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The Eocky Mountain Locust 57 



Previous Exiierience in Spring 1807, 5 7— Predictions verilied, 5S— General Outlooli in 

 Spring of 1875, GO— Extent of Country ravage!, 00— Tlio Outlook in Missouri, 61— 

 Country ravaged often a3 bare as in Midwinter, CI— -Vccount by Counties, 62— Atehi- 

 Co.,62— Vndrew Co. . 02— Benton Co. , 63— Barton Co., 63— Bates Co. , 63— Buclianan 

 Co., 01— Caldwell Co., 64— Cass Co., CI— Clay Co., 07— Clinton Co, 08— Dado 

 Co., 68— Delvalb Co., 09— Gentry Co., 69— Hickory Co , 09— Holt Co., 69— Henry 

 Co., 09- Jackson Co., 69— Johnson Co., 72— Lafayette Co., 73— Nodaway Co., 

 73— Newton Co., 7.3— Pettis Co., 73— Platte Co., 73— Ray Co., 74— St. Clair Co., 

 75_ Vernon Co., 76— Condition of Things in other States, 76— Kansas, 76— Ne- 

 braska, 79— Iowa, 81— Minnesota, 81— Colorado, 84r— Dakota, 85— Montana, 87— Wy- 

 oming, 88— Texas, 88— Indian Territory, 88— Manitoba, 89— Damage done in Mis- 

 souri, 89— Destitution in Missouri, 91— Address of Relief Committee from St. 

 Louis Merchants' Exchange, 93— Cases of Starvation, 94— Tlie Governor's Proc- 

 lamation, 9.J— The Locusts not a Divine Visitation, 97— Natural History; Mode 

 of molting illustrated, 98— Habits of the unfledged Young, 100— Directions in 

 which the Young travel, 101— Rate at which they travel, 102— They reached but 

 a few miles East of where they hatciicd, 102— Not led by "Kings" or "Queens," 

 103— Tlie species taken for such, illusti-ated, 103, 104— The Exodus in 1875, 104— Time 

 of leaving of the winged Insects, 104 — Direction taken by the winged Insects, 105— 

 Destination of the departing Swarms, 106— Native Home of the Species, 109— Views 

 previously expressed confirmed, 110 — Conditions of Migration, 112 — Conditions 

 wliich prevent the permanent Settlement of the Species in Missouri, 113 — Modifica- 

 tion of the Species by climatic Conditions, 114, 1.5.5— Defluition of the Species, 114— 

 How distinguished in all Stages from Species most nearly allied, 117 — Experience 

 in Spring of 1875, 118— Contrast in Summer and Fall, 1J9— No Evil without some 

 compensating Good, 120— Ii\iury to Fruit and Fruit Trees, 121 — Food Plants, 121— 

 Only one kind of Plant not touched under all circumstances, 121— Changes that fol- 

 lowed the Locusts, 121— The widespread Appearance of a new Grass, ordinarily un- 

 noticed, 122 — .ippearauce of large Worms, 123 — The Locusts did not return in the 

 Fall, 124— Natural Enemies, 124— Remedies against the unfledged Insects, 12.5— Artifi- 

 cial Means of destroying the Eggs, 12.5 — Vai'ious Means of destroying tlie unfledged 

 Young, 12C — They are within Man's Control, 120, 127— The proper Ditch to make, 

 128— Machines used in Colorado,129— Best Means of protecting Fruit Trees, 130— How 

 to avert Locust Injuries, 131 — Prevention, 131 — Legislation, both national and local, 

 132 — Bills before the 41th Congress, 133— Need ot a national Entomological Commis- 

 sion, 133— The Bounties olfered in Minnesota, 138 — The Reiiuisites of a good Bounty 

 Law, 13S, 139- How a Bounty Law would work, 140— Suggestions, 140— Lessons of 

 Year, 142— Locusts as Food for Man, 143— They have been used from Time immemo- 

 rial, and are used extensively at the present Day, 145 — The Rocky Mountain Species 

 quite palatable, 146— Mode of Preparation, 147— False Opinions and Predictions, 

 148 — Unnecessary Alarm cause! by other Species, 148 — Injuries of native Species in 

 1875, 1.50— Locust Flights in Illinois in 1875, 151— They were composed of native Spe- 

 cies, 152, 153 — Explanation of these Flights, 151— Locust Prospects in 1876, 155— No 

 danger from them in Missouri, 150. 



The Grape Phylloxera. 157 



The Injuries not great in Missouri m 1875, 1.57 — Completion of its Natural History, 1.57 — 

 Where the winged Female lays her Eggs, 157, 161 — The sexed Individuals illustra- 

 trated, 1.58— Description of the true Female, 159— Description of the impregnated 

 E?g, 150, 162 — Practical Considerations growing out of these latest Discoveries, 1(53— 

 Decortication of the Bark to destroy the impregnated Egg, 163 — The Insect may be 

 imported from one country to another on Cuttings as well as rooted Plants, 163 — 

 Best time to attack the Root-lice, 163 — Phylloxera Ravages in California, 163 — 

 Great Destruction ai'ound Sonoma, 164- Need of Action by the State Authorities, 

 164 — Occurrence of Phylloxera in the Southern States, 164 — Its occurrence in 

 Georgia, I6G, 167 — Report of Committee appointed by the American Pomological 

 Society, 105— Ame;'ican Grape-vines in Europe, 107— Large Demand for our Vines, 



