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Arkansas — Continued. 



Lee. — W. O. Hopkins, Vineyard; June 13; large quantities; first time since 1885. 

 Moses Burke, Lagrange ; June 11 ; any amount ; here a month ; noise deafen- 

 ing. G. O. Pruitt, Sylarsville ; June 11; appeared here about May 15. T. S. 

 Thorn, Haynes ; June 9 ; appeared about May 1 in abundance. O. C. Leftwich, 

 Phillips; June 10; great abundance. 



Lincoln. — R. D. Boyd, Cornerville; July 12; few during May. 



Logan. — Fred. N. Carter, Hobart; June 15 ; heard one or two, but have seen none 

 yet. J. A. Jarrard, Morrison Bluff; June 11; only an occasional one is heard. 



Lonoke. — S. W. Walls, Cobbs ; June 15; great numbers about middle of May. 

 W. H. Pyburn, Lonoke; June 8; present. 



Marion. — D. Wickersham, Yellville; June 14; small numbers. 



Mississippi. — A. Tillman, Athelstan ; June 18 ; large numbers ; no damage. W. D. 

 Henley, postmaster, Chickasawba; June 10; great numbers. 



Monroe. — T. C. Dawson, Roe; June 11; appeared about May 1; been very numer- 

 ous; no damage; all gone now. T. D. Chunn, Hollygrove; appeared about 

 May 23 ; not so numerous. 



Newton. — A. F. Casey, Boxley ; June 14; very few; not worth attention. 



Phillips. — A. M. Scott, North creek; June 9; appeared. D.C.Gordon, Helena; 

 June 10; appeared May 23; here now. 



Pike.— D. L. Bevis, Murfreesboro ; June 15; small brood appeared about May 20. 



Poinsett. — W. G. Godbey, Harrisburg; Juue 8; present, mostly on hill lands; 

 woodpeckers pounce on them; Cicada found 17 feet under ground while dig- 

 ging well; fine fish bait. Bradford & Erchison, Weiner; June 12; none here, 

 but said to be thick 6 miles east of us. R. L. Cowan, Harrisburg; June 8; 

 large numbers. 



Prairie. — A. J. Bassett & Co., Hazen; June 8; been here two weeks. C. L. Bow- 

 man, Hazen; June 9 ; here this season, but seems smaller than in 1881 and does 

 not make such a loud noise; don't remember any thirteen years ago, but do in 

 1881. R. H. Toll, Devalls Bluff; June 10; here last week in May and first in 

 June. 



Pulaski. — W. A. Galloway, Jacksonville; June 10; few. 



Randolph. — JohnAntry, postmaster, Alberta; June 11; none seen; few hulls found. 



Saline.— C. D. Harris, Hensley ; June; here in great numbers. 



Sebastian. — J. C. Galloway, Laraca; June 15; only a few seen. 



Sharp. — W.F.Stuart, Center; June; few. 



St. Francis. — R. W. Payne, Wheatley; June 9; great numbers. M. N. Gaines, 

 Forrest City; June 8; great numbers. 



Union. — R. T. Nabors, New London; June 15; Only' a few. 



Van Buren.— J. W. Beavers, Sang; June 10; very scarce. 



Washington. — W.'B. Fraker, Westfork; few; dozen to the square mile. 



Woodruff. — John Shearer, McCrory; June 9; abundant; had them two weeks. 

 W. B. Battle, Beebe; June 8; none here in White County; plentiful east in 

 Woodruff County. W. Movrman, Hunter ; June 13 ; appeared last month ; very 

 numerous, but less than in 1885. 

 Illinois : 



Alexander. — Prof. S. A. Forbes, in letters of June 23 and July 2, reports great 

 numbers. S. H. Yate, Willard; June 8; appeared about May. 



Crawford. — M. L. Caywood, Odlong; June 8; numerous in timbered section. 



Edgar. — G. W. Legg, Scottland; June 18; few coverings found; no live ones. 



Edwards. — F. Wick, Albion; June 18; 3 miles east there is a full brood. J. B. 

 Jolly, Gray ville ; June 20; numerous; knew them here sixty years or so ago. 



Gallatin. — M. Doberty, Shawneetown; June 20; few in timber. 



Hardin. — W. J. Banks, Karbers Ridge; June 8; heard a few since May 10, but 

 none since storm. 



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