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pletely stripped many pieces, damaging the crop very much; they have disap- 
peared. Timothy light, a small green worm eating off the heads. Timothy heads 
destroyed by a smali green worm. 
CLARKE CouUNTY.—A worm working on timothy heads. 
Davis County.—Wornis are eating off timothy heads. Timothy heads eaten off 
by a peculiar green worm, name unknown. Timothy heads destroyed by a small 
green worm. 
DECATUR CouNnTY.—Green worms working on timothy heads. Worms have de- 
stroyed timothy heads. Green worms playing havoc with timothy heads. A worm 
has alfbost destroyed timothy heads. 
DeEs MoINEs County.—Timothy heads eaten off by a small green worm. 
HENRY CouNnTy—A light-green worm 1 inch long has done great damage to 
timothy heads.’ A green worm did some damage to timothy heads, but has disap- 
peared. Meadow worms working at the root (of timothy) and a green worm about 
i inches long, name unknown, working on the head. Timothy heads destroyed 
by worms. Timothy badly damaged by a small green worm eating the head. 
Timothy being cut to save it from worms. 
JEFFERSON COUNTY.—Some worm working on timothy heads, stripping off chaff 
and seed and leaving stems naked. Timothy seed, of which this county usually 
ships about 75,000 bushels, will not exceed the wants of home consumption. 
Lee County.—Timothy injured by a small worm eating off heads. A small 
green worm has done great damage to timothy heads and is working on oats. 
Timothy heads destroyed by worms. 
Lucas County.—A green worm has appeared on timothy heads and will ma- 
terially lessen the seed crop. Bountiful rains June 10 to 18 promoted growth of 
. timothy 10 per cent.; a worm from half to two inches long appeared about the 
same time and has devoured whole fields. They do their work principally at night. 
Timothy seed has been completely destroyed by myriads of green worms. A worm 
doing damage to timothy heads. A smail green worm doing great damage to 
timothy heads. 
RINGGOLD CountTy.—Timothy wiil be a short crop in many fields: heads of timo- 
thy entirely eaten off by a green measuring worm. Grasshoppers and worms head- 
ing timothy; small green worm eating off timothy heads. ° 
VAN BUREN CountTy.—Timothy heads eaten off by worms. ‘‘Army-worms” are 
destroying timothy meadows. Timothy damaged by drought and a small green 
worm working on heads. 
WAYNE CountTy.—A worm, name unknown, cutting off timothy heads. Sod (of 
timothy) injured by spring drought and latterly a worm eating off the heads. There 
is a small green worm doing much damage to timothy heads. A worm three-quar- 
ters inch long is eating the timothy; will nct be more than 10 per cent. of a crop, a 
loss of $30,000 to this county. Timothy heads destroyed by worm; timothy heads 
eaten by worms. A wormresembling a Cabbage-worm is dcstroying timothy heads. 
A small green worm eating timothy heads. 
BLISTER BEETLES. 
(Lytta cinerea and Epicauta vittata.) 
Two species of these common beetles were unusually abundant this season, doing 
considerable damage to various plants, and in a number of instances causing quite 
serious blistering upon the faces and hands of peopie. I noticed an item in the daily 
paper to the effect that in a certain town in Missouri they were so plenty, flying into 
houses by night and producing such severe blisters, that people were obliged to 
avoid lighting lamps in the evening. Several of the college students suffered from 
blistered faces after handling the cimerea,and I was myse!f adorned for several days 
with a swollen face, having, as often before, gathered a number in my hand and 
probably while perspiring brushed some part against my face. 
Lyttw cinerea was the species first noted as abundant. June 7 and 8 it was plenty 
and stripping leaves of Honey ‘Locust. June 9 I observed some of the beetles feed- 
ing upon clover, and that evening noted it attracted tomy light. Specimens were re- 
ceived from Hancock County, where it was reported destructive, and it was also 
reported destructive to potatoes in Cerro Gordo County. 
The Striped Blister beetle (Epicauta vittaia) damaged some of the potato patches 
in and about Ames, and July 20 I noticed them plenty on injured corn, bet as grass- 
hoppers were present they may not have caused the damage. The following items 
from the crop report apply, most of them certainly, to this species, while some may 
apply to either this or the preceding species: 
ADAMS CoUNTY.—A long striped bug is eating potato vines. 
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