APPENDIX XIII. RECORD OF LOCUST FLIGHTS. [185] 



Worthingion, Nobles County.— Flying in clonds ; few come down in this vicinity. 

 Wind north, tending east ; quite a good many lly as near west as wind will allow. 



Bigelow, Nohles County. — Wind north ; clear; large swarms flew south. 



Brownsburg, Jackson County. — Immense numbers go south ; wind from north. 



Jackson, Jackson County. — Are flying nine miles deep as we go to press. — [^Republic. 



Hunter, Jackson County. — Go south ; most numerous I have seen this year. 



Blue Earth City, Faribault County. — Clouds fly over south ; only a few stopped in this 

 vicinity. 



Winnebago City, Faribault County. — Air full from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. ; fly southeast. 

 Began to fly at 9.30 a little east of south with good breeze; dense numbers as high as 

 the eye could see ; flow till 3. — \^Pioneer Press. 



Alighttd quite thick. — \_Dispatch. 



Alden, Freeborn County. — Left here, and the air was full ; thicker than I ever saw 

 before; flying from 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. ; wind north-northeast; some commence to 

 couple. 



Freeborn, Freeborn County. — Began to fly at 11 a. m. ; go southeast to south ; air full 

 till 4 ; some alight ; none left us. 



Albert Lea, Freeborn County. — Fly south at 11 a.m. ; strong north wind. 



Geneva, Freeborn County. — First flight ; left) here i"n largo numbers; go southeast. 



Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa. — A large number are said to have alighted around 

 Algona. 



Carroll City, Freeborn County, Iowa. — Large swarm flew over to southeast for two hours. 



Dakota City, Humboldt County, Iowa. — Weather clear; wind northwest; 'hoppers fly 

 southeast in afternoon, some alighting. 



Lake Village, Broolings County, Dakota. — Wind north; cloudy; small swarms. 



Banks, Faribault County, Dakota.— Fly southwest; wind northeast. 



July 21. 



Bismarck, Burleigh County, Dakota. — Flying high to northwest ; wind southeast ; occa- 

 sionally one dropping. 



Dakota, Dakota County, Nebraska. — ^At 2 o'clock flying south ; low and north three- 

 fourths mile higher. 



Yellow Banks, Deuel County, Dakota. — South wind; none. 



Gary, Deuel County, Dakota. — Fly northeast; none lit. 



Medary, Brookings County, Dakota. — Lijiht south wind; a few flying. 



Forestburg, Bramble County, Dafco/a.— Plenty going rorth. 



Bockport, Hanson Couniy, Dakota. — Very light south wind ; flying very low at 9; at 

 12 m., falling like hail ; many have stopped, but do nofc seem to eat. 



Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, Dakota. — Those that lit on 20th rose to-day and went 

 northeast. 



Fargo, Minnehaha County, Dakota. —K great many are flying from southeast (?)— [Pio- 

 neer Press. 



Glyndon, Clay County. — A few came down with a Eouth wind: left next afternoon; 

 scarcely any flying to-day. 



Detroit, Becker County. — No air stirring ; none moving. 



Perhani, Otter Tail County. — For three or four days have been flying southeast; to-day 

 wind southwest; nore moving. 



Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County. — A flight to the south generally cleared us of what 

 had not already fled or died. 



Herman, Grant County. — A few fly southeast ; none alight. 



Chippewa, Douglas County. — Are leaving ; go south or southeast ; seem diseased ; many 

 dead. 



Long Prairie, Todd County. — ^Wind southwest ; warm and clear ; go northeast ; mod- 

 erate numbers. 



Morris, Stevens County.— Go north ; wind south. 



Hancock, Stevens County. — Fly southeast. — {_Pioneer Press. Few to be seen. — [Dispatck. 



Saint Cloud, Stearns County. — Fly south in small numbers ; none alight. 



Saint Wendell, Stearns County. — Clear northwest wind ; but very few fly. 



Big Lake, Slurburne County. — A few fly southeast; none alight. 



Clear Lake, Sherburne County. — Small numbers fly southeast ; none alight. 



Benson, Swift County. — Fly west of south in small quantities. 



De Graff, Swift County. — Few in the air to-day. 



Lac-qui- Parle, Lac-qui-Parle County. — 21st to 26th, wind southeast; no 'hoppers in any 

 great quantity. 



Baxter, Lac- qui- Parle County. — Wind northwest ; very light, clear, and warm ; very 

 few fly southeast. 



Montevideo, Chippewa Co«?i<i/.— Wind northwest ; no 'hoppers scarcely. 



Saint Johis, Kandiyohi County. — Fly south in very small numbers for a few hours. 



Willmar, Kandiyohi County, — A few circling round in air ; don't appear to go in any 

 particular direction. 



