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thoroughly done. Grow those grain’s and grasses that will 
put forth the greatest expanse of leaf surface, as this, will lower 
the temperature of the ground and increase the moisture about 
the roots of the plants, thus creating conditions unfavorable to, 
the development of the bugs. Experiments with different varieties! 
of millet confirm this theory.. That the soil may be in a condi-| 
tion to grow vigorous crops, in many cases there must be more 
manuring and less cropping. Get spring crops in as early as 
possible, that the ground may be shaded before the young bugs 
hatch out. Neat farming, allowing no rubbish to accumulate,! 
is an important preventive measure. Kerosene emulsion, coal-tar, 
gas lime, etc., may be used when they seem, in a given case, 
likely to be of benefit, but the above-mentioned measures are con¬ 
sidered the most practical for farmers generally. Unity of action, 
whatever the expedient, is essential to the best results. 
Prairie Farmer, Sept. 1, 1888, v. 60, p. 566. War on Chinch 
Bugs. 
Farmers are becoming aroused to the necessity of concert oi 
action in combating the chinch bug. Wabash county has. organ 
ized for attack within the last week, and two more counties an 
ready for this measure. In Minnesota efforts are being made n 
the same direction. 
Prairie Parmer, Sept. 8, 1888, v. 60, p. 583. Weather and Cro} 
Notes. 
Price Co., Wis. Barley damaged by chinch bugs. Corn adja 
cent to wheat or barley injured. Dwight [Butler Co.], Net 
Spring wheat and corn damaged by chinch bugs. 
Forbes, S. A.—Salt for the Chinch Bug. (Farmers^ Beviev 
Sept. 12, 1888, v. 19, p. 580.) ‘ 
Beply to question and a newspaper clipping concerning salt fo 
the chinch bug. 
“I have not personally experimented with salt for the cliinc 
bug, the bulk of the evidence concerning this substance being s 
unfavorable to it that I have not thought it worth while.” 
Prairie Farmer, Sept. 15, 1888, v. 60, p.599. "Weather and Cro 
Notes. 
“The Missouri Board of Agriculture in. a recent report stat( 
that ‘the danger from chinch bugs has mainly passed away, witj 
only a moderate amount of injury.’ ” 
Indiana Farmer, Sept. 22, 1888, v. 23, p. 29. The Chinch Buj 
is here. 
Chinch , bugs by the thousand on our late sugar cane. 
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