[18] REPORT UNITED STATES ENTOMOLOGICAL COMMISSION. 
from sou'li and southwest moderating to the northwest hy sunset, and not much dur- 
ing tli ■ ,:ight. None light hero at night. 
■In' i .{.—To-day, with a brisk east-southeast wind at noon, and, after quite a heavy 
flip: it going northwest, none are alighting now. 
July 4.— 'Hoppers living high and thick to-day, though none light, or at least very 
few. Am told by a number that all that alight are infested with the mites. 
July 10. — Since Saturday the wind has been north and northwest. On Sunday a 
gn .it many 'hoppers were dying, but none lit to do damage that I have heard of. 
None ll -u yesterday or to day so far. 
July 11. — (Wednesday) wind from southeast and going northwest all day, nonestop- 
ping that I have heard of. Large numbers passing. 
July 12. — Wind from southeast strong, quite a heavy flight to northwest; none lit 
that I know of. t 
July 13.— At writing, 10 a. m., it is cloudy and wind from south-southwest. I think 
none are moving. 
July 14. — Rained very heavily last night till about midnight. Wind variable this 
iuorning, settling to brisk in the southeast; many flew over to northwest. 
July 15. — Wind northwest, quite a good many flew to-day, seemingly going as near 
south as possible. 
July lfi. — Brisk wind from the west ; none. 
July 17. — Wind from west and change to northwest ; scarcely any flying at all. 
July IS. — Wind from northwest, cloudy; cool this morning. None flying. 
July 10. — Wind northwest, cool. No 'hoppers flying. 
July 20. — Wind north tending east. Quite a good many flying as near west as the 
wind will permit. 
July 21. — Wind south-southeast. Quite a good many flying high to the northwest. 
July 22. — Wind southeast. Good breeze and heavy flight; high to the northwest. 
July 2.5. — Wind stroug south-southeast. Heavy flight from about 10 a. m. till late, 
and to the northwest; flew high. 
July 24. — Wind south-southeast at noon. Some were flying and flew late, to the 
northwest. 
July 2">. — Wind south-southeast; good breeze. Not many flying. 
July 26. — Wind stroug south-southeast; none flying. 
July 27. — Wind varying from south-southeast to northwest, cloudy part of the day 
and none flying. 
July 28. — Wind northwest; cool and none flying at 10 a. m. 
July 29. — Wind from south-southeast ; a very few 'hoppers flying. 
July 30. Wind from south-southeast, backing up to north northeast. After noon a 
gn at many dying. 
July 31. Wind from northwest to northeast. Rained a little this morning. After 
dinner wind northwest, and a good many flew. 
August 1. Wind light from west to northwest. Quite a heavy flight. 
August 2. Almost a calm this morning. About 1 1 a. m. 'hoppers were circling in the 
air, and about 1 p. m. a breeze from the southeast, and all moved off in a body, flying 
very late. None lighted. 
August 3. Wind southeast nearly. Very few flying. 
August 4. Wind from southeast. Scarcely any flying 
August 5. Wind from south and southwest. No 'hoppers. 
August 6. Quite a rain last night. Wind northwest. Quite a heavy flight ; none 
lighting. 
August 7. Light wind from southeast. None scarcely flying. 
August 8. Wind brisk north-northwest. About noon a heavy flight going very high 
to the south and flying late. 
August 9. Wind northwest nearly. Heavy and light again, but none lit. 
August 10. Wind from southeast and none flying. 
August 11. Wind from southeast very light. Cloudy part of the time, and could 
not notice any flying. 
August 12. Wind from northwest. Cloudy somewhat, could not notice any flying. 
August 13. Wind northwest. Cool ; very few 'hoppers flying high. 
August 14. Wind variable. None flying. 
During all this time and all the flying, no damage done in the county that I can 
hear of, nor have any eggs been laid as yet. 
Marshall, Lyon Couxty, August 2, 1877. 
Locusts flew southwesterly in great numbers all day, and on July 27 and 28, and 
August I southeasterly. 
August 1, a good many dropped down in this vicinity; none to speak of in this vil 
lage, but north and south of it. They are said to be eating greedily. I fear they are 
a healthy lot, fresh from the great plains and will breed. Those which have been 
here before this year do not couple or lav eggs or eat. much, or act lively. 
D. F. WEYMOUTH. 
