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Show Chinch Bug Pest. Tho mild weather has favored the luecvsAful overwintering of the chinch bug, according to reports received by the United States Department of Agriculture. Ag-riculture. It Is now found to be present pres-ent In winter quarters In threatening numbers over the greater part of southern, and central Illinois, In Co counties; In southern Nebraska, from Jefferson county west at least to Furnas Fur-nas county, nnd In the northeastern corner of the state In Boyd county, where It Is a southward extension of a serious manifestation In southeastern southeast-ern South Dakota; In eastern Kansas It seems to be more abundant than during average years. The temperatures tempera-tures hnvo been above normal and very dry. Burning of hibernating quarters Is being practiced through-iut through-iut the state of Kansas. |