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saved by a belt of sorghum. Clover is also sowed with wheat, it 

 being claimed that the clover keeps the surface of the soil too 

 cool to suit the habits of the bug. Main reliance, the occurrence 

 of heavy rains in the fall and late in spring. Notice of the 

 bacterial diseases of the insect as discussed by Prof. Forbes in 

 paper read before the Biological Section of the A. A. A. S. in 

 1883. 



Riley, C. Y.— Chinch-Bug Notes. (Rept. [U. S. ] Commiss. Agric, 

 1884, pp. 403-495.) 



Mentions the outbreak in New York and reprints some of the 

 literature of the subject, giving Dr. Lintner.'s apprehensions and 

 predictions and dissenting therefrom, and adding testimony con- 

 firming his own views. 



1885. 



Farmers' Review, May 21, 1885. 



The chinch bug is rexx3rted at work in wheat in districts where 

 present last fall. 



Farmers' Review. Crop Reports. 



June 18, 1885. Clinton Co. Chinch bugs abundant. Jefferson 

 Co. Common. Jasper and Randolph Co's. Winter wheat injured. 

 July 1, 1885. Bond, Clay, and Effingham Co's. Wheat injured. 

 July 8, 1885. Washington Co. Chinch bugs in some localities. 

 July 15, 1885. Shelby Co. Thick on wheat. Wayne Co. Leav- 

 ing wheat and going to corn. July 29, 1885. Greene Co. Chinch 

 bugs appearing. Wheat all cut. Wayne and Washington Co's. 

 Wheat damaged. Aug. 26, 1885. Madison Co. Corn injured by 

 drouth and chinch bugs. Sept 8, 1885. Franklin Co. Injuring 

 corn. Sept. 30, 1885, Bond, Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Hamilton, 

 Jefferson, Madison, Marion, Richland, Wayne, and Williamson 

 Co's. Corn more or less damaged by chinch bugs and drouth, — 

 the latter mentioned for six of the above counties, but chinch bugs 

 and wet weather for Richland county. Oct 7, 1885. Clinton Co. 

 Corn full of chinch bugs. Nov. 18, 1885. Jasper Co. Corn 

 somewhat damaged. Dec. 16, 1885. Fdivards Co. Much local 

 injury by chinch bugs. 



Kansas. — May 28, 1885. Ellis Co. Chinch bug aud Hessian 

 fly injuring winter wheat. 



Statistical Report of the Illinois State Board of Agricul- 

 ture FOR June, 1885. Circular 123, p. 33. Correspondents' 

 Remarks. 



Pope Co. Some complaint of injury to corn. 



Statistical Report of the Illinois State Board of Agricult- 

 ure FOR July, 1885. Circular 124, pp. 15, 19. Corre- 

 spondents' Remarks. 



Crawford and Madison Co's. Some complaint of chinch bugs. 



