APPEJ^DIX XIII. 



EECORD OF LOCUST FLIGHTS EAST OF THE EOCKY 

 MOUI>fTAlNS IN 1877. 



[The following data form a calendrlcal refiister of locust flights during the year, and, together with 

 those in the preceding appendix, make a full record of locust movements. Wherever the name of the 

 correspondent is not given it may generally be ascertained by referring to Appendix 26.] 



April 16. 

 Austin, Travis County, Texas. — The first flight of grasshoppers, I think, was on the 

 16th of April. — [ Jno. H. Secrist. 



April 21. 

 Austin, Travis County, Texas. — The first general flight was on the 21st of April ; course, 

 northwest.— [Jno. H. Secrist. 



April 19 to 24. 

 Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas. — Flying north. — [James Moore. 



April 24. 

 Calvert, Bolertson County, Texas. — Have been migrating from south of this for ten 

 days, and those which have attained wings here occasionally join them. — [W. L. 

 Coleman. 



April 26. 

 Calvert, Bohertson County, Texas. — Have been migrating south of this for ten days, and 

 the winged ones here occasionally join them. — [D. Parker. 



May I. 



Travis, Travis County, Texas.— There was a flight of locusts here to-day. — [Jno. H. 

 Secrist. 



CMcMsaiv, CJiickasaio County, Iowa. — From 3 p. m. until sundown their direction of 

 travel is always with the wind, but they travel more by northwest winds than by any 

 other ; consequently they have operated farther east each succeeding year. — [O. H. 

 Hobbs. 



Calvert, Boherison County, Texas. — They commenced flying in great numbers from this 

 place at about 12 o'clock. The thermometer was 44° at 6 a. m. and 72° at 12 m. in the 

 shade, and 95° in the sun. — [W. S. Coleman. 



Headsville, Bohinson County, Texas. — Numerous 'hoppers did " come down " to earth 

 and stay all night — the night of May 1. On that day they made a fine drive by the 

 million for your country. — [W. D. Donaldson. 



May 8. 



Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas. — They left northward. — [James Moore. 



Salado, Bell County, Texas. — They arrived at 11 o'clock and 30 minutes a. m. The 

 wind was blowing strongly from the south during the entire day. The weather was 

 mild, nights ]3i^etty cool, days warmer, and, until near 4 o'clock p. m., fair, when it 

 clouded up and remained so. Direction of the flight, north ; swarm very dense ; they 

 appeared in a higher strata of air than when going south last fall. — [J. H. Myers. 



May 12. 

 Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas.—No grasshoppers in this county. — [H. L. Brounson. 



May 15. 

 Amazon, FranTclin County, IfehrasJca. — 'Hoppers at noon flying north on a south wind ; 

 very thin, not more than one to a square rod. 



May 16. 

 Chapman, Merrick County, NehrasTca. — Flying to northwest at 3 p.m., wind southeast; 

 5 to 100 feet high ; weather clear ; thermometer 65°. 



May 17. 

 Trego County, Kansas. — Flying west of north on a south-southeast wind. 

 Glencoe, Dodge County, Nebraska. — Flight from southwest. 

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