when the grasshoppers came 
with the wind from the north. The next day the wind changed and 
continued rather strong from the south jfor a week. The hoppers had 
