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Wisconsin.— Aug. 29, 1861, p. 121. Bock Co. Much wheat has 

 been ruined by chinch bugs. Sept. 12, 1861, p. 153. Wahcorih 

 Co. A late spring and Jnne drouth delayed harvest and gave the 

 chinch bugs a feast. 



Illinois Faemee, Aug. 1861, v. 0, p. 239. An Unofficial Look 

 among the Farms and Nurseries. 



The chinch bug ranked as a permanent enemy. From wheat 

 stubble proceeds to corn. Constant stirring of soil best known 

 protection to corn. Hungarian grass apparently an attractive food 

 plant. 



Walsh, B. D. — The Chinch Bug. (Insects Injurious to Vegeta- 

 tion in Illinois, pp. 14-17. Also published in Trans. 111. 

 State Agric. Soc, 1859-60, v. 4, pp. 346-349.) 



Species said to be "many-brooded, like the common house fly," and 

 to hibernate on farms about fences. Well to burn along the fences 

 in winter. Single bug may become parent of 50,000. Plowing 

 wheat stubble as soon as crop is cut recommended. Four cocci- 

 nellids said to prey upon it. Dry weather favorable and wet 

 weather unfavorable to it. 



1862. 



Peairie Faemee, Feb. 1, 1862, v. 9, n. s., p. 68. 



Statement that chinch-bug ravages may be prevented by sow- 

 ing wheat early. 



Huffman, G. K. — That Coffee in Effingham Countv. (Prairie 

 Farmer, Feb. 1, 1862, v. 9, p. 65.) 



Incidental mention : "The army worms were gone * * * l)ut 

 the ground was covered with chinch bugs." They went into corn. 



Phelps, Wilson. — Rye with Wheat, for Chinch Bugs. (Prairie 

 Farmer, April 19, 1862, v. 9, p. 241.) 



Reports that a friend saved his Avheat from the chinch bugs by 

 sowing rye with it. 



Prairie Farmer. Record of the Season. 



June 14, 1862, V. 9, n. s., p. 377. Sonlh Pass, rrnou Co. 

 "The fly is injuring many [ wheat] fields seriously, and in some in- 

 stances the cliinch bugs appear in the same fields." July 5, 1862, 

 p. 9. Clirislifin Co. Some com})laint of chinch bug in spring 

 wheat. July 12, 1862, p. 25. llaiirock Co. ( Warsaic). Spriii,^ 

 wheat will not be worth cutting.* July 26, 1862, pp. 52, 57. Macon Co. 

 Large pieces of fall wheat were turned under because of chincli- 

 bug attack and put into corn ("which the chinch bug will take"), 

 and other pie(;es have been plowed up for corn next yenr. 



* Wticn <',u(iHf< of diiin'iL''* ('> frn)> Ir not Hpccinlly mtM)ti.)n''il, f|i.< cliiiii li hii'-- wiis flrfinifch 

 p«rlf-«l HH the cause. 



