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anil unless something is done to cheek them they will eventually he as numerous 

 as ever. One consolation, however, is that they will never be able to do the same 

 amount of damage iu one locality as formerly, on account of the wider expanse of 

 settled and cultivated land over which they will have to travel. Nebraska is forever 

 more free from any serions ravages. — West Point J'rogresa, Thursday, .July 22, 1866. 



CHINCH BUGS. 



Chicago, May 30.— The following crop summary will be printed in this week's issue 

 of the Farmer's Review : " A.s the season advances reports of the presence of insects in 

 winter wheat fields grow more numerous, hut beyond certain afflicted districts in 

 Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio the reports are of an isolated character and do not, 

 appear to seiiously threaten the general outlook for au average crop yield. Southern 

 Illinois continues to send in the most hugs. Alexander, Bond, Edwards, Jefferson, 

 and Monroe Counties, all in Southern Illinois, report great injury in many Of the fields, 

 Grenola, Franklin, and Panorama Counties, iu Kansas; Felton and Highland Counties, 

 in Ohio, and Howard County, in Indiana, report considerable injury from chinch bugs. 

 Looking over the entire winter wheat belt, the promise is still good for au average 

 yield, but the early promise that the season was to bring forth a " bumper" crop will 

 now be abandoned. The acreage would not warrant such an outcome, unless the 

 conditions were everywhere extremely favorable. — Omaha Daily Bee, May 31, 1886. 



Chester, Nebr., July2. — [Special to The Bee] — The chinch hugs have been making 

 great havoc with the spring wheat. Some fields are entirely destroyed, others greatly 

 damaged, and scarcely any left untouched. When the bugs get through with the 

 wheat they attack adjoining cornfields and are damaging them to some extent. 



Belvidere, Nebr., July 2. — [Special to The Bee] — Prospects for all kinds of crops 

 are good with the exception of wheat, which the chinch bugs are taking to some ex- 

 tent. 



Hebron, Nebr., July 2. — [Special to The Bee.] — Crops have needed rain badly for 

 some time until last Saturday, when a copius downpour came to their relief. Wheat 

 is suffering from the depredations of chinch bugs, many fields having been taken en- 

 tirely and not considered worth harvesting. Corn is growing finely, and although 

 small for the season of the year bids fair to make a good crop. — Omaha Daily Bee, July 

 3, 1886. 



Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, July 9. — Rye and barley harvest is showing 

 about two-thirds of a crop. The yield of oats and wheat, on account of drought last 

 month and the present ravages of chinch bugs, will not exceed two-fifths of an average 

 yield. Corn is doing fairly well but needs rain. 



Crete, SalineCounty, Nebraska, July 9. —The condition of wheat is bad. Chinch 

 hugs and rust are the cause, and there will be only a half a crop. Oats will only bo 

 half a crop, on account of late planting. Barley will ho a larger crop than last year. 

 Rye is a heavy crop There has been no rain for ten days. Farmers are jubilant. 



Wahoo, [Saunders County,] Nebr., July 9.— Nearly all the corn is laid by. It is 

 needing rain badly. A few more days of dry weather will work great injury, but a 

 rain in a few days will help it wonderfully. Oats and spring wheat will be slightly 

 injured by drought, and chinch bugs are doing some damage to wheat. 



Exetek, Filmore County, Nebraska, July 9. — Wheat will ho a poor yield this 

 year. Chinch bugs are reported from several places as very destructive. ( !oro was 

 never hetter. It is two weeks since the last rain and more is needed, but no damage 

 as yet. Farmers feeling o. k. 



Faifmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska, July 9.— Farmers need rain very much. 

 Wheat, small acreage, is badly eaten by chinch bugs and injured by drought and heat. 

 Corn and oilier small grains are suffering from drougth and heat. If dry spell con- 

 tinues one week more, farmers will raise only a small crop. 



Danxebrog, Howard County, Nebraska, July 0. — The hottest day so far this 

 summer was yesterday, the tempera! are reaching 104° in the shade. No rain has fallen 



