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LcoJi County, May 8.— Grasshoppers have played out in this county, only a few 

 patches being left, and they rapidly disappearing. They have done some slight dam- 

 age to corn and cotton, but not enough to materially affect the crop. 



Lampasas County, May 8. — We learn that the grasshoppers flying north alighted in 

 the "western part of the county ou Tuesday evening. The ground covered by them ex- 

 tends from the Colorado River to within three or four miles of town. As a south wind 

 still prevails, it is hoped they have gone by this time. 



McLennan County, May 8. — Mr. Isbell, a farmer of this county, reports a field of oats 

 of his which Avas completely devastated by the grasshoppers a few weeks ago as hav- 

 ing come out again, or made a second growth, and that the crop will be very much bet- 

 ter than if they had not visited it. 



Colorado County, May 6. — For a few days grasshoppers have been emigrating in large 

 numbers, but few remaining in the county. No further damages are apprehended. 



Caldwell County, May 9. — Myriads of grasshoppers are still seen traveling northward. 



De Witt County, May 9. — Grasshoppers have gone. 



Falls County, May 9. — Grasshoppers in countless millions have been jjassingover, fly- 

 ing northward. 



Goncales County, May 9. — Grasshoppers have almost entirely disappeared. Full ex- 

 tent of damage sustained by f iirmers will not exceed one hundred acres, all told. 



Hays County, May 9. — Grasshoppers are disappearing. 



Live Oah County, May 9. — The grasshoppers are about all gone. 



Wilson County, May 9. — Grasshoi^pers have avoided our crops and have confined 

 their operations to the weeds that grow in the creek bottoms. 



Wood County, May 9. — No grasshoj)pers in this county. 



Washington County, Brenham, May 8. — Grasshoppers are doing no harm and are rap- 

 idly emigrating northward. 



Bee County, May 9. — No grasshoppers here. 



Fannin County, May 10. — The " News " says persons from vicinity of Savoy estimate 

 half of wheat crop of that section destroyed by the grasshoppers. Ravages confined 

 to west end of county. 



Victoria County, May 10. — Grasshoppers have done no injury further than slightly 

 damaging a few gardens in the northern portion of the county. 



Brazos County, May 12.— Grasshoppers have almost entirely disappeared from, this 

 section of the county. 



Colorado ^mnty, May 12. — The northwest wind in early part of the week brought a 

 great many of the grasshoppers back to their starting-point. A great many young ones 

 are also being hatched out, but it is said they do not live over twenty-four hours. At 

 this writing they are again on their flight northward. 



Fayette County, May 12. — From diligent inquiry of persons coming from the county 

 we conclude that the damage done by grasshoppers in the whole county does not 

 amount to more than 2 per cent, of the crops. 



Bee County, May 15. — The grasshoppers have done but little damage. 



Lampasas County, May 17. — Millions of grasshoppers were seen flying northward last 

 week from the country south of here. The change of wind from north caused them to 

 alight in great numbers ; if they remain they will ruin the crops. 



Xavarro County, May 17. — Grasshoppers seem to be taking their departure for parts 

 unknown. 



Eohertson County, May 17.^We have no grasshoppers now. 



Wood County, May 17. — No grasshoppers in the county. 



Navarro County, Corsicana, May 16. — Farmers report that the grasshoppers are disap- 

 pearing rapidly. 



Busk County, May 19. — No grasshoppers here. 



Tarrant County, May 19. — A gentleman from the country reports wheat in timbered 

 section considerably damaged by grasshoppers. No injury on prairie. 



Washington County, Brcnliam, May 18. — No signs of grasshoppers just now. 



Navarro Country, May 23. — Damage from grasshoppers believed to be less than 5 per 

 cent, of crops. 



Ellis County, May 24. — Grasshoppers have disappeared. Wheat and corn crops have 

 been somewhat injured. 



Lampasas County, May 24. — The grasshoppers have gone without having done much, 

 mischief, except to early gardens. 



Brown County, May 25. — No injury of any consequence from the grasshoppers, and 

 none feared, unless those hatched south of here alight on their way to the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



Clay County, May 25. — Grasshoppers have not disturbed the people at all. 



Jackson County, Morales, May 24.— No grasshoppers here. 



Llano County, May 26. — The grasshoppers have gone without doing much harm. 



Wilson County, May 26. — Grasshopers have interfered very little with the growth of 

 either corn or cotton. 



Kendall County, May 29. — Grasshoppers did no material injury. 



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