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weeks after the first flight of young from this section, hut were supposed to ho driven 

 back and forth hy adverse winds." 



Sioux County. — " Yes ; broken swarms were ou the move." 



Tabor, Fremont County. — Answer to '2d interrogatory : " I find in my weather record, 

 June 22, locusts flying north. This was the first of their leaving. July 10 I find the 

 same record repeated. This was about the time most of our crop of locusts left us. 

 August 7, locusts flying northwest ; but few have lighted. These were from some 

 other section. These left in a day or two and were the last we have seen here." 



NEBRASKA. 



Pleasant Hill, Saline County. — "Large swarms passed over from the northeast, un- 

 doubtedly from Northwest Iowa, South Minnesota, aEd Southeast Dakota. Settled in 

 places here; avoided corn-fields; settled ou small grain and grass; appeared to be in 

 a feeble, degenerate condition; always left next morning; ate nothing; appeared to 

 come down simply to rest ; departed in a southwesterly direction.'' 



Steele City, Jefferson County. — " From the 13th to the 23d of September a good many 

 passed over, mostly from the northeast." 



Genoa, Platte County. — " From August 6 they commenced going south and southwest 

 in swarms, which continued daily, whenever ihe wmd was favorable, for over a month. 

 They showed no disposition to alight, except when compelled to do so by opposing 

 winds." 



HendricTcs, Otoe County. — " Not any." 



Lincohl, Dodge County. — " None visited, and none came from north or northeast or 

 west. A fdw passed over, going north." 



Great Bend. — " Some from th'^ northwest passed over." 



Sulem, Bichardson County. — " Yes. Fresh swarms were seen to pass over this point 

 on the Hth and 9th of August. Locusts were flying over here on the 9th very thickly, 

 and on the 9th a few settled, but departed in a day or two. Then on as late as the 

 25th of August stragglers could bo seen at intervals of a few days passing over, and 

 invariably coming from the north and northeast and going toward the south and 

 southwest, traveling only with a gentle wind blowing from the north or northeast." 



Amazon, Franklin County. — " I believe not." 



Brownville, Nemaha County. — " No fresh sw^arms from north or northwest passed oyer 

 or settled in this locality after those hatched last spring had departed." 



De Witt, Saline County. — "Fresh swarms from the northeast passed over, and some 

 few settled, but went off again in a few days, except a few stragglers that remained 

 until October 1. No eggs were laid by these." 



Johnson, Nemaha County. — " But few." 



Nel)o, Platte County. — "After our own crop left, swarms were flying over us for 

 many days from the northeast. None stopped." 



Lincoln, Dodge County. — "No." 



Omaha, Douglas County. — "There were swarms in the air, but from whence or 

 whither bound I do not know. None settled. The migrating swarms were all- moving 

 in a northerly direction, mostly west of north." 



Patron. Butler County. — " Some came from northeast, going south or southwest. 

 They lit down for three days." 



Plaltsmouth, Cass County. — " No." 



MISSOURI. 



Carthage, Jasjjer County. — " No." 



Defiance, Worth County. — " They did not." 



Forest City, Holt County. — "I noticd some flying in the air. They seemed to be 

 going iu a westerly direction." 



Flag Springs, Andrew County. — "A few passed over from the northeast about the 

 20th of August last, but very ife^ settled wiih us." 



Greenfield, Dade County. — " No." 



Lamar, Barton County. — " On several days in August swarms were seen passing 

 southward. None settled down here. A very few came from the northeast aLd lit 

 down duiing the last of October." 



Little Osage, Virnon County. — "After those which hatched in spring had left, none 

 were seen to pass over or settle in the neighborhood." 



Morrisville, PolJc County. — " No. No swarms came or passed over that I heard of." 



Mount Vernon, Bates County, — "No." 



Oregon, Holt County. — "Some swarms did pass, but the wind was from the south. 

 Passed over and a few lit down before a storm one day along the railroad. No more.'* 



Oregon, Holt County.— "Augnst 14, large numbers passed over, flying southwest. A 

 fiw came down, and from that time till the present they have remained." 



Pickering, Nodaway County.— ''About the 20th of September, duiijg several days, 

 large swarms were observed to pass over cur county from the noithwest to the south- 

 east, but I cannot learn an instance of their settling down." 



Rochester, Andreiv County. — "No." 



