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Farmers’ Review. Review of the Season. 
June 2, 1881, v. 6, p. 310. Crawford and St. Clair Co 
Winter wheat very nearly a failure on account of chinch B 
and Hessian fly. Chid on Co. Winter wheat less than he 
a ciop. Cause, chinch bug, fly, and winter killing. Marion C 
Chinch bugs working in the wheat. Shelby Co. Wheat an enti 
failure. June 9, 1881, p. 356. Clay, Fayette , and Shelby Co 
Wheat greatly reduced, half crop, or failure, on account of cliin< 
bug and Hessian fly. Clinton Co. Wheat badly injured by am 
woim and chinch bug. Cumberland Co. AY in ter wheat almo 
destroyed. Grundy Co. Dry weather has developed chinch bus 
Henderson and Fa Salle Co's. Appearing in great numbers. Heft) 
Co. In oats. 1 armers sowing one and one half bushels of salt 
the acre to stop their work. Jasper Co. Winter wheat will be le; 
than half a crop. Jpe 23, 1881, v. 6, p, 388. Lawrence C 
Wheat damaged by chinch bug and fly. Wayne Co. Whe 
nearly ruined by chinch bug and Hessian fly. June 30, 1881, p 
404,409. Fond and Jefferson Co's. Chinch bugs in some local 
ties. Clay Co. Chinch bugs bad. Clinton Co. Beginning woi 
on corn. Crawford Co. Winter wheat damaged considerabh 
Perry Co. Numerous in corn. Kendall Co. Drouth develop? 
the chinch bug in many localities. July 7, 1881, p. 420. Clinic 
Co. Wheat damaged by Hessian fly and chinch bug. Fulton G 
In some fields of wheat, but no general complaint. Kendall C 
Corn damaged by drouth and chinch bug. July 21, 1881, p. 3( 
Bond Co. In both corn and oats. Clay Co. Doing much dan 
age. Cumberland Co. Winter wheat nearly a failure on accour 
of chinch bug and Hessian fly. Bugs hurting the corn. Mowe 
Co. Damaging small grain. Olmsted Co. Will take most of th 
wheat. Sangamon Co. Winter wheat greatly reduced. Jnly 2£ 
1881, p. 52. Fond and 1 Washington Co's. Very destructiv 
to corn. Clinton Co. Injuring wheat. Sangamon Co. Doin; 
damage locally. Tazewell Co. Heavy rains killed most o 
the chinch bugs. Aug. 4, 1881, p. 68. Adams Co. Oats an< 
late corn damaged. Calhoun Co. Wheat injured by chine) 
bug, Hessian fly, and winter. Lawrence, Stark, and I Vabcist 
Co's. Corn seriously damaged. Aug. 11, 1881, p. 84. Bona 
Ci awjord, and II ayne Co's. Dry weather and chinch bugs hav< 
ruined much corn. Clay Co. Corn an entire failure on accoun 
of drouth and chinch bugs. DeWitt, Grundy, Macoupin, anc 
Moultrie Co s. Corn suffering from drouth and chinch bugs 
Hamilton Co. Chinch bugs reported. Aug. 18, 1881, p. 100 
Clinton, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Jackson, Sangamon, Wash¬ 
ington, If ayne, White, and Williamson Co's. Corn nearly oi 
quite ruined by chinch bugs and drouth,—the latter not men¬ 
tioned, however, for Clinton county, and only early-planted corr 
for Sangamon. Sept. 1, 1881, p. 132. Clinton, Crawford, and 
Edwards Co s. Corn nearly or* quite ruined by drouth and chinch 
bugs. Sept. 8, 1881, p. 148. Jackson Co. Early corn injured by 
bugs and drouth. Sept. 22, 1881, p. 180. Jefferson Co. ' Drouth 
and chinch bugs ruined corn. Sept. 29, 1881,' p. 196. Henry Co. t 
