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vreather for liatcbing. Farmers are not sowing large crops of small grain, depending 

 mostly on corn and stock. 



Lenox, April 13. — The prospects of crops are good ; farmers Trill get their corn in 

 e&i her this spring by three weeks than they have been able to do in the last three 

 years. No signs of grasshoppers as yet, and the general opinion is that the warm weather 

 in February and the cold in March have destroyed a majority of the eggs. 



Mason City, April 13. — There is not the slightest reason for believing there will be 

 any grasshoppers in this vicinity, and the prospect for a good crop was never better. 



Manchester, April 13. — We see no reason for a failure in crops at present. Farmers 

 are now putting in their wheat. Our spring is a little more backward than usual. We 

 have no grasshoppers here. 



Iowa City., Ajpril 13.— Concerning the 'hoppers, would say that they have not 

 appeared in this section whatever. The prospects for the coming season, as far as crops 

 are concerned, are good. 



Allerton, April 13.— There are no grasshoppers here, and the prospects for crops in 

 this vicinity are tolerably good. 



ViLLiscA, A2Jril 13. — We have learned but little yet about the intentions of the grass- 

 hoppers. The weather has been so cold and spring so backward that they have not 

 begun to hatch cut yet. Farmers apprehend but little danger from those that hatch 

 here, as they will be off before the crops get along far enough for them to damage, 

 though everybody more or less expects trouble from them. 



Missouri Valley, A^yril 13.— Our section is full of grasshopper-eggs, which are just 

 beginning to hatch. We cannot yet tell what damage they may do. Our farmers are 

 putting in very little small grain, but will put in as much corn as usual, and we hope 

 the 'hoppers will leave early enough, so that they will do us but little damage, as 

 was the case three years ago, when they hatched here, leaving before the corn was up. 



Dunlap, April 13. — The prospect is good for a large crop of corn ; there is but little 

 small grain growing, on account of the grasshopper scare, but we do not apprehend 

 that the grasshoppers will do any damage to the crops in this section ; they have not 

 hatched out yet. 



Kellogg, Ajjril 14. — There are no grasshoppers in this section of the country never 

 were ; have been in the western counties of this KState. The crop prospects are very fa- 

 vorable so far ; do not think we will be troubled with them this season ; at least hope not. 



Stanton, April 14. — The grasshoppers are now hatching ; although no damage has 

 been done, there is much uneasiness among farmers. 



Hamburg, A2}ril 14. — We have the gravest apprehensions in regard to the grasshop- 

 per prospects. The earth in this section is literally filled with their eggs, and in favor- 

 able locations are only beginning to hatch. Farmers are sowing a little less than usual 

 of small grain ; their main reliance is for a half -matured corn-crop, planted after the 

 fledged 'hoppers shall have flown. Using past experience as a criterion, we see nothing 

 better to hope for. 



Corning, Ajjril 14. — No grasshoppers have hatched out yet, though there are plenty 

 of eggs. A large wheat-crop has been sowed and coming up finely. Farmers are Ji 

 little uneasy about the 'hoppers. 



Sioux City, A2)ril 14. — Grasshoppers are hatching out in most parts tributary to 

 Sioux City, and we are apprehensive that there will be 'hoppers plenty in all the fol- 

 lowing States : West Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Dakota Territory. They 

 may do a great deal of damage, and they may not. There is just one way for us to do, 

 and that is to shape our course so that we can stand a good crop of 'hoppers, and if 

 they do not come we will be in luck. 



Dubuque, April 14. — No grasshoppers nearer to Dubuque than 125 to 150 miles to 

 date. 



Clinton, A2)ril 14.— Crop prospects are good as nsual at this season of the year. No 

 grasshoppers in this section. 



Afton, A2yril 14. — There were no grasshoppers in this county last year, and no signs 

 of any here this year so far. They may come from the West, as we hear that they are 

 hatching in the west part of the State. The prospects of a crop here are good. 



Bedford, A2}ril 16. — We do not hear anything in our immediate vicinity of 'hoppers. 

 There were a great many eggs deposited on three sides of our town from ten to twelve 

 miles ; none nearer. The warm weather in February hatched a great many of them 

 out. There are none now. 



Council Bluffs, A2)ril 17. — Grasshoppers are hatching out here, but are too small 

 to do any damage yet. Farmers are putting in the usual acreage. 



Belden, April 19. — There are no grasshoppers in this vicinity. Crops are good and 

 the weather favorable. 



Des Moines, A2)ril 20. — Dismal reports come here from the 'hopper-infested counties 

 in this State. Last week nearly a score of families left Pocahontas County from dire 

 necessity to procure bread to eat. Seed is scarce, and they have had no money to pur- 

 chase with. The season is now too far advanced to secure a crop if they could get 

 seed, and, with the almost certain failure to raise anything except as food for grass- 



