25 



Prairie Farmer, Sept. 10, 1864, v. 14, n. s., p. 164. Game and 

 Insectivorous Birds. 

 A contributor says that "the quail is perhaps the only bird that 

 will destroy the chinch bug to any great extent." 



Prairie Farmer, Nov. 12, 1864, v. 14, n. s., pp. 306, 307. The 

 Eockford Convention. 



In report to the Sorghum Growers' Convention, J. M. Frink said 

 that the chinch bug had materially injured sorghum in his vicin- 

 ity [McHenry Co., 111.]. Mr. Seward objected to White Im- 

 phee variety, because chinch bugs seemed to be more fond of it 

 than of ordinary cane. E. W. Skinner, Madison, Wis., reported 

 serious injury from chinch bugs this year [1864], and mentioned 

 tarred boards as a successful barrier to their progress. Said gas 

 tar would answer equally well. 



Prairie Farmer, Nov. 12, 1864, v. 14, n. s., p. 312. 



A subscriber [address not given] states that chinch bugs were 

 worst in corn-stalk ground plowed in spring. 



1865. 



^ Moss, A.— (Country Gentleman, Jan. 12, 1865, v. 25, p. 36.) 

 » - Writing from Boone county, reports many fields of corn largely 

 reduced. • 



Prairie Farmer. Eecord of the Season. 



x^pril 1, 1865, V. 15, n. s., p. 233. Marshall Co. In one town- 

 ship yield of wheat reduced last year to seven or eight bushels 

 per acre. Stark Co. Less wheat than usual will be sown on ac- 

 count of chinch bugs. April 22, 1865, v. 15, n. s., p. 304. Henry 

 Co. "If this is a w^et season, as we expect, we shall hope to get 

 rid of the chinch bug." McHeiivy Co. Less wheat sown than 

 heretofore on account of dread of chinch bug. May 6, 1865, p. 

 354. Hendeyson Co. Presence of the chinch bug incidentally 

 mentioned. May 13, 1865, p. 373. McLean Co. Some chinch 

 bugs visible. May 20, 1865, p. 400. Bureau Co. The "Piepubli- 



. can" says the air was full of chinch bugs on Friday last. May 

 27, 1865, p. 417. Tazeivell Co. Little wheat sown on account of 

 chinch bugs. Whiteside Co. (16). Have made their appearance. 

 Jane 17, 1865, pp. 484, 485. Editors note that the chinch bug, 

 which was rapidly multiplying and in many places doing seri- 

 ous damage, has probably bef-n checked by recent rains. La 

 Salle Co. (May 30). Whole fields of corn destroyed in some 

 places. Slark Co. (June 4). Chinch bugs appearing in large 

 numbers. Winnebago Co. (June 7). "Chinch bugs have killed 

 out what little wheat the farmers did sow." Woodford Co. 

 (6). Some small o-rain plowed up because of injury by the 



' chinch bug. June 24, 1865, pp. 504, 505. Effingham Co. (12). Wheat 

 infested. Henry Co. (12). Very numerous and attacking all kinds 



