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that in the old country he had frequently rid plants cf insects by 
the use of gas lime, decided to try it on the chinch bugs, and, 
purchasing a wagon load, sowed it broadcast on the wheat, six to 
seven bushels per acre. The bugs left immediately and his wheat 
was saved, while that of his neighbors was nearly ruined. He 
also completely protected a corn field which was adjacent to in¬ 
fested wheat by dropping a handful of the gas lime on each hill. 
Prairie Farmer. Record of the Season. 
May 30, 1863, v. 11, n. s., pp. 345, 352. Iroquois (19) and 
Winnebago ( 20) Co’s. Chinch bugs very numerous. June 6, 1863, 
p. 361. ^ La Salle Co. Chinch-bug depredation commencing. June 
20, 1863, p. 393. Champaign . Co. Wheat and oats looking well, 
out chinch bugs are appearing and seem likely to ruin spring 
wheat, as they have, the most of it, for the last four years. 
Jul} 11, 1863, p. 25. Bureau Co. (June 29). Some pieces of 
spiing wheat damaged. Hancock Co. Spring wheat nearly ruined 
by drouth and chinch bugs. Warren Co. Wheat injured. July 
18, 1863 p. 41. Henry , Logan (9), and Piatt (7) Co’s. Some 
chinch bugs m wheat, but little injury as yet. July 25, 1863, 
p. 5u Champaign Co. At work in sugar cane and millet. Mar¬ 
shall and Winnebago Co’s. Spring wheat nearly a failure; partly 
Rue to drouth m the last-named county. Aug. 1, 1863, pp. 69, 73. 
Carroll Co. (July 21). Spring wheat on poor land injured. LaSalle 
Co (July o). Making dreadful depredations. Bureau Co. (July 
20). Much wheat seriously injured. Marshall Co. Sorghum in¬ 
jured generally. Aug. 8, 1863, p. 89. Fulton Co. (July 18). Some 
complaint of chinch bugs in wheat. Warren Co. Wheat much 
injured. Aug. 22, 1863, p. 11/. Bureau Co. Near the timber and 
on old land the chinch bug has done much damage. Sept. 12, 1863, 
p. 165. Carroll Co. Many pieces of spring wheat were taken by 
the chinch bug. Sept. 19, 1863, p. 192. Will Co. Sorghum nearly 
a failure on account of chinch bugs, drouth, and frost. 
Iowa.— May 2, 1863, p. 281. Jackson Co. (April 24 ). Spring 
wheat almost a failure last year because of Hessian fly and chinch 
oug. May 30, 1863, p. 345, Cedar Co. Chinch bug reported to be in- 
testing some wheat fields. June 13, 1863, p. 377. Linn Co. (4) 
Wheat and corn injured. Aug. 1, 1863,- p. 69. Cedar (July 19), 
Delaware, and Jackson (July 10) Co’s. Some grain fields dam¬ 
aged. Aug 17, ,803, p. 112. Buchanan Co. (2). Some pieces of 
coin entirely devoured. Iowa Co. “Corn and sorghum are full of 
chinch bags, even to the top.” Some late wheat injured. Sept. 5, 
1863, p. 149. Taylor Co. (Aug. 19). Wheat injured. 
Missouri.— Aug. 8, 1863, p. 89. Lewis Co. (July 29). Chinch 
bugs were plenty, but have all disappeared. Completely devoured 
large patches of sugar cane. 
Wisconsin- June 6, 1863, p. 361. Doane Co. Some com- 
^ <00 in barley and early wheat. June 27, 1863, 
p. 409. Loci' Co. (14). Appearing in large numbers. July 18, 
