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renew the combat. The Agricultural Eeports spoken of were sent to the circuit clerk 

 for distribution, and it is my opinion that they have generally been injudiciously dis- 

 tributed, finding their way to some favorite to fill up empty spaces in a book case, 

 rather than to the farmer for whom they were intended. But your suggestions con- 

 tained therein are becoming generally known among the farmers, and will be pretty 

 thoroughly tested the coming season. The case has become desperate— something 

 must be done or all is lost.— c. a. s. 



4— The damage from Chinch Bug and drouth, in ray township, was $15,000. There 

 are twenty-four townships in the county ; all did not suffer as much as this T. (31,) R. 

 (28) west, but the damage may be put down at one-half on an aggregate.— s. h. l. Au 

 iistimate of the damages done in the county of St. Clair, the past season, by these insects 

 alone would be hard to even approximate. Owing to a combination of causes, wheat, 

 oats and corn were almost an entire failure ; three-fourths of which, however, might be 

 attributed solely to the Chich Bug crusade, and the damage resulting therefrom could 

 not fall short of a half million of dollars. — c. a. s. 



St. Francois County. 



3— Few efforts have ever been made to overcome its injuries. Some have tried to 

 check them, when entering a corn-fit'ld from adjoining stubble grounds, by turning 

 them under with a large plow; others, by letting them collect on a few of the first 

 rows, and burning them with torches. Neither of these plans appear to be very effec- 

 tual. A great many are destroyed to be sure, but enough generally escape to seriously 

 injure the corn crops. The Keport mentioned has had a very limited circulation. 1 

 don't know of any one who has ever received it. — e. n. r. 



[The other correspondents make similar reports]. 



4—1 don't know that I can give you even an approximate estimate of the damage 

 done in this county this year by this insect. I believe there would have been double 

 the corn, a fourth more wheat and oats, and, perhaps, a fourth more grass raised this 

 season had it not been for the Chinch Bug— e. h. p. Wheat only slightly damaged; 

 corn very materially damaged. — a. j. l. 



Ste. Genevieve County. 



3— No great effort has ever been made to overcome its injuries as yet, with the ex- 

 ception of pouring coal oil on them, which destroyed both bugs and crop. As to 

 your Second Report, there is nothing known of it here. — j. r. r. 



4— This year the corn crop was injured fully one-half; wheat was affected in some 

 places. Other crops were lightly dealt with. — j. r. p. 



Saline County. 



3— There has been nothing of any consequence done to destroy them. Your Report 

 is received, for which 1 return my sincere thanks. I am sorry to say that there are 

 comparatively very few ot them in this county, and if the knowledge contained in them 

 was universally known in this county, I am satisfied that it would enable us to meet 

 our enemies, the bugs, determined to conquer. — j. p. m'm. 



4—1 cannot give the required estimate in regard to the damage incurred to crops. 

 Suffice it to say that the chinch bugs and dry weather completely destroyed the oat crop 

 and damaged the corn crop to the extent that there was not more than one-third of the 

 amount raised as formerly. — j. p. m'm. 



Scotland County, 

 3— Not many copies of your Second Report have reached this county.— a. n. 

 4— I don't hardly know what to estimate the damage done in this county the past 

 season, but I think $100,000 will not fall short of it.— a. n. 



Scott County. 

 4— Their damage in this county approximates $50,000. — ii. p. l. 



