i. e., in isolated areas. Most attention lias been drawn, however, to 
the several connties near 8i)hinx County and a re«iion about (liainber- 
laiii. in lirule County, as a center. 
M.sj})'rtus was resi)onsible for the larger i)art of the injury. Strict 
measures were taken by Mr. Saunders, especially in the i'ormer regions, 
and he rep(»rts that he has succeeded in checkin«4: the pest to a hirge 
extent. 'i'heori«;in of these South Dakota swarms has been accounted 
for. They arrived early in September last year from northeastern 
Wyomin«;- and were assisted at that time by favorable winds. 
As in Nebraska, native species have been very numerous and have 
occurred indis(;riminately with sprctus at all points. M. feuinrruhnnn, 
M. (ithatis^ and .1/. (lilfrniitialls ha\'e been rei)resente(l about eipially. 
My personal ins estimation in South Dakota was contined to the lilack 
Hills, which is the only portion of the State easily accessible from Lin- 
coln by rail, and was undertaken mainly on account of a newsi)ai)ei 
article under date of July 15. This article stated that a lary:e region 
had been overrun by locusts to such an extent that ranchmen were 
c()ini)ellc(l to move their herds to other i)laces and that all crops 
were bein«;- destroyed. Itegarding this, 1 have to report that the state- 
ment was entirely without foundation. Several reliable observers who 
have been stationed in the Hills state that tliis report was noticed and 
commented upon by the people of the Hills, and that this was the lirst 
intimation that they had received of such an occurrence. Mr. F. D. 
Burr, of T^cad City, and Mr. A. S. Pearse, of Deadwood, lM>th of whom 
traNcled in all parts of the Hills during June, »July, and August, rejiort 
that no cases of damage came to their notice. I consulted newspaper 
men, traveling men, and tourists by dozens and found that none of 
them had seen any damage done in the Hills. Mr. M. C. McCain, 
of Kapid ('ity, gives me the best account of the situation in this i)art of 
South Dakota; it is a|)pended to this report. I was unable myself to 
find any species of Ortli()i)tcra abundant here. Only one-half dozen 
of sjtrrtns near iMlginont were taken and other species were corre- 
spondingly scarce. 
It thus apiK'ars that, excepting the Black Hills and the southeastern 
l)art. the State has been locally affected, and very severely in some cases. 
Unless swarms of .s;^»T/<^^• have come in from the l)ig Horn Mountain 
region, which I ha\e been unable to ascertain, but which seems 
inii)rol)able, the situation in South Dakota next year is \ery easily 
forecasted; .sprctus will' be a great deal less abundant, though the 
native species will be as nunu'rous as they have been this season. 
«UMMAKY. 
Jx((/<i)(U)i(j fhc Iiocki/ Minmtuhi locust. — There was, this season, a gen- 
eral activity of this si)ecies throughout the i)ermanent breeding region 
greater than for any tinu' for immy years. This was brought about by 
a series of dry years, which have resulted in the abandonment of farm- 
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