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Maryland and Virginia are each 2 per cent. above 100, but the 
other South Atlantic States show a deficiency which decreases with 
the latitude to a minimum of 66 in Georgia. In Maryland conflicting 
reports in regard to the popularity of the Fultz wheat have been re- 
ceived. In Harford millers object to it as a flouring- wheat, and farmers 
indicate a purpose to sow less of it hereafter; in Calvert, Carroll, and 
Baltimore a different feeling is expressed, and this variety will be more 
extensively sown in the future. The Hessian fly was troublesome in 
Carroll. The Virginia correspondents on the whole are encouraged by 
the results of their wheat harvest; some farmers in Geeenville realized 
20 bushels of grain for each bushel of seed sown. The Fultz is well 
spoken of in several counties. In Loudoun millers were offering $1 per 
bushel, which the farmers found to be far more satisfactory than ship- 
ping to outside markets, in which case the various commissions gen- 
erally reduce the farmer’s share to 60 or 70 cents per bushel. In North 
Carolina insects, rust, and smut reduced the yield and impaired the quality 
of the grain. In Davidson County the heads turned grayish white and 
became shriveled. In some localities, however, the crop was satisfae- 
tory, and bere 1t has to a considerable extent superseded cotton. the 
Same influences were felt in different counties in South Carolina and 
Georgia. In Towns County, Georgia, Fultz wheat does very well, espe- 
cially on low lands; in Gilmer the Jennings wheat was very satisfae- 
tory, but in Terrell the Jennings and Clawson are too late in ripening 
for the local climate. 
The crop was very poor in all the Gulf States, Alabama showing less 
than two-thirds of an average condition. The Tappahannock is a favor- 
ite in some sections, the Fultz not having its usual success. Missis- 
sippi and Texas harvested over three-fourths of a crop. Fultz was not 
successtul in those counties that have noted its experimental growth. 
In Victoria, Texas, seed imported from California yielded 40 bushels 
per acre. 
All of the southern inland States were below 100 except West Vir- 
ginia, 105. In Independence, Arkansas, the Tappahannock failed en- 
tirely through rust, while the Waiker wheat was quite satisfactory. 
In Tenuessee scab and smut reduced the crop in some localities. The 
Fultz and Jennings seed from the Department yielded well. In Brax- 
ton, West Virginia, the Fultz was less affected by chinches than other 
varieties. Good reports of the Fultz, Clawson, and Jenuings come from 
several counties in Kentucky. 
All of the States north of the Ohio River indicate low condition, 
ranging from 89 in Obio to 58 in Wisconsin. Winter-wheat was here 
considerably reduced by winter-killing. The midge and Hessian fly 
were destructive, while in a few cases the chincb had put in an appear- 
ance before the grain was harvested. These enemies were still more 
destructive to the spring-wheat which was longer subjected to their 
ravages. A great falling off in spring-wheat is especially noticeable in 
Illinois, which, according to our August returns, did not gather over 
a third of a crop. In Coshocton, Ohio, the Fultz wheat, from seed sent 
out by the Department three years ago, is pronounced by both farmers - 
and millers the best ever raised in the county. Several other counties 
in this region express the same preference. Orange, Indiana, reports 
an average yield of 32 bushels per acre, while others ranged trom 6 to 
20 bushels. Of spring wheats the Arnautka succeeded well at several 
poiuts in Michigan, while its failure in different counties of Illinois may 
be referred to the extraordinary influences which have injured the 
