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Frnnkli'n, Jefferson, Lyon, Miami, Phillips, Bepuhlic, Riley, 

 Sioffo)'(h and Wilson Co's. Chinch bugs more or less numerous. 

 In Phillips county they have been nearly destroyed by cool 

 weatner. Elk Co (Apr. 27). "Chinch bugs injuring early corn 

 and oats. Some wheat has been plowed up." May 18, 1882, p. 

 308. Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Davis, Douglas, Greenwood, and 

 Rush Co's. Chinch bugs numerous; but in Douglas county no 

 damage. Coffee and Ellis Co's. Chinch bugs here. Morris Go. 

 Thick on fall wheat. Faivnee Go. A few^ in winter wheat. May 

 25, 1882, p. 324. Bailer, Cherokee, Coffey, Jefferson, Lyon,, 

 Leavenworth, Republic, Reno, SfUine, and Sumne)- Go's. Chinch 

 bugs very numerous, threatening to destroy wheat in Reno, work- 

 ing on rye in Republic, but occasioning no apprehension in Cher- 

 okee county. June 1, 188.?, p. 340. Clay, Johnson, Jewell, 

 Labeite, and Riley Go's. Chinch bugs plenty. Dickinson, Don- 

 iplum, and Wilson Go's. Wheat being damaged. June 8, 1882, 

 pp. 353, 360. Bour'bon, Harvey, Lyon, Morris, Rush, Saline, 

 and Sniit/t Go's. Wheat more or less injured by chinch bugs. 

 Elk Go. No young bugs yet; i)lenty of old ones. Labette Co. 

 Chinch bugs plenty; no damage yet. June 15, 1882, p. 372. 

 Butler Co. Chinch bugs numerous. June 22, 1882, p. 388. But- 

 ler, Leavenworth, and Phillips Go's. Chinch bugs numerous. 

 June 29, 1882, p. 409. Montgomery Gi. More chinch bugs 

 wintered last season than ever before, but wet weather, occurring 

 about the time for depositing eggs, kept them back. July 20, 

 1882, p. 3G. Ellsworth Co. Cliinch bugs present, but doing no 

 damage. Aug. 3, 1882, p. 68. Clay Go. Some chinch bugs, but 

 doing no damage. 



Minnesota.— May 18, 1882, p. 308. Isanti Co. Fear chinch bugs 

 will damage wheat. June 15, 1882, p. 377. Mower Co. "Our farm- 

 ers have been suffering with chinch-bug wheat crops for the last 

 four years, but last year we put in a great breadth of" corn and 

 more oats than usual." June 22, 1882, p. 388. Scott, Wabasha, 

 and Wasliington Go's. Chinch bugs reported. June 22, 3882, p. 

 404. Dodge Go. Chinch bugs alarming. Fillmore, Goodhue, 

 Olmsted, and Winona Go's'. Chinch bugs present. July 13, 

 1882, p. 20. Fillmore and Isanti Go's. Chinch bugs reported. 

 July 20, 1882, p. 36. GoodJiue, Houston, Wasliington, Isanti, 

 and Lc Sueur Go's. Chinch bugs present. July 2/, 1882, p. 52. 

 Olmsted and Ramsey Go's. Chinch bugs reported. Aug. 3, 1882, 

 I). 68. Dalcota and Fillmore Go's. In spring wheat. Aug. 10, 

 1882, p. 84. Carver and Isanti Go's. In spring wheat. Aug. 17, 

 1882. DaJwta, Co. Spring wheat is being injured in some places. 

 Aug. 24, 1882, p. 116. DaJcota and Goodhue Go's. Chinch bugs 

 ' Yery bad in spring wheat. 



Missouri.— Apr. 13, 1882, p, 228. Boone and La Fayette Go's. 

 Chinch bugs plenty. St. Francis Co. Chinch bugs still ' alive. 

 Wheat never better. Apr. 20, 1882, p. 244. Audrain Go. Some 

 chincli bugs. Apr. 27, 1882, p. 260. Boone, Bates, Carroll, and 

 Newton Go's. Chinch bugs more or less numerous. Polk Go. (17). 

 ^'Myriads of chinch bugs were seen in the timber previous to last 



