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There were a few Rocky Mountain Locusts along the western part of the county, 

 but they stayed only a few clays, and deposited no eggs. LEVI LONG. 



Island City, Mo , Dec. 29, 1876. 



Greene Co.— There were no hoppers in Greene county, except in the S. W". corner, 

 where they came too late to do much harm. Some passed over to Christian Co. and 

 ■did some injury. In Lawrence Co.. also, they did considerable mischief. 



Springfield, Mo., Dec. 23, 187G. F. F. FINE. 



Harrison Co —Only a few straggling grasshoppers fell into this county the past sea- 

 son : they deposited no eggs. Their nearest approach, in large numbers, was about 40 

 miles west of us. JOSEPH VVHITELEY. 



New Castle, Mo., Dec. 4, 1876. 



There has not been any locusts or grasshoppers in this county this fall. 

 Eagleville, Mo., Dec. 4, 1876. Col. H. FITCH. 



There were no locusts in either Harrison or Mercer counties the past year. 

 Caia'sville, Mo., Dec. 1, 1876. J. H. BUKROWS. 



Eenry Co — The locusts did not get to our county this year. They reached the 

 •counties South and West of us. We have a few, remaining from a year ago, that seem 

 to be acclimated, and they are enough, with our native hoppers, to eat considerable 

 wheat ; but the weather is good for their destruction this Fall. T. J. QUICK. 



Gaines, Mo. 



A few Rocky Mountain Locusts came to this, the eastern part of Henry Co.; but I 

 have seen none, neither have I heard of any depositing their eggs. 



Leesville, Mo , Dec. 12, 1876. J. E. STRINGER. 



Hickory Co. — The locust came into the southwest part of this county in the latter 

 part of September. They did little or no damage, as they came in late, and were but 

 tew in number. I do not believe they laid any eggs here. Our native locusts, 

 this Summer, were fewer than I have ever seen them, and I have lived on a form in Mis- 

 souri since 1849. W. L. SNIDOW. 



Elkton, Mo., Dec. 7, 1876. 



Not any part of Hickory county was visited by the grasshoppers, nor any part of 

 this (Cass Co.) They have been South of us in Vernon, Cedar, Polk and parts of St. 

 •Clair counties, depositing eggs. C. J. HOSTETTER. 



East Lynne, Cass Co., Mo. 



Holt Co. — The grasshoppers [Calopte-nus spretus) commenced their flight over us 

 to-day at 12 o'clock m., going in a southeasterly direction. Wind is blowing from the 

 North, which is very favorable for thein in their journey this way. They aie not in 

 very great numbers as yet; but are reported as being in immense numbers in the 

 North part of the county. J. W. MAPLE. 



Oregon, Mo., Sept. 8, 1876. 



The spretus are daily increasing in numbers here, taking all the wheat and rye 

 sown in the county. Tliey are depositing eggs. To-day they are going N. W. Wind 

 South. J. W. MAPLE. 



Oregon, Mo., Sept 26, 1876. 



The pests are still with us, and are now depositing their eggs by the million. 

 Some report that a small white worm is killing them, but I have been unable to find 

 any up to this time. Some of the eggs are now hatching in North parts of the county. 



Oregon, Mo , Oct. 12, 1876. J. W. MAPLE. 



Many of the grasshopper eggs have been destroyed by a small white worm, and 

 many have bsen washed out and destroj^ed by exposure to the weather. The grass- 

 hopper limits extend about 5 miles east of the Nodaway River, in Andrew Co. 



Oregon, Mo., Dec. 2, 1876. J. W. MAPLE. 



