to shade ground, thus increasing moisture. If in late winter the 
bugs are known to be numerous, it will be well to sow no spring 
wheat or barley. The chinch bug will be harmless in proportion 
as an intelligent and cleanly system of agriculture is adopted. 
ii Illinois Crops for 18S1. Circular No. 82 [of the Dept, of Aoricul- 
ture], pp. 4, 58-71, 103. 
Table showing effects of drouth and chinch bugs on yield of 
| corn. Wheat and corn seriously injured in Central and Southern 
Correspondents' Remarks.—Adams, Calhoun, Christian, Gallatin, 
iand Woodford Co's. Wheat and corn more or less seriously in¬ 
jured. Alexander, Champaign, Effingham, Mason, Morgan , and 
>S7. Clair Co's. Much damage by chinch bug. Bond Co. Fall 
rains nearly destroyed them. Brown, Carroll, Clark, Bong las 
Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Lake, Livingston, Logan'Macoupin, 
Marshall, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Beoria, Pike, Rock Island, 
Scott, Shelby, and Tazewell Co's. Corn damaged. Bureau, Jo 
\Duviess, La foalle, and Moultrie Co's. Oats and corn more or 
less damaged. Clay, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Jasper, Jefferson, 
Lawrence, Marion, Perry, Richland, Wayne, and Washington 
Co's. Corn a failure because of bugs and drouth, and wheat also 
injured in Washington Co. Coles, Cranford , Hardin, Jersey, 
Massac, Montgomery , Wabash, and Williamson Co's. Corn nearly 
a failure, or much, or considerably injured. Cook Co. Yield : ;'of 
spring wheat reduced. Cumberland, Greene, Henry, Johnson , 
Randolph, Sangamon, Union, and Warren Co's. Corn much 
lamaged. Iroquois Co. Chinch bugs very numerous. Kankakee 
do. Chinch bugs and white grubs did considerable damage to 
?orn, wheat, and rye. Fulton and Kendall Co's. Corn, spring 
vheat, and oais damaged. Knox Co. Corn, rye, oats, and spring 
vheat damaged more than usual. McDonough Co. Late corn in¬ 
ured by the chinch bugs. Hessian fly, army worm, and chinch 
mgs damaged crops more than for years previous. White Co. 
kune wheat injured in fall. 
Ia.se, F. W. The Chinch Bug — Bhssus leucopterus. (Trans 
Wis. State Agric. Soc. 1880-81, pp. 441-450.) 
A compiled article giving account of injuries, life history, and 
emedies. 
Mendenhall, It. L. Entomology. (Trans. Minn. State Hort. 
Soc., 1881, p. 78.) 
Chinch bugs appeared in considerable numbers in Southeastern 
Minnesota, but June rains prevented serious damage “except in 
ome localities.” 
Encouraging experience in applying salt to wheat. Thinks that 
ae salt has a cooling influence upon the root, delaying the ripen- 
lg of the giain and the exhaustion of the sap. A narrow strip 
