Forest and stream in Illinois . IHfflH ???•???:?? ?f HIS iBlaBHlHiflLw. A winter harborage of chinch-bugs. parts of the following counties are seriously infested: Bond, , Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Greene, Jasper, Jersey, Macoupin,Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Randolph, Richland, AOfftLUB, 2 St. Clair, and Washington; and many of the adjoining counties havea slight to moderate infestation. That the chinch-bug is capable of destroying all the corn andgreatly reducing the yield of small grains and grass, is not questionedby any one who has had experience with the inse
Forest and stream in Illinois . IHfflH ???•???:?? ?f HIS iBlaBHlHiflLw. A winter harborage of chinch-bugs. parts of the following counties are seriously infested: Bond, , Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Greene, Jasper, Jersey, Macoupin,Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Randolph, Richland, AOfftLUB, 2 St. Clair, and Washington; and many of the adjoining counties havea slight to moderate infestation. That the chinch-bug is capable of destroying all the corn andgreatly reducing the yield of small grains and grass, is not questionedby any one who has had experience with the insect. It is of thegreatest importance, not only to these counties but to the State as awhole, and even to the Nation, that we take every means possible toprevent a chinch-bug outbreak at this time. There are three general measures that can be taken to reducechinch-bug damage: First, the destruction of the bugs in their winterquarters; second, the use of crops which will not be extensivelyinjured and will tend to reduce the numbers of bugs; and third, thedestruction of
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