To: Texas Fossil; nuke rocketeer; null and void; Oatka
Most people are unaware that we once had major
Grasshopper Plagues like parts of Africa and the Middle East. Below is a plague map from 1874.
![](http://www.lyndonirwin.com/hoppmap.jpg)
Cattle ranching has been credited with disrupting the grass hopper 'cycle' so much that they are no longer a threat.
32 posted on
01/16/2012 2:14:53 PM PST by
blam
To: blam
I remember years when we had problems with grasshoppers destroying or damaging our crops. But, not many times. Certainly nothing like you described.
Thanks for the comment and the map.
33 posted on
01/16/2012 2:21:19 PM PST by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: blam
Some of my ancestors encountered another plague about that time that forced them to go GTT.
They were literally burned out of AL during Reconstruction for resisting the abuses of the Carpet Baggers & consorts.
Many came to TX about then.
The oppression was attempted in TX, but it did not last long. Was not received well and those who tried paid a dear price for their attempt.
34 posted on
01/16/2012 2:33:44 PM PST by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: blam
I thought the Mormons converted them...
35 posted on
01/16/2012 2:35:06 PM PST by
null and void
(Day 1090 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
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