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one half. Aug. 4, 1881, p. 68. Lincoln, Linn, Neosho, Osborne 
Ottawa, Looks, Russell, and Saline Co's. Wheat more or lest 
damaged, injury varying locally from five to fifty per cent 
McPherson and Mitchell Co's. Corn damaged. Sheridan Co 
Much winter wheat destroyed. Aug. 11, 1881, p. 84. Cheroket 
Co. Winter wheat cut short. Neosho and Saline Co's. Corn ini 
jured by drouth and chinch bugs. Sept. 1, 1881, p. 132. Cloud 
Cherokee, Elk, Johnson, Labette, and Republic Co's. Corn verj 
seriously damaged. Sept. 29, 1881, p. 196. Woodson Co. Owin^ 
to countless number of chinch bugs, there will be little wheai 
sown. Oct. 6, 1881, p. 212 or 217. Elk Co. (Sept. 26). Lat( 
corn injured. Chinch bugs flying yesterday. 
Minnesota. —June 9, 1881, p. 856. Olmsted and Wabasha Co's 
Chinch bugs present. June 23, 1881, p. 388. Goodhue Co. Chincl 
bugs numerous, but no harm done yet. Houston Co. Numerous 
July 7, 1881, p. 420. Dakota Co. Some chinch bugs in spring 
wheat. Wabasha Co. Chinch bugs numerous. July 14, 1881, p 
20. Dakota and Washington Co's. A few in wheat. Fillmore 
Mower, Olmsted, and Rochester Co's. Very abundant. Houstoi 
Co. Millions in the wheat. July 28, 1881, p. 52. Fillmore, Good- 
hue, and Houston Co's. Spring wheat damaged. Aug. 4, 1881, p 
68. Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Isanti, and Mowei 
Co's. -Spring wheat very seriously damaged. Aug. 11, 1881, p 
84. Fillmore Co. Wheat somewhat injured. Aug. 18, 1881, p 
100. Dakota Co. Wheat injured by drouth, blight, and cliincl 
bug. Houston Co. Spring wheat almost destroyed by chincl 
bugs. Aug. 25, 1881, p. 116. Mower Co. Corn damaged b} 
drouth and chinch bugs. Sept. 1, 1881, p. 132. Olmsted Co\ 
Some corn injured by drouth and chinch bugs. 
Missouri. —June 2, 1881, v. 6, p. 340. Bates Co. Winter wheai 
seriously damaged. Howard and La Fayette Co's. Chinch bug? 
present. June 23, 1881, p. 388. Cass and Cooper Co's. Havt 
done great damage. June 30, 1881, p. 404. Boone Co. Sowt 
chinch bugs in corn.. July 7, 1881, p. 420. Cass and Clay Co's 
Damaging wheat and late corn. July 21, 1831, p. 36. Boone Co 
Corn suffering for rain, and hundreds of acres ruined by chincl 
bugs. Marion Co. Corn doing finely; chinch bugs very bad. Julj 
28, 1881, p. 52. Benton Co. Winter wheat and corn injured 
Aug. 18, 1881, p. 100. Bates, Bollinger, Franklin, Jackson, Jos 
per, Kearney, Miller, Newton, St. Francois, Saline, and Word 
Co's. Damage to corn by drouth and chinch bugs fifty per cent, 
to total loss. 
Nebraska.— July 21, 1881, p. 36. Franklin, Hall, and Merrick 
Co's. Damaging spring wheat locally. Hamilton Co. Doing greai 
damage. July 28, 1881, p. 52. Burt, Clay, Merrick, and Harnd- 
ton Co's. Presence of chinch bug reported. Cass Co. WJieat 
damaged. Jefferson Co. Late wheat taken. Aug. 4, 1881, p. 68. 
Cass, Fillmore, Furnas, Franklin, Jefferson, Merrick, Otoe, Platte , 
Pawnee, Saline, Saunders, Thayer, Washington, Webster, and York 
Co's. Very destructive to spring wheat. 
