[228] EEPORT UNITED STATES ENTOMOLOGICAL COMMISSION. 



Manlcato, Plue Earili County. — 21. Blackbirds and robins very destructive, but not 

 enough birds in the State. — [Wise. 



Glenwood, Pope County. — 19. Visited heavily in 1876. 21. Both domestic and wild 

 birds and fowls destroy great numbers of eggs and insects. — [Campbell. 



Detroit, Becker County. — 19. Millions here in 1876 ; eggs deposited everywhere in the 

 county. 21. The birds destroy countless numbers. — [Day. 



Jancsville, Waseca County.— 19. Were not. 20. September 1, 1874. 21. Some extent.— 

 [Headley. 



Grafton, Sibley County. — 20. 1375 ; 1874 deposited eggs. — [Gardner. 



Holmes City, Douglas County.— 19. No. 20. July 4, 1864, left in a few days. 21. Ate 

 what they could. — [Blackwell. 



Detroit, BecJcer County.— 19. Yes. 20. 1873, 1874, 1875. 21. Blackbirds are powerful 

 aids. Domestic fowls sometimes save whole gardens. — [Wood. 



Cooleyville, Steele County. — 20. August and September, 1876. 21. To a large extent. — 

 [Clark. 



Alden, Freehorn County.— 19. August 25, 1876. 20. Never here to deposit eggs. 21. 

 Very small. Turkeys and geese. — [Cross. 



Becker, Slierlurne County. — 20. 1856. 21. Blackbirds best; chickens good; hogs. — 

 [Wagner. 



Burnhamville, Todd County. — 19. July 19, 1876. 20. Not visited before. Prairie 

 chicken. 21. Crow, robin, turkeys, ducks, and chickens. Twenty chickens and duck- 

 lings, when two weeks old, at the time the 'hoppers begin to hatch, will clean out one 

 acre, however thick the eggs were deposited. — [Rhode. 



Alberta Township, Sauk Rapids, Benton County. — 20. August 13, 1874, deposited eggs; 

 have come every year since, from the first week in August to 10th of September. — 

 [McCulloch. 



Avon, Stearns County. — 21. A great deal. — [Brakefield. 



Detroit, Becker County. — 19. It was. 20. For the past six years. — [Unknown. 



Mersey, Nobles County. — 20. June 13, 1873, deposited eggs, stayed five days. 1874 had 

 the young ones. 1875 came again and deposited eggs very thick. 1876 eggs hatched. 

 July 23 flying 'hoppers came and deposited, which hatched this year. 21. The birds 

 destroy a large number of eggs when exposed by harrowing, also the young. — [Cun- 

 ningham. 



Seward, Nobles County. — ^20. July 7, 1873, deposited eggs. In 1874 the young took the 

 crops, and raid came and left about the same time. 1875 came and deposited. 1876 

 a few came last of June.- Clouds came July 12. 21. Eggs were too multitudinous for a 

 large proportion to be destroyed by birds. — [Terry. 



Madelia, Watonwan County.— 20. July 3, 1873. 1874 hatched. 1875, July 9. 1876 

 hatched and came August 18, and laid for this spring hatch. 21. The best friends we 

 have. — [Sylvester. 



Orr, Jackson County. — 20. August, 1864. June 12, 1873. 21. Destroyed one in ten. — 

 [Palmer. 



South Bend, Blue Earth County. — 20. No full crop for four years. 21. 'Hoppers too 

 numerous this year. — [Davis. 



Norseland, Nicollet County. — 19. In harvest-time in 1876, and deposited. 20. Middle 

 of July, 1874, deposited eggs, which hatched in the spring of 1875. 21. Not to any ex- 

 tent. — [Webster. 



Jackson, Jackson County. — 19. Crops mostly destroyed in 1876. 20. 1876-'74-'73 ; a 

 little circle here escaped in 1875. 21. No doubt have been useful. — [Chamberlaine. 



Dassel, Meeker County. — 19. August 1, 1876, and deposited. 20. Twenty years ago. 

 21. To no perceptible extent. — [Maxon. 



Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County.— 20. Fall of 1874.— [Reynolds.] 19. By flying 'hop- 

 pers. Laid eggs in August. 20. Domestic fowls like them very well. Blackbirds pre- 

 fer to dig corn. — [Unknown. 



Worthington, Nobles County. — 19. We were visited in 1876. 20. July 24 and 25, until 

 August 10, 1876 ; July 26 to August 8, 1875 ; August 1, 1874 ; June 2, 1873. 21. Wild 

 and domestic fowls have destroyed 20 per cent, of the young hatched and 5 per cent, 

 of the raiders. — [McDowell. 



Collins, McLeod County.— 20. July 4, 1874; 1875; July 18, 1876.— [Canfield. 



Le Sueur, Le Sueur County. — 19. August 25, 1376. — [Chapman. 



Banks, Faribault County. — 19. Fall of 1876 for first time. 21. Broods of turkeys or 

 chickens are very destructive. I had a garden of 4 acres covered with 'hoppers. I 

 hatched about 100 turkeys and chickens ; in a week they had cleaned them out. — 

 [Payne. 



Golden Gate, Brown County.— 19. Was visited. 20. Three years from 4th to 15th of 

 July. 21. All kinds of birds to some extent. — [Letford. 



Kerkhoven, Sivift County. — 21. Chickens, turkeys, and other domestic birds were use- 

 ful ; also, the large yellow-headed blackbird. — [ Jacobson. 



Raymond, Stearns County. — 19. First visitation in 1876. 21. They have all been use- 

 ful. — [Raymond* 



