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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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In June 1821, immense swarms of grasshoppers overrun Fort George, destroying gardens and threatening total grain crop failure. The plague is advancing southward, prompting warnings to stockpile grain and conserve resources.
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Extract of a letter from Fort George, dated June 15, 1821.
Immense swarms of grasshoppers are overrunning this whole country, and literally eating it up—Our gardens are nearly all destroyed, and we have no reason to hope that any thing will be saved of them without some providential interference. I can see no escape from all the distressing consequences of a general and utter failure of our grain crops—this plague seems to be evidently progressing southwardly, so that you may count upon a similar visitation next fall. Those who can secure two years supply of grain from the present crops ought to do so by all means, you had better prepare for the coming evil—practice economy in feeding away of corn, &c. save plenty of forage in order to save grain.
[St. Louis Reg.
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Fort George
Event Date
June 15, 1821
Outcome
gardens nearly all destroyed; general and utter failure of grain crops expected; plague progressing southward, predicting similar visitation next fall.
Event Details
Immense swarms of grasshoppers overrunning the country, eating up vegetation; no hope for saving gardens without providential interference; advice to secure two years' grain supply, practice economy in feeding corn, and save forage.