APPENDIX V. — KANSAS DATA FOR 1877. [93] 



and we may not find the best modes in a flash. Furthermore, supposing the early 

 crops to be destroj-ed, the probability of raising late crops this season is so great as to 

 render wholly inexcus^ible any despondency in the premises. The State was never in 

 as good shape as it is to-day. Riley County alone has 355,440 bushels of old corn on 

 hand, .and in the State there are over 36,000,000. — \_Indu8triaVnit, April 21. 



Pleasanton, April 23. — There are no 'hoppers in this part of Kansas, except a few 

 on one or two small streams. Farmers are in good spirits, and are i)ushing spring 

 work. The outlook is all that could be wished. 



Belleville, April 24.— Grasshoppers are hatching out in great numbers, but have 

 not done any damage yet, being too young. The farmers are devising concert of ac- 

 tion for their destruction. 



Peru, April 24. — We have had very dry weather all spring, and have been wishing 

 for a heavy raia to drown the 'hoppers. Day before yesterday we got the rain and hail 

 with it, but not a grasshopper drowned. The rain was heavy, the fall being two inches 

 in one hour, washing the loose surface off the ground, exposing the eggs, which under 

 the rays of a hot sun began hatching by the million. They are now nearly all out, but 

 grow slowly, and eating wheat and corn onlyiu small spots, the blades being black with 

 them. They hop in a northwest direction. 



Council Grove, April 24. — Crops are doing well. A small percentage of our grass- 

 hopper eggs have hatched out, but are doing little damage. There is promise of a 

 good fruit crop. 



Wichita, April 24. — Farmers are very hopeful. The 'hoppers are leaving fast, and 

 have not done any damage. Wheat, oats, and barley look well, better than for many 

 years. 



Louisville, April 25. — The grasshoppers are hatching out to some extent on the 

 southern slope of the hills, but are dying off rapidly. The weather is quite cold. 



Winchester, April 27. — The prospect here is splendid. Wheat stands fully four- 

 teen inches high, and the grasshoppers have almost entirely disappeared. 



Olathe, April 27. — There are no grasshoppers in this vicinity, and the prospect for 

 good crops is excellent. — \_Saint Louis Globe-Democrat. 



Effingham, April 28. — There were a great many eggs deposited here, but no grass- 

 hoppers to be seen around. The general belief is that the eggs are spoiled, as they 

 have not commenced hatching yet. 



MuscOTAH, April 28. — There were many eggs deposited here last fall. The eggs.are 

 not hatching to any extent as yet, and but very few young 'hoppers are visible. It is 

 believed that, to a considerable extent, the storm destroyed many of them, but it did 

 no damage to crops. The 'hoppers commenced hatching out three weeks ago. 



Netawaka, April 28. — Eggs are deposited thick over this whole area, but only a 

 few have hatched. It is thought the storm hurt them some, but not to any great ex- 

 tent. They have not damaged the crops at all yet. They commenced hatching dur- 

 ing the warm weather of last week. None have hatched since the rains. 



Wetmore, April 28. — There were millions of eggs deposited in this neighborhood, 

 but they do not seem to be hatching except in the sunny side of the hills and the tim- 

 ber, and are not numerous. The cold weather has destroyed a great many. They 

 devoured all the small grain that was put in last fall, but none this spring. 



Centralia, April 28. — Many eggs were laid. They are not hatching very much now. 

 It is thought that the cold storms have destroyed the young 'hoppers to a great extent. 

 They have done no damage so far. They began hatching out two weeks ago. 



Corning, April 28. — Many were deposited in this vicinity. Some are hatching ; but 

 'hoppers are not numerous. It is believed that the storm has destroyed large numbers 

 of them, as they commenced hatching out ten days ago. The eggs remaining are 

 mostly damaged by the storm, and the opinion is that they will not hatch out. 



Frankfort, April 28. — According to farmers' reports there were a great many esrgs 

 deposited. Some have hatched, but they are not numerous. Many claim that this 

 storm will kill a very large amount of them. No damage to speak of done to crops 

 yet. Commenced hatching about ten days ago. 



Irving, April 23. — There were a great many eggs deposited. The eggs are still 

 hatching, and the young 'hoppers were very thick before this storm. But few can bo 

 seen on the ground to-day. It is believed that a portion of them hatched, and nearly 

 all of the hatching 'hoppers were destroyed by the storm. They have damaged the 

 wheat and some farms badly. Tha farmers think, if they do not continue their depre- 

 dations further, that they will have two-thirds of a crop of wheat, averaging thirty 

 bushels per acre. Crops look encouraging. The eggs commenced hatching about April 1. 



Blue Rapids, April 28. — A great many eggs were deposited, but from some cause 

 most of them on uplands were destroyed. Along the streams a great many have hatched, 

 but since the storm not one is to be*^ seen. But very little damage has been done. It 

 is thought most of the 'hoppers are destroyed. They commenced hatching about 

 April 1. 



Waterville, April 28.— There was a large .deposit of eggs in this district. They are 



