OUTLOOK IN SPRING IN TEXAS, ARKANSAS, MISSOURI. 7 



locusts were doing their greatest damage, or just as tbe bulk of them 

 were reaching the pupa state around Deuisou and Dallas, and the winged 

 insects had commenced to fl^' from the more southern parts. About 

 Houston considerable damage was done to young cotton, but here aud 

 about Galveston the country is devoted largely to grazing and was not so 

 seriously affected. About Hutchius the farmers despaired of saving 

 anything, and many fine settlements along the Texas Central and along 

 the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Eailways suffered severely. 

 Around San Antonio large numbers of the insects were found by Mr. 

 J. Boll, of Dallas, whom we employed as special assistant, and whose 

 reports, with other details from this State, will be found in the appendix. 

 (App. 3.) 



Having during the winter, as entomologist of the State, thoroughly 

 familiarized himself with the extent and condition of the eggs in South- 

 west Missouri, he spent but a brief period there early in the month j and 

 while there was slight damage ^'in spots," the country suffered far less 

 from the young insects than it had the previous autumn from their 

 winged parents. (See App. 4.) The only counties in which the insects 

 hatched at all in Missouri were: 1st, Atchison and Holt, and the western 

 half of islotlaway and Andrew, in the extreme northwest corner. 2(1, 

 McDonald, Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, Barton, Dade, Newton, Cedar, 

 Vernon, more particularly in the southwest half j Polk in the northwest 

 third; and Hickory in the southwest third. 



What is true of Missouri is also true of the limited area in the north- 

 west corner of Arkansas j and while Mr. Eiley had no time to visit 

 Benton County, where the eggs had been most thickly laid, reports 

 showed that the injury from the young insects was trifling. In passing 

 through Indian Territory, along the M., K. & T. Eailroad, no damage 

 was noticed ; and though the winged insects were thick enough in the 

 Territory to render travel on horseback disagreeable the previous 

 autumn, wild prairie aud timber and grazing land so predominate over 

 the cultivated area that the damage can never be great. 



During the end of April and the early part of May, Mr. Eiley was 

 in the field in Kansas, traveling over the southeastern counties with 

 Governor Anthony and Mr. A. S. Johnson of the Atchison, Topeka 

 and Santa Fe Eailroad. He found the people determined to resist 

 the enemy, and in many cases well prepared and organized to do so. 

 He appointed, with the co-operation of the governor, who partly de- 

 frayed their expenses, two assistants in this State, viz, Mr. A. K. God- 

 frey, of Manhattan, and Mr. G. F. Gaumer, of Lawrence. Their reports, 

 with other data (App. 5), together with the following letters, will convey 

 a correct idea of the condition of things in this State at the time : 



State of Kansas, Executive Department, 



Topeka, May 5, 1877. 

 Sir: It is now impossible for me to join you in your tour of observation through the 

 State, as promised. I feel a deep interest in the results of your examination, aud have 

 to urge upon you the importance of passing over as great a breadth of territory as 



