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Limestone ConnUf, April 18. — Grasshoppers are destroying a few gardens. They seem 

 to be very much in spots. But lew heard of in the bhick lands. 



Madison County, AprillH. — Grasshoppers doing no material damage. 

 Shackelford County, Fori Griffin, April 18. — No grasshoppers to he seen here. 

 WasMnyton County, Brenham, Ajjril 17.— Grasshoppers not doing much harm here- 

 abouts, though a few farmers have had to replant. 



Guadalupe County, April 19.— Grasshoiipers are inlaying sad havoc with wheat and 

 corn jSelds in this vicinity, and farmers are mowing their small grain for hay. 



Gonzales County, April 19.— Grasshoppers as yet are doing no damage in this section. 



Henderson County, April 19.— Grasshoppers reported as doing some damage to corn 

 crops in western portion of county. 



Live Oalc County, April 19. — Complaints of grasshoppers are coming in from every 

 direction. 



Williamson County, April 19. — Some farmers say the grasshoppers are destroying 

 everything in their neighborhood, while others say that in their localities there are 

 but few or none at all. 



Brazos County, MiUiean, April 19.— Grasshoppers are not so numerous as heretofore, 

 and have done but little damage to the crops. They have a sx^ecial delight in gardens. 



Bexar County, San Antonio, April 20. — Gra8shopx)ers are here in abundance, but no 

 harm has yet been done. 



Limestone County, GroeshecTc, April 20. — Grasshoppers by the million, but they are seen 

 only in spots. No serious damage as yet. 



Navarro County, C'Orsicana, April 20. — In some localities in the county the grasshop- 

 pers are playing havoc with the wheat-fields. 



Travis County, Elgin, April 20. — Grasshoppers are plentiful. 



Kaufman County, Forney, April 17. — Grasshoppers are not so numerous with us as 

 "with neighboring counties, probably on account of our laud consisting of high, rolling 

 prairie, which the 'hopiDers rarely trouble as much as the lowland. 



Caldwell County, Luling, April 21. — Grasshoppers are leaving Caldwell County by the 

 million. Farmers jubilant. 



Clay County, April 25. — Grasshoppers have not made their appearance around Hen- 

 rietta yet. 



Fayette County, April 25. — Grasshoppers are now moulting in good earnest, and will 

 soon be ready to fly away. 



De Witt Cotnity, April 25. — The grasshoppers seem to be disappearing. 



Fayette County, April 25. — Grasshopper accounts conflict. Some say they have all 

 hatched and are disappearing, while others say they are still hatching and are plenti- 

 ful, but confine themselves mostly to the brush. 



Grimes County, April 25. — Grasshoppers plentiful; a great many noticed going south. 



Goliad County, April 25. — The grasshoppers in some localities are too numerous to 

 mention individually. 



Lavaca County, April 25. — Injury from grasshoppers is confined to small sections of 

 territory throughout the county, and would not as yet average 5 per cent, damage. 



Montgomery County, April 25. — We have no grasshoppers here. 



Navarro County, April 25. — Grasshopper ravages in the neighborhood of Dresden are 

 severe, considerable damage having already been done to corn, wheat, and oats. 



Wood County, April 25. — The grasshopper plague has not reached Wood County. 



Johnson County, April 26. — Grasshoppers leaving some sections of the county. 



Lampasas County, April 26. — Grasshoppers have destroyed all the garden vegetables, 

 and are now injuring the wheat. 



Palo Pinto County, April 26. — Grasshoppers very numerous, but not doing much 

 damage. 



Waller County, April 26. — Grasshoppers are disappearing fast, and farmers have 

 strong hopes that the crops will not be injured. 



Wlmrton County, April 23. — No grasshoppers here. 



Toung County, April 26. — No grasshoppers here. 



Grayson County, Denison, April 25. — Grasshoppers are making short work with vege- 

 tabl'^s and tender plants ; they are still too small to fly, but are moving northward. 



Austin County, April 27. — A few farmers on Kentucky Ridge and near Travis have 

 been seriously damaged by the grasshoppers. 



Clay County, April 27.— No grasshoppers in this county this season. Their progress 

 in the counties east of us seems to be in a northerly direction. 



Gonzales County, April 27. — Grasshoppers have commenced shedding their coats, un- 

 folding their wings, and taking their departure. During the past week they have 

 been seen passing over various portions of the county in a northward course. With 

 few exceptions, crops have thus far suffered no material damage. 



Limestone County, April 27.— Grasshoppers in certain localities are beginning to do 

 serious damage to crops. 



Pohertson County, April 27.— Grasshoppers about as plenty as ever. 



Washington County, April 27.— Grasshoppers are gradually disappearing. 



