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4 — I think the damage by the bugs, irrespective of drouth, equal one-half of the 

 whole crop. The wheat crop was not damaged by the drouth, and oats but very 

 slightly, yet I think both damaged by the chinch bugs to the amount of one-third. — 



A. M. 



Macon County. 

 3— No. Do not know anything about the Keport referred to. — \v. b. jx. About 

 one-fourth — all grains considered — of the crops lost. — w. b. m. 



Madison County, 

 3 — We have found out no means to exterminate them. We, however, have burnt 

 stubble and in so doing have destroyed many of them. — j. m. a. It would be safe to 

 say that our crops were cut short fully one-fourth this season by the bugs, except early 

 wheat, which matured before the insect did much damage. — J. m. a. 



Maries County. 



3 — There have been various plans adopted to subdue the insect : one way was to 

 ditch and drag a log in it ; another was to scald them ; another was to scatter straw 

 under and around the corn and set fire to the straw. This latter plan seemed to prove 

 a success, but only for awhile — a heavy gale from the north blowing innumerable bugs 

 over the corntield. * * * 1 have heard nothing of your Second Keport. — d. l. d. 



4 — I am not able to answer your fourth question definitely. Corn yielded about 

 eighty per cent, less than the average, chiefly on account of chinch^bues and drouth ; 

 oats about flfty per cent, less ; wheat was about twenty-five per cenC^etter. — d. l. d. 



Marion County. 



3 — Two years ago I had wheat and corn in the same field, and when the wheat was 

 harvested the bugs went into the corn. 1 let them have about a week to get a start in 

 the corn, then I took a breaking plow and turned about eight rows of corn, bugs and 

 all under, as deep as 1 could, and then put a heavy roller on it and rolled it thoroughly, 

 and that was the last of those bugs, I think, as the corn was but little injured afterward. 

 1 have no idea to what extent your Second Report has been distributed in the county, 

 but in this neighborhood there is nothing known about it. — j. k, m. 



4— By consulting a number of the best farmers, we conclude the crops have been 

 injured about one-fourth this year by the bugs. — j. k, m, I should estimate the damage 

 done to the crops in this county alone this year to be at least $50,000. — w. r, a, 



McDonald County. 

 3 — There has been nothing of note done to prevent or destroy them. As for your 

 Report 1 do not know of a single copy in the whole county. — w, d, p. 



Mercer County, 



3 — No systematic effort has been made to overcome the bug or its injuries. Little 

 or nothing is known of your Report of 1869, as but very few copies of the Agricultural 

 Reports reach here. — j. h. b, 



4 — It would be a very difficult task to approximate the damage done by this great 

 pest. In this county it may be put at $100,000 to $500,000.— j. h. b, 



Mississippi County. 

 3 — No. I do not know of any person that has received a copy. — s. s. s. 

 4 — Impossible to make a truthful estimate. — s. s. s. 



Monroe County. 



4 — It has damaged oats and corn one-half, wheat three-eights. Cannot give an 

 estimate in dollars and cents.— j, v. m. 



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