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Hardin —Increasing here very fast. Probably ten times as many as ever before. I think the 
effect will be felt here this year. 
Henry —The chinch bug has made its appearance, but has not damaged crops to any extent 
as far as heard from. ,, . ^ , ,, , 
Exists in several localities, but has done no serious damage this year. If the winter should be 
mild, there may be serious results next season. 
A few chinch bugs, but have done only a little damage so far. Think the only way to prevent 
their doing injury is to stop growing wheat and barley. 
Chinch bugs here, but doing no damage so far. Cannot tell what the future has in store for us. 
Jasper—T he drouth and chinch bug have materially injured the growing corn. 
Jersey —The southern part of the county is infested with the chinch bug. They did not come 
early enough to damage wheat and oats much, but have increased rapidly and are now moving 
into the corn, where considerable damage is being done. 
Jo Daviess —Spring wheat and barley injured to a small extent by chinch bug. To be found 
also in oat fields, but not in numbers to do much damage. 
Found in small patches in spring wheat and oat fields, doing some damage, but not enough to 
attract much attention. Also now, in very small numbers, along margins of corn fields adjoining 
harvested grain. 
There are chinch bugs in the corn in numerous fields all about here. A few on the corn stalk 
under the leaf. T , 
Have been destructive in spring wheat, a little farther south, in both Stephenson and 
Jo Daviess counties. 
Kane —No perceptible damage, although limited numbers have been noticed for three weeks. 
Last three days have noticed considerable increase in the corn fields. 
Kankakee —Have heard of only one place in the town where they are in the corn, and there 
only a little. 
Kendall—H ave some bugs in this county, but not enough to do much mischief 
Knox —Damaged winter wheat in some places. Killed some small pieces of spring wheat; hurt 
oats in some fields; and are now at work on the corn 
Lake Have done some damage here in barley. 
LaSalle—A great many are found in places where the corn seems to have fired badly. 
Doing great damage to the corn. Made its appearance in winter rye just when it began to 
ripen, but has done no great amount of damage. 
Reported in some localities, but no serious damage done by them. Several of m,v neighbors 
found them quitn numerous in spring wheat and oats, but now say they can find no perceptible 
damage. But the bugs are here, ready for another year. ( 
The chinch bug is found in nearly all the corn fields in this part of the county (Seneca). Their 
presence and the drouth have materially lessened the corn crop. 
Lee—A very few have shown in spring wheat, now cut, and in corn adjacent. 
Logan —None with the exception of a few in oats. 
McDonough—A few chinch bugs on the corn adjoining stubble fields, especially spring wheat. 
May be laying the foundation for a vast number next year. 
Macoupin —Pretty well distributed over this county; probably in every corn field. Did not 
hurt wheat and oats much, but are hurting corn badly. 
Madison—Q uite numerous in many fields of corn, which are being severely damaged by them. 
Grown ones now flying over the country. ... , . . 
Damage has been greater in this county than ever before. Little injury to wheat; considerable 
to oats. Corn taken clean from the land in many places. 
Chinch bugs and dry weather have destroyed over one half our corn crop and part of the oats 
and wheat. Bugs very numerous; never more so. . 
Have hardly ever been so numerous before. Damage to wheat at least fiftj T per cent, in some 
fields. Took the corn nearly clean as they went. Now nearly all in winged state and making 
ready for second brood. 
Marshall —Scarcely any spring wheat raised except in the timber, and Ihere you will find the 
chinch bug in his glory. After eating up the wheat he goes into the corn. Farmers must stop 
raising spring wheat; then there will be no bugs. 
Massac —Been at work here for several years: but little worse now than common. 
Are plenty here and have damaged wheat and corn at least one sixth. Ears of corn very short, 
either on account of bugs or drouth, or both. 
Chinch bugs are numerous in this county and in this locality (Metropolis!. Have done con¬ 
siderable damage to corn. Many farmers are alarmed for the next year. There is no doubt that 
they injured the wheat to some extent. 
Menard—F ind some, but not enough to do any harm. 
Mercer— Damaged some pieces of grain, and have now gone into the corn, but 1 think not in 
umbers sufficient to do much harm this year. Prospect of a big lot of them next year. 
Doing considerable damage to the corn crop. If the spring wheat had been two weeks later 
I think it would have been destroyed. 
Monroe —Chinch bugs here in force. Damaged the wheat about twenty per cent. Now at 
work on the corn. Many fields adjoining wheat nearly destroyed. 
Montgomery- Have not done much damage yet. Have taken some of the corn adjoining 
small grain, but are no w scattered all over the corn fields. 
Southern part of the county has been seriously injured as far north as Hillsboro, now, at 
a distance ten miles north of that place, numbers of bugs are found in every corn stalk. '> e 
greatly fear that if the present drouth continues the next hatching will be fatal to our corn. 
