Show grasshoppers AND PLANTING w our present mild and pleasant weather reminds us of the near approach of spring As a consequence of our territory been visited by such myriads of grasshoppers last summer and fall and the depositing of their eggs there is an anxiety felt by many as to what will bethe be the probable fate of the crops this season some entertain the ho hope hat we will not be troubled with the insects I 1 to any great extent as m the warm weather of last fall caused the eggs to hatch out others think that if all the eggs deposited in the valleys did hatch 0 out ut there are still enough teft eft under the snow anthe on the benches and in hirthe mountains to do considerable erable dam damage age but they are sceptical about the eggs which were deposited in the valleys malleis being hatched out in any case prudence requires should be prepared when grain has been ac searce scarce arcen at other seasons aud and there has been a probability of the crops being destroyed by grasshoppers many farmers have refrained from sowing and planting thinking it better to save what they thoy llad had on hand than to trust t to 0 the uncertainty dainty of a crop in many instances this has proved to be a mistaken policy by sowing and planting at intervals ter vals and not permitting any opportunity to do so to far mers havo frequently be been enable able abie to raise ralso grain of some kind and the quantity of breadstuff has been greatly increased thereby under our present circumstances it would not only be impolitic it would be sinful to sit bit down supinely and make no effort to raise crops because of a fear whether well founded or not that thai our fields will be visited by grasshoppers this season efforts of a persistent and extended character must be made faith must be exercised to raise ralso raise ralso a good breadth of grain the demand for it will be unusually heavy hedvy besides Beside sour our own population there will be the incoming immigrants who have reason to believe will be numbered by thousands to feed the breadstuff to sustain them must be raised here we can not go elsewhere to obtain it if every man who cultivates the land will exert himself and labor with faith we have no doubts as to the results alere there will be no suffering in the land but all will be supplied when the latter day saints have been faithful in the discharge of their duties they have never been left tosef to suffer and difficulties they have had to contend with but the lord has supplied their wants and they have been delivered he will do so still the exertions which have been and tind still are being made to send for our poor co religionists in europe will we feel fedl assured prove acceptable to him whose armies the grasshoppers pers an and locusts are at his call they come forth at his command their eggs can rot or remain dormant in the ground until it will suit his purpose for them to hatch out if the people will do their duty he will neither desert them nor his blessings from their labors but we should have faith in him and keep sowing bowing and planting we have varieties of corn which ripen early every farmer should obtain what he needs of this grain and plant at such times as he may think best if planted in june it will ripen buckwheat is also an excellent grain to have on hand to sow after the grasshoppers have committed their ravages and move off buckwheat can be sown and it will frequently ripen |