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that in the old couutr}^ he had frequently rid plants c£ insects by 

 the use of gas lime, decided to try it on the chinch bugs, and, 

 purchasing a wagon load, sowed it broadcast on the wheat, six to 

 seven bushels per acre. The bugs left immediately and his wheat 

 was saved, while that of his neighbors was nearly ruined. He 

 also completely protected a corn field which was adjacent to in- 

 fested wheat by dropping a handful of the gas lime on each hill. 



Prairie Farmer. Record of the Season. 



May 30, 1863, v. 11, n. s., pp. 345, 352. Iroquois (19) and 

 Winnebago (20) Co's. Chinch bugs very numerous. June 6, 1863, 

 p. 361. La Salle Co. Chinch-bug depredation commencing. ^ June 

 20, 1863, p. 393. Champaign Co. Wheat and oats looking well, 

 but chinch bugs are appearing and seem likely to ruin spring 

 wheat, as they have, the most of it, for the last four years. 

 July 11, 1863, p. 25. Bureau Co. (June 29). Some pieces of 

 spring wheat damaged. Hancock Co. Spring wheat nearly ruined 

 by drouth and chinch bugs. Warren Co. Wheat injured. July 

 18, 1863, p. 41. Henry, Logan (9), and Piatt (7) Go's. Some 

 chinch bugs in wheat, but little injury as yet. July 25, 1863, 

 p. 57. Champaign Co. At work in sugar cane and millet. Mar- 

 shall and Winnebago Co's. Spring wheat nearly a failure; partly 

 due to drouth in the last-named county. Aug. 1, 1863, pp. 69, 73. 

 Carroll Co. (July 21). Spring wheat on poor land injured. La Salle 

 Co. (July 5). Making dreadful depredations. Bureau Co. (July 

 20). Much wheat seriously injured. Marshall Co. Sorghum in- 

 jured generally. Aug. 8, 1863, p. 89. Fulton Co. (July 18). Some 

 complaint of chinch bugs in viheat. Warren Co. Wheat much 

 injured. Aug. 22, 1863, p. 117. Bureau Co. Near the timber and 

 on old land the chinch bug has done much damage. Sept. 12, 1863, 

 p. 165. Carroll Co. Many pieces of spring wheat were taken by 

 tlie chinch bug. Sept. 19, 1863, p. 192. Will Co. Sorghum nearly 

 a failure on account of chinch bugs, drouth, and frost. 



Iowa.— May 2, 1863, p. 281. Jackson Co. (April 24). Spring 

 wheat almost a failure last year because of Hessian fly and chinch 

 bug. May 30, 1863, p. 345, Cedar Co. Chinch bug reportc'd to be in- 

 festing some wheat fields. June 13, 1863, p. 377. Linu Co. (4). 

 Whent and corn injured. Aug. 1, 1863, p. 69. Cedar (July 19), 

 Delairare, and Jackson (July 10) Co's. Some grain fields dam- 

 aged. Aug. 17, 1863, p. 112. Buchanan Co. (2). Some pieces of 

 corn entirely devoured. louri Co. "Corn and sorghum are full of 

 chinch bugs, even to the top." Some late wheat injured. Sept. 5, 

 1863, p. 149. Taylor Co. (Aug. 19). Wheat injured. 



Missouri.— Aug. 8, 1863, p. 89. Lewis Co. (July 29). Chinch 

 bugs wore plenty, but have all disa})])cared. Completely devoured 

 large patches of sugar cane. 



Wisconsin. — June 6, 1863, p. 361. Doane Co. Some com- 

 plaint of cliinch bug in barley and early wheat. June 27, 18()3, 

 p. 409. Rock Co. (14). Appearing in large numbers. July 18, 



