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100,000 would not be an over-estimate of the number that a si] 
gle quail might destroy in a good chincln-bug year—enough j 
give 500,000,000 chinch bugs if allowed to reproduce at the 
natural rate.” 
Packard, A. S., Jr.—E ntomological Calendar. (Am. Naturalid 
June, 1868, v. 2, p. 221.) 
General assertion that the chinch bug appears in wheat fields i 
J une. 
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Clarke, J. W.—Our Wisconsin Correspondence. (Cultivator ani 
Country Gentleman, July 23, 1868, v. 32, p. 61.) 
The chinch bug has spread rapidly, and is spotting the fiel 
with dead wheat. 
J[ohnson], B. E.—Our Illinois Correspondence. (Cultivator an 
Country Gentleman, July 23, 1868, v. 32, p. 61.) 
Chinch bugs in corn, giving it a whitish appearance, called th 
“scab.” 
Prairie Farmer. Record of the Season. 
July 25, 1868, v. 39, pp. 26, 32. Champaign Co. Much sprinjj 
wheat already destroyed, especially the late-sown. Clinton Co 
Wheat almost a failure; corn suffering. Douglas Co. Winter whea 
good; spring wheat badly injured; and corn likely to be damaged 
Effingham Co. “Chinch bugs are plenty.” Jackson Co. Som< 
fields of -wheat nearly ruined. Aug. 15, 1868, p. 56. Clinton Co 
(1). Wheat, oats, and corn much injured. Young chinch bug 
hatching by the million. Sept. 5, 1868, p. 80. Edgar Co. Spring 
wheat a failure; three fifths of it not harvested. Many attribute 
the failure to drouth and chinch bugs. Remembering the damage 
done in this section in 1860, farmers are likely to abandon the 
sowing of spring wheat and Hungarian. Corn promises well. 
Shelby Co. Winter wheat good; but spring wheat a failure on ac¬ 
count of chinch bugs and hot weather. Sepb 19, 1868, p. 96. Monroe] 
Co. (10). Much injury from chinch bugs and drouth. Randolph Co. 
(3). On account of successive drouths and the ravages of the chinch 
bug, corn raising is nearly abandoned, and winter wheat is the 
principal crop. Sept. _ 26, 1868, p. 104. Clinton Co. A good deal 
of the corn will be “light and chaffy” on account of injury by the 
chinch bug. Oct. 10, 1868, p. 120. Effingham Co. “The chinch 
bug has been at work on our corn since the first of July.” 
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Walsh and Riley. —The Chinch Bug. ( Micropus leucovterus , Say.) 
(Am. Ent., May and June, 1869, v. 1, pp. 169-177, 194-199.) 
An elaborate article treating of its# past history, natural history, 
natural checks upon multiplication, effect of rains upon it, prophe¬ 
cies concerning it, insects mistaken for it, damage done by it, and 
remedies. Good synopsis of history in Illinois. Belie ved~ to be a 
