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culture as undoubtedly one of the most effectual means of coun- 

 teracting its ravages. Recommends alternating grasses and cereals 

 with root and forage plants not liable to injury by chinch bug. 



Uhler, p. R. — List of Hemiptera of the Region West of the 

 Mississippi River, including those collected during the Hay- 

 den Explorations of 1873. (Bull. U. S. Geol. and Geogr. 

 Surv. of Terr's, v. 1, 2d ser., No. 2, p. 306.) 



"Inhabits Texas, California, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Min- 

 nesota, Illinois, Michigan, and generally throughout the Atlantic 

 region. 



"The short-winged form seems to be more common in New 

 England than in the Southern States." 



1877. 



Prairie Farmer, Feb. 3, 1877. Protect Useful Birds. 



A farmer says, "Quails are known to eat chinch bugs by hun- 

 dreds and thousands." 



J[ohnson], B. F.— Our Illinois Letter. (Cultivator and Country 

 Gentleman, May 3, 1877, v. 42, p. 281.) 



Some chinch bugs in Champaign County, April 21. 



Prairie Farmer, May 5, 1877. 



Statement that farmers near Monroe, Wis., are going to sow flax 

 with wheat and oats (about a peck to the acre) as a remedy for 

 chinch bugs. 



Thomas, Cyrus. — Grasshoppers and Chinch Bugs. (Prairie Far- 

 mer, May 19, 1877.) 



Little cause at present to apprehend damage by the chinch 

 bug. A drought in the latter part of the summer may develop 

 them in corn. 



Packard, A. S., Jr. — Insects Specially Injurious to Wheat, Oats, 

 Barley, etc. (U. S. Geol. and Geogr. Surv. Terr's, 1875, 

 pp. 697-699, figure 4, and map.) 



"The most formidable enemy of wheat and corn." Found on 

 summit of Mt. Washington and in Maine, but doubtless a south- 

 ern and western insect. It probably inhabits the entire United 

 States east of longitude 100^. Description of different stages; 

 remedies. 



1878. 



J[ohnsonJ, B. F.— Oar Illinois Letter. (Cultivator and Country 

 Gentleman, May 23, 1878, v. 43, p, 325. ) 



Chinch bags had begun to show themselves just before the heavy 

 rains of the first week of this month, but were apparently drowned 

 - out. 



