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Winneshiek Co. Spring wheat destroyed by bugs. Aug. 15, 1838, 

 p. 515. Benton, Keokuk, Marion, Muscdiine, and Van Buren 

 Co's. Spring wheat very seriously damaged. Sept. 5, 1888, p. 563. 

 Chickasaw Co. Spring wheat nearly ruined. 



Kansas. — July 4, 1888. Franklin Co. Bugs are numerous in 

 corn adjoining wheat. July 18, 1888. Leavemvorth Co. Chinch 

 bugs very bad. Aug. 15, 18S8, p. 515. Stafford Co. Oats and 

 corn injured. 



Kentucky. — May 9, 1888. Crittenden Co. Much damage from 

 chinch bugs. 



Minnesota. — July 4, 1888. Wabasha Co. Many chinch bugs. 

 Winter wheat damaged. July 18, 1888. Fillmore - Co. Chinch 

 bugs injuring barley. Henyiepin Cck Grain somewhat damaged. 

 Aug. 1, 1888, p. 488. Mower Co. Bugs have eaten spring wheat. 

 Aug. 8, 1888, p. 499. Dakota Co. Chinch bugs destroyed spring 

 wheat. Aug. 15, 1888, p. 515. Fillmore^ Isanti, and Wabasha 

 Co's. Spring wheat more or less injured. 



MissouKi. — July 18, 1888. Texas Co. AVheat nearly destroyed. 

 St. Genevieve Co. Damage by chinch bugs. Aug. 1, 1888, p. 488. 

 Benton Co. Winter wheat killed by bugs. St. Charles Co. Corn 

 damaged seriously. 



Nebraska.— Aug. . 1, 1888, v. 19, p. 488. Bidler Co. Chinch 

 bugs ruined spring wheat. Aug. 22, 1888, p. 531. Bidler Co. 

 Spring wheat ruined. 



Ohio.— July 18, 1888. Meigs Co. Grain injured. Aug. 15, 

 1888, p. 515. Madison Co. First appearance of chinch bugs in 

 wheat this season. 



Wisconsin. — July 18, 1888. Eau Claire and Chippewa Co's, 

 Barley destroyed. Marquette Co. Grain injured a little. Aug. 1, 

 1888, p. 488. Clark and Ontagamie Co's. Spring wheat injured. 

 Aug. 15, 1888, p. 515. Calumet Co. Wheat and barley damaged. 



Monthly Weather Eeview of the Illinois State AVeather 

 Service for May, 1888. Weather Crop-Bulletin, May 12, 

 p. 9. Season and Condition of Crop[s]. 



The most discouraging feature of the season is the presence of 

 chinch bugs, army worms, and other insects in unusual numbers 

 in many of the central and southern counties. 



Farmers' Review, May 30, 1888. [Burning corn stalks to get 

 rid of the chinch bug.] 



Editor notes a case of "disagreement of docjtors." Recent arti- 

 cles hiy gr(3at stress on burning all litter upon the farm, but Sec- 

 retary Graliam, of the Agricultural College, at Manhattan, Kan- 

 sas, in "The Industrialist," gives it as his oj)inion'that the burn- 

 ing of corn stalks and weeds to kill cliincli bugs is a waste of 

 time, as they do not hide in them, but very close to the roots of tlu' 

 grass. Burning the grass does not reach many of thoni. 



