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Chinch buss as numerous as I ever saw them. Materially reduced the yield oi wheat m many 
fields. Oats and corn injured where they grew by the side of wheat, many fields of corn being en¬ 
tirely destroyed. 
Morgan— Made their appearance in this county just before wheat harvest about the tenth of 
June. Injured late wheat aud barley to some extent, and then went into the corn, but have not 
damaged it to any great degree. 
Moultrie —Scattered pretty generally over the country; but not very numerous except in a 
few places where thev went out of wheat and oat fields and injured the corn considerably. If con¬ 
ditions are favorable next year we may expect a full crop of them. 
Peoria 
No damage as yet to 
Find but very few. 
Piatt—S ome bugs in southern part of county, but not in the northern, 
corn crop. 
p 1KE —a few chinch bugs are now at work in corn on sides of fields adjoining oats; to be found 
by stripping down blades. 
p 0 p E _The pest is general over the whole county, but not in quantities sufficient to injure the 
M’lo-llt,. Doing considerable damage to corn, some of which is 
black with bugs. 
Pulaski —Has been some complaint of the chinch bug in the neighborhood, but it certainly has 
n0t In*northern^n™eastern portions of the county,corn fields adjoining wheat begin to show seri¬ 
ous damage, and late corn will certainly be badly hurt. Many farmers burned stubble immed - 
^MTvWdge infested, bnt, no great damage is as yet 
discovered. 
Rock Island— Some bugs in almost every corn field, but notin quantity to do any serious 
dan Spring whea^ not materially damaged; but few pieces were taken by the bug®- 
Chinch bugs here in multitudes and have done a great deal of damage to wheat and_ co.il 
T he ravages of the chinch bug are not general in this part of the county, but wherever w e 
and rye were raised it made its appearance early, and as soon as these were harvested it attacked 
tlK i^Sm”not in numbers to do small grain very much 
damage. Corn has suffered very slightly from it. 
Saline—Q uite a lot of bugs all over the county. . . _ 
The chinch bug has injured our corn more than the drouth, and it is multiplying rapidly, 
also killed the crab grass'and fox-tall in the wheat stubble of many of our fields. 
Has 
Sangamon— Chinch bugs are here, but not in sufficient numbers to excite alarm or even attract 
attention. ^ 
Schuyler— A very few chinch bugs in some localities. No damage from them as yet. 
Have noticed but very few. Soon after cutting wheat noticed some young ones in the corn. 
In some localities they damaged oats slightly. 
Scott— Have heard but one complaint, and this is where the corn field was entirely surrounded 
by small grain. _ . 
Shelby— Have been damaged but very little in this locality by chinch bugs, though in t e 
8 ° U (luJte nuumrjiu^iiithe^wlimvt^fleldsf and jiave^f^troymi^orn and oat. adjoining wheat aud 
rye Went frm^wheaMntocorn, and in'central and northern township, have done considerable 
damage. 
Stark -In Goshen township the chinch bugs have made their appearance, but little is said a> 
to the amount of damage done 
Stephenson— In considerable numbers in spring wheat. Plenty to make a full crop by an 
°th vpenfbut few chinch bugs in winter wheat, as they came too late for that. They were ii 
spring wheat and barley; mostly confined to timbered districts, there being very few on pra 
^ arr \Vinter wheat is slightly damaged by chinch bugs in this part of the State and spring whea 
and The r chinc 1 h f< bug “ ^generally present that should next season be favorable for its develop 
ment, serioSs harm from them nmy be expected They hurt winter wheat nearly or• qurto as bad! 
as spring wheat. Are now injuring corn, but not to any very great extent. (H.ram Snydei 
Lena.) 
Tazewell— Some in wheat stubble. Not more abundant than usual in corn. No damage s 
ar VERMILION-Chinch bugs numerous in many fields eating fox-tail and millet, but have don 
no damage to grain. Some farmers report stubble fields swarming with them. 
WHITESIDE-About in isolated patches of wheat in small numbers, just to show what the; 
CaD Chinch bums have made their appearance in quite large numbers in some parts of this count 
where conshlefable wheat and barley have been raised, but are not so numerous or general as tj 
cause alarm. 
Win-Chinch bugs are numerous, but yet doing no perceptible damage. Many of them ai 
ou the win.- Are said to be numerous In slough grass aud wet-laud meadows (something unu 
Sal) and when "lie grass is cut they lake wing. Hove not heard of any damage to corn. 
