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Show Grasshopper Queries. Editors Herald: The very sensible and refreshing communication in your paper of thin f date, under the title of "Dry Farm L ing," ihows so free and ready a I hand at farming, that I beg to ask of writer some information about the estimate which may be formed as to the probable length of time any imn portion of the territory will be likely to be seriously infested with the grasshopper plague. I am a stranger to the evil, aod have a real interest in-terest in kaowing what to calculate on in respect to the continuance of the pest in any given lo cality. Suppose the iusecu to bavj made ibeir appearance and dons eme slight damage last year, and this year lo be actually sweeping things before them, what, from their general habile, may be expected of ttism next year? Will tbey be apt to maioUie their present destructive dominion or dwindle away? Can ou eotura to sow wheat the coming fall in a region where law insects aie now prevalent, on the ground ot tlie probability prob-ability that they will be harmless next year? An answer from some of ! those experienced in the matter prac tically will much oblige oue wLo looks lather hopelully to a rural employ - meat for Psack. |