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■vrind, intermingled with light crops of rain ; the 2d, 3d, and 4th were windy with fly- 

 ing snow. Yesterday and to-day the sun shone out, but the cold south wind kept it 

 from thawing all the frost out of the ground. — [J. H., Frairie Farmer. 



Jacl'son Comity, March 15. — Wheat and rye, large acreage sown, but nearly all de- 

 stroyed by grasshoppers. Stock coming through the winter in fine condition. Pros- 

 pect good for all kinds of fruit. 'Hopper eggs in countless millions all over the county, 

 a portion of them injured. 



Xcmaha County, March 17. — Wheat and rye all taken by 'hoppers last fall; a little rye 

 sown after they left ; most of that did not come up until a few weeks since. Condi- 

 tion of all kinds of stock generally good. There will be a small amount of small grains 

 sown this spring compared with other years. 'Hopper eggs nearly all in good condition, 

 yet I am of opinion that deep plowing will destroy most of them. — \^Kansas Farmer. 



Leavenworth, April 12. — The grasshopper question, which has been a brooding 

 nightmare on the minds of the farmers and the people of Kansas generally, ceases to 

 become the cause of general uneasiness when the true facts are known. A careful in- 

 vestigation into the subject shows that in Leavenworth County there are none worth 

 mentioning, while in the eastern section of the State, where they have been playing 

 havoc for two years, the damage apprehended is very slight indeed. In Jackson County, 

 immediately to the west of here, the farmers say they care very little whether the grass- 

 hoppers come again or not, as they have enough grain now stored away to last them for 

 two years to come. Millions of young 'hoppers have been killed lately by the change- 

 able weather, which alternately froze and thawed them, and thousands of those 

 remainiag have met an untimely death at the hands of the outraged farmers, who have 

 resorted to rolling and burning as a means for their extermination. The damage to 

 crops throughout the entire State the present year will not amount to enough to x)ro- 

 duce any effect upon the farmers. — [ Western Farmer. 



[Correspondence Saint Louis Glol)e-Democrat.] 



Louisville, April 12. — The wheat crop is looking very well ; acreage small. Xo 

 grasshoppers as yet ; lots of grasshopper eggs in the ground. People are putting in 

 their crops just as though there were no eggs. 



Cextralia, April 12. — There are no grasshoppers hatched at this date, but there 

 are millions of eggs. Farmers report that a large percentage are destroyed and will not 

 hatch, though there are enough left. 



Lawrence, April 12. — There are no grasshoppers in this locality, and we anticipate 

 no trouble from them here, although they did damage in some of the western town- 

 ships of this county and deposited eggs there. We understand the farmers in those 

 townships are making efforts to destroy them as soon as they hatch. Wheat prospect 

 good here. 



Hutchinson, April 13. — The grasshoppers are hatching here in localities, but have 

 done no harm yet, and seem to disappear as fast as they hatch. We think most of 

 them perish. We do not fear those that are hatching here.' 



Cherokee, April 13. — In answer to your inquiries, I would say that the grasshoppers 

 have not commenced hatching yet, and farmers feel confident that they (the 'hop- 

 pers) will not do any damage to their crops. 



Council Grove, April 13. No grasshoppers hatched yet. Winter-wheat that was 

 sowed late is mostly in good condition, as are all spring crops. The very broad area 

 of early fall sowing was all destroyed. Much was not resown. Spring is late, bat the 

 outlook is good, except grasshoppers. 



Jl':n'CTION City, April 13. — The general prospects for crops of all kinds are good. 

 The greater proportion of fields of fall-wheat looks first rate ; a few fields, very late 

 sown, are poor. The grasshoppers, on warm days in favorable localities, are hatching 

 out, but from some cause seem to disappear as rapidly as they come, and as yet have 

 done no damage. The majority of farmers, however, are fearful of their expected depre- 

 dations, and are holding back from making their usual spring purchases, making trade 

 very dull. 



Frankfort, April 14. — The grasshoppers are hatching by untold millions — not now 

 larger than a buffalo gnat. Farmers are somewhat frightened, though many have faith 

 in a good crop. Wheat looks fine, and is three inches high. 



Carson City, April 14. — There are some grasshoppers in this vicinity, but not doing 

 any serious damage. There is a good prospect for crops. 



Minneapolis, ^j^ri? 14. — The grasshoppers are hatching out pretty fast, and have com- 

 menced on some grain only on the outer edge. The old settlers don't fear any serious 

 trouble from them. We are driving and burning a great many of them. It is rex)orted 

 that they are dying off. We contemplate to give them a warm reception from this 

 time on. Would be thankful for any instructions as to the mode of destroying them. 

 Will keep you posted. 



Fort ^cott, April 16. — It is now ascertained beyond a doubt thatthe grasshopper eggs 

 in this section are unproductive. Experiments have been made, and in addition the 



