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to stay on the ground and could not do much damage. On the 18th, the 
wind being from the northeast, they left, but toward evening a lot more 
came, On the 24th all left for the south. Buckwheat, late beans, gar- 
«alen-vegetables, late potatoes, &c., are a total loss. On the 17th some 
‘deposited eggs where the ground was bare. Hall: Large swarms 
appeared from the northwest August 10 at noon. Commenced deposit- 
‘ing eggs on the 13thand 14th; on the 14th some left; still larger masses 
‘came in their stead, mostly from the northeast. Farmers generally tried 
to smoke them out, but most abandoned the effort after the third day. I 
protected my garden from ten days, but from the 11th to the 13th they piled 
‘in on me so fearfully that [ could not keep them from stripping nearly 
‘every tree of its foliage. They have eaten about one-third of the apples 
cand half the early with all the late corn. On the 23d and 24th they 
Jeft in a southern direction, the wind being from the northwest. 
Oolorado.—Fremont: Appeared on the 5th of August. Have de- 
stroyed 75 per cent. of the corn, all the buckwheat, and a large portion 
of garden-vegetables. Millions have left, but many more have come to 
take their place. Weld: Destroyed all the buckwheat, nearly all the | 
corn, and badly injured potatées. 
DISEASES AMONG FARM ANIMALS.—Worth Carolina.—Camden, August 
1: Hogs are dying rapidly in some sections of the county, and the pros- 
pects of the pork-crop are not flattering. In some neighborhoods the 
disease seems to be quinsy ; in others measles. 
Florida.—Jefferson: Some complaint of cholera among hogs. Madi- 
son: Cholera among hogs reported in some places. Suwannee: Hog 
cholera very destructive in some localities, and some complaints of 
black-tongue among cattle. Santa Rosa: During the year I frequently 
noticed great losses of hogs from disease. When living seven miles 
south of Montgomery, Ala., we usually killed about 150 fine hogs 
annually, and though the hog-disease was all around us, we never lost 
butone hog. We prevented the disease by giving them copperas, mixed 
with chops, once or twice a week. We also frequently mopped them 
with coal-tar. The object inthis last was to keep the lice off. The only 
hope is to prevent the disease, not to cure it. 
Alabama.—Conecuh ; At my. last report a few hogs were dying with 
cholera. From the 1st to the 20th of July, some farmers lost almost their 
entire stock. It is generally estimated that at least 75 per cent. of all 
the hogs within 5 miles of Evergreen have died within the last six weeks. 
I gave my hogs spirits of turpentine, and all recovered. Dale: Hogs 
are dying with cholera; not many in the county. Jefferson: Hogs are 
dying with some disease called cholera. 
Arkansas.—Prairie: We are having trouble with a disease among our 
horses. They are taken as in the epizooty, and after they apparently 
recover they break out with immense sores like boils, for which there is 
discovered, so far, no remedy. 
Tennessee.— Monroe : Hog cholera is still prevailing in some localities; 
50 per cent. have died. Some bave lost 40 out of 60. We have now 
found out that calomel will cure them. 
Indiana.—Huntington: A great many hogs are dying with cholera, some 
farmers losing nearly all they have. 
Illinois.—Jackson : In the northern partof this county hogs are dying 
from some disease like measles. 
Missouri.—Clay : A great fatality among hogs from cholera. Cole: 
Hog-cholera still raging. 
BRIGHTENING PROSPECTS.— Georgia.—Mitchell, August 1: Our crop- 
