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Winneshiek Co. Spring wheat destroyed by bugs. Aug. 15, 1838, 
p. 515. Benton , Keokuk , Marion r Muscatine , and Van Buren 
Co's. Spring wheat very seriously damaged. Sept. 5, 1888, p. 563. 
Chickasaw Co. Spring wheat nearly ruined. 
Kansas.— July 4, 1888. Franklin Co. Bugs are numerous in 
corn adjoining wheat. July 18, 1888 Leavenworth Co. Chinch 
bugs very bad. Aug. lo, 1838, p. 515. Stafford Co. Oats and 
corn injured. 
Kentucky— May 9, 1888. Crittenden Co. Much damage from 
chinch bugs. 
Minnesota. —July 4, 1888. Wabasha Co. Many chinch bugs. 
Winter wheat damaged. July 18, 1833. Fillmoie Go. Chinch 
bu^s injuring barley. Hennepin Co. Grain somewhat damaged. 
Aug 1 1888, p. 488. Mower Co. Bugs have eaten spring wheat. 
Aug 8 1888, p. 499. Dakota Co. Chinch bugs destroyed spring 
wheat. ’ Aug. 15, 1838, p. 515. Fillmore , Isanti, and Wabasha 
Co's. Spring wheat more or less injured. 
Missouri.— Jufy 18, 1888. Texas Co. Wheat nearly destroyed, 
St. Genevieve Co. Damage by chinch bugs. Aug. 1, 1888, p. 488, 
“ Benton Co. Winter wheat killed by bugs. St. Charles Co. Corn 
damaged seriously. 
Nebraska. —Aug. 1, 1888, v. 19, p. 488. Butler Co. Chine! 
bugs ruined spring wheat. Aug. 22, 1888, p. 531. Butler Co 
Spring wheat ruined. 
Ohio.— July 18, 1888. Meigs Co. Grain injured. Aug. 15 
1888, p. 515. Madison Co. First appearance of chinch bugs lr 
wheat this season. 
Wisconsin. —July 18, 1888. Eau Claire and Chippewa Cos 
Bariev destroyed. Marquette Co. Grain injured a little. Aug. 1 
1888 V 488. Clark and Outagamie Co's. Spring wheat injured 
Aug.’ 15, 1388, p. 515. Calumet Co. Wheat and barley damaged 
Monthly Weather Review of the Illinois State Weathei 
Service for May, 1888. _ Weather Crop-Bulletin, May 12 
p. 9. Season and Condition of Crop[s]. 
The most discouraging feature of the season is the presence o 
chinch bugs, army worms, and other insects in unusual number) 
in many of the central and southern counties. * 
Farmers’ Review, May 30, 1888. [Burning,corn stalks to ge 
rid of the chinch bug.] 
Editor notes a case of “disagreement of doctors.”. Recent arti 
cles lay great stress on burning all litter upon the farm, but Sec 
retary Graham, of the Agricultural College, at Manhattan, Kan 
sas in “The Industrialist,” gives it as his opinion that the nun 
ing of corn stalks and weeds to kill chinch bugs is a waste o 
time, as they do not hide in them, but very close to the roots ot tin 
grass. Burning the grass does not reach many of them. 
