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Ponca, Dixon County, — The young do not eat at night but crouch down under some 

 grass or bush, or around a lump of dirt. The old ones eat all night as well as all day 

 to my certain knowledge. — [James Rockwill. 



Friend, Saline Couniy. — The young and growing remain under straw, earth, hay, old 

 grass, and fallen weeds, during the night. — [Whitcomb. 



Niobrara, Knox County. — They remain quiet until morning. — [HuUiban. 



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Avon, Stearns County. — Think the young do most damage nights. — [Brakefield. 

 Golden Gate, Brown County. — They climb on plants, trees, and fences (in fact roost). — 

 [Letford. 

 Banlcs, Faribault County. — Get in dry places; sit dormant. — [Payne. 

 Le Sueur, Le Sueur County. — They gather in clusters during the night, either on the 

 ground or vegetation. — [Chapman. 



Willmar, Kandiyohi County. — The young and the old insects seem to have about the 

 same habits; they get up on the grain in the evening, and, I suppose, feed during the 

 night. I do not think they march much during the night-time. — [Haly. 



Detroit, Becker County. — The old stop at night to feed ; the young do the most mis- 

 chief at night. — [McLelland. 



South Bend, Blue Earth County. — Young on houses and fences, as general rule. — [Davis. 

 Cooleyville, Steele County. — Tdey go to roost early in the evening, in the most sheltered 

 places that they can find. — [Clark. 



Worthington, Nobles County. — Young 'hoppers, as this sun goes down, leave the grass 

 and go down to the ground, crawling under lumps of dirt and into cracks in the ground. 

 They are hard to be found during a cold rain, but the sun is never too hot for them ; 

 even the focus of a sun-glass will not kill a full-grown 'hopper. Strange as it may 

 seem, it is nevertheless true. This is from my own experimental knowledge at different 

 times, holding the glass above the head so as to get a direct focus; which, if the same 

 focus was placed on paper, and the glass moved slowly along, it would burn a streak 

 through the paper as fast as it was moved. Fifteen minutes of such a trial has proved 

 insufficient to destroy the life of his 'hoppership. — [Churchill. 



Seward, Nobles County. — Young always roost in grass or furrows. "Winged 'hoppers 

 always roost on grain, tall grass, sides (i e., walls) of houses, barns, fences. &c. — 

 [Terry. 



Windom, Cottomvood County. — Both seem to roost on fences, weeds, trees, and anything 

 they can get upon, except when quite young, when they appear to hide under chunks 

 of dirt. I have been told by persons who claim to have seen them that they sometimes 

 fly during moonlight nights ; but 1 am doubtful on the subject. My experience has 

 been that they never fly or march after sundown, and seldom ever fly before nine o'clock 

 in the morning, and usually light about noon ; but have kcown them to keep coming 

 down till nearly sundown. Think they do not eat much after sunset. — [Huntington. 

 Becker, Sherburne County. — Certainly eat, but don't travel. — [Wagner. 

 Tenhassen, Martin County. — They seem to lie in groups on fences and houses, in shel- 

 tered spots on the ground. Don't march nor eat. — [Merry. 



Madelia, Watomvan Couniy. — The young seek shelter from cold in dry straw or grass ; 

 but in warm nights they crawl up on all surrounding objects, such as fences, old weeds, 

 and upon growing crops and grass. — [Sylvester. 



Neiv Auburn, Sibley County. — They gather on grass, grain, high weeds, fences, &c., 

 about one to two hours before sundown, and remain thus until the dews are off in the 

 mornings. Do not eat nights or very cold days. — [Clevinger. 



Dewald, Nobles County. — As far as my observations extend they do not eat nor fly. 

 At night they climb on weeds, grass, hay, or grain, &c., so as to get sheltered appar- 

 ently from heavy dews, and so remain till sunrise. We often take advantage of that 

 habit of theirs in this way : Spread hay or straw on the ground two or three inches 

 thick, or so, an hour or more before sunset. They will get on and under the straw in 

 great numbers before dark. Then fire all round as soon as it is dark. Morning and 

 evening seem to be their feeding times. I don't think they eat either at midday or 

 night; but I may be mistaken in that respect. — [Bates. 



Norseland, Nicollet County. — At night both young and grown insects sit still ; if they 

 are near any fence, growths, or anything elevated from the ground they will crawl 

 upon it ; if they are on bare ground they will go in clusters to remain all night. — 

 [Webster. 



Dassel, Meeker County. — Young'hoppers congregate at sunsetin groupsor bunches at the 

 foot offence-posts, under sides of logs, at roots of stumps, by the side of buildings, &c. 

 During night remain quiet. When larger they climb upon fences, buildings, trunks of 

 trees, &c. The full-grown 'hoppers also climb the stack of grain, small bushes, fences, 

 buildings, &c. During night, at other times, they remain quiet. I have known them 

 to eat the weatherboards on my house in one night, so that it looked like newly- 

 planed lumber (it was bass-wood siding) ; also to eat the leaves of trees during night, 

 and other nights the bushes would remain unharmed, although so loaded with hoppers 

 that the limbs would nearly break with their weight.— [Maxson. 



