Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

     It seems that in some parts of Minnesota an attempt has really been made to destroy the grasshoppers by killing them. Counties have offered bounties, and the people have gathered in the pests by the hundred bushels, diminishing the number of devourers very sensibly, and enabling farmers and their families to earn good wages. In some instances manufacturing establishments have been closed, and the employes have engaged in the more lucrative employment of ‘hopper hunting.