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corn killed- Bugs still at work. Kane Co. "Dry weather and 

 chinch bugs are using up the corn." Macoupin and Sangamon 

 Go's, (July 23). Spring wheat a complete failure and injury to 

 corn very great. Wahash Co. (July 15). Wheat and oats were 

 killed by the chinch bugs in some instances, and late corn is 

 likely to suffer terribly. Aug. 8, 1874, p. 256. Fayeite Co. (July 

 26).- Chinch bugs very numerous. La Salle Co. (27). "More 

 bugs than wheat." Logan Co. (28). Spring w^heat almost a fail- 

 ure. Monigomery Co. (20). Killing a great deal of corn. Stark 

 Co. (28). .Did little damage. Union Co. (27). Very destructive. 

 Aug. 15, 1874, p. 265. Franldin Co. (July 25). "Chinch bugs 

 plenty." Hancock Co. (Aug. 4). "Some chinch bugs." Johnson 

 Co. (July 24). Have just had fine rains. Chinch bugs have left 



for parts unknown. Lulu, — Co. (Aug. 5). Some spring 



wheat not cut on account of chinch bugs, and considerable corn 

 is destroyed. Next brood of bugs hatching by the million. Aug. 

 22, 1874, p. 272. Kane Co. (7). Corn is being badly damaged. 

 Aug. 29, 1874, p. 280. Logan Co. (15). Some spring wheat 

 wholly destroyed. McHenry Co. (20). The chinch bug has had 

 much to do with destroying the crops. Scoif Co. Corn damaged 

 by chinch bug and drought. Sept. 5, 1874, p. 288. Carroll Co. 

 (Aug. 24), "A good smell of chinch bugs this season; doubtless 

 getting ready for next year." Hancock Co. (Aug. 24). Chinch 

 bugs in the corn. Late corn will suffer severely unless it rains 

 very soon. Sangamon Co. The chinch bugs destroyed our spring 

 crops of w^heat and barley, most of our oats, and scores of acres 

 of corn. Williamson Co. {kxx^, Wheat never better. Kipened 



before the bugs injured it. Sept. 12, 1874, p. 296. Fulton Co. 

 (Aug. 28). Drouth and chinch bugs have cut the corn short one 

 half. Sangamon Co. (Sept. 1). Millions of chinch bugs, but a 

 good crop of w^heat notwithstanding. Sept. 26, 1874, p. 312. 

 Effingliam Co. (5). Wheat and corn about half a crop in our 

 neighborhood; oats a total failure. Chinch bugs worse than ever 

 before. Hancock Co. (18). More chinch bugs than ever before. 

 Farmers cutting a good deal of the corn for feed. Macon Co. 

 Spring' wheat much injured by chinch bugs. Eggs laid by them 

 hatched in time for some late corn to receive injury; but the bugs 

 are now living on the fall wheat. Tazewell Co. Spring wheat 



injured. Oct. 3, 1874, p. 320. Lulu, Co. (Sept. 11). Corn 



not half a crop. Chinch bugs now going to early-sown wheat. 

 Christian Co. (Sept. 21). Much wheat (all the spring wheat), 

 oats, and corn destroyed. Small grain does not pay here. Mont- 

 nnery Co. (Sept. 21). Chinch bugs have, in places, taken vol- 

 ceer wheat and oats. Farmers afraid to sow wheat. White Co. 

 (Sept. 21). In western part of county corn badly damaged. Will 

 Co. (Sept. 21). The little wheat raised, badly hurt by chinch 

 bugs; rye somewhat damaged. Oct. 17, 1874, p. 336. McDon- 

 ovgh Co. (7). "Spring wheat light and hurt by the bugs." Oct. 

 24, 1874, p. 344. Iroquois Co. (12). Drought and chinch bugs 

 caused short crops. Spring wheat plow^ed under just as it was 

 heading out, while chinch bugs were young and numerous. Oats, 



