Statistical Report of the Illinois State Board of Agricult 
cuts’ Remarks. pp ' 12 “ 23 ' Correspond- 
Way, Jefferson, and Shelby Co’s. Corn and oats 
lined by chinch bug. Coles and Madison Co’s. Oats iniured 
Clinfon, Crawford, Effingham, Franklin, Hamilton S™ 
Laiuence, Macoupin, Richland, Wayne, and Williamson Co’s 
Corn more or less injured. Fayette, Jasper Perry sT Clair 
Sed corn WasM ^ ton C °’ s ’ Chinch Lgs and iouth lZe 
Chicago Tribune, July 11, 1887. The Chinch Bug. 
,J: portS fl0D1 ^n’ty-three counties in Wisconsin show that crons 
by ckiS >» “<"■«»» 
Forbes S. ^^The Chinch Bug.] (A circular letter issued from 
1887.1® ° f the State Entomol °g i st of Illinois, July 19. 
In Southern Illinois thirty counties are said to be infested l,v 
oart of nC l bU |V a + nd - it f f 0Und looall y numerous in the northern 
’ounties In f L&ke ’ Winneba g°< Stephenson, and Lee 
iumbeis. Inf ° 1 ' matlon 18 ^quested concerning occurrence and 
B “ S> &JZJSR? (Prairie 
Writing from Marion county, Ill., Mr. Boas savs- «Ti,o • 1 
5y i“™ti!e le cor°n r * f re ?‘ ?“> d «ur timothy, and are‘i“a' 
»« »r«, bat the 
Swrsi? ssrsr if 
b °s® concealed beneath the sheaths of the leaves and recorn 1 
ood d results ke Ind ene - emi J lsiou as cheaper and more likely to give’ 
00 a results, and gives formula for preparing it. * 
Fa™er C Jidy ] i3 C i887 h ) BUgS “ N ° rthem Illinois - (Prairie 
Recent investigations of the State Entomologist show an in 
finois 0U V break 1 ° f n liU f bl ^ S in c «'tain coun es of Norttern 
Coil siderable damage to corn and oats about Freenort 
(88 if the S weat°her shoukl bffatorable^ ° VerwheW g attack * 
.R.MERS’ Review, July 27, 1887. Plowing under Chinch Bugs. 
A Kansas farmer who plowed under the outside rows in a corn 
L ha , d ^ een attacked wl ? en adjoining Xat was cut 
1 y p owing under the chinch bugs was a complete fail- 
