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In some infested portions of the state I found this pest the 

 worst on land which had been in corn the year previous, the 

 corn stubble being allowed to remain and the wheat disked in. 

 The bugs being on the corn when it came time to hibernate 

 remained about the stubble, and in the spring found wheat 

 plants upon which to lay their eggs growing at the very door 

 of their winter quarters. 



The different expressions called forth by the ravages of 

 this pest are worthy of repetition as showing the different 

 views taken by different citizens ; many farmers are utterly 

 discouraged, others say they "will not raise any more wheat 

 for several years." Still others exclaim: "It is a good thing, 

 we are raising too m,uch wheat ; this will force us into more 

 diversified farming and lead us to raise more live stock." Still 

 another man says: "The Chinch Bug is a good thing; tell 

 our farmers that they must stop raising wheat ; they cannot 

 compete with the large western farmers, and they might as 

 well stop trying," etc. 'Manifestly it does not lie within the 

 province of the entomologist to give any such advice. 



Whatever different views different farmers may hold re- 

 garding this pest, it is evident that keeping it in check is one 

 of the most serious problems which confront us at this time. 

 Though not of such general distribution as the Hessian Fly, 

 it creates greater havoc locally, and is all the more to be 

 dreaded because, as happened this year, it may, when climatic 

 conditions are favorable, suddenly destroy from one-half to an 

 entire crop in a locality which has been practically immune for 

 a number of years. Further, the very methods of farming 

 which we like to encourage, namely, a generous treatment of 

 the land as regards manuring, and clean cultivation of the 

 corn field, may be the most encouraging causes of its increase. 

 To give an idea of its prevalence during the year just passed 

 I list the localities from which reports of injury have come: 

 Corvuso, Princeton, Minden, West Ripley, Royalton, Rose- 

 ville, Grove City, St. Nicholas, Thomastown, Kimball, Lake 

 Henry, Little Sauk, Hutchinson, Ledoux, Culdrum, Pierz, 

 Manamal, Acton, Motley, Litchfield, North Kingston, Pulaski, 

 Central North Prairie, Upsalon, Belleview, Elysian, Melrose, 

 Foley, Osakis, Irving, Long Prairie, Spring Hill, Willmar, 



