Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1885 — The Seventeen Year Lecust. [ARTICLE]

The Seventeen Year Lecust.

LoxanSi>oi-t Journsil. The army of locusts will co.-tie this year and devour many, of the young fruit trees unless precaution is taken in time to preyent ;t. Persons haying' young orchards will do well tp ihoroughly wash, their fruit trees with Line whitewash and repeat the wash at intervals the army of locusts remains. Tiiis army of 1< cu-ns appear every seventeen appeared here, and when they would naigra’e they tiew in an immehseycloud. in 1868 they 'appeared again and devoured many of the young fruit-trees, and they will. appear aga h this jear to give us their music for a limp.