APPENDIX XIII. RECORD OF FLIGHTS IN 1877. [173] 



Magnolia. — Go northwest ; five hours passing. 



Luverne, Rock County. — Good many fly north ; some drop and some rise. 

 Jjigclow, Kohks Coiintij. — Light southeast wind; fly northwest. 

 Adrian, Nobles County. — Light south wind; plenty fly. 



Delafidd, Jaclcson County. — Wind east of south ; not so many fly ; higher go west ; 

 lower northwest ; a few stragglers alighted. 



Tenhassen, Martin County. — Cloudy, and southeast wind; warm: some fly. 



/Sheldon. — Have been flying since 1st ; not numerous to-day. 



Sibley. — A few aligh ed at night ; went on 7th. 



Bigstone Lake. — Many fly northwest. 



Jjuverne, Bock County. — Go northwest ; wind southeast; five hours passing. 



Tabor, Fremont County, loica. — Go north and northwest. 



Yankton, Dako a. — Go north-northwest ; wind south-southeast. 



Nebo, Platte County, Xebraska. — Swarms leaving ; go northwest ; wind south. 



July 7. 



Fort Sisseton, Daliota. — Fly southeast : wind northeast ; 15 miles per hour. 



Sisseion Agency. — Firf. letter. 



Tcllow Banks', Deuel County, Dakota. — ^North wind, light; warm; 'hoppers thick; 

 some lit about 4 ; vid. 10th. 



Gary, Deuel County, Dakota. — Fly south ; a few lit ; wind hauling from north to 

 northwest. 



Medary, Brookings County, Dakota. — Calm till 3 ; 'hoppers moving slowly ; wind 

 changes lo northeast. 



DeU liajnds, Minnehaha County, Dakota. — Great numbers go northwest ; a large num- 

 ber came down in our vicinity; vid. 10th. 



Forestburg, Bramble County, Dakota. — No wind and no 'hoppers till noon; then a 

 heavy northeast wind carried large swarms southwest ; none lit. 



Rockport, Hansen County, Dakota. — Southeast wind ; 98° in shade ; wind southeast till 

 1 p. m., then changed to northwest ; very few fly. 



Detroit, Becker County. — As we go to press the air is thick with them flying from 

 north. — \_Record. 



Merman, Grant County. — Arose at 11 and went west. 



Elbow Lake, Grant County. — FJy in great numbers south-southeast ; wind north. 



Burnhamville, Todd County. — Some left to northwest. 



Round Prairie, Todd County. — Left in great numbers ; go west. 



Long Prairie, Todd County. — North wind ; warm and clear ; go south thick. 



Morris, Stevens County. — 'Hoppers quiet till 10 o'clock, when they began to alight in 

 showers, and kept> it up till 5.30 ; coming from southeast. 



Paynesrille, Stearns County. — Few fly wes-. 



Saint Wendall, Stearns County. — Go northwest; flight not so heavy nor course so well 

 defined ; many fly in circles very high. 



Ortonville, Big Stone Co m«/^.— Millions from north-northeast from 5 to7 p. m. ; dropped 

 and ate savagely. 



Benson, Sw^t County. — V/ind changed to northeast ; go west. 



Lac qui Parle, Lac qui Parle County. — Wind north ; go south in small quantities. 



Baxter. — Wind north ; go south in considerable numbers ; gentle breeze. 



Montevideo, Chippewa County. — Wind northwest; fly south; some fall. 



Corinna, Wright County. — Quite a number left the fields, going a southerly course. 



Vicksburg, Renville County. — Very hot; no wind; a few flying. 



Severance, Sibley County. — Wind east in forenoon ; go west. 



Waconie, Carver County. — Fly over; but few alighted. 



Harriston, Scott County. — None seen in air or on the ground.. 



l/e/TJam.— All left ; none seen flying. 



Marshall, Lyon County. — None. 



Walnut Station, Redwood County. — A few fly southeast. 



Ridgeley, Nicollet County. — Few to be seen flying. 



Le Sueur Centre, Le Sueur County. — Fly two points south of east; heavy flight. 



Kasota, Le Sueur County. — More went northwest than any other direction ; general 

 statement. 



Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County. — Almost all we have seen went north or north- 

 west. 



Windom, Cottonwood County.— '^one fly ; wind little east of north. 



Saint James, Watomvan County. — A few go north. 



Madelia, Watomvan County.— A few go north. 



Mankato, Blue Earth County. — Wind southwest ; none fly. 



Kanaranzie, Rock County.— Q^o north July 1 to 7; air full; as many come down as 

 leave ; alight in evening and leave in morning. 



Magnolia.— Go northwest, alighting in west and north parts of the county. 



Luverne, Rock County. — Good many fly north. 



