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of grain. Some are plowing up their wheat and planting corn. 

 La Salle Co. (16). Appeared in great numbers three weeks ago, 

 and there are now myriads of young ones in wheat and corn, the 

 latter crop suffering most. Lee Co. {1^). Spring wheat infestecl; bat 

 little injury yet. Warren Co. (15). Young corn and other ten- 

 der crops injured somewhat. July 1, 1865, p. 528. Carroll Co. 

 Spring wheat full of quite young chinch bugs. The bug breeds 

 in barley as in wheat, but is never found in rye or oats [?]. Marion 

 Co. Wheat crop will probably be reduced one half on account of 

 rust and chinch bugs. July 8, 1865, p. 4. Bureau Co. Unus- 

 ually numerous for the season. Have considerably damaged wheat, 

 -oats, and barley. Bain is checking them. Kendall Co. (June 30). 

 ^'Plenty in many places. My w^heat will hardly be worth cutting 

 unless rain stops them." Puinani Co. (June 28). Wheat attacked. 

 July 15, 1865, pp. 24, 25. Fulton Co. (8). Much wheat ruined. 

 Oorn adjoining wheat and rye much damaged. Chinch bugs most 

 numerous in wheat following infested corn. Recommends sowing 

 strip of oats four rods wide between corn and wheat. July 11, 

 from another correspondent: "Wheat has suffered more from rav- 

 ages of chinch bug than in any previous season." Henry Co. 

 Destructive in several sections of the county. McHenry Co. (6). 

 Chinch bug has appeared in some fields, but has not "commenced 

 as savage" as in 1864. July 10, from another correspondent: More 

 numerous than ever before. In all kinds of grain. Wheat likely to 

 be a total failure. "Bugs are now attacking corn in solid j)halanx." 

 Stephenson Co. Spring wdieat injured early by drouth, and later 

 by chinch bug and grub. Wabash Co. (June 11). Wheat poor, 

 and by some the fact is attributed to the chinch bug. Young 



America, Co. AVheat somewhat injured. July 22, 1865, p. 



41. Cass Co. Fall wdieat good, but spring wheat much injured. 

 Bugs now on the corn. Macoupin Co. (10). Wheat nearly a 

 failure, owing to winter-killing, rain, rust, and the chinch bug. 

 Tazewell Co. Wheat has suffered, and bugs have migrated to 

 corn adjoining wheat. Winnebago Co. Spring wheat is being in- 

 jured with the exception of a very early variety. July 29, 1865, 

 p. 69. Bureau Co. (21). Wet, cool weather has checked the 

 chinch bug. Cook Co. AVlieat and barley, half a crop — injured 

 by chinch bug. Putnam Co. (21). "Corn doing well except 

 where attacked by chinch bug." Aug. 5, 1865, p. 88, Kankakee 

 Co. (July 27). Not more than half a crop of wdieat, owing to 

 chinch bugs, rust, and blight. Aug. 12, 18()5, p. 108. Marshall 

 Co. (July 31). "No depredations, though the chinch bug made 

 its appearance l)efore the wet weather set in." Aug. 26, 1865, p. 

 145. Marion (Jo. Spring wheat much injured. 



Iowa.— May 6, 1865, p. 352. Adair Co. (Apr. 22). "But little 

 wheat sown, partly on account of chinch bugs, and partly on ac- 

 <;ount of the general opinion that this will be a wet year." July 

 22, 1865, p. 44. louxi Co. Chinch bugs numerous. Aug. 12, 

 1865, p. 108. Madison Co. (July 31). Wheat somewhat injured 

 by chinch l)ug and "scab." Aug. 26, 1865, p. 144. Cedar Co, 

 /li). Many wheat fields I'uiiiod. 



