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Saved corn after wheat was cut by plowing four furrows, four 

 feet apart, and, with liorses, dragging two logs or pig troughs in 

 two furrows at a time. Saved the border rows of corn in one in- 

 stance by use of hot water, pouring it on stalks with a cup. Did 

 not hurt corn. Flax and castor beans about the only crops bugs 

 will not trouble [ ?]. 



Everett, W. K. — Anti-Chinch-Bug Crops. (Farmers' Review, 

 Mar. 3, 1881, v. 6, p. 131.) 



Approves Dr. Thomas's recommendation to raise more stock, but 

 objects to substituting winter wheat and oats for corn. Winter 

 wheat winter-kills, and chinch bugs take oats. Advises raising 

 corn and grass to feed to stock. 



Illinois Crop Prospects. Consolidation of Reports returned to 

 the Department of Agriculture June 1, 1881. Circular No. 

 76, pp. 4, 5. 14-37, 41. 



For the "Southern Grand Division" of the State (including 41 

 counties) corn is reported as a very uneven stand, owing to drouth, 

 poor seed, chinch bugs, army worms, and cutworms; and there 

 are many complaints of injury to wheat, chinch bugs having con- 

 tributed to it. They have also had some share in the reduction 

 of the fall wheat crop throughout the State, and are reported in 

 many counties as doing more or less damage to oats. 



Correspondenis' Remarks.— Cass, Champaign, Clay, Henry, 

 MouUrie, Fiaif, Richland, Schuyler, and Woodford Go's. Oats 

 more or less damaged, but not seriously, and in Moultrie and 

 Richland counties wheat nearly ruined by chinch bugs and Hessian 

 fly. Bond, Clinton, Douglas, Edwards, Franklin, Menard, SL 

 Clair, Stephenson, and White Co's. Much wheat plowed up and 

 crop nearly ruiued, the chinch bug, Hessian fly, and severe winter 

 being jointly responsible except in Edwards, White, and Stephen- 

 son Co's, where no damage by Hessian fly is reported. Cum- 

 berland, Effingham, Fayette, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Marion, 

 Menard, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Sangamon, Shelby, Wabash, 

 and Wayne Co's. Wheat very seriously damaged by chinch bug 

 and Hessian fly, drouth contributing to the injury in Shelby, 

 Wabash, and Wayne Co's. Hancock, Henderson, Macon, and 

 McDonough Co's. Wheat very much injured by drouth and 

 chinch bugs; yield of spring wheat reduced one half in county 

 last named. Jersey, Knox, La Salle, Lawrence, Logan, and 

 Tazewell Co's. Chinch bugs jjresent in both fall and spring 

 wheat, having in some instances done considerable injury. Hamil- 

 ton Co. Nearly all fall wheat plowed up. Has had to contesd 

 with drouth, chinch bug, Hessian fly, and, in some localities with 

 rust. Madison Co. Hessian fly and chinch bug have done more 

 damage to wheat on prairie soil than on timber land. Massac 

 Co. Many fields of wheat destroyed by army worm and chinch 

 bug. 



