[162] REPORT UNITED STATES ENTOMOLOGICAL COMMISSION. 



July 28. 

 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. — Immense swarms of grasshoppers have been 

 flying over in an easterly direction since morning ; but few came down. — [Iowa Register. 



July 29. 



Sioux City, Woodbury County , Iowa. — Many 'hoppers leaving for the northeast; wind 

 strong and south. — [J. Wise. 



July 30. 



Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. — Many 'hoppers flying north, with a strong south 

 wind. — [J. Wise. 



July 31. 



Nebo, Platte County, Nebraslca. — Rainy ; 'hoppers very stupid ; could pick them np any- 

 where. Hundreds we bound up in the wheat, too stupid or helpless to get out of the 

 way. The weather was sultry and light rain ; cleared about 10 o'clock ; warm. — [John 

 Wise. 



Norton, Norton County, Kansas. — To-day the wind is in the north, and the 'hoppers 

 are going south, flying very high. They are not very numerous, however. — [Thomas 

 Beaumont. 



Adamson, EooTcs County, Kansas. — The grasshoppers made their appearance here on 

 July 31 in small quantities; came with a north wind, and left August 1 ; went south- 

 west. The weather is cool and wet. — [Moses Adamson. 



Council Bluffs, Poiiawatomie County, Iowa. — At Council Blufls locusts were passing 

 south in small swarms in the afternoon. — [J.E.Todd. 



August 1. 

 Tabor, Tremont County, loiva. — To-day they have been passing in dense swarms (as 

 thick as I have ever seen them, I think) slowly to the southwest. If there is not a 

 hard north or northwest wind soon, we may have plenty of them down upon us again. -^ 

 [J.E.Todd. 



Norton, Norton County, Kansas. — A few passed over, going southeast. — [Thoma,s 

 Beaumont. 



Auqust 1-3. 



Nebo, Platte County, Nebraslca. — 'Hoppers went west on these three days, till but few 

 were left. Wind southeast, with gentle breeze.— [John Wise. 



August 3. 

 Norton, Norton County. Kansas. — A flight went over, flying very high and going in a 

 southwest direction. — [Thomas Beaumont. 



August 5. 

 Norton, Norton County, Kansas. — A great many locusts passing over in a southwest 

 direction. — [Thomas Beaumont. 



August C. 

 Norton, Norton County, Kansas.— There are very few in the air. — [Thomas Beatimont. 

 Medary, Brookings County, Dakota. — Wind northwest; great swarms passing south, 

 augmented by risings from the jjrjiries. — [Rev. G. S. Codington. 



Claytonville, Brown County, Kansas.^-Jjocusts are nearly all gone. — [W.M.Robertson. 



August 7. 

 Logan, Phillips County, Kansas. — Locusts are passing over this place, going in a south- 

 erly direction ; wind in the north ; not as many passing as last year at this time ; very 

 few went north this spring. — [J. W. Benjamin. 



August 8. 

 Medary, BrooMngs County, Dakota. — Light swarms of locusts move south ; wind 

 fitrong from the northwest. — [Rev. G. S. Codington. 



August 10. 

 Norton, Norton County, Kansas. — Locusts were going north in the forenoon, and in 

 the afternoon the wind got in the west and they went east, a few alighting on the 

 divide. — [Thonjas Beaumont. 



August 11. 

 Norton, Norton County, Kansas. — The air is full of locusts going southeast, flying very 

 high.— ^[Thomas Beaumont. 



August 11 and 12. 

 Patron, Butler County, Nebraska. — Locusts on the wing ; wind north.— [John Tannahill. 



August 12. 

 Norton, Norton County, Kansas. — The air was literally full of locusts, going a little west 

 of south. — [Thomas Beaumont. 



