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bugs plenty. No damage yet. April 13, 1882, p. 228. Alexan- 

 der and Macon Co's. Chinch bugs have appeared. Douglas Co. 

 Plenty, but doing no damage. Fayette and Hancock Co's. Nu- 

 merous. April 20, 1882, p. 244. Cumberland, Jersey, Liaiorence, 

 and Washington Co's. Chinch bugs reported as more or less 

 numerous. April 27, 1882, p. 260. Crawford, Cumherland, Ford, 

 Logan, Macoupin, McDonough, Montgomery, Fayette, Franklin, 

 Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Richland, Jefferson, and Union Co's. 

 Plenty of chinch bugs; but wheat "splendid" in Ford county. 

 May 4, 1882, pp. 276, 281. Broicn, CJiristian, Cass, Gallatin, 

 Macon, Piatt, Pike, and Richland Co's. • Chinch bugs still alive. 

 Crawford, Effingham, Fayette, Hamilton, Iroquois, McDonough, 

 McLean, Marion, Mason, Monroe, St. Clair, and Vermilion Go's. 

 Numerous. Greene and Massac Go's. Doing damage. Madison 

 Co. Flying every day. Morgan Co. Not yet destroyed by rains. 

 Randolph Co. Kains have destroyed most of the chinch bugs. 

 Jasper Co. Present, but doing little injury. May 11, 1882, p. 

 292. Cass, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Craivford, DeWitt, Douglas, Ed- 

 wards, Fulton, Jefferson, Johnson, Logan, Morgan, Moultrie, 

 Perry, Pike, Saline, Shelby, and White Go's. Chinch bugs more 

 or less numerous, but no injury mentioned except in Saline county, 

 where they are said to be injuring wheat. In Morgan county, 

 wheat never better. May 18, 1882, p. 308. Christian, Clinton, 

 Coles, Cumberland, Fayette, Greene, Johnson, Logan, Montgom- 

 ery, Sangamon, and Wabash Go's. Chinch bugs numerous. In 

 Sangamon county, on the wing. Calhoun and Jasper Go's. Have 

 made their appearance. Franklin, Madison, and White Go's. 

 Wheat is being seriously injured. Macoupin and Shelby Go's. Still 

 alive. Doing no damage in Shelby county. Mason and Wayne Go's. 

 "Wheat too far advanced to be injured. Monroe Co. Fear wheat 

 will be injured. May 25, 1882, p. 324. Craioford, Douglas, Ef- 

 fingham, Fayette, Fulton, Gallatin, Jersey, Logan, Lincoln, Macon, 

 Madison, Mason, St. Clair, and Shelby Go's. Chinch bugs 

 reported as "plenty" or "numerous," wheat being already dam- 

 aged in Gallatin county. Hardin Co. Chinch bugs here. June 

 1, 1882, p. 340. Brown, Monroe, Peoria, Sangamon, and St. Glair 

 Go's. Chinch bugs damaging wheat. Coles, Cumberland, Clark, 

 Edgar, Macoupin, Macon, and Morgan Go's. More or less nu- 

 merous, but damage not reported. Fulton, Jersey, and Scott Go's. 

 Wet or cold weather keeping chinch bugs back. Wliite Go. Wheat 

 too far advanced for injury. June 8, 1882, pp. 353, 360. 

 Christian Go. Chinch bugs checked by heavy, chilly rains. 

 Crawford, Fayette, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton, Randolph, Scdine, 

 and Wabash Go's. Damage to winter wheat by chinch bug, but 

 army worm contributing to the loss in most cases reported. 

 Franklin, Jersey, Madison, and St. Glair Go's. Chinch bugs and 

 army worms plenty. Pillaski Co. Millions of chinch bugs at 

 work. Union Go. Chinch bugs plenty. June 15, 1882, p. 372. 

 Jasper Co. Cold weather destroyed chinch bugs. Livingston Co. 

 Wet weather has quieted chinch bug. June 22, 188'^ p. 388. 

 Calhoun, Edwards, and Hamilton Go's. Wheat damaged some by 



