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one half. Aug. 4, 1881, p. 6S. Lincoln, Linn, Neosho, Osborne, 

 Ottawa, Books, Bussell, and Saline Co's. Wheat more or less 

 damaged, injury varying locally from five to fifty per cent. 

 McPherson and Mitchell Co's. Corn damaged. Sheridan Co. 

 Much winter wheat destroyed. Aug. 11, 1881, p. 84 Cherokee 

 Co. Winter wheat cut short. Xeosho and Saline Co's. Corn in- 

 jured by drouth and chinch bugs. Sept. 1, 1881, p. 132. Cloud, 

 Cherokee, Elk, Johnson, Labette, and Republic Co's. Corn very 

 seriously damaged. Sept. 29, 1881, p. 196. Woodson Co. Owing 

 to countless number of chinch bugs, there will be little wheat 

 sown. Oct. 6, 1881, p. 212 or 217. Llk Co. (Sept. 26). Late 

 corn injured. Chinch bugs flying yesterday. 



Minnesota. — June 9, 1881, p. 856. Olmsted and Wabasha Co's. 

 Chinch bugs present. June 23, 1881, p. 388. Goodhue Co. Chinch 

 bugs numerous, but no harm done yet. Houston Co. Numerous. 

 July 7, 1881, p. 420. Dakota Co. Some chinch bugs in spring 

 wheat. Wabasha Co. Chiuch bugs numerous. July 14, 1881, p. 

 20. Dakota and Washington Co's. A few in Avheat. FillmorCy 

 Mower, Olmsted, and Bocliester Co's. Very abundant. Houston 

 Co. Millions in the wheat. July 28, 1881, p. 52. Fillmore, Good- 

 hue, and Houston Go's. Spritig wheat damaged. Aug. 4, 1881, p. 

 68. Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Isanti, and Moutt 

 Go's. Spring wheat very seriously damaged. Aug. 11, 1881, p. 

 84. Fillmore Co. Wheat somewhat injured. Aug. 18, 1881, p. 

 100. Dakota Co. Wheat injured by drouth, blight, and chinch 

 bug. Houston Co. Spring wheat almost destroyed by chinch 

 bugs. Aug. 25, 1881, p. 116. Mower Co. Corn damaged by 

 drouth and chinch bugs. Sepi 1, 1881, p. 132. Olmsted Co. 

 Some corn injured by drouth and chinch bugs. 



Missouri. — June 2, 1881, v. 6, p. 340. Bates Go. Winter wheat 

 seriously damaged. Howard and La Fayette Go's. Chinch bugs 

 present. June 23, 1881, p. 388. Cass and Cooper Go's. Have 

 done gH-eat damage. June 30, 1881, p. 404. Boone Go. Some 

 chinch bugs in corn. July 7, 1881, p. 420. Cass and Clay Cos. 

 Damaging wheat and late corn. July 21, 1831, p. 36. Boone Go. 

 Corn suffering for rain, and hundreds of acres ruined by chinch 

 bugs. Marion Co. Corn doing finely; chinch bugs very bad. July 

 28, 1881, p. 52. Benton Go. AVinter wheat and corn injured. 

 Aug. 18, 1881, p. 100. B(des, Bollinger, Franklin, Jaclcson, Jas- 

 per, Kearney, Miller, Newton, St. Francois, Saline, and Worth 

 Go's. Damage to corn by drouth and chinch bugs fifty per cent, 

 to total loss. 



Nebraska. —July 21, 1881, p. 36. FranJdin, Hall, and Merrick 

 Go's. Damaging spring wheat locally. Hamilton ( *o. Doing great 

 damage. July 28, 1881, j). 52. Burl, Clay, Merrick, and Hamil- 

 ton Go's. Presence of chinch bug reported, (-ass Go. Wheat 

 damaged. Jefferson Go. Jjate wlieat taken. Aug. 4, 1881, p. 68. 

 Cass, Fillmore, Furnas, h'ranklin, Jefferson, Merrick, Otoe, Platte, 

 Pawn,ee, Saline, Saunders, TItayer, Wasliingfon, Webster, nnd \'<u'k 

 Go's. Very destructive t(^ spring wheat. 



