34 sited: Diseases of the Chinch-bug. 
fallen stalks. Ltete disease except in a few low places where 
ground was still moist; there Empusa was found. 
September 23. Urea cool, no wind; first frost of season. 
Slight rain on 22d, which was first rain for several days. Bugs 
in corn seem to continue to decrease, mostly winged: One or 
two Empusa bugs seen; but very little disease. Bugs still 
moulting. In the millet-field, bugs hardly found except in one 
spot, where they were still abundant, mostly winged. Empusa 
plentiful there, but most of it old-looking. 
September 27. Rain on the evening of the 18th. Bugs 
seemed to be fewer than ever, all or practically all winged. 
Very little disease seen, no fresh Empusa. Nights have been 
cool, and the ground is moist; corn being cut up. The few 
bugs found were under leaves; that is, between leaves and 
stalks of corn. 
September 30. Bugs very few in corn-field, and plentiful 
only in the one small patch in millet-field. Mostly mature ; 
but a few black pupze seen. In corn, they were found for most 
part between leaf-sheath and stalk, in still green stalks, in 
much the same situation in which they were found at this time 
last year. 
.Plate VI shows the injury to the corn in field C due to chinch- 
bugs: The wheat-stacks are standing in the wheat-field from 
which the bugs came. 
VI.—FIELD OBSERVATIONS. 
Taken by Mr. M. A. BARBER, during a journey made in the month of July, 1895, through the 
southeastern portion of Kansas. 
The following is a summary of the results obtained during a 
trip in July through a region in the southeastern part of this © 
state. The route was as follows: From Lawrence to Burling- 
ton, through the counties of Douglas, Franklin and Coffey ; 
from Burlington to Fort Scott, through Anderson, Allen and 
Bourbon counties; and from Fort Scott to Lawrence, through 
Linn, Miami, Franklin and Douglas counties. The journey 
occupied about 14 days, from July 4 to July 17, inclusive, and 
was made on horseback, so that there was opportunity for ex- 
amining any field along the route. In general the fields ex- 
amined were those in which the crop consisted of small grain 
or crops near fields of small grain, although other fields were 
