APPENDIX I. NEBRASKA DATA, 1877. 
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spruce, were eaten off and injured a great deal more than those trees enumerated first. 
The grape vines — the cultivated as well as the wild — were let alone until the apple trees 
all were stripped. 
Question 26. The native grasses were injured hut very little, while timothy, hlue 
grass, red-top, and clover were eaten olf clean hy the full-grown 'hoppers. 
Question "27. Wild as well as tame pigeons are feeding as well on grasshopper eggs 
as on the young 'hoppers, hut I never saw them touch the grown insects. Domestic 
chickens and turkies, as well as prairie chickens, grouse, and quails partake of them 
at any time and in any state of development. Soon after you left here, large flocks 
of various kinds of black birds appeared, and have been feeding upon the young 
'hoppers ever since. These birds have destroyed a fabulous number of the young 
'hoppers, and are still at it. 
Question 28. Deep plowing last autumn, so far it seems, with a good and satisfac- 
tory resnll . 
Question 30. The young 'hoppers, soon after they are hatched, on mild days, will, to- 
wards evening, climb bushes, poles, sticks, small trees, and the dead stalks of grasses 
and corn. On wet and cold days they seek shelter and refuge in dry grass near the . 
ground, under litter aud rubbish or dead leaves ; in fact, anything that will shield 
them best against the cold and wet. I have noticed them to work a hole with their 
hind legs and cover themselves with earth immediately previous to cold and wet 
weather, where the soil would permit them to do so. This led many farmers to be- 
lieve them destroyed in consequence of a hard snow and rain storm of several days' 
duration, whilo experience proved that where the least shelter was offered them hut 
few of the young 'hoppers died in consequence of suow and cold. 
WM. STOLLEY. 
Genoa, Platte County, August 1, 1877. 
The movements of the locusts for the past month have been as follows : 
From the 5th to the 13th the flight was to the north, the wind being generally from 
the south and southwest, then an intermission ; then another flight from the 21st to 
the 25th in the same direction. On the 29th these insects commenced going south, 
and descended in considerable numbers though without doing much injury, the wind 
from the west at the time. On the 30th they went north, while the wind was fresh from 
southwest. On the 31st they again went south and southwest, while the wind was 
from the northeast. The time of moving was from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. 
September 1, 1877. 
During the past mouth the movements of the locusts from the 1st to the 21st have 
been towards the south and southwest, favored hy winds from the north and north- 
east, the only exception being on the 19th, when, the wind being south, they were ob- 
served going towards the north. The 21st, date of the last observation of them, I 
presume to be the end of them for this season. From what I have seen, I infer that 
under favorable circumstances the locujts go north from the middle of June to the 
middle of July, varying a day or two from one season to another, and under similar 
circumstances they go south from the middle of July to the latter part of August, hut 
whether it be the same flocks or not will be difficult to determine ; hut of this I feel 
satisfied, that, with favorable winds at the time of such migrations, the people of Ne- 
braska need have no fears of them, 
GEO. S. TRUMAN. 
Sunlight, Cass County, May 1, 1877. 
Question 1. 1874, 2 p. in., July 26. 
la. Wind from northwest : light breeze. 
16. Clear. 
le. To' southeast in clouds, low, flying, and lighting all the evening. 
1875. First saw flying ones 11 a. m., June 3, but few, most on 19th. 
la. From south ; light breeze. 
16. Clear. 
lc. To the north, but few, quite high. 
1876. August 24, 10 a. m. 
la. Light breeze from northwest. 
16. Clear. 
lc. Southeast, but few, quite high (following day alighted thick). 
Question 2. 1874, September 4, 2 p. m. 
2a. From northwest to southeast; breezy. 
26. Clear. 
2c. To southeast ; all got away that day. 
1875. Flew northwest and north from June 3 ; very thick on 16th. 
1876. About 30th August. 
