APPENDIX VIII.-^AUGHEY'S RECORD FOR 1877. [121] 



2 p. m. 70" F. Rain again this forenoon and evening. Few locusts to be seen except 

 on fences and weeds. All small— old ones seem mostly to have died off. 



This afternoon went to Salt Creek bottom, and, as usual, found a large number of 

 dead ones. All the living ones nearly of the same size. Found the same condition of 

 things south of the penitentiary. Here on top of the bluffs many live ones and few 

 dead. On bottom many dead and few live ones. Found an unusual number that had 

 worked into the edge of the timber, where blackbirds and quail were working on 

 them. 



Sent off large number of bulletins of Entomological Commission to-day. 



Lincoln, Tuesday, May 15, 1877. — Near Waverly to-day on the bottoms found great 

 numbers of dead locusts and many dying, coming out of the ground just about as fast 

 as dying. On the uplands they grow a trifle larger before dying. The dead ones that 

 I found to-dav nearly a line longer on the uplands than in the valleys. 



Lincoln, Wednesday, May 16, 1877.— Temperature at 9 a. m., 71° F.; at 12 m., 73° F.; 

 at 2 p. m., 70° F. Rain in the morning; clear betimes during the middle of the day ; 

 rain again at evening ; south winds. Some still hatching out. Observed some com- 

 ing out of the ground on the disputed 8°. Seemed hardly able to shed their pellicle. 

 Some died in making the effort. About one-half of those I saw coming out of the 

 ground to-day died in the effort to shed the first skin. The weather probably helps to 

 hasten their death. 



The new breaking on Hudson's land, south of Lincoln about one mile, still full of 

 locust eggs; only one-third hatched out. 



Lincoln, Thursday, May 17, 1877.— Temperature 9 a. m., 60" F. ; 12 m., 80° F. ; 2 p. m., 

 86° F. Clear all day until toward evening. Enormous number of locusts came out 

 of the ground to-day. An unusual number seen to-day. None, however, appeared over 

 a week old. 



At 2 p. m. went to Historical Block to experiment with tar-pan to catch young 

 locusts. This one six feet long, eighteen inches high, and twenty-four inches from 

 front to rear. Sheet-iron cross-sections at bottom. One pint of coal-oil destroyed 

 about one-half bushel of locusts. The fumes of coal-oil kill the young locusts. This 

 machine can be dragged by two boys over about ten acres in a day. 



Again found millions of dead locusts, some with my glass, and others were heaped 

 together by water currents. This near Holmes's brick-kiln, west of town. One place 

 found dead locusts three inches thick on the ground. This evening again experimented 

 with the coal- oil pan. Tried tar. Laid on thin at bottom, and when locusts got too 

 thick, another layer is put on and then another. When filled all is scraped off and 

 boiled. The locusts are skimmed off, the tar thinned with coal-oil, and used again. 



Heard this evening from Mr. Raymond, of Falls City, that the young locusts have 

 mostly died there. JFarmers there expect a crop. 



Lincoln, Friday, May 18, 1877. — Mean temperature to-day, 70° F* Rained nearly all 

 last night and this forenoon ; ceased this afternoon, and the locusts appeared on weeds 

 and fences, but all small. 



Again found many dead ones beyond the Antelope and up Salt Creek. On Salt 

 Creek again found dead locusts about two inches thick in some low places where the 

 water had washed them together. 



Lincoln, Saturday, May 19, 1877.— Temperature 9 a.m., 65° F.; 12 m., 69° F.; 2 p.m., 70° F. 

 Rained hard again all last night. 



Was mowing and house-cleaning to-day and made few observations. Only sent off 

 a great number of Entomological Bulletins. 



Lincoln, Sunday, May 20, 1877. — Mean temperature to-day, 75° F. Rained all last 

 night and most of the forenoon. Salt Creek overflows its banks. Found dead locusts 

 to-day almost wherever I looked for them. 



Lincoln, Monday, May 21, 1877.— Temperature 9 a. m., 68° F.; 12 m., 72° F. ; 2 p. m., 79° 

 F. Found many dead and dying locusts to-day. Weather sultry. Locusts seem to 

 die off as fast iu warm wet weather as in cold wet weather. 



Sent off a great many circulars and bulletins of the Entomological Commission. 



This evening a swarm of locusts lit down at Grand Island and around it. Came 

 from a little east of south. Telegram. Lieutenant-Governor Abbott's authority. 

 Probably came from Texas. 



Lincoln, Tuesday, May 22, 1877.— Temperature 9 a. m., 67° F. ; 12 m., 74° F. ; 2 p. m., 78° 

 F. Telegram from Grand Island : " Locusts left this morning. Direction a little east 

 of north." 



This afternoon again tried the machine for catching locusts with coal-oil. Success- 

 ful. Caught half a bushel in half an hour on the bottoms near Salt Creek. On north side 

 of Salt Creek bottoms found one spot where the dead locusts were half an inch thick. 



Lincoln, Wednesday, May 23, 1877.— Temperature 9 a. m., G0° F. ; 12 m., 67° F.; 2 p. m., 

 69° F. Went east beyond the Antelope. Again examined bottoms and uplands for 

 dead locusts. Found dead ones in all situations, but those on the uplands averaged 

 one line longer than those on the bottoms. A considerable number stillhatching out. On 

 the road-sides and on old breaking found a considerable number of unhatched eggs, 



