INJURIOUS INSECTS OF 1903. 49 



Bernadotte, Nicollet County, Minn., 

 Sept. 16, 1903. 

 F. L. Washburn, 



St. Anthony Park, Minn. 

 Dear Sir: The loss in our neighborhood from the Hessian Fly, I 

 should think, would be about 10 per cent. There has been no damage 

 done to the corn crop by Chinch Bugs, as far as I know, although I have 

 noticed some Chinch Bugs in the ground. 

 Respectfully, 



RICHARD LINDQUIST. 



Delhi, Redwood County, Minn.. 



Sept. 21, 1903. 

 F. L. Washburn, State Entomologist, 



Dear Sir: According to the returns of the threshing machine, the 

 insects have certainly done a great deal of harm. Wheat that was thought 

 would yield from 25 to 30 bu. per acre has only averaged 10 to 15 bu. 



The Grain Plant Louse was the cause of many white shrunken ker- 

 nels, some heads having almost no heads at all. I would estimate the 

 loss to wheat at 20 per cent, caused by this louse. 



The Hessian Fly has also been the cause of a large amount of wheat 

 being left upon the fields. The injury done to the wheat by this fly, I 

 think, would be the same as that of the Plant Louse, or 20 per cent. 

 This would leave about 60 per cent as the average wheat crop in this 

 vicinity. I have based this report upon the appearances of the crop be- 

 fore it was cut, and not upon the returns of preceding years. 



Oats and barley have been a fine crop, a few fields of oats averaging 

 70 and 75 bu. per acre, 50 to 60 bu. being the general yield. Barley av- 

 erages about 40 bu. per acre. 



Early seeded flax is a good crop, some fields yielding 25 bu. per acre; 

 20 bu. being quite general. Late seeded flax yielding from 10 to 15 bu., 

 but not much of this has been threshed. 



Corn promises an excellent crop, most fields being out of danger of 

 frost. 



Hay crop fine on high land; low lands under water. I think 80 per 

 cent being an average crop. 



Crab apples and native plums have been an excellent crop. The 

 Plum Gouger has done considerable damage to the plums on some of the 

 trees, about 20 per cent of some of the plums being wormy. 



As there is not very much garden truck raised in this vicinity, I can- 

 not very well make an estimate of damage done to this crop by insects. 

 The Cabbage Worm has been at work in our cabbage. Tomatoes are 

 plentiful, but a little late, as is also most garden truck. 



Hoping this report may be of use to you, I remain 

 Yours truly, 



E. A. HOLT. 



