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[Weed, Clarence M.] — Insects affecting Hay Crops. (Prairie 

 Farmer, May 29, 1886.) 



Mention of chinch bug, with illustrations. "Just now it is do- 

 ing serious injury in certain parts of Illinois." 



Statistical Keport of the Illinois State Board of Agricult- 

 ure FOR May, 1886. Circular No. 128, pp. 13-25. Corre- 

 spondents' Remarks. 



Franklin, Perry, Richland, St. Clair, and Washington Co's. 

 More or less complaint of chinch bug in wheat. 



J[ohnson], B. F. — Our Illinois Correspondence. (Cultivator and 

 Country Gentleman, June 17, 1886, v. 51, p. 466.) 



[^•Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska suffering from drouth and 

 chinch bugs. Chinch bugs in Illinois in dry seasons always dam- 

 age small grain, and frequently, corn. 



[Weed, Clarence M.] — Seasonable Insect Notes. ( Prairie Farmer, 

 June 19, 1886.) 



Chinch bugs seriously injurious in Effingham county, Illinois. 



Farmers' Review, June 23, 1886. Seasonable Notes. 



A Missouri correspondent writes, "AVheat is an entire failure in 

 our [Barton] county, and in Jasper, and adjoining portions of 

 other counties in Southwest Missouri. Chinch bugs, aided by dry 

 weather, destroying everything." 



Farmers' Review, June 23, 1886. The Crops. 



Mention of chinch -bug injury to w^heat in Illinois. In St. Clair 

 county very serious. In Dakota county, Minn., drouth and chinch 

 bugs said to have reduced yield of wheat fifty per cent. 



Statistical Report Illinois State Board of Agriculture for 

 June, 1886. Circular No. 129, pp. 17-37. Correspondents' 

 Remarks. 



Clark, Clay, Franklin, Hamilton, Lawrence, Marion, and 

 Wayne Co's. Wheat more or less injured; in Clay and Wayne 

 counties, very seriously. 



Indiana Farmer, July 18, 1886, v. 20, p. 7. 



Supposed attack of chinch bugs on wheat reported from Mor- 

 gan county, Ind. Last year one field was damaged twenty-five 

 X^er cent, by this insect. 



FoiMiKS, S. A. — Chinch Bugs in Illinois. (Prnirio FainuM-, July 

 3J, 1886.) 



JiCtter ill answer to a correspondent, discussing lii'e liisiory and 

 remedies. No cvid(nice of disease among them. No reason now 

 evident why their injuries should be less next year than tliey have 

 been this. Wet wenilier cannot he counted upon. C^oiicerted ef- 

 fort for destruction iu winter (piarters the most hopeful measure. 



