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in their destruction while small and before they entered the fields, either 

 on the uplands or in the valley. Plowing- and other ordinary methods 

 employed in the destruction of their eggs could not be employed to any 

 great extent either, on account of the very rocky nature of the ground 

 and excessively steep hillsides where these are placed. Should the pest 

 appear in force next spring no doubt some inexpensive and effective 

 remedy could be found by a person on the ground, but at present I can 

 think of none to suggest. 



In closing, I wish to say that I have no apprehension of an invasion 

 from the Kocky Mountain locust at any point in the near future. There 

 may and undoubtedly will be local outbreaks of various " native v spe- 

 cies of locusts in different parts of the country, both in the East and 

 West. The only way, therefore, to protect ourselves from these is to 

 attack them vigorously and in time. 



