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J. ". IIcCollocli (l/iry 51): Tho couaty agent of Lal)Gtte Covin ty re- 
ports vonr.s precent in large n-umliers in local areas in alfalfa fields 
and gp,rdens. 
T7. C. Cook (Jvcie 31): The first outbreak of Cliorizagrotis aijjciliarJ 
Crote since 1S31 is in J-adith Basin County, i;7ith alD-andanco aoo\'9 
noriiial. Several hnndred acres of '7keat rrere da;na.ged. 
CRA.SSHOFPERS (Acridiidae) 
Delaware 
Mississippi 
Neliraska 
Oklahoma 
Texas 
C. 0. Houghton (June): Grasshoppers have appeared only in very 
small nirfoers sc far this year at ITer'ark. I "oelieve tlat the mbtj 
dry season of last year, con.pled v;ith the very Tret spring v/e have 
just had, has had an important hearing on this. Tne species is 
iilelanoplus f emur- r uh run DeG-. 
H. ~. Harned (Jnne 20): Grasshoppers, specimens of rrhich h^ve not 
"been received, have ''oee:! reported as seriously injuring soybeans in 
the vicinity of Indianola. 
H. H. Sveri (Lky 15- June 15): Grasshoppers viere reported doing 
some injury in alfalfa fields in Hitchcock Couut;/ during the second 
vreek in June cut, on the TJhole, these insects seer:, much less ntrr.er- 
ous than for several years past at this time of the year. 
E. E. Scholl (Jvaie 2 to 7): ileianoplus diff erentialis Ihos. is 
attacking alfalfa, cotton, and sneet clover in Carter, Johnston, 
Lo^n, Jefferson, Cotton, Love, Tillman, I-Cingfisher , and Ellis 
Counties. The ahundance is greater than in an average year and 
there are more thxaii last month. (Ji^ne 9): Tlie grasshopper cam- 
paign in this State is in full s-.ring. The insects are very numer- 
ous in the southwestern part of the State with t'.ro ovithreaks of 
minor importance in Login and Ellis Coijnties. (J-une 23): The 
grasshopper situation has increased in seriousness and in the area 
infested. The entire southr-estern part of the State is nov cover- 
ed oy grasshoppers and in many places more than §0 per cent "of the 
cotton and alfalfa h-as "been destroyed. In counties -"-here the 
agents "began control ^-^ork ahout 10 days ago the irif estations h-ave 
heen very much reduced. rne rae.in dravoack has oeai tha.t good 
ftesh poison \ia.B not available in all infested areas. 
5". L. Thomias (June 4): Tlie grasshopper outbreak extends from. Child- 
ress CouLity.'.in the northern part of the State, southvjest through 
Gaines, Reeves, Schleicher, and "Frio Co'onties, thence east--^ard througl- 
De'Titt , "Taller, and Aiiderson Counties to Ersnklin and Delia Couaties 
in the northeastern part of the State. (June 20): Practically 
all of the complaints are the result of in.j-ury to cotton, hut some 
injury has occurred on corn. A fev/ cotton fields liave heen replante' 
Grasshoppers are increasing in the north and eastern sections ox the 
infested area and decreasing in the southwestern section. R. H. 
Eeppert i E:::tension Entomologist, has done a large amount of "ork in 
demonstrating to groups of county agents the mining and distribution 
of poisoned bran mash. TThite arsenic has been bought by the carload. 
