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Indiana Farmer, May 20, 1882, v. 17, p. 4 Winter Wheat in 

 Illinois. 



Chinch bugs in large numbers are reported in various localities. 



Illinois Crop Prospects. Consolidation of Eeports returned to the 

 Department of Agriculture June 1, 1882. Circular No. 88, 

 pp. 3, 33-56, 60. 



Chinch bugs, thongh very numerous, have not injured the grain 

 crops, owing to the cold wet season. "Old chinch bugs are depos- 

 iting their eggs in corn and wheat, and with continued warm and 

 seasonable weather there will be a large number of young bugs 

 ready for the corn." 



Correspondents' Remarks. — Alexander and Pope Co's. Corn 

 damaged or threatened. Bond, Calhoun, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, 

 Hdmilion, Jersei/, La Salle, Macoupin, Pike, and Saline Co's. More 

 or less numerous, but little or no injury reported. Clark, Cumber- 

 land, McDonough, Menard, Rock Island, Scolf, and White Co's. 

 Present in force but held in check by rains. Clinton, Crawford, 

 Hardin, Lawrence, Logan, Madison, Stark, and St. Clair 

 Co's. Winter or spring wheat more or less injured. Ed- 

 wards Co. Laying eggs on corn. Have damaged wheat in 

 vicinity of timber belts. Johnson Co. Have not done much dam- 

 age to corn, but have injured winter wheat. Macon Co. Chinch 

 bugs plenty and depositing eggs, which, however, are not likely to 

 hatch till wheat is out of danger. Monroe Co. Corn much injured 

 by chinch bugs, army worms, and grubs. Piatt Co. Corn near 

 hedges and timber injured by chinch bugs, but cold weather has 

 kept them in check. 



Farmers' Review, June 8, 1882, v. 7, p. 353. 



Cold, heavy, and continuous rains have, in a great measure, de- 

 stroyed the new-laid eggs of the chinch bugs in Illinois. In 

 Missouri winter wheat was threatened, but the danger was averted 

 by rains. Chinch bugs have appeared and disappeared in Nebraska 

 and Minnesota. 



Illinois Crop Prospects. Consolidation of Eeports returned to 

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

 im, pp. 32, 35, 38, 41. 



Correspondents' Remarks. -A lexander, Henry, JacJ:son,Madison, 

 and Randolpfi Co's. Chinch bugs in corn; but little damage done 

 as ynt. Infesting oats also in Henry county. Bu/rean and Randolph 

 Co's. Damaging spring wheat. 



J[ohnson], J5. F. —[ Letters from Champaign Co., Illinois, in Culti- 

 vator and Country (xentleman.] 



July (J, 1882, v. 47, p. 530. Reports chinch bugs in corn, broom- 

 corn, an(l sorghum »Tune 27. Does not know that thoy have ma- 

 terially injnriMi wheat and oats. July 13, 18S2, p. '548. Mature 

 bugs iiuin(»rouH in Ciniinpaign (Jo. July 4; the young, less so. 

 July '2(V 18S2, ]). 5()6. Ciiinch bugs in corn, broom-corn, and 



