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Tennessee.—Shooting of quails allowed from October 1 to April 1 in 
Rutherford, Shelby, Tipton, and Fayette Counties; September 1 to Feb- 
ruary 1, in Robertson, Davidson, Lincoln, and Maury Counties; Septem- 
ber 15 to March 1, in Montgomery and Cheatham Counties. 
Missouri.—Shooting of quails allowed from October 15 to February 1. 
Trapping prohibited except by owner of premises. 
Delaware.—Shooting of quails allowed from November 15 to Jan- 
uary 1. 
North Carolina.—Shooting of quails allowed from October 15 to April 
1, except in counties of Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Henderson, Jackson, 
Macon, Transylvania, Tyrrell, Johnston, Jones, Ware, Onslow, Carter- 
ret, and Columbus, in which they are not protected. In Currituck 
County, December 1 to April 1. 
Jowa.—Shooting of quails allowed from October 1 to January 1. No 
more than twenty-five quails to be killed in any one day by any one 
person. 
Dakota.—Quails protected absolutely to. 1890. 
Illinois.—Shooting of quails allowed from November 1 to January 1. 
Snaring and trapping forbidden. 
Ohio.—Shooting of quails allowed from November 10 to January 1. 
Snaring and trapping forbidden. In Fulton County quails protected 
to November 1, 1890. 
Nebraska.—Shooting of quails allowed from October 1 to January 1. 
Snaring and trapping forbidden. 
Indiana.—Shooting of quails allowed from October 15 to Decem- 
ber 20. 
Minnesota.—Shooting of quails allowed from September 1 to Decem- 
ber 1. Trapping prohibited. 
District of Columbia.—Shooting of quails allowed from November 1 
to February 1. Trapping prohibited. 
South Carolina.—Shooting of quails allowed from October 1 to Mareh 15. 
Montana.—Shooting of quails allowed from August 15 to November 15. 
Arkansas.—Shooting of quails allowed from October 1 to March 1. 
Colorado.—Quails protected at all times. 
West Virginia.—Shooting of quails allowed from October 15 to Jan- 
uary 1. Snaring prohibited. 
Kentucky.—Shooting of quailsallowed from October 15 to February 1. 
Idaho.—Quails protected until September 1, 1887. (Present status 
of law unknown.) 
New Mexico.—Shooting of quails allowed from September 1 to May 1. 
Kansas.—Shooting of quails allowed from November 1 to January 1. 
This compilation is drawn up in the main from an extended abstract 
of the State laws, published in the American Field for August 20, 1887, 
Vol. XXVIII, No. 8. 
DISEASES.—The Chinch Bug has long been known to be subject to a 
so-called bacterial disease, which occasionally kills it off. Dr. Shimer, 
