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Show Kaasss ChtneU Uug4 lu Texas Colnian a Rural Wo.ld. Chmch bugs have been doing much dauiage to young corn in the vicinity ot Gainesville, Tex. A fw days ago Mr. Ben Garvcy of that city sent to Kansas for a lot of diaeased bugs. On July 5th a large consignment of tha bugs was received by Mr Garvey, who at once gathered a quautity of the Texas bua from the field aud plaood them iu a box willi tha diseased Kansas Kan-sas bug. Af.er allowing them to tinis remain a faw hours, they wore takaii out ami scattered in th field among the other bugs. Today the result is phenomenal. Dead chinch buira cover the ground in myriads in every direction, direc-tion, ami the millions oi destructive pests that yesterday wore sappiuit the life out of that field of corn aro today virtually annihilated. Mr. Garvey ia highly delighted with the success of his experiment and believes laal he ha- found a sine antidote lor the Texas c.nneli bug. |