Show THREATEN CROPS IN INMANY MANY STATES vigorous mea measures su res against attack of chinch bugs are urged by federal bureau I 1 MISSOURI REPORTS OUTBREAK severn severe infestations in central valley region from texas northeasterly to illinois and michigan 6 prepared by the united states department of agriculture E energetic ner getic measures against the chinch bugs alch which threaten injury lot only to the wheat and rye crops of missouri bliss ourt but to corn aa u well hell are urged by tile the bureau ot of entomology united states department of agriculture tn in view of reports of tin an impending outbreak of the pest in that state widespread rind and severe infestations of the pest are reported in the whole central mississippi valley region starting in northern texas and extending in a direction over oklahoma kausas kansas and M missouri Isso url touching nebraska and extend extending liw across illinois anti and indiana flit into 0 michigan generally distributed through state the chinch bugs latest latent advices advises s say ay have had a mild vi winter inter and are generally distributed through throughout tout tile the missouri hent and rye fields breeding in considerable numbers in the st louis neighborhood early in may alay tile the farm ers it Is said have been watching matching tile the pest more moie closely than usual this spring but ut all of them do not know yet iet that there Is danger tha eliat t their corn may be damaged ditan ged orse than normal last year wheat Is likely to ripen one or lo iwo 10 weeks eelis ft earlier eailler this sear and the rains havo have delayed tile planting lAnting lb of corn coin the bugs are certain to migrate when hea the cheit ripens and the he corn will be so 1 backward back vard that damage dani age by HIV lie alig Is 1 likely to 6 be ni very cry severe it Is well to the bugs to begin migrating to corn as soon its as the wheat butts begin to tb bird harden into maturity ten dais da a before tile the heads me are ripe any barrier work ork or creosote repellant line orar should begin as the bugs will ft migrate in ili increasing numbers as the stalk opens upward the binder will shake loose those not already out and stragglers will continue to migrate in serious numbers for live 3 healthy field of wheat to fifteen days after harvest barriers therefore must be maintained from th the 0 time of magra migration tion until possibly two tw 0 or three weeks have elapsed sow a trap crop it will be found of much value to sow BOW two drill widths of millet billie between corn and the nearby fields of wheat bad and rye ali alio more quickly illicitly this to done the better better so BO as to make as good growth as possible 0 of this trap crop before ahe bues attack it when the bugs have m migrated ignate d into the trap crop it shou should id IKI plowed seven or more inches deep care must bo bel taken to plow deeply and well alien th en to pack the ground with a drag orl harrower narro harro wor roller little time or work Is required to make this strip and the cost Is small sin till it has hitherto been found very profitable |