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  REPORT 
  UNITED 
  STATES 
  ENTOMOLOGICAL 
  COMMISSION. 
  

  

  from 
  sou 
  + 
  h 
  and 
  southwest 
  moderating 
  to 
  the 
  northwest 
  by 
  sunset, 
  and 
  not 
  much 
  dur- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  aight. 
  None 
  light 
  here 
  at 
  night. 
  

  

  Jul 
  i 
  3. 
  — 
  To-day, 
  with 
  a 
  brisk 
  east-southeast 
  wind 
  at 
  noon, 
  and, 
  after 
  quite 
  a 
  heavy 
  

   flic 
  it 
  going 
  northwest, 
  none 
  are 
  alighting 
  now. 
  

  

  July 
  4. 
  — 
  'Hoppers 
  flying 
  high 
  and 
  thick 
  to-day, 
  though 
  none 
  light, 
  or 
  at 
  least 
  very 
  

   few. 
  Am 
  told 
  by 
  a 
  number 
  that 
  all 
  that 
  alight 
  are 
  infested 
  with 
  the 
  mites. 
  

  

  July 
  10. 
  — 
  Since 
  Saturday 
  the 
  wind 
  has 
  been 
  north 
  and 
  northwest. 
  On 
  Sunday 
  a 
  

   great 
  many 
  'hoppers 
  were 
  flying, 
  but 
  none 
  lit 
  to 
  do 
  damage 
  that 
  I 
  have 
  heard 
  of. 
  

   None 
  flew 
  yesterday 
  or 
  to-day 
  so 
  far. 
  

  

  July 
  11. 
  — 
  (Wednesday) 
  wind 
  from 
  southeast 
  and 
  going 
  northwest 
  all 
  day, 
  none 
  stop- 
  

   ping 
  that 
  I 
  have 
  heard 
  of. 
  Large 
  numbers 
  passing. 
  

  

  July 
  12. 
  — 
  Wind 
  from 
  southeast 
  strong, 
  quite 
  a 
  heavy 
  flight 
  to 
  northwest; 
  none 
  lit 
  

   that 
  I 
  know 
  of. 
  

  

  July 
  13. 
  — 
  At 
  writing, 
  10 
  a. 
  m., 
  it 
  is 
  cloudy 
  and 
  wind 
  from 
  south-southwest. 
  I 
  think 
  

   none 
  are 
  moving. 
  

  

  July 
  14. 
  — 
  Rained 
  very 
  heavily 
  last 
  night 
  till 
  about 
  midnight. 
  Wind 
  variable 
  this 
  

   morning, 
  settling 
  to 
  brisk 
  in 
  the 
  southeast 
  ; 
  many 
  flew 
  over 
  to 
  northwest. 
  

  

  July 
  15. 
  — 
  Wind 
  northwest, 
  quite 
  a 
  good 
  many 
  flew 
  to-day, 
  seemingly 
  going 
  ^s 
  near 
  

   south 
  as 
  possible. 
  

  

  July 
  16. 
  — 
  Brisk 
  wind 
  from 
  the 
  west 
  ; 
  none. 
  

  

  July 
  17. 
  — 
  Wind 
  from 
  west 
  and 
  change 
  to 
  northwest 
  ; 
  scarcely 
  any 
  flying 
  at 
  alL 
  

  

  July 
  18. 
  — 
  Wind 
  from 
  northwest, 
  cloudy; 
  cool 
  this 
  morning. 
  None 
  flying. 
  

  

  July 
  19. 
  — 
  Wind 
  northwest, 
  cool. 
  No 
  'hoppers 
  flying. 
  

  

  Jnly 
  20. 
  — 
  Wind 
  north 
  tending 
  east. 
  Quite 
  a 
  good 
  many 
  flying 
  as 
  near 
  west 
  as 
  the 
  

   wind 
  will 
  permit. 
  

  

  July 
  21. 
  — 
  Wind 
  south-southeast. 
  Quite 
  a 
  good 
  many 
  flying 
  high 
  to 
  the 
  northwest. 
  

  

  July 
  22. 
  — 
  Wind 
  southeast. 
  Good 
  breeze 
  and 
  heavy 
  flight; 
  high 
  to 
  the 
  northwest. 
  

  

  July 
  23.— 
  Wind 
  strong 
  south-southeast. 
  Heavy 
  flight 
  from 
  about 
  10 
  a. 
  m. 
  till 
  late, 
  

   and 
  to 
  the 
  northwest 
  ; 
  flew 
  high. 
  

  

  July 
  24. 
  — 
  Wind 
  south-southeast 
  at 
  noon. 
  Some 
  were 
  flying 
  and 
  flew 
  late, 
  to 
  the 
  

   northwest. 
  

  

  July 
  25. 
  — 
  Wind 
  south-southeast 
  ; 
  good 
  breeze. 
  Not 
  many 
  flying. 
  

  

  July 
  26. 
  — 
  Wind 
  strong 
  south-southeast 
  ; 
  none 
  flying. 
  

  

  July 
  27. 
  — 
  Wind 
  varying 
  from 
  south-southeast 
  to 
  northwest, 
  cloudy 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  day 
  

   and 
  none 
  flying. 
  

  

  July 
  28. 
  — 
  Wind 
  northwest 
  ; 
  cool 
  and 
  none 
  flying 
  at 
  10 
  a. 
  m. 
  

  

  July 
  29. 
  — 
  Wind 
  from 
  south-southeast 
  ; 
  a 
  very 
  few 
  'hoppers 
  flying. 
  

  

  July 
  30. 
  Wind 
  from 
  south-southeast, 
  backing 
  up 
  to 
  north 
  northeast. 
  After 
  noon 
  a 
  

   great 
  many 
  flying. 
  

  

  July 
  31. 
  Wind 
  from 
  northwest 
  to 
  northeast. 
  Rained 
  a 
  little 
  this 
  inornrng. 
  After 
  

   dinner 
  wind 
  northwest, 
  and 
  a 
  good 
  many 
  flew. 
  

  

  August 
  1. 
  Wind 
  light 
  from 
  west 
  to 
  northwest. 
  Quite 
  a 
  heavy 
  flight. 
  

  

  August 
  2. 
  Almost 
  a 
  calm 
  this 
  morning. 
  About 
  1 
  1 
  a. 
  m. 
  'hoppers 
  were 
  circling 
  in 
  the 
  

   air, 
  and 
  about 
  1 
  p. 
  m. 
  a 
  breeze 
  from 
  the 
  southeast, 
  and 
  all 
  moved 
  off 
  in 
  a 
  body, 
  flying 
  

   yery 
  late. 
  None 
  lighted. 
  

  

  August 
  3. 
  Wind 
  southeast 
  nearly. 
  Very 
  few 
  flying. 
  

  

  August 
  4. 
  Wind 
  from 
  southeast. 
  Scarcely 
  any 
  flying 
  

  

  August 
  5. 
  Wind 
  from 
  south 
  and 
  southwest. 
  No 
  'hoppers. 
  

  

  August 
  6. 
  Quite 
  a 
  rain 
  last 
  night. 
  Wind 
  northwest. 
  Quite 
  a 
  heavy 
  flight 
  ; 
  none 
  

   lighting. 
  

  

  August 
  7. 
  Light 
  wind 
  from 
  southeast. 
  None 
  scarcely 
  flying. 
  

  

  August 
  8. 
  Wind 
  brisk 
  north-northwest. 
  About 
  noon 
  a 
  heavy 
  flight 
  going 
  very 
  high 
  

   to 
  the 
  south 
  and 
  flying 
  late. 
  

  

  August 
  9. 
  Wind 
  northwest 
  nearly. 
  Heavy 
  and 
  light 
  again, 
  but 
  none 
  lit. 
  

  

  August 
  10. 
  Wind 
  from 
  southeast 
  and 
  none 
  flying. 
  

  

  August 
  11. 
  Wind 
  from 
  southeast 
  very 
  light. 
  Cloudy 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  time, 
  and 
  could 
  

   not 
  notice 
  any 
  flying. 
  

  

  August 
  12. 
  Wind 
  from 
  northwest. 
  Cloudy 
  somewhat, 
  could 
  not 
  notice 
  any 
  flying. 
  

  

  August 
  13. 
  Wind 
  northwest. 
  Cool 
  ; 
  very 
  few 
  'hoppers 
  flying 
  high. 
  

  

  August 
  14. 
  Wind 
  variable. 
  None 
  flying. 
  

  

  During 
  all 
  this 
  time 
  and 
  all 
  the 
  flying, 
  no 
  damage 
  done 
  in 
  the 
  county 
  that 
  I 
  can 
  

   hear 
  of, 
  nor 
  have 
  any 
  eggs 
  been 
  laid 
  as 
  yet. 
  

  

  Marshall, 
  Lyon 
  County, 
  August 
  2, 
  1877. 
  

   Locusts 
  flew 
  southwesterly 
  in 
  great 
  numbers 
  all 
  day, 
  and 
  on 
  July 
  27 
  and 
  28, 
  and 
  

   August 
  1 
  southeasterly. 
  

  

  August 
  1, 
  a 
  good 
  many 
  dropped 
  down 
  in 
  this 
  vicinity; 
  none 
  to 
  speak 
  of 
  in 
  this 
  vil 
  

   lage, 
  but 
  north 
  and 
  south 
  of 
  it. 
  They 
  are 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  eating 
  greedily. 
  I 
  fear 
  they 
  are 
  

   a 
  healthy 
  lot, 
  fresh 
  from 
  the 
  great 
  plains 
  and 
  will 
  breed. 
  Those 
  which 
  have 
  been 
  

   hero 
  before 
  this 
  year 
  do 
  not 
  couple 
  or 
  lay 
  eggs 
  or 
  eat 
  much, 
  or 
  act 
  lively. 
  

  

  D. 
  F. 
  WEYMOUTH. 
  

  

  