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Indiana Farmer, May 20, 1882, v. 17, p. 4. Winter Wheat in 
Illinois. 
Chinch bugs in large numbers are reported in various localities. 
Illinois Crop Prospects. Consolidation of Reports returned to the 
Department of Agriculture June 1, 1882. Circular No. 88, 
pp. 3, 33-56, 60. 
Chinch bugs, though very numerous, have not injured the grain 
crops, owing to the cold wet season. “Old chinch bugs are depos¬ 
iting their eggs in corn and wheat, and with continued warm and 
seasonable weather there will be a large number of young bugs 
ready for the corn.” 
Correspondents' Remarks.—Alexander and Pope Co's. Corn 
damaged or threatened. Bond, Calhoun , DeWitt , Douglas, Edgar, 
Hamilton, Jersey, La Salle, Macoupin, Pike, and Saline Co's. More 
or less numerous, but little or no injury reported. Clark, Cumber¬ 
land, McDonough, Menard, Rock Island, Scott, and White Co's. 
Present in force but held in check by rains. Clinton, Crawford, 
Hardin, Lawrence, Logan, Madison, Stark, and St. Clair 
Co's. Winter or spring wheat more or less injured. Ed¬ 
wards Co. Laying eggs on corn. Have damaged wheat in 
vicinity of timber belts. Johnson Co. Have not done much dam¬ 
age to corn, but have injured winter wheat. Macon Co. Chinch 
bugs plenty and depositing eggs, which, however, are not likely to 
hatch till wheat is out of danger. Monroe Co. Corn much injured 
by chinch bugs, army worms, and grubs. Piatt Co . Corn near 
hedges and timber injured by chinch bugs, but cold weather has 
kept them in check. 
Farmers’ Review, June 8, 1882, v. 7, p. 353. ; 
Cold, heavy, and continuous rains have, in a great measure, de¬ 
stroyed the new-laid eggs of the chinch bugs in Illinois. In 
Missouri winter wheat was threatened, but the danger was averted 
by rains. Chinch bugs have appeared and disappeared in Nebraska 
and Minnesota. 
Illinois Crop Prospects. Consolidation of Reports returned to 
the Department of Agriculture July 1, 1882. Circular No. 
90, pp. 32, 35, 38, 41. 
Correspondents' Remarks. — Alexander,Henry, Jackson,Madison, 
and Randolph Co's. Chinch bugs in corn; but little damage done 
as yet. Infesting oats also in Henry county. Bureau and Randolph 
Co's. Damaging spring wheat. 
J[ohnson], B. F.—[Letters from Champaign Co., Illinois, in Culti¬ 
vator and Country Gentleman.] 
July 6, 3882, v. 47, p. 530. Reports chinch bugs in corn, broom- 
corn, and sorghum June 27. Does not know that they have ma¬ 
terially injured wheat and oats. July 13, 1882, p. 548. Mature 
bugs numerous in Champaign Co. July 4; the young, less so. 
July 20, 1882, p. 566. Chinch bugs in corn, broom-corn, and 
