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Farmers' Eeview. Eeview of the Season. 



June 2, 1881, v. 6, p. 310. Crawford and St. Clair Go's, 

 Winter wheat very nearly a failure on account of chinch bug 

 and Hessian fly. Clinton Co. Winter wheat less than half 

 a crop. Cause, chinch bug, fly, and winter killing. Marion Co. 

 Chinch bugs working in the wheat. Shelby Co. Wheat an entire 

 failure. June 9, 1881, p. 856. Clay, Fayette, and Shelby Co's. 

 Wheat greatly reduced, half crop, or failure, on account of chinch 

 bug and Hessian fly. Clinion Co. Wheat badly injured by army 

 worm and chinch bug. Cumberland Co. Winter wheat almost 

 destroyed. Grundy Co. Dry weather has developed chinch bugs. 

 Henderson and La Salle Co's. Appearing in great numbers. Henry 

 Co. In oats. Farmers sowing one and one half bushels of salt to 

 the acre to stop their work. Jasper Co. Winter wheat will be less 

 than half a crop. June 23, 1881, v. 6, p, 388. Lawrence Co. 

 Wheat damaged by chinch bug and fly. Wayne Co. Wheat 

 nearly ruined by chinch bug and Hessian fly. June 30, 1881, pp. 

 404,409. Bond and Jefferson Co's. Chinch bugs in some locali- 

 ties. Clay Co. Chinch bugs bad. Clinton Co. Beginning work 

 on corn. Crawford Co. Winter wheat damaged considerably. 

 Peri^y Co. Numerous in corn. Kendall Co. Drouth developed 

 the chinch bug in many localities. July 7, 1881, p. 420. Clinton 

 Co. Wheat damaged by Hessian fly and chinch bug. Fulton Co. 

 In some fields of wheat, but no general complaint. Kendall Co. 

 Corn damaged by drouth and chinch bug. July 21, 1881, p. 36. 

 Bond Co. In both corn and oats. Clay Co. Doing much dam- 

 age. Cumberland Co. Winter wheat nearly a failure on account 

 of chinch bug and Hessian fly. Bugs hurting the corn. Mower 

 Co. Damaging small grain. Olmsted Co. Will take most of the 

 wheat. Sangamon Co. Winter wheat greatly reduced. July 28, 

 1881, p. 52. Bond and Washington Co's. Very destructive 

 to corn. Clinion Co. Injuring- wheat. Sangamon Co. Doing 

 damage locally. Tazeivell Co. Heavy rains killed most of 

 the chinch bugs. Aug. 4, 1881, p. 68. Adams Co. Oats and 

 late corn damaged. Calhoun Co. Wheat injured by chinch 

 bug, Hessian fly, and winter. Lawrence, Stark, and Wabash 

 Co's. Corn seriously damaged. Aug. 11, 1881, p. 84. Bond, 

 Crawford, and Wayne Co's. Dry weather and chinch bugs have 

 ruined much corn. Clay Co. Corn an entire failure on account 

 of drouth and chinch bugs. DeWitt, Grundy, Macoupin, and 

 Moultrie Go's. Corn suffering from drouth and chinch bugs. 

 Haniilton Co. Chinch bugs reported. Aug. 18, 1881, p. 100. 

 Cliidon, Crauford, h]ffiugh(un, Jasper, Jackson, Sangamon, Wash- 

 ington, Wayne, White, and Williamson Co's. Corn nearly or 

 (piite ruined by chinch bugs and drouth, — the latter not men- 

 tioned, liowevcr, for Clinton county, and only early-planted corn 

 for Sangamon. Sei)t. 1, 1881, p. 132. Clinton, Crawford, and 

 Edwards (Uis. Corn nearly or (piite ruined by drouth and chinch 

 })iig8. S(!f)t. 8, 18S1, p. 148. Jackson. Co. Early corn injured by 

 bugs and drouth. Sei)t. 22, ISSl, p. 180. Jefferson Co.' Drouth 

 and chinch l)ngH rniniMl corn. Sc^pt. 29, IHSl, p. 19() Henry Co. 



