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dence in favor of the late sowing of wheat. The only pieces 

 that were exempt were some of those sown so late that it 

 would not be advisable to follow such an example. One field 

 of 30 acres sown the last week in October was free from the 

 fly. The barley crop was completely destroyed in Seneca county. 



C. E. Chapman of Peruville, Tompkins co. reports that the 

 Hessian fly is in nearly every stalk. Many fields have been 

 nearly ruined and there will not be half a crop. The most of 

 the sowings were made between August 25 and September 20. 



C. H. Stuart, Newark, reports that in a seed bed where they 

 have several varieties of wheat all were badly infested with 

 the fly except one row of Dawson's golden chaff, not one straw 

 of which is down. It is most remarkable as the rest is very bad. 

 This check row was sowed by hand, the rest by machine, and 

 was put in 1 inch deeper. All were sown at the same time. 



W. H. Eoper, Wyoming, Wyoming co. reports on a number 

 of fields to the effect that from one fourth to one half of the 

 wheat had become lodged by June 10 and on June 19 he reports 

 that many fields in that vicinity will not be harvested on ac- 

 count of the poor crop. 4 acres of Genesee giant sown by him 

 September 19 was not infested with the fly. It has a very 

 coarse straw and stands up in good shape. His no. 6, sown the 

 next day, was about half ruined as nearly as could be 

 estimated. 



The above records show very plainly indeed that the destruc- 

 tive work of the Hessian fly has been increasing and gradually 

 extending during the last three years. For example, in 1899 

 injuries were reported only from the counties of Onondaga, 

 Seneca and 'Wayne; in 1900 accounts of injuries were received 

 in addition from Erie and Tompkins counties; and in 1901 serious 

 complaints came from Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Onon- 

 daga, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Wayne and Wyom- 

 ing counties. In each case the reports were accompanied by 

 the statement that the injuries had been much greater than in 

 preceding years. In Genesee county in particular, through the 

 energetic action of J. F. Rose, exceptionally full data was 



