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soil, to prevent tbe cella from being covered too deeply by tbe action of frost and 

 rain, and to gnard against tbe efforts of small birds to get at tbe eggs. In tbe in- 

 vasions of 1665-68, tbere was but little blue grass bere, and tbeir favorite ground 

 was tbe road-sides ; but in that of 1874 tbe greater portion of tbe eggs bere were de- 

 posited in tbe blue-grass pastures. 8. If tbere was one place wbere tbey batcbed 

 relatively more (to tbe eggs deposited) tban anotber, I would say clay land with south- 

 ern slope. — [J. M. Dougan. 



Oxford. — 6. Many eggs nearly ready to batch in February were injured by cold 

 weather in March. 7. The eggs were most largely deposited (1876) on sod-land that 

 was turned over that summer ; and when on old laud, generally the harder portions 

 wore chcseu, or some road or path through the fields. 8. Young most numerously 

 hatched on new ground, and other things being equal in bottom-lands near the streams 

 rather than on uplands.— [Ch. Gridley, jr. 



Atchison, Atchison County. — 4. The constant and heavy rains prevented the hatching 

 of eggs early in the season ; the most were batched frcm the middle cf May to 1st of 

 June. 5. Frost to middle of May. 6. A large proportion of tbe eggs destroyed by 

 parasites, tbe washing off of top soil by heavy rain, exposing eggs to birds, &c. 7. On 

 high, dry, and bare places. 8. Dry south exposures. — [E. Snyder. 



Tabor, Clay County.— 6. Probably 5 per cent, failed; some became covered by wind 

 and rains ;' others exposed eaten by wild fowls, insects, &c. 7. Sandy loam and land 

 that had been stirred a few weeks previously. — [J. W. Bagby. 



Tonganoxie, Leavemcorth County. — 4. Eggs most numerously hatching about the first 

 week in May.— [H. V. Needham. 



Oswego, Labette County. — 4. More locusts have hatched at this point during the last 

 twelve days (from the 14th to the 26th of May) than all previous, and I think the 

 hatching is nearly done for this season.— [C. A. Perkins. 



Lane, Franklin County. — 4. The first week in June I visited a portion of our county, 

 and was very much surprised to find that thousands of young locusts bad just hatched 

 out. A week or so after they vanished without doing any irjury. — [James Hanway. 



Manhattan, Riley County. — 8. The 'hoppers began to hatch on the sandy bottoms 

 about April 1, and continued to hatch on warm days, especially when the ground was 

 soft, after rams, until after the 1st of June. On the north of the farm of one of my 

 neighbors is a large field, on which rye was raised last year, and it was not plowed 

 either last fall or this spring, and the 'hoppers have come from it on to his farm and 

 done a good deal of damage. They are there now, in large numbers, from one-quarter 

 of an inch long to full-grown. — [J.C.Wells. 



GuiJford, Wilson County. — 4. April 27. 6. All hatched. 7. High, dry, red soil, free 

 from weeds, where apple-seedlings had been raised. — [Geo. B. Brown. 



MEsXESOTA. 



Mapleton, Blue Eartli County. — 4. June 4, 1877. 7. Sandy, rolling lands. 8. Sandy, 

 rolling lands. — [Williams. 



Janesville, JVabCca County. — 4. May 26 to June 3. 5. May 17 to June 3. 6. Large part 

 failed. Cause: Cold nature of the soil ; insect enemies. 7. Hardest and driest. 8. 

 Plardest and driest.— [Headly. 



Middleioicn, Jackson County. — 4. Middle of April to May 25. 7. Solid bare ground. — 

 [Davis. 



Cosmos, Meeker County. — 4. About the middle of May. 7. Driest soil. Places most 

 open to the sun. 8. Driest soil. Places most open to tbe sun. — [McDonald. 



Albion, Wright County. — 4. Middle of May to 1st of June. 6. One-quarter failed. 8. 

 Gardens and road-sides.— [Howard. 



Lac-qui Parle, Lac-qui- Parle County. — 4. Between loth and 20th of May. 6. About 1 

 in 100 failed. 7. Sandy soil, gravelly knolls and points; breakings done in 1877. 8. 

 Same as 7. — [Morrill. 



Ticksburg, Benville County.— 4. April 30 to May 24, 1877. 5. April 30 to May 24, in 

 previous years. 6. One-half; red bug and grub. 7 and 8. Dry and sandy. — [Hale. 



Morris, Stevens County. — 4. May 10 to 20. 6. Large XDart ; red parasites. 7. Road- 

 sides and edges of fields. 8. Rather sandy soil.— [Heath. 



Kandiyohi, Kandiyohi County.— 4. April 30 to May 10-22. 6. All hatched. — [Whitney. 



Oak Lake, Becker County.— 4. May 10 to 15. 5. May 15 to 20. 6. Small percentage ; 

 red parasites. 7 and 8. Streets, roads, cattle-yards, gardens, and hard, dry, sandy soil 

 generally.— [McGrew. 



Otoe, Pope County.— 7. Dry, sandy soil, free from water. 8. Dry, sandy soil, free from 

 water. — [Hoffman. 



Pelican Bapids, Otter Tail County.— 4. Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20. 5. Twen- 

 tieth to 25th of May, 1875. 6. Two-thirds destroyed by' cultivating, breaking last 

 fall, and by birds and parasites. 7. New breaking, gravel and sandy knolls. 8. Break- 

 ing and knolls.— [Mrs. Colby. 



Moorhead, Clay County.— 4. May 12 to 20. 5. Fifth to last of May. 6. Two-thirds 

 failed; cause, red bug. 7. Land withcut vegetation on surface.— [Unknown. 



