Henry Republican in Henry, Illinois

Grasshopper movements stir Nebraska in 1860s letter

Omaha correspondent recounts grasshopper swarms moving northwest from Nebraska, detailing their 180 mile per day flight, timing from mid June across the Platte, and the need to track their migrations into northern British America and the Dakotas. He cites historical outbreaks and notes the insects' irregular, long-range wanderings across the Plains.