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[Weed, Clarence M.] —Insects affecting Hay Crops. [Prairie 
Farmer, May 29, 1886.) 
Mention of chinch bug, with illustrations. “Just now it is do¬ 
ing serious injury in certain parts of Illinois.” 
Statistical Report of the Illinois State Board of Agricult¬ 
ure for May, 1886. Circular No. 128, pp. 13-25. Corre- 
spondents’ Remarks. 
Franklin, Perry, Richland, SI. Clair , and Washington Co's. 
More or less complaint of chinch bug in wheat. 
J[ohnson], B. F. —Our Illinois Correspondence. (Cultivator and 
Country Gentleman, June 17, 1886, v. 51, p. 466.) 
pMissouri, Kansas, and Nebraska suffering from drouth and 
chinch bugs. Chinch bugs in Illinois in dry seasons always dam¬ 
age small grain, and frequently, corn. 
[Weed, Clarence M.] —Seasonable Insect Notes. (Prairie Farmer, 
June 19, 1886.) » 
• Chinch bugs seriously injurious in Effingham county, Illinois. 
Farmers’ Review, June 23, 1886. Seasonable Notes. 
A Missouri correspondent writes, “Wheat is an entire failure in 
our [Barton] county, and in Jasper, and adjoining portions of 
other counties in Southwest Missouri. Chinch bugs, aided by dry 
weather, destroying everything.” 
Farmers’ Review, June 23, 1886. The Crops. 
Mention of chinch-bug injury to wheat in Illinois. In St. Clair 
county very serious. In Dakota county, Minn., drouth and chinch 
bugs said to have reduced yield of wheat fifty per cent. 
Statistical Report Illinois State Board of Agriculture for 
June, 1886. Circular No. 129, pp. 17-37. Correspondents’ 
Remarks. 
Clark, Clay, Franklin, Hamilton, Laicrence, Marion, and 
Wayne Co's. Wheat more or less injured; in Clay and Wayne 
•counties, very seriously. 
Indiana Farmer, July 18, 1886, v. 20, p. 7. 
Supposed attack of chinch bugs on wdieat reported from Mor¬ 
gan county, Ind. Last year one field was damaged twenty-five 
per cent, by this insect. 
Forbes, S. A.—Chinch Bugs in Illinois. (Prairie Farmer, July 
31, 1886.) 
Letter in answer to a correspondent, discussing life history and 
remedies. No evidence of disease among them. No reason now 
evident why their injuries should be less next year than they have 
been this. Wet weather cannot be counted upon. Concerted ef¬ 
fort for destruction in winter quarters the most hopeful measure. 
