73 



Illinois Crop Prospects. Consolidation of Reports returned to 

 the Department of Agriculture April 1, 1882. Circular No. 

 84, pp. 3, 21-27. 



Imminent danj^eii from chinch bugs in various parts of State, 

 especially where drouth prevailed in 1881. Millions seen flying at 

 this early date. 



Correspondents' Bern arks. Bond Co. Millions of chinch bugs 

 flying April 2. Carroll Co. Injured rye in many localities last 

 fall. Craivford Co. Present in numbers. Edgar Co. Unusually 

 numerous in weeds near wheat fields. FranJdin, Hamilton, Mon- 

 roe, Union, White, and Williamson Co's. Present in large num- 

 bers. Logan Co. Unusually numerous in hedges and fence rows. 

 Montgomery Co. Have appeared. 



Farmers' Review, Apr. 20, 1882, v. 8, p. 249. 



Editor says: "Should we have a dry season, from information 

 now in our possession, we fear that they [chinch bugs] will in 

 Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois do damage." 



Illinois Crop Prospects. Consolidation of Reports returned to 

 the Department of Agriculture May 1, 1882. Circular No. 

 86, pp. 3, 4, 29-44, 45. 



Many chinch bugs in winter wheat in various localities, but no 

 serious damage yet owing largely to frequency of cold rains. Most 

 damage in fields next to timber, the leaves affording shelter to 

 the bugs. The number of chinch bugs and army worms in cen- 

 tral and southern counties should prepare the public for a large 

 reduction of wheat crop. The chinch bug has come through the 

 past exceptionally wet winter without much apparent diminution 

 in numbers, and is reported in many parts of the State. 



Correspondents' Remarks.— ^Alexander, Cal/ioiin, and Jefferson 

 Co's. Some chinch bugs in sheltered places. Little or no dam- 

 age yet. Bond, Cass, Clark, Clinton, Coles, Hardin, Jefferson, 

 Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Menard, Bandolph, Saline, Wayne, 

 White, and Williamson Go's. Present in considerable or large 

 numbers, but little or no damage yet. Crawford and Popte Co's. 

 Causing considerable damage to wheat. Cumberland, Hancock, 

 and Bichland Co's. At work on wheat, but little or no damage 

 yet. Edwards Co. Wheat adjoining timber is being damaged 

 by th^ bugs. Hamilton Co. Wheat injured in localities. JacJcson 

 Co. Appeared earlier than usual. Much apprehension. Jersey, 

 Sangamon, Schuyler, and Shelby Co's. Kept in check by rains. St 

 Clair and Wabash Co's. Have done some injury. Union Co. A 

 few seen. 



Farmers' Review, May 4, 1882, v. 8, p. 282, Chinch Bugs in 

 April. 



Ai)r. 26, correspondent observed young bugs on timothy hay 

 from stack, ifiggs suprjosed to have been laid on timothy stems- 

 the year before [?]. 



