paved corn after wheat was cut by plowing four furrows, four 
set apart, and, with horses, dragging two logs or pig troughs in 
wo furrows at a time. Saved the border rows of corn in one in- 
tance by use of hot water, pouring it on stalks with a cup. Did 
ot hurt corn. Flax and castor beans about the only crops bugs 
dll not trouble [? ]. 
Aerett, W. R.—Anti-Chinch-Bug Crops. (Farmers’ Review, 
Mar. 3, 1881, v. 6, p. 131.) 
Approves Dr. Thomas’s recommendation to raise more stock, but 
bjects to substituting winter wheat and oats for corn. Winter 
pheat winter-kills, and chinch bugs take oats. Advises raising 
jorn and grass to feed to stock. 
llinois Crop Prospects. Consolidation of Reports returned to 
the Department of Agriculture June 1, 1881. Circular No. 
76, pp. 4, 5. 14-37, 41. 
For the “Southern Grand Division” of the State (including 41 
ounties) corn is reported as a very uneven stand, owing to drouth, 
oor seed, chinch bugs, army worms, and cutworms; and there 
re many complaints of injury to wheat, chinch bugs having con- 
ributed to it. They have also had some share in the reduction 
f the fall wheat crop throughout the State, and are reported in 
lany counties as doing more or less damage to oats. 
Correspondents' Remarks. — Cass, Champaign, Clay, Henry, 
loultric, Piatt, Richland, Schuyler, and Woodford Co's. Oats 
lore or less damaged, but not seriously, and in Moultrie and 
lichland counties wheat nearly ruined by chinch bugs and Hessian 
y. Bond, Clinton, Douglas, Edwards, Franklin, Menard, St. 
Hair, Stephenson, and White Co's. Much wheat plowed up and. 
rop nearly ruined, the chinch bug, Hessian tiy, and severe winter 
eing jointly responsible except in Edwards, White, and Stephen- 
on Co’s, where no damage by Hessian fly is reported. Cam- 
erland, Effingham, Fayette, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Marion, 
lenard, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Sangamon, Shelby, Wabash, 
nd Wayne Co's. Wheat very seriously damaged by chinch bug 
nd Hessian fly, drouth contributing to the injury in Shelby, 
Vabash, and Wayne Co’s. Hancock, Henderson, Macon, and 
JcDonough Co's. Wheat very much * injured by drouth and 
hinch bugs; yield of spring wheat reduced one half in county 
ist named. Jersey, Knox, La Sa,lle, Lawrence, Logan, and 
Vazewell Co's. Chinch bugs present in both fall and spring 
'heat, having in some instances done considerable injury. Hamil- 
vm Co. Nearly all fall wheat plowed up. Has had to contend 
ith drouth, chinch bug, Hessian fly, and, in some localities with 
list. Madison Co. Hessian fly and chinch bug have done more 
amage to wheat on prairie soil than on timber land. Massac 
1 o. Many fields of wheat destroyed by army worm and chinch 
